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People need to put down the microscopes and wear the shoes. ALL shoes have little imperfections it's just the way it is, Even OG's had these issues.
Nike Air Jordan 4 Retro "White/Cement" - The Aftermath - NO BUYING/SELLING/TRADING
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u tried em on and walked a bit? or they came extra creasy like that?
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Not to be a **** about the flaws, but will they affect you wearing them?
I doubt you'll see (flaws) them if you rock them.
I know we're all paying $220 plus tax, but in the end. They are supposed to be on your feet. The flaws won't make them unwearable.
But I understand y'all concerns.
I doubt you'll see (flaws) them if you rock them.
I know we're all paying $220 plus tax, but in the end. They are supposed to be on your feet. The flaws won't make them unwearable.
But I understand y'all concerns.
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You're 100% correct.
It's a business. Nike keeps rushing these out and cutting corners on quality while jacking the price and they continue to sell out. Why would they change the model?
Until people quit buying them, they're going to keep shipping the same product.
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I went back four pages and not much going on.....wash rinse, repeat. Same as 2012 only worse.
Aside from some pics which have some poor quality, mass produced anything by different humans will never yield a perfect product. If people don't like them, return them or sell and be done with it.
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My girl won a FNL raffle AND bought these for me on release day. [emoji]128513[/emoji]
I promptly proposed that night.
I promptly proposed that night.
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looks fine to me imo thats leather dawg
- Nov 17, 2014
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guess they came like that. congrats on your pair.
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I thought these were nice tho. Out of the 14k posts there were only 5-10 true flaws posted.. That's a pretty high pass rate. But speak with your money.. If jordans don't sell they will make changes. Until then accept they will give you garbage so long as you pay for garbage.
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I still have a few OG releases, and had many more years ago. I think most people who compare the quality of today to then actually never owned the OGs. Glue smell, stains, and misalligned panels existed then too. $100-120 for a pair 25-30 years ago was a lot of money. I had to save up all year and run paper routes to buy these.
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bro everyone paid $220+ for this pears and you expect no complains if there are defects. I would not complain if I bought this as fakes, but this is legit shoes from nike and you downplaying this defects too much.
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I'm happy with these, I rocked em day after release, it feels like I'm wearing pillows! [emoji]128076[/emoji][emoji]127996[/emoji]
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My pair looks exactly like that. Some ridges on the right toe box and a lot of wrinkles on the left toe box like it's almost half way tumbled.
I can live with those those after seeing some of the pics of the uneven heels and what not. Honestly, after a few wears those ridges and creases will be the least of our worries.
I think we're seeing this stuff because of the leather they used.
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Hey, I know if some of you had this flaw you would straight pass out. View media item 1916008
- Feb 17, 2016
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I feel you on the glue smell! That moment I crack open the box the first time is always magical for me, but this time I cracked it open and got hit in the face with what smelled like straight nail polish. Usually the shoebox has that awesome leather smell, this one smells like a nail salon. [emoji]128514[/emoji]
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If anyone stops you in the street to notice the flaws... I'll give you one of my pairs. I'm sure every single shoe i have must have defects, including my dress shoes that are made from actual leather. No one has ever stopped me on the street to inspect my shoe, no one has time for that, people are always on the move. People have told me in passing, "nice shoes" because taking a glance at some shoes is quicker than inspecting every inch of it.
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On more than half of these pictures I can't even tell what is wrong and I'm looking at the shoe zoomed in 8 inches from my face.
With that said, some of the complaints have been legit.
With that said, some of the complaints have been legit.
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I'm so high off the glue smell that I don't even care
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might try that, expected a flawless pair but quality control at nike seems trash with all flaws in this shoe...[emoji]128564[/emoji][emoji]128564[/emoji][emoji]128564[/emoji]
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- Jul 19, 2012
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Bingo.
A lot of people who are complaining never owned or were born during a time when retros didn't exist. Originals suffered from the same issues as the current times. Only difference is, the internet allows for everyone to talk about it.
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i havent read much of this thread but i just got mine today, opened the package and got punked. My shoes have these ******* stains all over it. Half the leather is shiny and the other half is dull. Looks like someone just greased up my leather. And its prominent on both shoes.
(big *** triangle down the middle pictured above)
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When I get a pair of kicks I notice many "imperfections" and Ill show my girl she will tell me to put em on feet and then ask if I can still see the "imperfections" from my vantage point 95% of the time I cant. Then I relax and forget about it.
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No one expects no complaints, there will always be complaints about any product and as consumers we all have every right too complain. But my point is that if people think a product that is produced in the numbers that these shoes are produced in wont have any imperfections they are sadly mistaken. The shoes have always had these small imperfections and always will. People just seem to look for these flaws way more then ever before.
