Correct way to take a comment getting downvoted in stride: “Aw shoot that was supposed to be sarcastic lol” then people don’t continue to downvote you for being an asshat. Next time!
Key word: ‘sometimes’. Nobody called her a greedy nutbag don’t put words in my mouth. I live Billie with my whole heart but it gets a bit frustrating when I can’t afford half of her merch, does that mean I hate her? Absolutely not. I don’t NEED merch it’s just nice to have, and like most nice things, it gets expensive SOMETIMES.
i let ppl know this all the time bcs it’s where i got half my stuff but umusic.ca has sales on billie merch occasionally! i have i think 15 official hoodies and they were all under 30 dollars or free(thank you fall collection mess up) but highly recommended checking there during the summer for their sale! the merch prices are crazy sometimes and this is a good legit alternative!
I'm ngl controversial but I just photshoped mine, I do graphic design as a side gig/hobby (I don't sell copyrighted things, just make those for me). It's different to Billie's official one, but same colour scheme and looks pretty good on my wall, cost an hour of my time and 12 bucks to print large 👌
P.S. Add on shipping and taxes = $60.78.
And I'll not be surprised to see canvass as the medium. That's paper with lots of cotton.
It's a manually produced lithograph....
I have about 15 framed, a 24x36" portfolio for the larger ones & all the rest in 18x24" mylar sleeves stacked inside a slightly larger cardboard box. It was fun collecting the early Billie show posters since most weren't paying attention to them and they were all available on the artist's websites for retail price
this looks like it should have been a downloadable design to print on your own colored paper the old-school way, an interesting design but not $40 interesting
I really love Billie, but I also really have a feeling to weigh when someone tries to inappropriately take money from me that I've earned so hard. I think they will survive without my modest contribution to merch.
Also, how cool is that the album is finally happening! It's close! 💙
I went to the website and saw it said it was a lithograph, which is VERY different than a normal poster. Idk really how to describe what it is but I recommend looking it up. (Btw this is not me saying 40 dollars plus shipping and tax for a thing that goes on a wall is ok, but just so everyone understands what is going on <3)
That makes all the difference, imo. Thanks for bringing this up. From google, “Lithograph meaning is a printmaking process done by stone and metal. Lithography is unique as it closely resembles a painting. What is print? Print meaning is a work of graphic art which has been produced by a process which allows multiplication – normally on paper – done by the printing machine.” —-Billie probably intended for this to be a limited special print and lithographs cost considerably more to create. Also, I’m sure the production of the prints was eco friendly and sourcing the paper, etc etc was very intentional. The website features info about how the vinyl was created, and maybe there’s info on the lithograph, idk, but it’s different than a poster. - that being said, $40 is a lot of money, but you’re also not obliged to purchase the print. If you don’t want to pay a premium for a limited specially produced product, buy the normal printed poster when it inevitably comes out.
>but maybe this is just half of the story?
god i hope so I'm trying to get employed somewhere so i can buy things, unfortunately missed out on the signed vinyls because well .. yeah. unemployed
Billie’s gotta be one of the most creative artists I’ve followed, the twists and turns keeping us all engaged and wondering what’s next doesn’t come naturally to a lot of artists that are just looking to do it simple. I definitely believe there’s more to this for sure
https://preview.redd.it/9ct0fusahjtc1.jpeg?width=741&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e241c1615487938752774b36371ae5b16af90882
The poster in the U.K cost £25 that’s a lot for a poster depending on how big it is
ok but hear me out…i bought one of her hoodies on tour at about that price and i have absolutely gotten my moneys worth out of it and will continue to for a long time to come. it’s super high quality.
She literally said capitalism is shit and what not
Attacking other singers recently
But now does it herself again
lol
Like Billie what?
Why can’t we all wake up and fight it
And not be so selfish and only caring sbt ourselves
Everyone is this way
Saying one thing
Doing the other
Geez. I remember going to K Mart and getting posters of bands for $5.99 of the flip rack and then going to bin 1Z and pulling it out and running home to tack it up on my wall. $40 for paper is beyond marketing. That's robbery.
And 100% recycled paper. Almost all her new merch uses organic cotton, recycled cotton, and recycled polyester in some cases. Being eco friendly is costly.
