Air Jordan’s for a 3rd grader

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Are you sure they are Air Jordans? I buy mine similar ones from Nike but they aren’t Air. They look very very similar but cost much less, maybe $60/pair. M

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Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

Not that PP, but I never buy from places like Amazon, Temu, or Target brand shoes. If you are buying shoes at the shoe store and therefore picking a reputable brand, it’s going to be $40-45 unless you spend a lot of time finding coupons and sorting through lots of pairs to find the right size. It’s hard enough to find shoes in store in stock.

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Sneaker culture is huge so of course kids notice it. Jordans are on sale all the time on the Nike website.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would a kid want these? Seems like a parent trying to relive childhood in a sad way

Weird. My kids like these but I never had them as a kid. Not my style then or now. But people buy what their kids like, right? My kids are into lots of styles that do nothing for me and I wouldn’t prefer for them. The same way my parents didn’t always like what I was into.

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Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

My son has flat feet and orthotics so I can’t buy the $30 shoe that will fall apart and have a hole in them a month. I spend a bit more and they last longer. You just buy cheaper shoes more often. Invest in a good pair that won’t have the sole separate after a few wears and you’ll save money in the long run.

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Buttt why would you buy

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Yeah they arent that much more expensive than any shoe. Ill buy my kid a pair once a year if its what he wants.

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Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

My son has flat feet and orthotics so I can’t buy the $30 shoe that will fall apart and have a hole in them a month. I spend a bit more and they last longer. You just buy cheaper shoes more often. Invest in a good pair that won’t have the sole separate after a few wears and you’ll save money in the long run.

This makes a lot of sense for teens or even middle schoolers. 8 yr old feet still growing !

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They aren’t good for foot health. Not a good choice for growth and development.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

My son has flat feet and orthotics so I can’t buy the $30 shoe that will fall apart and have a hole in them a month. I spend a bit more and they last longer. You just buy cheaper shoes more often. Invest in a good pair that won’t have the sole separate after a few wears and you’ll save money in the long run.

This makes a lot of sense for teens or even middle schoolers. 8 yr old feet still growing !

The good shoes wear about at about the same rate of growth. The garbage shoes last maybe one month or two. You kid isn’t going up a size every 30 days.

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Anonymous wrote:They aren’t good for foot health. Not a good choice for growth and development.

What is your kid shoe of choice then?

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Anonymous wrote:they are the same price as any sneaker? my 6 year old has them. They are $65

lol. The life you live. I have a kid who has always been really into shoes a dive indulged that so I am not criticizing someone spending a lot on shoes. That said, there are tons of sneakers to be had for less than $65. Tons. Not many Nikes, that’s all.

My son has flat feet and orthotics so I can’t buy the $30 shoe that will fall apart and have a hole in them a month. I spend a bit more and they last longer. You just buy cheaper shoes more often. Invest in a good pair that won’t have the sole separate after a few wears and you’ll save money in the long run.

This makes a lot of sense for teens or even middle schoolers. 8 yr old feet still growing !

The good shoes wear about at about the same rate of growth. The garbage shoes last maybe one month or two. You kid isn’t going up a size every 30 days.

People trying save $15 over the course of a year on the child’s shoe is weird. I’m not talking about people who actually have to scrimp and save to eat and pay rent/childcare. But I look around and people are buying soft drinks and popcorn at movies (heck I don’t even go to the movies bc of price), or paying a crazy amount for prepackaged snacks. “Coffee” drinks I see people paying $5-6 for.

I do buy non-air Nikes for my child, but we are not spending $2-3 pp on drinks either.

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^Sorry that came off as judgier than I wanted. I am referring to people who are arguing against anybody spending the extra $15/year. If you want to spend on coffee but save on shoes, fine. But I think it’s silly to criticize people spending on shoes when by and large people are unnecessarily spending on other frivolous things.

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Anonymous wrote:Is it just normal for dmv parents to buy their 8 year old multiple pairs of air Jordan’s? Seems excessive to me.

If your kid outgrows them quickly without damaging them too much, they can be resold at a good price. It's an odd type of commodity, for sure, but not necessarily a bad use of money.

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Anonymous wrote:Stop caring and judging what other people buy (or don’t buy) for their kids. Let’s start there.

Meh. I’ll be judgy if your kid turns into a materialistic brat that can’t be nice to others. But her as long as they get good grades and oily sports, right?

There is not necessarily a correlation between kids (or adults) who have a lot of stuff and not being able to be nice to others. Way to reach.