Tried my luck early this morning at my local Footlocker for a pair of Jordan Retro IV 'Oreo'. Went home empty handed. How I hate this new ticketing system! What peeved me off even more was that people were still hanging around waiting for their ticket number to be 'pulled out of a hat' even though sizes 10.5 & under were all gone. Gives me the impression of onselling. (There were only 22 pairs with well over 100 people attending. More than half of them I've never seen before).
Other than your avatar, I don't know why but I pictured you as a massive dude who could crush mere humans without breaking a sweat. I'm the same shoe size. It's surprising how 8.5 fits so perfectly yet so elusive.