First things first, yo, the logo. Adidas is obsessed with precision. I mean, *obsessed*. If the logo looks wonky, smudged, or just… off, alarm bells should be ringin’ in your head. Like, seriously, they don’t play around with that stuff. I remember one time I bought these supposedly authentic Adidas track pants, and the logo looked like a three-year-old drew it. Instant red flag, man. Returned those bad boys faster than you can say “three stripes.”
And speaking of stripes, check the quality of the materials. Are they using, like, some cheap plastic-y stuff that feels like it’ll disintegrate after one wear? Real Adidas uses good materials. You can feel it. It’s that satisfying “yeah, this is gonna last” kind of feeling. If it feels flimsy, it probably *is* flimsy, and therefore, *fake*. Just my two cents.
Now, here’s where things get a little tricky, ’cause some fakes are getting super realistic. One thing that helps, though… where’d you buy ’em? From the actual Adidas website or an official retailer? You’re golden. From some dude on Craigslist offering “a steal of a deal”? Hmm, proceed with *extreme* caution. Let’s be real, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. My grandma always told me that, and surprisingly, it applies to sneaker buying too, lol.
Honestly, sometimes it’s just a gut feeling. If something feels off, it probably is. I once saw a pair of EQTs that were advertised as “vintage” but the stitching looked like it was done by a drunk robot. The colors were all wrong too, like some weird knock-off version of the OG colorway. It just screamed “fake” even before I started scrutinizing the logo.
Oh, and don’t forget to peep the price. Real EQT Support ADVs ain’t cheap. I mean, they’re not *crazy* expensive, but if someone’s selling them for, like, 20 bucks, yeah, no. That’s a straight-up scam.
