My Jordan Experience.... (updated with PICS!)

[rgrooms13]

I should put pics on here. I have them all but the 7's.

Thanks for the congrats on #2. (girl this time)

Did not expect to have alot said about this post but glad people got to think of some ol memories to go along with their collections.

 

[mr718]

Originally Posted by bigsupa

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SNEAKERHEAD SINCE A KID BUT I WOULD RUN THEM DOWN TO THE GROUND...AS I GOT OLDER I RESPECTED THEM AND TREATED THEM MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING TO BEAT UP ON...WITH THAT SAID I STARTED AS MOST OF YOU, WORKING AND BUILDING MY OWN LIL COLLECTION...

THE ONE SHOE THAT REALLY GOT ME PISSED OFF WITH RAPE PRICES AND HYPE WAS THE GRAPE 5's MY LOCAL SNEAKER STORE ALREADY HAD THE T-SHIRT WITH THE FIGHTER PLANE ON IT...THE GUY KNEW I ALWAYS COPPED KICKS AT HIS STORE. SO HE SAYS SUPA HERE TAKE THE TEE AS A GIFT BUT DONT FORGET TO COMEBACK AND GET THE KICKS I'LL HAVE YOUR PAIR...

NOW HE ALWAYS LET ME COP EARLY FOR AN EXTRA FEE AND I WAS COOL WITH IT...BUT THE RD FOR THE GRAPES WAS THE SAME AS MY HONEYMOON CRUISE SO I NEEDED TO SECURE MY PAIR..SO THE THURSDAY B4 THE RD I GO TO MY SPOT AND HE TELLS ME $325 FOR A SIZE 8...I WAS LIKE "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?" HE CLAIMS IT COSTS MORE TO MAKE SMALLER SIZES I SAID I WOULD'VE PAID $200 BUT FOR $325 I WAS PASSING..

I FLEW TO MIAMI THE NEXT DAY CUZ MY CRUISE LEFT ON SATURDAY MORNING...I MADE A COUPLE OF ALLS TO MIAMI SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME PEOPLE WERE CAMPING OUT ALREADY..BEING FROM NYC I KNEW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LA AND CHICAGO PPL REALLY DIDNT GO CRAZY FOR KICKS SO I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD SHOT. I WAS WRONG. I TRIED EASTBAY AND FAILED. I WASNT ABLE TO SLEEP TOSSIN AND TURNING FINALLY @ 1AM I LEFT MY SISTERS CRIB BORROWED HER CAR AND DROVE 1HR TO THE NT IN MIAMI...THERE WAS A LINE AND I WAS LIKE 7TH I FELT GREAT. WIFE CALLS ME @ 4AM YELLIN SAYING WHERE THE HELL WAS I. WHEN I TOLD HER SHE SAID IF I WASNT BACK BY 11 SHE WAS OUT!

SO IM CAMPING OUT AND OUT OF THE 6 KIDS ON LINE WITH ME ONLY 1 WAS KEEPING THEM EVERYONE ELSE WAS GONNA RESELL THEM...THEY WERE BRAGGING HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN SCHOOL FOR A MONTH OFF THE ALT 13's AND THEY WERE GONNA USE THE GRAPE $ TO BUY BOOKS...I WAS A LIL TIGHT BUT WHATEVER...

8AM COMES NT WORKERS ARE COMING IN...WE START FORMING A CLEAN LINE....830A THEY ASK US ARE WE ALL WAITING FOR THE RETRO 5's WE ALL SAY YEP...RIGHT B4 THEY OPEN @ 10 THEY PUT UP A SIGN SAYING "ALL RETRO 5 JORDANS ARE SOLD OUT" SO I WAS PISSED!!! ONE KID WAS IN THE STORE SINCE 6P THE NIGHT B4 ASKING IF THEY WERE GIVING OUT WRISTBANDS AND HE WAS TOLD NO...THE WORKERS BOUGHT THEM ALL UP.

SO I LEFT PISSED OFF BUT AT LEAST I HAD AN EXTRA $175 TO SPEND ON THE CRUISE....BUT WITHOUT THE GRAPES.


MY BDAY IS XMAS DAY SO THAT YEAR AFTER MY KIDS OPENED UP THIER STUFF I GOT TO OPEN UP MY BDAY STUFF....AFTER IM THROWING ALL THE WRAPPING PAPER AWAY MY DAUGHTER TELLS ME SANTA LEFT ME THIS...I OPEN IT UP AND IT WAS THE GRAPES...I WAS HAPPY AS A LIL KID OPENING UP A NEW GAMING SYSTEM BUT UPSET THAT FCNY HAD GOTTEN MY WIFE FOR $355 BUT SHE SAID IT WAS THE THOUGHT MATTERED AND TILL THIS DAY THEY ARE MY MOST TREASUED PAIR...

