Yeah. This is kinda true. And there’s a reason for it. In my line of work, it’s almost cliche to complain about something as low hanging as ‘glue stains’. ⁣
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The fact is, 99.999% of new shoes I come across have inconsistent glue stains. And 99.999% of old shoes I come across have inconsistent glue stains. ⁣
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And another fact is – if you wear every pair of shoes you buy – who gives a damn about glue stains? ⁣
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And another other fact is – if you don’t wear every pair of shoes you buy, and would prefer to display them or store them in their original condition for as long as possible – glue stains matter. ⁣
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And another other other fact is – if shoes are super limited and super hyped and it’s almost impossible to land a pair anyway – would you sacrifice quality to simply own a pair? I know I have and I know I would.⁣
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Before I got it poppin on Wall Street, I saved every dollar I earned in order to move out to New York City by painting houses. One of my best friends in the world had his own painting business and we used to knock out homes all over Lake Tahoe. In our line of work – accuracy and a very strict attention to detail were paramount to customer satisfaction. How in the hell could we ask a customer to recommend us if we were sloppy painters? ⁣
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Same concept applies. I know I’m gonna get some haters out there saying ‘but a pair of shoes is way different than a house.’ No sh!t. But the fact remains – quality matters. Consistency matters. Accuracy matters. And the more we put up with this “quality control”, the worse the shoes we receive are going to be. ⁣