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[–] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

You can sink quite quickly quite hard. From POTUS to ordinary shoe sales person. Donald "Al Bundy" Trump was not something I had on my bingo card.

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 24 points 4 months ago

How dare you? trump has never scored even a single touchdown, let alone four in one game!

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Not bashing Al Bundy, but I think it would be hilarious if we start referring to Trump as a shoe salesman from now on.

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Trump is a stinky shoe. It won't smell any better no matter how many times you sniff it. Just gotta put the shoe down and walk away. #Trump's true enemy is apathy.

[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

That's not fair...he also trades off-brand Pokémon cards.

[–] quafeinum@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

A ‘limited’ 1000x run for a 399$ shoe is a bit short of the 500m that he needs to come up with. It’s like Eric found out that he can get rebranded dropshit on aliexpress

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What's truly sad about this is that the same people who would buy golden sneakers from Trump will have already lost one or both of their feets to the diabeesus.

[–] eltrain123@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

These are going to sell out regardless of if anyone buys them. This is just a way rich people launder money.

Sell something that costs a minimal amount to make for an outrageous price. They don’t have to worry about whether or not a consumer would buy it because the object is trivial. It’s about legally passing money from one place to another in a way that looks like business.

The same thing happens when you see obvious trash make it onto a ‘best seller’ list.

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 months ago

Like all those terrible political books by candidates which are then bought en mass by super PACs and others to funnel money into the campaign.

[–] iamtrashman1312@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Ramona and Diabeezus

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure this will be in a movie sometime soon. Some douchebag will be rocking these and be the most unforgivably shitty person in the plot arc.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 2 points 4 months ago

The Boys has already filmed this scene for season 4, I guarantee it.

[–] TokyoMonsterTrucker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Christ those are fucking ugly. Guaranteed to be exclusively worn by elderly people and the worst kind of Trump-humping schmucks.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

And exclusively made in China.

[–] Syd@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

They'd be good for a street performer.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why are fascists so into selling shoes? Trump, Ye, Adidas...

[–] Maestro@kbin.social 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cheap to make, so large profit margins

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Plus, clever people save up for shoes that last decades. Stupid people save up for shoes the same price that last 6 months

[–] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

And to be clear, Al was a much better character than Donnie ever will be

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago
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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A feature of having no scruples, no shame and no class when in a position of cult power, is that this type of sociopath can keep milking the gullible for a shot of fresh cash, on a regular basis.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

The funniest part is that he is the literal golden calf the Bible warned about. Every stupid idea he has had prior has culminated into this ugly, golden shoe.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

Doesn't the gold on those shoes look spray painted to you?

That is going to crack when drying after the first bit of water splashed on them.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah because he is broke in relative terms. Everyone thought it was really rich but it turned out he just lied about it all.

[–] Chakravanti@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Where do I bid 2¢?

[–] z00s@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago