Then go cop some orthopedics and call it a day

No need, I'm in great health and already replace the soles on my shoes with comfort soles for added support because shoes come with s*** soles nowadays.

If they were truly just shoes you would get some s*** in your price range. You wouldn’t go out of your way to get some fake s*** because it’s of a hyped/limited release.

The truth is if that particular item or brand wasn’t hyped you wouldn’t be buying reps.

I’m not gonna get a Chrysler 300 and put a Bentley ornament on it

Exactly,anyone who’s always rocking the most hyped s*** is most likely wearing reps. Way too much dope s*** from Balenciaga and Gucci for people to be rocking the exact same s***.

I don’t mind people who get reps of old shoes that’s no longer in production like those Dior nav boots people fiend for or those rick Owens dunks. Because I don’t care how much money you have, 5-10k for a pair of sneakers/boot is crazy

Lol I can go and buy the s*** off StockX for 500% retail right now but I'm not going to do that. I'm not here to feed into resell society so people can pay for their leased 3 Series instead of getting a job

At most I've bought Yeezys resell and I'm still questioned about why I decided to do it, I'd rather go the route of getting rep shoes (mind you, I never have) for something like Nike Dunk Lows instead of paying weirdos $900 for it because Travis Scott made it popular

If they were just “shoes” no one would want to replicate them in the first place.

people make replicas of almost everything on the planet lmao some s*** is not that serious

So then get something in your price and or availability range. Every piece of clothing isn’t meant for you to own. Just like every car, electronic, watch, etc, isn’t meant for you to own.

No shame in not having/being able to get certain things. But there is shame in pretending like you do have it

I think the main problem with reps aren’t necessarily the shoe but the people who pose with these replicas as if their the real deal. No ones replicating anything unless they know it can make money,we’re not talking off-brand gear here. Rep buying wouldn’t even be a thing if the idea wasn’t to imitate and perpetrate with a fake designer item.

I'd truly agree with this if Nike didn't have such a s***ty app that allows bots and scripts to eat products and for it to be re-sold/backdoored to the public at disgusting rates

if quality is fine/better idc

wear your reps and leave us out of it

some people are looking deeper into than they should lol it can simply be "i like this colorway but the aunthentics are too expensive, so i'm gonna cop some reps" type of deal

This exactly what i he saying

Like bro just wait until you eventually in the tax bracket to cop the s*** you always wanted

Niggas just cop shoes to look cool not because they actually love this s***

Literally what

??

I've been wearing low Nikes my whole life lol. Stef Janoskis, Dunks and Air Maxs. Finally got tired of wearing Stef Janoskis for years and started getting into Dunks, then Travis Scott dropped his s*** and now I can't get any dunks at all without having to pay 4x. Idk what you're talking about with this "to look cool not because they actually love this s***"

nigga they're one of the only shoes i've been wearing my whole life?

like bro just wait until you eventually in the tax bracket

Bro they're $400 lol you're acting like they're $30,000

I can afford the shoes, but I'm deadass not paying no weirdo on the internet extra money cause he made a python bot

what if they love the s*** but just a high school student that's too broke to afford 1k+ sneakers?

Niggas want you to wait 55 years to pay the $10K that dude was charging for $400 cause he kept them in his basement

i get you. those that flex like it's the real deal but don't give two s***s about the art and mostly do it for likes is part of the problem, but not everyone with reps fall into that category.

You feel me?

Like why not find a brand/designer that you can support? Because there’s no hype behind it. You won’t be able to “flex” like you want lol.

Then you can’t get em

We all been there. Just makes being able to actually get what you want more sweeter

Then don't buy it, I waited 4 years to get bred 350s and i wanted that shoe more than anything