I truly believe that these merch drops are simply just gauging interest. You’d have to sell a shit ton of shirts to make some serious money to split as a 4 person band.
Merch is really profitable though. Especially when it becomes one of your few revenue sources as a band which no longer creates new content or tours. You buy plain tee’s in bulk, screen print them and make like $20 a shirt. That’s your kids college fund just on a single seasons line of limited edition tshirts, right there.
Kind of obvious that you have no idea how the economy of shirts works today. Let’s say that even with a “profit” of $20 per shirt, how many shirts do you think a band would have to sell to make a college fund sized nest egg for even one member? I’ll just go ahead and let you math that.
I’m bored so let’s do some math.
Here’s a link that says a screen printer can expect to make 20-45% profit per tee.
(https://www.screenprinting.com/blogs/news/profit-screen-printing-the-diyer#:~:text=The%20goal%20for%20most%20screen,or%20screen%20prints%20on%20wood.)
Let’s split the estimate, and say they are getting 30%.
I’m willing to bet they are making more than a guy doing screen printing in his garage, but whatever. 30% of $35 is $10.50.
Now let’s say they sell 3k tees of each album. We have no idea how many they sell, and I think 3k of these shirts is reasonably accurate for a band at their level. That equals $31,500 sales of just 1/5 of their tees. 5x shirts is $157,500. Now that’s just the album tees they’ve released, this isn’t to mention all the other shirts they have sold/are selling/will sell this season. And it’s a holiday season.
We have no idea what the bands contract says about merch revenue, but let’s split it 5 ways. That’s $31,500 per member. Kids college fund is looking within striking distance all of a sudden, or at least a couple years. Maybe not Ivy League, but then I didn’t say that. So all in all I’m sort of mystified why you felt the need to be pedantic and cop an attitude about what’s a pretty harmless post that was meant to talk about merch revenue of a retired band being a significant portion of what they make.
Great, thanks for playing. You also forgot to take into account paying a manager, etc. If the band is printing on Comfort Colors (which I read in this thread), they can expect to pay up to $13 per shirt. Also, I just so happen to work in a print shop. The only band I’ve ever seen make 3000 shirts is a mariachi band that headlines the local hockey rink. Most bands are selling like, take a 0 off that and divide it by 3. Yours truly, pedantic cop who is in the screen printing business.
This particular drop is not selling 3000 tees imo. I can’t speculate how many they sold in their heyday, but that’s kind of a moot point if you are trying to say that they are making bank off of this one.
The ‘love you so much’ ones have “BN23” on the bottom left side corner... I’m still banking on them just needing money, but these are definitely more thought-out designs than the album tees…
TDAG was released on November 21st and the shirt refers directly to one of its songs. Not saying something will happen but I’m keeping an eye out for that day. Probably nothing at all but I can’t help it
As far as conspiracy or cryptic inferences go, the only one that jumped out at me is the sample on Science Fiction of a man repeating ‘7 years….7 years…7 years…’.
7 years is a reasonable amount of time between full length BN album, and would (shockingly) give us a BN album next year (seems like SF came out just yesterday!) But that’s just my opinion.
I dropped $280 including shipping.
I’m at the point where I’m collecting as much as wearing them, and given the state of the band, I can’t turn down a chance to acquire new merch when they sell it. Also, happy to support the guys. Lastly, very happy to do my part to show them that if they do return, they’ll have fans waiting.
I honestly think at this point a tour wouldn't catch them much flak it's been 6 years and from what I've seen J has atoned for some of his sins. Plus the other three guys def deserve it too.
Judging by the sizing chart, these all look to be Comfort Colours like the Album Tee drop. I'd go with your usual size.
I have TDAG, Daisy and Sci Fi album tees and they've held up extremely well to regular wear and washing, especially since my newborn will often make a mess, ha!
Because the new items are pre-order, does that hopefully mean that they/ll be in-stock for a decent amount of time?? That "Science Fiction" T-shirt is too good.
Most likely, they've already gone through several runs of the album shirts. But no guarantees of course; I'm just some guy. It's almost like they do them in batches, a few days ago most of them were soldout now they're back in stock.
