Hey there YouTube, Josh Teder here from 6 Months Later and I have a first look
today at a product that's not really a tech product and not really a home
product either, so it doesn't fit really well within our channel, but I couldn't
resist making a video about them. I know, I know, I'm very excited sounding. This
isn't a paid advertisement. I just really want to talk about these shoes and my
friends thought I was annoying so I decided to make this video instead. And
the shoes I'm talking about are called Allbirds. Now if you've heard of these
before you're probably in a techy circle like me. A lot of guys, especially in
Silicon Valley are wearing these right now, and the reason for that is all birds
are marketed to be really comfortable shoes that you can wear in an office
setting as well as wear them casually as well like on the weekends. Now what makes
these shoes so interesting is not only are they very comfortable but the reason
for that is is because these are wool shoes now every time I wear these and I
tell people oh yeah I'm wearing wool shoes you know I get kind of an eyebrow
raise with that. And the reason is when people hear about a wool shoe they
typically think of wool like a sweater, like oh my god that sounds like hell on
your feet like what are you doing you crazy person. Well actually that's not
really true, and it doesn't apply to Allbirds these wool runners are very
breathable, they'll keep your feet warm in the winter of course but I've been
wearing them in the summer right now and they are just awesome, they are kind of
like a dry fit material almost in the way they wick away moisture and they
just don't keep your feet clammy which is really really great. And I'm someone
who has really big feet and I'm always looking for stylish shoes that I can
wear casually as well as where in an office setting because typically in my
office I work for tech company and we keep it pretty casual, so these shoes are
really great. Now I've had them for about two weeks now and I originally had a
pair of polo shoes that I wore in the office and the support on these you can
tell the difference the support on these are very nice, the polo shoes I was more
accustomed to wearing were very flat and I couldn't even walk
a mile in these shoes just you know around the block near the office. And I
was really annoyed that the stylish shoes I really liked didn't allow me to
do that, so that's another reason why I looked at these Allbirds shoes and I was
like hmmm, if it's made for people to actually run in these it's probably
going to be okay to wear around the office and actually be able to take
walks in them. And that has been the case they fit really great. When people ask me
what it's like to wear all birds I can't remember if their marketing says this
but it is kind of like walking on a cloud like it is super comfortable the
only other shoes I and that I've ever come close to being as comfortable as
these shoes are my Crocs. Now why I say Crocs I don't mean the ugly Crocs with
the holes in them I mean well those Crocs are comfortable
as well, but I also wear some slip-on Crocs I think they're called the Walu, I probably pronounced that incorrectly,
but those have been really great versatile shoes, but they're not dressy
enough that I can wear to the office they don't have laces and unfortunately
a lot of Crocs' other shoes they just don't make it my size. I wear size 14
it's very hard to find a size 14 croc that looks stylish. So, if you're looking
for a casual shoe that you can wear that has a lot of support in the shoe and
just feels really comfortable to wear day in day out I highly recommend the
Allbirds, oh and one more thing and then I'll shut up and leave you alone. These
you can also wear barefoot as well, which I was a little skeptical of because
again it's a wool shoe first you don't even think of wearing a wool shoe and
it's like I don't think of a wool shoe being barefoot in one either, but they're
actually really comfortable to wear a barefoot as well. Now Allbirds have said
they have an insert inside the shoe that apparently has some properties
are antimicrobial and will fight foot odor as well, so far that's
been the case for me have noticed a foot odor but over the next 6 Months, I'll
definitely do a six-month review of these to see how they held up but yeah
I'm really excited. I like these shoes so much I may order
another pair in another color because they are just super comfortable and size
14 is the highest these things go in a men's size so you know before they
change their minds and don't do that size I may order some more of these
shoes. So, anyways really great shoe really excited about the all word shoe
I'll definitely do a 6 Months Later video on Allbirds but until then thanks
so much for watching, I'm Josh Tedder and this has been a
first look at the Allbirds wool runners.