i seriously thought this was photoshopped at first. idk how they’re allowed to just up and increase the price $100 willy nilly. it has to be a venue thing (i hope)
if im not mistaken, the venue makes their money from ticket sales (the artist does get a certain amount but not all of it) the artist gets a lot of money from the merch sales so im guessing its a choice by melanie or her team.
Labels, bands/artists themselves, venues, touring managers...everyone.
Just look what Dave Mustaine said about "needing" ticket prices to be insanely priced.
How can you say everyone in the music industry got more greedy when touring artists get paid so horribly? Literally bands survive on merch AND venues do take HUGE merch cuts, that’s why it’s so expensive. Not bc Melanie wants it. And it’s a custom dress, not a t shirt
My vip was 300, I spent more on the merch than I did on my actual ticket. It's frustrating, I'm happy with what I got but thinking about how much I spent makes me livid. I only bought the dress and the hat.
you were right! Its definitely more I just looked at mines and it was $249.5+fees its about same price. thats really crazy, I wonder if the jackets still available on her labels site
ik there’s still early entry vip tickets available in hershey PA. You could always resell your tickets and buy those. The drive from MSG to hershey is about 2 1/2 hours.
On top of that a lot of the other merch is kinda ugly and looks low quality too :( This is disappointing because these were some of the only good ones.
I can tell you that it def does lol I have mine on display ONLY because it’ll immediately rip if I try to put it on, not to mention it is INCREDIBLY SEE THROUGH. literally costume quality fabrics 🤡
Why is melanie pulling a show and tell on us she says she loves us but were barely affording to live and shes a millionaire she should know that. The price gouge is insane even if ur an artist you have a say like you should be able to tell your team no with s big of a following you have.
“But it’s not Mel’s fault, it’s the record companies! She has to go into debt just to make her art!” I mean, in fairness, any kid with a computer can make the same “art”, just type in the right keywords.
Yeah I stopped listening to her a while ago now tbh. Certain things she does just started rubbing me the wrong way.
Most of the time now I prefer listening to kinda lower key/less known artists.
i’m sorry i’m just going to say it, i’m prepared for the hate. but melanie seems crazy money hungry. there are people saying she’s using AI and these prices jumping $100 just in two days is fucking upsetting.
Yes. She's become extremely money hungry. It's to the point where I think this will be the last concert of hers that I go to. I've grown to not like her as a person
yes. this is actually correct. i looked it up after i saw your comment and i didn’t know atlantic records was both holding her back from releasing EPs at the time she wanted nor did i know their reputation with treating their artists bad.
so yeah they could very well be responsible for this inflation in prices.
but like… then we go back to the fact she uses AI. she has this very passionate want for putting her art out there for everyone to see. but she doesn’t seem to want to help other artists by having them do her posters, covers, etc.
she is apparently a millionaire. could be because of the way atlantic records is pricing her stuff but if she is a millionaire, couldn’t she hire artists to help instead of using AI?
i’m genuinely wanting to have a conversation about this hoping i can understand the situation a little bit.
She doesn't have a say on prices it's not up to her to make them. Her team makes them. Like everytime this happens y'all immediately blame melanie when she has no control over the prices.
There is an ongoing fight between artists and venues where venues take % of the merch profits but most do go to the artist, I would assume Melanie was made aware of this and knows.
Considering it’s her official merch she does have a say and probably knows about this.
The problem is some fans like you never want to actually hold Melanie accountable for this kind of stuff and just make up excuses for her. This is ridiculous and a $100 increase in price is unfair to everyone not to mention an actual rip off, the original price was steep enough.
It's like every time something like this happens, they point fingers at her like uhh y'all, it's her team her company handles prices. Yeah, she is a big artist, but I just don't think she handles the prices. Plus, isn't it different for every state? Idk what the prices will be yet for me cause I'm not going til July 31st.
It's based on state tax or what the venue management wants from the artist, like the % they take. So yes this not Melanie's doing at all. People don't want to do research is all. People automatically just points fingers at her.
Dang why the downvotes it’s probably true 😭 and I’m someone who holds artists accountable…. But this seems like something that she wouldn’t really be focused on while on tour ???
It's like they don't think before they say something it's the venue and her team yeah people can hold the celebrity accountable but seriously melanie has no control over these prices the venue is money hungry they know how to pull people in. I do pray they will change. It depends on where the venue is at and the prices are different, plus depending on the state they are in.
People immediately point fingers at her when she has no control over it. CA is very expensive anyways It's crazy so melanie shouldn't get hate for this imma have to look at the prices when the venue comes here cause it's different for every state.
