- May 4, 2012
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I've said it a few times. But I'll say it again, Adidas gotta change the price on these 700's.
It's my feeling that originally the price tag reflected a few things, one being a brand new mold/shoe for adidas to make their cash back on, and the second being the style of shoe being aimed towards 'high fashion'. Abstract style and premium materials. However, high fashion sneakers are rarely mass produced so that they can still reflect to the .1% of customers they're geared towards. People buying high fashion threads don't want to be caught dead next to the masses in the same gear.
So flash forward to 2019, the shoe is being mass produced, and pairs like the static did NOT feature as much suede/leather, but still carry the heavy price tag. So you have to pick a side of the fence. Either your product is for the upper echelon, or its for the masses. The masses do NOT want to pay an average retail price of $300 before tax. That appeals to the 1%, and again the 1% don't want to be caught dead with the masses. So its an ironic situation with this shoe. It needs to be lowered to at least $250 IMO.
It's my feeling that originally the price tag reflected a few things, one being a brand new mold/shoe for adidas to make their cash back on, and the second being the style of shoe being aimed towards 'high fashion'. Abstract style and premium materials. However, high fashion sneakers are rarely mass produced so that they can still reflect to the .1% of customers they're geared towards. People buying high fashion threads don't want to be caught dead next to the masses in the same gear.
So flash forward to 2019, the shoe is being mass produced, and pairs like the static did NOT feature as much suede/leather, but still carry the heavy price tag. So you have to pick a side of the fence. Either your product is for the upper echelon, or its for the masses. The masses do NOT want to pay an average retail price of $300 before tax. That appeals to the 1%, and again the 1% don't want to be caught dead with the masses. So its an ironic situation with this shoe. It needs to be lowered to at least $250 IMO.
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