{"id":478499,"date":"2016-01-03T23:53:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T04:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=478499"},"modified":"2019-06-20T07:25:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T11:25:00","slug":"how-i-spent-8-days-of-my-life-and-struck-out-on-yeezys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/how-i-spent-8-days-of-my-life-and-struck-out-on-yeezys\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Spent 8 Days of My Life & Struck Out on Yeezys"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear Snkrs Day,<\/p>\n
So, I’m officially 0\u00a0for\u00a06 in obtaining any of the adidas Yeezy Boosts<\/a>. I wish I could say it was because I wasn’t feeling them, never tried, signed up for one lottery, but that wouldn’t be the truth. The truth is that I have done anything and everything in my power to get just one pair and have come up empty handed EVERY SINGLE TIME. The harder I tried and the more involved I went into trying to attain them, the more I realized just how fixed the game was.<\/p>\n Chicago Skyline<\/p>\n Being from the Southside of Chicago makes me want them even more. What the shoe represents to me is power, overcoming obstacles of adversity and fighting for your dreams. Don’t get me wrong, the stylishness of them and the full ability to stunt on anyone walking by also played into my desire to cop. \u00a0Amongst all the haters I come across, I back up Kanye, and as much as I defend his opinion (and freedom of speech as an American) I am still left without that coveted box in my hands. Why, Universe, Why?<\/i><\/p>\n With every Yeezy drop in 2015 I went deeper and deeper into my quest to obtain the seemingly unattainable. First, I tried the app. Then, I decided to enter a few raffles. Still, nothing… So, I decided to call in the troops and asked multiple friends and family to log on to help me online. Then, I decided that I would be willing to give up my Christmas holiday in the hopes of finally being able to purchase Yeezys through retail. It all started nine days before the 350’s officially dropped, even before adidas released the store locations that would have them.<\/p>\n Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 “Turtle Dove”<\/p>\n The black 750’s released and once again I lost, no app win, seven raffles lost, and online was a frenzy of cart jacking. I had had enough, I needed the win, had to win with the 350 tans. So eight days before the drop I got word that an LA retailer (that shall remain nameless) was doing a line up with wristbands given to only 100 people. I rushed over and got the second to last place in line. I was 117. People were “waiting in line” right after they purchased their 750’s, so I was already technically too late.<\/p>\n However, still hopeful, I didn’t go back to Chicago for the holidays. I knew if I just held out, people would eventually fall off because well, it was Christmas. Everyday for eight days, three times a day until the drop, people with a wristband needed to check in. First check-in time was\u00a012 noon<\/span><\/span>, then\u00a04pm and 8pm<\/span><\/span>. You had to have your wristband still on your left wrist and your I.D., as well as be there on time or you were disqualified and “out of the line.” This only gave enough time to eat, use the restroom, enter in a bunch of raffles around town, and panic that you might be late for the next check-in.<\/p>\n Everyone definitely laughs at you for putting yourself through this torture for a pair of shoes but bro, these are the YEEZYS we’re talking about! THE SHOE! Ridiculous resale prices worldwide in the thousands illustrate the demand. To me, what I was enduring was definitely worth it, and the haters didn’t know what they were talking about. Things got so bad that I threw my hand up to my girlfriend (more than once) when she said I needed help. It’s all good though,I brushed it off because I’m getting Yeezys this time<\/i>.<\/p>\n Adidas Yeezy Boost 750<\/p>\n Wristband holders at check-in were dropping like flies. Yes! From day 1 to day 3, it went from 117 to 63. One of the managers said that last time they got just 40 pairs of the 750’s so this time they may get 60 to 70 pairs of the Tans because that’s what they got for the Moonrocks. I’m good, I’ve just gotta hold out and keep going. As the days went on, people were getting restless as we all realized that it was almost Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n We had so many other things to do in our lives that we just put off, and the management went from being ruthless in taking people off the list to all of a sudden giving them more chances. People started getting upset that if we were late, we got cut, but at times they wouldn’t come outside for more than 30 minutes after the check in time. Also, we were not allowed to stay inside the store for check-in, we had to wait outside in line, in the winter (yeah, I know, LA winters don’t compare to Chicago, but it was in the 30s and it sucked).<\/p>\n After a few seemingly uneventful days, the people in the line up had had enough. A wristband holder attacked one of the store employees because he simply couldn’t keep waiting that long to check in. His girlfriend was cut off the list because she had to leave to prevent her car from being towed. That guy ended up running away with the list that had everyone’s name and number for check in. You can’t blame him though, it was Christmas Eve, they were running really late, no one wanted to be there that long. Happy Birthday Jesus.<\/p>\n