nursev said:

I want it, but I'm kinda leery Will it show up?

I did get my Lotuflow3r shirt. Only thing is the stretchy thing could fit an 8 year old kid.

Am I a horrible superfan because I never buy the shirts/ other paraphernalia? I'm starting to feel sort of guilty for not spending $77 on a poorly made, super thin tee shirt that takes 3 months to get arrive... I'm a bad Prince girl...

luv4u said:

nursev said:

I want it, but I'm kinda leery Will it show up?

I did get my Lotuflow3r shirt. Only thing is the stretchy thing could fit an 8 year old kid.

Got mine, too, fairly quickly. But there is no way it would ever have fit me. (Reminds me, I need to send it to someone. )

delirious26 said:

Am I a horrible superfan because I never buy the shirts/ other paraphernalia? I'm starting to feel sort of guilty for not spending $77 on a poorly made, super thin tee shirt that takes 3 months to get arrive... I'm a bad Prince girl...

In fairness to Prince and the people who worked on the Lotusflow3r site, if it had been the coolest thing ever and continued to grow over the next few years like the NPGMC did, most people wouldn't be complaining about the tee shirt fiasco. But that's not what happened, so when one is added to the other it becomes an easy thing to complain about.

Just got this e-Mail:

Thank you for ordering with Musictoday. Unfortunately, the following item(s) you ordered are on back order.

MUCT69SXBK - Prince Welcome 2 America Tour T-Shirt (X-Large)

The item(s) you ordered should be received within 1-4 weeks. You will not be charged until your order is shipped and you will only be charged for shipping once. We apologize for the delay. Your product will be shipped immediately upon receipt of the item (s) to our warehouse. If you have questions, concerns, or need to change your order, please feel free to e-mail us at merchandise@musictoday.com or call 1-877-MUSIC-77. Thank you for your patience.

Surprise!

Cerebus said:

delirious26 said:

Am I a horrible superfan because I never buy the shirts/ other paraphernalia? I'm starting to feel sort of guilty for not spending $77 on a poorly made, super thin tee shirt that takes 3 months to get arrive... I'm a bad Prince girl...

In fairness to Prince and the people who worked on the Lotusflow3r site, if it had been the coolest thing ever and continued to grow over the next few years like the NPGMC did, most people wouldn't be complaining about the tee shirt fiasco. But that's not what happened, so when one is added to the other it becomes an easy thing to complain about.

I really do feel guilty though... regardless of how crappy things are.

Cerebus said:

luv4u said:

I did get my Lotuflow3r shirt. Only thing is the stretchy thing could fit an 8 year old kid.

Got mine, too, fairly quickly. But there is no way it would ever have fit me. (Reminds me, I need to send it to someone. )

Maybe it's just for pinning up on one's livingroom wall, you know ..... decoration

DaDr101 said:

Hey has anyone bought one of the Prince "Welcome 2 America Tour" shirts...There priced at $20.10 lol...thought that was clever.

Here is the link....

http://prince-tickets.sho...;pc=MUCT69

MusicToday? That's the same company that handled his business in the early 2000s. I still recall the t-shirts for dogs. Tons of crap, very little worthwhile.(I've still got an archive somewhere.)

And if you ordered from outside the US, you'd have to pay ridiculous amounts of shipping costs, and most of the time customs added a nice bonus charge too.

Aha, Live Nation bought MusicToday in 2006:

http://www.fastcompany.co...c_man.html

That explains why they've got this.

Cerebus said:

harveya said:

It's $20! It's not going to be TOP quality now is it!!

Why not? Do you have any idea what good quality bulk t-shirts cost? Or screen printing? Because I do. When you are selling the volume Prince does you can EASILY sell a TOP quality t-shirt with screen printing for $20 and make a tidy profit. There is no excuse for the undersized, paper thin garbage that was distributed with the Lotusflow3r site. If these turn out to be the same, again, no excuse. Give your customers quality product if you want them to return.

Well, OK, I'm not in the T-shirt business. But I can base my statement on experience.

I have 2 21 Nights Chelsea Rogers T-shirts. They are made by Continental (?). The printing is, IMO, very good, but the fabric is fairly thin - OK for 7 sweaty aftershows

These T-shirts cost £25 each - about $35-40. I would think that 21 NIghts of gigs would sell more Ts than 7 in New York. Again, my opinion.

Therefore, I would say, that a T that is HALF the price would be of cheaper quality. Fair point? I think so, so don't come up in here waving your "knowledge" at me

PurplePerson said:

Just got this e-Mail:

Thank you for ordering with Musictoday. Unfortunately, the following item(s) you ordered are on back order.

