>>> THIS SEGMENT OF
DELMARVALIFE IS BROUGHT TO YOU
BY VERNON POWELL.
>>> ALL RIGHT, LET'S LOOK AHEAD
TO THE VACATION THAT SHE SO
DESPERATELY NEED.
WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT WE
NEED A VACATION.
MAYBE YOU'RE GOING ON A HIKE OR
SIGHTSEEING OR FOR WATER
SPORTS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT CAN RUIN THAT
COULD TIME?
BLISTERS ON YOUR FEET.
IF YOU HAVE THEM, YOU KNOW HOW
MISERABLE THEY CAN MAKE YOU.
>> WHICH IS WHY IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE
WEARING THE RIGHT SHOE ON YOUR
FEET, NOT JUST FOR VACATION BUT
EVERY DAY.
AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, YOU
WANT TO LOOK GOOD, TOO.
SO 102.5'S COREY PHOEBUS
STOPPED BY VERNON POWELL TO SEE
WHAT IS HOT AND COMFORTABLE THE
SEASON.
>> IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN SHOPPING
FOR SHOES, ACTIVEWEAR, OR BEACH
ACCESSORIES, THE NAME VERNON
POWELL PROBABLY COMES TO MIND.
HE SAID THIS FAMILY BUSINESS
TOOK OFF ONE STEP AT A TIME.
BUSINESS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE
FOR 80 YEARS.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT.
THIS IS HER 80TH YEAR.
WE STARTED IN SALISBURY
MARYLAND AND MOVED TO DELAWARE
AND SORT OF BRANCHED OUT
THROUGHOUT THE SHORE.
TODAY, WE HAVE THREE LOCATIONS
IN SALISBURY, REHOBETH BEACH,
AND WE ARE STILL FAMILY OWNED
AND OPERATED.
>> AS KIDS, WE LEARNED HOW TO
TIE OUR SHOES AND PUT THEM ON
THE RIGHT FEET, BUT TYING THE
RIGHT SHOES TO THE RIGHT FEET
IS WHERE WE COULD NEED HELP
FROM A PROFESSIONAL.
>> NOW, I'M ONE OF THE GUYS WHO
GOES OUT TO BUY SHOES JUST
BECAUSE THEY LOOK COOL, BUT
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT'S A
BAD IDEA?
>> IT IS BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS
A DIFFERENT FOOT TYPE.
YOU HAVE A HIGH OR LOW ARCH?
>> I AM FLAT-FOOTED AS A DUCK.
>> YOU NEED SOMETHING LIKE
THIS.
IT IS A GREAT WALKING SHOE WITH
AN ANTI-PRONATION BAR BUILT-IN,
A NICE STABLE OPTION FOR YOU.
YOU CAN WEAR THIS AROUND ALL
DAY LONG.
AND WE HAVE RUNNING SHOE
OPTIONS.
JUST BECAUSE IT IS A RUNNING
SHOE, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU
CAN'T WALK IN IT.
I WEAR RUNNING SHOES TO WALK
AROUND ALL SUMMER LONG.
AND WE HAVE GREAT OPTIONS FOR
THE BEACH OR FOR OUTDOOR HIKES
WHERE YOU'RE IN WATER.
THE KEEN FAMILY OF SHOES IS
PROTECTIVE RUGGED FOOTWEAR THAT
HAS NICE TRACTION CONTROL ON
THE BOTTOM.
THERE'S EVEN A WATERPROOF
OPTION.
AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE STUFF
FOR THE KIDS.
THEY MAKE GREAT SANDALS FOR
KIDS THAT ARE VERY DURABLE AND
WILL LAST FOREVER.
THEY FIT VERY WELL IN THE KIDS
LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE
COLORFUL.
>> OR FROM RUNNING TO HIKING,
WALKING TO WATER SPORTS, YOU
HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED
INCLUDING THE KIDS?
>> YES, SO REMEMBER WHERE YOU
GO THIS SUMMER, FOOTWEAR IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU PACK
SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE PREPARED.
>> SUMMER VACATION FOR CHILDREN
USUALLY MEANS FULL FORCE AHEAD,
SO MOMS, YOU NEED TO BE
COMFORTABLE WHY YOU KEEP UP AND
YOU CAN DO THAT AND STOP.
>> A LOT OF MOMS ARE CHASING
THEIR KIDS AROUND ALL SUMMER
LONG.
WE HAVE GREAT LINES.
