To be frank, your shoes look fine. Just because they're "Made in USA" is no guarantee of perfection. They're manufactured, there are quality standards, and they're definitely not perfect. It's a fallacy to assume that everything made in America is "perfect" or quality. I buy American shoes (and...
I really doubt it, they sat for months and I'm sure you can find them for great deals if you're looking hard enough. $70 sounds about perfect if you ask me! Are they new or used?
Well that's definitely disappointing...the optimist in me says it may just have been pushed back due to a number of reasons. But whatever the matter, I hope Blends does end up doing a New Balance collab in the future. They've killed their Vans ones, and I'd be interested in seeing what they'd do...
I'd say it's a safe bet that they will, eventually. Hype in Australia usually gets NBs a few months ahead of the States, at a significantly higher price too...
I *think* it was mentioned that Blends is doing a Made in USA 996 collab a while back, but I'm not sure and no pictures have sourced, so don't quote me!
Pretty fly colors if you ask me! Some of the Made in England 1500s releasing this summer
Speaking of which, if anyone knows where I can get/has a 1500SBW, the Gentleman's Pack (both colors), and the Foot Patrol Encyclopaedias in a size 13, I'd be interested!
EDIT: Also the 1500PRWs. Such a...