BTS World Tour ARIRANG merch. There are ARMYs that waited hours and hours for it. (People literally started lining up for merch at 2:00AM for the public merch sale last Friday.) But my friend Iris got the VIP soundcheck package for Day 1, so she got access to VIP shopping which has a separate merch booth just for VIP ticket holders. And she got there at 8:00AM on Saturday, so not only did she get all the merch items we wanted, but she only had to wait in line for 30 minutes. (Most items have a limit of one per person for this tour, but I wanted the items that she didn't want and vice versa, so it worked out perfectly for us.) So, thanks to her, I didn't have to line-up for merch at all for this tour. It's like karma finally paid me back for having had to wait dozens of hours for merch at all their previous tours. (Yes, I did treat Iris to lunch.)
Here's what I got:
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Charcoal Zip-Up Hoodie — Front
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Charcoal Zip-Up Hoodie — Back
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Charcoal Zip-Up Hoodie — Detail
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Sweatshirt (North American Exclusive) — Front
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Sweatshirt (North American Exclusive) — Back
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Sweatshirt (North American Exclusive) — Detail
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Black Tour T-Shirt — Front
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Black Tour T-Shirt — Back
BTS ARIRANG Deluxe Vinyl (Color ver.) — Front
BTS ARIRANG Deluxe Vinyl (Color ver.) — Inside
BTS ARIRANG Deluxe Vinyl (Color ver.) — Vinyl
BTS World Tour ARIRANG ARMY Bomb Plush Keyring
BTS World Tour ARIRANG ARMY Bomb Plush Keyring
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Tour Stamp — Toronto
BTS World Tour ARIRANG Tour Stamp — Toronto
BTS World Tour ARIRANG ARMY ZONE Gift (Toronto) — Member Photocards
BTS World Tour ARIRANG ARMY ZONE Gift (Toronto) — Member Photocards
Despite being able to get all the items I wanted, I will say that the pricing was ATROCIOUS for Toronto. Even with the currency exchange, the pricing here actually ended up being higher than the retail prices on Weverse Shop Global plus shipping costs plus duties. Which means, yes, I spent just under $800 after tax on SIX ITEMS. This is, of course, on top of the ticket price for a floor seat ($845 after tax per ticket, and I went to BOTH days), transportation ($75 just on Uber there and back on Day 1 — I decided to drive to the subway for Day 2), and water ($15 per can per day — which is highway robbery even if I refilled the shit out of that can). So, all in all, I spent just over $2,500 for the entire weekend — and this is without the cost of flight and hotel for going to another city.
Do I regret it? No. Would I do it all over again? ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY.
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