How would you solve the sneaker industry's release day problems? #AskSneakerheads
— SoleCollector.com (@SoleCollector) June 13, 2015
by Zac Dubasik
Sneaker launch problems are becoming a huge issue in the sneaker community. The many complaints about the state of sneaker releases are entirely justified, as resellers, bots and sometimes even retailers, have taken a lot of the fun out of the chase. In an ongoing effort to find a solution to the problem, we've taken to Twitter to ask our followers for potential fixes. Check out some of the best responses below.
@SoleCollector you gotta submit a 30 second video of you hitting the naenae in order to make sure you're not a bot
— A-Boogie (@abowlalbur26) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector start purchasing product at an actual store.
— TBlake (@TheRealTBlake) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector preorders. 2-3 week wait period. Everyone gets there shoes.
— That's Mr. Flex (@FLEXcellent) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector the days of unannounced in store releases
— Raul Ochoa (@JsForDays88) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector make a VIP card, customers with certain amount of points accumulated via purchases will get emailed a link to buy them
— dark nowitzki (@JoseBocanegraII) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector Make-to-order! Company posts shoe pic, gives deadline to order, 1 pair limit, fulfills order.
— Hookedonjs (@hookedonjs) June 14, 2015
@SoleCollector Jordan/Nike iD. Put all Jordans on there w original colors/material options.
— JD Salinas (@jdsalinas23) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector Nike should have an equivalent to Amazon Prime. You pay a yearly fee, they let you know what’s dropping next, cont’d
— kiddsupreme (@kiddsupreme) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector cont’d and then you decide what drop you want. They take your money, make the shoe, and deliver it to you. Easy #nofuss
— kiddsupreme (@kiddsupreme) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector not hard. Just like playoff tickets. Enter online raffle. E-mail winners unique access code to purchase within a timeframe
— Austin Taylor (@_AustinTaylor) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector I see a lot of people saying make more, but what happens when supplies exceed demand. We see that now with KD's & Lebron's
— Edward Smith (@protege00) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector more pairs and do away with the "random raffle". Bring back camping for your shoes
— Mark Sloan (@ferg_andretti) June 13, 2015
@SoleCollector More pairs in stores . Hire some bot creators to help with online fight against bots. Make a better online shopping exp..
— ADO (@venomkb24) June 13, 2015