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Shoes dominate this week's drops, but a deck deal and a wheel deal are worth your attention too

Five deals worth your time this Sunday: two Emerica Winkowskis, the Samba ADV, OJ Double Duros, and an Anti-Hero team deck all sit at meaningful discounts right now.

The shoe side of the market is unusually crowded with discounts this week, which makes it easy to overlook a couple of hardware deals that are genuinely worth grabbing. We pulled five products that have a real case behind them beyond just the markdown. The Emerica Winkowski is down 41% in both colorways, the Adidas Samba ADV Dusky is half price, OJ's Double Duro Chubbies dropped 31%, and the Anti-Hero Eagle Horse Pill deck is sitting 40% below retail. Here is what actually matters about each one.

Shoes: Emerica Winkowski (Black and White) — 41% off

Both colorways of the Emerica Winkowski are at $49.99, down from $84.99. That 41% drop puts a legitimate Emerica pro model under fifty dollars, which does not happen often. The white version is the same price and the same deal, so colorway preference is the only real variable here.

Emerica has been putting out dependable, skate-focused footwear for a long time, and the Winkowski is built around the things that matter for longer sessions: reinforced toe construction and impact cushioning that does not compress into nothing after a month of use. This is a street and park shoe, not a lifestyle crossover. If your current pair is getting thin in the toe box or you have been skating in something that was never really designed for it, $49.99 for a purpose-built skate shoe with this kind of reputation is a straightforward yes.

Shoes: Adidas Samba ADV Dusky — 50% off

The Adidas Samba ADV Dusky is at $50.00, cut from $99.99. Half price on a Samba ADV is notable because this is not the fashion Samba that everyone's parents are wearing to brunch. The ADV line is the skate-specific version, carrying over the silhouette but adding reinforced construction and gum rubber that actually belongs on grip tape.

The Samba shape sits low to the ground and runs relatively slim, which suits skaters who want good board feel and do not want a thick, padded shoe getting between their foot and the deck. The gum rubber outsole is grippy without being grabby, and the low profile keeps pop transmission clean. At full retail the ADV is hard to justify over other options in that price range, but at $50 it competes with everything in the market.

Wheels: OJ Double Duro White Chubbies 54mm 99a/95a — 31% off

The OJ Wheels Double Duro White Chubbies 54mm 99a/95a dropped to $39.99 from $57.99, which is a 31% cut on a wheel with a specific and useful construction concept behind it.

The Double Duro design runs a 99a outer layer over a 95a core. In practice that means the wheel grips and absorbs irregularities on contact the way a softer wheel does, while the harder core maintains the snappy rebound you want for technical skating. At 54mm these are not small, but they are not oversized either. The chubby profile gives you more contact patch than a narrow conical wheel, which helps on rough surfaces. If you skate spots that are not perfectly smooth but you still want a wheel that responds like a street wheel rather than a cruiser, this is the geometry and durometer combination that makes sense. $39.99 for a set of OJs is fair.

Deck: Anti-Hero Eagle Horse Pill — 40% off

The Anti-Hero Eagle Horse Pill deck is at $48.95, down from $80.95. That 40% drop lands a team-graphic Anti-Hero at a price you would normally associate with blanks or shop decks, which is unusual for a brand with this kind of consistent standing in the industry.

The Pill shape is Anti-Hero's take on a slightly more symmetrical, old-school-influenced outline, and at 8.5 inches wide it is built for skaters who want a larger platform. That width suits transition, bigger street gaps, or anyone who has been skating 8.25 and keeps feeling like they want a little more real estate underfoot. Anti-Hero has been making boards the same way for a long time, and the construction is what you would expect: sturdy, consistent, no gimmicks. If you ride this width or have been curious about going wider, $48.95 for a proper Anti-Hero is a reasonable entry point.