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My casual sneakers are developing holes, and I'm starting to think about getting a new pair of kicks to wear to class, the coffeeshop, and wherever else it is I go besides the gym. I've long been intrigued by the Adbusters-affiliated Blackspot Sneaker, which is an effort to produce an affordable, durable sneaker with fairly paid labor. I don't have a lot of success buying shoes on the Internet, unless I already have a pair of a particular shoe. (You try being nearly six feet tall with a size 8 foot.) There aren't any retailers in Austin that sell Blackspots, so, with my upcoming New York trip in mind, I decided to see if I could check them out in the big city.

The list of retailers revealed that there are two places in New York City that sell Blackspots, but I was surprised to see that a store in Tulsa, Earth Friendly Goods, carries both the sneaker and the boot. I'm sure I drove past the store in the Cherry Street district the last time I was in town, but I never would have thought to look there. I'm impressed there's a Blackspot dealer in my hometown, but not one in the whole state of Texas. I'm not going to be back in Tulsa this summer, so I suppose I could wait until Christmas to check them out or just go to one of the retailers in New York.