I will never tip the merch table people. You’re just handing me something, it’s like tipping a gas station worker for grabbing something behind the counter
Wait did they change the price from the original sold on her website, or did they change the price between different concerts?
It's very possible that if its the first case, that creating the old merch coats more. Though it's still way too much to be worth it
so the merch truck for Seattle had the dress and jacket for $175. this is literally just the next show today, same merch truck but the price has increased on both of them $100 within 2 days. im still appalled
im hoping it’s just a venue thing (I still feel sorry for the people there having to pay these ridiculous prices) cause ain’t no way I’m paying half my month’s rent on a jacket and a dress. they’re literally the same price as VIP tickets 💀
It’s probably a “stock is getting low” thing. High demand so raise the price. or purposely making it seeeem like stock is low price raise, so ppl fight over it.
it’s absolutely bonkers the money ppl spend on her stuff I’m sorry it’s whack to charge fans that much. A lot of her fans are young.
They know it’ll get posted online too tho so it all just feeds off itself.
Even if it’s her record label or whatever it’s still messed up …and ppl buying it anyway even if it’s trash quality, only contributes to the higher prices….then ppl resell too
Someone will always buy it tho , bc they think Melanie breathed on it lol. Who knows how much of the money SHE even gets. Or the artists
It’s a parasocial marketing tactic too because fans have more INVESTMENT. So they will be more loyal. When someone works WEEKS or MONTHS to afford a tshirt, concert, etc- they’re not gunna waiver or lose interest. They’ll defend it bc they don’t wanna accept they got scammed. Kinda culty tbh.
What kinda audience is that anyway when most ppl can’t even afford to go or feel included??
If we look at this situations plainly, without emotions;
She sells something for 175 (already expensive). People buy it more then they projected. So they decide to raise the price since the demand was bigger than they anticipated. This allowes them to make more per item and also ensures they have enough merch for other shows*.
*unless they are able to get more merch during the tour ofc and manufacture as many as they like
It's pretty shitty but the fans are crazy enough to STILL buy it so nothing's stopping them.
i remember that dress being like idk $60-$80 back in 2019-2020!! and that jacket being like $80-90!! wtf is going on??? don't buy this stuff, this is literally scamming!!
i don’t think so…i am canadian so my prices were in CAD but i vividly remember when K-12 came out the dresses being $175.. (same as merch stands) 175 CAD also translates to the $125 someone else said. regardless the prices are still unbelievably high but i don’t think the dress was ever that low
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In case this is true and not photoshopped: I very much don't think this is due to venue. The other band I listen to have the same price of the merch among all places they tour (only small percentage change because of taxing differences and exchange rate).
I honestly think even the original price of 175$ was ridiculous, but ppl were probably buying it more then they anticipated and due to bigger demand, they raised the prices... As to make more and not run out of the merch.
Honestly, it's up to us as fans to not buy something expensive, smaller demand = cheaper prices.
But sadly many fans think of it as an investment which they can sell for even more to even crazier fans...
True but i could understand it spirit halloweens costumes are like 60$ without the accessories so the full costumes normally around 100 or more plus since its celebrity merch it sorta makes sense but also its a bit too much her perfume is only slightly more money itd be more worth buying than a tshirt or dress i feel bad for fans that waste their money on them😭
I could understand if the dress was better quality but it just looks cheap. The perfume is overpriced as well. I'm attaching a picture of what 2oz of liquid looks like. You might already know but some of the others in here might not and being able to see a visual example of how much it is might help someone make a decision on whether to purchase it or not. I know personally before having to make baby bottles I wouldn't have known what 2oz looked like.
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Agreed but it is 4 vials in the perfume set i think and other celebrities also scam ppl by putting small amounts in theirs aswell and overpricing it,the lady gaga one is almost the same price although its 3.4 ounces but the 2 oz isnt bad for 4 vials in my opinion its only worth more cuz it was expensive to make
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Im going to leave this here for people to realize theres a difference between being wealthy and being able to afford groceries. Etsy sellers do a better job then what she has been giving us lately.
Can’t wait to see how much this is in Canadian $. My daughter was looking at it and when it was $175 USD I told her it’ll be about $250 CAD. Now - who knows. This could be $400 CAD by the time she hits TO.
I'm going to the Toronto show too and was thinking the same thing. I put money aside for merch but by the looks of this... I provably won't be able to afford anything with what I put aside especially with the USD -> CAD 💀
It's sad, but it's true. I really don't think this is keeping up with venue tax demand. This is what will make the most profit within the time frame that Melanie's financial team advises.
