SM Faces Backlash For Overpriced Christmas Merchandise

Would you buy it?

On December 19, SM Entertainment released official Christmas merchandise to celebrate the winter season.

The merchandise consisted of a Pink Christmas Random Pack for 6,000 KRW ($~4.14 USD) and a Pink Christmas Cup and Saucer Set for 45,000 KRW ($~31.02 USD).

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However, fans were disappointed in the pricing of the cup and saucer set.

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Although pretty in design, some felt that similar pieces could be found for much less.

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The site, however, emphasized that the product was a handmade piece of pottery.

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The set also included a photo card with the choice to choose the artist.

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They also announced they would open reservations for fans to buy products offline. However, most weren’t into it and felt that they were scamming fans into buying overpriced items.

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• “They call products that are made in a factory handmade, too. I feel like they’re just doing a play on words. Things sold at Daiso are also handmade.”
• “They are taking advantage of fans…they make it like that for Daiso, too….even if it’s like 20,000 KRW ($~13.78 USD).”
• “Although it’s pretty, I’ve seen similar designs at Modern House and Daiso.”
• “So f*cking expensive. Even though a lot of people are buying into this, they don’t sell merch this expensive in the K-Pop world…even if they sold it as a set with food, it would be around 20,000 KRW ($~13.78 USD).”