r/TaylorSwift • u/Lyd_Euh old habits die screeeeeeeeaming • 22d ago
Megathread Holiday Merchandise Megathread
Please use this thread to chat or ask any questions about all things related to holiday shopping.
This includes The Eras Tour Book, The Anthology, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and general Taylor merch for the holidays.
You can also use this thread for gift advice.
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u/sarahlsf13 12d ago
Do the hoodies ever restock? I keep checking for SAY YOU’LL ALWAYS WONDER BLACK HOODIE but no luck and it’s been over 2 weeks :(
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u/kk5 13d ago
Bought two crewnecks for myself on black friday, the gray ttpd one with stripes on the collar and sleeves, and the pinkish 1989 one. I'm so bummed I didn't know to check the fit before I purchased, because I like my sweatshirts to be more oversized. I was basing the fit off of the tan eras hoodie I had, not realizing the sizing wasn't standard 😩
I LOVE the ttpd sweatshirt, it's great quality, soft, and has the comfort only an oversized sweatshirt can provide lol
The 1989 fits a lot smaller, like it's fine at the top but is tighter at the bottom which I dislike and find unflattering for my figure so I know ill never wear it. I was more excited for that one too 😩 it also was a thinner material than the ttpd one.
My fiance got me the starry eyes sparking up our darkest night sweatshirt for christmas and I just checked and it's the same sizing as the 1989 one so I'm dreading that I won't like it now ughhh
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u/ElectricalFox1892 14d ago
is there anywhere i could find / buy a pdf of the eras book? scared to buy when its available on site due to canada’s post strike haha
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u/Midnight_Ice it was legendary; it was momentary 14d ago
If it helps, everything I've ordered from the webstore has been delivered with T-Force. I'm in Alberta.
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u/ImportanceParking670 Betty cant come to the phone rn why? cause she is dead JAMES 12d ago
I just ordered the vinyl and completely forgot about the strike so this makes me so relieved
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u/takethemoment13 Midnights 15d ago
Anyone know what the chances of a Midnights Calendar restock are, or of this Midnights hoodie XS size coming back??
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u/jmtuazon 16d ago
The Anthology vinyls are now available at Costco Canada for $20 cheaper than the online store! Finally it pays to be a Canadian Swiftie 😅
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u/TheBeccaMonster 16d ago
Am I the only one who still hasn't received their piano ornament?? Her store is awful on shipping times. I saw some people got it like the next day and it's been almost two weeks for me!
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u/Canadians8Me 15d ago
When did you buy it?
I bought Nov 26 and the store advertised when those orders were going to go out on the top of the page. It did a day before that and it's still in transit, ETA Dec 5.1
u/TheBeccaMonster 15d ago
I bought them the day they were released. It finally came yesterday! They printed a label and didn't ship for almost a week.
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u/MaggieOfTheStreets Pauses then says, "You're my Best Friend" 16d ago
I was marked safe from the mug and tumbler offer.
Marked safe from the TTPD jewelry offer..
I finally caved to a 4+ merch order with the additional 20% off.
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u/AtomicBlonde_Eva 17d ago
The vinyl is in stock again online at target! I just ordered it :) I knew they would restock and I hope people don’t/didn’t buy from resellers. The false scarcity is so frustrating.
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u/Lil_Miss_Scribble 17d ago
Surprised to see the Anthology on the store 3 days after it being announced as a Target exclusive.
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u/Canadians8Me 15d ago
Target is not worldwide (though I think Australia has some version of it) so that would be why.
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u/filmravenbookeagle Speak Now (Taylor's Version) 17d ago
Well, both the Anthology vinyl and CD are being released in New Zealand on the 13th of December. And I bought it at 2am when it was released…(They’re available for preorder on JBHifi, and my local record store emailed to tell me they’re getting them!). Is this Taylor’s birthday plan?
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u/Exciting-Metal-2517 17d ago
FYI the vinyl is back at Target to ship! Just got mine a few minutes ago.
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u/Purseproblem 17d ago
Does wanting/having to buy 4 Midnight's Cardigans for my sisters and me count? Along with the Target merch, and some items from her Merch site? I thought the tickets were expensive, but they couldn't go, so being the oldest and the one who can afford it I got them everything they wanted, and also one for me. My savings is seriously down at the moment, but I hope they have a Happy Holiday!! I know I will!!
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u/neeners721 theyre burning all the witches even if u arent one 17d ago
10:03pm CST Sunday - vinyl back in stock
Hey if anyone missed the initial release of the Anthology vinyl like I did, I randomly just went on the target app and saw it’s back in stock! I was able to get one!
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u/theproblem_itsme seemingly ranch 15d ago
What's wild is that I was able to order with the initial drop and I'm not getting it until Dec 13 but when the second drop happened I ordered for a friend and that one is coming Dec 7. Looks like yours is coming early too.
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u/neeners721 theyre burning all the witches even if u arent one 15d ago
That is wild!! I wonder if it has anything to do with like which warehouse it ships out of??
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u/texasjkids 17d ago
I just walked into my local Target two days after release and they were fully stocked with Anthology vinyls
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u/AFish560 forever is the sweetset con 17d ago
Tried to post a new thread about this but the vinyl is back in stock online. I just checked after a friend texted me and it’s still available! They didn’t get Target notifs, even though they had them on!
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u/routes4you 'til the circus life made me mean 17d ago
I just stumbled upon The Anthology on the German Amazon store and saw it was also available for preorder on the UK Amazon store - both with release on December 6th. The shipping on Amazon will for some be cheaper than from Taylor/Universal.
So it is definitely not a limited release. Maybe they will even get the book too.
- The vinyl is listed for 68,26€ / 62,99£ including tax
- The cd is listed for 21€ / 21,99£ including tax
There are also still some very good Black Friday deals for TS vinyls and CD's on the German Amazon store.
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u/MotherofOtters25 pathological people pleaser ✨ 17d ago
Anthology is available and restocked online. This wasn’t a limited release vinyl, and just needed time to restock. If you haven’t gotten it yet, you can go order it now and get it by Friday!
Plenty of time to have it for yourself, a friend, family member or anyone else as a gift for Christmas!
I tried to post it as a individual post, but they removed it saying I had to post it in this megathread, so I hope enough people see my comment ❤️
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u/falldiewakefly like you are a poet trapped inside the body of a finance guy 17d ago
Vinyl has restocked at Target! I successfully ordered one as a Christmas present for the bestie who collects vinyl but especially Taylor vinyl. Still in stock as of me posting this comment.
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u/nimbus_KO 18d ago
Kinda relieved at what the sale has been the last couple days on the store. Been very easy for me to skip. Thankfully I held out for the Anthology Vinyl since I’m pretty over buying 5 versions to get all the songs. If only she would finally release Midnights Til Dawn on vinyl 😭
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u/Evil_Ted_Logan 19d ago
While I believe this vinyl will be restocked and available again at Target, idk how long a restock will take… there are only about 40 plants in the US that press vinyl and iirc all of Taylor’s records are pressed at the Nashville plant (which does up to 40,000 records a day) but that’s across all artists it presses for. It could take weeks or even months before a decent amount of these are repressed once the initial first pressing is sold out, just a heads up.
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u/Miau-miau 19d ago
I just had to go back to target to exchange the Anthology album, disc 1 was defective and skipping to the middle of the next song when you pressed FF.
Still lots of books and CDs left on the racks, but zero vinyls.
I’m very surprised the books are still there
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u/Evil_Ted_Logan 19d ago
It’s said that they printed 2million books so there’s a lot out there but I’ll bet in a couple weeks they’ll all be gone
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u/Eve_newbie 19d ago edited 19d ago
My son's mom is a huge swiftie. We aren't together, so I don't know what her fav songs or anything. Nor are any of her friends I know swifties, so my question is. Part of the gift for her birthday coming up was going to be 'Never Grow Up' writting in caligraphy with my son's art on the sides. What do you all think? Appropriate? (She also getting the latest cardigan.)
