Pearl Jam 2016 tour merch

i got id

At least 50 or 60 so far

CantKeepmedown

Given2Fly-Fish said:

I was stressed out about how the merch situation was going to work at Fenway (born and raised in Boston and PJ at Fenway was a dream come true). It turned out that I didn't have to worry. They had PLENTY of stuff and I was able to get everything I wanted. I picked up the Thomas print inside Fenway night 1. Just get to Wrigley and be there when the gates open (there were not long lines to get in at Fenway) and you should be able to get what you want. Also, there were no lines for the merch stands at ticket pick-up either (I went on Sat the day before to pick up my 10C tickets).

R-E-L-A-X! You should not have to wait 7 hours to get your stuff! The 10C did a great job at Fenway and I would expect that it will be the same for Wrigley.

This is good advice. Don't even attempt the outside stands. We went into Fenway around 5:30 or so night 1 (for the rumored pre-set). There were plenty of merch stands set up, very little lines, and very well stocked.

mpedone

CantKeepmedown said:

Given2Fly-Fish said:

I was stressed out about how the merch situation was going to work at Fenway (born and raised in Boston and PJ at Fenway was a dream come true). It turned out that I didn't have to worry. They had PLENTY of stuff and I was able to get everything I wanted. I picked up the Thomas print inside Fenway night 1. Just get to Wrigley and be there when the gates open (there were not long lines to get in at Fenway) and you should be able to get what you want. Also, there were no lines for the merch stands at ticket pick-up either (I went on Sat the day before to pick up my 10C tickets).

R-E-L-A-X! You should not have to wait 7 hours to get your stuff! The 10C did a great job at Fenway and I would expect that it will be the same for Wrigley.

This is good advice. Don't even attempt the outside stands. We went into Fenway around 5:30 or so night 1 (for the rumored pre-set). There were plenty of merch stands set up, very little lines, and very well stocked.

I would add, don't forget to check the merch stands after the show (or during, if you're one of those people that walks around during the show). I didn't see the Thomas at the merch stand when we went into the park (around 6:00), but I heard that it was restocked during the show, and people were able to get it afterwards.

Also, try to remember, in the end, it's just stuff.

BSully

Does anyone know what kind of shirt the Chicago Fire one is? I can't tell if it is a long sleeve T-shirt or sweatshirt material...
Thanks...

RC242143

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CantKeepmedown said:

Given2Fly-Fish said:

I was stressed out about how the merch situation was going to work at Fenway (born and raised in Boston and PJ at Fenway was a dream come true). It turned out that I didn't have to worry. They had PLENTY of stuff and I was able to get everything I wanted. I picked up the Thomas print inside Fenway night 1. Just get to Wrigley and be there when the gates open (there were not long lines to get in at Fenway) and you should be able to get what you want. Also, there were no lines for the merch stands at ticket pick-up either (I went on Sat the day before to pick up my 10C tickets).

R-E-L-A-X! You should not have to wait 7 hours to get your stuff! The 10C did a great job at Fenway and I would expect that it will be the same for Wrigley.

This is good advice. Don't even attempt the outside stands. We went into Fenway around 5:30 or so night 1 (for the rumored pre-set). There were plenty of merch stands set up, very little lines, and very well stocked.

This is the best advice for Wrigley. Went to Wrigley in 2013 and saw the outside lines were a complete mess. Went inside, they had sold out of cards, but had no problem getting anything else including the Cracker Jack poster. I went to Fenway this year and did the outside lines. Fenway is set up better for outside sales than Wrigley. Haven't followed it too closely, but are they just pop up stands on the sidewalk like in 2013? They were using the official Red Sox store for one and the one I went to was kind of a permanent trailer that was set up for Sox stuff. They had maybe 6 workers in the trailer set up and I am sure more than that in the Red Sox store. In addition they had two other set ups I didn't even see. I plan on walking in at 5:30 tomorrow and hoping I can score a couple shirts, pennant and patch. I have my Cracker Jack poster and the Thomas poster on my walls, don't really have room for more posters. Good luck to everybody and don't forget there is a show tomorrow too !

JM55546

Given2Fly-Fish said:

I was stressed out about how the merch situation was going to work at Fenway (born and raised in Boston and PJ at Fenway was a dream come true). It turned out that I didn't have to worry. They had PLENTY of stuff and I was able to get everything I wanted. I picked up the Thomas print inside Fenway night 1. Just get to Wrigley and be there when the gates open (there were not long lines to get in at Fenway) and you should be able to get what you want. Also, there were no lines for the merch stands at ticket pick-up either (I went on Sat the day before to pick up my 10C tickets).

R-E-L-A-X! You should not have to wait 7 hours to get your stuff! The 10C did a great job at Fenway and I would expect that it will be the same for Wrigley.

No kidding. We strolled in around 5:15 on Friday because of the rumors of the early start. Saw the Thomas poster at all the stands. Waited in line 10 minutes and got one for each of us. They ran out a few minutes later. And as you said all the stands had them after the show as well.