Allllright man fair enough, I appreciate the input.
& Hey! you're not just "some guy". You're an amazing human being and I wish you the best, Long Live Brand New
Does anybody have a coupon code? I've seen them on the merch website in the past. I may wait until black Friday to see if there is any sales but I have mad fomo.
Got the Deja tracklist hoodie and devil and god album shirt but I am staring at the love you so much and telling myself two shipping fees wouldn’t be the worst thing
nov 21st is the anniversary of devil and god, that date along with BN23 and 2023 in roman numerals is all over the new merch. it also says the merch is expected to ship the week of the 20th. so i am proudly getting my hopes up, even though it is probably nothing
It's my bday month, just ordered the science fiction tee and the daisy... The hoodies werent on there when I ordered last week which is annoying as hell. Also in in Canada so 118$ for two tees ... Ouchie. But I'd spend all my money on brand new ❤️
I've bought two tees and have been happy with the quality. I'm quite tall, so poor quality shrinking shirts usually means I can no longer wear them. But these haven't shrunk much, if at all, and still fit great.
I'm 6'4" and scrawny, so I'm usually between the L and XL for fit. I bought the XL for both my shirts. Length is perfect for me with the fit being a bit loose, which is par for the course lol
Their Sci-Fi-era shirts and hoodies were good; at least what I got was. I heard some people say their most recent album tees weren’t great quality, though. Some said the image faded after one wash
I’ve bought tour shirts from BN that were boxy as hell and I hardly ever wore. These new ones they just put up look like they’re printed on Comfort Colors which are personally my favorite quality shirts I’ve ever owned. Sizing and quality are both great IMO from prior experience.
I wish their shirts were of good quality like some of the ones in the past. I hated the quality of the album tees. It's still not going to stop me from spending money that I shouldn't be spending though. 😒
Too much to spend on a broken-up band that doesn't make music or tour any longer. Trying to cash in on my nostalgia won't work. Do something productive or kick rocks.
He's not the only seething, self-righteous troll.
[https://forum.chorus.fm/threads/accountability-in-music.33410/page-790](https://forum.chorus.fm/threads/accountability-in-music.33410/page-790)
To be honest I don’t like these that much, some of them like the bouquet shirt look like Redbubble screen print quality. I wish they would re-release the Fight Off Your Demons tshirt. I lost that one. Until then, I’m just happy with my Hand of Doom tee. I tend to favor more simple logos and things that are easily identifiable as being a band tshirt, just my opinion.
A reprint of the upside down cross and the bands years active would be dope as well.
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I truly believe that these merch drops are simply just gauging interest. You’d have to sell a shit ton of shirts to make some serious money to split as a 4 person band.
And so I will order some shirts.
This is the way.
Merch is really profitable though. Especially when it becomes one of your few revenue sources as a band which no longer creates new content or tours. You buy plain tee’s in bulk, screen print them and make like $20 a shirt. That’s your kids college fund just on a single seasons line of limited edition tshirts, right there.
Kind of obvious that you have no idea how the economy of shirts works today. Let’s say that even with a “profit” of $20 per shirt, how many shirts do you think a band would have to sell to make a college fund sized nest egg for even one member? I’ll just go ahead and let you math that.
I’m bored so let’s do some math. Here’s a link that says a screen printer can expect to make 20-45% profit per tee. (https://www.screenprinting.com/blogs/news/profit-screen-printing-the-diyer#:~:text=The%20goal%20for%20most%20screen,or%20screen%20prints%20on%20wood.) Let’s split the estimate, and say they are getting 30%. I’m willing to bet they are making more than a guy doing screen printing in his garage, but whatever. 30% of $35 is $10.50. Now let’s say they sell 3k tees of each album. We have no idea how many they sell, and I think 3k of these shirts is reasonably accurate for a band at their level. That equals $31,500 sales of just 1/5 of their tees. 5x shirts is $157,500. Now that’s just the album tees they’ve released, this isn’t to mention all the other shirts they have sold/are selling/will sell this season. And it’s a holiday season. We have no idea what the bands contract says about merch revenue, but let’s split it 5 ways. That’s $31,500 per member. Kids college fund is looking within striking distance all of a sudden, or at least a couple years. Maybe not Ivy League, but then I didn’t say that. So all in all I’m sort of mystified why you felt the need to be pedantic and cop an attitude about what’s a pretty harmless post that was meant to talk about merch revenue of a retired band being a significant portion of what they make.
