Converse Are Now $45? WHAT THE HELL!

[Placebo]

Okay, just a few months ago Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars were selling for $35 which already was pushing it for just canvas and rubber. And they aren't even Made in the USA anymore!

Now they're going for $45.

What's the deal?

They should be like $20 at most. At most.

Is nothing sacred anymore? Seriously.

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[7th_Sephiroth]

1. WAAAAAA AAARRRRRRR RRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*shouted wearing a pair of all-star hi-tops*

[Fenris]

2. Made in sweatshops by Nike!

That's why I stopped buying them.

[Placebo]

6. Oh I know...

There used to be a little shoe store here in Chicago that had a huge stock of the original Chucks left in stock even after they started making them in China.

I bought as many as I could from them, but now they're out of business. The guy refused to ever order more Converse to sell in his store after he heard they were switching manufacturing over to China.

The bastards! *shakes fist at them*

[Fenris]

9. The last time I bought Chucks...

And this was a few years ago, I bought them at Academy (sporting goods behemoth) for $25.

The low-tops were only $20!

No way I'm paying $40+ for the worlds least supportive shoe. No matter how good it looks.

[asthmaticeog]

17. NO SHIT?

I was not aware of that. When did that happen?

I stopped wearing 'em when they got above $20 (showing my age, yeah yeah yeah).

[evlbstrd]

3. Can't afford those any more.

I wear 'em out too fast.

[GreenArrow]

4. yeah, I bought a couple of pairs for 25 bucks

right before they started making them in China. Once those wear out, I won't get any more.

[Placebo]

12. You're certainly the better man...

I will sadly probably buy a new pair even at this price and even against my better judgment.

Grr.

[GreenArrow]

15. hey, I'm hoping to find some at thrift stores

I used to see them all the time; they've been kind of scarce lately. Maybe on ebay?

[leftofthedial]

5. nothing is sacred

fashion is expensive

that's all I wear and it sucks

[Placebo]

8. my current black chucks...

are going to need replacing soon. :cry:

They're splitting on the sides and the insides are destroyed and you can't even read "all star" on the back anymore...

damn it to blazes!

[GreenArrow]

16. Duct Tape!

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[The empressof all]

7. Still Expensive but these are Union made

http://www.nosweatapparel.com/


and very cute. I love the Pink ones.

[Bonhomme Richard]

10. Hah, just bought my first pair ....................

in about 30 years. Black High Tops...$39.00 at Bobs.
I think I'm going retro.

[MissB]

11. But...

at least your feet aren't still growing.

[d_b]

13. I bought mine for $28 a few years back.

[Karenina]

14. I still have my first pair

Jerry Buss purple, bought when I was preggers with my first who recently celebrated his 22nd b'day. OO-OOOOO Dey be FUNKY!!! Got 20 pairs made in the USA that I never paid more than 15 bucks for (Huntington Beach Outlet) in rotation. The demise of Converse is emblematic.

[Parche]

18. converse ations

I have never understood why they are so much, when they are made
in Vietnam and China

I used to work for Adidas travel dept, and they would go over there
many times a year, and look over their sweat shops, but their shoes are soooooooo expensive

It makes no cents