I'm all for Prince giving his albums away for 'free' in the future, but I am worried that it may mean an end to the pointless, dumbass merchandise that comes along with the music. I mean, how can anybody even consider listening to a new Prince album without lighing a red symbol candle and splashing some NPG Myrrh insence about?

No, I don't really do that. But I do admit to owning both said items and many more besides. So here we go... Let's admit the dumbest merchandise purchases we've bought over the years.

And please no lotusflow3r.com tshirt replies, as it's a bit old-hat now and let's face it, most people never got one anyway.

Come on, who bought that fucking hat box thing a few years ago?

Who bought some of the 'ice' from the old NPGMC store?

Who on earth bought the bottom cardboard layer of Prince's wedding cake from the Camden NPG store?

Confess thy merchandise sins, you'll feel much better

zaza said:

I guess Tame will be our winner

Merchandise has to be bought, not taken from the bins out back of Paisley.

erik319 said:

Probably dumb to my hubby(but not to me) is my Prince pillowcase

Claire73 said:

Probably dumb to my hubby(but not to me) is my Prince pillowcase

None of the merchandise that I have purchased in the past has been dumb.

I haven't bought very much.

I love the "Prince in Hawaii," book...I love the cylandrox it came in.

I still have the unburned "Play in the Sunshine," incense.

I bought a candle that had a little silver symbol in the bottom when the candle melted.

I tried to buy the "Minneapolis Police Dept." T-Shirt, yet that was either discontinued, or Prince closed the "Glam Slam," store. I used to get the catalog...I couldn't really afford anything. I saw a lot of things I wanted.

My girlfriend has a bathrobe...

I have a "Glam Slam," T-shirt and a "Love GOD," guitar pick...Those two things were both given to me by a Tony Tony Tony...roadie. Or a "Night Ranger," roadie...I can't remember which band.

Did I win ZaZa?

Tame said:

Did I win ZaZa?

Probably candles, and all the usual tour stuff, but that is not really dumb (apart from being dumb enough to pay the high prices). I almost bought a chair from the NPG shop cafe in London after it closed down.

Luckily my girlfriend at the time talked me out of it.

I never bought it but the stupidest thing I ever saw was a baby outfit with that gawdy NPG logo on it.

MikeyB71 said:

prince condoms

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erik319 said:

MikeyB71 said:

Probably candles, and all the usual tour stuff, but that is not really dumb (apart from being dumb enough to pay the high prices). I almost bought a chair from the NPG shop cafe in London after it closed down.

Luckily my girlfriend at the time talked me out of it.

one of the red & gold ones from upstairs in the cafe? close one!

Aye, what was i thinking?

erik319 said:

Who on earth bought the bottom cardboard layer of Prince's wedding cake from the Camden NPG store?

Madhouse Music did. http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/main.htm

[img:$uid]http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/images/memorabillia/cake.gif[/img:$uid]

squirrelgrease said:

erik319 said:

Who on earth bought the bottom cardboard layer of Prince's wedding cake from the Camden NPG store?

Madhouse Music did. http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/main.htm

7665 CAKE ! Birthday Cake to celebrate Prince's Birthday! From NPG Store. Giant 6 Tear CAKE Display (top tear was actual cake, which was eaten!) Price for one tear. Condition: EX @ n/a £9.99/$14.39

[img:$uid]http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/images/memorabillia/cake.gif[/img:$uid]

squirrelgrease said:

erik319 said:

Who on earth bought the bottom cardboard layer of Prince's wedding cake from the Camden NPG store?

Madhouse Music did. http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/main.htm

7665 CAKE ! Birthday Cake to celebrate Prince's Birthday! From NPG Store. Giant 6 Tear CAKE Display (top tear was actual cake, which was eaten!) Price for one tear. Condition: EX @ n/a £9.99/$14.39

[img:$uid]http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/images/memorabillia/cake.gif[/img:$uid]

why is this birthday cake on extreme lean?

its looks stale as hell

judging that shit was made in the 90s it probably is

that cake is like 17 years old ,it should be in high school by now

that cake is old enough to get it drivers licenses

lmao .....old ass cake

and nerve of madhousemusic to try and thrown in a damn key chain to make to all better

I wouldn't call them dumb but my unusual items are...

Batman honey jar

3121 cd chocolate

cd-rom press kit

Grafitti Bridge pillow case

Come huge vinyl promotion poster

one800newfunk said:

I wouldn't call them dumb but my unusual items are...

