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Maaaan, I hadn't thought about that Richard's set up in forever haha!
Olive 9s holiday 2024
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Maaaan, I hadn't thought about that Richard's set up in forever haha!
- Apr 30, 2011
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Didn’t even have Dicks in 94 in the Midwest. Sportsmart was the chain we had around Chicago, eventually purchased by Sports Authority I believe (which then expanded way too much and went bankrupt to be bought by Dicks).
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These are slated to release on October 25, 2024.
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Perfect fall release 
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plan on moving the winterized olives in favor of these.
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One thing they need to improve with these besides the comfort is the actual olive color. I feel the last retro they looked more brown than olive.
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- Apr 1, 2012
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I was just about to post the same. That's the main reason why I will be getting them. The last retro I copped because I always loved the color and they were limited. But, upon receiving them, I noticed the olive was wayyyy lighter than the og's.
- Feb 27, 2013
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Exactly! But your pair looks amazing! They held up well over all these years!I was just about to post the same. That's the main reason why I will be getting them. The last retro I copped because I always loved the color and they were limited. But, upon receiving them, I noticed the olive was wayyyy lighter than the og's.
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- Apr 30, 2011
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My 2012 “B grades” are still crispy but that leather blows and the color isn’t olive so there’s definitely that to fix. At least the powders tell us the shape will be better. I’ll report back on comfort of those next week when they arrive.
- Feb 27, 2013
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What made your pair b grades?
My 2012 “B grades” are still crispy but that leather blows and the color isn’t olive so there’s definitely that to fix. At least the powders tell us the shape will be better. I’ll report back on comfort of those next week when they arrive.
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Nothing that I know of. There’s no flaws on the shoes but they’re stamped B grade.
That release never fully materialized and Nike sent a bunch of pairs to outlets after everyone was like “wtf, how are there no pairs of this shoe to buy anywhere?”
I think it was even posted on NT and I called the Salt Lake City outlet and phone ordered. Besides the box I don’t think there was any difference.
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- Feb 27, 2013
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Yeah, I remember the last retro of the Olives being super limited but I always thought it was just a ploy for people to buy the sneaker that probably woulda otherwise sat on shelves.
- Apr 30, 2011
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I don’t think it was a ploy at all. They sold hundreds if not thousands of pairs for $20 under retail through outlets after the fact which doesn’t seem like a smart ploy to me
Maybe they lost a lot of stock and marked what was left from that factory run as B grade?
- Feb 27, 2013
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Lol my bad this is all news to me but what you say is generally very accurate so I wouldn't be surprised.I don’t think it was a ploy at all. They sold hundreds if not thousands of pairs for $20 under retail through outlets after the fact which doesn’t seem like a smart ploy to me
Maybe they lost a lot of stock and marked what was left from that factory run as B grade?
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Nothing to feel bad about. If you were one of the lucky few who got a pair from that small release you probably moved on and forgot all about it.
I remember it cause it’s still one of the most disappointing retro releases to me. Hopefully they dial this one in. Powders give me hope they care to do it right
- Feb 27, 2013
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I actually copped mine from Eastbay when it was a thing where mashing on your size in hope that it adds to cart! Had to sell em eventually though mainly because they were unbearable to wear on feet for me
- Apr 30, 2011
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Haha they’re so uncomfortable! Pinky toe killers and that stiff plastic leather doesn’t move with your foot at all
- Feb 27, 2013
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Exactly. Those were the years JB threw on garbage pleather on their kicks. Another one that was awful was the Orion 7's super plastic leather and terrible craftmanship on the paint job of the side mountain peaks.Haha they’re so uncomfortable! Pinky toe killers and that stiff plastic leather doesn’t move with your foot at all
- Apr 30, 2011
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Haha I had the orions. Couldn’t even sell em for awhile and then suddenly they were going bonkers in 2014. $300? Gladly, get them out of sight forever! White/Red 14’s were another one with terrible leather and atrocious paint work from that period and I recall the FR 5’s in 2012 being hard plastic too. I don’t know why we put up with any of those shoes to begin with
- Feb 27, 2013
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Lol I copped the Orions on sale and even then I kinda felt guilty. They quickly became a pair of beaters until they fell apart then just trashed em. I havent owned any 14s besides last shots but the leather did look bad on those white/red 14s and yes all 5's had some trash leather as well during those years. They actually hurt my feet when they would crease of how plasticy they felt.
- Apr 1, 2012
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Yep. That's the story. For some odd reason Nike stamped all of them B grade......but nothing was wrong with them from the "eye test." I got my pair shipped from an outlet store as well when they would do phone orders. I probably wore these 3 or 4 times in that time frame.
- Feb 27, 2013
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You guys were lucky to find something like that at the outlets. The Nike outlet by me is pure trash they never have any retros or anything I want to say the least.
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