Detroit Residents Spend Days Waiting in Line For $1,000 Sneakers
- Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:29pm by
Becket Adams
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Some Detroit residents spent days waiting in line for a chance to buy rapper Kanye West’s new $1,000 “Air Yeezy II” sneakers.
“Detroiter Nik White…got in line at downtown Royal Oak’s Burn Rubber Shoe Boutique [just outside Detroit] Tuesday for the shoes that went on sale Saturday,” CBS Detroit reports.
Related: Activists Blame Nike Shoes for Rising Crime, Demand Company Lower Prices to ‘Meet Customer Demand’
Once the sneakers officially went on sale, they sold out almost immediately.
Watch the CBS Detroit news brief:
White, the fan who waited for in line for four days, bought himself three pairs of the pricey “kicks.”
Image courtesy CBS Detroit
“If you collect shoes, you want to have the style that are harder to find … it’s more the value, whether you keep it or trade it, sell it — whatever — it’s the value of it,” said White.
There has been so much hype and anticipation behind the shoes that a pair allegedly pre-sold on eBay for $90,300.
Related: ‘Pandemonium’: Riot Breaks Out in Florida Over Release of New Nike Shoe
But some of you may be asking: Who is Kanye West and why would someone drop $1,000 on shoes with his name on them?
Allow us to refresh your memory:
Oh, that guy? Yeah, that guy:
Well, at least he knows how to market a shoe.
Related: ‘Verging on a Riot’: Police Pepper Spray & Arrest Shoppers Over…Nike Air Jordans
This story has been updated.
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Comments (185)
deltaecho
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:19pmYou guys are forgetting that the KW sneakers are pre-stunk.
Report Post »happygranny
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 12:01amSilly me, I though Detroit was in ruins, high unemployment, and the government is about to go bankrupt. So how can people from Detroit afford to pay this much for shoes. I didn’t realize that welfare payments are that good.
Report Post »That Guy
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 12:52amKanye is an arrogant do**he.
Report Post »Jaycen
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 1:17am@happygranny
Look at the face of the man in the video. He hates himself. He wears all his emotional defects on his face.
People like this don’t have their priorities in line. Of course, people like me make it easy for him, since we’re paying his way.
Report Post »charleyrocks
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:27amwhy didn’t they ask these people if they work? if they have been waiting for days I assume mommy gave them the grand or the drug business is doing very well!
Report Post »orionreplay6607
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:59amAdd this to my theory that most average people aren’t as poor as they believe. They will say they are poor and can’t afford the necessities of life, but stand in line for $1k shoes, iPhones, and $5 coffees.
I believe it is because people have begun rethinking our personal discretionary funds. It used to be you paid your rent, paid your bills, bought your groceries, filled the tank, and then what was leftover was used for movies, music, Kanye shoes…
These days it seems we first buy Kanye sneakers and then worry about the rent, the bills, groceries, etc. They are then seen in Walmart talking on their iPhone, walking in their Kanye sneakers, but buying Ramen noodles in bulk.
My own brother asked for grocery gift cards for Christmas for his three children as presents, yet recently bought an iPad 3 and later two new iPhones. His wife and him constantly ask my parents for “loans” that ultimately never get paid back. When given funds for a brake job for their vehicle, my parents later learn they got a sitter and went out to eat, spending nearly half the money. The brakes have yet to be fixed, as far as I know. Scary.
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:01amThere are two Americas: One of the MAKERS and one of the TAKERS.
The MAKERS wake up every morning and get their America kick-started. These folks marvel when they read stories about $1,000 sneakers because they‘re worried about saving for their kids’ college years. They are on a slow boil hearing about bailing-out foreign banks, GM and the corruption rampant in our elected and appointed officials.
The TAKERS have their Champion in office; but, their time for honoring themselves will soon be at an end. It will be unreal to watch the wolves devour each other in dung heaps like Detroit when the “gubbamint” checks stop coming!
Good luck to the TAKERS, I hope that you suffer immeasurably!
Report Post »trappedinwv
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:14amOne pair of those shoes buys my shoes for 15 years.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:28amWonder how they can afford these drug dealers only work in cash sales and it is non reported income slipping through the cracks most are probably on welfare and are never investigated for their assets.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:00amDid they pay for that from Obama’s private stash?
Report Post »lqtm
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:21amLOGIC FAIL BY HAPPYGRANNY- Not all people in Detroit are on welfare, you’re just old and racist.
Report Post »lqtm
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 7:22amLOGIC FAIL ON BEHALF OF MANY OF YOU- Not all people in Detroit are drug dealers or on welfare.
Report Post »little big man
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 8:01am1 penny on them. plus where are all the obama voters who get obama money going to get 1k for these???????????? U.S. tax $$$$$$$$$$
Report Post »Macman1138
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 8:02amMore T.N.B.
