the prices are really high, like wayy overpriced. but I choose not to blame melanie as usually singers can’t control their prices most of the time. and of course melanie does have a say in the prices, but i’m not trying to blame anyone since i don’t know the problem with setting the prices. and i really want to support her, i can’t though since yk, the prices. although, the quality on most of her merch (like the portals parfume and k-12 dress) should cost less than 40-50 dollars. thank u for reading my yapping session, this is just my opinion!! :3
I completely respect your opinion, but that statement in the video that Melanie issued was basically her condoning the whole ordeal. And like I understand that artists can't control the price if these products were like a $10-$15 more expensive than they should be, but good god they're at least $50+ more expensive than their quality, and at that point Melanie absolutely has some control over that price
@@LyntzbartzkyPerezyeah and Melanie Has admitted that she is in serious dept for the amazing work she gives us and rember she really doesn’t have control because her team is just trying to make money in every way to pay back the k-12 movie It was 6-8 million dollars and make is only worth 8 million (according to google)
Right? And that comment about the quality she made was for the perfumes then she goes on to do everything else for other mervh so now it doesn't even hold up
ok, so what ik is that her merch is helping fund everything but those prices r outrageous!!! 😭🙏 also why did the candle price go up??? it was 50 and now it's 75!! (great video!!)
glad you liked the video! and i think the same thing happened with the k-12 dress. it was around $175, now its $275-$300. so not sure what’s up with that
I am a fan of Melanie Martinez, but I cannot afford most things that she is selling. I am a bit sad about it, but I do understand why she is doing this some thing that you have not mentioned is about resellers when I try to get her tickets online there was just a bunch of resellers they do it with pretty much anything of hers like candles that she just dropped there people are reselling it on eBay for crazy prices more then the real thing that probably why they are so pricey. Also, she put a lot of money into her tour . It’s not just her singing on stage. She has different acts, costumes, and props and venues and not to mention her movies and music videos she is a person who takes years into just one music video And have you ever thought about her personal life they have to eat too just like us sure they are a popular, but they still have to make those money choices as well and considering I know the Taylor Swift people are gonna come for me , but Taylor Swift has her merch higher as well remember the ornaments lol. Trust me I still wish I could buy her merch, but I have just come to the realization that I can’t
Tbh it's not Melanie's fault nor her team for these prices, it's the stores out there better learn to LOWER prices for once instead of making everyone go poor and then question why nobody purchases anymore, cause it's TOO expensive.
hey guys just an idea: I was looking at the candles and they seem like a fun craft project, get some clay and paint it to make the candle holder/eggshell, and then put wax in it with some food die! you can find many cheap candle-making kits at basically every craft store. if you wanted to be a bit fancier, you could buy a pre-made candle with similar scent notes to one of the portals candles, melt that down, and use that instead!
Honestly I am so upset about the prices, just like everyone else but I can’t bring myself to be mad at Melanie. I think most of us can agree that we have grown with Melanie and she has healed us in so many ways. I admire her so much and she has changed my point of view in life for the better with her music and I can’t thank her enough. I appreciate and admire how she is very loyal to her art and how dedicated she is to make music videos for every song in her albums. Being on tour and making those music videos is not something that’s cheap. People say then she should stop making music videos BUT THATS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO! She’s not making the same amount as Taylor Swift so she can’t afford cheap merch. But at the same time her merch should be at a reasonable price. I do remember her saying in a comment that she wants to give us high quality merch and well… that didn’t age well because after that comment all we’ve been getting is poor quality. The 2 in 1 Death shirt print is terrible, the lazy designs on the moon cycle shirt and the Immortal By Design bag are so disappointing. I understand both sides of people defending Melanie and people being mad at her and I’m on both sides but I won’t be the type of person to bash her for the prices.
