I feel you on this one man. I've only been collecting since S/S 2015 but I even between then and now, the difference in the way the site functions on a drop day is markedly different. I honestly don't blame you for getting a bot either but for me it's not feasible if it's not working 100% of the time.

I had bought a ton of shit in previous seasons, like 5-6 different things each year but this season I only bought a hoodie and a tee. It's partially in the interest of money but after seeing that drop I was just totally turned off of even trying for other stuff, even though I've been mostly successful in the past. I'm going to try only for TNF this season but that might even be a crap shot. Overall to me it's more worth it to save money than to try and be disappointed that I didn't blow $280 on something.

The only plus to this is that I've been paying attention to other up & coming streetwear companies like ONLY NY (who just dropped a collab with COST today) and getting more into collecting vintage TNF jackets.