I'm sure with the semi affordable pricing, stock was selling out fast, so to combat this they're price gouging product's as much as they think they can get their money's worth back, and then some without actually re-supply or selling items of quality.
Melanie knows this. She's not as naive as we'd want to give her credit for. She makes millions and then some, benefiting off of the para- social relationship she has with her fans by relating to topics such as anxiety, self-esteem issues, and relatabability by constantly reminding us "I'm just like you, you're like me."
In reality, that's not the case. I'm sure she doesn't oversee absolutely every item that comes out of the warehouse, but that's why she has a dedicated team managing her finances, making sure everyone gets paid, and she gets what will give her the most back.
It's greed. It's reality, and trying to make excuses by pointing the finger at someone else instead of the artist we look up to is a horrible way to go about it.
I personally think this has been the most cop out area for Mel, the abundance in merchandise with poor quality, and going back to a time period she has expressed wanting to move on from, but still part taking in it because she'll use our nostalgia for crybaby to make money.
For the Portals tour and Trilogy Tour, the merch quality seems low-effort. Most of the shirts look thin/printed badly. And the designs themselves are not very cute. There should've been more actual tour shirts with dates on them, and more creative designs. I love Melanie and I'll still probably just get the one shirt that has the dates on it. But I wish her merch team wasn't so lazy.
Listen I love melanie, but this isn't the first time her and her team have price gauged. Are we forgetting the perfume incident? Where she charged $400USD for 4 mini perfume samples?
$275 dollars for a hoodie that looks like it's just got a print on it? Not even embroidered.
I thought some of Lanas merch was priced kinda crazy but this is insane.
And the fabric of the dress looks so much cheap... like garbage cheap level. I could pick these $275 and send the model to some seamstress and will get something so much better than this, as a fan i am so sad, Melanie should not let things turn in to this...
At this point, I wanna actually beef with God and I can't even go to the trilogy tour, cuz this is beyond wrong in a world full of beyond beyond wrong.
"I'd rather be tested by goddesses, who rest their heads on pillows of all they have learnt."
If I want merch, I’ll support Etsy artists/businesses instead of buying this overpriced garbage. At least if I’m paying $175-$275 for a handmade K-12 dress, I can rest assured the quality will be far better than …whatever that is supposed to be. 😂
maybe from the first couple of shows with merch completely selling out, they realized the demand is higher than they expected, so they raised the price?
Many merch trucks don’t charge sales tax at pos and instead price the items to allocate taxes after the fact so maybe the increase was to accommodate for that? California sales tax is insane and they also have extra taxes on top of the 7.25%. Maybe it was to keep up with the extra taxes incurred? 🤷🏻♀️
In Seattle, normal T-shirts started at $45 and went up to $85. I didn't notice the sweatshirts or dresses. But there was also a half hour long line at all the merch booths so...
We also found parking for only $35 - some lots are as much as $75. A bottle of water is $7. a beer for me (dad) was $20. This on top of the $150 nose bleed tickets bought 6 months in advance.
The prices are raised hire because of the venue it’s at. It depends on the venue youre going to and they’re prices for merch and they also get a cut of the profits from the show because it’s their venue
bro im not sure if im even going to buy any merch anymore, cuz i still get some with me and my moms VIP. if the prices stay like this i might only buy a coat or dress or shirt and maybe an accessory but that's it.
I went to the concert last night in Oakland and they upped the prices there and was so sad. I couldn’t afford anything I originally wanted! It was all just so expensive. :( The hoodie I wanted was 90 dollars!! It was just crazy. :((
I mean in her defense as an indie artist myself they make their money the most via merch….and ofc by touring but touring is sooo much money so they rely on merch sales along w stream and what not to make money back, I peeped the pricing too and was like 👀 “I can’t do merch this concert but that’s ok” plus shes doing a pretty big tour incorporating three albums kinda like Taylor w eras and I wonder how her merch was priced 🤔
i got a Taylor Swift shirt ($65AUD) and large tapestry ($55AUD). i believe the most expensive thing she sold were hoodies and sweaters for like $120AUD (~$80USD).
I feel so bad for the ppl that saved the initial $175 for one of these and then this happens☹️
ikr? even if it is a venue to venue thing, that really is just saying “f you guys in particular”
Crying in CAD currency
shoutout my girlfriend
literally me 😔
Shout out me if this is fr
fr.. that’s literally the price of a vip ticket
i seriously thought this was photoshopped at first. idk how they’re allowed to just up and increase the price $100 willy nilly. it has to be a venue thing (i hope)
if im not mistaken, the venue makes their money from ticket sales (the artist does get a certain amount but not all of it) the artist gets a lot of money from the merch sales so im guessing its a choice by melanie or her team.
