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He's always wore sketchers. Like since he was 4. Recently, he got really emotionally taking about shoes he wanted for middle school. He said if he doesn't get Nikes he's going to get teased. Great fucking marketing work Nike.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know if this is a bad idea, but recently all the Chinese manufacturers spoke out about how much the products they make actually cost, you can find the exact warehouse that makes them, and order directly from them, at a ridiculous mark down. Like a 10th of the price, or less. Might be worth some research. I see Adidas sambas for $10, including postage. They're all there. They just don't have the actual name label on them yet, because that's all they do when they reach the distributor, though, so might be useless to you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Probably aliexpress or something

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Instead of getting him 300$ shoes give him the choice of the cool shoes or the latest coolest video game or the shoes, or whatever hobby he enjoys…

Kids tease other kids because they themselves feel insecure.. that’s literally all it is… if you need Nike shoes to feel secure you’re probably not a cool person anyways

[–] [email protected] 1 points 54 minutes ago

$300 shoes? I think the most expensive shoes I've ever bought were $70. I'm sure a lot of the issue with him getting picked on isn't so much brand name but him feeling like he has no say in what he wears and feeling like he is dressed by his parents in styles he has no say in. Its been 25 years since I entered middle school like this kid, but back then I would have felt the same way if my parents were forcing me to wear something I didn't like/want. It wasn't about price either. Often times the shoes my parents wanted me to wear were the same or higher in price, but styles change over time and vary by region/groups. People have their own personalities and prefer to fit in if they can. If the kid doesn't want to feel like a toddler and have more freedom in what they wear it isn't a bad thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Time to find a good counterfeit.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Happened to me. Got Nikes, got teased because they were not a good enough model. Kids are monsters.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Yup. Learned that one back in the 3rd grade. This stuff is hard if you're not experienced enough to know how people work.

On the upside, I learned that one cannot buy their way into other's good graces, especially if they're going to require you to modify your behavior to get there; they're lying and that was never the issue. On the downside: holy shit that hurts once it goes wrong the first time.

As an adult I can also appreciate that there are situations where you can "buy your way in" to a club or status of some sort. IMO, those situations are generally not worth it to begin with, requiring an never-ending stream of cash to keep up appearances. Plus, it surrounds you with other people that also believe, and are invested, in the program. It's a recipe for elitism at best, and a big 'ol grift at worst. Better friends and relationships can be had for $0 everywhere else.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 hours ago

Yeah, he's not getting made fun of for his shoes. They're just a convenient target of ridicule. Son is about to learn a life lesson.

I'm sorry. People are shit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Well understood. His Mom was poor and bullied in school. So much so that she brings it up from time to time. She quickly bought him the shoes. I'm going to work on getting him Vans or Hookas in the future.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Is he gonna smoke the kids in his Hokas or is he gonna smoke with the other kids behind the bleachers with his hookah?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Both, it's a dual-purpose item!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

At all the schools my kids went to.... Nobody cares. The kids really don't give a shit what other kids are wearing. In some ways it's bizarre given that wasn't the case when I was a kid. But in many ways it's great. I rarely ever hear of bullying, kids just are themselves.

Of course thats woke, because they actually speak to the kids and tell them to consider others and will not tolerate intolerance. So I expect schools like these are few and far between.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I always thought they were old man shoes. LOL 🤣. I'm I the bully?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It's okay I always hated Sketchers too. They were the shoe that you buy if you want to get bullied. Guess that's still true today.

Well I'm in late 30s and high school was 20 years ago at this point, so I caved and finally bought a pair. Settled on their knockoff version of the Nike Flex and I couldn't be more pleased. They're just as comfortable as the real Flex, and 5x cheaper too. That said, part of me is still embarrassed to be wearing Sketchers. I wish the logo was easier to remove...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Man I went to a very affluent school and no one gave a shit about what sneakers we had. Unless you had Heeley's of course. ZOOM!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 hours ago

Probably because it was an affluent school. In a school with more poor kids, stuff like this is their little chance at feeling higher status than their peers even though it's all imaginary based on marketing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Ha ha, I'm pretty old so, British Knights and Pro Wings were cursed shoes

[–] [email protected] 177 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

It's not a Nike thing. It's a kid thing. Kids are dicks, sorry

[–] [email protected] 47 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (6 children)

Is that why Apple has got the US by the balls because people want to avoid the dreaded green bubble in iMessage? I'm not from the US so that might be me misunderstanding the situation, but I've been told that even many adults in the US view that as a valid reason to avoid anything that's not an iphone, because of some social stigma attached to the green bubble.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The specific request is kind of interesting - when I was a kid, everyone had to wear Nikes or get teased. However for my kids, Nikes were always out.

Fads always come in cycles

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

British Knights were the cursed shoes when I was a kid.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Is this still happening? It was happening 45 years ago, ffs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It also happened to me 20 years ago so I guess nothing changes. If you wore Sketchers, you were going to get bullied.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Nowadays it’s about who has the most “designer” clothing, I wouldn’t call a Yeezy designer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

Since I can recall.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Buy him Hokas and have him tell his friends to eat shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

I love this response

[–] [email protected] 24 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I went through the same Nike crisis when I was in middle school. Had to have them because my friends had them. Instead I got to joke about my "genuine imitation Nikes" from Kmart.

It's painful for kids that want to fit in because because they don't have the wider and wiser perspective that most of us do as adults.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

That's the thing, crap kids are still going to bully.

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 19 hours ago (5 children)

I got teased for my shoes. I got better shoes, I got teased for my jacket, I got a better jacket. So then they just made shit up to tease me about.

I saw the fucker that bullied me relentlessly for all three years in middle school about 10 years later. He was pounding stakes in the ground setting up for a carnival. He stopped me in apologized which was kind of surprising. I gave him an absolutely hollow but convincing thanks and what about my day.

I did a little light internet stalking, turns out he's vocal that can't keep a job, construction companies fire him for "no reason" and he's now down to whatever local company will hire him for physical labor. The only truly sad part is he has multiple children with multiple women and will not own up to any of them.

Though, I really suppose I owe a lot of who I am to the hell he put me through. Insults mean fuck all to me and I can ignore stress in a bad situation and make solid decisions.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago

He chose Hookas instead of Hoka

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, working on it

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