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R.I.P Supra
« on: September 25, 2019, 12:45:51 PM »
A little bird flew upon my windowsill and ever so gently mentioned to me that, sadly, Supra is to be no longer.

200 + employees informed of their immediate termination during lunch compliments of KSwiss. Highly vexing and very unfortunate.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2019, 12:46:25 PM »
oh, no.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2019, 12:47:03 PM »
Thought this said Supa got bummed for a second

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2019, 12:51:17 PM »
Really hope not true. I know they're not to everyone's tastes but some of their shoes are sick. I've had quite a few pairs over the years. Best quality shoes. They last forever. I've got some Cuba slip ons that I've been almost wearing every day for three years no joke. Still not worn through the bottom

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2019, 12:51:39 PM »
A little bird flew upon my windowsill and ever so gently mentioned to me that, sadly, Supra is to be no longer.

200 + employees informed of their immediate termination during lunch compliments of KSwiss. Highly vexing and very unfortunate.

I was with some homies over at the DC Stevie Williams shoe release in LA a week or two ago and overheard industry heads saying the same thing while i was there

definitely didn't expect it seeing as how well their spring 20 catalog was executed, it seemed like they were about to start killing it again. Looks like the Muska 2000 will never see the light of day

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2019, 12:52:59 PM »
No surprise here.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2019, 12:53:24 PM »
Lizard King of shoe sponsorship

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2019, 12:55:03 PM »
Can’t wait for them to relaunch
hopefully ty evans was there to film him laying on the ground in HD

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2019, 01:03:21 PM »
I just feel bad for spencer.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2019, 01:04:33 PM »

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2019, 01:06:09 PM »
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I just feel bad for spencer.
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Super weird they they were just hyping up a party for Lizard’s new shoe like a day or two ago.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2019, 01:08:30 PM »
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I just feel bad for spencer.
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Super weird they they were just hyping up a party for Lizard’s new shoe like a day or two ago.

Maybe they're riding it out until the end of Holiday since that's about to drop and production likely already happened? I heard that the layoffs happened a week or two ago so they probably already had plans for lizards shoe regardless?

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2019, 01:08:38 PM »
I just feel bad for spencer.

First thing I thought about.   

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2019, 01:10:50 PM »
If these niche brands are lucky & good enough to establish an identity they're never able to evolve beyond it.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #15 on: September 25, 2019, 01:12:10 PM »

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #16 on: September 25, 2019, 01:23:00 PM »
I’m ready for a Tom Penny pro model shoe on ES

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #17 on: September 25, 2019, 01:26:41 PM »
There was an interview with TK, when he was a plumber. He got asked if he gets recognized on the job and his response was "No. Plumbin in disguise." Everyone on SLAP thought he said "put him in the sky"

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #18 on: September 25, 2019, 01:33:45 PM »
But Greco and Penny deserve money forever  :'(
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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #19 on: September 25, 2019, 01:37:56 PM »
I'm sure TK saw this coming a mile away

Supra's IG pages tell a different story tho...Not dismissing your OP...yo how in the fuck are there 200+ employees at Supra? That sounds like overseas factory staff? Maybe US staff idk...lunch for 200+ people to tell them they're getting fired is hard to picture.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #20 on: September 25, 2019, 01:41:54 PM »
I'm sure TK saw this coming a mile away

Supra's IG pages tell a different story tho...Not dismissing your OP...yo how in the fuck are there 200+ employees at Supra? That sounds like overseas factory staff? Maybe US staff idk...lunch for 200+ people to tell them they're getting fired is hard to picture.

I think he meant it was during their lunch...

Also I couldn't even give away my pair of grecos so that just shows how people react to supra.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #21 on: September 25, 2019, 01:42:43 PM »
I just feel sad for bpencer.
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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #23 on: September 25, 2019, 01:48:44 PM »
I’m ready for a Tom Penny pro model shoe on ES

give me a Tom Penny and Muska reissue on eS and snag Spencer while they're at it so Spencer and Wade can be reunited again

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #24 on: September 25, 2019, 01:52:08 PM »
RIP Supra

Long live El Supra (assuming it comes back in South American form).

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #25 on: September 25, 2019, 02:01:26 PM »
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I'm sure TK saw this coming a mile away

Supra's IG pages tell a different story tho...Not dismissing your OP...yo how in the fuck are there 200+ employees at Supra? That sounds like overseas factory staff? Maybe US staff idk...lunch for 200+ people to tell them they're getting fired is hard to picture.
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I think he meant it was during their lunch...

Also I couldn't even give away my pair of grecos so that just shows how people react to supra.

That's not how I interpret "lunch compliments of Kswiss." I can't imagine corporate US staff, 200+ people eating lunch together at the same time, they would need a huge cafeteria at corporate, which is weird af. Factory workers in China or wherever the shoes are made eating at the same time makes a lot more sense. If they're made in China, they could be producing out of a different country to avoid tariffs.

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #26 on: September 25, 2019, 02:02:37 PM »
I always thought they sold enough Skytops to keep the company going . And they always have interesting riders imho.

I've never been shy about being a fan o' their shoes and team, just today I was talking on here  about the red Cuba's i got. If this is true I'll be very sad to see them go, their shoes have always fit and worked well for me. Wearing white Hammers RN.
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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #27 on: September 25, 2019, 02:08:34 PM »
wow the shoe game is heating up lately! It feels like a storm is brewing, something new. Perhaps reebok sb in the works?

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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #28 on: September 25, 2019, 02:09:04 PM »
If you put the Deathwish logo on a pair of shoes you've manufactured well you know how it goes.
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Re: R.I.P Supra
« Reply #29 on: September 25, 2019, 02:13:17 PM »
That's not how I interpret "lunch compliments of Kswiss." I can't imagine corporate US staff, 200+ people eating lunch together at the same time, they would need a huge cafeteria at corporate, which is weird af. Factory workers in China or wherever the shoes are made eating at the same time makes a lot more sense. If they're made in China, they could be producing out of a different country to avoid tariffs.

Christ man I think you're reading too much into the wording. It's a post on a message board not an official press release. I got more bad news for you, a little bird didn't actually ever so gently tell him the news either. Sorry.