I completely agree. I’m a huge fan but I also am just a every day individual who would love to be able to spend that kind of money on something I really want and care about but sadly like many others I just can not afford it. I do think that criticism especially constructive criticism when it’s warranted is rational. Personally in my opinion I do think that given the poor quality the prices are unfair. When something is unjust no matter what we should speak up about it. It does not mean that you are trying to hurt someone. Sometimes everyone including Melanie may need some friendly Beneficial advice. Great video thank you for sharing and speaking on this. I’m so glad that you did. 😊♥️
You make some really good points in this video and I agree 100% I so badly wanted the faerie soirée candle and then I saw the price and was baffled. Something the size of my fist for 75$???? Also about her being in debt, I personally love Melanie and her music, been a fan for 6 years, however I agree she should maybe change her financial management or at least how she does things. This is just my opinion but I really think she should stop doing a MV for every song. I love love love every one of her MVs, but if she really is struggling as she says she is then maybe tone it done a bit. I think 5-6 MVs is a good compromise and the rest can get visualizers. Of course once again this is my opinion and I love every MV so much and I love that she puts in the work to create a MV for every song. Regardless, I will be happy to support her any day as soon as the merch becomes in my price range 🫶🏽 I love this video so much and the facts and points you brought up, keep up the good work! 💞
yup changing it up seems better than going into massive debt. from what i see, it seems like fans wouldn’t mind if melanie toned down her work, if it meant more stability.
@@PrincessAcornHairyeah that quality we see in her portals music videos Is basically only accessible for the best at the "1080p enhancement bitrate" option. Which actually does put the quality to the fullest, just that I've seen other creators with the same option after 50k subscribers that they don't even pay ANYTHING to get that high specimen. I don't get why Melanie has to pay for something that you actually just get for free.. Such as music videos like "DEATH" & "VOID" they didn't get released with the 1080p bitrate option. But Tunnel vision, Faerie Soirée & Light shower (+ evil visualiser) those videos Actually DO have the 1080P enhanced bitrate option.
i really want the evil candle but i would preferably buy those in person if it’s ever possible because what if i pay $75 dollars for a candle and i don’t even like the scent. they need to sell that at like hot topic or something so we can actually try the candles before even buying it. i can’t be mad at melanie ever but i just want the prices to be cheaper
you make a good point!! i think it's great that someone is speaking out about this, though at the same time, i think it's unfair for fans to be complaining about the merch prices and also begging for more music videos and the portals movie. and i hear you saying "take a break from making music videos" which i think is fair, but then fans will be upset about that too. while i think this is right, and melanie should lower her prices, i think fans can't be so two-faced about it. and i agree that melanie really isn't struggling right now, but her art costs a lot of money, and i don't think it's fair to ask her to change her whole aesthetic to make it cheaper for her. at the end of the day, she is just trying to make us happy and give us great art.
And the prices are even worse in other countries other then America Im Australian and the candles here were $115 AUD and that's not including the $43 shipping Shirts are usually $60-80 Vinyls are around $65-120 Cds are $21-30 The bags are $85-99 And so on. Half the time the prices in AUD aren't even the same as what they'd be in USD (in usd the candles are $75, and $75 in Aud is about $112, but she sells them for $115) Its really hard to be a fan when the prices just get worse and worse, especially if you don't have a job and getting money from baby sitting or something else :(
@@groovyghostnotesI honestly payed for the merch at the concert and I bought the jacket for three hundred dollars and I thought it was pretty pricey but I thought I was just being salty, but when the candles came out I was thinking “damn this stuff is getting kinda pricey 😭” I think light needs to be bright to the sintuation and I’m glad you talked about it Ik it’s scary some Melanie fans are crazy and it’s hard to talk about these things, I’m a big Melanie fan but it’s kinda sad how blindly people will follow her and support her in when choices like this are made, don’t even get me started on the reseller 🫠
I feel like many people are leaving out the fact that you got 20% off the whole set so if you did buy the whole set it would be 780$ and with free shipping. ITS STILL AN INSANE PRICE but it does sound better than a thousand 😭😭
“I don’t take brand deals because it doesn’t align with my art..” well Mel, you probably should take those brand deals if you wanna be able to have the funds for better merchandise quality, more funding for your art (such as MV’s, visualizers, etc..), to able to pay your bills and properly live. I say this all as a fan of hers ever since Crybaby. I love love loveeeee Melanie, but I do think it’s kind of dumb she wouldn’t take the brand deals simply cause it doesn’t align with her art, and as an artist myself, I do respect that. It is Melanie’s choice to see if she would take the brand deal, but from what I’m seeing right now, I would take those in order for more funding! Cause sometimes in life, you gotta do things you don’t like doing in order to live an even better life🫶🏻 btw these are just my opinions!!🤍
As much as i love her or respect/defend her, im pretty mad at the prices, i wanted to buy a seperate perfume from her, and its around 70€, i dont think merch should be that expensive just because its from a famous person ❤
i do think the price is quite dumb, but i really want the box for it. personally i couldn’t care less for candles. i really like the points you made! great video man!!