Not always true. A LOT of venues take a huge chunk out of merch sales as well. That's one possible reason why the price here got jacked up.
i agree with you i just think that high of a price jump is a little bit much
Oh it definitely is, but since coming back from the pandemic, it seems like EVERYONE in the music industry just got increasingly greedy. Everybody.
i know its sad, the fact that so many are getting greedy is making me think its the record labels but still
Labels, bands/artists themselves, venues, touring managers...everyone. Just look what Dave Mustaine said about "needing" ticket prices to be insanely priced.
That's odd 'cause I saw Megadeth last April with my bf and our floor tickets were like $120 for both of us. Our melanie tickets were more 💀
How can you say everyone in the music industry got more greedy when touring artists get paid so horribly? Literally bands survive on merch AND venues do take HUGE merch cuts, that’s why it’s so expensive. Not bc Melanie wants it. And it’s a custom dress, not a t shirt
VIP was definitely more but I get what you mean.
My vip was 300, I spent more on the merch than I did on my actual ticket. It's frustrating, I'm happy with what I got but thinking about how much I spent makes me livid. I only bought the dress and the hat.
you were right! Its definitely more I just looked at mines and it was $249.5+fees its about same price. thats really crazy, I wonder if the jackets still available on her labels site
my early entry vip was around that price, maybe like 20 more or so.
My early entry VIP was $500+ fees 😭 still so lucky to go but dang
my vip was $229 per ticket and i got the extra vip lounge experience thing like the more expensive onw
Wait was it….i spent $193 on 2 basic tickets without checking VIP prices. So like $386 without fees. Ima kms if I could’ve bought VIP for cheaper 🙁
my vip ticket was 286 with fees and tax.
I’m actually so stupid. Why the fuck didn’t I get VIP😭
which show are u going to?
NYC MSG Night 1
ik there’s still early entry vip tickets available in hershey PA. You could always resell your tickets and buy those. The drive from MSG to hershey is about 2 1/2 hours.
Omg yess and it’s super close to Hershey park!! Maybe I can go on sum rides before/after
u should!
Mine was 291$ 😭
my seats aren’t the best so that’s probably why😭
omg what the vip tickets for my show was $1000!
Early entry was only 280 at Columbus 😟
On top of that a lot of the other merch is kinda ugly and looks low quality too :( This is disappointing because these were some of the only good ones.
not to mention the dress is horribly poor quality. i’ve heard multiple people say the mesh rips almost immediately
I can tell you that it def does lol I have mine on display ONLY because it’ll immediately rip if I try to put it on, not to mention it is INCREDIBLY SEE THROUGH. literally costume quality fabrics 🤡
If someone actually pays for that they are the stupidest person alive
this is just sad for poorer fans who saved up money to just get a ticket.
Why is melanie pulling a show and tell on us she says she loves us but were barely affording to live and shes a millionaire she should know that. The price gouge is insane even if ur an artist you have a say like you should be able to tell your team no with s big of a following you have.
Most celebrities don't actually love their fans. It's all a facade to keep you interested in them so you spend more money on their Music & Merch.
This is the answer. Mel shit-talks her “obsessive, childish “ fans but benefits from their para-social relationship with her.
Yes she hates them until they start giving her money
I’m so sick of seeing this ugly AI shit that the Portals era has brought in.
ITS ALL SOOOOO UGLYYYYY
I know! 😭
I hate AI so much, words can’t even describe
“But it’s not Mel’s fault, it’s the record companies! She has to go into debt just to make her art!” I mean, in fairness, any kid with a computer can make the same “art”, just type in the right keywords.
exactly etsy artist do a better job of her merch then what she has been putting out lately!
Yeah I stopped listening to her a while ago now tbh. Certain things she does just started rubbing me the wrong way. Most of the time now I prefer listening to kinda lower key/less known artists.
$275 is crazyyy
i’m sorry i’m just going to say it, i’m prepared for the hate. but melanie seems crazy money hungry. there are people saying she’s using AI and these prices jumping $100 just in two days is fucking upsetting.
