10 Reasons You Should Already Give Up On Getting The Red Air Yeezy IIs

Red October.

June 24, 2013

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The all-red Nike Air Yeezy II is months from releasing and it ain't hard to tell that this is going to be the most chaotic sneaker drop of all time. This past weekend Kanye's crew shed a little more hope for the masses with a three week running contest to be 1 of 50 lucky winners to get a pair. We know you're feeling good about yourself and your chances like a college Freshman six beers deep talking to his orientation crush, but just stop right there, it's going to get ugly. At the end of the day chances are you are going home empty handed, again just like college. We decided to give you a few reasons why things aren't looking good, hit the jump to check out 10 Reasons You Should Already Give Up On Getting The Red Air Yeezy IIs so we have a better shot. Accepting it now will keep the Twitter tears from surfacing in October.

The Nike RSVP Has Already Ended, Thanks For Trying

You think the struggle is legit when you are trying to RSVP that 75th colorway of Kobe 8s that dropped in May? We can't wait for the "Twitter Reacts" piece on this one, more emotional dudes on social media than Rihanna's ex-boyfriends.

If You Show Any Interest People Will Come To You For A Connect

As soon as you publicly throw your hat in the ring for a pair of red Yeezy IIs you can expect every person that is completely sneaker ignorant to hit you up every day from now until the fall to try and get a pair thinking it's that easy. Can that iOS 7 iMessage blocking feature come a little bit sooner?

Non-Sneakerheads Think Yeezy's Will Make You Walk on Water Now

No sneaker gained as much national attention from people outside sneaker culture, add on another year of Kanye's awesome antics (I'm a stan) combined with the economics established behind the first two releases and people realize that this might be the hottest shoe to drop since...Kanye did it before. Flourish.

Not For Sale

October seems to be confirmed by Kanye himself via his own Yeezus lyrics and people from his camp but we wouldn't put it past Kanye to just release these in the wild through his contest, friends and family. If they do go through retail this could end up looking like a real life sequel to The Purge — ante up.

Your Friends Will Hate You

Between all the talk about how bad you want a pair, making all your people sign up for the contest, going with you to raffles etc. your friends are going to be annoyed as shit at your behavior all over a pair of tennis shoes. Your friends that share the same passion over kicks will hate your ass even more if you actually score a pair, bet that. Mo' Yeezys, Mo' Problems.

You Can't Rock Them Without Being Bothered

So you got them and it's finally time to stunt out your new redrum Yeezy IIs, you ready for everyone to bother you about them all day? Your local barista is going to low-ball you like crazy to buy them off your feet, your co-worker will ask to try them on and IG the shit out of your pair to look cool, and at the market some older person is going to make a wise ass Ronald McDonald remark to his wife when you pass by.

What Size Are You? Yeah, Those Are Sold Out

Let's keep it 300 like Romans, some shady shit went down with a lot of shops the first time, you would be foolish to think that those size 12s you been chasing won't be out the back door before release day.

This Isn't Willy Wonka

This Isn't Willy Wonka, Kids

You know the thirst for a sneaker release is real when a website crashes just for contest rules, not even an actual link to cop a pair. On Saturday, Yeezy's camp announced 50 pairs were up for grabs via a three week contest making the Willy Wonka red ticket rumors that surfaced a few weeks ago actually somewhat true. We're not statisticians but we're pretty sure you have a better chance of getting Aaron Hernandez acquitted of murder, dating Kate Upton, or winning an actual mega-millions lottery jackpot and coping a pair or two from a reseller. So you're saying there's a chance?

Your Sneakers Or Your Life?

Let's be real, e-thuggin' is great and all but when you go to claim your pair in person there will be someone somewhere out there ready to catch people slipping. We hate to be so somber, but make sure you have some kind of security if you are lucky enough to get your hands on a pair.

So Many Other Great Shoes

With everyone focusing their attention on the next Yeezy II release, you can't expect some people will be hesitant to grab other shoes with the likely $3,000+ price tag from resellers if they miss out on raffles etc. Don't sleep on all the other heat that is out there in between now and then, the Yeezy II might be a great way to impress people but the original release didn't top any credible sneaker sites "best of" list in 2012.