Melanie has always struggled with budget issues, even since Crybaby. Music Videos are costly therefore she needs funding from her items. Fans are begging for music videos but also saying the prices for items that help fund the extravagant music videos are too high. It’s not Melanie’s fault her label isn’t fond of the idea of making music videos for every song. It’s also not Melanie’s job to be quality control it’s the manufacturers. If fans that don’t have a lot of money and want merch, they don’t have to get the perfume or candles. There’s other types of merch that isnt nearly as expensive, like tee shirts that you can get at hot topic for reasonable prices. Lastly the meet and greet IS NOT AI! It’s just a green screened video 😭 that was actually her posing-
@@groovyghostnotes And her aesthetic doesn't even need that much cgi. A forest-ish fae alien planete did not need that much cgi, some cgi but not as much as she used. I dunno. I'm scared of her becoming the new tailor swift. That would be a nightmare
im sorry but you can't defend melanie. she is making thousands, she is privileged in so many ways and the audacity to price her merch like this is awful.
it may not be the overruling decision, but artists absolutely do have some say in their pricing. they just often downplay it because they don’t want the blame. yes they have a team, but the artist themselves are still very much apart of that team.
Yeah and I wish I got the dress but when I saw that the prices went up I was like “oh shoot I gotta save my money” and so I worked my ass off earning money for the concert and the dress but when I was at the concert in Sunrise Florida it wasn’t there and yes I was bummed and so I had a plan for what I wanted to get instead of the dress bc when I saw pics of the merch stands in other venues there were things I wanted that were at a good price and all but then when I was at my venue for the concert and I saw the prices on a shirt it was like the price tripled in price and so I couldn’t afford it and also I saw the “Test Me” hoodie and that was like $400 like Mel I love you I have been a fam since The Voice but really $400 for a hoodie!? I would be better off making my own and one last thing so I do t make this any longer can we talk about how the Crybaby perfume on how it was at a fair price like $50 for 75 ml but now around $275 for 4 15ml and $50 for 1 ml for the PORTALS perfume and if you want any old merch then save your money bc your about to spend about $1000 for one pice of old merch and new merch like WHAT!? Btw love the vid everything you said is probably what a lot of Mel fans wanted to but were afraid to get hated on but no you did!🫶
@@adoptmeboy2344 i’ve actually seen alot of fans try to make their own egg candles, so there might be something to making your own lol. i’m glad you like the video! i am a fan of melanie, but im not in the fandom space online all that much. i truly didn’t know this was such a touchy subject, but im glad there’s some that appreciate someone speaking up :)
I think it goes up and down on different shows When she went to CA it was like 275 but when she went to my state after it went back down to 175 so ig they’re jus changing it based on the cost of living in different states/countries 🤷♀️
I thought you were like one of those TH-cam's who had 50k-200k subs, but I had no idea you were sooooo underrated. I agree with all the points you made in this video, and if the quality of her merch is this bad, then the price should at least go down. If you are going to make this expensive merch, at least make it worth the price.