THANKS FOR READING ALL THIS I KNOW ITS A LOT TO READ BUT IM PRETTY SURE IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH A STORY LIKE THIS...AND THANKS OP FOR STARTING A GREAT TOPIC!!!

1

 

[mr718]

Originally Posted by bigsupa

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SNEAKERHEAD SINCE A KID BUT I WOULD RUN THEM DOWN TO THE GROUND...AS I GOT OLDER I RESPECTED THEM AND TREATED THEM MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING TO BEAT UP ON...WITH THAT SAID I STARTED AS MOST OF YOU, WORKING AND BUILDING MY OWN LIL COLLECTION...

THE ONE SHOE THAT REALLY GOT ME PISSED OFF WITH RAPE PRICES AND HYPE WAS THE GRAPE 5's MY LOCAL SNEAKER STORE ALREADY HAD THE T-SHIRT WITH THE FIGHTER PLANE ON IT...THE GUY KNEW I ALWAYS COPPED KICKS AT HIS STORE. SO HE SAYS SUPA HERE TAKE THE TEE AS A GIFT BUT DONT FORGET TO COMEBACK AND GET THE KICKS I'LL HAVE YOUR PAIR...

NOW HE ALWAYS LET ME COP EARLY FOR AN EXTRA FEE AND I WAS COOL WITH IT...BUT THE RD FOR THE GRAPES WAS THE SAME AS MY HONEYMOON CRUISE SO I NEEDED TO SECURE MY PAIR..SO THE THURSDAY B4 THE RD I GO TO MY SPOT AND HE TELLS ME $325 FOR A SIZE 8...I WAS LIKE "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?" HE CLAIMS IT COSTS MORE TO MAKE SMALLER SIZES I SAID I WOULD'VE PAID $200 BUT FOR $325 I WAS PASSING..

I FLEW TO MIAMI THE NEXT DAY CUZ MY CRUISE LEFT ON SATURDAY MORNING...I MADE A COUPLE OF ALLS TO MIAMI SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME PEOPLE WERE CAMPING OUT ALREADY..BEING FROM NYC I KNEW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LA AND CHICAGO PPL REALLY DIDNT GO CRAZY FOR KICKS SO I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD SHOT. I WAS WRONG. I TRIED EASTBAY AND FAILED. I WASNT ABLE TO SLEEP TOSSIN AND TURNING FINALLY @ 1AM I LEFT MY SISTERS CRIB BORROWED HER CAR AND DROVE 1HR TO THE NT IN MIAMI...THERE WAS A LINE AND I WAS LIKE 7TH I FELT GREAT. WIFE CALLS ME @ 4AM YELLIN SAYING WHERE THE HELL WAS I. WHEN I TOLD HER SHE SAID IF I WASNT BACK BY 11 SHE WAS OUT!

SO IM CAMPING OUT AND OUT OF THE 6 KIDS ON LINE WITH ME ONLY 1 WAS KEEPING THEM EVERYONE ELSE WAS GONNA RESELL THEM...THEY WERE BRAGGING HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN SCHOOL FOR A MONTH OFF THE ALT 13's AND THEY WERE GONNA USE THE GRAPE $ TO BUY BOOKS...I WAS A LIL TIGHT BUT WHATEVER...

8AM COMES NT WORKERS ARE COMING IN...WE START FORMING A CLEAN LINE....830A THEY ASK US ARE WE ALL WAITING FOR THE RETRO 5's WE ALL SAY YEP...RIGHT B4 THEY OPEN @ 10 THEY PUT UP A SIGN SAYING "ALL RETRO 5 JORDANS ARE SOLD OUT" SO I WAS PISSED!!! ONE KID WAS IN THE STORE SINCE 6P THE NIGHT B4 ASKING IF THEY WERE GIVING OUT WRISTBANDS AND HE WAS TOLD NO...THE WORKERS BOUGHT THEM ALL UP.

SO I LEFT PISSED OFF BUT AT LEAST I HAD AN EXTRA $175 TO SPEND ON THE CRUISE....BUT WITHOUT THE GRAPES.


