$63 a Tee
Are band t-shirts sold at the tour venue pricey? I don’t know since I haven’t been to a show in quite a while, and the ones that I did go to, I did not purchase a shirt. I didn’t want to be that guy wearing the t-shirt of the band he’s gone to see!
Anyhow, I thought that they were always pricey considering that merchandise was one of the better ways for the band to actually profit from their music. Not much of the sales going to the record company, but going to the band. They’ll gouge their fans to make even on their work.
I don’t know where this is going. I guess I’m just here to brag about spending an exorbitant amount on Nogizaka46 paraphernalia. I got two tour t-shirts: one from last year and another from 2015 about $30 a piece. I also got Yamashita’s birthday shirt. This one from this year’s birthday last month. The markup was just about double the original price: $50. She’s a fave and the shirt is plain and boring, but wearable around town. I don’t look like a Nogi wota in it!
The items themselves were reasonably priced, but they were on the secondary market, and they all came from Japan. The shipping and handling made it all the more expensive considering that they would be shipped via the most expensive method: 3-day international delivery. There were cheaper alternatives, but the rona ruined them all. All told, it cost almost $70 to get them here!
I keep thinking about if I should be spending money like this….
