It is so frustrating because I know the info is out there but these paid groups just feel like a scam lately with how slow they are. I used to use a couple of free twitter accounts but they either went private or started charging for a gold membership and it is just exhausting trying to keep up. I'm really looking for something that is actually free but still fast enough to give me a fighting chance at copping manual. I dont expect it to beat the top tier bots obviously but if it can at least ping me when a Shopify site restocks or when a queue goes live that would be huge.

Does anyone know of any discord servers that have decent free monitors or maybe even some telegram channels that are still active? I just need something reliable for the main sites like Nike, Hibbett, and the boutique shops. Im not trying to run a full scale reselling business or anything I just want to buy my own shoes without paying 3x the price on StockX because I didnt know a drop happened. What are the best free sneaker release monitors available?

The weird thing is my usual monitors and discord groups only ping for the super limited stuff or reselling opportunities they dont really care about a random 20 percent off sale on a general release pair. Ive tried a few things so far but nothing sticks:

• setting up basic web scrapers (keep getting blocked)


• checking the sales pages manually every morning


• following those generic deal accounts on twitter

The lag on the twitter accounts is just too much though and the bots usually beat me to the common sizes. Honestly I just want something that hits my phone the second the price drops on the actual Nike site or maybe at Foot Locker so I can grab my size 11 before it sells out. Are there any specific apps or maybe some lesser known telegram channels that actually track the price cuts and not just the hyped launches? I'm trying to keep these under $100 if possible...

ive been looking into a few different ways to track stock because manually refreshing tabs while im at work just isnt working for me anymore. right now im torn between three main options:

• hotstock premium


• distill web monitor


• discord stock bots like falcodrin

the hotstock thing seems popular but they want like 11 bucks a month for the premium alerts and im not sure if the priority notifications are actually faster or just a gimmick to get my money. then there is distill which is a browser extension. it seems cool because it is free but i have to leave my pc running all day and night and im worried it might get my ip flagged or blocked for hitting the servers too often or just be too slow compared to a server-side bot.

i even tried setting up my phone for instant push notifications from twitter but i still feel like im a step behind the bots every single time a drop happens. i live in a mid-sized city so we dont even have a micro center nearby which sucks because i heard they actually have stock on shelves sometimes if you just walk in.

if you guys had to choose which one is actually the most reliable for getting a card at msrp? is the hotstock premium actually worth the price for a one-time purchase or should i just stick to the discord trackers and hope for the best...

Ive been trying to follow those big deal accounts on Twitter but the algorithm is so messed up that I dont even see the tweets until three hours later when the sizes are all gone. I need something thats gonna hit my phone with a push notification the second those price drops go live. Im tired of manual checking because Im actually supposed to be working during the day and I cant keep refreshing the - new to sale - page every fifteen minutes. Ive heard people mention stuff like Sole Retriever or J23 but I wasnt sure if those are strictly for limited hype drops or if they actually track the boring stuff like when the standard clearance section gets restocked or when the MOVE code goes live.

Are there any specific apps or maybe even discord monitors that you guys use that are actually fast for the US store? I dont mind paying a small sub fee if it actually works and saves me from missing out on the next big markdown event. Im really looking for something that covers the general clearance and not just the hyped Jordan 1 stuff. Does anyone have a go-to for this or am I just stuck fighting the bots manually forever...

I really want to find a way to stay on top of things without having to refresh a bunch of websites all day because I have a job and cant just sit there lol. Are there apps for this? Im looking for something totally free because I already blew my budget on a pair of used dunks from ebay and my wife is gonna kill me if I spend more on subscriptions or whatever. I live in Chicago so there are shops around but I prefer just buying online if I can actually figure out the timing.

Basically I need:

• something that sends notifications to my phone so i dont forget


• has to be free no hidden costs or memberships please


• easy to read because some of these sites have so much going on its overwhelming


• tells me exactly where to buy them not just the date

Sorry if this is a super basic question but I honestly have no idea where to even start looking for this info. Is there like a gold standard app that everyone uses or is it just a bunch of different ones? I saw something called SNKRS but that seems like it only has Nike stuff? What about other brands like New Balance or Adidas? If anyone could point me in the right direction id really appreciate it because right now im just googling cool shoes release date and its not working out great for me...

I've been looking at Honey and Karma but honestly Honey feels like it only cares about coupons and half the time they dont even work on the Nike site. Karma seems okay for alerts but I really want to see the actual graph of what it used to cost. Is there anything better for specifically checking the Nike store or maybe something like Keepa but for sneakers? I dont want to overpay if they usually go on sale every couple weeks...