It’s been a roller coaster ride with the Nike Yeezy 2 “Red October”. We had gotten several release dates on the sneaker and many cancellations, it started to honestly become a headache for many of us. Even Footlocker announced that they would drop at their retailers on December 27th, 2014, then decided to retract that statement just a day before the launch. Several of us didn’t even know if the sneaker would even drop, especially after the big dispute between Nike and Kanye emerging on the month of November. Then yesterday, Nike decided to release the Yeezy 2 without any official statement or announcement, leaving many sneaker enthusiast in awe. Kind of unfair don’t you think? Many of us wanted to purchase a pair and followed the story for months, yet we didn’t even have a chance or any idea that the kicks would even release.
It’s obvious that many people are excited due to the fact that they were at the right place at the right time, but did Nike ever think about the other consumers? Many people were probably out doing errands or with family or even at Church on a Sunday afternoon, which I’m sure many of you would of skipped for a chance to hop on Nike.com and pick up a pair of the Yeezy 2. I personally feel that we deserved to have an official release date, allowing everyone to have a chance to get their hands on a pair of Yeezys, especially since Nike kept pushing around the release date and then cancelling them. For those of you who weren’t able to cop a pair, tell us what you think and do you also feel that Nike was a bit unfair by not setting up an official release date. Express your feelings in the comments below.