That sale thing is a negative to me lol :P I spend a ton of money on sneakers. Most people have a maximum they will pay for a pair, I have a minimum.
I have a sneaker head cousin. I know how it goes.
I don't really have a minimum, I guess itd be 30 bucks. Lower than that and the workmanship is shoddy to the point you might as well go barefoot. I'm a firm believer that you won't get quality footwear for any less than 50 bucks, usually 60. Anything over 100 thought and you're beginning to pay for the design in addition to the craftmanship
I agree to a point but once you get way high you are also paying for technology. Also I am talking normal retail prices. If an expensive sneaker goes on sale for cheap then I am buying. If it is normally 50 bucks tho I aint touchin.
Well yeah, a marked sale is the exception. The true value of the shoe isn't necessarily the marked price in the store, its the cost of materials and labor and such on the manufacturers side of things
But really tho how much tech is there to be had in the shoe market? An air pocket in the sole? A "double pane" material for some kind of cooling gimmick? Memory foam insoles?
This reminds me....I need to make a topic about a revolutionary approach to the ever present plague on humanity that is foot odor and shoe funk
Ohhh a shit ton. Air Max technology, Boost technology (Which is by the best right now), Nike Shox, Primeknit, Flyknit. There is a lot. There are some stuff that is gimmick which is why you gotta research. But alot of it is revolutionary. Boost is what turned me from a Nike buyer to an almost strictly adidas buyer. ---