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    Sneaker freaks can spend big bucks on their passion

    The Columbus Dispatch wrote Sneaker freaks can spend big bucks on their passion

    Thursday, October 25, 2007

    By Kevin Joy

    The collectors are known as “sneakerheads” — an obscure group that fixates on fashion-forward footwear.

    “It’s an obsession,” said Kris Schuster, a North Side sushi chef who figures he spends $200 to $500 a month on shoes.

    “(Nike) calls us a week before a shoe comes out and says, ‘You’re either in or out on this,’ and you tell them that day,” said Chris Davis, co-owner of Sole Classics, a Short North sneaker boutique that opened in June 2006.

    “In some parts of the country, it (a new release) can literally start a frenzy,” said Aaron Conroy, the shop’s other owner.

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