Reebok’s Kool-Aid shoe: what a stinker!

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How many times have I muscled my way to the hole and, hanging off the rim as the backboard gloriously shattered around my head, wished that my sneakers smelled like grape Kool-Aid? The answer is zero, since I’m barely 5-foot-5 and don’t play basketball. Even if I were 6-foot-5 and did play basketball, however, the answer would be the same. Even though Reebok and Kool-Aid (there’s an obvious match!) have joined together to create scented footwear, I’m afraid I’m still not interested.

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