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Are Sambas Officially Too Corny?

And what's the next hot sneaker?

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Totally Recommend
May 04, 2024
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I’ve written before about how Substack chats are one of the best ways to see honest opinions on purchases and collect genuine, crowdsourced recommendations.

If there's any Type A in me, the chaos and disorganization of the chats really brought it out. So, I embarked on a spreadsheet rescue mission to keep myself sane and to keep track of the top recommendations I wanted to revisit later.

I'm starting a series of these rec roundups from this giant spreadsheet for my subscribers - highlighting top questions and recommendations.

Today, we kick off with the #1 question that keeps popping up over and over again!

And the question is…

Are Sambas Still Cool? What’s The Next Samba?

Consortium Cup Extra Butter Samba

Are Sambas Still In Style? Are We Still Wearing Sambas? What Is The Next Samba? What Are The Best Sneakers Other Than Sambas?

Our society is currently suffering from "Samba amnesia." This shoe has inflicted a crazed forgetfulness on us, erasing any memory of Life Before Or After The Samba

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