MY BDAY IS XMAS DAY SO THAT YEAR AFTER MY KIDS OPENED UP THIER STUFF I GOT TO OPEN UP MY BDAY STUFF....AFTER IM THROWING ALL THE WRAPPING PAPER AWAY MY DAUGHTER TELLS ME SANTA LEFT ME THIS...I OPEN IT UP AND IT WAS THE GRAPES...I WAS HAPPY AS A LIL KID OPENING UP A NEW GAMING SYSTEM BUT UPSET THAT FCNY HAD GOTTEN MY WIFE FOR $355 BUT SHE SAID IT WAS THE THOUGHT MATTERED AND TILL THIS DAY THEY ARE MY MOST TREASUED PAIR...

THANKS FOR READING ALL THIS I KNOW ITS A LOT TO READ BUT IM PRETTY SURE IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH A STORY LIKE THIS...AND THANKS OP FOR STARTING A GREAT TOPIC!!!

1

 

[liljp361]

thankyou for sharing..

 

[liljp361]

thankyou for sharing..

 

[liljp361]

yes thankyu for sharing ^ lol

 

[liljp361]

yes thankyu for sharing ^ lol

 

[asilva23]

great post!

 

[asilva23]

great post!

 

[rgrooms13]

To make up for my "lack" of a big collection, my son had 6 pair of Jordans before he was born.

He could not even wear them because he was too big.why cant adult J's be 20 bucks too?!?!?!?!?

 

[rgrooms13]

To make up for my "lack" of a big collection, my son had 6 pair of Jordans before he was born.

He could not even wear them because he was too big.why cant adult J's be 20 bucks too?!?!?!?!?

 

[bigsupa]

Originally Posted by Mr718

Originally Posted by bigsupa

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SNEAKERHEAD SINCE A KID BUT I WOULD RUN THEM DOWN TO THE GROUND...AS I GOT OLDER I RESPECTED THEM AND TREATED THEM MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING TO BEAT UP ON...WITH THAT SAID I STARTED AS MOST OF YOU, WORKING AND BUILDING MY OWN LIL COLLECTION...

THE ONE SHOE THAT REALLY GOT ME PISSED OFF WITH RAPE PRICES AND HYPE WAS THE GRAPE 5's MY LOCAL SNEAKER STORE ALREADY HAD THE T-SHIRT WITH THE FIGHTER PLANE ON IT...THE GUY KNEW I ALWAYS COPPED KICKS AT HIS STORE. SO HE SAYS SUPA HERE TAKE THE TEE AS A GIFT BUT DONT FORGET TO COMEBACK AND GET THE KICKS I'LL HAVE YOUR PAIR...

NOW HE ALWAYS LET ME COP EARLY FOR AN EXTRA FEE AND I WAS COOL WITH IT...BUT THE RD FOR THE GRAPES WAS THE SAME AS MY HONEYMOON CRUISE SO I NEEDED TO SECURE MY PAIR..SO THE THURSDAY B4 THE RD I GO TO MY SPOT AND HE TELLS ME $325 FOR A SIZE 8...I WAS LIKE "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?" HE CLAIMS IT COSTS MORE TO MAKE SMALLER SIZES I SAID I WOULD'VE PAID $200 BUT FOR $325 I WAS PASSING..

I FLEW TO MIAMI THE NEXT DAY CUZ MY CRUISE LEFT ON SATURDAY MORNING...I MADE A COUPLE OF ALLS TO MIAMI SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME PEOPLE WERE CAMPING OUT ALREADY..BEING FROM NYC I KNEW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LA AND CHICAGO PPL REALLY DIDNT GO CRAZY FOR KICKS SO I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD SHOT. I WAS WRONG. I TRIED EASTBAY AND FAILED. I WASNT ABLE TO SLEEP TOSSIN AND TURNING FINALLY @ 1AM I LEFT MY SISTERS CRIB BORROWED HER CAR AND DROVE 1HR TO THE NT IN MIAMI...THERE WAS A LINE AND I WAS LIKE 7TH I FELT GREAT. WIFE CALLS ME @ 4AM YELLIN SAYING WHERE THE HELL WAS I. WHEN I TOLD HER SHE SAID IF I WASNT BACK BY 11 SHE WAS OUT!

SO IM CAMPING OUT AND OUT OF THE 6 KIDS ON LINE WITH ME ONLY 1 WAS KEEPING THEM EVERYONE ELSE WAS GONNA RESELL THEM...THEY WERE BRAGGING HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN SCHOOL FOR A MONTH OFF THE ALT 13's AND THEY WERE GONNA USE THE GRAPE $ TO BUY BOOKS...I WAS A LIL TIGHT BUT WHATEVER...