so i whole heartedly agree with the fact you can criticize your favorite artist, However, if the candles are hand painted i can understand where some part of the price is coming from here, she has to produce a whole lot of candles not to mention for each song in the portals album, whoever is hand painting them weather it be from melanie herself or one of her workers it takes alot of time and effort. i’m not saying that the price isn’t a little much im saying the price is a lot, but there is a bit of reason behind it. Also 4 ounces is very small, so maybe she can lower the price just a bit to the point where it’s still buyable and also still enough to fund her videos if money is the real issue here. ❤
i was referring to the green screen photo you could do there.. for free. which is the exact same thing melanie did as a “meet n greet.” you didn’t actually meet melanie, they just green screened her in with you so they’re basically the same thing.
@@rorolovesfolklore the eras tour. capital one hosted a photo booth at the concerts where you could get a picture “with” the taylors from every era. it was free, and not labeled as a meet and greet. it was also available at every show. but the end product was just about the same as what melanie did.
I think y'all dont even remember she is still trying to fund a movie and still make the rest of the music videos for the portals era.. 😭 maybe the quality for the products its not the best, but the overpriced products are for a reason, to give you content.
honestly it’s unsure where the portals movie stands as of rn. theres plenty of people who think the entire project is scrapped due to the lack of attention it’s gotten. melanie did put out a statement essentially saying she’s putting it aside as of rn.
Honestly it's disheartening to see, it feels like she's taking advantage of how loyal her fans are... I like her art but the more I hear about her as a person I feel like I lose some respect every time.
@@lifewlylahh and she’s apart of that team, she has a say. just often times artists play this down bc of this very situation. they don’t want the blame. if she wanted to help with the price situation, she could. she’s not completely helpless against her own team.
The candles are sold, which means the price is good. Did you buy them? Did you rate the quality? No. You make content using the brand of a famous artist. Nothing else in your performance.
Everyone’s all about “eat the rich” until it’s their favorite artist.
FR its so annoying-
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the prices are really high, like wayy overpriced. but I choose not to blame melanie as usually singers can’t control their prices most of the time. and of course melanie does have a say in the prices, but i’m not trying to blame anyone since i don’t know the problem with setting the prices. and i really want to support her, i can’t though since yk, the prices.
although, the quality on most of her merch (like the portals parfume and k-12 dress) should cost less than 40-50 dollars.
thank u for reading my yapping session, this is just my opinion!! :3
I completely respect your opinion, but that statement in the video that Melanie issued was basically her condoning the whole ordeal. And like I understand that artists can't control the price if these products were like a $10-$15 more expensive than they should be, but good god they're at least $50+ more expensive than their quality, and at that point Melanie absolutely has some control over that price
@@LyntzbartzkyPerez ohh okay, i actually wasn’t exactly sure about my opinion so thank you for saying this :)
@@LyntzbartzkyPerezyeah and Melanie Has admitted that she is in serious dept for the amazing work she gives us and rember she really doesn’t have control because her team is just trying to make money in every way to pay back the k-12 movie
It was 6-8 million dollars and make is only worth 8 million (according to google)
Right? And that comment about the quality she made was for the perfumes then she goes on to do everything else for other mervh so now it doesn't even hold up
ok, so what ik is that her merch is helping fund everything but those prices r outrageous!!! 😭🙏 also why did the candle price go up??? it was 50 and now it's 75!! (great video!!)