Batman honey jar

3121 cd chocolate

cd-rom press kit

Grafitti Bridge pillow case

Come huge vinyl promotion poster

Is better then the $15 Radiohead's drinking bottle they use to sell on their website.

squirrelgrease said:

erik319 said:

Who on earth bought the bottom cardboard layer of Prince's wedding cake from the Camden NPG store?

Madhouse Music did. http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/main.htm

7665 CAKE ! Birthday Cake to celebrate Prince's Birthday! From NPG Store. Giant 6 Tear CAKE Display (top tear was actual cake, which was eaten!) Price for one tear. Condition: EX @ n/a £9.99/$14.39

[img:$uid]http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/images/memorabillia/cake.gif[/img:$uid]

GTFO!!!!

wonders if I still have one of those Xenophobia water bottles from the 2002 Celebration that I could sell to some idiot. paid enough for it that night the air conditioning went out @ Paisley

errant said:

wonders if I still have one of those Xenophobia water bottles from the 2002 Celebration that I could sell to some idiot. paid enough for it that night the air conditioning went out @ Paisley

I still have a couple of those Xenophobia and a couple NPG bottles with the water still in them. I think the NPG bottles were from the 2000 Celebration. And yes, it was hotter than hell and the water was expensive. Were you there the night Prince brought everyone to see Minority Report because the Paisley Park AC was still busted? They also cut the price of water in half after a day or two of sweating our collective balls off.

Not really dumb, but odd...

I have a life-sized cardboard stand-up of Prince in a white coat holding his Symbol guitar. I worked on an ad for Prince and Paisley Park sent it over to my office for inspiration/reference. Everyone in the office thought it was so much fun to dress it up with feather boas and women's earrings.

By the way, anyone in the Minneapolis area who wants a free Prince stand-up with holes in the ear, orgnote me and I'll deliver it. It's too bulky to mail.

It looks like this, but is die-cut around the Earth, body and guitar:

[img:$uid]http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/CJanssen-wishaupt3/IMG_5501.jpg[/img:$uid]

squirrelgrease said:

Not really dumb, but odd...

I have a life-sized cardboard stand-up of Prince in a white coat holding his Symbol guitar. I worked on an ad for Prince and Paisley Park sent it over to my office for inspiration/reference. Everyone in the office thought it was so much fun to dress it up with feather boas and women's earrings.

By the way, anyone in the Minneapolis area who wants a free Prince stand-up with holes in the ear, orgnote me and I'll deliver it. It's too bulky to mail.

It looks like this, but is die-cut around the Earth, body and guitar:

[img:$uid]http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr204/CJanssen-wishaupt3/IMG_5501.jpg[/img:$uid]

I almost talked the local Sam Goody into giving me one of those at the time. But wouldn't you know, the manager was a fan. Yeah, I bet Bastard also got the Rave light box cover off the wall that I'd asked for

squirrelgrease said:

errant said:

wonders if I still have one of those Xenophobia water bottles from the 2002 Celebration that I could sell to some idiot. paid enough for it that night the air conditioning went out @ Paisley

I still have a couple of those Xenophobia and a couple NPG bottles with the water still in them. I think the NPG bottles were from the 2000 Celebration. And yes, it was hotter than hell and the water was expensive. Were you there the night Prince brought everyone to see Minority Report because the Paisley Park AC was still busted? They also cut the price of water in half after a day or two of sweating our collective balls off.

yeah, I was there that night. It was pajama night, I think. didn't go with him to see Minority Report though

CHRISLUV92 said:

errant said:

squirrelgrease said:

Madhouse Music did. http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/main.htm

7665 CAKE ! Birthday Cake to celebrate Prince's Birthday! From NPG Store. Giant 6 Tear CAKE Display (top tear was actual cake, which was eaten!) Price for one tear. Condition: EX @ n/a £9.99/$14.39

[img:$uid]http://www.madhousemusic.co.uk/images/memorabillia/cake.gif[/img:$uid]

GTFO!!!!

Its got some way to go yet, the oldest cake in existence according to "Life after people" is a fruitcake baked in 1878, which is still palatable. Fruitcakes with brandy or wine in them can survive indefinetly apparently.

I have a "Prince Musicology Tour 2004" toiletry kit which I have been using this summer on trips.