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I think most people would agree with me - you got subpar shoes with lower production numbers. That's not only with Jordan Brand but with Nike globally. Just look at how the Air Max 1 was handled back then - available but ****ty.
I want to pull the trigger to secure a pair from a European retailer but I'm worried about that customs tax.
Just unsubscribed from HanonI want to pull the trigger to secure a pair from a European retailer but I'm worried about that customs tax.
I'm speaking from a consumer side of things. I think those recent problems are not just problems that Nike has but something that is pervasive in corporate culture in general. Ethically speaking Nike has been shady at least since the mid 80s when mass production began in south-east asia.Worst period of the company history?
I’d say the recent allegations of harassment and gender discrimination is a bigger black eye on the company than a silly release.
The countdown pack was released in 2008 and I got them back then at either overkill or solebox where I live without much hassle and the release was rather nice back then with a lot of appreciative people you could talk with etc. I was mostly referring to the time period of 2011-2014.Subpar Jordans? You forget the countdown packs?
Pulled the trigger on the overkill multiple pairs. 209ish each. 10-20 day shipping but I aint gonna wear these till next year.
No e-mail confirmation yet tho.
The countdown pack was released in 2008 and I got them back then at either overkill or solebox where I live without much hassle and the release was rather nice back then with a lot of appreciative people you could talk with etc. I was mostly referring to the time period of 2011-2014.
It probably was - europeans were always more into running sneakers than basketball sneakers anyways. The most chaotic release back in the day of 2008/9 was the Solebox and Asics Gel Lyte 3 release. I didn't try back then because those were the bad ones. Getting basketball sneakers was pretty easy back then here anyway.Must've been a different climate on your side of the globe. Here in Michigan, that XI/XII CDP release was chaotic! That release was when I decided to get back into buying Jordans, which I honestly was only purchasing them to hoop in (I had the Playoff XI's my freshman year of high school, so it was for nostalgic purposes). It was my first and last time camping out for shoes. Waited outside in freezing temps for hours, the mall wouldn't let us in until 8am ( arrived around 2am). There was zero organization. By the time 8am rolled around there were 50+ people, and when they unlocked the doors, everyone flooded in like something you'd see in a Black Friday video. I didn't know the layout of the mall, and by the time I got to Champs, I was deep in line. When they got to me, I was told there was only size 7.5 left. I was livid! I raced down Foot Locker, still pretty far back in line, and when it was nearing my turn I was hearing the same story, only smaller sizes left. I waited it out and somehow came away with a size 10, was only able to play in the XII's because of how tight the XI's were. I ended up copping multiple packs from Finish Line restocks that'd randomly pop-up online while refreshing the page every morning. Found out that 10.5 XI's were still too tight after playing in them once and they rubbed my pinky toes raw. Came up on a few size 11 packs, and hooped one pair of XI's into the ground. Same with the 10 and 10.5 XII's. People used to look at me crazy when I was playing in them, I didn't see what the big deal was. I still have deadstock pairs of both stacked in my bedroom. Now 200+ pairs of shoes later, it's safe to say that release created a monster.
This pick was exactly what got his house robbed. Lol like..that not opinion, it's what was reported. After he posted that pic, like the same week, dudes ate.Saturday release >>>
i got a homie that posted his 18 pair next to 11s and DMPs talkin bout “i wish they made the patent low like all the others”My boy scooped the random drop from Nike last month. Said he doesn't like the higher patent cut that's been on the last few retros and liked that lowass patent that was on the cool greys lmaoooo.
He's a bum.
This eased my worries about the customs tax...
"As agreed in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, signed by President Barack Obama Feb. 24, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that March 10, it raised the value of a shipment of merchandise imported by one person on one day that generally may be imported free of duties and taxes from $200 to $800. This raising of the de minimis exemption is due to an amendment of the Tariff Act of 1930 included in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.
Shipments valued at $800 or less for the de minimis exemption will be eligible under the same processes and with the same restrictions that currently apply to de minimis shipments of $200 or less."
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/de-minimis-value-increases-800
I placed an order with sneakAvenue. Still gonna try for one more pair from NDC when 10am rolls around.