glad you liked the video! and i think the same thing happened with the k-12 dress. it was around $175, now its $275-$300. so not sure what’s up with that
I feel like they overspent on the tour and it’s just costing too much so they need more money for the tour and other projects
@@groovyghostnotesthe k-12 dress price depends on the venue if the venue is big it would be 275 and if its small its 175
tbh thats ture its lit should be 20£
@@TaylorSwiftsHusband frrr
I am a fan of Melanie Martinez, but I cannot afford most things that she is selling. I am a bit sad about it, but I do understand why she is doing this some thing that you have not mentioned is about resellers when I try to get her tickets online there was just a bunch of resellers they do it with pretty much anything of hers like candles that she just dropped there people are reselling it on eBay for crazy prices more then the real thing that probably why they are so pricey. Also, she put a lot of money into her tour . It’s not just her singing on stage. She has different acts, costumes, and props and venues and not to mention her movies and music videos she is a person who takes years into just one music video And have you ever thought about her personal life they have to eat too just like us sure they are a popular, but they still have to make those money choices as well and considering I know the Taylor Swift people are gonna come for me , but Taylor Swift has her merch higher as well remember the ornaments lol. Trust me I still wish I could buy her merch, but I have just come to the realization that I can’t
Tbh it's not Melanie's fault nor her team for these prices, it's the stores out there better learn to LOWER prices for once instead of making everyone go poor and then question why nobody purchases anymore, cause it's TOO expensive.
@@Theonly_z_Official right It’s so hard to find a affordable things nowadays, especially merch
hey guys just an idea: I was looking at the candles and they seem like a fun craft project, get some clay and paint it to make the candle holder/eggshell, and then put wax in it with some food die! you can find many cheap candle-making kits at basically every craft store. if you wanted to be a bit fancier, you could buy a pre-made candle with similar scent notes to one of the portals candles, melt that down, and use that instead!
Or just find a candle that reminds you about a portals song and then build a clay base around that
Her:“will be upset wil the princip-“ me:“OH WHERES THE PRINCIPALLLL OH WHERES THE PRINCIPAL !!“
that songs kinda underrated ngl
FRRRR
That’s one of my fav songs in the k-12 album
Honestly I am so upset about the prices, just like everyone else but I can’t bring myself to be mad at Melanie. I think most of us can agree that we have grown with Melanie and she has healed us in so many ways. I admire her so much and she has changed my point of view in life for the better with her music and I can’t thank her enough. I appreciate and admire how she is very loyal to her art and how dedicated she is to make music videos for every song in her albums. Being on tour and making those music videos is not something that’s cheap. People say then she should stop making music videos BUT THATS WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO! She’s not making the same amount as Taylor Swift so she can’t afford cheap merch. But at the same time her merch should be at a reasonable price. I do remember her saying in a comment that she wants to give us high quality merch and well… that didn’t age well because after that comment all we’ve been getting is poor quality. The 2 in 1 Death shirt print is terrible, the lazy designs on the moon cycle shirt and the Immortal By Design bag are so disappointing. I understand both sides of people defending Melanie and people being mad at her and I’m on both sides but I won’t be the type of person to bash her for the prices.
these are just my thoughts :)
I completely agree. I’m a huge fan but I also am just a every day individual who would love to be able to spend that kind of money on something I really want and care about but sadly like many others I just can not afford it. I do think that criticism especially constructive criticism when it’s warranted is rational. Personally in my opinion I do think that given the poor quality the prices are unfair. When something is unjust no matter what we should speak up about it. It does not mean that you are trying to hurt someone. Sometimes everyone including Melanie may need some friendly Beneficial advice. Great video thank you for sharing and speaking on this. I’m so glad that you did. 😊♥️
This was very well worded! I wish I could afford everything but it’s just too expensive for me
I thought you were one of the big commentary youtubers when I clicked this 😮 your super underrated!!
thank you so much! maybe one day i’ll make it to the big leagues lol
@@groovyghostnotes yess!! I hope u do
You make some really good points in this video and I agree 100% I so badly wanted the faerie soirée candle and then I saw the price and was baffled. Something the size of my fist for 75$???? Also about her being in debt, I personally love Melanie and her music, been a fan for 6 years, however I agree she should maybe change her financial management or at least how she does things. This is just my opinion but I really think she should stop doing a MV for every song. I love love love every one of her MVs, but if she really is struggling as she says she is then maybe tone it done a bit. I think 5-6 MVs is a good compromise and the rest can get visualizers. Of course once again this is my opinion and I love every MV so much and I love that she puts in the work to create a MV for every song. Regardless, I will be happy to support her any day as soon as the merch becomes in my price range 🫶🏽 I love this video so much and the facts and points you brought up, keep up the good work! 💞
yup changing it up seems better than going into massive debt. from what i see, it seems like fans wouldn’t mind if melanie toned down her work, if it meant more stability.
