Who else here has NEVER owned /wanted a pair of Jordans?

[generic-username]

I own one and I actually have never worn it. It's been in the box for almost 4 yrs. I used my mom's debit card to buy it so it's not like I used my own money.

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

I HAD SOME. I FELL BACK ON GETTING JORDANS WHEN MY FEET GOT REAL BIG. IT'S HARD TO FIND SHOES IN MY SIZE.

 

[The Minister Of Culture]

never bought any Nike kicks actually

now that's weird.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Me.

Thought they where overhyped/priced/ugly when they came out in 84-85

Even back then the price point was like $130-150.

fukk THAT.

 

[Dwayne_Taylor]

Never had a pair...always thought they were ugly.

 

[CrimsonTider]

Never had, never will.
When I was little, if it ain’t make me look like Daddy Warbucks, I ain’t want it.

I was a little Carlton though. Thought I was dripping with my bow ties in 3rd grade.

You weren’t

 

[invalid]

You weren’t

I wasn't.

Despite the fact that I was nicknamed "gq kid" and always listed among the best dressed in school.

 

[DALLASMAVERICKS]

ive only ever liked 1s and 4s

 

[CrimsonTider]

I wasn't.

Despite the fact that I was nicknamed "gq kid" and always listed among the best dressed in school.

Lol

 

[Drip Bayless]

They broke people shoes. Meant to make some feel better

I wore balanciegas and alexander wangs growing up. Shiet im wearing some vescaces as I type this. Gold emblem blinding a nikka . My parents made sure i went outside exceptional. I hope you do the same when you become a parent

nikkas be sounding mad corny with this elitist shyt, when the quality of a lot of designers and Jays be the same

 

[Tommy Knocks]

nikkas be sounding mad corny with this elitist shyt, when the quality of a lot of designers and Jays be the same

One is made in china...the other is made in Italy. You decide

Next it'll be "I'll drive a chinese car over a mustang its all metal and rubber at the end of the day"

 

[Drip Bayless]

One is made in china...the other is made in Italy. You decide

Next it'll be "I'll drive a chinese car over a mustang its all metal and rubber at the end of the day"

If this what superior goods and craftsmanship look like, I’m good with the Chinese sweatshop joints

 

[unit321]

Been seeing a lot of my friends share how they gifted their kids or were gifted a pair themselves and it got me thinking on the topic I technically had a pair ONCE as a kid, but it didn't really count.


I played and watched football mostly coming up and when it came to basketball I admired Grant Hill and Reggie Miller () My pops would tell me that's who I should look up to, so I just went with it. I had their jerseys and rooted for them in the playoffs (the only time we'd really) watch, I wanted their jerseys, etc. so Jordan never had the same effect on me even though I knew he was better.

Anyways, one year my pops took me to the mall and bought me a pair. It was the 10's if I remember right, but possibly the 11's-- one of them for sure. Either way, them bytches were on clearance and I didn't realize till I got much older and looked back on it all. I came to school with them shyts on the next week on my and these muhfukkas were unbothered.


Me: "What's up?! Ya'll see I got some Jordan's this weekend "

Friends: "Yeah okay who cares "


Me: " What you mean??? They're JORDANS "

Friends: "Yeah, but those are the OLD ones "

Me (looking down at them): . . . . .


I came home that day and told my pops I didn't want them anymore and we went thru a similar exchange-- Only he was like " fukk it, we can take them bytches RIGHT back if you don't want em "

Me (not understanding he's tryna pull my card):


And right back they went... I really was good okay with it though It wasn't till I got much older, and the hype for retros REALLY took off that I kept looking back on that incident and hitting the out how things changed. It still feels like I dodged a bullet tho. I got that energy outta my system before it could take full form , but I had friends with a whole damn collection no shade to any collectors/hypebeasts. Just curious to know who else had a similar experience.

Me. In the eighties, of course it would have been awesome to own a pair. They were expensive. No way would my parents buy them. And, I didn't have the game to back up the shoes. 5% shooting percentage says it all.

Now, I'm not really into that look. I just wear running sneakers or indoor soccer shoes.

 

[Zero]

I stuck to Air Forces

 

[Cuban Pete]

I can count on one hand on how many Jordan's I have worn.

I mostly wore Penny's and Iverson's shoes.

Quoted for emphasis