Nike Air Jordan Retro Metallic V - 7/23/16

Still sitting at Queens center mall, might cop lol I ran away I didn't want to drop the 220 plus tax
 
 
In 1990, I didn't care. My parents were forking out the money. And you know I had my black metallic pair on deck for the 8th grade 
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This. LOL. Sounds like we're the same age. I had a tough time getting Jordans back then too. Small town, only a Hibbets and JCPenney
I grew up in Orlando. Speaking only for myself, you could get Jordans if you gave a little effort calling around (big ups to rotary dial phones lol), but typically anything black flew off the shelf and a lot of people got stuck with one of the white colorways..  Vs were the first pair I got in black that wasn't a pain in the *** to track down. Back in those days, I was at the mercy of my parents driving me to Athlete's Foot (I haven't lived in Central FL in decades, but don't recall seeing one there in years) or Foot Locker. It was either that, or walking to with my cousin several miles to the store.

In HS when the 7s came out, i quit wearing Jordan's till the 11s. Really not a fan of many Jordan's out side of 1s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 11s, and the occasional 2. I'm glad Nike is releasing these in masses. I'm too old to be wasting my days tracking down shoes. Truth be told, I don't wear Jordan's that much, but there are some I just have to have. Especially if they have the NA treatment. I know I'm being wasteful, but these shoes are more than fashion for some of us old dudes. They're part of our childhood and memories. 

That said, I'm more of a Ultra Boost, Flyknit Racer, Asics Gel Lyte 3/5, Saucony, and Kobe wearer these days.
 
welp, just realized i had 2 $20 rewards at fnl so i copped my 2 10.5s from there just now. that means 4 pairs now on the way, but will be returning the snkrs pairs to the outlet. eff it, money is money saved.
 
with this release sitting, it's official that the hype on Jordan retros is pretty much dead. Not that I'm complaining at all, I would love all pairs to be mass produced & widely available. I'm still gonna buy the pairs that I want to wear & this release > Any Adidas shoe to me

But imagine this pair dropping in 2012-2013 with Nike Air, they would be sold out immediately.

Hype isn't dead, they drastically increased production. This only kills the hype for individuals worried about exclusivity. Funny thing is that the ones that pass on these releases because their wildly available now will eventually want them down the line when they can no longer be found as easily.
 
Hype isn't dead, they drastically increased production. This only kills the hype for individuals worried about exclusivity. Funny thing is that the ones that pass on these releases because their wildly available now will eventually want them down the line when they can no longer be found as easily.


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View media item 2111103Think I see some similarities here :smokin

Love these joints, but they creased almost immediately after wearing them :lol:

I normally don't apply any kind of protector, what do you guys think? Is anyone else spraying their pairs?

The nubuck feels super soft and supple, almost closer to suede.
 
Hype isn't dead, they drastically increased production. This only kills the hype for individuals worried about exclusivity. Funny thing is that the ones that pass on these releases because their wildly available now will eventually want them down the line when they can no longer be found as easily.
 
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