The Authentic Era Podcast – Episode 28 (2.15.22)

Welcome to episode 28 folks! It’s been a busy week, full of some new Vans stuff to talk about, but first a little bit of small talk about work, and some of the crazy stuff we’ve dealt with over the years. What are we drinking? Ed is trying out Bang’s new Vooz hydration sensation drink; Joey has a Pint House “Green Battles” American IPA, and Bill has one of his Burgeon favorites, the Juice Press Hazy IPA.

This week saw a few releases. The All Nations Skate Jam collection for 2022 finally dropped. WTAPS released their Olive GPS pack in Asia, and we are finally getting the BAPE x Vans release we were asking for. Perfect camo selection. Perfect color choices. Apparel is still sus, but we’ll take it.

Super Bowl half time show was off the hook. Eminem rocked a pair of sick exclusively made AJ III’s, which we’ll probably never see release. We also reminisce over some of his dopest collabs over the years.

Our main topic of discussion was around order cancellations from Vans.com that have been happening way more than the usual, and it’s starting to get out of hand. We dive in a little bit, based on some knowledge we’ve learned about what may be the reason behind this, but regardless, shit’s getting pretty old real quick. We get on a tangent about where returned pairs go, and then on a “sub-tangent” about factory seconds, and the discount market. Also in regards to reselling, we hit on 3rd party sellers on some major online webstores, and how resell prices are dictating new retail prices, so stop buying into it.

Supreme previews their Spring/Summer ’22 drop, and Bill just wants a bunch of Kraft Mac ‘N Cheese boxes, so help him out lol. We also do a little bit of mail call, and for this week, we see some Notres, some Sandy Liangs, some Upside-Down Asia Tiger Pack, and some Vans Family accessories. Good stuff.

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