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I've just been working on some layout designs an stylesheets for a sportswear retailer (no... not that one). I was looking at some footwear and spotted a pair of 'trainees' beloved by the local chavery. The young ruffians around these parts all seem to sport them, to accessorise with their tracky bottoms tucked into their socks and their hoody. Its 'a look', certainly
Then I saw the price of them, presumed it must have been a typo, double checked, and it wasn't HOW ****ING MUCH?!!!
So good people of Singletrack, can you put a price on theses handsome items of footwear, which don't look at all ridiculous? Don't cheat and google it, have a guess. Closest guess gets a visitation by the restless spirit of Hora who will enthusiastically goose your leg
Again... no googling please. Ladies and gentlemen guess the price of the Nike Air Vapormax...
£147.00 a pair.
40 quid from Sports Direct?
£180/pair ?
As a non googled guess I'd say £250.
I'll go and gave a look now.
**** gopin, say £139 🤮
They're probably about £160, but that's not particularly surprising. The price of shoes in general has skyrocketed. Must look at any Merrel/Vivo barefoot/running shoe, etc and all the top models are £100+.
Personally, I can't bear to spend more than £50 on approach-type shoes.
Jut found them... crazy price given they look like any other pair.
Good marketing spiel 😀
Make the best even better
With the Air VaporMax, Nike has taken a giant leap forward with the evolution of the Air Max system. Now it's even better with the Air VaporMax Flyknit 2! Sensational design elements and a reinforced heel area crown the new sneaker. Of course, it is as elastic and flexible as its operations and impresses again with its innovative shoe structure and the constant damping. So the VaporMax Flyknit gives you a lot of comfort and fun on every occasion.Don´t miss on the Vapormax Flyknit
Upper material: textile / synthetic
Inner material: textile
Insole: textile
Lace up closure (5-hole)
Flyknit upper
Integrated flywire elements
Stabilizing overlays on toe and heel
Swoosh design
Nike logo on the tongue
Vapormax logo on the heel
Continuous, visible MaxAir unit
Grippy profile with rubber studsVaporMax 2: Ingenious technology and unique comfort
After seven years of development, Nike proudly presents its new Air system, something that has never been seen before in any sneaker! Not only the unique stud design and the completely transparent air sole cause a sensation, the technology behind the air system is also thrilling! By passing on a midsole and insole you get a completely new comfort and the springy running feeling will fascinate you!
More than a pair of Spesh 2f0, less than a decent pair of bespoke Oxfords.
£110?
Now i'm gonna google them...
£160 sounds about right.
Mrs Dubs spends a lot of time in her Asics - they are about £150 full price. Always buy last year's model 🙂
Hmmm, old holy socks stuck onto indistinct shiny rubber. Looks cheap n' nasty. But probably £130 RRP?
£250ish is my guess.
Having now googled, there seems to be a variety of price options?
They look like those cheap black plimsoles that were compulsory for gym in the late 70's so £4.99, the soles remind me of the rolls of fat that you see bulging out of those that wear "athletic wear".
I was wrong!
It's alright, all the local chavs buy them off a guy on Facebook that sells them for £50
Genuine honest mate
Judging on the figure I'm been asked to stump up recently for Daps buy the eldest "only" £129?
Oh and if the OP local yoots are anything like mine, not only will they really been 'nice middle-class(TM) boys when they're around their Mum's, the Daps will be non-branded Copies, which still cost £50 somehow.
I'm going to go around 179. As flashy says, good shoes will cost more than that anyway 🙂
Daps?
You mean gutties?
£170. I bought some vapour max last week. like have a team of gorgeous virgins massage my feet with their ample top lady bits............ ;o)
I recently treated myself to a pair of Miendl Leather/Goretex walking boots that its probably safe to assume will outlast me. I can't believe those Nikes cost more
£150?
Daps?
You mean gutties?
You mean sannies?
£320? Shiny Shiny aren't they.
Edit. I've looked now. Well thats disappointing. I'm pretty sure a pair of air max were at least that when I were a lad, so not really seen much inflation.