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 9:32amyou can not get jiggy with it, without having the propper attire.
Report Post »bailiff3205
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 9:54amKayne is a punk B*tch, and racist. I have never disliked someone so much, makes it worse that he is always in the spotlight….he hates whites but dating Kim K
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 10:20amLOGIC FAIL BY LQTM…I lived there from ‘97-’03 and have 10-15 friends that still there (no longer IN detroit, because most of them are white and it is no longer safe to live IN Detroit if you are white). The VAST majority of Detroiters are on welfare/drugs/both (about 70% just on welfare alone, so I‘m sure its fairly safe to say it’s 80-85% all combined). Facts cannot be racist, they are what they are.
It is ABSOLUTELY legit to ask, “what are these people doing spending $1000 on a pair of shoes?”…you can say not to judge a book by its cover, but thats what the professional world does everyday. One look at these folks (piercings, poor communication skills, general ignorance) and you know they aren’t making enough from their jobs to pay that much. When you combine that with the FACT (again, they can’t be racist) that Detroit spent almost 150K PER PERSON on welfare related crap last year, it gives a rational person with relatively good critical thinking skills the ability to infer that many of them used govn ass. (at least in part) to perchase those sneakers.
Report Post »1bn175
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 10:27amThey must have all been Detroit’s government officials buying the shoes with allocated funds.
Report Post »Richalu
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:02amLogic fail by LQTM… The NON-drug dealers, NON welfare recipients in Detriot (a minority, to be sure) are responsible working people that wouldn’t waste a $1000 on a pair of shoes that can only be placed in a glass showcase.
Report Post »RJL
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:03amCapitalism, capitalism, capitalism, capitalism, that’s what you RomneyBeckBots preach all the time. Buy at a low price sell at a high price. Supply and demand.
Like “the chosen one” did with Bain. Bought up failing companies at a low price and sold at a very high price and made a fortune doing it.
Just because they’s aint’s a white hunky like “the chosen one” don’t mean they’s can’t cash in on capitalism.
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:28amwow, RJL…you succeeded in making even less sense than LQTM. Congrats!
Report Post »RJL
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:37amLike gramma always said, “it takes one to know one”.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:06pm@ lqtm
Report Post »OK the rest are on hit and strip crews or knock over the nearest convenient store somewhere in the mix they didn’t do honest work for their money.
usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:11pmRJL…please, please try to put together a coherent sentence. Maybe you’re off your meds…or maybe you just took too many.
Report Post »Obamammy
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:17pmReligion of Chicken, Watermelon, Welfare and Bananas strikes again~!
Report Post »MittensKittens
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:38pmdum basses, no wonder why Detroit is in the situation the ciy is in, a bunch of morons live there.
Report Post »Lurchbus
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:16pmDo they make you jump higher!!!!!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 5:00amNo, PF Flyers make you run your fastest and jump your highest.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:15pmNo but blacks seem to think they can help you out with jumping fences and getting away from the cops faster.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:17pmHey every little bit helps !!!
Report Post »Lurchbus
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:14pmI thought Detroit was broke!!!!!
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:54pmFood Stamps can buy almost anything. What they can‘t buy there’s unemployment and social security.
Report Post »That Guy
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 11:27pmThese are the same people who claim we don’t give them enough. We need to pay for their healthcare so they can buy these Yezzy’s. I say go get a Jobzzzy and you won’t have time to wait for a pair of kicks or the new iPhone. Jus Sayin!!!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 4:22amDetroit is … the gangs are not.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 11:58amDey got summa dat Obama money.
Report Post »BLUESMAN23
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 2:51pmThey are because their handing out Gubment freebies for them to buy sh*t like this
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:12pmFREEDOM = Free Will; Free Choice. FASCISM supports Regulating Human Activity & Choice!
Take your Pick!
Report Post »airhead0
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 11:15pmYour right this is American and if these idiots want to pay 1K for a pair of shoes, they have every right to do so.
I could use that thousand to catch me up on a couple mortgage payments. Of course what am I thinking, thats what responsible people do.
Freedom comes at a price and if these fools are on any government assistance then I think they need to be removed from it. If they can come up with a grand for some sneakers, they can feed their families.
Report Post »LostInTheSpin
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 12:01amI agree with airheado…I would bet good, hard earned money that most of the people buying these shoes are on the taxpayers teat.
Report Post »jas0707
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:10pmFrancis sounded too intelligent to be suckered into such a scam…you just never know.
Report Post »aChameleon
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:07pmHe does love fish sticks.
Report Post »aChameleon
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:05pmI’d rather have ten subscriptions of GBTV than give a penny to that pos con-yay
Report Post »artman54
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:05pmFood Stamps at it’s worst !
