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''This is the first shoe I ever fell in love with. A couple seconds later I get the 'GOT 'EM' sign and your pair is reserved for pickup. What? I couldn't even believe it, I was so upset.''

''What's good ya'll this is Ralph Romeo (@ralphromeo) from Seattle, WA and I wanted to tell ya'll a little story about how I copped my grails. So one week, the homies and I took a trip to Chicago and on the very last day we decided to go to the Virgil Abloh exhibit at the MCA.''

''15 minutes into our trip I remember getting a notification saying ''Reserve your pair of the MCA Air Force 1 right now'' and ya'll should've seen how fast I typed in my information.''

''A couple second later I get the 'GOT 'EM' sign and your pair is reserved for pickup…the next day. And to remind ya'll this is my last day on the trip. I was supposed to fly out that night but you best know I called all the homies to see who's couch I could sleep on, rebooked my flight for the next day…''

''…because there was no way I was missing out on my pair. So yeah these basically cost me a whole flight back to Seattle and probably a sore back from sleeping on that uncomfortable couch but it was worth it because I'm cherishing these forever.''

''What's up guys, I'm Ticara Devone (@ticaradevone) from the west side of Chicago and this is my Grail Tale on how I got my Vashtie Jordan 2s.''

''The year was 2010 Vashtie was the first woman to collaborate with Jordan Brand so I had to have that sneaker in my collection. So I hit up my homie who worked at Leaders at the time. ''Can you put them on hold?'' and he's like, ''I got you T''.''

''He put the shoes on hold, I hop in my car, get downtown get inside, ''T, I sold your shoes.'' What? I couldn't believe it, I was so upset.''

''So he was able to get on the phone to call a competitor retailer. He called St Alfred, and they were able to put a size 7 on hold for me so I hopped in the car and was finally able to secure my Vashtie 2s.''

''Yeah that's how I got my grail and I ended up being on Vashtie's blog back then. What a time to be alive.''

''Yo guys this is @Brotha_d from Pleasantville, NJ. Let me tell you guys about how I got my grail, the Air Jordan 13, 'He Got Game'.''

''It's 1997 and I'm in the 4th grade. A bunch of my classmates are walking in with the same pair of shoes. I'm absolutely mesmerized, this is the first shoe I ever fell in love with.''

''So I run home from school and I'm begging my mom like ''We gotta go to Foot Locker, we gotta go right now!'' She doesn't agree to want to go until the very next day. So we get to Foot Locker and the shoes are sold out.''

''Fast forward 11 years, Jordan Brand ends up retroing that shoe in the Countdown Pack. So as soon as I get the release date I run to the mall and camp out for 2 hours. I would've camped out for 30 if I needed to.''

''My grail was 11 years and 2 hours in the making. The Air Jordan 13, 'He Got Game'.''

Grail Tales

Episode 4