Beyoncé is charging $948 for an empty wooden crate

[Bronco 27,114]

5 minutes ago, gagzus said:

I mean if it’s good quality wood and real gold this is actually cheap lmao. I view this the same way I view expensive brands having expensive stuff — if you don’t have the money for it then it’s not for you lmao

Its solid pine.

Which is about $6 per foot at its most expensive. 

If its clear pine, that pushes it up to $9 per foot. 

So for the wood, the max cost per box for the wood is $24 to $36. 

And thats without factoring in bulk purchase discounts on raw materials. 

There's no way at any point it gets near to being able to justify the price tag on production cost.

 

As for your final point. Join us in the class war sis. Lets not support blatant exploitative marketing tricks used against people suffering from parasocial delusions. 

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,793]

Its pretty but my good sis is wildin for this one. I'll leave it for the rich members in the hive. If it doesn't come with a surprise something inside? Buggin.

At least Jay's had his discography included!

Edited 17 hours ago by Roughhouse Dandy

[DopeEnigma 1,804]

We are at the stage now if T Swift sold a limited edition bag of s*** with a ribbon on it for £1000 people would buy it. 

Edited 17 hours ago by DopeEnigma

[Pandauralife 1,029]

3 hours ago, MountainMonster said:

Looks like something you’d get at Michaels for a DIY painting craft party with the gals for wine Wednesday. 

That's what I said. Might as well go build it my damn self

[gagzus 24,528]

48 minutes ago, Bronco said:

Its solid pine.

Which is about $6 per foot at its most expensive. 

If its clear pine, that pushes it up to $9 per foot. 

So for the wood, the max cost per box for the wood is $24 to $36. 

And thats without factoring in bulk purchase discounts on raw materials. 

There's no way at any point it gets near to being able to justify the price tag on production cost.

 

As for your final point. Join us in the class war sis. Lets not support blatant exploitative marketing tricks used against people suffering from parasocial delusions. 

Oh I totally believe it’s ridiculous to be priced that point, but also SOMEONE is going to buy these because they have the funds, so it’s nice of her to appeal to all markets I guess.

I personally don’t buy everything Gaga related, for instance, I haven’t bought a concert ticket since artRAVE because they are simply overpriced imo. For a ticket to be more than £200-300 I expect a Meet & Greet to be included for instance. But I also don’t begrudge her having those prices because she has fans that have proven to spend the cash.

But I will say, my cousin’s gold wedding ring cost more than this without a diamond in it. Gold is massively expensive nowadays.

 

 

[gagzus 24,528]

3 hours ago, MountainMonster said:

Looks like something you’d get at Michaels for a DIY painting craft party with the gals for wine Wednesday. 

To be fair the biggest trend right now is Quiet Luxury where something looks like it costs nothing but actually costs a lot. 

[TEETHTEETH 1,829]

Cheap wood and fake leather. Art where? 

[bxr 2,700]

“The irony being that Supreme has, in theory, literally and somewhat mockingly sold a brick to their consumers, knowing full well that they’ll buy anything.”

 

Spoiler

Trying to understand the Supreme brick (Callum Gordon via DAZED)

On Saturday morning I received a text from my mum. It was a picture of the queue outside London’s Supreme store last Thursday, and an article about the branded brick (yes, brick) that the New York streetwear label was selling. She does this occasionally, texting me links to interviews with Gosha Rubchinskiy or Demna Gvasalia, but her comment this time was simple: “Emperor’s new clothes?” “Maybe…” I replied, “but Supreme operates somewhere between conventional fashion brand and conceptual art project.” I’m not entirely certain I believe that to be true, but I am sure of one thing: Supreme transcends all conventions about what a fashion label should be and do.

The Supreme brick has gone semi-viral and elicited a mixture of reactions – memes, s******s, eye-rolls, lust and derision are merely a few of them. A slab of red moulded clay might seem an odd item for a fashion brand to sell, but with each season the skate company releases a spate of increasingly bizarre accompanying accessories, ranging from branded sleeping bags to a hollowed-out bible, a crowbar, a boxing bag, a fire extinguisher and nunchucks. Often, it can feel like an in-joke that you’re not entirely “in” on, something Supreme not only seems to be quite good at, but relishes in, thanks to its position as a cultural anomaly. It’s mysterious – and ostensibly enjoys the fact that people can’t quite work it out. Perhaps it even throws in the odd curveball just to ensure it stays this way – and conceivably, that’s what the brick could have been.

[ … ] 

The chances of us finding out the true meaning of “The Brick” are slim, but it was notable to see an “industry insider” getting caught up in the game – which is what it is. Whether it’s the consumer getting played, or something altogether more innocent, trying to solve the puzzle is partly where Supreme’s charm lies. We pick apart its reference points, collaborations, brief media appearances, mining for nuggets of information that will help us crack the Supreme code. The brand is approaching its 23rd birthday and yet we still find it intriguing – there are so many ideas and references woven into each product and collection that the least likely answer is that “The Brick” meant nothing. 

While so many of Supreme’s peers can be easily pigeonholed, it has embraced paradox, practised subterfuge, fuelled rumours through its Mafia-like silence and, ultimately, built a brand that continues to provoke. The real genius of Supreme isn’t its ability to sell bricks to impressionable kids, it’s its ability to remain interesting. “Craven commercialism” as my mum deemed it – “artistic mischievousness” I protested. Either of us could be correct, but it almost doesn’t matter. In an industry where we know everything about every collection, where no design decision is left secret, no motivation left unuttered, Supreme feels like the antidote to that – unlike many buzzed-about brands, you cannot simply buy your way in. You can have a wardrobe full of Supreme and still feel like an outsider. The challenge is, in many ways, to “get” Supreme – or at very least to be able to justify it to our mothers.

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[skaxboy 7,053]

4 hours ago, weed said:

I wonder what the one penny is for... just make it 950... or $9.50

Her B-Day is 9/4/81

 

It should have been $94.81. 

[Hydrangea 8,148]

It’s like a shien plywood jewellery box middle aged white women paint badly and then try to sell on marketplace as a handbag 

[Ziggy 14,229]

FALSE.

shes charging $948.01 for a wooden box. Birthday girl 

and it’s empty so you can imagine the visuals inside

[Ziggy 14,229]

1 hour ago, TEETHTEETH said:

Art where? 

On the soup can. 

Edited 15 hours ago by Ziggy

[CautiousLurker 19,903]

4 hours ago, Sarah H said:

I'd expect Beyonce to actually be in the box for that price

It should cost $948.01 to look this good 

[Starmie25 22,754]

Vanish into wooden box

[JohnPokerface 922]

well she has to uphold her billionaire status