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Here in the UK the Jordan Vs and the original Pumps were the first shoes to go above the £100 mark and like dmx said, it was more the status of wearing £100+ shoes that was the appeal as much as the design or even who was wearing them on court -if you walked into school/local mall wearing Jordans or Pumps you were doing it ...and everyone knew it.1989 was the year reebok brought the Pump basketball shoe for the first time. I was informed that the retail price was $175 in 1989. How was the reaction to the average customer when these first hot in 1989 with the $175 retail price tag? $175 for some basketball shoes in 1989 seems to be outragous for the time, so for those who remember, how was the reaction?
As much as us older heads try to deny it nowadays, I guess we were the original hypebeasts ...having said that of course, the quality was so much superior that you "almost" got what you paid for in those days, so it was kinda justified.
Plus, the term "hype" was widely acceptable back then ...capiche?
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