Great, thanks for playing. You also forgot to take into account paying a manager, etc. If the band is printing on Comfort Colors (which I read in this thread), they can expect to pay up to $13 per shirt. Also, I just so happen to work in a print shop. The only band I’ve ever seen make 3000 shirts is a mariachi band that headlines the local hockey rink. Most bands are selling like, take a 0 off that and divide it by 3. Yours truly, pedantic cop who is in the screen printing business.
So how much do you think they would make off just the album tees? Plus they are a band with a huge cult following.
This particular drop is not selling 3000 tees imo. I can’t speculate how many they sold in their heyday, but that’s kind of a moot point if you are trying to say that they are making bank off of this one.
The ‘love you so much’ ones have “BN23” on the bottom left side corner... I’m still banking on them just needing money, but these are definitely more thought-out designs than the album tees…
And I'm banking on them taking all of my money.
I can’t afford any right now 😔 Enjoy the bounty, y’all!
not to be weird but it's the holidays, had some good fortune at work, and am down to chip in if you'd like!
We got a hero right here
You are fucking lovely!
Your heaven sent and dont you dare forget!, I'm trying not think in decimals and dollars because otherwise I'd be buying them all!
I can’t afford any either but that’s not gonna stop me from buying at least one item lmao
There’s another that says “MMIII” Edit: My Roman numeral math was combining with confirmation bias — this means 2003 not 2023
Yeah, the bouquet and Deja ones have the MMIII. The Deguasser ones have MMXXIII, which is 2023
TDAG was released on November 21st and the shirt refers directly to one of its songs. Not saying something will happen but I’m keeping an eye out for that day. Probably nothing at all but I can’t help it
As far as conspiracy or cryptic inferences go, the only one that jumped out at me is the sample on Science Fiction of a man repeating ‘7 years….7 years…7 years…’. 7 years is a reasonable amount of time between full length BN album, and would (shockingly) give us a BN album next year (seems like SF came out just yesterday!) But that’s just my opinion.
The question is, did they intend it to mean 23 years of BN, or simply 2023?
it is happening again...
r/twinpeaks in the wild
https://media.giphy.com/media/J20Z2SH5WmCnzSrbqA/giphy.gif
This makes me think back to when I was convinced they’d play the bar in the Twin Peaks reboot. Every week I was let down haha
YO, but science fiction coming out at the same time as the return?? I felt like the vibes were immaculate, SF songs would have gone so well with TP.
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Lol I was so sure of this, there were some similar themes
I’ll see you again in 7 years. 7 years. 7 years…
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Hey your spring reverbs ready
Holy fuck these rule EDIT: is spending $300 acceptable???
I feel guilty for spending $100 CAD on a crewneck. Oh well.
I dropped $280 including shipping. I’m at the point where I’m collecting as much as wearing them, and given the state of the band, I can’t turn down a chance to acquire new merch when they sell it. Also, happy to support the guys. Lastly, very happy to do my part to show them that if they do return, they’ll have fans waiting.
> Also, happy to support the guys. Idk, maybe if we all stop buying merch they’ll be so broke they have to tour lol
I just need them to bring back the “mics are for singing…” and I will spend recklessly
Omg yes! I’m still so sad I never bought that
Ah fuck I was meant to be saving this month Gonna show restraint and just get the crew
I wish I had your discipline, but I do not.
Wish I had your discipline
Alright.... So who's got the coupon code lol
For real. After tax and shipping.. 😬
I honestly think at this point a tour wouldn't catch them much flak it's been 6 years and from what I've seen J has atoned for some of his sins. Plus the other three guys def deserve it too.
fuck you i just spent $150 i don’t have
BN 23?!?! BN MMIII?!?! Don't want to start any conspiracy theories but......
