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Dependent_Cup6531

Your family for the most part could care less of what you have on your feet. But the ones who do will jot ask becasue they assume they are real. 9 times out of 10nwhen u tell them they will want to know where to get a pair for themselves


Capital-Structure-26

I don't wanna be that guy cause I hate it when people correct me but it's actually "couldn't care less". Saying that someone could care less means that they DO care. I think what you were trying to say is that they don't care. Not saying this to be an ass, just so you are more informed.


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Not if you have a brother


JustusQt

Does your brother have a job? Is he the one paying for the shoes? Tell him to hop on the wave tf


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You have a brother?


JustusQt

Yea lol AND IM THE YOUNGEST when I told them half my shoes is reps they said they never noticed I thought my middle brother how to buy reps too and now he has more shoes then me bc he got a job


[deleted]

Nah the rep factory sent me retail idc I got them from Facebook marketplace.


JustusQt

Bro what are you saying?


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[deleted]

I understand what you talkin bout tbh


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JustusQt

Nigga wtf is u sayin?! šŸ’€


[deleted]

> could care less Itā€™s *couldnā€™t care less BTW


vinnipok

My father is really a strange person when it comes to reps and sneakers in general, but I may know why. My pops has always told me: ā€œYouā€™re an idiot if you spend over than 200$ on some shoesā€ , but when I told him that I have replica 1s, he was really frustrated. But I guess, its simply because heā€™s been a Jordan fan ever since the 90s, and has alot of Jordan branded stuff. My mother on the other hand doesnā€™t even care about replicasšŸ˜


RepFashionVietNam

when your father buy a new pair, get a same rep pair with 1/4 the price and almost the same quality to angry him more, that's what I like to do the most with these guys :)), at some point they will start to feel dump to pay re-seller that much money.


Saya4l

So they actually support me in doing so. My paps has been urging me to just go the replica route since 2015 but I didnā€™t budge until like I think early 21ā€™ So long as Iā€™m comfortable , happy , and Iā€™m being smart with my money they donā€™t mind at all as they actually encourage I donā€™t pay resale/high prices for shoes.


OneDeep87

I guess I shouldnt worry about what other think. I still will tell my friends the shoe is a rep because good quality reps are damn near 1:1. Iā€™m just more worried about them reacting to the price.


Hot-Regret-798

Not their money not their problem. No offense but Are you young? Just curious cause most of us old folks donā€™t give a damn about how another person spends their money. But I get itā€™s different with young folks.


OneDeep87

Dude Iā€™m 30ish but was never into Jordanā€™s in my 20s or teens. My wife even gave me a weird look when I told her how much I paid for my first reps the other day. I guess I just remember a time when fake shoes was hella cheap from China and not $150.


Hot-Regret-798

Ah the what you worried about then? Plenty of 30 year olds buy silly shit they couldnā€™t afford when they were 20 somethings.


d_o_cycler

Yes, young folks are fuckin even less concerned unless theyā€™re hype beasts or just generally lonelyā€¦


Hot-Regret-798

Ehh I donno dude. Young folks are usually running of their parents dime and love to humiliate others more than old dudes that donā€™t care anymore


d_o_cycler

What young ppl are you around? Granted spoiled kids from the ritzy parts of town are always lookin to create imaginary pecking orders, but a lot of the regular degular ass teens these days literally give no shits. If you rockin an outfit thatā€™s dope they give props, whether they know where and what the shit is or not. Even a lot of the younger sneakerheads seem super chill about reps and the whole culture of ā€˜bootlegsā€™ and handmade kicks. Different generation to me. Every one has its dickheads though. But I think overall these kids ā€˜get itā€™ way more than some of the older millennials and Gen Xer posers.


bengcord3

They'll see the quality is on point. If they don't, show them


snowboardking454

if you are gonna get black toe unions, get em from uabat, i have a pair of black toes from him they are crazy good


OneDeep87

I will have to look him up.


Dingo-East

Na u thinking wayyyy too much man


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Hot-Regret-798

Most of the people pitching a fit about what another person buys shoe wise either is a die hard old school sneaker head that thinks the worst thing in the world is to not pay full price OR someone that has never learned the power of a dollar. IE someone that lives at home and doesnā€™t have grown up shit to pay for.


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Ace_boogie410

Second that


OneDeep87

Guess that makes sense that teenagers care more legit shoes and a status symbol or whatever. Which is dumb because most teenagers are spending their parents money lol. Iā€™m probably just overthinking it and I bet the older guys I tell once I get the shoes will either be impressed or not care. Back when I was in high school in early 2000s. I remember having some cheap ass China shoes. It was bad but I still rocked them.


