Okay it's less than 6 months
since I last bought a pair of sneakers
last Christmas, at ABC mart in XiMenDing, Taipei
Rollicking X with My Monster Sling: Boxing Day, Like a Boss
I have no idea why
the Indonesian cleaning lady
commented that my sneakers
look like Justin Bieber's
oh my.. It got viral
and everyone was calling me a JB fan
It's alright
it's all alright
on the other hand
i was monitoring the pair of
dream-like Stan Smith on
the official online store
obviously
the classic green and navy blue are
quite high in demand
the size I wanted for navy blue
was actually out of stock
left with US 9.5, and that’s all
which is like Big Big Foot
So the wait went on
of course at times I was busy
and didn't really monitor that often
until this look was uploaded by
Alex's C on Lookbook.nu
my goddess
and she actually labeled that
the Kimono top is from Primark
you see the impact
how a pair of classic sneakers can
turn the look around
normcore! normcore!
So I struggled for
a couple of Hours
and ordered it right before
spending a week at Shanghai
because I used to suffer from
this Pre-Vacation-KIV anxiety
whereby those stuffs I KIVed
before leaving for vacation
haunted me throughout the journey
I know right
there was this backpack haunt x hunt back in Delhi
What if it's sold off?
Hey this reminded me of my shoes
Now I regret not buying it right away
What if it's really sold off??
and it went on and on
until I got back
so this time round
order has been placed
delivery to my company
under the name of someone else
from a different department
No it's vital step
let me just explain it
first of all
it can't be delivered back home
because my mom will get mad
another pair of sneakers?
moreover a pair of white sneakers?
then
it can't be delivered to my own office
although I can get my
fellow colleague to collect it
because i am always telling this Kenyan lady
not to buy clothes online
acting like an advocate of
anti online shopping movement
so my partner-in-crime collected it
i must say that
this guy is kinda sweet
First of all
he took so many pictures
of the delivery box
left right top bottom
I was like
Hey go straight to the content
You want me to open it?
Yeah why not
Just do it..
Oops sorry wrong tagline
and there you go
another series of photos
top left right front bottom
and he actually resealed the box
which I expected him to just
get rid of and
took the huge box back home
instead of leaving it at the office
and hand delivered It to me
at my condo
along with a home-cooked dinner
Awwhh..
Sweet sweet
i mean the shoes
it appears that my intuition was right
when I checked back after placing order
navy blue is out of stock again
classic green was gone long time ago
just red.. There are plenty
So I don't regret buying
and by the way
I enjoyed 15% discount
for signing up for the newsletter
I got the feeling that
I am not done with
this adidas online store
Because there are plenty of bargains
And
I doubt you can even find
Certain unique items in store
So.. Beware Steph
Beware
and i actually bookmarked these pages
of the KIV-ed items
(i) adidas Neo Label X Selena Gomez LBD
at 25% off
i almost wanted to order this along with Stan Smith
to free-ride the free shipping
but the shiny fabric is not my type
so the momentum decelerated
and..
am i a little over-aged to wear SG’s collection
(ii) adidas Original adistar racer
it was 10% off
and now blue is out of stock
so is the discount, gone
(iii) adidas Original Rose Mini Airliner shoulder bag
what i like about this is that
it doesn’t look adidas at all
and imagine carrying an adidas dinner clutch
instead of the typical one which starts with C, G, L, C
and they often send in newsletters of sale campaign
like practically on a weekly basis
i don’t mean i intend to fall into these
(but who knows, Steph)
i am trying to applaud their efforts
from the perspective of marketing strategies
