I am honestly so fed up with Nike lately like every time I try to get a pair of shoes on the SNKRS app it’s just a giant waste of time and I end up staring at a "didn't get 'em" screen while the resellers already have them listed for double the price before the transaction even clears. It’s making me so mad because I’ve been loyal for like a decade but I think 2026 is the year I finally give up and switch to Adidas once and for all. Its just not worth the stress anymore.

I’m actually really excited about the change though because I’m finally graduating college in June 2026 and I’m planning to drop about $800 on a whole new wardrobe for my first real job in New York and for the gym since my current kicks are basically falling apart at the seams. My logic was that if I wait for Black Friday 2026 I can stretch that budget way further but now I’m stuck trying to figure out who actually gives the better deals when it matters. I dont want to save my money all year just to find out the discounts are total trash.

Like I was thinking back to the last couple of years and I remember Nike doing that extra 20% or 25% off but it was only on the clearance stuff that was already ugly or in weird sizes while Adidas seemed to have some pretty big sitewide percentages going on for everything. Or maybe I’m misremembering? I’m looking for the best bang for my buck because I need like three pairs of shoes and a bunch of tracksuits. Does Adidas usually have better stock during the big sales or is it just the same bot mess?

I really want a few pairs of Ultraboosts if they go low enough but I don't want to get my hopes up if they just exclude everything good from the sale like Nike does with the Jordans and the high end stuff. Nike feels like they’re getting stingier every year and honestly it’s just exhausting trying to be a fan of them anymore so I’m leaning towards the stripes but I need to know if the 2026 discounts are actually gonna be worth the wait...