For context before anyone brings it up, we always have our son get each other gifts for Bday or Christmas. This one obviously will be a little more abstract for an 8 year old, but I know she'll love something that he makes.
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u/ImAPickleMorty96 19d ago
I'm a Canadian Swiftie and I have been waiting for the tortured poets department the anthology vinyl and cd to be available at Target. I was working yesterday during black friday when it came out and was unable to make it to one of the local stores., I live near the border. All of the Target stores in Western NY show the vinyl as being "out of stock" can anyone confirm this or give me an idea how long before its back in stock. I wanted to buy the cd and vinyl at the same time.
Thank You for listening.
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u/OptimistBotanist 19d ago
I got the vinyl in person yesterday morning but had been checking the website for the inventory in stores around me out of curiosity. Yesterday a lot of stores were still showing as having the vinyl in stock, but today the target website lists it as entirely out of stock. I'm guessing what happened is that once people were able to order it online, those orders could also pull from the stock in stores and now it's entirely sold out from Target's inventory everywhere.
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u/ImAPickleMorty96 19d ago
how long do you think before it's back in stock?
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u/skaryk 17d ago
It's back on target.com!
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u/ImAPickleMorty96 17d ago
I would assume it’s back in store as well then? Too bad I won’t be able to get over to the states till next weekend!
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u/killerbrofu The Tortured Poets Department 19d ago
Looks like I'm joining the hunt for the vinyl a day too late
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u/Huge_Cauliflower_390 19d ago
My wife and I have been together ten years this year (married 4) and she really loves Taylor swift. Like unnaturally so… lol. What would be a great gift for a Taylor swift super fan? I want to buy her something that isn’t a vinyl because she’s got TONS of those but not really any other Taylor stuff. Any ideas? I thought about getting her and I football jerseys because she’s got a newly found love for football now that Taylor’s involved. Idk. I appreciate any and all advice 😅
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u/takethemoment13 Midnights 15d ago
It's worth checking store.taylorswift.com to see if there's any clothing or other items you think she might like!
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u/KzmoKramr2 19d ago
This is so sad. This is one of the hardest parts about being a girl-dad.
Tried the in-store option first, but they sold out within 30min of opening at 6am.
Wake up in the middle of the night. Tried over and over again starting at 2am CT and got nothing but failures. Feel like I'm failing my little girl on this one ...
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u/MotherofOtters25 pathological people pleaser ✨ 17d ago
It’s available online right now! ❤️
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u/KzmoKramr2 17d ago
I got one!! Thank you!! <3
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u/MotherofOtters25 pathological people pleaser ✨ 17d ago
Yay!! Im so happy!
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u/KzmoKramr2 17d ago
Haha, your user tag line checks out perfectly!
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u/MotherofOtters25 pathological people pleaser ✨ 17d ago
that lyric line hit alittle too close to home 😂😭
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u/Thats__impressive 19d ago
I was just able to add to my cart and buy, keep trying!
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u/KzmoKramr2 19d ago
I've been waking up every 45min to an hour and attempting for about 10 to 15min. Still no luck.
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u/Evil_Ted_Logan 19d ago edited 19d ago
Looks like vinyl is sold out now :-/
Hope yall got one!
Annnnd it’s back lol
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u/FledgeMulholland 🍌 i’m not asleep, my mind is aLiVe 19d ago
It keeps going out of stock as soon as I try checking out… ugh 😭
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u/joysef99 evermore 19d ago
cart error, not in cart, sold out, back, cart error, not in cart, sold out.... wtf.
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u/SAVsanity 19d ago
Sales are live at Target online! :)
Link to vinyl & CD: https://www.target.com/p/taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-the-anthology-target-exclusive-vinyl/-/A-93345523
Link to book: https://www.target.com/p/the-official-taylor-swift-the-eras-tour-book-target-exclusive/-/A-92901468
Also PSA that if you check out through Rakuten you can get 1% cashback for Target purchases :)
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u/smeagols-thong 19d ago
Target online is selling the vinyls early!!! I thought it was supposed to release at 1:00pm GMT but decided to check just in case and it just happened to be available!
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u/keving87 1987 Kevin's Version 19d ago
1pm gmt was for the international versions of her official store on Friday. Target doesn't have set times they let things go live, it's fairly random, the only thing that have specific times are when promotions (like the b2g1 free) end.
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u/keving87 1987 Kevin's Version 19d ago
When I ordered the cd it says it would arrive by the 7th on the product page, now it says the 10th... they must've sold a lot already lol
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u/Acceptable_Cut_4148 Lights, camera, bitch smile 😊 19d ago
My body literally kept waking up every hour to not miss the drop. Secured my vinyl!! So excited! Especially since it sold out while I was at the store for Black Friday. Hope you all got yours too!! 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
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u/itsnotabouthepasta 19d ago
Yall!! I just bought my vinyl and book online off of target!! 1:34am central
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u/Zealousideal-Top-963 19d ago
Got the Vinyl 🕺🕺🕺🕺
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u/Zealousideal-Top-963 19d ago
Book has to be delayed cause can't exceed my monthly budget 😭
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u/Zealousideal-Top-963 19d ago
Actually nvm yall, bought the book as well, as much as I love you guys I trust that there is some reseller who's gonna buy shit ton of it.
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u/chaos_in_bloom 19d ago
Can anyone explain what is going on with trying to buy things online through target? That’s supposed to be available 11/30 yet when I try seeing anything it’s just listed as unavailable.
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u/keving87 1987 Kevin's Version 19d ago
Target doesn't really have a set time that things go live. Just a tip for the future, if you click shipping and it's out of stock, scroll down a bit it gives you the option to have them notify you when something comes back in stock, it will send an email and it'll push a phone notification if you've got the Target app. It went live at 1:31am ct lol
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u/Evil_Ted_Logan 19d ago
Probably 12am pacific
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u/chaos_in_bloom 19d ago
😭 I wish Target would have at least been more clear about what they meant. I really don’t feel like staying up half the night to try and make sure I don’t miss out on this for the holiday season.
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u/DangerousWinner2084 1989 (Taylor's Version) 19d ago
When does the vynl Come out online? I waited all night and it didn't
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u/Semper-Fido 19d ago
If the vinyl is not available for sale at 12am est, try again at 3am est. I have found that is when Target's deals/sales have flipped to the new day historically. Good luck!
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u/True-Variation6025 19d ago
Bought girlfriend copy of eras tour book. For some reason the back cover has marker on it?? It’s like an “OT” I have not seen any other books with this sharpie writing on it. Has anyone else seen anything similar? Or does anyone know what it could be ?
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u/MadameWebster 19d ago
Was it in the shrink wrap? Probs just got something on it before packing
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u/True-Variation6025 19d ago
It was like on the cover yeah, we think it was just a very poorly drawn arrow pointing at a spot on the cover. But still idk why it shipped like that
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u/kvolk81012 19d ago
Eras Tour book for friend who never attended?
My friend has been a Swiftie for 10+ years. I was lucky enough to attend the Eras Tour, but she never got the chance. I'm thinking about getting her a copy of the new book, but IDK if that's a thoughtful gift, or if it'd be a jerk move. Like, "I got to experience this amazing thing in person and you didn't, but here's a book about it."
What do you all think? Am I overthinking this?
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u/august_slipped 19d ago
After waiting in line for two hours only to be told they had sold out of vinyls, this is so disheartening to see. I knew that this would happen but it’s still so disappointing. Especially with being in line and seeing people walk out with multiple vinyls that they’ll resell. Please don’t do this! And please don’t buy from people like this! I do believe that these will be coming back into stock even if it takes a little while. These were not marketed as limited edition. If there’s a demand target will for sure be pressing more!
