For me its like this.
At $105 retail: not worth it. A true slap in the face for consumers.
At $90: must buy for Bo fans (nostalgia driven folks).
At prices ~$80 and below: WHY ARE YOU WAITING TO BUY? It's a shoe that every nike retro shoe wearer NEEDS in their closet.
The quality of leather, to me, matches up to about a $70-85 dollar shoe.
Maybe it was my close up shots early on and the few videos that others posted about the "terrible" quality that gave these a bad rap, but they really aren't that bad. Again... not 2000 era quality GOOD, but at a level today that's "acceptable" at below MSRP prices.
My pair is comfortable. It's true that they look creased from the get go, but why arent these same people complaining about creasing on BO's, complaining about JB quality and all the other genres? Why are BO's held to that special standard? I've never seen recent retros that look DS after numerous wears. These will crease a bit more after each wear but after awhile, they reach a certain max point. Why can people buy military blue IVs or mars IVs and be okay with the quality at $120 bucks? Heck the OG c/w structure retros have a midsole that turns yellow and dirt attachs to instantly and a crappy soft toebox. But a BO shoe to them has to be perfect? I dont get it.
My pair is still holding up just fine after numerous wears.It hasn't fallen into pieces, like many seem to think when they open the box and see creasing.. It's a tough situation for the shoe to be in. It's true that no shoe should be new and have creases, but after just one or two wears, it's at that same level no matter what. I dont think it's making excuses for the shoe or NIKE, but if you can get over that fact, you'll enjoy these shoes.
