I wouldn't get too hyped about the snkrsxpress thing. Last year when they had the snkrs pop up in NYC, it was pretty much the same thing. You see all the cool stuff they display when you enter, but the best thing you'll come out with is an early release shoe. (Last year it was an EXT KD7, Gold...
This has been the case forever. Even the children's 3s from back in the day had the huge elephant print panel on the toe. The kids' shoes aren't big enough to have all of the details on the men's pairs. Most of the time it's the laces holes (i.e. AJ 3, 4, etc.) A lot of the time, different...
Dark closets are usually the way to go.
I also use the damprid bags & can.
Bubble wrap over the paper to avoid discoloration of white, and one silica per pair of clear soles shoes.