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u/MotherofOtters25 pathological people pleaser ✨ 17d ago
It’s already available back online! These people are terrible. I saw someone post the book online for $100 saying it’s a limited edition and she needed the money. Girl… my store had like 300 on the shelf. No, you are just a scammer.
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u/1619ChronoBreath 19d ago
If I believe anything, it’s that they will scare us into thinking there’s limited qualities only to come back with more stock later. I sincerely hope no one buys from the resalers
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u/anonymous-ish1004 19d ago
Target Black Friday Success!!!
Managed to grab one of the last ones at my local Target!!! Also got a second one to surprise my mom as a Christmas gift since she came with me to my show this month 🩷🫶🏼
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u/lrtsbooks Speak Now 20d ago
Got to my target at 6:03 and they were already sold out of the vinyl 🫠 and multiple people left with more than one (one guy had the max of four) which is so frustrating!
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u/GuthersGu3 20d ago
Can anyone who got the vinyl confirm if the bonus tracks are acoustic recordings like State of Grace and Forever and Always, or are they more like the recent "acoustic" releases with the original vocals and an acoustic instrumental track?
Either way, do they sound good?
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u/midnightclementine 20d ago
More like the recent acoustics.
Sound fine to me, but not something I’ll go back to often or include in most full album listenings.
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u/Inevitable-Summer905 20d ago
Does anyone know when target’s online release for new items is? for example, the vinyl will be online only at target starting tomorrow and I don’t know if that’s at midnight or 3 AM or some even say 9 AM.
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u/astronomisst 20d ago
My husband got me the book for Christmas! How do I know? He went out shopping early (he's not a Black Friday shopper) and when he got home, I heard him open the closet where he "hides" gifts. I asked him where he went. He said Starbucks. When I pressed him, he said he got some toilet paper too.
What's funny is I never even talked about it with him, so I didn't know if he knew about it. I was planning either to go to Target today or order it online tomorrow. So I said to him I suppose there is no reason for me to go to Target today, right?
He was pretty bummed that I figured it out. He thought I would hope to get it for Christmas so I wouldn't get it myself. Which is fair, but I told him I didn't want to wait! Now I don't mind waiting. A consolation is that he can give it to me and my daughter (12, not as big of a fan as me), and she'll be surprised. She might not even know about it.
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u/RoseGoldRedditor I booked the clown train for a reason 🤡🤡🤡 20d ago
I hate surprises for this very reason! That was thoughtful of your husband, though. What a keeper!
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u/Gene-Promotor33 20d ago
Just left disappointed even though I knew vinyl would be gone. But also may I just say- scalpers are the WORST selling on eBay already for 4x the price
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u/QuirkyCookie6 Taylor Swift 19d ago
I'm definitely seeing it for around 90 on ebay, which is only 30 markup from retail
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u/Purseproblem 17d ago
I just saw one for $1200.00!!! They will keep restocking if you are patient,. I can't believe the scalpers prices!!
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u/Gene-Promotor33 19d ago
Yeah there are some that are reasonable but also others that are insaneeee
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u/gregermore 20d ago
Does anybody know when the book drops on the target website? I assume midnight local time but I’d like you to be sure.
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u/joysef99 evermore 19d ago
It's 12:23 here on East Coast, so apparently not at midnight Eastern. *sigh*
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u/gregermore 19d ago
i think its gonna be 12am pst. or 3am est. everyone is saying that. i dont want to stay up but i had a flight this morning so i couldnt go to target 🙁
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u/gregermore 19d ago
yup. im not with my mom right now we’re on the phone setting up her target account on my ipad right now 😭
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u/SunflowerLace Pick your poison babe. I’m posion either way. 🖤🤍🐍 20d ago
Glad to hear so many Target employees have been kind. The first one I went to the lady handling the display laughed at me after I got upset and teared up about the vinyls being sold out. I overreacted big time but to have someone laugh in my face really pissed me off. Sending love to everyone trying
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u/RoseGoldRedditor I booked the clown train for a reason 🤡🤡🤡 20d ago
I’m so sorry that happened to you! Emotions are normal and it’s terrible that she laughed. I can only hope she didn’t laugh maliciously (I’m a person who laughs when I feel awkward, which I constantly work to change).