IM SUBBED s4turn
yea like when I see portals MVs I'm like "holy shit that's expensive mel why would you chose that?"
@@PrincessAcornHairyeah that quality we see in her portals music videos
Is basically only accessible for the best at the
"1080p enhancement bitrate" option.
Which actually does put the quality to the fullest, just that I've seen other creators with the same option after 50k subscribers that they don't even pay ANYTHING to get that high specimen. I don't get why Melanie has to pay for something that you actually just get for free..
Such as music videos like
"DEATH" & "VOID" they didn't get released with the 1080p bitrate option. But
Tunnel vision, Faerie Soirée & Light shower (+ evil visualiser) those videos Actually DO have the 1080P enhanced bitrate option.
i really want the evil candle but i would preferably buy those in person if it’s ever possible because what if i pay $75 dollars for a candle and i don’t even like the scent. they need to sell that at like hot topic or something so we can actually try the candles before even buying it. i can’t be mad at melanie ever but i just want the prices to be cheaper
you make a good point!! i think it's great that someone is speaking out about this, though at the same time, i think it's unfair for fans to be complaining about the merch prices and also begging for more music videos and the portals movie. and i hear you saying "take a break from making music videos" which i think is fair, but then fans will be upset about that too. while i think this is right, and melanie should lower her prices, i think fans can't be so two-faced about it. and i agree that melanie really isn't struggling right now, but her art costs a lot of money, and i don't think it's fair to ask her to change her whole aesthetic to make it cheaper for her. at the end of the day, she is just trying to make us happy and give us great art.
And the prices are even worse in other countries other then America
Im Australian and the candles here were $115 AUD and that's not including the $43 shipping
Shirts are usually $60-80
Vinyls are around $65-120
Cds are $21-30
The bags are $85-99
And so on. Half the time the prices in AUD aren't even the same as what they'd be in USD (in usd the candles are $75, and $75 in Aud is about $112, but she sells them for $115)
Its really hard to be a fan when the prices just get worse and worse, especially if you don't have a job and getting money from baby sitting or something else :(
Tysm for talking about this 🙏💕💕
ofc! i’ve been seeing so many fans with valid concerns, i figured it was worth discussing
@@groovyghostnotesI honestly payed for the merch at the concert and I bought the jacket for three hundred dollars and I thought it was pretty pricey but I thought I was just being salty, but when the candles came out I was thinking “damn this stuff is getting kinda pricey 😭” I think light needs to be bright to the sintuation and I’m glad you talked about it Ik it’s scary some Melanie fans are crazy and it’s hard to talk about these things, I’m a big Melanie fan but it’s kinda sad how blindly people will follow her and support her in when choices like this are made, don’t even get me started on the reseller 🫠
I feel like many people are leaving out the fact that you got 20% off the whole set so if you did buy the whole set it would be 780$ and with free shipping. ITS STILL AN INSANE PRICE but it does sound better than a thousand 😭😭
“I don’t take brand deals because it doesn’t align with my art..” well Mel, you probably should take those brand deals if you wanna be able to have the funds for better merchandise quality, more funding for your art (such as MV’s, visualizers, etc..), to able to pay your bills and properly live. I say this all as a fan of hers ever since Crybaby. I love love loveeeee Melanie, but I do think it’s kind of dumb she wouldn’t take the brand deals simply cause it doesn’t align with her art, and as an artist myself, I do respect that. It is Melanie’s choice to see if she would take the brand deal, but from what I’m seeing right now, I would take those in order for more funding! Cause sometimes in life, you gotta do things you don’t like doing in order to live an even better life🫶🏻
btw these are just my opinions!!🤍
As much as i love her or respect/defend her, im pretty mad at the prices, i wanted to buy a seperate perfume from her, and its around 70€, i dont think merch should be that expensive just because its from a famous person ❤
praying the next era is better
i really do hope something good comes from all this conversation. perhaps talking about it will call for change. i guess only time will tell.
