Months After the Controversial Fallout, Fans Suggest Adidas Bizarre Things They Can Do With 1.3 Billion Worth of Unsold Kanye West Yeezys

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 07: Kanye West speaks on stage at the “Kanye West and Steven Smith in Conversation with Mark Wilson” at the on November 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Fast Company)
Kanye West instantly dropped from the billionaire league when Adidas turned away from him. It can be said that this breakup came out to be the biggest loss of Ye’s career. Considering the fashion and music mogul used to incur the majority of earnings through his partnership with the sports brand. Likewise, for Adidas also things became more difficult as people threw their Yeezy shoes and denied to purchase any in the future. Now, when the company is in jeopardy of what to do with these things worth millions, fans have presented some peculiar ideas.
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This is actually a billion-dollar question: What will Adidas do with its unsold Yeezys costing them 1.3 billion? The international brand is facing huge danger after cutting ties with Kanye West. The products that once used to bring the company million are now just a liability. Following the series of his antisemitic remarks, it has become impossible for them to make use of his signature shoes.
Adidas is stuck with $1.3 billion worth of unsold Yeezy shoes after cutting ties with Kanye West, and is not sure what to do with them 👀👟 pic.twitter.com/8TPh9N62rh
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) May 9, 2023
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Additionally, Yeezy is now an ethical dilemma for German athletic apparel and footwear. If Adidas discards things, it might erupt a new war on waste because they already drew widespread criticism last fall. Seeing this catastrophic condition of the brand, fans decided to send out their suggestions.
Jumping the comment section of this post, fans flooded the comment section with unusual ideas. Some are saying that they are ready to buy them or sell them in Africa at 50%. While some want them to give all the products to homeless and needy people around the globe.
I can take them.😁
— Sofia Rodriguez (@missrodriguezz1) May 9, 2023
Being the polite young man I am, I would happily take some yeezys off their hands…
Anything to help out!
— oddify (@_oddify) May 9, 2023
Send them to me
— Tkles de latalay (@Klesca) May 9, 2023
They can sale it in africa in a week if they sale it off 50% 😂😂😂😂😂
— ale bonaven (@alefreewayy) May 9, 2023
They should donate his shoes to the less fortunate and maybe send pairs of shoes over seas to kids in need of new sneakers
— 🌴Zeke🌴 (@therealusoez) May 9, 2023
Hand them out to the homeless 🤷🏽♂️
— Portgas D. Richard 🏴☠️ (@yoRichaard) May 9, 2023
Give them away. Someone provide @MrBeast ‘s mail address😂
— 𝗢𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗲 🔥🚀 (@unclescrooch) May 9, 2023
we know a lot of kiddos that could use them, just sayin!
either way, I hope they're donated and go towards good cause 💚
— GameChanger Charity (@GameChangerOrg) May 9, 2023
Meanwhile, apart from this, Adidas is now awaiting bigger problems that might just ruin them.
Adidas leading investor demanding details about Kanye West fallout
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Many might know that the investors of the shoe manufacturer company sued them over a partnership with the ‘Praise God’ singer. Now the leading investor of the brand is asking them to disclose “findings of a probe into its handling of misconduct allegations” against Ye. The Financial Times has revealed that shareholders want all the information at the annual meeting.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 24: Kanye West attends the FGI 36th Annual Night of Stars Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on October 24, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
So it is possible that the world would now get to know the whole truth behind ex-workers accusing Adidas of turning a blind eye to Kanye’s behavior.
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Do you have any ideas for the unsold Yeezy stock? Drop your views in the comments!
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