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07-25-05 | 09:02 PM

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peripatetic

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Bikes: All 70s and 80s, only steel.

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Originally Posted by ink1373

best option of all, used. get thrift store sneakers. i've gotten brand new adidas from thrift stores for next to nothing. bypass the sweatshop issue altogether.

don't forget to black out, burn off, or tear up the logos if you get secondhand shoes.

Just for the sake of elaborating the idea, and because I can be annoying about things like this: exactly how is it bypassing the issue if you've bought used sweatshop shoes v. new ones? They were still originally made in a sweatshop and I've still paid money for 'em.

Is it simply because you're not directly encouraging the big sneaker companies to use sweatshop labor? Or is it because by buying them used at huge discounts, you're trying to encourage a devaluation of their products?

Explicate, please, ink.

BTW, Asics Tigers are quite nicey.

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