Originally Posted by eddo1005
Alright, I am gonna catch a lot of fleck for this post, but I still decided to share some info.
Those of you who have been reading this thread religiously like I have, should remember an exchange between Ming(MSole's owner) and nooblee about nike sending ppl straight to the factories to see what is going on the XI line, and thus effectively making the factory almost non-functioning for a few days, or locked down as those two so eloquently put it. Welp, turns out this was true.
Most of us should know by now, shoes not yet in production are almost impossible to leak out, but once they hit production, with the quantity being made each day, shoes leak out. However, these shoes dont leak out to just anyone. Only those with close ties to the higher-ups, actually get access to these shoes. Some would like to think just any factory worker can get shoes out, and yea maybe they can, but definitely not in mass quantity. You have to know someone who is at least a manager to get these concords in large numbers.
Lastly, I just want to say, a lot of ppl here are from the US, and because of the way we're all brought up, we have come to expect things in retail to be done a certain way or held to a certain standard. All good points, and I understand that mentality completely, being that I lived in the US a long time too. However, coming back to Asia, its a learning experience. Non-existence return policy, crap customer service, business man trying to make a quick buck regardless of means. Its not all that uncommon at all. People here dont usually do business honestly all the time, and its not until after the fact, that you find out you have been deceived. When you buy from early release sites, you have to understand, you are not dealing with owners who are fully acustomed to the American culture, you are not dealing with retail businesses even, you are dealing with people who have connections to early released shoes. Most of the time, you will never hear a peep from them. If that is something you cant deal with, 2xx some bucks is too important to your bottomline, then dont buy from early release sites.
Anyway, draw your own conclusion, ppl. Stop being swayed one way or another so easily.