FOAMPOSITE DISCUSSION Nike Air Foamposite One SWOOSH ALL OVER DEC192019

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Some of yall might not remember, but mass release foams went on sale in the cough drop era. That includes the 2010 pearls, cough drops, 2010 eggplants, and I think coppers at some spots. The lack of love wasnt specific to that one color but here is my 2 cents on it:

The problem with the cough drops were that compared to the 07 black/red colorway, they just looked off. The black upper looked worse in comparison and the china mold (vs Taiwan which was the 07 black/red) didnt look as good either.
I personally would have loved to have the 07 black/reds but with the soles tinted in the same shade or something similar but not as dark as the cough drops but im cool with both.
I do agree that it was odd that the full release of the cough drops was so cold with the public but something was definitely going on there. If anyone remembers, they were RTV'd very quickly by Footlocker and fam stores. Like within a couple of months of release. They didnt even bother marking them down in-stores. Just packed them up and sent them out.


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Also, if anyone remembers, there was a cactus foam sample that we thought we were getting and we got swindled on. In hindsight, either was cool but we were definitely pissed that nike swapped the soles on us. Dudes actually ordered pairs not knowing the soles were different.

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I'm probably in the minority on this, but I like the solid outsole. My Cactus 1's still look nice. The colour on the outsole still pops. That colour on a translucent sole would be looking pretty bad this many years later.
 
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Fresh Like Will said:
I'm probably in the minority on this, but I like the solid outsole. My Cactus 1's still look nice. The colour on the outsole still pops. That colour on a translucent sole would be looking pretty bad this many years later.
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Still got my cactus joints.

Solid release.

Btw, 09 eggplants sold out quickly, so those chain of events can't b all da way connected.
 
ninjahood said:
Fresh Like Will said:
I'm probably in the minority on this, but I like the solid outsole. My Cactus 1's still look nice. The colour on the outsole still pops. That colour on a translucent sole would be looking pretty bad this many years later.
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Still got my cactus joints.

Solid release.

Btw, 09 eggplants sold out quickly, so those chain of events can't b all da way connected.
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I said 2010 eggplants
 
ninjahood said:
Quality wise? Hell no.

Those cough dropss rotted on shelves so long lol...

Once da solid reds went down to 150 they were gone.
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Quality wasn't that big of an issue like it is now. They were on par with the 2nd release of champagne foambs.

But I bet u wasn't saying the solid red soles were better than the clear red sole when released at Harlem HOH initially. Everyone was like this is how it should of been released instead of that solid red sole. They just over produce tf out of a $200 shoe. That's why they rotted... just like the solid reds. They was sitting at a few stores in the DMV over a yr n half later.
 
bigj505 said:
Some of yall might not remember, but mass release foams went on sale in the cough drop era. That includes the 2010 pearls, cough drops, 2010 eggplants, and I think coppers at some spots. The lack of love wasnt specific to that one color but here is my 2 cents on it:

The problem with the cough drops were that compared to the 07 black/red colorway, they just looked off. The black upper looked worse in comparison and the china mold (vs Taiwan which was the 07 black/red) didnt look as good either.
I personally would have loved to have the 07 black/reds but with the soles tinted in the same shade or something similar but not as dark as the cough drops but im cool with both.
I do agree that it was odd that the full release of the cough drops was so cold with the public but something was definitely going on there. If anyone remembers, they were RTV'd very quickly by Footlocker and fam stores. Like within a couple of months of release. They didnt even bother marking them down in-stores. Just packed them up and sent them out.






Also, if anyone remembers, there was a cactus foam sample that we thought we were getting and we got swindled on. In hindsight, either was cool but we were definitely pissed that nike swapped the soles on us. Dudes actually ordered pairs not knowing the soles were different.

Sample

http://s351.photobucket.com/user/silsprr/media/cactusclearfoam.jpg.html

What we got:
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Coppers sold out. They never sat.
 
egaroc1 said:
ninjahood said:
Quality wise? Hell no.

Those cough dropss rotted on shelves so long lol...

Once da solid reds went down to 150 they were gone.
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Quality wasn't that big of an issue like it is now. They were on par with the 2nd release of champagne foambs.

But I bet u wasn't saying the solid red soles were better than the clear red sole when released at Harlem HOH initially. Everyone was like this is how it should of been released instead of that solid red sole. They just over produce tf out of a $200 shoe. That's why they rotted... just like the solid reds. They was sitting at a few stores in the DMV over a yr n half later.
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Naw dudes def weren't happy with the quality. We used to complain about how bad the grooves were and stuff like that.
Foam quality took a hit when Nike switched from from Taiwan to China.

Also, its hard to say well, everyone was alright with them when they were hoh only because it wasnt a ton of pairs in the wild to get a general consensus of things. I agree that they over produced them but i also shy away from them because of how poorly they compared to the black/red colorway that dropped before. i had both at the time and ended up selling both when i was mad at the foam line for being trash for a minute. im probably buying the black/red color when i can but probably wont go for the cough drops again unless i get a great deal.
 
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And oldhotdogwater oldhotdogwater you got it b. Coppers sold out instantly because you said so.

There was a reason why i said the coppers might have been in some places. If anyone remembers, the coppers release was a mess. An absolute mess. Delayed shipments and bad weather caused a lot of drama for thirsty dudes including me.

Also, the coppers kept popping back up on nike.com (anyone remember team swoosh that kept ordering pairs for 120 and hooking dudes up below retail?) and were returned a lot to outlets and stores when the resale market dropped on them. Dudes were even trying to exchange the coppers for eggplants at the foot stores.
 
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bigj505 said:
And oldhotdogwater oldhotdogwater you got it b. Coppers sold out instantly because you said so.

There was a reason why i said the coppers might have been in some places. If anyone remembers, the coppers release was a mess. An absolute mess. Delayed shipments and bad weather caused a lot of drama for thirsty dudes including me.

Also, the coppers kept popping back up on nike.com (anyone remember team swoosh that kept ordering pairs for 120 and hooking dudes up below retail?) and were returned a lot to outlets and stores when the resale market dropped on them. Dudes were even trying to exchange the coppers for eggplants at the foot stores.
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i exchanged one for a pair of eggplants to someone on here!
 
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