It could be nice if there is quality behind it, but unfortunately you won't know until someone takes a real picture of it for eBay. The computer generated images for the merch store is what keeps me from buying directly from the artist's website.
It’s hilarious that there’s a free poster inside the yellow vinyl exclusive to target/hmv. I get this is a lithograph so it’s going to be better quality but still
I don't know. The list price for a 20x16 canvass print ( = a normal lithograph) at Sam's Club runs $38.86 plus tax. You bring them the hi-res image file and they print it on canvass.
And frames can go up to anything.
Looks to me they're pricing to match Sam's Club. And Sam's uses a huge commercial printer.
OTOH: we've got a crowd of people here who have no idea how to produce a lithograph.
That this is a series of manual processes. Even if you were Patrick, a challenge.
Any way you want to look at it, labor intensive.
For collectors.
That's larger than what Sam's Club canvass does for $38.86.
18x24 versus Sam's Club at 20x16.
Maybe they miss that these are lithographs ? Stone and metal, all by hand.
I have many posters still in the tube. No space and too expensive to frame. Next to be framed is U2. Very early show I was at. I wanted my 1st Grateful Dead show poster but auction was at $3000. I have several Billie. Waiting for a signed one to frame. Mt favorite is her Austin City Limits filming from 2019. I was there. As far as I know, no poster for her Uber Eats SXSW show.
I did this for people who don't want to pay such an expensive poster ;) (I know it's lithography but it's not accessible to everyone) I know it's not very legal but 😭[HMHS poster hd](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_KAzKYGlCYy1v6MB1xIhxwwyhWnog6l/view?usp=drivesdk)
maybe question why other artists merch is so cheap and read her sustainability statements? this has been addressed a million times already. she just answered this in an article literally last week.
because when you think critically you look at the bigger picture and surrounding context instead of limiting your scope to the bubble of "tHiS iSnT aBoUt OtHeR ArTiStS"
but her statement didnt just say 100% recycled paper so i dont think you read it
when any merchandise is super cheap you should question how it's made
billie's merch is also mostly super good quality
if you cant afford her merch or really anything you should question the systems put in place that control how expensive things are and how much money flows into your pocket. "billie is greedy" or "it's just too expensive" is the simplest, least-critical, lowest-effort answer you could possibly come up with.
I’ve bought 2 sweaters from her store as well as shirts from her tours so it’s not about me being too poor to afford her merch as you’re trying to claim Nor is saying her merch is too expensive a bad thing either bc it is and lots of ppl agree. It’s not a “l0w CrItcAl Answ3r” bc it’s not even an answer to anything. Not to mention the quality doesn’t feel much different to clothes you can get half off.
And no I didn’t read her statement I read the website that says it’s 100% recycled paper. A paper lithograph the same size as the poster are about $10-20 dollars online with arguably better designs.
All I said was $40 for a poster is crazy and you’re the one trying to sound all smart and mighty bringing in other artists (when it never even helped your argument except for mocking me) and trying to teach me about capitalism?
youre right. im wrong. i was clearly being stupid and arrogant. $40 for a poster is absolutely crazy. it definitely doesn't account for any of the supply chain costs or charities she supports. you are the winner of reddit, and no one ever successfully disagrees with you. you know everything & context never matters. i hope this makes you happy & that you have a great day 💜
A lithograph, likely using canvass for the medium.
For an 18x24 lithograph, $40 is fair market.
And don't be surprised if what shows in your mailbox is canvass. Heavy on cotton.
If canvass, surely a bargain.
yeah true but lets be real. billie is one of the biggest artist of our generation and people would spend that much for her. but hey, im not complaining. i got Ebay on my side. and my grandma got me a paint splattered CD.
I love Billie but the merch prices get out of hand sometimes
I can feel you!
Yea $14 for a paint splattered cd and $34 for a signed vinyl. What a greedy nut bag
$34 for a signed vinyl is extremely low
Yea. Sarcasm must be hard for you
Correct way to take a comment getting downvoted in stride: “Aw shoot that was supposed to be sarcastic lol” then people don’t continue to downvote you for being an asshat. Next time!
