Once upon a time in a far away land called Denmark there was a handsome equestrian
instructor named Peter. Peter was summoned to a horse farm north of Boston, when he
arrived at the farm he saw a fair maiden and instantly fell in love. The fair maiden was
named Mandy and she was the daughter of the horse farm owner, when she laid eyes on
Peter she too fell in love at first sight. Peter and Mandy were married and lived at their
horse farm in Pennsylvania. One day they went to Peter’s home town in Denmark to buy
horses and Mandy found a closed back clog which sent her heart a pitter patter. Mandy
immediately bought the precious clog and raced back home with it to show all her friends.
To Mandy’s great surprise and delight everyone wanted a pair of the lovely clogs. Peter
and Mandy made trip after trip to Denmark and back bringing as many clogs as they
could carry to sell out of the back of their Volvo. One day Peter and Mandy were talking
about the great demand for the clogs and decided to open their own shoe business. That
is how Dansko, which means Danish shoe, was born. Mandy wanted to expand on the
clog business and make sandals, boots and lighter, prettier shoes, Peter agreed as long as
the comfort was not jeopardized.
Today the Dansko name is well known and that small business which started with 1 clog
design and 1 employee has grown to 130 employees and hundreds of designs. Dansko
Professional shoes are very popular work shoes commonly seen on medical professionals,
chefs, and any profession that requires standing for long periods at a time including the
original starting place of equestrian workers and enthusiasts. Dansko is not just for the
work place, if you want happy feet then slip on Dansko. Providing footwear that is
healthy for the feet and back while looking stylish and fun is what Dansko is all about
and Dansko is proud that many of their shoe designs carry the seal of acceptance from the
American Podiatric Medical Association which means that the shoes have passed
rigorous evaluations proving that they promote quality foot health.
If you can’t find a certain employee at the Dansko office perhaps you should check out
the local community charities to find them there. Dansko provides time off with pay to
their employees to volunteer at charities such as the Special Olympics, Habitat for
Humanity, the Good Kids Campaign run by the YMCA, Camp Dream Catcher, and
Canine Partners for Life. You might also find employees cooking for the families staying
at the Ronald McDonald House, planting trees for the Stroud Water Research, or out
shopping for one of the many families that they have adopted for Christmas. Dansko is
truly a company that stands behind their belief that we should leave this world in a better
state than we found it just because it is the right thing to do. Even the new office that was
recently built is a green building that is Silver LEED certified. Great shoes, wonderful
company values, do we really need to say more?
Dansko shoes and clogs are Coming soon to WhataPair.com!!