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got into nb game late trying catch up .. just seen the americana 577 dope shoe .. im a sz9 wide should i go tts or .5 down thanks
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Gotta get those Capsules. Hopefully they'll be semi-plentiful.
Jcrew 998 pebble blue are currently available for phone order only, taken down from website, will be back up on August 25th (monday) and full priced (160$), never went on sale when they were taken down.
You're right I didn't even consider its MSRP.Isn't retail on the 990 $190? I don't think the price point is too bad based off that.
Edit: Just saw this and couldn't agree more. I was a strong supporter of new balance for the past 4 years, but now things have just gotten out of hand. My guess is they're "testing" their target market to see how much ******%% we're willing to deal with. Even Nike/JB stretched out the cost increase of most of their "target market" shoes over several years. A price hike this steep has to mean something more than "more profit" is going on.
I have been holding back on saying anything bad about New Balance. I have been wearing their shoes since my Dad bought me a pair way way back when, and I have over a 100 pairs of New Balance runners now, but I have to say, they have gone completely off the rails in terms of their price points for some of their recent releases. The 997 at 260.00 was ridiculous, then the 996 at 249.00 was insane, then they release this new 1300 for 249.99. Who do they think they are trying to appeal to? I can understand costs changes, I can understand increases in material costs, but the prices they are putting up for even the recent 574 models have completely turned me off to their shoes. I think the last pair I bought from them was the Navy 997 at 200.00 and I thought that was a little high. Quite frankly, crossing that 200.00 threshold was a bad move. I can't justify these prices for their shoes anymore. Especially the US made models they have been shoving at us lately.......
I think the saddest part is, however, that people are still going to pay these prices for their shoes. And that sucks
Valid question here fellas.
would you guys rather see increased prices or decreased quality
go with 9.5 possibly because of the wide aspect, these are asian made and the 9 fit like 9.5 and 9.5 like 10 etc etc.got into nb game late trying catch up .. just seen the americana 577 dope shoe .. im a sz9 wide should i go tts or .5 down thanks
increased prices, I'll just buy less and less shoes
would you guys rather see increased prices or decreased quality?
I would much rather see an increase in prices due to an increase in quality.
would you guys rather see increased prices or decreased quality?
I have been holding back on saying anything bad about New Balance. I have been wearing their shoes since my Dad bought me a pair way way back when, and I have over a 100 pairs of New Balance runners now, but I have to say, they have gone completely off the rails in terms of their price points for some of their recent releases. The 997 at 260.00 was ridiculous, then the 996 at 249.00 was insane, then they release this new 1300 for 249.99. Who do they think they are trying to appeal to? I can understand costs changes, I can understand increases in material costs, but the prices they are putting up for even the recent 574 models have completely turned me off to their shoes. I think the last pair I bought from them was the Navy 997 at 200.00 and I thought that was a little high. Quite frankly, crossing that 200.00 threshold was a bad move. I can't justify these prices for their shoes anymore. Especially the US made models they have been shoving at us lately.......
I think the saddest part is, however, that people are still going to pay these prices for their shoes. And that sucks
I would rather see increased prices. It's the reason why i started buying NB over more nikes.
would you guys rather see increased prices or decreased quality?
so i should go with the sz9 then if it really fits like a 9.5 .. the sz9 i can get for 40bucks cheaper then a sz8.5 all dead stock just want to make sure i get the rite fitgo with 9.5 possibly because of the wide aspect, these are asian made and the 9 fit like 9.5 and 9.5 like 10 etc etc.
increased prices, I'll just buy less and less shoes
They run a bit smaller than US Made 998's being as though they are Asian made. Not sure if theres enough of a difference to warrant going half up from your regular US 998 size. Depends on your feet.
can anyone advise on tassie devil sizing? same as all 998s or they run bigger?
thanks
run half a size big, I am a 10.5 in US made 998, the tassie (asian made) I have in size 10.
can anyone advise on tassie devil sizing? same as all 998s or they run bigger?
thanks
well I would say go with a size 9 for the 9.5 length but I am curious as what the width difference is between the size 9 and 9.5. But if you were regular width and wear a size 9, i'd say go with a 8.5 to get a 9 sizing but possibly the size 9 would have a wider width that can accomadate your feet but maybe the length (9.5) is too muchso i should go with the sz9 then if it really fits like a 9.5 .. the sz9 i can get for 40bucks cheaper then a sz8.5 all dead stock just want to make sure i get the rite fit
And while I agree with the quality aspect, the price increases they have implemented do not appear to be a result of increased costs of materials or workers salaries. If that were the case, as in the past, we would be seeing slight increases, 10-15$ for the USA made shoes. But no, they are increasing prices drastically, and as other have mentioned, that does not indicate that the increases are a result of simple changes in cost to manufacture the shoes. Couple with the fact that I can look at a pair of NB 1300 now compared to a pair 2 years ago and find little difference in quality of how it was put together, indicates to me that there is another element outside of just simple increases in product cost at work here.All jokes aside, if decreased prices meant decrease in quality, I wouldn't be a fan.
In a sense with NB, you pay for what you get. Great craftsmanship with great quality. If it comes down to price doesn't justify the product anymore I would be put off. NB = quality, keep it there.
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