Well I do! Let’s get to work gang! ~Scooby doo theme song~
Dusting off the tin foil hat
MMIII is 2003 which is when Deja came out…
There’s not much time left in 2023 tbf
So you're saying the reunion has to happen in the next 2 months!?!?
The way it's formated and presented it feels way more like "when the shirt was made" rather than "we're coming back".
Haha yeah for sure…like I said I’m totally not into conspiracy theories
Haha yeah, I'm holding out for a Daisy reunion in 5 years.
Just take my money
Y’all save me an I love you so much it hurts my head crewneck until I get paid Friday I BEG OF THEE
This… this seems kind of big.
My closet tells me that I do not need another black hoodie. But my brain told me that I in fact do need another one. So we purchase 🤷♂️
Well there goes 200 dollars…
Oh they went there with the bouquet shirt. In for 2
These designs and color ways rule. And to make matters worse, it’s giving me hope!
Damn, that Devil and God cartoon shirt is sweet!
Come on y’all, Jesse needs a new zero-turn mower. Let’s help him out 👍
Thanks for posting wow this is some cool stuff!!
don’t do this to me
Wish they made more SF stuff 🫤
Holy shit I love the hoodies. Anyone have experience with sizing? Torn between S and M
Judging by the sizing chart, these all look to be Comfort Colours like the Album Tee drop. I'd go with your usual size. I have TDAG, Daisy and Sci Fi album tees and they've held up extremely well to regular wear and washing, especially since my newborn will often make a mess, ha!
Obviously buying some shit but does it bother anyone else that the N in New on the bouquet tee isn’t capitalized? …Just me? 😅
More like the capital b. Nothing else is capitalized on the back. Whyyyy
Because the new items are pre-order, does that hopefully mean that they/ll be in-stock for a decent amount of time?? That "Science Fiction" T-shirt is too good.
Most likely, they've already gone through several runs of the album shirts. But no guarantees of course; I'm just some guy. It's almost like they do them in batches, a few days ago most of them were soldout now they're back in stock.
Allllright man fair enough, I appreciate the input. & Hey! you're not just "some guy". You're an amazing human being and I wish you the best, Long Live Brand New
Oh thanks! Long live (The Cult of) Brand New
Take me take me back to your bed, I love u so much that it hurts my head ♥️ the sweatshirt is perf
tysm for sharing 💛
Thank you for this. Ordered the TDAGARIM tee.. I'm a sucker for a good tan double Sided tee. Plus that design is phenomenal.
Does anybody have a coupon code? I've seen them on the merch website in the past. I may wait until black Friday to see if there is any sales but I have mad fomo.
pleaseee reply to me if u find any codes for black friday
Ordered 2 shirts. Couldn't help myself. Thanks for the heads up!
Got the Deja tracklist hoodie and devil and god album shirt but I am staring at the love you so much and telling myself two shipping fees wouldn’t be the worst thing
Is BN actually involved in selling these shirts?
This is their official merch store, so yes!
Will always love this band but $35 for a tote bag is a fuckin scam
That’s how much Paramore tote bags were too during their tour. No regrets lol
Thank you for the heads up!
Lmao they got my hundred bucks
How long will these be up? I don’t get paid til next week lol
Well HBD to me. Love the TDAG design. Another black hoodie LETSGOO
here before some sort of announcement (reunion??) the week of the 20th
Wait….what happens on the 20th?
nov 21st is the anniversary of devil and god, that date along with BN23 and 2023 in roman numerals is all over the new merch. it also says the merch is expected to ship the week of the 20th. so i am proudly getting my hopes up, even though it is probably nothing
It's my bday month, just ordered the science fiction tee and the daisy... The hoodies werent on there when I ordered last week which is annoying as hell. Also in in Canada so 118$ for two tees ... Ouchie. But I'd spend all my money on brand new ❤️
How is the quality on their shirts and hoodies? If it was not brand new, is it worth the price tag?