Get there when doors open, get what you need then go hang out in the park.

Id rather pay $150 for a poster I want then spend 7 hours of my time in line.

boxer or the bag

i got id said:

At least 50 or 60 so far

Is it the regular red merch trailer?

ldent42

Theres two disadvantages to going in at doors and hitting the merch stand: 1) they're predicting rain for Saturday (or they were a few days ago) and 2) once you are in the venue, you are stuck in there, with severely overpriced food & beverages, plus the merch that you now have to protect throughout the whole show. I think this was the advantage of the outdoor trailers, you could buy what you want early, drop it off at home/hotel/car and enjoy the rest of the day without having to worry about getting into the venue when doors open.

CantKeepmedown

ldent42 said:

Theres two disadvantages to going in at doors and hitting the merch stand: 1) they're predicting rain for Saturday (or they were a few days ago) and 2) once you are in the venue, you are stuck in there, with severely overpriced food & beverages, plus the merch that you now have to protect throughout the whole show. I think this was the advantage of the outdoor trailers, you could buy what you want early, drop it off at home/hotel/car and enjoy the rest of the day without having to worry about getting into the venue when doors open.

I hear that. But you can also hang out in the concourse if it is raining (at least you could in Fenway). We just sat at a table and had some pizza and a couple beers as the sun was pretty brutal at that time for Fenway 1. And yes, you're paying $11 for a beer but it's better than potentially dropping $150 for a poster down the road (for the Thomas at least).

pjhawks

other than food and water on my death bed i can't think of anything i would come close to waiting 7 hours for. put me in the 'i don't get it' camp.

shoelessdun

I did the merch lines at Fenway and can tell you after doing Wrigley merch yesterday at the Metro, that so far, they are not really comparable. At Fenway they were restocking like crazy all day long and had an indoor counter with like 8 people as cashiers. At the Metro yesterday they sold out of sooooooooo much stuff and literally had only 2 cashiers working when I got through the line.

There will be opportunities to get Wrigley merch both outside and inside, but after day 1, to me at least, Wrigley merch sucked big time compared to Fenway...not even close.

Part of me is saying that if you think that you're going to get merch at Wrigley as easily as you did at Fenway, keep dreaming.

I wasn't at Wrigley 2013 for merch, but based on what I've read and those I talked to, this year is more like Wrigley 2013 and not Fenway.

Kevinman

Any pics of the line or merch setup yet?

IlliniGuy76

I'm going there today with the hopes to get a few t-shirts - don't want cards, posters etc. Just t-shirts...

Ugh

on2legs

I wouldn't count on get on everything you want inside the venue if you're only going to night two. Most of the sought after items were not available night 2 at Fenway even though I made it inside when the gates opened. I got those items the day before otherwise I would have been out of luck. I realize it's tough to manage inventory but they shouldn't have sold out of Thomas posters before night 2.

DP13

pjhawks said:

put me in the 'i don't get it' camp.

The "get it" part is 90% of them are flippers.

They are not wealthy but they finance their Pearl Jam trips by flipping merch to the people not willing to wait in line for 7 hours.

They have "no choice" but to wait.

2-feign-reluctance

DP13 said:

pjhawks said:

put me in the 'i don't get it' camp.

The "get it" part is 90% of them are flippers.

They are not wealthy but they finance their Pearl Jam trips by flipping merch to the people not willing to wait in line for 7 hours.

They have "no choice" but to wait.

Whatever happened to the good old days of working 3 jobs all year to save up to see shows, or using some of your college financial aid to see the boys 4x in the summer?

Uncle Snuffy

It appears they're producing a larger number of each poster compared to years past. It's nice to see more people able to purchase a poster at the show vs. having to overpay in the 2ndary market.

- Uncle Snuffy

2-feign-reluctance

Anybody out there in line right now?

mpedone

DP13 said:

pjhawks said:

put me in the 'i don't get it' camp.

The "get it" part is 90% of them are flippers.

They are not wealthy but they finance their Pearl Jam trips by flipping merch to the people not willing to wait in line for 7 hours.

They have "no choice" but to wait.

But if they're buying hundreds of dollars worth of...oh, right, put it on a credit card, pay that off with some of the profit.

chiwhitesox

DP13 said:

pjhawks said:

put me in the 'i don't get it' camp.

The "get it" part is 90% of them are flippers.

They are not wealthy but they finance their Pearl Jam trips by flipping merch to the people not willing to wait in line for 7 hours.

They have "no choice" but to wait.

...which totally works for me!

No way I'll go wait 6 hours in a line for a poster or shirt. But if some noob wants to do it for me and then sell me said shirt with a 40% markup, whatever. Time equals money.

Plus that shirt! The greatest band in the world paying tribute to Blues Bros., the greatest Chicago comedy of all time?

No fucking brainer!