Ha Ha! HULK SMASH!!!

- MicahS

Congrats! Very cool pairs - love the metal icons!

Added a couple more Jigawatts. Matte Sky #17 and Matte Sand #14.


- Patient_Cero

Congrats!

Sorry as well Luis. It does seem a bit deceiving even if it was innocent. I agree it cheapens the brand.

I think customer service and even attention to detail seems to have fallen off a lot with companies these days. Lack of quality control and being "good enough" or just doing what's necessary seems to plague the world. I've had issues with my Subs from the last release. The nosebridge had marks on it more than what may have been deemed normal from the "production process." Customer Service was great though and they sent a new one out but the second still had nosebridge marks - a lot less but more than there should be in my opinion. So this time I just kept them and didn't say anything. Maybe I should've said something to Oakley about the second pair - but I have a feeling it was a common issue this time around for the Prizm Snow Torch color-way. They're still available on oakley.com so maybe I will try to return these too.

I guess technically it's '1' of 1000. - Dann

True

Ok, so what are your thoughts?
As many of you probably are, I’m signed up for Oakley’s MVP program and receive their emails with exclusive MVP eyewear from time to time. While some color ways are pretty cool, I tend to skip them or miss out on them due to procrastination. I recently received an MVP email stating that Oakley was coming out with their first ever non eyewear MVP item in an exclusive and limited backpack. I’ve attached some pictures from the email and some from my actual bag. Was I really lucky enough to get bag # 1/1000?



- Eyespy0099

They are all 01/1000... Also the 2023 date seems a bit odd since its 2024. With literally nothing on this thing stating MVP, this will be the last non-eyewear piece I buy from the collection. - MicahS

Did you purchase one as well and received number 01? That’s definitely a disappointment if so. - Eyespy0099

Yup


- MicahS

Not to be a downer. Which I apologize for because I think I've been kinda negative or angstful recently which is I feel in contrast to my previous "say nothing bad about 'my brands.'" But this almost seems like a let's get some samples made - 1,000 might be a lot for samples - or someone ordered these by mistake and then it was "what can we do with them?" kinda thing. Because as Micah said there's nothing "MVP" about it. The only unique thing is the exclusive camo pattern and the label stating "LIMITED EDITION 01/1000." Which is disappointing that all of them are 01. Don't get me wrong it's a cool pack and sometimes I think when things actually say MVP on them it seems cheesy but the 2023 and 01 have me thinking the thought put into this was lackluster and an after thought.

Sorry, you can block me now. Ha Ha!

Finally, managed to get a BNIB quality pair after years of misses and bad timing.



- Patient_Cero

Congrats!!! Great purchase!

I can't believe he is selling it. I guess he's moving on and since he sold RED I would bet he doesn't plan on even living much in the continental U.S. moving forward if at all. If he does he's got islands and I think he was living in Vietnam. So he doesn't need it or I guess even want it. Seems like a shame to me. Perhaps he used to write it off as a business expense? I remember reading an article about that house and it said something to the affect that he would use it to entertain guests, I think have meetings and it was a place him and his wife stayed when they were in town. He doesn't own Oakley or RED anymore which probably means no business to use it for which also means no write off.

- O_taj1242

Some of these cuts they doing for athletes they need to bring to the custom shop. I think that would bring a lot of people to the sphaera.



- Patient_Cero

Agreed!

- O_taj1242

what is the name please ?? - Marcellus

Moonveil

Dude, I’m almost more impressed with the condition of the box compared to the glasses! :D Congrats - JP

Ha Ha! Good point JP!

Never thought I'd own one of these in this condition.








- MicahS

AWESOME pick-up!!! Congrats!

I hate Five Squared the way Colin and Jim hate Frogskins. - Defenderoftheo

Ha Ha! Wonder why they'd pick that pair?!

It seems to still be there, or at least able to add-to-cart:

https://www.nike.com/t/zeus-sunglasses-Fn2xt5/EV24022-008 - Oak

Weird. Disappeared from SNKRS but now up on nike.com

Glad it's still available.

I'm hoping to see this one in the theater but not sure I will. Haven't seen many movies in the theater in recent years. Some like Twisters I think probably should be seen in theater - but I still don't go much. Ha Ha.

The NY Giants BXTR Metal is out:

https://www.oakley.com/en-us/product/W0OO9237NYG - Oak

I'm not a NY Giants fan but were these ultra limited or are there really that many NY Giants fans out there? LOL

Gone today. Not on there anymore from what I can tell. So yeah, they didn’t put it on SNKRS until release day. Which is something they don’t do often. Most products are on there well ahead of drop day.

Good point, I didn't read that it will be limited anywhere either. But in my personal experience is that the nature of things offered through the SNKRS app give off the impression that they are limited or should I say they usually 80-90% of the time sell out in the app day of release. I've taken quite a few "L's" trying to grab stuff at the time of release on SNKRS. Not everything sells out there are 4 or 5 things on there now that dropped today that are still available but they aren't high demand releases in my opinion.

I didn't do too much reading up on these but the sneaker news article and I think one other site/article I read did not mention these being available any other place or any other way than the SNKRS app. Oddly enough they are not on the "upcoming" list in the SNKRS app yet. I checked as I wrote this.

https://www.nike.com/launch?s=upcoming

They might be on there later today or will be tomorrow the day of release - I think that's happened before, not typical, but has occurred - most releases are featured in advance though. Or it's possible they've been delayed.

I'm tempted. Still deciding if I actually want it in my eyewear collection even if I do think it's cool, but I am very tempted. - Oak

I hear ya Oak. I'm leaning towards putting it on the list but I'm also a NIKE fan - have been since early grade school. I'm not necessarily committing to buying them yet because they are $450 and they release tomorrow - not saying they'll sell-out, but I have a feeling they might - just not good timing for me right now. If they are available a few weeks from now I might do it. But considering they are supposed to release through the SNKRS app they might be "limited."

NIKE Zeus...
https://sneakernews.com/2024/07/10/nike-electric-pack-sunglasses/

Credit to Oak for the heads-up. Looks like a display head of some kind is included in the package…
- yelkao

You can also see the unboxing of the product here, which includes the numbered print at the bottom of the box:

Unboxing Video - Oak

Thanks Oak!

Credit to Oak for the heads-up. Looks like a display head of some kind is included in the package…

You guys can have mine! :D - JP

Ha Ha! JP are you one of the fortunate 100? - yelkao

Nope and I don’t plan on being one! Ha! - JP

Ha Ha Ha!!!

You guys can have mine! :D - JP

Ha Ha! JP are you one of the fortunate 100?

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxTeRfjvHST/?igsh=MWRtbHZvOWtjY2Uxbw==

That’s frustrating - limited to 100 and the cost. More confusing and I guess “strategic” sales methods. That being said looking forward to the Flex Scape and Plantaris.