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Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, and we hope another 40 more years are to come. The changes are unbelievable since the first Earth Day in 1970, which gives us a great reason to celebrate. Many people had doubts about recycling back then because they believed it wasn’t worth the effort. It was just so easy [...]
Shoebuy’s Earth Day celebration continues today with a look at some stylish but eco-friendly bags! First, let’s start with some interesting factoids about how easy it is to make a big difference with recycling: Americans use 2,500,000 plastic bottles every hour. What’s worse is that most of them are thrown away! Recycling plastic saves twice [...]
Happy Earth Day! Shoebuy.com is celebrating Mother Earth by giving you a whole week’s worth of eco-friendly goods (bags and accessories are to come). Many of us are under the impression that being Earth-conscious also implies a great sacrifice, whether it be in style, comfort, quality, or just a sacrifice of our time. But the [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Whether you are Irish or not, everybody can celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Did you know Saint Patrick himself wasn’t even from Ireland? He was actually born in England! The United States has a tradition of painting the country green every March 17th, whether it is with celebratory parades, green clothing, [...]
For a second year Shoebuy.com worked with the Two Ten Footwear Foundation‘s community volunteer day. We lucked out in our assignment as we got to clean up the area around Jacques Pond in Lawrence, MA. Initially we were set to attack the rogue bamboo (yes, bamboo grows in Massachusetts) and some really wicked vines that were [...]
Stock up for back to school with Shoebuy and save money and gas while helping the earth and others with Shoebuy’s ultimate Back to School Gas-Saver Trade-In! For those charitable and budget-conscious shoppers looking for last minute back-to-school savings, trade any pair of worn shoes for a $15 gift certificate to Shoebuy.com good towards the [...]
Along with over 650 other companies, Shoebuy was proud to participate in the 26th Boston J.P Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge on June 25th. This 3.5 mile road race was a sold out success raising generous donations from The J.P Morgan Chase Foundation to benefit Camp Harbor View, a day camp for inner-city youth. Running as [...]
If you follow me on Twitter (shoebytes) you may have seen a tweet or two regarding run club. Some of you have asked so I thought I would expand on what the Shoebuy-ers have been up to for the past few weeks. For the second year Shoebuy is participating in the JPMorgan Corporate Challenge we were [...]
With Memorial Day coming up this Monday, now is the perfect time to remember those who have fought for our country. United States Veterans’ Affairs estimates that 154,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. Sadly, approximately one out of every three homeless males has served in the US military. Shoebuy recognizes this as being [...]
The Date: Earth Day 2009 The Cause: Sierra Club This year Shoebuy.com, an online apparel industry leader since 1999, celebrated Earth Day by donating over $5,000 to the Sierra Club. This donation represents a continuation of Shoebuy’s ‘In Their Shoes’ campaign, which has provided relief to a number of charitable organizations. The Shoebuy.com ‘In [...]