shoes
How Does Nike and Adidas Do Cyber Monday?
They release three shoes… all on the same morning, all with some level of demand.
There are two Air Jordans with a metallic gold color, one in the OG high silhouette and the second is a mid with lots more gold accents. Adidas and Kanye West, on the other had, are re-releasing the Yeezy 500 in Utility Black. Not sure how that’s “cyber” but regardless, a well received shoe.
Rona Relaxing
Just kicking it on a Sunday afternoon during these Rona times…
Yup, I managed to get a pair of the KFC Crocs collab!
Kentucky Fried Crocs
In these COVID times or not, this collaboration between KFC and Crocs is crazy and mindblowing. Check out Seth’s early review.
This awesomeness dropped today at Crocs.
Update: This was hard. These clogs flew, and when I got past the queue to the web site, I saw this and even then, clicking on “available” sizes showed out of stock.
Insulted by Blue Oats
Hmmm, should I be insulted since I did NOT win the Adidas raffle for the new Yeezy 380 “Blue Oats?”
I learned that the reflective version was very limited, but I didn’t consider that this non-reflective version would be difficult to get. And even though Adidas held a raffle, I thought winning one would be probable.
Should I be insulted not getting a pair?
Countdown to Zyons
After a disastrous and extremely limited Yeezy 700 MNVN “Bone” drop today on Yeezy Supply and Adidas, the countdown to Zyons is on.
Let’s hope there are more than 1200 pairs available of the Zyons
Disappointed in Polar Cop
This topic is going to be subjective with differing points of view, but I just wanted to voice my disappointment with Polar Cop. Described as software “redefining iOS checkout automation,” this software went on sale publicly this morning. But due to its popularity, the launch was beset with technical problems and was delayed.
Sadly we will have to delay the drop by 15 minutes due to excessive traffic. Sorry for any inconvenience this might cause
— Polar Cop (@polar_cop) June 28, 2020
After another delay, this tweet was published about an hour after the original start time.
Due to server issues, once everything is up and running we will issue a 10 minute window before the restock, this should be within the next hour.
Thank you for your patience and we are terribly sorry for the inconvience caused.
— Polar Cop (@polar_cop) June 28, 2020
At this point, I more or less forgot about this release. But since I had the site’s window open, I noticed that the page had changed to purchase screen. So I entered my information to make a buy and upon submission, I got an error screen, so again, I forgot abou this forgettable release. A few minutes later, I saw that the error screen changed to one of success, and I also got a confirmation email.
That joy was short lived however when Polar Cop commented first on the botched release then made the disappointing announcement.
Those who saw success will be refunded today and we remind you to not buy a copy second hand.
— Polar Cop (@polar_cop) June 28, 2020
All sucessful orders were cancelled.
Instead of honoring the existing sales, the company decided to alienate the only fans up to that point – those who had made valid purchases. Why would a software company want to estrange those who wanted their product and bought their product? Can’t they just release more copies of the software at a later date (and with more preparation)?
I understand that in these high-demand situations, everyone can’t be happy and satisfied with the outcome. The masses who were waiting for the software and didn’t get a copy were, of course, angered. And now the (potential) advocates who bought the software were also angered with the cancellations. Disappointing all around. As a company, how is trust built when business transactions aren’t honored? Why not turn this into a win-win situation, allowing the purchases to stand then simply releasing more copies for sale at a later date?
Footlocker Love
Who woke up this morning with lotsa love from Footlocker in their inbox?
There are a few more… 47 emails from customercare to be exact. But no, these are not individual orders with a status update. All these emails are for two orders, but I guess Footlocker Customer Care really wanted to keep me informed of the delays.
I feel the love, Footlocker!
Rona Breakfast for Good Luck
What do you eat for breakfast when you need luck on your side?
So what if it’s 4am in the morning in Hawaii. Need all the luck for the Nike SB Chunky Dunky!!!
Rona Shock Drop: Flint 13
In what could be the worst Nike Shock Drop, the Air Jordan 13 Flint colorway released on Sunday before the final two episodes of The Last Dance. Seemingly all of Twitter predicted this shock drop 30 minutes before the airing. The drop happened more like 2:50pm HST, and it was a disaster.
After the initial attack to the crotch not finding the Flint 13 on SNKRS app, word spread that you needed to try the Nike SNKRS website. For a shock drop?! That’s totally unheard of in today’s day and age of mobile apps. Anyways I headed to Nike.com/launch, saw the shock drop, and luckily snagged a pair.
Rona SoleFly Air Jordan 10
Was it a Mother’s Day surprise or related to The Last Dance Episodes 7 and 8, but SoleFly shock dropped a colloaboration Air Jordan 10 this afternoon Hawaii time.
My favorite detail is the back logo and color.
