Alchemy Formula

Review Date
February 15, 2001

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Visitors rate this review
1.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: vic v.(Unregistered User) ,  Day Hiker , from Hillsboro N.H. USA

Summary:
I was going to buy a pair of Formula snowshoes, I went to the Alchemy website. On thier main webpage the shoes were listed as $299.00, but on the checkout they were $329.00. I called Alchemy and they stated the shoes were $329.00, I pointed out that they should be selling at the lower advertised price. Thier response was we are slow updating our website. This has been like this for weeks! I did not buy the Alchemy shoes because a co. that has that attitude surely does not care about customer satifaction. Most co. honor thier mistakes when within reason.

Similar Products Used:
None

Review Date
December 26, 2000

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Jeff Wold(Unregistered User) ,  Day Hiker , from Burnsville MN

Price Paid:  $233.00 at A Sports Shop

Summary:
Excellent running snowshoe! The Formulas feel great and run like a dream. They are lighter than any "everyday" trainer I've tried. The crampons on the toes and metal runners under the feet give great traction that the carbon-fiber frame might not.

On the minus, the bindings are difficult to work with, but I've only strapped them on 8 or 10 times. I think they will fit to the shoe better once fully broke in.

Customer Service:
Bought on line at www.asportshop.com, they promptly raised their price to $269 - so I think I got a pretty good deal.

The process was painless, service was prompt. I had the shoes a couple of days after ordering via email.

Similar Products Used:
Good Thunder, Atlas, Tubbs, Redfeather, Crescent Moon, Powder Wing were all tried. I ran in the GTs for years but they are no longer in business.

All others that I tried seemed clumsy in comparison to the Alchemy Formulas.