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Originally Posted by Alphavictim
True enough. It's just capitalism, and it has nothing to do with gratefulness for the fanbase or music. The BJ crew has been milking fans like crazy ever since I've known the band, and while it's not exactly illegitimate, it definitely doesn't make the band come across as likeable. It's a ****ing corporation, on all levels, and the difference between BJ and "normal" bands are like between an actual chef making food versus McDonald's. You get what you pay for, and you only get stuff if you pay for it. I like a ton of the band's music, but their merch prices (AND design) has been awful for years. Because they can get away with it, yes. But that also means that the band doesn't give a shit about any of these things other than to make money. Our fanbase walks around in awfully designed, cheaply sewn shirts? Who cares, it makes money! Also, support Soul Foundation so the sweatshop prices in India won't drive local workers out of the market. Or something.
Ever got the feeling you've been cheated?
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IF you even get what you pay for. In 2012 for bamboozle festival you did not. It was said that there will be transportation from red bank where the hotel was to asbury park where the festival was every hour. Actually it was only once a day and at a time where the festival already startet hours ago even though there were no fanclub activitys. So we missed bands that we wanted to see and spent time sitting around in the hotel room waiting for the bus. Quite a few People were pissed about this or payed for expensive taxi to get to the festival in time.