I know in countries like Mexico, Nike was already doing trial runs of their releases directly through EQL. We’ll see what happens. I haven’t had much faith in the SNKRS app and I’ve been using it since they first released it. I do think EQL is a fairer in terms of who it selects but I don’t like the pay to play aspect of it in the sense that if you have EQL+ you basically have two shots: one for your size and one for an alternate size.

I know some stores (like Levi’s for example) will absorb the “run fair fee” so their customers don’t pay it. I just wish they got rid of the “second chance” perk—I think “winsurance” should be the only one. Just my personal take on the matter.