$720 for a pair of Nikes.

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 12/18/2016 at 19:14 • Filed to: None

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Kids in schools are going to get beat up for theirs.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/new-nike-hyperadapt-shoe-is-all-about-tech-2016-12

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 19:32

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I know several people who probably have multiple pairs of shoes costing that much or more. Shoes are like cars, they can be as cheap or expensive asyou want, coming to baffling array of styles, and those who are not into them have a hard time understanding the tendencies of those who are.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 19:32

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A bit further in the article, we see that resellers are selling for around $4,000.

I was pretty paranoid about keeping my white Stan Smiths clean - I don’t think I could wear sneakers like that without going insane (and yes, I know that these will just end up being unworn collectors items).

S65 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 19:35

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Kids fight over these?

Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 19:39

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Nobody will get beat up.

The only kids that want these, can’t afford them.

Steve in Manhattan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 19:43

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Shoe ‘collectors’ ??? You collect baseball cards. You collect Hot Wheels. You collect sculpture. But shoes?

Fuck me running.

jkm7680 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 19:46

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What kind of dumbass spends $720+ on a single pair of shoes?

Funktheduck > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/18/2016 at 19:51

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I definitely don’t understand shoe obsession/collecting but once I put it into the same mindset as any other collection (cars, stamps, coins, etc) it made more sense.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Funktheduck 12/18/2016 at 19:53

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Precisely this.

yamahog > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 19:53

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Meh, I have quite a bit more than $700 worth of adornment sitting on my ring finger most days. I don’t think shoes are a remarkably dumb expenditure. To each their own.

E90M3 > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 19:53

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People who love sneakers or people who have the issue of which plane they should take out of the hangar.

jkm7680 > E90M3 12/18/2016 at 19:56

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The second I can get.

I’ve got a friend who used to collect Jordans. Never wore 85% of them.

jkm7680 > yamahog 12/18/2016 at 19:57

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But you wear your ring every day, one pair of remarkably expensive shoes on the other hand.

E90M3 > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 19:58

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I don’t understand people who collect shoes, but I guess there is a thing for everyone.

E90M3 > yamahog 12/18/2016 at 19:58

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I’ve got a Tag Heuer on my wrist, doesn’t make $700 shoes any more sensical.

ttyymmnn > Steve in Manhattan 12/18/2016 at 20:02

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yamahog > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 20:06

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Not necessarily, we can’t wear any rings in the plants I work at, and I definitely don’t wear any of my more valuable heirloom jewelry on a daily basis. Plenty of people also drop well over $1000 on a dress that only gets worn on one day, not to mention tailoring, undergarments, special occasion shoes, and more jewelry. I know people who spend more on their bicycles than I did on my last motorcycle.

yamahog > E90M3 12/18/2016 at 20:08

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Shoes are more sensible than watches as far as the hierarchy of needs is concerned. But whatever floats your boat!

Frenchlicker > E90M3 12/18/2016 at 20:17

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It should make it more relatable.

Cash Rewards > S65 12/18/2016 at 20:20

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I’d fight a kid for these

Under_Score > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 20:28

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I trust Nike. My MSRP $120 Pegasus 33 Jungle Packs’s and my MSRP $100 Free RN ULTD’s feel pretty nice.

Matt Nichelson > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 20:38

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This from a company who still has contracters in Vietnam whose workers work in deplorable conditions to make shoes that are nowhere near worth what we have to pay for them. I’m sorry, but fuck Nike. Actually no, not sorry. Phil Knight is a garbage human being.

Textured Soy Protein > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 20:39

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Nobody’s buying these for their kid to wear to school or for their arch support. They’re a collector’s item pure and simple.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 21:23

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That is exactly the sort of thinking a non-car person uses when they look at anybody with a car costing six or seven figures.

Frank Grimes > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 21:45

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I dont understand it. A pair of really nice leather hand made shoes maybe even custom made isnt $700

jkm7680 > Frank Grimes 12/18/2016 at 21:51

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Yeah, like $300 seems reasonable. But that much?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 12/18/2016 at 22:12

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Paying $700 for some shoes I can see, maybe some handmade Italian leather dress shoes, but not some Nikes.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > yamahog 12/18/2016 at 22:13

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Your rings will far outlast a pair of Nikes and you can hand them to family members as heirlooms. I would argue not so with a pair of Nikes.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Steve in Manhattan 12/18/2016 at 22:14

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Curious infinitive.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > S65 12/18/2016 at 22:15

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Get mugged, yes.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gin-san - shitpost specialist 12/18/2016 at 22:15

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A fool and his money...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Matt Nichelson 12/18/2016 at 22:16

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No apologies. And as I said in the post, they probably have little in the way of arch support or torsional stability.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Sovereign, Purveyor of Coupes 12/18/2016 at 22:16

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Kids are jumped for their shoes all the time and they cost way less than $720.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 22:21

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For some people, a million-dollar car is a Miura. For others it’s a 918. Different strokes for different folks.

S65 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 22:25

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Kids get mugged over their shoes?

Matt Nichelson > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/18/2016 at 22:51

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It’s just frustrating that in 2016 companies can still get away with bs like that. I’ve only owned a few pairs of Nike shoes and none of them were particularly comfortable. If they’re like any other Nike shoe, they’ll be falling apart in a year or less even with light use.

scoob > jkm7680 12/18/2016 at 23:16

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You should go see Flight Club.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Steve in Manhattan 12/19/2016 at 05:18

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There are dedicated web forums to sneakers and the buying and selling of same. Out of production sneakers that are in high demand can go for ludicrous prices.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > S65 12/19/2016 at 08:05

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Yes, they definitely do.

yamahog > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/19/2016 at 08:58

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And people of all ages get mugged over the $700 phones we carry around.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > yamahog 12/19/2016 at 10:07

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It’s true. That’s why I don’t carry one.

Steve in Manhattan > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 12/19/2016 at 11:43

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Oy ...

Frank Grimes > jkm7680 12/19/2016 at 18:55

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its rubber nylon and crap. STUPID.

I Give A Damn ‘bout Your Car(shoes) But Then That Would Be

If It Was Considered A Classic Before The Drastic Change In Production When Cars(shoes) Were Metal(leather) Instead Of Plastic Value

Is What I’m Talking About