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Classic yet timeless! The v3’s do it all! - 🐻

Taking into consideration I wore my pair “here and there”, nowhere near every single day of those 600 odd days (because of the width issues I had causing pain), they have held up pretty well I must admit! Decent build quality from Yeezy for sure! - 🐻

Cheers bro! 👊🏼 And it’s the KITH Pinehurst Full Zip Sherpa from their Fall 2023 collection! XXL size for us big lads! 😎 - 🐻

This may be my one and only Comme des Garçons sneaker in collaboration with any brand most likely, with their hiked up prices! It’s crazy where they pluck their numbers from! 🤣 - 🐻

My girlfriend likes them too, the look of the sneakers that is, not the price! 😂 Oh for sure the £335/$325 we dropped on these will hurt for a while! 😮‍💨 And I agree, I wish CDG went with a full grain leather for the uppers, that was embossed/debossed with the circular pattern instead, to help justify the price instead of this “liquid polyurethane” or “plastic” basically, but ah well! 🤙🏼 Cheers for stopping on by and watching too Dre! Glad you enjoyed bro! - 🐻

Trends are so interesting with what comes and goes! The times move so fast and so sporadically, it’s near impossible to tell what will become the next “fad” with sneakers! Even if years before, the shoe was hardly ever mentioned in anyone’s breath, anything can have a surprising revival out of nowhere, for no apparent reason! 😂 - 🐻

That’s put a big ol’ smile on my face reading that this evening! 😁 You’re very kind! I’ve never really thought about starting a podcast to be quite honest, but thinking about it right this second, I would love to create one for people to enjoy, be it simply listening to my voice, talking about anything and everything! I’ll definitely put more thought to it now! Cheers for the confidence builder! I really appreciate it! 🙌🏼 - 🐻

It is (still) quite the steep retail price, though I’m just glad it came down considerably from the first 2 pairs, which made it hurt a fractional bit less buying a pair this time round from CDG and Nike! 😮‍💨 - 🐻

The lowered retail price is still hard to justify for sure, but I’m exactly like yourself, I really like ‘em despite that! 🤙🏼 I wouldn’t have even gave a second glance at these if they were around £500 again though to be quite honest! 😬 The STENCH caught me completely off guard when I first opened the box! The smell takes over entire rooms, I don’t even know how that’s possible for a sneaker to be so strong smelling and invasive! 😂 - 🐻

I actually timed it, when every size sold out from the official online release through Dover Street Market!⏱️ My US 12 size sold out first within 3 minutes, typical. 🙄 Then US 11 and US 13 sizes sold out after 27 minutes. Followed by US 10.5 and US 10 sizes which sold out after a surprisingly long 2 hours. The remaining middle sizes sold out after 4 hours exactly. And finally, the last few smallest sizes sold out after a dwindling 7 hours. Then every size was finally sold out! 😯 It was very interesting to see how this release went online, but I did see over on Instagram that DSM posted on their story that because of “technical difficulties” they could only sell pairs to the United Kingdom on their E-shop website! And only now, have they found stock to release globally, but in-store only! 😎 - 🐻

Surprisingly, not the worst “pinky toe destroyer” sneaker I’ve come up against! The quality of the leather definitely helps lessen the pain for us wide footers, but as far as narrow footwear goes, these are definitely a slim choice! - 🐻

I am (of course) heeeeavily biased towards the Nike ACG Rufus 😂 BUT… I would recommend a pair of slip-on mule/clogs that have perforation holes in them for ventilation purposes, since you live in a humid climate! 🤙🏼 And I feel you on a personal level with the sweat, so don’t worry! If you are only shopping between these and the Birkenstocks, you may find greater success with the Bostons or another pair of Birks simply because they won’t have a thick wool lining on the inside like the Nike ACG Rufus has. So you may experience better breathability and less sweating on that front! All the best! 💪🏼 - 🐻

I go with my True-To-Size in all Nike, Air Jordan, and New Balance sneakers, and deal with the ramifications from pair-to-pair! With the Air Jordan 4, I found going with my TTS truly works best, and that’s with being on the wide foot side of life as well! 👍🏼 However, since you last wore a pair of Air Jordan 4 in 2019, depending on how old you are, your feet probably would’ve grown somewhat in those 5 years! So your sizing may have changed up a half size or full size! The only way of knowing is ordering a few sizes online to try out, and then returning for full refunds! Or going into town, and finding some pairs in a few retailers and trying them on in-store to see how each size fits! All the best with your sneaker sizing adventures ahead! 🫡 - 🐻

Cheers! - 🐻

Enjoy ‘em! Wear your pair as much as y’can! 😎 - 🐻

You’re very lucky! I’m quite jealous if I’m being honest! I wish I could make these work, but my wide Bigfoot size just doesn’t allow it! 🫠 I have to go with the chunkier sneakers and thicker soles for comfort reasons, momma raised a big HEAVY bear! 😂 Enjoy your Puma Speedcat OG’s to the fullest! 😋🫶🏼 - 🐻

