Too much to Jam

This is what happened to a Foot Locker when someone broke in for the Jordan Retro 11, which I mentioned in my last post.

Like I said before, the Space Jam is a highly anticipated Jordan release and if you have the means to purchase them, feel free because they are a nice looking and quality shoe. But I'm sure many people standing in those long lines this morning shouldn't have been in line. If your family is struggling in anyway, your grades aren't right, or you didn't donate to some cause for the holidays, you didn't belong in line. Just because you have the money, doesn't mean you can afford them. The celebrities or grown men and women who have their priorities in order can afford $175 for a shoe. What happened to the days when parents rolled their eyes when their kids asked for these expensive gym shoes (cause really thats all they are)? I remember when my brother was in high school getting Jordans were a reward and people wore them until the Jump-man on the sole was covered by dirt and green stains from the grass. Now thats how you spend $175. I guess because I'm not a sneaker person, I dont understand why the shoe has caused this much melee seeing that every few months, Nike releases something deemed bigger and better to replace the latter release. I thought Jordans were released on Saturdays?

Another topic on Twitter that caused me to write this is the (for lack of a better word) haters. Michael Jordan is a legendary basketball player. So what if his fans want to purchase his product? What about the people who waited in line for hours to buy the iPhone when it was first released? Are those people idiots too? Even if the non sneaker heads don't understand the hype surrounding this particular Jordan release, doesnt mean the diehard shoe fans waiting in lines are blithering idiots. Everyone has a particular thing that they find peace in and for many people, shoes are it. If the shoe was on the other foot (pun intended), and you were in line for something you wanted, would it still be stupid?