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THEY LOOK TIGHT.......JUST HAVE TO SEE HOW THE XIX END UP LOOKING LIKE.........................
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The last thing that I want to do is come on here and start a problem. I think you understand that I have a love for the OG and close in appearence'99's. But I am also really happy to have JB release the '04-'08 retros. While I am disappointed in the quality and change in shape, I amhappy to be able to have new wearable versions of the OG colorways. And if given the chance, I would grab a pair of Black/cement '08's. But I will bethe first to tell you that they are not up to the quality standards that I expect from a Jordan shoe.Originally Posted by BlackLabelBoss
Never owned quality? OK. My first pair was the first pair ever in 1985 bro and I own 37 pairs of kicks and that doesn't include shoes I've sold or just completely worn out. I know quality. I just am not as particular about those small things. These are Retros.
And I see the difference in the shoes. The point that I am making is people are complaining for a little bit of nothing because more than likely they're probably going to buy the shoes anyway whether or not the shape is off, the color-way is altered, whatever. They do change the shoes for a reason. If JB wanted them to be exact they'd make them exact. And no matter what you or I have to think about the shoes, they are going to be gone within the first week.
Didnt mean to step on your toes because that was a good post, but the boys in here that are complaining and nit-picking are going to be the firsts in line anyway.
And good job of standing up for yourself.
Originally Posted by bengleu22
Originally Posted by 9 deuce gt
the show in that pic has got to be a size 6 or 7. It is tiny.
Yeah it is tiny. I'd have to wear 10 pairs of socks to fill that thing out if it were a 14.
Originally Posted by 3thaman
Originally Posted by metalmaned
I guess I am just realistic because if Honda decided to retro their 89 accord, it wouldn't be EXACTLY like it was when it was first made. It's a fact of life... Things change and you guys need to just start accepting it because all the complaining really isn't gonna do any good. The only way JB will change their policies is if people stop buying their products and that's not gonna happen. The fact is we (people on NT and shoe "collectors") are a small percentage of JB's customers, as long as they are making more and more money, it will never stop, just get worse...
I agree with you on the "stop buying" procedures which is why I'm not gonna get this package. But as an analogy, a product is a product regardless of what type of industry it comes from. Does Coca-Cola stop using their cola recipe from generations ago because it's 2008? NO! Have they made some alterations to their labeling and such? Absolutely! But the integrity of the product is still there. You don't hear people maaannn...Coke tastes a helluva lot different than it did 15 years ago.The point I'm making is that smart companies may make some alterations along the way but it shouldn't be to the extent that it starts to compromise the integrity of what the company used to stand for which is why you have so many disappointed people with the way these shoes came out. But again...it is JB here.
Originally Posted by Magic1978
I hate the XIX's
Those look incredibly off.
Waaaaaaa!Theres no Nike Air
Waaaaaaa!
Easy pass
Waaaaa!
Just save yourselves some money and buy the fakes on ebay
Why do most owners of 99 IV's have such a chip on thier shoulder?
Why do you people even come to this site anymore?
The shoes are not that different. And I own a pair from 99. Get over it.
Originally Posted by sickickz23
The people who disgusts me on NT is the ones who don't even want to care about the real story on these CD IV's. And that they just think Nike Air is a two letter word, and hates on the haters.
Real talk, if you like it, buy it. But not even trying to hear what all the righteous haters is trying to say, is the ones ruining the the quality of Jordans today. (and the typical retaliation to that comment is "IT"S ONLY SHOES lol).
If you along with others just don't know, then you fall into the "new-age." simple as that.
And there we go with the assuming again. Size 6.5? my size is 13-14. Usually college graduates don't fall into the trap of assuming.
crappy mars? you must be out of yer mind.
Oh, right. The Mars IV's were of the utmost quality and craftsmanship.
i cant believe dudes are mad over that very very very small aspect. this is hilarious.
dudes is talkin about the lil base of the tabs.
Believe it. That is the difference between settling for the "look" of the Jordan IV and demanding the authentic Jordan IV. Should the opportunity ever arise in the future, please go back in time, wear the original IV's as a kid, and then come back and tell me the details don't matter.
We as the consumer enable lazy renditions of shoes because we don't say "no" enough to garbage retros like this. What's more, people have to buy these IV's in a package. With the XIX. For $310.
Why the hell are people like you sooooo concerned about people who don't like them? How do you know people's situations or what they do with their money? Ya'll are preaching this "settle" bullshii, when there are some who's standards are quite higher than that, whether you agree with it or not. People are crazy because they won't pay a unjustified markup for some **** they aren't totally satisfied with? When did this become WRONG? That's what its come to?Originally Posted by 160jordansdeep
chitown4eva wrote:
160jordansdeep wrote:
Thanks for the pics heat23 and for all you saying the shoes are this or the shoes are that.
As much as I don't like air randy for my own personal reasons and the people that know me off the message board know why.
I will say this you guys on here cry too much.
The Jordan re-retro 4's are for me perfect.
I don't care that the netting is not the same.
I don't care that there is a jumpman air and not a Nike air on the back of the shoe.
I don't care for any of that.
If that's how a lot of you cry baby's feel stop collection RIGHT NOW.
Don't line up for shoes don't log on to niketalk anymore.
But getting back to the shoes If you guys don't like these re-retro 4's you need to stop spending money on Jordan now.
Go and buy some DC shoes or vans even some greedy genius shoes.
After years and years of fake black/red 4's and real black/red 4's that have got yellowed over time and the shoes cracking we now have one of the most wanted sneakers to wear and not have to worry about them falling apart.
shut up
see what I mean?
Originally Posted by sickickz23
^ You had me agreeing on everything except the last paragraph.
Sure if I was 17 instead of 27, if I was more worried on what gear to match my J's with, if I haven't watched Michael Jordan play his whole career with the Bulls, and watch all of the games his team won championships, and if I never lived in Chicago, then I'd probably be the sheep like all the other people saying "OMG COPPED or THEY LOOK HOT". But I'm thankful to the Lord above and to my parents that I was born in 1980, not 1990. And that I grew up in some of the best basketball, and hip-hop that has to offer(90's).
But I'm 27, like you, and that's where our similarties end. You would buy these CDP IV's, and I will still settle for the 99's. If they crumble, I'm not going to scream and face the ceiling like George Constanza and yell "JORDAN BRAND"!!!!!! I'll just simply pick myself up, take the L, and find another 99 IV that's hopefully wearable. I don't care about the risk, the gamble. I will just not put my feet in those mutated IV's. But hey, one man's junk is another man's treasure. I get it.
The shoes are not that different. And I own a pair from 99. Get over it.
ok.
either you're blind or stupid. possibly both.Originally Posted by true 3 blue
The shoes are not that different. And I own a pair from 99. Get over it.
Originally Posted by sickickz23
Originally Posted by BlackLabelBoss
This has to be one of the most ignorant posts I have read here on this site. But I have come to expect this here
What really comes to light in your post is the fact that you have never owned a quality Air Jordan sneakers.