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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.

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.

^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: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.

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.

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

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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 !

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

Buttt why would you buy

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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.

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.

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: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.

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