 Mine had the same crease in the middle and smelled a lot like glue so for those that don't know they're talking about this right here and that's actually not a crease in the shoe. When the sneakers sit inside of the box like this what happens is they start to rub as they're moved around shipping you name it and the tongue of the shoe right here can touch the toe of the shoe right here and it'll cause a line and it'll rub it on the shoe so it's kind of like an issue that we can't solve right now unless Jordan Brand decides to put a cardboard barrier between these two to prevent the rubbing. So when you guys get your thunder fours in the mail don't be surprised if you see that line on the toe. Some are a little bit more faint than others and some is a lot more drastic than others. At the end of the day it's something that we can't solve and we can only see it sometimes when it's the toe down look and the shoe is on our foot. Hopefully yours isn't too bad. Good luck to everybody on the release. If you need more tips and tricks hit me up and make sure you hit that follow button.