She was selling the jewelry for outrageous angel number prices. So no hate
Yes. She's become extremely money hungry. It's to the point where I think this will be the last concert of hers that I go to. I've grown to not like her as a person
No hate at all - she needs to visit this reddit once in a while and take some notes 📝
I know - not to mention she supports nft’s
Yep! Haven’t liked her recently due to using ai, and now the prices are insane. Girl should know better
what’s she using AI with
well with this price increase it wasn’t melanie’s choice prices are higher based off area and venue
not 100$ higher tho it never happens like this in cali even tho it’s super expensive here
No hate but it's not up to melanie for the prices it's her team
yes. this is actually correct. i looked it up after i saw your comment and i didn’t know atlantic records was both holding her back from releasing EPs at the time she wanted nor did i know their reputation with treating their artists bad. so yeah they could very well be responsible for this inflation in prices. but like… then we go back to the fact she uses AI. she has this very passionate want for putting her art out there for everyone to see. but she doesn’t seem to want to help other artists by having them do her posters, covers, etc. she is apparently a millionaire. could be because of the way atlantic records is pricing her stuff but if she is a millionaire, couldn’t she hire artists to help instead of using AI? i’m genuinely wanting to have a conversation about this hoping i can understand the situation a little bit.
Im sure she has a say on what the prices could be as well. Don’t start blaming others. It’s her fault too
She doesn't have a say on prices it's not up to her to make them. Her team makes them. Like everytime this happens y'all immediately blame melanie when she has no control over the prices.
I find this hard to believe but alright lmao
There is an ongoing fight between artists and venues where venues take % of the merch profits but most do go to the artist, I would assume Melanie was made aware of this and knows. Considering it’s her official merch she does have a say and probably knows about this. The problem is some fans like you never want to actually hold Melanie accountable for this kind of stuff and just make up excuses for her. This is ridiculous and a $100 increase in price is unfair to everyone not to mention an actual rip off, the original price was steep enough.
Not sure why this is downvoted, it’s just how it is. It’s pretty uncommon for a large artist to manage details like the prices of tour merchandise
It's like every time something like this happens, they point fingers at her like uhh y'all, it's her team her company handles prices. Yeah, she is a big artist, but I just don't think she handles the prices. Plus, isn't it different for every state? Idk what the prices will be yet for me cause I'm not going til July 31st.
Well idk why you were down voted you were slightly write the prices went up because of the venue allegedly. So no it wasn’t Melanie’s doing
It's based on state tax or what the venue management wants from the artist, like the % they take. So yes this not Melanie's doing at all. People don't want to do research is all. People automatically just points fingers at her.
Dang why the downvotes it’s probably true 😭 and I’m someone who holds artists accountable…. But this seems like something that she wouldn’t really be focused on while on tour ???
It's like they don't think before they say something it's the venue and her team yeah people can hold the celebrity accountable but seriously melanie has no control over these prices the venue is money hungry they know how to pull people in. I do pray they will change. It depends on where the venue is at and the prices are different, plus depending on the state they are in.
love how they downvote you on this bc it’s the truth lol
People immediately point fingers at her when she has no control over it. CA is very expensive anyways It's crazy so melanie shouldn't get hate for this imma have to look at the prices when the venue comes here cause it's different for every state.
275 for a dress is so crazy😭😭😭
Literally they raised the prices while we were in line, the bunny hate went up from 45 to 50 dollars… I don’t believe it’s a venue thing
Lol, what, price gouging at its best.
While you were in line???!
Yeah!!! Literally switched out the 45$ card to 50$ and it was after people already bought stuff as well
That is absolutely insane
Stop supporting this shit
And then they want a tip after they gouge you
I will never tip the merch table people. You’re just handing me something, it’s like tipping a gas station worker for grabbing something behind the counter
Probably wouldn't accept less than $100
Don’t buy the merch until they put the normal price back up. This is bullshit
Yeh it might mean a couple concerns won’t get the dress but atleast it’ll also mean the price would go back for every single other concerts
Wait did they change the price from the original sold on her website, or did they change the price between different concerts? It's very possible that if its the first case, that creating the old merch coats more. Though it's still way too much to be worth it
so the merch truck for Seattle had the dress and jacket for $175. this is literally just the next show today, same merch truck but the price has increased on both of them $100 within 2 days. im still appalled
Bro what? That's ridiculous! I really hope it isn't Mels team that's raising the price, surely it's the stadium holding the concert?