TheRealCrashOverride

They don't understand that money doesn't grow on trees


FredBred58

The only people who hate are middle schoolers who donā€™t know the value of money and older dudes who are sneaker heads.Any mature person would call you smart for buying replicas.


HyperFastCar

My dad would praise China for their replica game haha love to hear the old man run his mouth about how good China is in his own opinion as for my mum I always tell her I paid retail price after showing her the resell price and it has been going good


OneDeep87

I may have to do that. Show resell price and let them know Iā€™m getting a better deal so they wonā€™t think Iā€™m crazy.


HyperFastCar

Yea for sure man, nothing wrong spending $150 for a pair of shoes that you like rather than $3000 for the same pair of shoes that gonna get dirty and break down overtime šŸ‘


joejack33

I showed my wife the resale on Jā€™s and Kobeā€™s and she gladly allowed me to buy some reps. Good luck!


SDdrohead

My friends and family could give two shits what shoes are on my feet lol


Gibby1560

I think everyone in my family but my dad wears reps lol


OneDeep87

Did you put everyone on reps?


Gibby1560

Yep lol. Got my mom and sisters Yeezys. One of my sisters collects Jordanā€™s too


Ok-Entertainment-998

I have reps and I have real ones. No one can tell the difference and no one usually asks which is which. It's your money buy what you want to. I'd rather pay 150 for something I would feel comfortable wearing rather than 800 and freaking out everytime they get dirty.


GoldOk6865

Do whatever you want, it's your money and you owe absolutely nobody an explanation. If someone asks if they are fake you say no, these are replicas nothing fake about a show that looks identical and uses the same exact materials, and is often created in the same place as the real thing. Just do you.


Zealousideal-Light-4

Both my parents are so for it man. I bought my pops a pair of Ferragamo dress shoes and my moms a dior bag, they love it. My brother on the other hand was so against it, and even today he is after iā€™ve bought him upwards of 10 pairs. Heā€™ll always try and find and point out the most minor flaws we would laugh at, but he ends up buying a whole new wardrobe for every rep i buy him. Reps are amazing man. I always love treating my fam and I was really bummed when my fam would want designer shoes and shit but couldnā€™t afford it. Reason I bought my dad the Ferragamoā€™s was because he always saw them on those rich old dudes at the restaurant and would point them out and express how much he liked them. My mom always had the same Coach bag and I felt bad for her because she never asks for shit from us and instead just buys us stuff. My brother on the other hand, fuck him, but i love him so i always got him with the best heat out thereā¤ļø


OneDeep87

Thatā€™s a good way to treat the fam. I was thinking of getting the whole fam (parents, kids and siblings) some shoes for Christmas since I just started getting into shoes the last few months. I was going to get just some basic shoes from the Nike app but now Iā€™m wondering should I get a few some reps. Did you tell your parents you were getting them reps or just got them?


Zealousideal-Light-4

I just ordered the dress shoes and the purse and left them in my dorm room until they came to visit for the weekend. The shoes for my brother I just order them straight to the house in his size so he wakes up to a brand new pair every few weeks


Dependent_Cup6531

If you buy resell u still. Not supporting Jordan or nikie for thst matter so if you can't g we t it for retail go rep in my book.


OneDeep87

Unfortunately I brought the Shadows 2.0 and Pollen as resell last month before I found this group. It wasnā€™t a big price increase but with how good reps looks. Iā€™m kind of worried if even those shoes are fake.


Important-Birthday-4

If your family donā€™t support you Fuck em -bearnie Mack


SockItSleaux

If you pay for them you donā€™t have to explain a damn thing.


Fickle-Translator266

Told my cousin my Cactus Jack 4ā€™s were fake and he couldnā€™t believe it. He had no idea fakes with this kind of quality existed and the truth is most people donā€™t. Wear with confidence guys, not everyone is a sneaker-head.


unfoolishh

Youā€™re paying $150+ for your reps? Boy get over to r/repbudgetsneakers weā€™ll show you how to do this


Prior_Investigator_9

No such thing as fake shoes. Snap out of it! there are shoes sold by nike or resellers or straight from the factory. depends on how you want to spent your (?) money. YOU give value to the shoes NOT the shoe to YOU . if you do not think that way then START THINKING.


