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Anyone know a way to get around the whole us issue for NB1? Really wanna get myself a pair but I live in singapore, and I've read about the whole PayPal issue.
 
Does anybody have a screen shot with the HTB's getting the coupon code applied?  Going to try to get Discover to price match or have JCrew honor a price adjustment.  Thanks in adance.
Here you go. It's another coupon code though. Contacted the stylists but wasn't able to strike a bargain out of it :frown: maybe you're lucky.
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Did anybody else have a pair where the brown section on the toe box of one shoe was much larger than the other? I may be nit-picking here but I pay the money for NB shoes for the superior quality and craftsmanship. I'm not pleased with my pair.
The right shoe looks immaculate. The left shoe has me convinced I want to return them and order a different pair. I almost feel like I'm being too critical, but given the quality of the other pairs of 998's I have, especially the other J Crew collabs, I expect great craftsmanship.
I would contact J Crew and try to get a refund or exchange your pair, because your left toebox is totally screwed up. I'm surprised that passed inspecition, that's a pretty big error right there. 
 
Just woke up randomly in the middle of the night, went on eBay for no reason, and found a pair of Independence Days for $115 shipped in my size. I must be dreaming, time to go back to bed. It's also my 24th birthday today.
The come up! 
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Just woke up randomly in the middle of the night, went on eBay for no reason, and found a pair of Independence Days for $115 shipped in my size. I must be dreaming, time to go back to bed. It's also my 24th birthday today.
Congrats, hope it's legit!
 
nittygritty just happens to be my nickname and coincidentally the name of the store is the same. i am in no way affliated with them. just a newbie head like yourselves who shares a good deal when it comes along.
 
Happy birthday young swaggy, Godspeed!
 
The come up! 
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Congrats, hope it's legit!
thanks guys. I owned a pair before but sold it for some much needed cash, they definitely are legit, and hardly look worn. They just need to be laced properly and stored with stuffing/shoe trees to get that shape back a little. super pumped on these. $100 birthday gift to myself 

some pics from the listing.
 
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I would contact J Crew and try to get a refund or exchange your pair, because your left toebox is totally screwed up. I'm surprised that passed inspecition, that's a pretty big error right there. 

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks this.

Now the question becomes do I return them, get a full refund and try to order a different pair on discount?
Or should I not be greedy and just exchange for another pair?
 
Customs came in yesterday. I'm hooked!

Went with 998 coves and struggle tannerys.

Only complaint is that NB needs to work on the color representation on their site. I knew what I was ordering by looking on IG but the site colors are definitely different from real life. Also, the gray plastic piece and eyelet are way darker in real life.

Also bonus pickup from @ThreeGeees  
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 thanks again dude! 
 
 
Customs came in yesterday. I'm hooked!

Went with 998 coves and struggle tannerys.

Only complaint is that NB needs to work on the color representation on their site. I knew what I was ordering by looking on IG but the site colors are definitely different from real life. Also, the gray plastic piece and eyelet are way darker in real life.

Also bonus pickup from @ThreeGeees  
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 thanks again dude! 
enjoy bro
 
 
Customs came in yesterday. I'm hooked!

Went with 998 coves and struggle tannerys.

Only complaint is that NB needs to work on the color representation on their site. I knew what I was ordering by looking on IG but the site colors are definitely different from real life. Also, the gray plastic piece and eyelet are way darker in real life.

Also bonus pickup from @ThreeGeees  
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 thanks again dude! 
the cove turned out reallly nice but the tannery gives off the "fake" look to me....
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struggle tanneries are really a struggle
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im surprised it took this long to see one considering all the people making renders of it
 
Imo trying to copy a shoe exactly is hard to do and leads to the fake look people are talking about. That being said I think using a popular colorway and manipulating the colors around can yield great results that dont look like a fake copy if done right. 
 
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the cove turned out reallly nice but the tannery gives off the "fake" look to me....
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struggle tanneries are really a struggle
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im surprised it took this long to see one considering all the people making renders of it
lolol I do agree but most people have no idea what the tannerys even are 

Most people don't care about shoes like NT so its no biggie

The seafoam color is definintley more of a pistachio mint cw 
 
Did anybody else have a pair where the brown section on the toe box of one shoe was much larger than the other? I may be nit-picking here but I pay the money for NB shoes for the superior quality and craftsmanship. I'm not pleased with my pair.
The right shoe looks immaculate. The left shoe has me convinced I want to return them and order a different pair. I almost feel like I'm being too critical, but given the quality of the other pairs of 998's I have, especially the other J Crew collabs, I expect great craftsmanship.

My 998cels have a similar problem. Might not be as drastic as yours though. I ended up just wearing em.
 
 
lolol I do agree but most people have no idea what the tannerys even are 

Most people don't care about shoes like NT so its no biggie

The seafoam color is definintley more of a pistachio mint cw 
You're right, people who aren't into sneakers will have no idea. and its still a nice looking pair of shoes. material and colors still look nice. enjoy them!
 
I need that 12% cash back to make a come back. #TeamLate as usual. I'm ordering at least one custom next week anyway. I think I'm going for a 998 and a 574.
 
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