Wrigley Merch Lines are RIDICULOUS

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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    rupy017 wrote:
    With the institution of this 3 day early merch purchasing, I think the band has really become a merchandising whore.

    I disagree. I think they are trying to please people. There's 40,000 people going to this show, and plenty of people are making it a several day vacation in Chicago, so that way people can buy stuff ahead of time and not have to hold a poster in the pit at a show. Think of the complaints if there was only a stand inside the venue, on the day of the show.

    Me? Times are tough, and I no longer buy stuff - just glad I can still afford a few shows now and again.
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  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,888
    Goatboy wrote:
    When you get your congratulatory email regarding tickets there should be a merchandise link included for that show. Is that too difficult?

    Apparently
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  • rupy017
    rupy017 Posts: 249
    yeah. I agree that not having to hold your items in the pit on a swampy day is an AWESOME idea. however, there should have been some rule making everyone show their tickets before being allowed to buy anything. This way, those of us actually going to the show wouldn't get shut out.
  • Gozzo64
    Gozzo64 Posts: 120
    I disagree. I think they are trying to please people. There's 40,000 people going to this show, and plenty of people are making it a several day vacation in Chicago, so that way people can buy stuff ahead of time and not have to hold a poster in the pit at a show. Think of the complaints if there was only a stand inside the venue, on the day of the show.

    Me? Times are tough, and I no longer buy stuff - just glad I can still afford a few shows now and again.[/quote]


    I agree with you..
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  • ewokpelts
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    pdalowsky wrote:
    WhyNotSweden wrote:
    Why don't they have more staff?

    ah that's easy, they will be using venue merch staff, I bet Cubs don't sell a great deal of merch at games, so this sheer level of lunacy will have really been an eye opener for them.

    Of course they will have been warned, but the frenzy at pj merch stands is pretty much unrivalled it seems
    cubs have LOTS of merch stands in wrigley. 2 full stores, several outside the gates, and at least 10 stands on the concourses. and one across the street next to mcdonald's .

    and these are just the team ran ones.

    They are pretty orderly on even the biggest game day.

    this shitshow, however, is pretty much to blame on the artist and the artist's staff.
  • mechanix
    mechanix Posts: 28
    The biggest problem with the merchandise stands is people purchasing dozens of shirts and posters who then re-sell them on eBay for 10x the price. Some say it's pure capitalism but it's a cheap way to make a buck. :nono:

    I waited in line for almost three hours at the Missoula 2012 show for a shirt and poster. Love them both. I missed the two poster variants, which are now going for $250 on eBay. :twisted:
  • ewokpelts
    ewokpelts Posts: 730
    rupy017 wrote:
    With the institution of this 3 day early merch purchasing, I think the band has really become a merchandising whore. First the tickets get into the wrong hands and wind up being sold for upwards of $600. And now the merchandise is selling for 4 times the price before concert-goers even have the chance to purchase any of it.
    8 posters? WHY? the limit has always been 2. not 2 of EACH. the secondary market has been great for people trying to buy some older posters and maybe recoup some of the travel expenses for fans that travel all over to see the band. But, this is crazy. the same "scalpers" the band tries to keep tickets away from can now get and scalp the merch that is intended for fans.
    They might as well be like the stones or the who and have a merch deal with live nation
  • ewokpelts
    ewokpelts Posts: 730
    Do we really need 8 shirts and four posters for ONE CONCERT?
  • Hopped Up
    Hopped Up Posts: 256
    ewokpelts wrote:
    Do we really need 8 shirts and four posters for ONE CONCERT?

    Apparently, yes. People can label the band "whores" and complain about the lines and prices, but the fact is that the prices in the secondary market and length of lines simply reveal the obsessive nature of PJ fans when it comes to unique merchandise. And the fact that people will wait 5 hours in this oppressive heat indicates their willingness to pay for merchandise. Some do it to sell, a lot do it to have a cool piece of memorabilia from what they expect to be a fun show. We can debate how best to distribute the merchandise, but the market is clearly showing the unquenchable thirst of fans for merchandise.
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    I've been in poster lines before... it's not fun... once you get your poster you go into protect mode... sometimes for the entire show... again, it's not fun. You spend $30-35 bucks for a cool piece of art that you care dearly for and you have to bring them into the show with you... This causes me to check the people around me... "will this asshole drop his beer on my poster?" or "who around me is shady enough to steal this poster" ... sometimes they allow tubes, which helps, but sometimes they don't... ho hum...

    The poster frenzy is understandable... it's a unique piece of art from a show you went to...

    The band should make an effort to help fans out a little bit in this regard... one thing they could do is supply poster tubes (not fucking rubber bands)... but maybe they could go a step further and get the posters to the fans AFTER the show takes place... have a $30 fee added onto your ticket if you want a poster so we can pick the fucking thing up after the show ends.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    ewokpelts wrote:
    Do we really need 8 shirts and four posters for ONE CONCERT?