£230?
Yeah not too outrageous
If you want gopping + £300 then how about these from Adidas?
You mean sannies?
Creps, surely.
Judging by the ones my kid has and grows out of in a few weeks they're £190, if you shop around.
£199.99 ?
TBF, over at TrainerTrackiesWorld they would be asking HOW %&*£ING MUCH? for a top end bike. And many of us will have spent that sort of money on a pair of shorts for cycling (I haven't, but I bet loads of us have).
My office in dress downs like jd sports I'm in shit jeans n giro jacket flats with band t shirt.
It's like high school all over again
I guessed a little high, still, I'm still smug about getting two new pairs of Tricker's, brogues and boots, for £75 a pop last week.
My office in dress downs like jd sports I’m in shit jeans n giro jacket flats with band t shirt.
It’s like high school all over again
#prayforduncancallumonpromnight
By the look of them, one would hope no more than £80.
Runs off to google (well, you know, i moved my mouse about a bit), crumbs, that is a great deal of cash for a unique street style like what everyone else has got.
Bit late to this, so I’m going to say 🤔🤔🤔🤔
£148 each.
Obvz, you need two so the local chavz would buy one and nick the other ..
amiright?
🤷♂️
Tyred Jr the Elder's footwear of choice. I've no idea what they cost - I'm not paying for them, he is.
To be teamed with cotton tracky bottoms (Adidas or Nike only, black only), North Face jacket (black only, to be worn regardless of weather condition and current smell, ideally with hood up until told to put your stupid hood down by parent) and vaguely incredulous, surly expression at all times. No deviations accepted by peer group. Accessories include phone (permanently welded to hand), headphones, heavy-footed stamping, all manner of dropped consonants and liberal use of 'fam' as term of address.
Several times I think I've spotted him nearby, only to realise it's a clone.
Yes, we had one of those mornings.
So, just googled it and am quite surprised at the cost..
Now looking forward to my size 9’s I’ve just ordered 👍🤪
I am restraining myself from googling.
£349?
Off to look now...
£199.99 ?
... was going to be my guess also.
Not just chav's who spend on shoe, try getting a running habit. Vaporfly 4%, fastest shoe marathon in the world, £210.
[strong]midlifecrashes[/strong] wrote:
I guessed a little high, still, I’m still smug about getting two new pairs of Tricker’s, brogues and boots, for £75 a pop last week.
oooh, where from? I'd happily drop 150 on two pairs of trickers
Anyway, how can you put a price on shoes that give you the ability to wheelie a Carrera Vulcan with your phone in one hand and a fag in your mouth?
Surely not more than a smashed avocado brunch in Hoxton?
Lol at flashhearty's reference to bespoke oxfords.
Not just chav’s who spend on shoe, try getting a running habit. Vaporfly 4%, fastest shoe marathon in the world, £210.
+1
I guessed £130 which seems to be what they are in the shops.
My running shoes were £150, £45 of that was insoles but the actual shoes were just the functional rather than fashionable equivalent of those.
Our 15 year old searches quite often for trainers, seems to be a thing with the yoof ov 2day. He showed me these ones, luckily he doesn't like them. Neither does anyone else in the house.
https://www.adidas.co.uk/crazy-byw-ii-shoes/AQ1183.html
Tricker's were in House of Fraser in Doncaster, which is run as an outlet store for the whole chain and has all sorts of odds and sods turn up. I don't think they have many Tricker's left but they seem to have loads of Thom Browne trainer styles which don't seem to be shifting, they'd likely do better on ebay rather than Doncaster, but none of it shows on their website.
^^^ Footwear with elephantiasis
So how much for a pair of Semi-fat 27.5 tyres these days (list price)? Can't be much different to those Nikes.
Actually I've got a good idea how much they are as I was looking at a pair in a Nike factory shop the other week, purely out of interest, I'm sure you understand.
And yes, it was a 'HOW MUCH???' moment.
Far happier with the long sleeve Dryfit top i picked up from there for a fiver though
Shall we continue the thread?