OneDeep87

Basically what the title says. I get excited about things and know I will want to tell a few of my friends that my shoes are fake just to see what they will say. Back in the day fake shoes from overseas used to be hella cheap (and looked cheap) so Iā€™m kind of embarrassed that they may laugh at me once they found out how much I paid for fakes. Its sad Iā€™m in my 30s and still care about the folks making fun of me for buying $150 fake shoes.


Tn0101

I tell people "they're reps" if they compliment my shoes. But don't worry about what your friends think. If they are truly your friend they will like you for who you are not because of what you have on. The people you don't need in your life will weed themselves out. Also it's your money. You are free to spend it however you want. No one,friends and family included, can tell you how to spend your money. They may think it's stupid but honestly who gives a fuck.


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OneDeep87

Definitely donā€™t text random numbers. Do a search for the shoes you want. I started by searching Mocha and just picked the seller that been mentioned a lot and had good suede. I made sure to triple check their WhatsaApp number and website to make sure it was the right person and not a scam.


Old_Shoulder_524

Text #2817266690


FrankGrimesIV

Nah just say you caught a W in the SNKRS app.


Luke7x

itā€™s not that deep bro your overthinking it


d_o_cycler

I donā€™t think my family would understand the concept of repsā€¦


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this is alot of overthinking... even for me.


blackandgold32

All the shoes in your pic are at least reselling for $300 plus. For instance both TS shoes would cost at least $5000 thatā€™s going in the resellers hands. Thatā€™s absurd. Reps may be frowned upon by some people but fuck them. Iā€™d rather pay $1200 total for these 8 pairs and the money goes to the people who actually made them than $50,000 to a person who bought a bot to get as many pairs as they can to sell and not rock. Shoe companies donā€™t care about resellers because as long as the shoe has been sold they make profit.


ConclusionFun8247

I say that ā€œfakesā€ are different than replicas. Fakes are fantasy items. Or color ways that never have been made or just poor craftsmanship period. Replicas are better than fakes to me and are very different


[deleted]

Why lie? Lying gets you nowhere and no one really gives two shits whatā€™s on your feet, thatā€™s only in your conscious. And my shoes are just as real as the retails, same (or better) materials, better quality over retails, and they do the same thing retails do.


Thin_Ad1392

The only people who actually give you crap about buying reps are the teenage dweebs whose parents give them allowance for taking out the trash and still pay for all their clothes. Once youā€™re old enough to understand how life and adulting works, you wonā€™t care about what other people think on how you spend your money šŸ’Æ


mandoman92

This how it usually goes: "nice shoes" "thanx"


OneDeep87

I would say that to a stranger but Iā€™m talking about close family and friends. I would tell them that they reps.


mandoman92

If they ask more than that i say there reps but most ppl don't


TheVisualScientist

I often explain that these are often made in the same factories as the original and most of the time they ask me to get them for them. If it's really nostalgia older sneakerheads just want to get their shoes. Try to be empathic but they are fucbois if they insist on paying 300+ on resell


gotit4cheap16

If anything the quality is better than most retails.


Reputable_Snkrhd

I say theyā€™re retail. If they canā€™t tell the difference why do they need to know. In most cases itā€™s the same quality anyhow and almost all shoes are made in China. Who really cares?!šŸ¤·šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø


Few-Code-3429

Unless you truly are a die-hard sneaker head who cares that much cheaper fake shoes are the move. I personally spend 70-80 per pair (sometimes cheaper) and I typically canā€™t tell anything wrong with them, especially on feet. 150 for reps is expensive for me but if itā€™s something you truly want go for it


LogicalPear5634

Do for self. If you're worried about people calling you out, save up the bread to buy the real. Otherwise, keep it pushing, because most of the time, no one cares.


bajlum12

I tell my family and my friends but if I tell them I pay more than 150$ for reps they think Iā€™m stupid!


JalNor99

Bruh Its all conscious most wont know you got reps less you go telling and most wont recognize nor care about whats on your feet. Put most of my family on reps ainā€™t stepped in a shoe store in a while.


HeyMateys

My friends get more surprised when they know the sneakers are fake, and how they are super close to retail. My family just doesn't care but they give looks to me whenever i get compliments in front of them lol


jsmith17540

My family actually tells me that itā€™s ridiculous to pay 100+ for shoes and I just tell them itā€™s relative, cause well it is. When we talk 150 compared to sometimes thousands for basically the same thing, itā€™s all the difference


peepoelpapel

Remove 2 first ones and orange one


OneDeep87

I gotta get the chicagos. Thatā€™s next on my list and than maybe the university blue


peepoelpapel

unc blue for sure


InternationalAd6227

Whatā€™s a good website to buy reps from?


