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Limited releases can be a major pain in the ass. From not getting the sneakers you want to just plain shitty customer service, there are plenty of ways for things to go wrong on release days. However, when it comes to retailers, some of them actually put forth a good effort to make sure their customers are taken care of. That doesn't necessarily mean you need to be lined up either— a lot of retailers go the extra distance to help out 'heads from around the world. Check out the 15 Sneaker Stores That Make it Easy To Get Limited Releases and you'll be able to avoid the headaches of release days or, even worse, paying an arm and a leg to resellers for those kicks you can't live without.
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Solebox
Location: Berlin, Germany
Website: www.solebox.com
Solebox might be one of the best in the biz when it comes to collaborations, but it isn't just collabs that you can stock up on from this Berlin boutique. Solebox stocks adidas, Jordan, New Balance, Nike Sportswear, Saucony and more. You can grab those over-hyped releases that you missed out on at your local spot and have them shipped for well under what you'd pay a reseller. Legit.
Mr. R Sports
Location: Miami, FL
Website: www.mrrsportsmiami.com
Mr. R Sports has been around longer than most of you have been alive, but since SneakerboxClyde joined the team, they've become a household name for sneakerheads. Phone orders can get you just about anything you want from Mr. R, without even leaving the comfort of your couch.
Flight Club
Location: New York, Los Angeles
Website: www.flightclubny.com
Consignment shops get a bad rap for high prices, but there's a reason they're still in business. Hit them at the right time and with a little luck on your side and places like Flight Club can save tons of hassle and always ask the price, you never know when you might get something for 20-30 percent below the sticker price.
Size?
Location: London, UK
Website: size.co.uk
Size? is based in London but they ship almost anywhere in the world right now for £4.99 (Google can help you with the math). They are stockists of all major brands and you can even scoop limited release Jordans from Size? weeks after their original release date. You can't beat that.
Extra Butter
Location: Rockville Center, NY
Website: www.extrabutterny.com
Extra Butter takes care of their customers. Even if you're not there lined up in person for limited releases, a majority of releases are available through phone orders. Not to mention the selection available will probably have you buying multiple pairs.
Titolo
Location: Berne, Switzerland
Website: www.titolo.ch
Titolo has been open since 1996 but their webstore has been making it easy on 'heads wanting fewer headaches with their sneaker purchases. Not only is it simple, you can usually find things in stock that most other places are out of. Yes, even today.
Hanon Shop
Location: Aberdeen, UK
Website: www.hanon-shop.com
Hanon is one of the United Kingdom's finest sneaker retailers. In addition to getting a lot of limited releases, they're known for their pre-release sales. If you catch one when it hits their website you can sleep well knowing you pre-ordered from a legit retailer, not some friend of a friend who has a box with no lid and only one and a half shoelaces.
Corporate
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Website: www.corporategotem.com
The company slogan "Corporate Got Em" says it all. When it comes to Nike and Jordan releases, Corporate is one of the best, and phone orders after local customers get theirs makes Corporate a gold mine for new releases no matter what part of the world you occupy.
The Good Will Out
Location: Cologne, Germany
Website: www.thegoodwillout.com
The Good Will Out is one of Germany's sneaker boutiques and their selection is second to none. Whether it's Jordans, Nike Sportswear or the Originals by Originals adidas line, or even collabs from Ronnie Fieg and Stüssy, The Good Will Out should be on your watch list.
RIF LA
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: rif.la
On a regular basis you can find sneakers below retail on the RIF website but if you step into 334A in person the deals can be even better. The resell and consignment game has made the consignees dropping kicks off at RIF competitive with their pricing and that means the customers come away the winners.
Sneakersnstuff
Location: Sweden
Website: www.sneakersnstuff.com
Not only does Sneakersnstuff create some of the freshest collabs around, you can usually scoop limited releases off their website without having any frustrating 404 Errors. Not only that, the free shipping over $300 makes it a perfect spot if your approach to sneakers is "one to rock, one to stock."
Nice Kicks
Location: Austin, TX
Website: www.shopnicekicks.com
Nice Kicks does the online thing at shopnicekicks.com, but when it comes to early morning lineups for new releases, nobody does it better. Even if you don't get the pair you were hoping for, you won't leave without something, Nice Kicks is also known for providing breakfast for their customers on release days, so that's one less stop you'll have to make.
Patta
Location: Amsterdam, NL
Website: www.patta.nl
Patta took a few months off to refocus, but they are back in a big way. Knowing how they did business before the short hiatus (and looking at the current online stock), has us ready to order some new kicks right now.
Premier
Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Website: www.thepremierstore.com
Premier recently worked on their first collab with Nike SB, but their selection of limited kicks runs much deeper. Not only do they carry Nike SB and Jordan, but you can also get Nike Sportswear, Vans California and Syndicate lines, and countless others. Premier takes phone orders but if you're scared of that old-school way of communicating, you can hit them for a Paypal transaction right on the website. They almost make it too easy.
Crooked Tongues
Location: London, UK
Website: www.crookedtongues.com
Crooked Tongues has been selling soles since 2000, but when they started the free "Sneakersaver" shipping on orders worldwide getting our hands on overseas releases got even easier. Not only that, you can usually scoop up "sold out" releases from CT with no problems.