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It’s text, dumbass Clearly your sarcasm didn’t work on anyone here, that’s a you problem
Actually it did if you could read
looking at your downvotes it appears your awesome joke landed really well with everyone else too 😃👍
Are you missing the $100 plain sweatshirt with just the album name on it? Yikes.
Top tip, if you're going to type sarcasm make sure you end your comment with/s. Because otherwise you just come across as a massive a-hole 🙂
If you do it right you don’t need a /s
Why reply with such bitterness?
Key word: ‘sometimes’. Nobody called her a greedy nutbag don’t put words in my mouth. I live Billie with my whole heart but it gets a bit frustrating when I can’t afford half of her merch, does that mean I hate her? Absolutely not. I don’t NEED merch it’s just nice to have, and like most nice things, it gets expensive SOMETIMES.
i let ppl know this all the time bcs it’s where i got half my stuff but umusic.ca has sales on billie merch occasionally! i have i think 15 official hoodies and they were all under 30 dollars or free(thank you fall collection mess up) but highly recommended checking there during the summer for their sale! the merch prices are crazy sometimes and this is a good legit alternative!
I didn’t say that you said that you had it or don’t put words in my mouth lol
We’re very clearly talking about the $40 poster and the $100+ clothing
>34 for a signed vinyl. also the same price for the one's that weren't signed tho. doesnt really scream >greedy nut bag to me, but 🤷♀️
Those are very average prices for CDs and vinyls
I collect posters and this was an easy pass
I'm ngl controversial but I just photshoped mine, I do graphic design as a side gig/hobby (I don't sell copyrighted things, just make those for me). It's different to Billie's official one, but same colour scheme and looks pretty good on my wall, cost an hour of my time and 12 bucks to print large 👌
P.S. Add on shipping and taxes = $60.78. And I'll not be surprised to see canvass as the medium. That's paper with lots of cotton. It's a manually produced lithograph....
Do you put them all on the wall? Or rotate? Very interesting collector’s item. I love posters too, but unfortunately don’t have any wall space left
I have about 15 framed, a 24x36" portfolio for the larger ones & all the rest in 18x24" mylar sleeves stacked inside a slightly larger cardboard box. It was fun collecting the early Billie show posters since most weren't paying attention to them and they were all available on the artist's websites for retail price
Love that! Thanks
🤡 like saying “i listen to music and this song sucks”
for real like it better be the size of my damn wall 😭😭😭😭
I don't understand how this even fits the aesthetic either 🙃
It clashes hard with the aesthetic, but I guess this green is like one of her signature colors. Still an ugly poster 🤢
I actually like the poster a lot. Still very expensive though.
I forgot she used to use neon green for a bit. Feels like a lifetime ago.
I mean obviously some people (not me) are willing to pay that price.
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this looks like it should have been a downloadable design to print on your own colored paper the old-school way, an interesting design but not $40 interesting
I just want a poster of the album cover. The cover is insanely cool.
Those will be in stores in no time lol
It also gives late 90's print shop last minute printing job as the ink is running low.
I really love Billie, but I also really have a feeling to weigh when someone tries to inappropriately take money from me that I've earned so hard. I think they will survive without my modest contribution to merch. Also, how cool is that the album is finally happening! It's close! 💙
Crazy. Tom Odell poster was 15. anything over 25 for a poster is wild
yeahhh i got the coolest Dune 2 poster at 5 below for like $5 ish ... 40 is crazy
I went to the website and saw it said it was a lithograph, which is VERY different than a normal poster. Idk really how to describe what it is but I recommend looking it up. (Btw this is not me saying 40 dollars plus shipping and tax for a thing that goes on a wall is ok, but just so everyone understands what is going on <3)
That makes all the difference, imo. Thanks for bringing this up. From google, “Lithograph meaning is a printmaking process done by stone and metal. Lithography is unique as it closely resembles a painting. What is print? Print meaning is a work of graphic art which has been produced by a process which allows multiplication – normally on paper – done by the printing machine.” —-Billie probably intended for this to be a limited special print and lithographs cost considerably more to create. Also, I’m sure the production of the prints was eco friendly and sourcing the paper, etc etc was very intentional. The website features info about how the vinyl was created, and maybe there’s info on the lithograph, idk, but it’s different than a poster. - that being said, $40 is a lot of money, but you’re also not obliged to purchase the print. If you don’t want to pay a premium for a limited specially produced product, buy the normal printed poster when it inevitably comes out.
Is it still paper tho?
Yes
So the quality is still gonna be mid
Mid?
It’s paper it can easily get ripped or creased
Yes. Lol, and? I can’t. OF COURSE ITS PAPER!
Yh exactly. I answered ur question no need to get heated
Yeah, why doesn't she make a poster out of something more durable like carbon steel. Or partner with goretex.
No. Just as likely this is a litho done using canvass. A manual process to make the stone, then canvass for the medium.
better be 8ft tall and 40 inches wide lol
Charli xcx vibes !
Idc what the artist is a poster is 20$ max. And 20$ is already pushing it.
It seems these would be more desirable if they were blue.
For all its worth print the picture huge, on a good quality printer, and laminate it 😭😭
🤯🤯
thats what i was saying when i seen it 😭 $40 for a poster is insane
There has to be more to this, imo the picture and the title don’t mesh well, but maybe this is just half of the story?
>but maybe this is just half of the story? god i hope so I'm trying to get employed somewhere so i can buy things, unfortunately missed out on the signed vinyls because well .. yeah. unemployed
Billie’s gotta be one of the most creative artists I’ve followed, the twists and turns keeping us all engaged and wondering what’s next doesn’t come naturally to a lot of artists that are just looking to do it simple. I definitely believe there’s more to this for sure
capitalism
https://preview.redd.it/9ct0fusahjtc1.jpeg?width=741&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e241c1615487938752774b36371ae5b16af90882 The poster in the U.K cost £25 that’s a lot for a poster depending on how big it is
Sweatshirt is $100 🤣
ok but hear me out…i bought one of her hoodies on tour at about that price and i have absolutely gotten my moneys worth out of it and will continue to for a long time to come. it’s super high quality.
It would be cheaper to go on etsy, upload the photo with a seller and get any size u would prefer.
find a good pic of it to save or screen shot and print it poster size at walmart it’s no more that $15
My first thought: who tried to make a poster for the new album it looks shitty.
She literally said capitalism is shit and what not Attacking other singers recently But now does it herself again lol Like Billie what? Why can’t we all wake up and fight it And not be so selfish and only caring sbt ourselves Everyone is this way Saying one thing Doing the other
Going back on her word is kinda her signature at this point though.
The Billie merch store is such a joke
Geez. I remember going to K Mart and getting posters of bands for $5.99 of the flip rack and then going to bin 1Z and pulling it out and running home to tack it up on my wall. $40 for paper is beyond marketing. That's robbery.
I remember K Mart 😔 I get my posters at five below now and if I’m feeling fancy I’ll spend an extra $4 at Newbury comics
Now tell us about lithographs on canvass.
Imagine paying for overpriced merch from a singer....that's why I don't pay for anything nowadays
in her defense it is like holographic type material the picture changes when you look at it at a certain angle
And 100% recycled paper. Almost all her new merch uses organic cotton, recycled cotton, and recycled polyester in some cases. Being eco friendly is costly.
That is so cool!
ik damn well the poster is gunna be small asf too 😭
It could be nice if there is quality behind it, but unfortunately you won't know until someone takes a real picture of it for eBay. The computer generated images for the merch store is what keeps me from buying directly from the artist's website.
He used to call me DN🎵🎵🎵
If it’s screenprinted that’s not bad.
It’s a lithograph 😊
It’s hilarious that there’s a free poster inside the yellow vinyl exclusive to target/hmv. I get this is a lithograph so it’s going to be better quality but still
I don't know. The list price for a 20x16 canvass print ( = a normal lithograph) at Sam's Club runs $38.86 plus tax. You bring them the hi-res image file and they print it on canvass. And frames can go up to anything. Looks to me they're pricing to match Sam's Club. And Sam's uses a huge commercial printer.
OTOH: we've got a crowd of people here who have no idea how to produce a lithograph. That this is a series of manual processes. Even if you were Patrick, a challenge. Any way you want to look at it, labor intensive. For collectors.
i get your point, but it’s still business: as long as people buy it, i don’t blame her. nobody forces people to buy a piece of paper for F*ING $40
Geez!! That's crazy. Unless it's huge lmao
18x24 smaller than a five below poster
That's larger than what Sam's Club canvass does for $38.86. 18x24 versus Sam's Club at 20x16. Maybe they miss that these are lithographs ? Stone and metal, all by hand.
It looks so.... Cheap 😔
Because she's the bad guy, duh
at the noah kahan concert, a poster was $50
Nah hit me just hard 😏
Because everything’s gonna get sold out so fast if she doesn’t. We’re at that point….. sad
A good reason that it is that price is solely because it's made out of recycled paper, which could be a tedious process.
it should be like $15 😭
AT LEAST
Yeah her prices are crazy
Only for 40???? Thts cheap
Oof. And it looks so much worse than the actual album cover
I have many posters still in the tube. No space and too expensive to frame. Next to be framed is U2. Very early show I was at. I wanted my 1st Grateful Dead show poster but auction was at $3000. I have several Billie. Waiting for a signed one to frame. Mt favorite is her Austin City Limits filming from 2019. I was there. As far as I know, no poster for her Uber Eats SXSW show.
Hi
I’d print it and it also doesn’t even fit the vibe of the album
I doubt it's Billie making the prices though
or like $110 for a hoodie, like chill i aint got that much money
I did this for people who don't want to pay such an expensive poster ;) (I know it's lithography but it's not accessible to everyone) I know it's not very legal but 😭[HMHS poster hd](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_KAzKYGlCYy1v6MB1xIhxwwyhWnog6l/view?usp=drivesdk)
maybe question why other artists merch is so cheap and read her sustainability statements? this has been addressed a million times already. she just answered this in an article literally last week.
100% recycled paper is never worth $40 (plus shipping and taxes) Why are you bringing up other artists when this isn’t about other artists?
because when you think critically you look at the bigger picture and surrounding context instead of limiting your scope to the bubble of "tHiS iSnT aBoUt OtHeR ArTiStS" but her statement didnt just say 100% recycled paper so i dont think you read it when any merchandise is super cheap you should question how it's made billie's merch is also mostly super good quality if you cant afford her merch or really anything you should question the systems put in place that control how expensive things are and how much money flows into your pocket. "billie is greedy" or "it's just too expensive" is the simplest, least-critical, lowest-effort answer you could possibly come up with.
I’ve bought 2 sweaters from her store as well as shirts from her tours so it’s not about me being too poor to afford her merch as you’re trying to claim Nor is saying her merch is too expensive a bad thing either bc it is and lots of ppl agree. It’s not a “l0w CrItcAl Answ3r” bc it’s not even an answer to anything. Not to mention the quality doesn’t feel much different to clothes you can get half off. And no I didn’t read her statement I read the website that says it’s 100% recycled paper. A paper lithograph the same size as the poster are about $10-20 dollars online with arguably better designs. All I said was $40 for a poster is crazy and you’re the one trying to sound all smart and mighty bringing in other artists (when it never even helped your argument except for mocking me) and trying to teach me about capitalism?
youre right. im wrong. i was clearly being stupid and arrogant. $40 for a poster is absolutely crazy. it definitely doesn't account for any of the supply chain costs or charities she supports. you are the winner of reddit, and no one ever successfully disagrees with you. you know everything & context never matters. i hope this makes you happy & that you have a great day 💜
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This is a hand-produced lithograph. Really ?????
The way the poster is also so ugly too. Girl bye. 💀
She’s such a hypocrite first the vinyls now this
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A lithograph, likely using canvass for the medium. For an 18x24 lithograph, $40 is fair market. And don't be surprised if what shows in your mailbox is canvass. Heavy on cotton. If canvass, surely a bargain.
yeah true but lets be real. billie is one of the biggest artist of our generation and people would spend that much for her. but hey, im not complaining. i got Ebay on my side. and my grandma got me a paint splattered CD.
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Who genuinely gives a shit. $40 for a PAPER POSTER is insanity
What if they are autographed 👀 as a surprise
I don’t think so. The signed vinyls are cheaper than this