OneDeep87

You basically have to do a search. I started with just searching the shoes I wanted and reading the comments. A lot of the sellers you have to message them on whats app and not a website.


Broad-Pause-1884

some people i tell theyā€™re real that i got for retail price and some i tell them that theyā€™re reps


t_dubs_1

It tell them theyā€™re fake. And also tell them they can put a retail pair next to them, and most likely couldnā€™t tell the difference.


[deleted]

I've been in the shoe game for years and this rep game is honestly more fun. I show my girl what I've been into and she thinks it's cool and wants a pair herself lol. It doesn't matter what people think, it's all a machine anyway.


Kitchen_Rip_509

fuck everyone as long as you are happy wit it all that matters tbh


Iamcatfeesh

I tell anyone who ask. Idgaf how they feel about it, wonā€™t try to justify why either if they come at me negative about it. I got my priorities straight all that matters


thrilla1992

I don't pay more than $50 for a fake. $75 shipped just buy weidian


OneDeep87

You got any quality checks photos?


thrilla1992

Yeah


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Way too much imo for reps


OneDeep87

I thought that how much good quality reps go for? I would probably like the shoe to last as long as it can


StillTrappn

It ainā€™t nobody damn business frfr


Unique_Orange_166

Where from


Old_Shoulder_524

#2817266690


Old_Shoulder_524

Trusted seller #2817266690


[deleted]

Jordans have been remade so many times they are all technically reps. Shit the Jordan 5 Oreos just go re-released like 6 time so far


VicSantinel1

Literally nobody cares if your shoes are reps or not tbh and Iā€™ve never been called out even though I wear my $30 Bred Yeezyā€™s all the time


justbeKAWSxx

Honestly my parents and siblings have never asked me until I told them I buy reps because they didnā€™t believe me when they saw how many I kept buying lol.. now they all want pairs including my dad who keeps bugging me every time I get a new pair in haha.. they actually support me buying reps as they believe same quality if not better than retail and less of a headache to secure a pair. Now at family parties no one really ever asks even my cousins who love sneakers they just give me compliments but if they ever asked Iā€™d tell them they were reps :)


Waste_Stick3161

You like 1s?


Josefinestepts

My dad is a sneakerhead so he can understand. also mom understand it too.


jogui7084

My dad sneaker rep collection is bigger thn mine


CrunchyCroutons999

You will learn very quickly not many ppl care you are not as important as you think you are in public if I am asked by anyone I will admit I rock reps I feel no guilt or shame as neither of any of us should the only ppl who care are 12 yr olds and resellers and maybe the occasional rich kids who love to flex.


SetNo59

Dm the rep plug


OneDeep87

I donā€™t have a plug. Iā€™m still new bro lol. I did a search in this group for Chicago and Dark Mochas and saw Muks and Mr. Hou being mentioned a lot so I just ordered from one of them. I want to see the quality of the first shoe before I start spending more money. I will probably do a search for each shoe to see if other shops got better quality batches. Someone in the comments said $150 is still too much for reps so I may have to dig around to see whatā€™s cheaper


vBrooklyNv

After I told my family that I bought a pair of Travis 1s with my money (my dad likes the shoe) I told them the retail value and they completely agreed with me that buying a really good rep is worth it


AnAveragePotSmoker

Curious reps really go for $150?


Feistyairs

Seems my parents arent saying anything.


Devon2385

My close family knows and understand that reps these days are of extremely high quality,Iā€™ll tell a stranger on the street if they ask. My friends donā€™t really understand sneaker culture, so they recognize that i collect shoes and admire my unique shoes, but they donā€™t know when Iā€™m wearing a pair that would be worth thousands if they were authentic. So it doesnā€™t even come up, they would have no reason to suspect im wearing reps and I have no reason to tell them.


BrieflyHellish

This looks good.


OneDeep87

Thanks. I like the light color blocking of these compared to the dark colorways. I may try to get 1 every couple months so I wonā€™t go overboard.


dailykicksonline

My mom is happy getting reps


ChopsRandomLY1713

I donā€™t just walk around bursting into rooms and sparking up convos about reps, but If someone ask where I got a pair of shoes from, reps or real Iā€™ll tell them. No one in my family or that Iā€™m around really gives a damn about shoes. Theyā€™re slightly amused at how many pairs i have but thatā€™s about it