Gothamist: Teens Camp Out in Vain for New Sneakers

stackmaster

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:57:46 -0500

These children (& their mother) are what's wrong with this city. Or at least this thread. Why do people wait in line for this crap? They're ugly shoes. Now, maybe if they'd been the Back to the Future II Nike Hyperdunks, I could understand...understand but still be irritated I couldn't get a pair myself.

NannyState

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:27:54 -0500

It was only six kids. In any major city, how hard is it to find six completely disengaged self-absorbed idiots? The worst of it is the greedy proprietor out to exploit this any way he can. I hope there's bad electrical in his shop and the whole selection of idiotic garbage goes up in flames. Would serve that asshole right.

UnrepentantFenian

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:39:36 -0500

That doesn't make any sense, Pete. Gypped refers to Gypsies who roll in RVs and beat up old Monte Carlos, not Escalades.

pete

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:09:36 -0500

Someone gonna get jipped by homies in Escalades wit guns.

babyhitler

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:15:35 -0500

Buying rare sneakers is the gayest sport in the world. You basically stand in line for hours to pay the most for the ugliest sneakers in the world just to impress other sneaker nerds, none of whom, are hot women. Gay.

Spiritof76

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:07:03 -0500

This is silly. It's not like these are iPhones.

Snoopy

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:04:17 -0500

Where are the Chinese knock off guys when you need them?

UnrepentantFenian

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:58:52 -0500

The injustice is that little bastard buying sneakers with my tax dollars. Get a job ya hoodlum.

JanetG

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:43:37 -0500

"Three days into the kids’ vigil, Nathan told them to scram, saying that he now intended to sell the sneakers by raffle — and entrants needed to buy something at the store before they could enter" So the proprieter is running a lottery, the prize being the opportunity to buy $440. shoes, Nikes which he has decorated. What a world! I've passed that "Premium Goods" place. Nothing appealing to me in there. Then again, if I want decorated shoes I'll get some sneakers at Payless, then to Staples and get some markers, glue, glitter. . . This is starting to sound like fun.

drewo

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:40:22 -0500

Might be time to reinstate the draft.

NYC Stef

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:39:24 -0500

@ Spear_Chucker[8] Why would the mother claim it to be an injustice? Why all the better to set up for a lawsuit of course. The store, the designer, hell, even Kobe himself will all be made to pay for the injustice done to her "baby" and his friends. Give me a break!

Gothamist_Cynic

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:08:57 -0500

it blows my mind why do people camp out for the ugliests of sneakers.

ChampionOfTheSun

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:50:24 -0500

How do you know you're a complete tool? You wait in line for sneakers. Unless of course, you have no shoes, and you're waiting for a pair.

petebfd

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:41:49 -0500

an injustice? they're fucking sneakers. get a grip.

JRod5417

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:28:58 -0500

Ha! Nice one zpk.

zpk

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:21:11 -0500

Top five emotions listed in Kobe Bryant's diary: Horny. Angry. Me! Horny. Jealous and horny.

dimshine

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:17:08 -0500

what do they go for on ebay?

Spear_Chucker

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:10:53 -0500

Why would the mother claim it to be an injustice?

whitecastlerock

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:09:30 -0500

The injustice is the price tag for these hideous shoes...

robingee

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:07:37 -0500

Ha! Shooed away!

schadenfreudian mensch

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:59:47 -0500

@edEx Surprisingly not so bad. From what I've seen these future fashionistas do is resell them for hundreds or thousand more.

mattcarman

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:53:22 -0500

Shoes. OMG!

edEx

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:49:52 -0500

BAD INVESTIMENT

Kojak

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:49:31 -0500

“numerous emotions mentioned in Kobe [Bryant’s] diary.” So the sneaker is basically the personification of Kobe being an asshole, a miserable failure, and choking during the finals. Amazing

chris

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:44:55 -0500

Poor kids, don't they have better things to do?