Report Post »Maxim Crux
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:00pmPersonally, I would rather have a pair of Rockie high top boots. If you see a person wearing a pair of these shoes, you know what to do.
Report Post »ModerationIsBest
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:03pmGlad to see that the recession hasn’t stopped people from paying asinine prices for garbage products.
The American Dream!
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 11:12pmYou‘ve gotta stop eatin’ right before bed, MODERATION. It‘s givin’ you asinine dreams of garbage.
Report Post »Hawaii_Conservative
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:52pmBeing that Kayne West is dating Kim Dardashian, I am wondering, who is the Gold Digger now?
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:51pmI hop e they are made out of real Kayne West and some Karadasian thron in as tread.
Report Post »Cloth Stews
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:03pmI will look at this a little differently. 3 pairs purchased and they are selling online for double that. This is capitalism at its simplest form. Well, maybe a lemonade stand would be simpler but the govt. doesn’t want you doing that. More power to the individual.
Report Post »GardenoftheGods
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:49pmI’ve got to agree with the first few posters..Isn‘t Detroit the city that’s going bankrupt, can‘t pay to maintain it’s parks, and has to turn off half the street lights? So, who’s buying sneakers at $1,000 dollars a pair? And why aren’t they paying to help maintain their city? Something’s awfully screwed up in “Three Rivers”!
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:55pmthey using obama money
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 11:02pmDrug dealers.
Report Post »moraleskp
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 11:05pmHere in rural Louisiana it’s the same. Lots of people on welfare and food stamps have $10k of rims on a $5K car. All of the hurricane relief money went to houses that were not damaged and after some of them got $70k to $150k, no improvements were made to the houses. Its all a scam to give money to people of color.
Report Post »Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:48pmIf you have $1000 and live in Detroit, you are an idiot if you are not on a bus, plane, or train out of there.
Report Post »right
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:41pmYou are so right. Why are they still there? Like living in a dump I guess. But they have ‘nice’ shoes.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 12:07amwould you want these people living near you ???
may i remind you who they vote for ????
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:48pmYou know your a dead man if wear them in public. WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 12:58amYou beat me to it.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on June 12, 2012 at 6:35amAt least they were civil enough to wait in line but after the purchase guns come out a blazing.
Report Post »gbfreak
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:47pmWow…..kanye taking advantage of his people…..he should be giving these away…..Oh Wait….guess he’s a CAPITALIST!
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:44pmKanye West does not care about black people.
Report Post »RAGEAGAINSTTHEMACHINE
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 11:07pmThat’s awesome!! Your comment, that is :)
Report Post »Eaglesnest
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:43pmPriorities and Life Management skills.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:43pmI would really like to know where these people WORK since they have all this extra money or did I just buy a bunch of ugly shoes for people I don’t know with my tax dollars.
Report Post »BIgWheeler
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:19pmI wonder what $1,000 worth of crack looks like?
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:42pmwow i am surprised political campaigns don’t have limited pairs of shoes for sales for people to fight over, easy campaign money.
Report Post »Mikeramseyjr
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:40pmyour tax dollars at work!
Report Post »nighttrainno9
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:40pmDetroits broke, the residents are 90% on welfare and
Report Post »their concern is $1000.00 sneakers?? Of course the taxpayers are
buying just like where I live you drive through the section 8
housing and look at all the Cadillac escalades with their
$8000.00 tires & rims (that the taxpayers bought). Or go
to the meat market and watch a black woman gather up
$400.00 worth of meat and drop her card with the American
flag on the counter. Does no one see anything wrong with
this picture??? I swear, this country has gone INSANE!!
PROSECUTE_PUBLIC_SERVANTS__FOR_CONSTITUTIONAL_TREASON
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 10:31pmWhat ‘s wrong with every pimp and drug dealer owning a nice pair of shoes?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:35pmand you wonder why detroit looks the way it does
complete morons are the only fools that would pay 1000 dollars fo a pair of freakin ugly sneakers
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:42pmYou deal drugs and get a free phone,,,, free food ,,,,, free rent ,,,, free medical care …. “FREE FREE FREE” and you too can waste “your” money .. .HEY GLENN WHY ARE YOU SENDING A TRUCK TO DETROIT? Northern lower WEST MICHIGAN has truly needy people. Go to Irons, Baldwin, Idlewild etc … lots of other little towns where people NEED REAL HELP!
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:35pmThats a tidy sum of money! Maybe it could be put to better use? You bet! Same people will be asking the government for more handouts and student grant monies.
Report Post »Tusker00
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:33pmPeople that spend this kind of money in this economy on this crap……..no wonder they don’t have a damn thing and live off of the guvment.
Report Post »LaBelle
Posted on June 11, 2012 at 9:32pmDetroit, the city that’s broke and where almost all of the residents are on welfare, makes sense to me. s/o
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