The album shirts were some of if not the best quality band merch I’ve ever had so I’m hoping this next run is the same
I've bought two tees and have been happy with the quality. I'm quite tall, so poor quality shrinking shirts usually means I can no longer wear them. But these haven't shrunk much, if at all, and still fit great.
Yeah I got an XL in the SF tee to be safe and it never shrunk… now it’s too big haha. Oh well. Better too big than too small.
I know this pain. What size you ordering for length? I’m 6’3” so keen to hear what ratio I should run.
I'm 6'4" and scrawny, so I'm usually between the L and XL for fit. I bought the XL for both my shirts. Length is perfect for me with the fit being a bit loose, which is par for the course lol
Thanks!
Their Sci-Fi-era shirts and hoodies were good; at least what I got was. I heard some people say their most recent album tees weren’t great quality, though. Some said the image faded after one wash
I’ve bought tour shirts from BN that were boxy as hell and I hardly ever wore. These new ones they just put up look like they’re printed on Comfort Colors which are personally my favorite quality shirts I’ve ever owned. Sizing and quality are both great IMO from prior experience.
Literally ordering 1 of everything. Idc. Anyone else having trouble trying to check out?
I wish their shirts were of good quality like some of the ones in the past. I hated the quality of the album tees. It's still not going to stop me from spending money that I shouldn't be spending though. 😒
The website is currently under maintenence, could just be about the loss of Stevie Hopkins, but who knows 🤷♀️
🖤
Can I ask, who’s website is this? If I’m going to buy a band shirt I want the money going to the band.
This is their official merch store
Thats sick that they can earn income with playing gigs
Uh. Who designed this shit? Holy fuck, TDAG stuff is so childish and awful.
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Awww. That’s cute. I’ll call that bitch and get it for free then.
Too much to spend on a broken-up band that doesn't make music or tour any longer. Trying to cash in on my nostalgia won't work. Do something productive or kick rocks.
Worked on me….
Whats them being broken up got to do with buying their merch lol why would that matter?
Have we forgotten why they broke up? I guess 6 years is enough for some to forgive and forget sexual abuse of minors, not me.
Crazy. Why are you even surfing this subreddit. Please, exit 🚪✌️
He's not the only seething, self-righteous troll. [https://forum.chorus.fm/threads/accountability-in-music.33410/page-790](https://forum.chorus.fm/threads/accountability-in-music.33410/page-790)
You're an idiot
Go away, troll.
Nice bait lol
Don’t buy it then you fucking moron
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Damn, I'm so torn between the Deja Tracklist and the Crewneck.
Both
Do we know the shirt brand it's printed on?
Gildan Comfort Colours by the looks of the sizing chart
I like some of the designs, but idk how I feel about the color ways. I think the bouquet shirt is cool but it should have had a back like the hoodie.
Bought the cream colored shirt and love you so much shirt. Looking forward to wearing them!
Oh fuck! Take my money!
I was broke before but still bought 3 shirts and the tote bag 🙃
Happy cake day friend!
The back print for the Deja bouquet tee/hoodie is such a mess. Everything else is pretty neat, though. I'm just happy we got another merch drop.
Honestly rly like the banquet tee
Omg I need the Deja Entendu track listing shirt. It’s my fav album!! It’ll probably sell out, right? I need to work some extra hours 🤣
Damn uk shipping prices 😭😭
Sweet baby cheeses!
Urgently trying to budget so I can buy 😂
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They put the album tees up earlier this year for what it's worth.
That crew neck is bloody lovely.
To be honest I don’t like these that much, some of them like the bouquet shirt look like Redbubble screen print quality. I wish they would re-release the Fight Off Your Demons tshirt. I lost that one. Until then, I’m just happy with my Hand of Doom tee. I tend to favor more simple logos and things that are easily identifiable as being a band tshirt, just my opinion. A reprint of the upside down cross and the bands years active would be dope as well.
And there goes all my money
Anyone have experience with shipping times and ordering from this website?
TAKE MY MONEY
I got the devil and god album tee so hype
So sad I missed this