The Box That Broke the Camel's Back: Off-White AJ1 Edition

Jordan Off White Powder Blue Box
Off White Air Jordan 1 Unc Release Date 2

and have put us through a lot. Insanely hyped releases. Crashing websites. Exorbitant resale. . Unannounced but cray-limited . NOW THIS.

The final straw: Off-White ‘Powder Blue’ shipped in the wrong box. Consider the camel’s back broken.

One sneaker lover who managed, against all odds, to score a pair of the coveted kicks was shattered to receive the shoes in a humdrum Jordan Brand box. While non-collectors might respond to that with a simple ‘Who cares? It’s just a box!’ well, you’re/we’re wrong. For many, the box is as coveted as its contents.

And so the disgruntled punter took to Twitter.

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We're pretty sure the story stops there, but we'll update you if there's a second instalment of MrSilentMonk and the Wrong Box Fiasco. After its unannounced drop on SNKRS recently, of the Off-White AJ1 'Power Blue' rumoured for June 9.

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