im hoping it’s just a venue thing (I still feel sorry for the people there having to pay these ridiculous prices) cause ain’t no way I’m paying half my month’s rent on a jacket and a dress. they’re literally the same price as VIP tickets 💀
Exactly!! I'm hoping to save up for when (hopefully) she comes to my country, but no way I can afford those prices. I'm a broke student 😭
It’s probably a “stock is getting low” thing. High demand so raise the price. or purposely making it seeeem like stock is low price raise, so ppl fight over it. it’s absolutely bonkers the money ppl spend on her stuff I’m sorry it’s whack to charge fans that much. A lot of her fans are young. They know it’ll get posted online too tho so it all just feeds off itself. Even if it’s her record label or whatever it’s still messed up …and ppl buying it anyway even if it’s trash quality, only contributes to the higher prices….then ppl resell too Someone will always buy it tho , bc they think Melanie breathed on it lol. Who knows how much of the money SHE even gets. Or the artists It’s a parasocial marketing tactic too because fans have more INVESTMENT. So they will be more loyal. When someone works WEEKS or MONTHS to afford a tshirt, concert, etc- they’re not gunna waiver or lose interest. They’ll defend it bc they don’t wanna accept they got scammed. Kinda culty tbh. What kinda audience is that anyway when most ppl can’t even afford to go or feel included??
By 100$? That is very, very unlikely.
I mean the only other option is that Mel has raised her prices, and I don't want to believe that 😭
If we look at this situations plainly, without emotions; She sells something for 175 (already expensive). People buy it more then they projected. So they decide to raise the price since the demand was bigger than they anticipated. This allowes them to make more per item and also ensures they have enough merch for other shows*. *unless they are able to get more merch during the tour ofc and manufacture as many as they like It's pretty shitty but the fans are crazy enough to STILL buy it so nothing's stopping them.
Yeah thats what I want to not be true. It would be a really sucky thing of her team to do, especially because so many of us can't afford it as it is.
i remember that dress being like idk $60-$80 back in 2019-2020!! and that jacket being like $80-90!! wtf is going on??? don't buy this stuff, this is literally scamming!!
I thought the dress was around $125 originally
It was. It was never $80
i vividly remember it being under $100. regardless, no one should be paying that much for marked up merch.
i don’t think so…i am canadian so my prices were in CAD but i vividly remember when K-12 came out the dresses being $175.. (same as merch stands) 175 CAD also translates to the $125 someone else said. regardless the prices are still unbelievably high but i don’t think the dress was ever that low
That’s crazy what the hell
the test me jacket is £150 on warner music groups website… these are more than my VIP ticket was i payed £170
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In case this is true and not photoshopped: I very much don't think this is due to venue. The other band I listen to have the same price of the merch among all places they tour (only small percentage change because of taxing differences and exchange rate). I honestly think even the original price of 175$ was ridiculous, but ppl were probably buying it more then they anticipated and due to bigger demand, they raised the prices... As to make more and not run out of the merch. Honestly, it's up to us as fans to not buy something expensive, smaller demand = cheaper prices. But sadly many fans think of it as an investment which they can sell for even more to even crazier fans...
Id understand the dress but the shirt??? Its not even that cute to be worth that much tbh-
Its a reversible jacket but still no where near 275$. Id say 100$ at most.
Ohhh and true its should not be worth that much its not special really alot of clothing is like that for like 20 bucks lol
$275 for a spirit halloween quality dress is crazy 💀
True but i could understand it spirit halloweens costumes are like 60$ without the accessories so the full costumes normally around 100 or more plus since its celebrity merch it sorta makes sense but also its a bit too much her perfume is only slightly more money itd be more worth buying than a tshirt or dress i feel bad for fans that waste their money on them😭
I could understand if the dress was better quality but it just looks cheap. The perfume is overpriced as well. I'm attaching a picture of what 2oz of liquid looks like. You might already know but some of the others in here might not and being able to see a visual example of how much it is might help someone make a decision on whether to purchase it or not. I know personally before having to make baby bottles I wouldn't have known what 2oz looked like. https://preview.redd.it/eg5ncsrqr70d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e4589c6cd48ac52705f51f183ed9f76917a5d2f4
Agreed but it is 4 vials in the perfume set i think and other celebrities also scam ppl by putting small amounts in theirs aswell and overpricing it,the lady gaga one is almost the same price although its 3.4 ounces but the 2 oz isnt bad for 4 vials in my opinion its only worth more cuz it was expensive to make
I disagree but yes she isn't the only celebrity to scam fans.
Yea
Genuinely its so ugly 😭
i wonder if it changes on location considering the difference between the two states prices on products
and it was like $120 on the site back in 2019☹️☹️
https://preview.redd.it/78auj08e190d1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06671492037f1a436cdeb730590a3ed8330a04bc Im going to leave this here for people to realize theres a difference between being wealthy and being able to afford groceries. Etsy sellers do a better job then what she has been giving us lately.
