InterGALACTIC Fantasty

Happy Thursday! The highly anticipated Nike Foamposite, Galaxy shoe has been a highlight of many sneaker lover's conversations the whole month of February and, definitely, this week, with the release tomorrow. There has been extreme speculation of how many pairs of these GALAXY FOAMPOSITES our favorite shoe stores are getting but nothing has been officially confirmed (of course Nike is not going to spill the beans)! I have said this before, but Nike has been ruthless on pockets this month. It is hard to find a sneaker lover who will disagree that this shoe is hot. I like the outer space top but I love the glow in the dark sole. I have gone back in forth trying to decide if I wanted to go attempt this release, and finally I have decided I will go. Currently, at 4 pm  hour all malls and stand alone stores that have these highly demanded kicks are experiencing extremely high traffic. I am in Raleigh NC now and there are people from Virgina, D.C, Maryland, and South Carolina waiting for these shoes. Which means people have traveled hours to have the chance to cop these shoes. The keyword in that sentence is chance.       These shoes are almost impossible to purchase, aside from the long lines and people camping out for days. Limited pairs have been produced and Nike is not pre-selling. I understand the point of exclusive shoes but this is getting a little out of hand. Creating exclusive releases keeps a brand relevant.  The mystery number is somewhere between 600 and 650. You may be able to cop your pair for $2500 or more from a reseller if you really want them. That is why I say it's an intergalactic fantasy, because they are SO unattainable but we all will still try.      There will be hundreds of people walking out of malls all over the world between 7:30 and 8:00 am who will not have a pair, which brings me to my next thought. We all know that in the past there have been shoe releases that have been so anticipated and intense that they have led to riots and violence. No one is trying to get hurt over no shoes. The house of hoops, in my area, seems to be prepared for such incidents. They will have a swat team, city police, along with the current mall security present. If anyone decides they want to try to slip into line or "jump" the line, they will be escorted out the mall and will not be permitted to return. The mall of course has guidelines of when you can come on the property and if this regulation is violated more than twice, you will not be permitted to return and may have more on your hands then you bargained for. Let me break this down. Usually you can not be on mall property until 5 am, if you are there at 4 am and asked to leave and you return before 5 am, not only will you be removed from the property but you will arrested. Wow! We will see how organized it will be once we go out there.      To all those going out on a galaxy venture, please be safe and remember you are more valuable than any pair of shoes. Stay tuned for an update 8 AM Friday morning. I will be writing while in line, and will post in tomorrow morning. *Muah* Yours truly, B