Guess how much these are...
It seems ironic to me that as a community we curse people who judge us by what we wear ("lycra a bit tight?" was one insult I heard this morning) but are happy to do exactly the same to those we judge beneath us.
Maybe it wouldn't kill people to rein it in, and just ask themselves what exactly they get from taking the piss out of other people who have literally done *nothing* to deserve it? Why is this acceptable but pointing and laughing in the street isn't?
Hating seems to be everyone's favourite thing to do at the moment and I for one am well and truly ****ing sick of it.
Because the OP asked the question, I thought they were gonna be even sillier money, there's many a prisoner walking round jail in stuff like those (& even dearer).
Expensive trainers are a status symbol in prisons.
Hating seems to be everyone’s favourite thing to do at the moment
Stop hating on our hate, dude.
Aren't they all made in the same megadap factory in Chinaland anyway regardless what logo is on them?
Check out some of the ltd edition yeezys and if want to burst a blood vessel check Balenciaga out
https://www.balenciaga.com/gb/triple-s-shoes_cod11534386rd.html
Very late to the game £214.99?
A-googling I now go...
170e ?
They don't seem that expensive. I have several pairs of cycling shoes around that price.
I was in the cinema yesterday when a pokemon console advert came on.
I almost shatmyself then took a £1 sip of coke.
Just Googled it and the cheapest on offer are within 1e of my guess, do I win a prize?
They don’t seem that expensive. I have several pairs of cycling shoes around that price.
Me too, but my (insert name of heat mouldable shoe) added a couple of hours to the time I can ride without aggravating my Morton's neuroma or whatever it is. Worth every penny IMO. Those nikes aren't to my old man tastes but each to their own, the first thing I noticed was glue oversmear which would rankle me for the price.
Gosh, lots of cash.
Happily you can get the same shoe in white (or rainbow-esque multi-colour if that's your thing) for just over half the price. Little bit of black marker pen and Bob's your father's brother.
Women's sizes mind, so only up to size 10. Which rules me out. The search continues..
Expensive trainers are a status symbol in prisons.
Same in Forensic Mental Health.
There's a magazine called 'Get The Gear' which seems specifically aimed at those who don't get out much.
Under Armour seems to be the clothing brand of choice, with a nice new pair of Nike.
Most of the patients are far more expensively dressed than the staff 🙂
£170.
and I don't need to google it. Current fashion is chunky soles, and ugly 80/90 inspired colours schemes and ridiculous (hideous) fashion labels. When Belcenciaga can pile 6 coats on top of each other and start a trend for OTT big, then trainers will folow it.
The world of fashion (high end) and sneaker-dom are coming together. It had to happen, when some styles of Nike Zoom go for hundreds, and KendelJ starts wearing Louis Vuitton on her Intsa, people will pay silly money.
Your welcome
Recommend you also watch some hype beast shopping spree videos on YouTube
Ah the good auld STW snobbery machine in full effect....
Your bike costs 'ow much??! You could buy a car for that!!
Different people like different things shock!
like have a team of gorgeous virgins massage my feet with their ample top lady bits
Ton, where does one go to experience that particular pleasure of the flesh? Asking for a friend.
I quite like these Balenciaga sneakers, but at £540, I'll just wear my wetsuit boots instead.
Anyway, how can you put a price on shoes that give you the ability to wheelie a Carrera Vulcan with your phone in one hand and a fag in your mouth?
I've never understood the snobbery on here when the majority of it is from a bunch of middle aged men so shit at their chosen "sport" most can barely hold a 2 pedal stroke wheelie on their multi thousand pound mountain bike.
I spoke to a bunch of kids in trackies riding Careras outside Burger king on Friday afternoon. Nice kids and probably way more skillful at riding a bike than most on here.
It's not snobbery, it's humour. Surprising someone as all round clever as you didn't get that.
Just to explain - this wasn't a [i]serious[/i] thread.
More than a pair of Hebtroco trousers but a lot less than Hebtroco shoes?