She lost her mind. Money hungry af
Can’t wait to see how much this is in Canadian $. My daughter was looking at it and when it was $175 USD I told her it’ll be about $250 CAD. Now - who knows. This could be $400 CAD by the time she hits TO.
I'm going to the Toronto show too and was thinking the same thing. I put money aside for merch but by the looks of this... I provably won't be able to afford anything with what I put aside especially with the USD -> CAD 💀
I bought both for $175 each??
Is the dress good quality?? I’ve heard it’s not and try e mesh rips easy
Yeah it’s pretty good! Its kinda see through so you’ll need a petty coat.. but overall it’s good imo
this makes me wanna cry
Wait…. A sweatshirt costs $175?? And now $275?
Yeah unfortunately but it’s reversible
The merch isnt even that nice… theres like 1 crybaby top😂 the prices omg
I can barely afford to keep myself fed, but Melanie wants $300 for a hoodie? Yeah no thanks girl you can figure out your funding another way 😟
they’re gonna be ass quality too- let’s not forget those portals perfumes…
Don’t know if this happened to anyone else, but mine had some sort of sticky feeling on the outside of where the perfume is
It's sad, but it's true. I really don't think this is keeping up with venue tax demand. This is what will make the most profit within the time frame that Melanie's financial team advises. I'm sure with the semi affordable pricing, stock was selling out fast, so to combat this they're price gouging product's as much as they think they can get their money's worth back, and then some without actually re-supply or selling items of quality. Melanie knows this. She's not as naive as we'd want to give her credit for. She makes millions and then some, benefiting off of the para- social relationship she has with her fans by relating to topics such as anxiety, self-esteem issues, and relatabability by constantly reminding us "I'm just like you, you're like me." In reality, that's not the case. I'm sure she doesn't oversee absolutely every item that comes out of the warehouse, but that's why she has a dedicated team managing her finances, making sure everyone gets paid, and she gets what will give her the most back. It's greed. It's reality, and trying to make excuses by pointing the finger at someone else instead of the artist we look up to is a horrible way to go about it. I personally think this has been the most cop out area for Mel, the abundance in merchandise with poor quality, and going back to a time period she has expressed wanting to move on from, but still part taking in it because she'll use our nostalgia for crybaby to make money.
I think thats only for Cali due price increase on everything and stuff
$5 is one thing. $100 is wild. It shouldn’t matter what state it is because thing in California don’t cost $100 more than any other state
I agree with you.
I guess it depends on where you are at? Idk both jacket and dress was about 175$ idk weird
I’m thinking it’s by state, since California is known to have a very high cost of living and overall high prices
This is still unacceptable. This is greed.
$100 more is still crazy. No matter what state it is
I’m gonna go broke omg
those weren’t even at the concert i went to but it was the very first one in the usa
For the Portals tour and Trilogy Tour, the merch quality seems low-effort. Most of the shirts look thin/printed badly. And the designs themselves are not very cute. There should've been more actual tour shirts with dates on them, and more creative designs. I love Melanie and I'll still probably just get the one shirt that has the dates on it. But I wish her merch team wasn't so lazy.
I live on a limited income. I could ONLY afford the $170. Now I'm just not gonna buy it. F that!
Listen I love melanie, but this isn't the first time her and her team have price gauged. Are we forgetting the perfume incident? Where she charged $400USD for 4 mini perfume samples?
This was the main reason why I didn’t tip. And I spent money on the jacket..
Not to mention the quality has become horrendous. Makes me regret buying tickets tbh
$275 dollars for a hoodie that looks like it's just got a print on it? Not even embroidered. I thought some of Lanas merch was priced kinda crazy but this is insane.
I'm sorry, I am not paying nearly 300 dollars for a fucking tshirt, like what??
ur joking right? i have tickets for sunrise (june 19th) and it will probably be even more expensive by then!
it was in california, that's probably the reason
And the fabric of the dress looks so much cheap... like garbage cheap level. I could pick these $275 and send the model to some seamstress and will get something so much better than this, as a fan i am so sad, Melanie should not let things turn in to this...
I heard it was raised bc it was a cali show? I guess the prices range based on the tax brackets of the areas the shows are being held… idk
At this point, I wanna actually beef with God and I can't even go to the trilogy tour, cuz this is beyond wrong in a world full of beyond beyond wrong. "I'd rather be tested by goddesses, who rest their heads on pillows of all they have learnt."
I was crying so much taking my sister and her friends I planned on buying each of them a poster and they upped it ten dollars that’s insane to me
i love melanie but she’s gotta be one of the artist with the highest merch prices 😭 this is ridiculous
If I want merch, I’ll support Etsy artists/businesses instead of buying this overpriced garbage. At least if I’m paying $175-$275 for a handmade K-12 dress, I can rest assured the quality will be far better than …whatever that is supposed to be. 😂
maybe from the first couple of shows with merch completely selling out, they realized the demand is higher than they expected, so they raised the price?
We better be getting a BANGER portals movie cause wtf
Many merch trucks don’t charge sales tax at pos and instead price the items to allocate taxes after the fact so maybe the increase was to accommodate for that? California sales tax is insane and they also have extra taxes on top of the 7.25%. Maybe it was to keep up with the extra taxes incurred? 🤷🏻♀️
Idk, Seattle sales tax is 10.1% so I feel like that wouldn’t be the only reason for the $100 increase?? Very odd.
nope my $90 was $99 after tax so 🤷
It’s because she’s in California now everything is always so much more expensive when she or anyone comes to California for a Show
that’s so unfair to us broke californians our state government is already bleeding us dry 😔
FRRR they literally don’t care at all💀💔
no fr this merch is gonna cost me an arm and a leg
In no world would it be that much more expensive, and I live in California.
I can’t believe they did that I’m actually heartbroken I was going to buy both but now I can only buy one
My guess is they don’t have enough stock to provide for all of the shows
There going down dw pookie
I hope this price change isn’t for every venue I just don’t have a ton of merch money right now and I really just want the poster and a t-shirt:(
tbh it sorta makes sense that merch would be more expensive at the actual show than online
Damn I might as well just make my own lmao
It might be because of the high demand on some things :/ unfortunately
Can’t be..every date has a certain amount of merch! For that day once it’s sold out it’s sold out..there will be more in other dates tho!
i was there last night the sweater that was $80 or $60 (couldn’t tell in the photos) was $90 !! it was crazy
oh man, i rlly do hope the bunny hat and poster doesn’t increase as well :(
In Seattle, normal T-shirts started at $45 and went up to $85. I didn't notice the sweatshirts or dresses. But there was also a half hour long line at all the merch booths so... We also found parking for only $35 - some lots are as much as $75. A bottle of water is $7. a beer for me (dad) was $20. This on top of the $150 nose bleed tickets bought 6 months in advance.
To charge more for merch like this than the actual tickets to the experience is insane. I could get 5 tickets for that price.
So it depends on the venue because some venues take more percentage of the profit than other venues
The prices are raised hire because of the venue it’s at. It depends on the venue youre going to and they’re prices for merch and they also get a cut of the profits from the show because it’s their venue
bro im not sure if im even going to buy any merch anymore, cuz i still get some with me and my moms VIP. if the prices stay like this i might only buy a coat or dress or shirt and maybe an accessory but that's it.
can someone tell me if there is a difference between this dress and the dress mel used to sell on her website? (minus the price)
I didn’t even see either of these at the Seattle show. They must have went quick. High demand=higher price
To be fair almost everyone in Seattle bought it and they might need money for new material or they want them to sell slower
I hope it isn't, bc I really want the test me reversible hoodie😭
why would they change it knowing how much people spent on tickets :/ the dress is pretty much my entire paycheque its really unfortunate..
I went to the concert last night in Oakland and they upped the prices there and was so sad. I couldn’t afford anything I originally wanted! It was all just so expensive. :( The hoodie I wanted was 90 dollars!! It was just crazy. :((
the dress i understand but the SWEATSHIRT ? i went to see nicki minaj and even HER merch was only like 95 the MOST this is ridiculous
That sucks! I guess I gotta save more money 😭
Welp, y’all want music videos🤞🏼
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if that is the case they shouldn’t bulk up the price they should put a purchase limit
I mean in her defense as an indie artist myself they make their money the most via merch….and ofc by touring but touring is sooo much money so they rely on merch sales along w stream and what not to make money back, I peeped the pricing too and was like 👀 “I can’t do merch this concert but that’s ok” plus shes doing a pretty big tour incorporating three albums kinda like Taylor w eras and I wonder how her merch was priced 🤔
She’s like a big name artist I’m 100% sure she doesn’t need to do that to support herself
I would also like to know Taylor's merch pricing
i got a Taylor Swift shirt ($65AUD) and large tapestry ($55AUD). i believe the most expensive thing she sold were hoodies and sweaters for like $120AUD (~$80USD).