Taylor Swift's Fans Criticize The Quality Of Her New Holiday Merchandise
The 34-year-old "Lavender Haze" hitmaker's holiday collection predictably sold out very quickly, but her fans took to social media to complain about the quality of some of the items, with many fans claiming the high prices didn't reflect the quality. Prices ranged from $15 to $120, with items including Christmas ornaments and decorations, candles, pajamas, sweatshirts, jackets, and more.
Many fans complained about a $120 Cowboy Like Me jacket on social media, with one disappointed Swiftie saying: "The quality of the Cowboy Like Me jacket is awful… the material is SO thin that it feels like you're wearing a shirt rather than a jacket and the lyrics on the back are printed not embroidered like the website stated."
Fans also took issue with an $85 koi fish zip-up that didn't look the same as the one which was advertised on the website, while others didn't think a $120 chore jacket that was lined in polyester was worth the price tag either.
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One disgruntled fan posted a picture of the fish zip-up she received vs the one which was on the website, and the difference in design was very hard to ignore! "Girl what happened to the fish I PAID 100 FOR THIS?" she asked, to which one fan quipped: "It swam away I guess."
"They swam away I fear," echoed a second, as a third slammed: "lol not her stealing your money." "That's what you get for giving even more money to an unethical billionaire," criticized a fourth X user, preceded by multiple crying laughing emojis. "First question should be why da hell did you pay $100 for this?" asked a fifth, followed by a crying laughing emoji.
It wasn't just the fish zip-up that fans complained about, as a $75 The Tortured Poet's Department purse was also among the heavily-criticized items, with one fan calling it "cheap" and claiming it had "threads hanging out." The same fan also claimed that it came "in a dust bag with ink rubbed all over." Yikes! "This is the TTPD purse if anyone is still thinking of buying! Not the *best* quality I would say, but it still looks cute," wrote another fan.
The criticism continued over on Reddit, with a The Tortured Poet's Department candle also being slammed for being suspiciously similar to a much cheaper candle. "How about the $50 candle that you can get on Amazon for $15.99, just without the TTPD sticker and box?" asked one Reddit user. "That is 100% the same candle just rebranded. No doubt about it in my mind," replied one user. "I bought the folklore sweater last year and it got a hole after ONE WASH. That thing was like $60-$80," recalled another user.
"As if she's not rich enough, the greed is unreal," commented another angry fan, as someone else said: "Luxury designer items for Taylor swift, dollar store quality cheap [expletive] for her fans." "So disgusting," wrote another. "All this [expletive] merch will end up in the ocean by summer," predicted another Reddit user.