If there's one thing that the New York City subway system needs, it's more frenzied crowds causing more delays. Just kidding! Because navigating the NYC subway system is already a Kafka-esque nightmare. But subways, like most things, can always get even worse. And today you can thank Supreme for that.
To coincide with the new spring 2017 collection, the much-hyped streetwear brand has released a Supreme MetroCard. Which means that if you're a hypebeast who lives in New York City—and you can't afford a $68,000 Supreme x Louis Vuitton trunk—then you're probably scrambling to get your hands on one of these fully functional $5.50 cards.
Unfortunately, this mad scramble has created total chaos in the subway stations selling the cards—which, according to the MTA, includes Broadway-Lafayette, Queens Plaza, Marcy Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Prince Street, Spring Street, Union Square, and the 125th Street 2/3 train—to the point that the NYPD has intervened to restore order.
For those outside of NYC who don't want to try their luck at a Supreme store, the cards are now reselling on eBay. Most are going for around $50, but some have reached as high as $150. Of course.
Oh, and if you're in the city and willing to wade back into the chaos, it looks like supplies will be replenished soon enough.
And while this subway card is more useful than the Supreme-branded brick the company sold last summer (although given how many swipes it takes for some MetroCards to get through subway turnstiles, that's debatable), it's still an example of the absurd degree of hype that surrounds Supreme. Mostly, though, it's just one more headache that commuters don't need.