8AM COMES NT WORKERS ARE COMING IN...WE START FORMING A CLEAN LINE....830A THEY ASK US ARE WE ALL WAITING FOR THE RETRO 5's WE ALL SAY YEP...RIGHT B4 THEY OPEN @ 10 THEY PUT UP A SIGN SAYING "ALL RETRO 5 JORDANS ARE SOLD OUT" SO I WAS PISSED!!! ONE KID WAS IN THE STORE SINCE 6P THE NIGHT B4 ASKING IF THEY WERE GIVING OUT WRISTBANDS AND HE WAS TOLD NO...THE WORKERS BOUGHT THEM ALL UP.

SO I LEFT PISSED OFF BUT AT LEAST I HAD AN EXTRA $175 TO SPEND ON THE CRUISE....BUT WITHOUT THE GRAPES.


MY BDAY IS XMAS DAY SO THAT YEAR AFTER MY KIDS OPENED UP THIER STUFF I GOT TO OPEN UP MY BDAY STUFF....AFTER IM THROWING ALL THE WRAPPING PAPER AWAY MY DAUGHTER TELLS ME SANTA LEFT ME THIS...I OPEN IT UP AND IT WAS THE GRAPES...I WAS HAPPY AS A LIL KID OPENING UP A NEW GAMING SYSTEM BUT UPSET THAT FCNY HAD GOTTEN MY WIFE FOR $355 BUT SHE SAID IT WAS THE THOUGHT MATTERED AND TILL THIS DAY THEY ARE MY MOST TREASUED PAIR...

THANKS FOR READING ALL THIS I KNOW ITS A LOT TO READ BUT IM PRETTY SURE IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH A STORY LIKE THIS...AND THANKS OP FOR STARTING A GREAT TOPIC!!!

1

   LOLOL

MY JOB HAS A FORCED CAP LOCKED KEYBOARD MY BAD..

 

[bigsupa]

Originally Posted by Mr718

Originally Posted by bigsupa

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A SNEAKERHEAD SINCE A KID BUT I WOULD RUN THEM DOWN TO THE GROUND...AS I GOT OLDER I RESPECTED THEM AND TREATED THEM MORE THAN JUST SOMETHING TO BEAT UP ON...WITH THAT SAID I STARTED AS MOST OF YOU, WORKING AND BUILDING MY OWN LIL COLLECTION...

THE ONE SHOE THAT REALLY GOT ME PISSED OFF WITH RAPE PRICES AND HYPE WAS THE GRAPE 5's MY LOCAL SNEAKER STORE ALREADY HAD THE T-SHIRT WITH THE FIGHTER PLANE ON IT...THE GUY KNEW I ALWAYS COPPED KICKS AT HIS STORE. SO HE SAYS SUPA HERE TAKE THE TEE AS A GIFT BUT DONT FORGET TO COMEBACK AND GET THE KICKS I'LL HAVE YOUR PAIR...

NOW HE ALWAYS LET ME COP EARLY FOR AN EXTRA FEE AND I WAS COOL WITH IT...BUT THE RD FOR THE GRAPES WAS THE SAME AS MY HONEYMOON CRUISE SO I NEEDED TO SECURE MY PAIR..SO THE THURSDAY B4 THE RD I GO TO MY SPOT AND HE TELLS ME $325 FOR A SIZE 8...I WAS LIKE "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?" HE CLAIMS IT COSTS MORE TO MAKE SMALLER SIZES I SAID I WOULD'VE PAID $200 BUT FOR $325 I WAS PASSING..

I FLEW TO MIAMI THE NEXT DAY CUZ MY CRUISE LEFT ON SATURDAY MORNING...I MADE A COUPLE OF ALLS TO MIAMI SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME PEOPLE WERE CAMPING OUT ALREADY..BEING FROM NYC I KNEW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LA AND CHICAGO PPL REALLY DIDNT GO CRAZY FOR KICKS SO I THOUGHT I HAD A GOOD SHOT. I WAS WRONG. I TRIED EASTBAY AND FAILED. I WASNT ABLE TO SLEEP TOSSIN AND TURNING FINALLY @ 1AM I LEFT MY SISTERS CRIB BORROWED HER CAR AND DROVE 1HR TO THE NT IN MIAMI...THERE WAS A LINE AND I WAS LIKE 7TH I FELT GREAT. WIFE CALLS ME @ 4AM YELLIN SAYING WHERE THE HELL WAS I. WHEN I TOLD HER SHE SAID IF I WASNT BACK BY 11 SHE WAS OUT!

