LOL
Crazy.
Hmm, I guess I’ll post a picture of my most recent pickup tomorrow. 08/08/08
Those 90’s look tight.
Can’t wait until they drop in my size.
I was supposed to get a pair of those Air Max 90s, but having no job does that to you. Also, Nike Sportswear store is opening in the Soho area in two weeks. That will be my new haven. The shoe game is FAR from dead.
i was looking forward to getting the infrared 90s. i agree with retrokid tho, my sister is a air max fan and she copped them when they were lying around in discount shelves. then when i saw them i was mad i slept on them. now fast forward two or so years and now they are hyped up. thanks to the hype i’m at the point where its like “if i see them i’ll cop, but if i don’t then whatever”.
Hype is fucking everything up. Who in their right mind would spend 800 dollars on some New Balances just because they have a fuckin pigeon on them? AND HOW ARE NIGGAS SPENDING THE NIGHT ON THE STREET LIKE WINOS FOR A PAIR OF SNEAKERS?! That shit’s back asswards like Kriss Kross.
see the thing is alot of kats wait in line all nite and buy shoes that they personally not interested in just so they can resell them for a rape price cause of hype.
**I’ve always hated resellers like a KKK member hates the NAACP. One of these days, folks are gonna come up with a new hustle…ROBBING STORE-CAMPERS. It’ll take something like that to get these dumbass niggas to stop fucking the game up like that Juggernaut glitch in MvC2. I mean hell, you’re sleep outside of a store waiting on it to open up. So they know you got money on you and you’re probably waiting to buy something kinda pricey like Eliot Spitzer’s hookers.
As fucked up as it sounds (like a Plies album), I hope niggas start getting gaffled while camping like the folks on Blair Witch Project. The hype/reselling is pissing me off seriously.**
speaking of robbing. nyc how do yall do it, like do yall get escorted after you purchase your shoes or are there cops on 24/7 watch?
i just copped some nike legends and flipflops, not exactly anything mindblowing, but i need some white shoes so…yeah.
I get real pissed off when I see people who camped for shit that should be no problem to get. There were kids on line at Niketown who weren’t even born when 90s originally hit and knew nothing about the past Infrared retros camping overnight for them because they’re the flavor of the month in Beast Land. Why people treat every launch like they’re SBs is beyond me, and they drive up the prices for retailers. Michael K and Transit were selling Infrareds for $200 yesterday. $200! AND THEY STILL SOLD OUT! Stick with your fruity overhyped trash and leave my Air Maxes and basketball retros alone. Seriously, hype is why I keep it mostly general release. I don’t give two shits if I impress niggas with my GR kicks. If I like them, I buy them.
With that said, Infrareds aren’t worth all the hype surrounding them. They aren’t even the best 90s, because the Limes are better. AM 90s were made to be beaters, and that’s what these will turn out to be for me and I hope I make some hypebeast cry in the process.
OJ4, in my past experiences, there were no cops around and you had to watch out for yourself when you buy your shit. Generally, I don’t worry about it because people tend to be mellow about things, but I always carry a box cutter with me just in case because I know people do get robbed some times.
EDIT: These Infrareds have shitty paint jobs like they were done by a blind kid with Parkinson’s and are more infrapink than infrared when compared to past retros.
thanks for that info. i was curious cause here in va when Jordan’s were limited, ppl had to be escorted out if they wasn’t with a party so i could imagine how it is in nyc.
now air max hype:shake: man i love air maxes but never could afford them, now that i can afford them, they are all hyped up and the hottest shit since sliced bread :sad:. and as far as jordan retros, i dont buy retros that aren’t OG colorways, but thats me.
It can all be summed up in just 3 sentences.
I knew that a lot of people wanted these but I guess that’s just how it goes sometimes. As long as Air Maxes get dropped, people are going to want them. Didn’t realize that these were ridiculously overhyped but I guess I wasn’t paying attention. Now, people can head on over to eBay and take it up the ass for $300-$400. Nonetheless, Good shit on grabbing these. You’re just buyin’ what you like.
Seems like you’re happy to own these but not too much about the ridiculous hype that comes with them.
DS, I’m still looking for those White/Grey 83’s. Sz 9.5. :wgrin:
A little Story:
So I went to a shoe spot the other day with a friend of mine. I wasn’t buying anything but my friend was picking up the “Sea Crystal” Blazers. This girl walks in and aparently, she knew knew my boy. She was a definite cutie; Brown hair and eyes. We introduced and she proceeded to try on the P Rod highs for this month. She was a petite chicky so she was trying on a really small sz (6 I think). My jaw dropped! She was lookin’ really good but she said she didn’t like the way they felt. Shame.
It’s really attractive if a chick knows her shoes. It’s possible I’ll see her again consider her friends hang out with my friends. We’ll see. :wgrin:
why do people camp stores for sneakers…? is that shit a wii or a ps3? NO! i saw people camping out at ubiq in philly for the ?love’s af1’s where he’s also making an appearance to perform. now that i could see some logic behind considering his slight underground celebrity status and the fact that the af1’s look dope as fuck. but if you’re gonna camp for some shit ass colorway of a shoe that way overprices because some 16 year old kids think its “fresh” you’re asking for a lot of trouble. soon enough people will catch on that the release they’re waiting for is a $200 shoe and people are gonna get their asses robbed.
but my ultimate question is why camp out for a sneaker… a goddamn sneaker?? all this hype is making people switch over to general releases. i mean, what are you paying for? a name? a certain material on the shoe? shit’s getting ridiculous these days and its like youre trying to impress a certain community of people and that’s it. if i want to impress someone, its gonna be everyone and not just other sneakerheads.
P.S. - my friend gave me a pair of fake tiffs free of charge. now i got something to run into the concrete while breaking…
I’m sure there will be more of these from the SF/LA heads.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/Alax/Alax2/IMG_6893.jpg
If I can scrounge up some money, I can cop for you and ship them out(if you don’t find them).
Yeah, I’m real happy to have these again because I love OG 90s and I beat the shit out of my 2005s and needed a new pair, but the unnecessary hype for them left me feeling salty. In the end, I’m just glad that I met some real cool peeps on the line, and got them for $92, no tax. Anyone who pays more than $120 retail for 2008 Infrared Classics is a straight up fool.
There’s a community for almost anything you can think of. Oddly as it may be, I guess that would be their equivalent of a Wii.
I’d rather just not even think about people waiting outside for a damn shoe.
It’s all in the name of pussy or money.
idk, i can understand camping in line for sneakers much more than i can see waiting in line for a console or game.
finishes packing bag for madden midnight launch