When Does It Stop!!! -
Crystalsicles - 24-03-09
The obsession is getting ridamndiculous!!! How do u wake up in the middle of the night and go from surfing the net to fall back asleep to buying 3 pairs of supes??? The urge to buy was severe, the hesitation to spend the money was non-existent, and the joy of pressing the "Complete Your Order" button was overpowering! The realization that there may be a problem is confirmed with the stacks of blue boxes against the wall. Its affirmed that the addiction needs to be addressed, when moving to a bigger place to fit all the boxes is considered a solution to the growing space issue. Recognizing that there is no hope, and intervention is futile, is going into withdrawal from having not bought a pair of supes in 2 weeks........ Is that not sick as hell?!! Sry for the rant but the first step to recovery is admitting u have a problem. With that being said.............Im excited as all out to have the brown truck with the surly delivery man who is sick and tired of coming to my residence bless me with his presence again!
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stylz - 24-03-09
I know exactly how you feel
, but i'm having a dry patch at the moment and haven't bought a pair in months!
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spitey - 24-03-09
to answer your question...
no it doesn`t stop. it just gets worse. i lay itching myself and shivering on the floor sometimes.
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Lorrie - 24-03-09
i've found that it doesn't stop, but it certainly slows down. I was at a steady pair/week pace for a while but now I'm down to about once a month. it's tough, but eventually you run out of soops you like.
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reid - 24-03-09
Same as Lorrie and Stylz (and I'm sure BL has slowed a fair bit lately
) - you do slow down but you can't stop. I haven't bought a pair in months but I'm still browsing the bay and if I wasn't spending my entire income already on driving lessons I'd have a good few new pairs
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pokey27 - 24-03-09
What everyone else has said pretty much.I expected it to near on stop after my last 2 pickups but i find meself 4pairs behind on new release pickups i want and watching 1 or 2 on ebay.
For me it goes quiet for abit then boom they all seem to come at once
unfortunately for me finances played a part last week and i had to admit defeat on some made in france superstars!!
Just when you think you've got all the ones you wanted another will appear so it'll never stop and don't try to understand why having box upon box upon box seems to be your way
YOU have been CHOOSEN and BLESSED with the GIFT we call ADIDAS SUPERSTAR MADNESS :d OR IS IT A CURSE??
Enjoy it m8 cause there's no point in fighting the bloody thing you won't win
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Samo - 24-03-09
(24-03-09, 10:44 AM)mr.spite Wrote: to answer your question...
no it doesn`t stop. it just gets worse. i lay itching myself and shivering on the floor sometimes.
glad its not just me then! Do you ever put them all in a big heap and just lay in them? or is that just me?...
In all seriousness I dont think it stops but like others have said, it does slow down. I havent bought very many pairs in the last few months, mostly down to finances. But there are a few I'm hoping to grab soon...
I find for me it comes in spats, on month I might only pick up one or two pairs, other months I'l pick up two or three pairs in a week!
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dregz - 24-03-09
This is all very sound advice gents which most people could benefit from.
I'm going to purposely leave this thread open on the PC for my wifey to find.
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spitey - 24-03-09
we are collectors. we collect. don`t worry about it.
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super sk8 - 24-03-09
I can only talk for myself, but i think it´s the search for the special thing, the holy grail. ok, some here say the top secrets are the holy grail, but are they stop buying / collecting supes when they have got them? i don´t think so...
For me is it like a need. If i don´t have a look after the holy grail for 2 weeks on ebay i feel sick. ... it's an addiction.
That is sick!
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spitey - 24-03-09
yep you are a little sick sk8.
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dregz - 24-03-09
Plus there are far worse things in the world to be addicted to.
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King of the Farm - 24-03-09
Mine comes and goes...
I hadn't purchased a pair in tww months and then I've purchased 6 in the last 10 days.
I had to stop myself from purchasing two more pairs last night.
You gotta keep yourself in check.
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jam - 24-03-09
(24-03-09, 09:39 AM)Crystalsicles Wrote: The obsession is getting ridamndiculous!!! How do u wake up in the middle of the night and go from surfing the net to fall back asleep to buying 3 pairs of supes??? The urge to buy was severe, the hesitation to spend the money was non-existent, and the joy of pressing the "Complete Your Order" button was overpowering! The realization that there may be a problem is confirmed with the stacks of blue boxes against the wall. Its affirmed that the addiction needs to be addressed, when moving to a bigger place to fit all the boxes is considered a solution to the growing space issue. Recognizing that there is no hope, and intervention is futile, is going into withdrawal from having not bought a pair of supes in 2 weeks........ Is that not sick as hell?!! Sry for the rant but the first step to recovery is admitting u have a problem. With that being said.............Im excited as all out to have the brown truck with the surly delivery man who is sick and tired of coming to my residence bless me with his presence again!
You should write a song about it. Using every thing you just said.
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flyingcod - 24-03-09
Haha, fantastic rant Crystalsicles, I'd say it made most of us on here beam from ear to ear!
I'm lucky that 1) I am very, very, very picky. Certainly helps to keep costs down. and 2) the wife loves the shells almost as much as me, so that does help. I was between jobs for a while so not bought many pairs but the White/Cherry skates arrived today so I managed to get a "fix" in. Will put a pic up tomorrow.
fc is addicted to the smell of box fresh soops