    4 posters for one concert is WILD!!! Wonder if each show following this we will get 4 posters. Ok, maybe 3. :p

    Don't forget the painting by Dab's / Myla & Munk One. Know it will be available for sale, silk screen poster style!
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,291
    demetrios wrote:
    ewokpelts wrote:
    Do we really need 8 shirts and four posters for ONE CONCERT?

    4 posters for one concert is WILD!!! Wonder if each show following this we will get 4 posters. Ok, maybe 3. :p

    Don't forget the painting by Dab's / Myla & Munk One. Know it will be available for sale, silk screen poster style!

    is that finished yet?
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,320
    pdalowsky wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    ewokpelts wrote:
    Do we really need 8 shirts and four posters for ONE CONCERT?

    4 posters for one concert is WILD!!! Wonder if each show following this we will get 4 posters. Ok, maybe 3. :p

    Don't forget the painting by Dab's / Myla & Munk One. Know it will be available for sale, silk screen poster style!

    is that finished yet?

    Not sure if already complete. Last pic that i've seen of it is ..

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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,291
    ah that looks cool.

    would be the best of the long prints done in this way IMO
  • ewokpelts
    ewokpelts Posts: 730
    Hopped Up wrote:
    ewokpelts wrote:
    Do we really need 8 shirts and four posters for ONE CONCERT?

    Apparently, yes. People can label the band "whores" and complain about the lines and prices, but the fact is that the prices in the secondary market and length of lines simply reveal the obsessive nature of PJ fans when it comes to unique merchandise. And the fact that people will wait 5 hours in this oppressive heat indicates their willingness to pay for merchandise. Some do it to sell, a lot do it to have a cool piece of memorabilia from what they expect to be a fun show. We can debate how best to distribute the merchandise, but the market is clearly showing the unquenchable thirst of fans for merchandise.
    you forgot the pj fetishists that must have every item from every show, even the ones they didnt go to.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,795
    My plane landed at 11:20, some people I met on the plane were heading to wrigley as well so tagged along. Got to wrigley about 12:30ish. Waited in line for almost 6 hours!!!! I didn't mind too much drank and chatted with others. The people I was with left about 3-4 hours. Also didn't really have anything else to do so yes I waited there was only one style of poster by the time I got up there which I was surprised. The Cracker Jack one. Also got a shirt and some stickers. I am never doing that again!!! I ate which helped a little. Then went to sluggers and I felt sick. Had a beer which I barely drank then started sweating my ass off. Felt like I was gonna throw up, almost did. Then went outside to cool off and felt better. Good luck to those inline now!
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  • Dr. Delight
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    eeriepadave wrote:
    My plane landed at 11:20, some people I met on the plane were heading to wrigley as well so tagged along. Got to wrigley about 12:30ish. Waited in line for almost 6 hours!!!! I didn't mind too much drank and chatted with others. The people I was with left about 3-4 hours. Also didn't really have anything else to do so yes I waited there was only one style of poster by the time I got up there which I was surprised. The Cracker Jack one. Also got a shirt and some stickers. I am never doing that again!!! I ate which helped a little. Then went to sluggers and I felt sick. Had a beer which I barely drank then started sweating my ass off. Felt like I was gonna throw up, almost did. Then went outside to cool off and felt better. Good luck to those inline now!
    Sounds like dehydration/exhaustion.
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  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,888
    Foriginal Sin wrote:
    I will trade a 2003 Las Vegas poster for a Crackerjack one
    or
    I will trade a 98 Red Soccer Jersey for a Crackerjack poster AND a pennant. PM me if interested

    Please disregard. I got one
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  • in my tree 76
    in my tree 76 The city by the lake Posts: 261
    I have an idea... get more than 3 people working the merchandise.

    I bet the wait is still 3 hour's grrrrrr
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,795
    Dr. Delight wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    My plane landed at 11:20, some people I met on the plane were heading to wrigley as well so tagged along. Got to wrigley about 12:30ish. Waited in line for almost 6 hours!!!! I didn't mind too much drank and chatted with others. The people I was with left about 3-4 hours. Also didn't really have anything else to do so yes I waited there was only one style of poster by the time I got up there which I was surprised. The Cracker Jack one. Also got a shirt and some stickers. I am never doing that again!!! I ate which helped a little. Then went to sluggers and I felt sick. Had a beer which I barely drank then started sweating my ass off. Felt like I was gonna throw up, almost did. Then went outside to cool off and felt better. Good luck to those inline now!
    Sounds like dehydration/exhaustion.

    Yeah I was better after drinking lots of water.
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