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Bruh. Stop apologizing for Nike. I don’t agree man.
Nike can get an ID order and deliver it in a month.
Why can’t they tell a factory to stop producing Monarchs or whatever generic shoes they’re making, to accommodate making an appropriate amount of Kobe 5s?? All their other sig lines collect dust and hit discounts, why not cut their production by 20% and churn out Kobe 5s?
They could’ve easily done it, and made them in time for Mamba week. Made more money, avoided the bad PR, and kept Kobe fans happy. We aren’t asking them to pump out extra Greek freaks or something out of entitlement.
My main point is I don’t believe they couldn’t have produced more since February. If 6 months wasn’t enough, OK - make a statement about what they will do, that they need another month or two. Or they’ll put them on ID. Just accepting that they already decided to make them limited before Kobe’s death, and leaving at that is wrong.
Believe me, I hate it too. But Nike is much bigger than Kobe. Kobe is just a small part of Nike. They're not going to stop any production just to accommodate a single release - no matter how unique the situation is.
But I do agree with you that they could've made made it as an ID option or at least given us the option of a pre-order of some sort so anybody who wants a pair can get a pair - even if it meant waiting a few months for it. This way they can plan it into their production since they will know exactly how many pairs of each size they need to make.