Alright so this whole Balenciaga x Fortnite thing finally dropped today and let me tell you, it was a proper mess trying to grab anything. Woke up drenched – nightmare about missing the drop, how pathetic is that? Rolled outta bed around 6 AM, slammed some stale coffee left from yesterday, and glued myself to the screen.
The Pre-Launch Freakout
Heard rumours the physical drop might hit Balenciaga’s official site around 9 AM my time. Scrolled through all the Fortnite fan forums buzzing like angry hornets. Official Fortnite socials? Radio silent. Classic. Refreshed Balenciaga’s “new arrivals” page every damn minute since sunrise. My mouse hand started cramping. Seriously.
Drop Time Disaster Zone
Hit 9 AM sharp. Smashed that refresh button like my life depended on it. Whole site just… froze. Blank white screen staring back at me. Started sweating like I was in a sauna. Kept hammering F5.
Finally! The collection page loads, right? See the pixelated Fortnite logo beside Balenciaga’s name. Excited, right? Wrong.
- Clicked the hoodie – Added to cart! Yes!
- Tried checking out – Error message. “Item unavailable.” Poof. Gone.
- Speed shoes? Triple S? Page loads forever, then… 404 error. Vanished.
- Refreshed again – Now everything says “Sold Out.” Every. Single. Thing. Under 3 minutes flat.
Felt totally bamboozled. Literally saw items appear and disappear before I could click properly. Bots? Scalpers? Who knows. Site felt like a ghost town after the digital apocalypse.
Left With Empty Hands & Pixels
Checked the Fortnite game itself later. In-game shop actually had the Balenciaga skins live. Virtual Triple S? Got it. Hourglass bag glider? Yep. At least something worked.
But the actual physical gear? The stuff I could wear? Forget it. Scalper sites probably swimming in marked-up hoodies by now. Official stores? Radio silent on restocks. No emails, no tweets, nothing. Gave up trying to find a real person phone number for customer service.
So here’s my big “success”: snagged some digital shoes in a video game while watching real-world clothes evaporate into thin air. Feels more like a magic trick than a luxury collab. Unless Demna’s next trick is conjuring physical stock out of nowhere, guess I’m sticking with pixels.
