I Bought Adidas Shoes and They Smelled Terrible After 3 Months of Light Use

We bought a pair of Adidas shoes for my younger brother as a birthday gift, excited to give him something from a globally trusted brand. But just three months after he started wearing them, the shoes developed an unbearably bad odor—so bad that we were genuinely shocked. We’ve never experienced something like this before with any other brand.

It’s embarrassing for him. He’s so self-conscious about the smell that he no longer wants to wear the shoes at all. This wasn’t some cheap no-name sneaker—we paid good money (₺) expecting quality and comfort. What we got instead was disappointment.