i do think the price is quite dumb, but i really want the box for it. personally i couldn’t care less for candles. i really like the points you made! great video man!!
thank you! glad you liked the video. and yes, the boxes are really cute!
Melanie has always struggled with budget issues, even since Crybaby. Music Videos are costly therefore she needs funding from her items. Fans are begging for music videos but also saying the prices for items that help fund the extravagant music videos are too high. It’s not Melanie’s fault her label isn’t fond of the idea of making music videos for every song. It’s also not Melanie’s job to be quality control it’s the manufacturers. If fans that don’t have a lot of money and want merch, they don’t have to get the perfume or candles. There’s other types of merch that isnt nearly as expensive, like tee shirts that you can get at hot topic for reasonable prices. Lastly the meet and greet IS NOT AI! It’s just a green screened video 😭 that was actually her posing-
@@groovyghostnotes And her aesthetic doesn't even need that much cgi. A forest-ish fae alien planete did not need that much cgi, some cgi but not as much as she used.
I dunno. I'm scared of her becoming the new tailor swift. That would be a nightmare
@@PrincessAcornHairwhat’s wrong with taylor’s swift im so confused 😭
@@SourHazbin corrupt billionaire who made like 2 good songs (you can disagree on the music, but we can't ignore that she's a corrupt billionaire)
im sorry but you can't defend melanie. she is making thousands, she is privileged in so many ways and the audacity to price
her merch like this is awful.
I love her but these prices are high but I don’t think she should get hate for this
most of what ive seen has been criticism, not hate. and i totally think its fair for fans to express their thoughts on it.
Okay that is very understandable
I adore the ST stuff in the back omfg
thank you! i actually don’t get a lot of comments about that, so i’m glad someone likes it :)
yall. melanie doesnt make the prices, her team does, and she has no decision with the prices
it may not be the overruling decision, but artists absolutely do have some say in their pricing. they just often downplay it because they don’t want the blame. yes they have a team, but the artist themselves are still very much apart of that team.
The k-12 dress keeps going up each show she does! 😭 originally it was 150 I’m pretty sure
yup! it seems like it keeps jumping around lol. i’ve seen $150-175 at the beginning. but now its closer to $275-$300.
Yeah and I wish I got the dress but when I saw that the prices went up I was like “oh shoot I gotta save my money” and so I worked my ass off earning money for the concert and the dress but when I was at the concert in Sunrise Florida it wasn’t there and yes I was bummed and so I had a plan for what I wanted to get instead of the dress bc when I saw pics of the merch stands in other venues there were things I wanted that were at a good price and all but then when I was at my venue for the concert and I saw the prices on a shirt it was like the price tripled in price and so I couldn’t afford it and also I saw the “Test Me” hoodie and that was like $400 like Mel I love you I have been a fam since The Voice but really $400 for a hoodie!? I would be better off making my own and one last thing so I do t make this any longer can we talk about how the Crybaby perfume on how it was at a fair price like $50 for 75 ml but now around $275 for 4 15ml and $50 for 1 ml for the PORTALS perfume and if you want any old merch then save your money bc your about to spend about $1000 for one pice of old merch and new merch like WHAT!? Btw love the vid everything you said is probably what a lot of Mel fans wanted to but were afraid to get hated on but no you did!🫶
@@adoptmeboy2344 i’ve actually seen alot of fans try to make their own egg candles, so there might be something to making your own lol. i’m glad you like the video! i am a fan of melanie, but im not in the fandom space online all that much. i truly didn’t know this was such a touchy subject, but im glad there’s some that appreciate someone speaking up :)
I think it goes up and down on different shows
When she went to CA it was like 275 but when she went to my state after it went back down to 175 so ig they’re jus changing it based on the cost of living in different states/countries 🤷♀️
Agree with you! Only 99 likes? WAYY too underrated!❤ but I agree. The prices are too high for what you get.
