Abstract: An apparatus for marketing and selling footwear, the footwear having a footbed, comprises a mat having one or more layers, the top layer of the mat comprising the same material as footwear footbed, e.g., yoga mat foam. At least a portion of an upper of one of more units of the footwear, preferably a plurality of different size upper portions, is/are attached to the mat. At least one sensor is coupled to the mat and configured to sense a consumer's foot on the mat, and in response an output device emits a sound expressing happiness in the comfortable sensation of the user's foot on the mat. Thereby, the consumer's buying experience is enhanced.

Abstract: A wool pile fabric product including a plurality of wool fibers and at least one security fiber knit with a textile scrim to form a pile fabric having a scrim side and a fiber pile side. The product also includes a facing material that is attached to the scrim side of the wool pile fabric. The security fiber in the product provides a discrete way to identify a genuine product.