The internet has been well and truly destroyed after photos of the Lidl runners circulated across the web yesterday and today. We never really knew how badly we needed puffy yellow and blue shoes featuring the logo of our favourite discount grocery store until we saw the photos on our social media feed yesterday. Now we all want to know where to buy those Lidl runners online.
Part of the craze was undoubtedly the bargain-bin retail price. Somehow Lidl only priced these babies at a mere €12.99. But then again, these shoes are unquestionably sexy.
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— @LidlGB (@LidlGB) July 2, 2020
The shoes were never for sale in the UK and Ireland, unfortunately.
It was possible to buy them online but they've all sold out from Lidl's official continental websites.
Which leaves third-party website like ebay as the only place to get these shoes. On German ebay, there are quite a few pairs currently for sale, with bidding starting around €50. One pair cost as much as €450 yesterday. It helps if you can speak a bit of Deutsch to navigate the auctions.
The runners caused all kinds of craziness when they went on sale in Finland recently.
According to Ilta Sanomat, a local Lidl in Kirkkonummi had lots of customers waiting at its doors already before 8:00 a.m. One customer said, “There are usually a few people in front of Lidl, this morning there was a long queue.”
Lidl colorful sneakers are being sold by 15 euros.
When the doors opened, people who wanted to buy these sneakers rushed inside and no one remembered coronavirus. Nothing like this had been seen since several years ago, when hundreds of people queued patiently for hours at the opening of a new Tokmanni store to get a free bucket.
“There were all the people on top of each other. The seller just shouted, remember the social distance,” said one customer.
While Lidl told Lad Bible they have no plans to sell the shoes in the UK and Ireland, we can only hope the madness these shoes has inspired will force a change in strategy. Until then, ebay will be essential if you're wondering where to buy those Lidl runners.
