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I Got No Jacks

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Is this becoming a theme? No Frogs, no FOGs, and now no Jacks. Oh BTW, Happy Birthday Travis Scott!

To commemorate being 28 years old, good old TS let go a few more pairs of his Cactus Jack Air Jordan 1. I thought I had a chance but no, that top tier stuff still eludes me. I was in queue to checkout for so long but now that I think about it, I should have used several browsers to increase my odds. That’s my bad, and my bad looks like this.

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I didn’t realize this was my third strikeout on the Cactus Jack Jordans. There was the initial drop then the Grammy drop, now this birthday surprise. There’s one opportunity left on May 11 and even though there are a lot of retailers, those familiar names didn’t work out with the FOGs.

I Have No Fear of God

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Literally, I have no Fear of God (FOG). Nike and designer Jerry Lorenzo are at it again partnering the swoosh with FOG and releasing two original silhouettes, the odd Moc and the old school Raid. Yes, that Air Raid with the signature criss-crossed double straps and made for the outdoor court. But the FOG Raid has been refined and retooled in the FOG style. But from the recent drop, I have neither.

Okay, so I discounted the Moc at the outset focusing only on the Raid. I struck out on Nike SNKRS which was a bad sign. A common size selling out that fast was surely an indicator. Then every drop after that was miss after miss. Even overseas shoe sellers didn’t help me. Restocks were missed along with later drops by Undefeated and xhibition. It was ugly (and sad).

It was so sad that I needed consolation in the form of a Coke Zero Orange Vanilla.

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And I gotta say that this new drink is very good. Wouldn’t think so, but this combination is a winner. Would have been better along with a FOG Raid though.

And if you’re keeping score, I have no Frogs and no FOGs.

Anthem Is a Shoe Palace?

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Say what? That Anthem store in Pearlridge Phase 1 Uptown is actually a Shoe Palace in disguise?

The employees wear the SP uniform and all plastic bags have the SP branding. But… this location gets the hype releases like the recent Yeezy Clays although only one full size run. And sadly, this shoe guy was one person too late to buy the last Clay. 🙁

Walked into the store and say that Yeezy 350 box and asked if had any more. That was the last one being bought.

Did You Catch the AM90 Mars (Re)Landing?

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IMG_0302 (1)Did you see that Nordstrom “restocked” the Air Max 90 Mars Landing shoes that recently released? I’m guessing this was more returns rather than a restock, but for a short while, a few (small) sizes were readily available for purchase.

I’m kinda glad I passed on these sneakers. Althought they have a cool backstory and look interesting, the value in these have not been too good.

Crazy Clay Morning

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What a crazy morning going for the last Yeezy 350 regional drop, the Clays. I gotta hand it to Adidas for making this an equitable, attainable drop for the masses. Yeah, the release was more than four hours ago, and Adidas finally sold out, so there was lots of time (and opportunity) to snag a pair. Sure, the small and big sizes went first, but if you were fortunate to make it through the Waiting Room early enough, you could have gotten pretty much any size as sizes kept coming back in stock.

Scary moment before the drop as it looked like I was banned from the Adidas site. Closing all browsers and restarting my Mac luckily remedied this issue. Then the waiting began.

Ding ding! That Adidas bell notification has to be one of the simplest and most useful feature ever.

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yeezy-clay-common-sizesI got in about 45 minutes after launch and had a size 6 in my cart. Sadly, due to payment lag and slowdowns, I could not check out during my session time and was put back into the waiting room.  About one hour later, I finally escaped the waiting room, but by then, only common sizes remained. So I grabbed a personal pair just in case.

Hours later, I still couldn’t get back to purchasing as sizes gradually went out of stock.

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And now the Clay drop is officially over at Adidas.com.

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Regional Yeezy Boost 350

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Yeezys have been launching fast and furious throughout March. With a release set for each week, besides the grounded Geodes, Yeezy 350s have been filling up the calendar.

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First up were the Asian region Hyperspaces available on Adidas Japan and Yeezy Supply Asia. Both sites were easy to get to, but the language barrier was a problem, but small in comparison to needing a physical address in Asia to ship to. Luckily, Wayne’s World pulled through!

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On March 16, it was Europe’s turn with the True Form. These were relatively easier to get with a mulitude of vendors carrying the shoe, many of them offering international shipping. No, it wasn’t simple to get the True Forms, but if you endured, you would have landed a pair (or two). Thanks to Size? for the oddly-timed restock!

Lastly, the delayed Clay model finally releases in North and South America on March 30. Seems like the usual suspects will be stocking this shoe which should sell well unlike the Geodes. Of course, I’ll try for the Clays along with everyone else. Hopefully, the Adidas Waiting Room will be good to me.

I don’t know which colorway is the best of the three. Initially, I thought the Hyperspace was safe but looks kinda like the Statics. Now the True Forms are calling with their Beluga-like motif but with those salmon hits of color. Then there’s the Clays which look totally different than any other Yeezys. Need an in-hand look before making a decision.

Wait, is there really a decision to be made?!?

 

No Frogs But Foam Tigers

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foamposite-tigerNope, I didn’t get the Frogs, but I did manage to capture these Foamposite Tigers. Total luck and perserverance as I kept trying on City Gear, the only early supplier of this shoe.

Nike has since launched a larger release of the Air Foamposite One Tiger Stripes, but I bombed on getting any more pairs. While I’ve never owned a pair of Foams before, I don’t think I’ll start with these Memphis Tigers-themed ones. Now that I think about it, this is one of the few Penny models I haven’t owned.

No Frog Blazers

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Totally didn’t expect how hard it would be, but I just couldn’t find a pair of Nike SB Blazers in collaboration with Frog Skateboards. Targeted at skaters, most inventory accordingly released in skate shops, and many of them didn’t sell online. The few with an online store were wiped out quick.

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Hoping these are released in the near future. So different from the typical Nike aesthetic.

Grounded Geodes

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Seemingly the darker colored Yeezys just don’t resonate with the (younger) sneaker community. As a “seasoned” shoe head, I personally didn’t mind the 700 v1 Mauves, and I kinda like the 700 v2 Geodes. But even at release, they just didn’t move like other Yeezy drops. Even now, hours later, common sizes are readily available at Adidas, Yeezy Supply, and other retailers.

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Yeezy 700 v2 Geode at Adidas
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Yeezy 700 v2 Geode at Yeezy Supply
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Yeezy 700 v2 Geode at Bodega
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Yeezy 700 v2 Geode at Saint Alfred
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Yeezy 700 v2 Geode at Undefeated

Now I don’t think these will be my next #rossfinds, but I do hope I can find a discounted pair for myself soon.

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