The 5 Stages of Missed Restock Grief

If you lost out on a restock, here are the 5 stages of missed sneaker restock grief.

Oct 15, 2014
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By now you've had some time to fully digest the aftermath of that mammoth Nike restock that just happened Monday evening, and we understand how most of you feel. People get antsy when unconfirmed rumors swirl on the internet about potential restocks, especially one as massive as this one. But when it actually went down there were bound to be people who either couldn't get through or missed the announcement entirely, so here are 5 Stages of Missed Restock Grief, as explained in GIFs.

Bewilderment

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Frustration

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You're caught by surprise because you're not by a computer at the moment and still on your way home from work or school. Commence frustration.

Annoyance

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Or you're actually by your desk and furiously reloading trying to get through, but absolutely nothing is working.

Anger

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At this point you're pissed off that everything is in "people's carts" and all you keep getting are error messages and the spinning wheel of death.

Acceptance

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After spending the past 30 minutes on your computer frantically checking every size in the shoe you were trying to cop, you finally give up and realize that you never had a chance against the bots. You begin to rationalize and tell yourself you didn't care about the damn restock in the first place. Whatever, bro.

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