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“It’s just a really beautiful picture of generosity.”
Or was it an incredibly lucky catch after someone, even if they meant well, did something incredibly stupid? Because what are the chances those shoes would have just ended up on someone's feet? If you're going to donate $20,000 shoes and don't want anyone to know you did it, leave it in a wrapped present at the door or something.
And leave a note explaining what it is and what it is worth!
Anyone paying for that for a fucking shoe that doesn't go into space or down into the ocean is a fucking moron.
Wait until you hear about luxury watches
It's all stupid. Just all so damned stupid. You just can't satiate greedy people.
It helps to picture them more like a wearable modern art piece. Like a crown for the feet 😉
Wow. Imagine how many pairs of shoes you could buy instead of buying a $26k pair of shoes.
The shoe didn't take $26k to make. But it will give some rich fuck an excuse to feel good about themselves, while actually doing some good in a community.
That second part is rare.
Rich fucks patting themselves on the back while making pointless gestures... is sadly not so rare.
As to the shoes themselves, they were custom-made, so likely a hundred bucks at most to Nike, and then were given to Spike Lee and his friends.
So the only time they've been "worth" $26k, is now that they're on auction.
At least 3.
Kinda wanna slap whoever bought it and manufactured it with the $13,000 shoe itself
Edit: after which they will kindly sign and relinquish to me the other in order to cover muh 1) travel 2) per diem, and 3) the edumacation
Christ, these comments are a shit show.
yep