Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ South Africa

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Hi there all u cats and kitties.

It’s a pity how some concepts, no matter how awesome, have the ability to fail!

I recently came across a concept by Puma called Mongolian Shoe BBQ, unfortunately my excitement was cut short by numerous factors.
This posting is more of an ode to creativity and unique initiatives that companies are capable of. The Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ is a radical concept which allows anyone to put together their very own custom made Puma sneakers by simply selecting a number of various materials. You can even go online and construct your customs with an easy to use builder. The online builder itself seems to only be available in the US. However, I suppose if you know somebody on that side you could always get it delivered to them…the problem comes when you wanna send it across to South African shores. Ag anyway, there are ways and means!

I believe that Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ South Africa has not been up and running for more than 2 years which was indeed really sad. As far as Cape Town goes it sounds like the Canal Walk branch was the last store to support the project.

Now I’m not entirely sure why the Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ South Africa did not work out…maybe there just wasn’t enough orders or even interest. Heaven knows how much these custom Puma sneakers cost. On the US site it looks like the cheapest pair of Pumas, the much loved Basket style, goes for $100. So, that roughly works out to between R800-R900….without shipping. One would hope that the South African project wasn’t charging an exorbitant shipping fee.

Where were they being manufactured?
How much were they?
Will they be back?

These are all questions I would love answered. Perhaps somebody from Puma South Africa can give us some feedback and hopefully…some good news?
I sincerely hope that the Puma Mongolian Shoe BBQ South Africa will one day be back!

I have already started making a few custom jobs on the Puma US site, just for fun!
Check out my screenshot at the top.

Wanna try?
CLICK HERE

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