WE HAVE PATAGONIA, AND A LOT OF
LIFESTYLE ACTIVEWEAR PIECES
WITH A LOT OF GREAT DETAILS,
THINGS THAT MOTHERS THEY WILL
LOOK AND FEEL GOOD WHILE ON
VACATION.
>> AND WHEN YOU FINALLY GET A
DAY TO JUST RELAX AT THE BEACH,
YOU WANT THE ACCESSORIES TO
HELP YOU DO JUST THAT, RELAX.
>> YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT SUMMER AND GOING
TO THE BEACH AND I FEEL LIKE
I'M PRACTICALLY THERE, SO ALL I
NEED ARE MY ACCESSORIES.
>> WILL YOU CLEARLY HAVE THEM,
RIGHT?
YOU LOOK GOOD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT
ACCESSORIES.
WE HAVE SIMPLY SOUTHERN HATS
AND BEACH HATS, AND BEACH BAGS
FROM SCOUT, MARTINA, AND ALL
OVER THE STORE, YOU WILL FIND
BEACH BAGS.
WE HAVE BEACH TOWELS, SO IF YOU
WANT A BEACH TOWEL THAT WILL
MATCH YOUR BEACH BAG, WE HAVE
THAT OPTION, TOO, SO A LOT OF
GREAT THINGS.
>> SO TELL ME ABOUT THESE WATER
BOTTLES.
I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THESE.
>> THIS WILL KEEP YOUR BEVERAGE
COLD FOR 24 HOURS ARE HOT FOR
12.
A FUN FACT IS THAT HOLDS A
WHOLE BOTTLE OF WINE.
>> THE BIG ONE?
>> YES.
>> SO IF YOU WANT TO TAKE YOUR
WINE ON THE BEACH IN AN AREA
WHERE YOU ARE ALLOWED, TAKE
YOUR WINE GLASS THAT HAS A NICE
SLEEP, TAKE THIS ON THE BEACH
AND POUR IT RIGHT INTO THAT AND
ENJOYED.
AND THEY COME IN ALL DIFFERENT
SIZES.
WE HAVE THEM DOWN TO A NINE
OUNCE FOR KIDS.
A LOT OF COLORFUL OPTIONS, BUT
IT IS AMAZING HOW GREAT THESE
WELL WORKS TO KEEP BEVERAGES
COLD.
>> VERNON POWELL NOT ONLY
SPECIALIZES IN MAKING YOUR
SUMMER PERFECT BUT HONORS IS
REASON GIVES BACK TO DELMARVA.
>> WE WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL SHOE
DRIVE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.
I AM PROUD TO SAY WE DONATE
OVER 20,000 PAIRS OVER THE LAST
10 YEARS TO LOCAL CHARITIES,
AND REALLY, ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IT IS VERY SIMPLE.
BRING IN YEARS GENTLY WORN
SHOES.
WE ASK THAT YOU BRING IN SHOES
THAT ARE IN THE BEST CONDITION
POSSIBLE BUT WE WILL TAKE
ANYTHING.
AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A 10
PERCENT OFF COUPON FOR A NEW
PAIR OF SHOES.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF TRADING YOUR
OLD SHOES.
YOU DO GOOD AND IT IS A
WIN-WIN.
WE ARE GIVING SHOES TO PEOPLE
WHO NEED THEM.
AND EVERYBODY LIKES A NEW PAIR
OF SHOES.
>> WHEN CAN I START DONATING?
>> YOU CAN BRING THEM IN TODAY,
ANYTIME THROUGH JUNE 30.
AT ANY OF OUR LOCATIONS.
SO SALISBURY, REHOBETH, WE WILL
ALL TAKE DONATIONS AND
EVERYBODY WILL HAVE COUPONS.
>> VERNON POWELL TAKES PRIDE IN
THE FACT THAT THEY ARE FAMILY
OWNED AND OPERATED AND MAKES
WALKING A MILE IN ANOTHER PAIR
OF SHOES A WHOLE LOT EASIER.
>> I AM VERY PROUD TO BE THE
FOURTH GENERATION IN THIS
BUSINESS.
NOW I HAVE MY SISTER WORKING
WITH ME, MY FATHER STILL WORKS
IN THE BUSINESS.
IT IS AN AMAZING THING TO COME
TO WORK EVERY DAY TO SEE YOUR
GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S NAME ON THE
BUILDING AND STILL BE ABLE TO
CARRY ON THE TRADITION.
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