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Old 12-24-2013, 07:32 PM
 
Location: NYC
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I meant picking up the phone and ordering them ahead of time. Then selling them online to make a profit.
lol

You cannot do that with these kind of releases.
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Old 12-24-2013, 07:52 PM
 
Location: Between the Bays
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lol

You cannot do that with these kind of releases.
I know people who make a sh!tload of extra cash on the side off these dumbass sneakerheads.
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Old 12-25-2013, 07:51 AM
 
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Never understood the sneaker frenzy but getting into a fight over them is nothing more than the mob mentality that often accompanies these types of lines. People are rushing to be the first and will push folks out of the way to do so. That creates more tension and fights break out. There are many stories of similar fights that break out in a Walmart Black Friday line. Hell, people have been killed in those Black Friday mob lines.
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Old 12-25-2013, 09:29 PM
 
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Never understood the sneaker frenzy
Some people like sweaters, too:
Socialite behind bars after swiping $5G sweater | New York Post
NYC: Department of Correction | ILS - Inmate Lookup System
Sentence Date: 19-DEC-2013 Projected Release Date: 06-JAN-2014
Happy Holidays!
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...ticle-1.981346
http://style.time.com/2013/01/23/rik...ashion-theory/

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Old 12-26-2013, 06:33 PM
 
Location: Bronx, New York
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Very surprising that at 1:24, there is still no police response.....in Herald Square!

No comment on the Foot Locker employee having to stop the fight!
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Old 12-26-2013, 07:39 PM
 
Location: The Bronx
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All it took was a documentary for me to stop buying Air Jordans and stop spending money on big labels. These kids need to be educated about how these industries work. Who's making the big bucks and who is sweating for pennies making these products. Not all but a few may see the light. And maybe more lives will be saved and less headaches while waiting on line.
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Old 12-31-2013, 10:47 AM
 
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Yes...as important as crushing people to death to save $10 on a microwave at wal-mart on Black Friday, and beating a rival fan to near death during a basketball/football/any sports game, etc. it's not ghetto culture or sneakers, it's human behavior.

You are right Sobro. No shortage of idiots and thugs in our nation, sadly.
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Old 01-01-2014, 03:12 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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All it took was a documentary for me to stop buying Air Jordans and stop spending money on big labels. These kids need to be educated about how these industries work. Who's making the big bucks and who is sweating for pennies making these products. Not all but a few may see the light. And maybe more lives will be saved and less headaches while waiting on line.
which documentary??
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Old 01-03-2014, 12:05 AM
 
Location: The Bronx
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which documentary??
Unfortunately I don't recall the name. Sorry to say but it was enough for me to stop buying Jordan's.
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Old 01-03-2014, 04:26 PM
 
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Unfortunately I don't recall the name. Sorry to say but it was enough for me to stop buying Jordan's.
There are some on youtube:

Nike sweatshops - Try not to cry - YouTube

Nike

Nike Sweatshops: Behind the Swoosh - YouTube
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