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" but my heads so big you can't sit behind me."Someone resize his head
ADIDAS BOOST Thread - PAGE 1 for INFO- *NO BUYING/SELLING/TRADING*
- Thread in 'Other Brands' Thread starter Started by jpac,
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Yep I wound up ordering some Core Blacks from eBay last year that turned out to be fake when they came in the mail. The seller terminated his account so eBay refunded me the money without having to return the shoes.
The "boost" midsole is just one big solid piece of foam, some material similar to EVA but even cheaper. It has some very slight bounciness to it, but is pretty rigid for the most part and thus feels absolutely nothing like real boost. Here's a close up so you can see what it looks like.
Surprisingly, the knit isn't all that bad. Of course, it pales in comparison to Primeknit and it isn't nearly as stretchy, but it's sturdy and breathable enough. It feels rough and a bit scratchy. Kind of feels like it's knit from carpet.
All in all, while they don't compare in the slightest to real UBs, they're a decent enough pair of shoes on their own, if you were to compare them to a pair of Sketchers or something else the mainstream market eats up for less than $50 a pop. I wear them to work at least once a week since they look good enough and I essentially got them for free, but I'd never condone actually paying for a pair. They just make for a good pair of "super beaters."
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Right, the stores don't decide, the account managers do, but the I would assume that the stores gotta at least know what they are getting and when they are getting them...
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This made me laugh "super crusty feel" , i can only imagine tho.
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Shout out to fellow NT'eruzzzle ! Swapped a 12 for a 10. Good stuff! Thanks again.
No, Thank you my brotha!! @Texian
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they would sell out for sure if ye wore em lol
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Oh god it'd be pandemonium. Hopefully that never happens.
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Copped the black Y-3s cause of NT peer pressure...
Imagine we all banded together and said smoking was cool? lol
Will wear as dailys which in turn will take stress off my SNS and Wood Wood UBs
Imagine we all banded together and said smoking was cool? lol
Will wear as dailys which in turn will take stress off my SNS and Wood Wood UBs
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Yep - that's pretty much as I imagined. The 'Boost' being a crappy piece of rubber. Was curious to hear from someone who's actually worn them though.
Combination of the hype, restricted supply, price point etc I think we'll see plenty of fakes being sold. Looking at the lines for NMD in Asia I'm guessing fakes would be selling.
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Yep I wound up ordering some Core Blacks from eBay last year that turned out to be fake when they came in the mail. The seller terminated his account so eBay refunded me the money without having to return the shoes.
The "boost" midsole is just one big solid piece of foam, some material similar to EVA but even cheaper. It has some very slight bounciness to it, but is pretty rigid for the most part and thus feels absolutely nothing like real boost. Here's a close up so you can see what it looks like.
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Surprisingly, the knit isn't all that bad. Of course, it pales in comparison to Primeknit and it isn't nearly as stretchy, but it's sturdy and breathable enough. It feels rough and a bit scratchy. Kind of feels like it's knit from carpet.
All in all, while they don't compare in the slightest to real UBs, they're a decent enough pair of shoes on their own, if you were to compare them to a pair of Sketchers or something else the mainstream market eats up for less than $50 a pop. I wear them to work at least once a week since they look good enough and I essentially got them for free, but I'd never condone actually paying for a pair. They just make for a good pair of "super beaters."
Free or not I'd never wear fakes out of principle.
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He's not jokin about them being everydays
He's not jokin about them being everydays
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Ultra Boosts won't hit Roshe level. They're not meant to. NMD's are what will hit Roshe levels.
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co-sign, you can't even pay me to wear fakes.
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Y'all got any more of them matches codes?
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I would. I live in Walnut Creek. Too bad he's not a size 11/11.5.
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And for those that are wondering how the olives look in real sun light
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There is no orange underlay like another member said. It's a brown olive mixed with a green olive
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There is no orange underlay like another member said. It's a brown olive mixed with a green olive
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Sheesh 400+ posts since my lunch break 4 hours ago lmao... What's the buzz all about? Creams restocking in champs again?
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Thrilled to walk into my local Champs (Arden) today to find the last pair of Cream's in my size 12! FTL should have them tomorrow...
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Wow. Those are fire!
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Yeah I'm done chasing the Creams man. If I stumble upon an online release, then great. If not, **** it. I've lost sleep this weekend with hopes of an online drop on ADC since that's really my best shot at a pair. I never wake up that early on the weekendsThanks and repped, saved me a trip. I've resigned to my fate and will no longer chase creams unless they drop on ADC. They have broken me
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For me it's liberating to have a pair of shoes I can wear without having any sort of concern if they get trashed, especially since I only wear them in an environment where I'm pretty much never faced with anyone that knows a thing about sneakers. If I had the scratch to trash a true pair of core blacks I would, but my purchases are selective and I treat my real UBs with care since I'm still in school and only have a few pairs.
I know this isn't any sort of excuse for some, but to me it was a free pair of shoes and I thought turning them to beaters served a useful enough purpose for my life/needs. Aside from that, they're the only pair of fake anything that I own since I had them and didn't know what else to do with them. But I'd never knowingly spend money on a pair of fakes, no matter what.
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What the heck? How can you have that post count and date with that rep count? Was that some sort of transfer mistake lol?Thanks and repped, saved me a trip. I've resigned to my fate and will no longer chase creams unless they drop on ADC. They have broken me
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One mans trash is another mans treasure
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Yea, I was there at 2:40ish and all they had was that size 12. Hoping tomorrow for FTL.
