Shaq starts new business deal after being scolded by a Mother.

[Lake X Kid]

“I went to my favorite store, Walmart, and we did a deal. I was in all stores and my price point for the shoes was $29-$19 and since then we sold over 400 million pairs. It’s not kids that don’t want to wear $20 shoes, they don’t want to wear shoes that look like they cost $20.”

This is what led (below episode) Shaq to change his business trajectory, to provide more affordable shoes as stated above.

Shaquille O’Neal, the four-time NBA champion recalled cutting ties with the brand [ReeBok] he repped throughout his playing career after “a lady ripped me a new a–hole while leaving the arena one day.”
O’Neal said the woman called him a “motherf–ker” for charging young kids so much money for shoes.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/shaqui...n-reebok-deal/

[XstreamVking]

He is so rich he could give every kid in the USA a free pair of shoes. But, he won't do that....

[Stoker boy]

It amazes me that there is so much money in pro basketball. Some tall guys run around and throw a ball in a round metal circle and get paid millions. Personality when I was young I played sports instead of watching someone else play. To each his own.

[powerabout]

his shoes will need to be 100% made from Uyghur slave labour to get them cheap.

[LakeFever]

Status symbols are highly profitable. Brands need to retain ludicrous pricing to maintain their attractiveness to young people. Its not that kids want a 29 dollar pair of quality shoes, they want a pair of shoes that every other kid knows cost 200 dollars or more to show off. You know, because then they are somebody

[Stoker boy]

they want a pair of shoes that every other kid knows cost 200 dollars or more to show off. You know, because then they are somebody

Makes me wonder about the kids.

[mrichartz]

Status symbols are highly profitable. Brands need to retain ludicrous pricing to maintain their attractiveness to young people. Its not that kids want a 29 dollar pair of quality shoes, they want a pair of shoes that every other kid knows cost 200 dollars or more to show off. You know, because then they are somebody

I aways told the kids i saw with the ridiculous $$ kicks on that doesn't get you respect from the right people just shallow idiots... And just shows you're to stupid to know how and where to spend your money...