Guilty of all Five ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
Look, being a sneakerhead is weird. I mean, we hoard hundreds of boxes of sneakers, spend thousands of dollars every year, and spend all our weekend hunting down releases โ and we can only ever rock one pair at a time. But we know our own weirdness. Other people donโt.
And while we can keep the stacks of boxes hidden away from the public eye, there are distinct things we do that canโt be. There are certain sneaker habits that we do publicly definitely make us look insane. The looks we get from the culture-ignorant lay somewhere between curiosity, confusion, and bewilderment.
Youโll know exactly what Iโm talking about โ here are 5 of the most bizarre habits we all do that make us look like supreme weirdos.
1. Driving barefoot.
Ok, not all of you do this, but I sure as hell do. No way Iโm ruining the back heel of my kicks with unnecessary wear. I mean I pay good money for my kicks, I want them to last.
The looks come from across the parking lot in confusion as I undress my feet before hopping into my ride. Worse when it happens on a first date. Try explaining that without coming off psychopathic.
2. Lineups.
This oneโs always a mystery to passers-by. โWhat are you all lining up forโ I hear at least 3 or 4 times per release. And when they hear the answer, theyโre even more confused โ to a point where they donโt know what to say.
Well hey, Sharon, I donโt bat an eye when you line up for tickets to see Pink, but your mind implodes when we lineup for an NRG release. But weโre all weird in our own little way, right?
3. Paying large resale amounts.
Ok, this only comes up in more intimate situations, or on the rare occasion, someone comments on your extremely clean pair of out-there Off-Whites. When someone outside the loop asks you what theyโre worth (or what you paid for them), shit goes from intrigue to disorientation as they try to crunch the numbers in their heads. The look of shock on the faces of people who just donโt get it is priceless, unlike the large prices we paid for them.
โThey look expensiveโ Yeah they are.
4. Taking photos of your creps.
This is even weirder than the Asian girls who take 152 shots with a selfie stick to nail the perfect one. Only because selfies have somehow become socially acceptable (kind of). But if youโre there, taking snaps of your sneakers, people are going to think โMan. heโs probably stepped in shit and heโs just checking it out down there.โ Until they realize no, youโre actually taking photos. Well, thatโs usually followed by blank stares of โWTHโ.
5. Protecting your kicks at all costs.
When you go anywhere, thereโs gotta be a safer than normal radius to your personal space โ you gotta protect those assets! But if someone gets near those Jโs. itโs usually followed by uncontrollable reflex actions, then an aggressive stare-down. Being a father now, I very closely associate this reaction to some random stranger trying to kiss your baby.
Actually, itโs the same damn feeling, but this isnโt a baby, and the look back you get is some kind of scared confusion. They can see the psycho behind them eyes, boy.