thank youuu! and yes, i love melanie but the merch quality has got to improve
I thought you were like one of those TH-cam's who had 50k-200k subs, but I had no idea you were sooooo underrated. I agree with all the points you made in this video, and if the quality of her merch is this bad, then the price should at least go down. If you are going to make this expensive merch, at least make it worth the price.
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so i whole heartedly agree with the fact you can criticize your favorite artist, However, if the candles are hand painted i can understand where some part of the price is coming from here, she has to produce a whole lot of candles not to mention for each song in the portals album, whoever is hand painting them weather it be from melanie herself or one of her workers it takes alot of time and effort. i’m not saying that the price isn’t a little much im saying the price is a lot, but there is a bit of reason behind it. Also 4 ounces is very small, so maybe she can lower the price just a bit to the point where it’s still buyable and also still enough to fund her videos if money is the real issue here. ❤
You’re so underrated! Loved this video 💕
thank you so much! glad you liked it :) love that pfp btw lol
2:42 the eras tour doesn't have meet and greets...
i was referring to the green screen photo you could do there.. for free. which is the exact same thing melanie did as a “meet n greet.” you didn’t actually meet melanie, they just green screened her in with you
so they’re basically the same thing.
@@groovyghostnotes there's no green screen photo thing? maybe at one location but not at any others
@@rorolovesfolkloreboth taylor and melanie give you a photo with them edited in
@@groovyghostnotes taylor doesn't? when did she
@@rorolovesfolklore the eras tour. capital one hosted a photo booth at the concerts where you could get a picture “with” the taylors from every era. it was free, and not labeled as a meet and greet. it was also available at every show. but the end product was just about the same as what melanie did.
I think y'all dont even remember she is still trying to fund a movie and still make the rest of the music videos for the portals era.. 😭 maybe the quality for the products its not the best, but the overpriced products are for a reason, to give you content.
the movie is probably scrapped at this point
What I think is that even though the price is very damn high. She is probally trying to save for the portals movie.
Correct me if i'm wrong
honestly it’s unsure where the portals movie stands as of rn. theres plenty of people who think the entire project is scrapped due to the lack of attention it’s gotten. melanie did put out a statement essentially saying she’s putting it aside as of rn.
Honestly it's disheartening to see, it feels like she's taking advantage of how loyal her fans are... I like her art but the more I hear about her as a person I feel like I lose some respect every time.
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Bc she has no budget that's why she's raising the prices 75 dollars is not worth an egg candle that's not even that cute
Bro. She doesn’t even make the prices
she has more say over it than yall think
@@groovyghostnotes it’s literally her team 😭
@@lifewlylahh and she’s apart of that team, she has a say. just often times artists play this down bc of this very situation. they don’t want the blame. if she wanted to help with the price situation, she could. she’s not completely helpless against her own team.
@@groovyghostnotes she’s a very busy woman, and tbh idc if they are that expensive like why do people care so much
she does 😭😭
Does anyone know how much the crybaby perfume costed when it first came out?
$49.95
@@groovyghostnotes ok wow that’s way cheaper than the candle and I feel like the candle should be cheaper bc the perfume was at least better quality
The candles are sold, which means the price is good. Did you buy them? Did you rate the quality? No. You make content using the brand of a famous artist. Nothing else in your performance.
oh somebody’s mad mad lol
@@groovyghostnotes Yes, I'm angry. Dummies fill the Internet.
did you buy the eggs?
So many partisans in this place😅