MUCT69SXBK - Prince Welcome 2 America Tour T-Shirt (X-Large)

The item(s) you ordered should be received within 1-4 weeks. You will not be charged until your order is shipped and you will only be charged for shipping once. We apologize for the delay. Your product will be shipped immediately upon receipt of the item (s) to our warehouse. If you have questions, concerns, or need to change your order, please feel free to e-mail us at merchandise@musictoday.com or call 1-877-MUSIC-77. Thank you for your patience.

Surprise!

4 weeks time is....? The week before his NY/NJ shows. Makes sense to me. They are being made for the gigs so, why have them ready to go now?

jimino1 said:

I love the front - hate the fonts on the back...can I get the front only LOL

I prefer the front.

harveya said:

PurplePerson said:

Just got this e-Mail:

Surprise!

4 weeks time is....? The week before his NY/NJ shows. Makes sense to me. They are being made for the gigs so, why have them ready to go now?

Then they should say so on the website. Selling something that isn't yet available isn't an order, it's a PRE-order.

is MusicToday the company that had a bunch of Prince stuff in the warehouse for a few years?

I remember buying a copy of "Rave In2" from them. As soon as they shut down that store, that album started selling on eBay for twice the price, sometimes more. I should have bought a few more, LOL.

Militant said:

is MusicToday the company that had a bunch of Prince stuff in the warehouse for a few years?

I remember buying a copy of "Rave In2" from them. As soon as they shut down that store, that album started selling on eBay for twice the price, sometimes more. I should have bought a few more, LOL.

I bought a copy of Rave In2 from MusicToday as well.

Militant said:

is MusicToday the company that had a bunch of Prince stuff in the warehouse for a few years?

I remember buying a copy of "Rave In2" from them. As soon as they shut down that store, that album started selling on eBay for twice the price, sometimes more. I should have bought a few more, LOL.

Yes, MusicToday ran the NPGMC store.

Knowing Prince, they probably got stuck with every bit of merch they had.

Genesia said:

Militant said:

is MusicToday the company that had a bunch of Prince stuff in the warehouse for a few years?

I remember buying a copy of "Rave In2" from them. As soon as they shut down that store, that album started selling on eBay for twice the price, sometimes more. I should have bought a few more, LOL.

Yes, MusicToday ran the NPGMC store.

Knowing Prince, they probably got stuck with every bit of merch they had.

That's not that uncommon. I work for a company that manages the official websites of a large list of bands and musicians and we are often stuck with old merch when a deal comes to an end.

I'm biased, but MusicToday sucks.

It says free shipping. does that mean worldwide?

GoldiesParade said:

It says free shipping. does that mean worldwide?

Nope. It's about $15 to the UK.

luv4u said:

Cerebus said:

Got mine, too, fairly quickly. But there is no way it would ever have fit me. (Reminds me, I need to send it to someone. )

Maybe it's just for pinning up on one's livingroom wall, you know ..... decoration

U should frame it!

PurpleJedi said:

luv4u said:

Maybe it's just for pinning up on one's livingroom wall, you know ..... decoration

U should frame it!

The shirt holds no value or meaning to me. Somebody here asked for it, so I'm sending it to them. I've been laggin' though because they mentioned including some other stuff. I need to just send it.

I'm sure it will be faster to wait till I get to the NYC show and get one there.

People, It's a t-shirt. If you don't want one, don't buy one. I cracks me up when people on here start to analyze every little bit of info . Who cares how big the font is. He is on tour. He is selling a tour t-shirt. I bought 2. Get over it

This is "Cute" but I really want the one he was wearing earlier this year! Bell sleeves and printing on both front and back! Any leads?

npg4vr said:

People, It's a t-shirt. If you don't want one, don't buy one. I cracks me up when people on here start to analyze every little bit of info . Who cares how big the font is. He is on tour. He is selling a tour t-shirt. I bought 2. Get over it

Exactly. If you need a high end t-shirt then go to the Armani store and buy one for 90 dollars! It's a 20 dollar t-shirt not the cure for cancer.

seems like it is cheaper to buy through musictoday, instead of ticketmaster.

lezama said:

Much better design than the LotusFlow3r shirt. He should sell the white one he wore all summer. Not that I'd wear it or anything, but Im sure someone would...

I would wear it....

kewlschool said:

Merchandising? This is a good sign that he might play other cities in the USA.

If he didnt, wouldnt be that much of a tour would it....just saying...lol

I did order the Prince Welcome 2 America t-shirt ... I wish the acutal tour dates were listed on the back ??? I can only hope that this tour will hit other American cities in 2011 it's been awhile since i've seen Prince perform LIVE

The print including Prince on the T Shirt is cool but I'd rather like to wear a tighter one, a sexier T-shirt one shaped as a guitar itself for the Woman's: on 1 side: a side of guitar and the other side Prince embracing the instrument..

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delirious26 said: