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"$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag"

Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:27 am EST 11/22/14
In reply to: My recent 12 Shows in 7 Days, ... briefly? ... - flaguy 08:39 am EST 11/22/14

Seriously? Was it a gold-plated magnet? :-o


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re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag"

Posted by: flaguy 12:10 pm EST 11/22/14
In reply to: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - MockingbirdGirl 11:27 am EST 11/22/14

"Seriously? Was it a gold-plated magnet?"


The clerk broke my bill down like this: $25 for the baseball cap, $40 for the (super cool) tote bag, $15 for the magnet.

I later saw the same magnet in a souvenir shop for $12.95.

Other show magnets generally sell for $10 in the theatre, which is what I paid for 'THE LAST SHIP,' 'THE BAND WAGON' and 'ON THE TOWN.' Clerks in each of those lobbies were SHOCKED to hear 'SIDE SHOW' was selling theirs for $15, by the way.

And, of course, these magnets probably come from China at five bucks a gross.

Grrr.


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Hope you've learned your lesson!

Posted by: Ann 10:34 am EST 11/23/14
In reply to: re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - flaguy 12:10 pm EST 11/22/14

You've shamed your refrigerator. ;)


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At the flea market it would be $5

Posted by: oddone 02:02 am EST 11/23/14
In reply to: re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - flaguy 12:10 pm EST 11/22/14

Or $1 by the end of the day.

Obviously not everyone can be in town for the flea market

But another "benefit" of living in NYC, per the thread below....


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re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag"

Posted by: enoch10 02:57 pm EST 11/22/14
In reply to: re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - flaguy 12:10 pm EST 11/22/14

>> $15 for the magnet

wow. is this something new or another escalation in price i managed to miss until now?


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re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag"

Posted by: Singapore/Fling 08:43 pm EST 11/22/14
In reply to: re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - enoch10 02:57 pm EST 11/22/14

When I was at "Once" recently (comped), I was appalled to see the prices they were charging for programs, CDs, hoodies, etc. Anywhere from $10 - $25 over the normal price for such items when they are not attached to a musical.

It really hammered home the level of expendable income you must have to be a Broadway-phile.


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re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag"

Posted by: Shutterbug 04:59 pm EST 11/22/14
In reply to: re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - enoch10 02:57 pm EST 11/22/14

I was there in 10/31. I'm sure I only paid $10 for the magnet. I never would have bought it for $15


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i think the price includes tax

Posted by: dramedy 12:53 pm EST 11/22/14
In reply to: re: "$80 on souvenirs: magnet, baseball cap and tote bag" - flaguy 12:10 pm EST 11/22/14

So that $13 in a theater shop probably costs close to $14.50 with tax anyway.


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