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I’ll admit, the closest I’ve ever come to camping out for a sneaker was getting up a few hours shy of the official release for the 2004 Jordan altitude XIII’s. People lined up in droves, stood in the cold, broke mall doors, got arrested; you know, classic case of mass stupidity. At that point I had been collecting shoes for about 7 years and after the release of the altitudes I swore I would never deal with that again and I didn’t. Fast forward to 2012. Gone are the days that you can show up a few hours early and hope to pick up your favorite pair. Nope, in 2012 you have to camp outside the store for a week. Thats right, A WEEK. After the nightmare that was the Jordan XI concord release, people don’t want to take chances they wont be able to get a hold of their favorite shoe and re-sellers are salivating at the prospect of flipping these shoes for hundreds if not thousands of dollars. The problem is where does it all stop? Will it ever? How do you feel about people camping outside of a store for a release this far in advance? Make sure to check out the video below and vote!