SO IM CAMPING OUT AND OUT OF THE 6 KIDS ON LINE WITH ME ONLY 1 WAS KEEPING THEM EVERYONE ELSE WAS GONNA RESELL THEM...THEY WERE BRAGGING HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE IN SCHOOL FOR A MONTH OFF THE ALT 13's AND THEY WERE GONNA USE THE GRAPE $ TO BUY BOOKS...I WAS A LIL TIGHT BUT WHATEVER...

8AM COMES NT WORKERS ARE COMING IN...WE START FORMING A CLEAN LINE....830A THEY ASK US ARE WE ALL WAITING FOR THE RETRO 5's WE ALL SAY YEP...RIGHT B4 THEY OPEN @ 10 THEY PUT UP A SIGN SAYING "ALL RETRO 5 JORDANS ARE SOLD OUT" SO I WAS PISSED!!! ONE KID WAS IN THE STORE SINCE 6P THE NIGHT B4 ASKING IF THEY WERE GIVING OUT WRISTBANDS AND HE WAS TOLD NO...THE WORKERS BOUGHT THEM ALL UP.

SO I LEFT PISSED OFF BUT AT LEAST I HAD AN EXTRA $175 TO SPEND ON THE CRUISE....BUT WITHOUT THE GRAPES.


MY BDAY IS XMAS DAY SO THAT YEAR AFTER MY KIDS OPENED UP THIER STUFF I GOT TO OPEN UP MY BDAY STUFF....AFTER IM THROWING ALL THE WRAPPING PAPER AWAY MY DAUGHTER TELLS ME SANTA LEFT ME THIS...I OPEN IT UP AND IT WAS THE GRAPES...I WAS HAPPY AS A LIL KID OPENING UP A NEW GAMING SYSTEM BUT UPSET THAT FCNY HAD GOTTEN MY WIFE FOR $355 BUT SHE SAID IT WAS THE THOUGHT MATTERED AND TILL THIS DAY THEY ARE MY MOST TREASUED PAIR...

THANKS FOR READING ALL THIS I KNOW ITS A LOT TO READ BUT IM PRETTY SURE IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH A STORY LIKE THIS...AND THANKS OP FOR STARTING A GREAT TOPIC!!!

1

   LOLOL

MY JOB HAS A FORCED CAP LOCKED KEYBOARD MY BAD..

 

[ugk4life]

Originally Posted by zapatohead408

nice post bro.
its good to know your shoes actually have a meaning to you

 

[ugk4life]

Originally Posted by zapatohead408

nice post bro.
its good to know your shoes actually have a meaning to you

 

[ugk4life]

Originally Posted by zapatohead408

nice post bro.
its good to know your shoes actually have a meaning to you

 

[ugk4life]

Originally Posted by zapatohead408

nice post bro.
its good to know your shoes actually have a meaning to you

 

[udntnoeme01]

Great story OP. As for all those bashing practically all the younger generations for buying Jordans because of the hype: That's not necessarily true in all cases. Maybe in most cases, sure, but there are some of us who had a chance to watch MJ play in ESPN classic and some of his Wizard games. Some of us who legitimately became fans of the player, even though we didn't see much of his live games. And those so-called young generation members who are often accused of buying shoes out of hype, why not reconsider taking back that label because there are some of us who actually took the time to know and learn each and every single individual pair of Jordans, the history and significance of each one, and actually grow to appreciate them for what they stood for/ how they look design-wise, regardless of hype and demand for the shoes.

This is coming from a 16 year old collector if it means anything.

 

[udntnoeme01]

Great story OP. As for all those bashing practically all the younger generations for buying Jordans because of the hype: That's not necessarily true in all cases. Maybe in most cases, sure, but there are some of us who had a chance to watch MJ play in ESPN classic and some of his Wizard games. Some of us who legitimately became fans of the player, even though we didn't see much of his live games. And those so-called young generation members who are often accused of buying shoes out of hype, why not reconsider taking back that label because there are some of us who actually took the time to know and learn each and every single individual pair of Jordans, the history and significance of each one, and actually grow to appreciate them for what they stood for/ how they look design-wise, regardless of hype and demand for the shoes.

This is coming from a 16 year old collector if it means anything.

 

[619destroyer858]

more power to you

 

[619destroyer858]

more power to you

 

[619destroyer858]

more power to you

 

[619destroyer858]

more power to you

 

[rgrooms13]

Update... please enjoy the Grass Cutters!! lol

 

[rgrooms13]

Update... please enjoy the Grass Cutters!! lol