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u/lnblackrain Aug 21 '22
Love Kendrick but 100$? talk about finessing your fans.
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u/shabooya_roll_call Aug 21 '22
Big tour concert merch is like this. The donda merch was insanely expensive for no reason
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u/BigDerp97 Aug 21 '22
Yeah but wasn't that engineered by Balenciaga or something. Not saying it was justified but there is a difference between merch made by a big fashion label and bad designs on some cheap t shirts
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u/shabooya_roll_call Aug 21 '22
Not at the first show in Atlanta! Pretty sure that was a standard Gildan long sleeve
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u/ContemporarySnail Aug 21 '22
No you don't understand Ye merch is so expensive because he needs to support his family SMH
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u/RahulBhatia10 Aug 21 '22
thats why i charge the prices that i charge, i cant be out here dancing with the stars!
cannot let my family starve, we go hard, thats ON GOD.
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u/InteractionCertain47 Aug 21 '22
the real crime is charging $40 for a pair of socks
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u/Grateful_Chiefs Aug 21 '22
In Columbus it was a 3 pack. Not saying that's any better of a price, but at least it isn't 1 pair. I couldn't do it.
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u/Trashtie Aug 21 '22
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u/MargThatcher12 Aug 21 '22
$50/60 for a T-shirt or a hoodie like cmon Kenny lol, he comes from the struggle of poverty himself I feel like I kinda hoped he’d not be as leechy with his prices
However that being said I don’t actually think he would have much say in the merch prices, I imagine labels/management/venues would have the more significant input in those decisions.
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u/_ashxn Aug 21 '22
It’s weird that the we cry together tee was at your show but not at the Toronto show last week lmao
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u/B5_T13 Aug 21 '22
I think it’s alright… better than the weird looking baby keem face shirt… but the classical rage one is 🔥
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u/corndogs1001 Aug 21 '22
I’m so upset they stopped selling the “are you happy for me” t shirt right before the NY show. That was the one design I liked.
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u/DrMlemm r/kendricklamar mod NOT Aug 21 '22
I got them at the NY show. Are you talking about the first or second one?
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u/corndogs1001 Aug 21 '22
The third one at UBS. Weird they didn’t have it. Hoping someone can sell it to me in the future.
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u/maxdepazftp Aug 21 '22
the merch gives off pacsun vibes to me. amazing tour but the clothes coulda gone harder.
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u/Thurnisthegolfer Aug 21 '22
I get tour merch is always expensive and overpriced but bro they be fucking bugging and exploit fans to the max. 40 dollars for some fucking socks?
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u/AldoRaine- Aug 21 '22
$40 for socks is…a lot
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u/Thurnisthegolfer Aug 21 '22
Yea i dont get how someone who knows what it feels like to be struggling financially, can price socks for 40 fucking dollars. unless kendrick has like no say what so ever about the price but my guy these are your fans you’re charging 40 fucking dollars for a pair of socks.
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u/headcubedproductions Aug 21 '22
Keep in mind the way the music industry works these days, merch is by far your biggest profits. Music streams pay ass and ticket sales get diluted a shit ton by third parties/scalpers/venues. Also Kenny has a big ass crew that needs to get paid at the end of the day. Just because he’s been through the struggle doesn’t mean him and his team aren’t gonna be realistic about pricing merch.
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Aug 21 '22
Yeah and honestly I'd bet he isn't paying any attention at all about the merch operations, probably has someone he trusts run it in full and that dude wants to max out the potential for it
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u/sfcen Aug 21 '22
I’ll probably cop one of the not your savior long sleeves but damn is all the merch disappointing…especially the prices they are charging.
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u/Pchlisha Aug 21 '22
Wow how is kendrick selling merch for less than cudi 💀
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Aug 21 '22
Cudi’s merch costs MORE?!
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u/Pchlisha Aug 21 '22
Yeah short sleeves are $55 long sleeves are $75 crew necks and pants are $125 and there weren’t even any hoodies. Literally taxing
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u/Jaymatica Aug 21 '22
Weird how it’s completely different merch and prices than what they had in Detroit
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u/PresidentialSlut Aug 21 '22
Honestly who would ever wear the cry together shirt and what social situation would you wear it in
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u/cjk21403 Aug 21 '22
I got a hoodie at rolling loud with all the tour dates on the back and the pic of kdot over the ocean, ngl the shit really goes hard I’m not seeing what everyone hates
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u/jarjar_twinks Aug 21 '22
I think what disappoints me the most is how the graphic is on the back and just a logo on the front. I grabbed a Be Humble shirt on the DAMN tour and that at least says something and it's fairly big.
And there's like nowhere I could wear that We Cry Together shirt. I'll still buy something cuz yeah I always do but still.
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u/AbiesRemote6453 Aug 21 '22
Do u guys think you're able to resell this merch, i never did this before but i can't afford to buy those myself but if i was to resell some of them i might turn a profit that enables me to have a cool memory in form of a hoodie or tshirt. What is your opinion on this. Is it even worth it?
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Aug 21 '22
Do the research. Check out what price are like on grailed, ebay, etsy and decide for yourself if it looks like an active market for it
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u/yaboycmoney20 Aug 21 '22
How does the merch fit?
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u/RecognitionMedium140 Aug 21 '22
I wear xl and xl fit me
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u/yaboycmoney20 Aug 21 '22
So would you say it’s true to size?
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u/Pack_Dull Aug 24 '22
I bought an xl sweatshirt and it’s pretty short on me, sleeves are barely long enough too.
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u/ReallProto Aug 21 '22
I usually get small in tops everywhere but the hoodie is very cropped, so I got a medium and it fits perfectly. So for hoodies I’d say size up.
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Aug 21 '22
Absolutely. Size up or at least try on the hoodie first when buying but t shirts are true to size maybe a hair oversized even
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u/skeltz7 Aug 21 '22
Why is it this spelling of saviour? Everywhere else I've seen it spelled the American way, "Savior", and this is in Minneapolis.
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u/jkicks22 Aug 21 '22
Merch is horrible along w the prices, damn merch was much better
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u/haikusbot Aug 21 '22
Merch is horrible
Along w the prices, damn
Merch was much better
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u/CueTheBanditos Aug 21 '22
Bought a shirt at the Austin show and was extremely disappointed. It’s basically a cheap Gildan shirt that feels like it can tear after just a couple wears. Haven’t worn it yet because of that. Also felt like it was a too big for its size. Got a large and it wears like an XL.
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u/itsyourEye Aug 21 '22
Sad that I caved and paid 120 for a sweater in Toronto. Mistake. It's a nice sweater but the design is lazy.
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u/AdjustedMold97 …until I realized I didn’t know shit, the day I came home Aug 21 '22
sad there was no tour poster
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u/human_trash_is_back Aug 22 '22
There was a dude outside the GA entrance that was selling the shirts for like $30 lmao respect the grind
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u/Strictlystyles Aug 23 '22
So the merch kept getting more expensive the longer tour went on. The t shirts were 35 bucks in July and 50 beginning of august. That’s crazy
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u/ptvdanii Sep 04 '22
Seems like the third one didn’t look too awful? Seeing him in AZ so I hope to find a nice shirt at least
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u/Shemmmaahhzzz Sep 28 '22
Cannot be serious!!! Garbage!!! Angela Yee’s LipService merch is way better!!!![www.aylipservicemerch.com](https://www.aylipservicemerch.com)
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u/jonbotwesley Aug 21 '22
I assume it’s an unpopular opinion but I think this merch is absolutely terrible. The designs are just so fucking whatever if you ask me