Well, I
have to confess something. I haven’t bought a new pair of Nike SB dunks in a
long time. It’s not because I don’t like them anymore, or that I quit
collecting. Rather it’s because I hated the maze you had to go through in order
to buy a pair. I’m in Canada, so people from outside of the United States will
understand our struggle. Where certain sneakers don’t release in our region and
so we end up having to buy them from an American online website (reseller
sneaker price, shipping, import fees, US dollar exchange rate = a lot more than
I’m willing to pay). And even the shoes that do release in Canada often sellout
within minutes in limited quantities. So after taking a significant amount of L’s,
I decided to just stop following the new releases and wear the sneakers that I
already had. However I ran into a problem with that as well, where most of my
SB collection had risen in value and so I just couldn’t bear wearing anything
worth over $300 and above.
So fast
forward to this year (2023) and I suddenly wanted to start wearing dunks again,
after collecting Adidas sneakers that past few years. While most issues hadn’t
changed as far as SB dunks selling out quickly, thankfully Nike was releasing a
couple of dunks that were meant to stay constantly available at retail; the
Black Gums and White Gums. There is some history towards these sneakers which I
don’t care to explain, but I will say that I bought the black gums this summer.
As soon as I bought them I was immediately reminded about why I fell in love
with SB’s; the quality, the comfort and the style. My only complaints about
this release is that the nubuck will get dirty when water touches it, and that they
fit a little snug (so I recommend you go up half a size in these). Other than
that, these are the perfect sneakers for anyone that wants to wear SB’s and can
buy them at retail without any stress.
Nike SB: www.nikesb.com
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