Let's talk merch.
Let's talk merch.
fiyero8132
Broadway Star Joined: 4/27/05
#1Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:30am
What kind of merchandise can you purchase at each show?
Let's discuss.
#2re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:42am
I made the mistake of buying the showcard for Rent before the show, and I wound up hating it (sorry, but I'm an Opera fan, and prefer the opera). If I like the show, I will buy a t-shirt (I did that for Lestat, because I thought it might be a necessity, even though the show was godawful). I often buy a refrigerator magnet, but stopped buying showcards.
Pardon my bluntness, too, but they had leather bands for Lestat that looked, well, like****rings. When I asked the man selling the stuff, he laughed, and told me that I was the first one who asked that, but that I was right. That's what they looked like.
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#2re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:46amI usually buy a windowcard and a t-shirt from shows that I like after the show, and sometimes cute unique stuff if they have it (Like the stuffed Bruiser at Legally Blonde!)
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#3re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:48amor stuffed cats at GG.
....but the world goes 'round
#4re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:50am
meow! 
My grandma bought me the teapot from Grey Gardens. How random...but I kinda like it.
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#6re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:55am
I definitely like something I can wear...so I get a cap and t-shirt if it's a show I like. Mugs if they have them because I drink a lot of coffee. Keyrings.
I tend to like things I can use like that, though I'll often get a window card and always a program.
#7re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 12:29pm
I always buy the souvenire brochure, and almost always buy the cast recording (if I haven't already got it).
I sometimes also get a t-shirt or sweater, but only if I like the design.
fiyero8132
Broadway Star Joined: 4/27/05
#8re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 12:50pm
I usually get a program too. But I have trouble buying T-shirts and hats because I find I don't wear them often enough to justify spending that money.
What kinds of special things to they have at Grey Gardens, Curtains, Les Miserables, Spring Awakening, and Company?
BDavis0092
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/06
#9re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 12:54pmI always get the cast recording and the souvenire brochure. That's about it. I wouldn't mind having a few window cards of the shows I really enjoyed though. What do you guys do with those anyways? Just pin them to your wall? Frame them? I never buy any cause I wouldn't know what to do with it.
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#10re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:49pmWhy the hell would you buy a cast recording at the theatre when you can walk to some other big box store and get it cheaper there? The appeal of merchandise at a theatre is the (relative) uniqueness of the items...but I guess there has to be a sucka in every audience.
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#11re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:51pmI normally get a windowcard and a program (if available), and sometimes a T-shirt.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
BDavis0092
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/06
#12re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:52pmI don't think I've ever bought the CD's at the theatre. They are SO much cheaper at Virgin and other stores. But most souvenire brochure's are over $20 at other stores. So I like to pick those up at the theatre.
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#13re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:54pm
"But most souvenire brochure's are over $20 at other stores. So I like to pick those up at the theatre. "
Yeah, I shelled out 25.00 for a WEDDING SINGER program at the Marquis Theater Store.
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Dollypop
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#14re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 8:58pm
I absolutely love merch! I buy everything! I have Ugga Wug sticks from PETER PAN and and "I Can't Say No" t-shirt from OKLAHOMA! and all those booklets and coffee mugs. It's great!
I hope everybody here buys merch.
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#15re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 9:01pmDoes anyone know good affordable websites for theater merchandise? I've looked on ebay and all that, but I'm looking for others. Thanks!
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tmm_fan
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#16re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 9:07pmIf I have the money, I buy all of the shirts and hoodies. I have been known to spend at least $100 on merchandise at a show. Of course, at a musical like Wicked where everything is a lot more over-priced than most other shows, that is not saying much. I bought a single tee shirt, hoodie, program and keychain, and it was nearly $150.
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"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" -- The Beatles
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -- Mahatma Gandhi
"Celebrate Earth Day, every day" -- John Denver
"Don't let them mold your mind, they want to control mankind, seems like their only intention is to exploit the earth; and you trust in their deceit, your mind causes your defeat, and so you become an invention to distort this earth; propoganda and lies, is a plague in our lives, how much more victimized, before we realize (hey) ... they'll make it attractive, to get man destracted, corrupting your (soul), polluting your (soul), destroying (your soul, mind control) ... ooh grand master, let the people go, you put them in total confusion, to downs-troy their soul; for they practise what you preach, so they're always in your reach, hi-tech slavery in these days, its mind control" -- Stephen Marley
#17re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 9:25pm
"I absolutely love merch! I buy everything! "
Me too.
Repeat visits = more chances to buy stuff!
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
#18re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 9:28pm
"Repeat visits = more chances to buy stuff"
True. Every time I saw Sweeney, I bought something.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.
tmm_fan
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/11/04
#19re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 9:47pmWell, I am going to the LA production of Wicked in August (a friend and I are gonna spend the week in LA mainly for a performance of Reba McEntire in South Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl, and we thought we'd take in Wicked and possibly Jersey Boys), and no doubt I'll buy the grey hoodie and all of the shirts that I'm missing.
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"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" -- The Beatles
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -- Mahatma Gandhi
"Celebrate Earth Day, every day" -- John Denver
"Don't let them mold your mind, they want to control mankind, seems like their only intention is to exploit the earth; and you trust in their deceit, your mind causes your defeat, and so you become an invention to distort this earth; propoganda and lies, is a plague in our lives, how much more victimized, before we realize (hey) ... they'll make it attractive, to get man destracted, corrupting your (soul), polluting your (soul), destroying (your soul, mind control) ... ooh grand master, let the people go, you put them in total confusion, to downs-troy their soul; for they practise what you preach, so they're always in your reach, hi-tech slavery in these days, its mind control" -- Stephen Marley
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"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make" -- The Beatles
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -- Mahatma Gandhi
"Celebrate Earth Day, every day" -- John Denver
"Don't let them mold your mind, they want to control mankind, seems like their only intention is to exploit the earth; and you trust in their deceit, your mind causes your defeat, and so you become an invention to distort this earth; propoganda and lies, is a plague in our lives, how much more victimized, before we realize (hey) ... they'll make it attractive, to get man destracted, corrupting your (soul), polluting your (soul), destroying (your soul, mind control) ... ooh grand master, let the people go, you put them in total confusion, to downs-troy their soul; for they practise what you preach, so they're always in your reach, hi-tech slavery in these days, its mind control" -- Stephen Marley
#20re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:35pmNormally I just get a program (if they have them) or a copy of the play if really liked it. Recently I've been buying t-shirts, but only if they're unique and not just with a logo on the front (like Lauren Molina's Sweeney Todd shirt). I will also buy a window card if I'm seeing a show with the original cast (then I will get it autographed as well).
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#21re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 10:45pm
I always get the program, but I only get other things like shirts if I really like the show.
Btw, what are window cards?
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Updated On: 4/8/07 at 10:45 PM
#22re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:11pmwindow cards are posters. i always get a program if they have them and if they don't a tshirt or a magnet or window card. but if they have unique things I grab it, especially the trekkie monster puppet at Q WHICH I LOVE!
Chrysanthemum62001
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
#23re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:30pmI love the super soft t shirts they have started selling.
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#24re: Let's talk merch.
Posted: 4/8/07 at 11:34pm
OMG ME TOO!
The SPELLING BEE t-shirt is so freaking soft!
But I collect the coffee mugs from every show I've seen...so, that and if I dont have the CD, I'll buy it.
And usually during intermission, if I'm LOVING the show, I'll get the big program and/or a window card for the cast to sign if I plan to stop by the stage door.
So, in other words, I buy way too much crap.
I actually considered getting a stuffed Bruiser dog at Legally Blonde...I know...
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