It could be like the kid who gets these for his 12 year old birthday present:
https://tinyurl.com/2fws5vpd They may not be his favorite thing but (a) they were a present so (b) he's got no choice but to go out and put them on and like them and (c) if he has even one iota of cool about him he can have every kid on his block wishing they had some.
Not that I'm speaking from past experience. Nothing like that.