@BEARHQ I think they may be easier for women as we tend to walk on thin soles everyday ?. I trip up on thick soles 🤣🤣

Either a full size down, or 2 full sizes down! Best to try both and see which fits best! - 🐻

Mmmm! 👊🏼 - 🐻

I’m glad I could help! 🫡 - 🐻

Eyyy! Welcome aboard! 🤙🏼 I appreciate the kind words! I’m glad being myself lends to a relaxing and genuine environment! 🫶🏼 Ahh! Thank you for mentioning that, I’m really happy to know my videos give off the ambience and feeling I am trying to achieve! 🙌🏼 - 🐻

Sand, pebbles, the ocean… a Yeezy slide is all you need to tackle the elements ahead! 😂 - 🐻

You’ll only know which you prefer if you grab a pair of both to finally try them out! Just make sure you can return the pair you don’t like as much! Make sure of it! 😂 - 🐻

@@BEARHQ I did just this! It was a tough choice, I found the crocs more roomy but much firmer and the foams more comfy but strange looking! My foams came in a damaged box and the retailer offered me a £20 refund. This made the decision much easier, went foam runners

Oooo, now that’s a tough choice! I love doing Patrick’s voice, but the Spongebob pair matches my summer swim-shorts a lot better with the yellow, so I’ll probably go with those! But both are just as great as each other! - 🐻

Welcome aboard! 🤙🏼 I shall gather as many wide foot, flat foot, high instep, Bigfoots as possible here at BEAR HQ, so we can all have a place to feel welcomed in this ever-so-narrow sneaker world! 😂 And thank you! I’m glad you enjoy how I speak in my videos! I’ve been working on it for a long time now, and I am always aiming to improve my way of commentary! - 🐻

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From what I can tell, the Sparco versions differ with the blue/white Sparco logo on the tongue, and no embroidered Puma logo on the toe box! The width does look different in photos between both, but I would guess they’re more or less the same in-hand! - 🐻

It is! 🫡 - 🐻

Some sneakers grow on us the more we wear them! The Air Max DN’s so far, I have liked more with each wear! Definitely tempting to get another colourway of a sneaker when you find out it works well for yourself, like you mentioned with your 270’s! 🙌🏼 - 🐻

I have been! Though, on the really warm days however, the wool interior with no ventilation holes in the leather suede isn’t the best combination to wear in the heat! So, on those extremely hot days, best to stick with a more airy pair of footwear! - 🐻

The official Puma website has some sizes still in-stock, they must be periodically restocking them from time-to-time,so keep an eye out on there for sure! Also, you may have some luck for your size on END, SNS, Footpatrol, Footdistrict, Offspring, Slam Jam, and Ssense, to name a few retailers! All the best! 👋🏼 - 🐻

Damn! Worth the hunt though! 💪🏼 - 🐻

They are a lot of fun! ⭐️🧽 - 🐻

Thank you! That’s a big relief I’ll be honest, as I’m still trying to “perfect” my natural way of presenting in my videos believe it or not! 😮‍💨 This is with managing my tone, pace, and cadence of my voice, all whilst putting to practice a better understanding of breath work when public speaking! Still much to improve, but I’m really glad to know where I’m at is being received well already! 😁 - 🐻

So far my big toe on either foot has survived, I’m a lucky one in this regard with the DN’s! - 🐻

Say whaaaaaa… what are you doing to your poor Pumas 🥺🥺🥺

I’m trying to add Puma to the mix of my daily rotation as well, but it is quite the struggle to find a Puma sneaker that checks both the comfort and aesthetic box for my likings! So I completely get where you’re coming from! - 🐻

Mmm, I’m in the same boat! I’ve read the Palermo is a fair choice for wide foot suitability too! I may have to expand my Puma palette and try a few more pairs until I find the “perfect fit”! - 🐻

I prefer the Black and Dark Smoke Grey (the pair in my video) the blacked-out air bubble unit in the heel looks vastly better, over the see-through clear bubbles of the Triple Black pair! - 🐻

Eyyy! Welcome to the Rufus Club! 😂 - 🐻

It is to some degree 🧐 - 🐻

That’s really brightened up my day reading this! Thank you! A great confidence boost that I needed! 🤜🏼🤛🏼 I’ll keep improving the quality of my content with every upload, trialing out different editing styles, as well as a variety of refreshing video ideas! Onwards and upwards! Let’s see where it all goes! - 🐻

It’s your lucky day! As I just uploaded a video this evening of a pair! What a coincidence! 😂 Feel free to check it out whenever you get a spare few minutes! What incredible timing! 🤙🏼 - 🐻

You’re in major luck then! A “Driveway Grey” colourway of this collab with Nigel Sylvester was just shown the other day by Lil Yachty! 😎 And you’re more than welcome Jerome! I appreciate you dropping on by and tuning in! 🫡 - 🐻