I personally love the tapes. My only complaint is the yellow/vintage midsole treatment. I think the most recent OG are more comfortable on foot, but there is something about the tapes I like more than the hyperfuse or 2010's
In St. Louis West County Mall Champs just re-opened here is what they had on shelves
Thunder 4s
Fire Red & Grape 5s
Cool Grey 9s
Bred 11s
HGG & Bred 13s
Plus a few others I am sure I am forgetting.
Galleria Mall HOH will have the Fire Red 4s & 5s with raffle ticket and the Champs has the...
Champs up here give out tickets the weekend before a release, getting a ticket guarantees you get the shoe.
I believe you can still get the shoes without a ticket but am not 100% sure.
Footlockers do a raffle the weekend before and make the call on Thursday before drop date, if you don't...
In my recent experience release day comes with lines. Depending on what you are looking for lines will be longer than others(obviously) and different locations will have more hype around them that others(again, obviously).
Where are you coming from? What shoe are you waiting on?
Here are a few places I like
Prime Sole on West Florissant, there is a City Gear next door as well. Heard there is a DTLR out that way also.
R Sole in the Loop gets a good selection, although I haven't been impressed since their last renovation
SwedeLife is also in the loop but is a clothing...