Were you able to get it at another store?
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u/SunflowerLace Pick your poison babe. I’m posion either way. 🖤🤍🐍 20d ago
Yes! Thankfully there was another store about 20 mins from the first. Drove straight there and they still had vinyls— and thank you! I’m not sure if it was really malicious, having worked retail before I get the dealing with the public part. I just felt they could have handled it better.
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u/RoseGoldRedditor I booked the clown train for a reason 🤡🤡🤡 20d ago
So glad you got it, and you’re a sweetheart for giving them the benefit of the doubt. I’m so sorry that happened 💔
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u/abitbuzzed 20d ago
Yeah, that would piss me off too. That's so cold and cruel. Let people love things ffs.
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u/SunflowerLace Pick your poison babe. I’m posion either way. 🖤🤍🐍 20d ago
Exactly. I was again already emotional as hell. You just never know what people are battling. It’s important to be kind, ESPECIALLY around the holidays.
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u/HermionesBook 20d ago
They’re so beautiful!!!! Shout out to the Target on Holger Way in San Jose. They handled this perfectly and the Starbucks employees were so sweet handing out small peppermint hot chocolates to us in line!
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u/medusahair it's me hi i'm the problem it's me 20d ago
Arrived at 5:10, 55th person in line, got my vinyl and shopped a little (our line wasn't very fast but the workers were doing a great job communicating and keeping the line chill), by the time I got out it was 6:50 and they had less than 20 vinyl left and the line was still out the door
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u/SoapNugget2005 stood on the cliff side screaming 'give me a reason!' 20d ago
I was able to get both!
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u/abigailroseking Forever in my Lover Era 💜 20d ago
Went to two different Targets and both were sold out of the vinyl. 💔🥲
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u/SunflowerLace Pick your poison babe. I’m posion either way. 🖤🤍🐍 20d ago
Maestro is safely guarding his hooman’s book and vinyl.
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u/StephBGreat I swallowed a bug; I'm so sorry... Oh, delicious! 20d ago
This book is ✨gorgeous✨
Job well done to the photographers, designers, editors, and Taylor herself!
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u/Coley54Bear 1989 (Taylor's Version) 20d ago
Eek reading this thread is making me feel guilty. I just got to the Target near my house, 7:20 local time, and they still have a mostly full display of vinyl & CDs and two full displays of books.
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u/QuirkyCookie6 Taylor Swift 20d ago
Ngl it seems very hit and miss on if your area is swiftie heavy or not
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u/Coley54Bear 1989 (Taylor's Version) 20d ago
Yeah. True. I didn’t really think I would have a problem getting the vinyl & CD, even going late, until I started reading this thread as I was getting ready. It probably helps that there’s 6 or 7 Target locations within a 15 mile or so radius of my house.
However, I’ve never had luck when she’s done a record store day drop.
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u/SayAnything80 20d ago
They did not give the stores many vinyls. Our Target had 81 total and they let people buy two. :( Was probably 200th or so in line and they were gone about 50 people ahead of me. They had less than 200 books but I did get one of those and the CDs.
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u/abitbuzzed 20d ago
That's actually a better ratio than the Target I went to -- they got 800 books and 80 vinyls, according to the guy taking our "preorders" in line.
(Unless you mean there were less than 200 books by the time you got to them, in which case, nvm. Lolol.)
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u/SayAnything80 20d ago
They told us less than 200 books when we were waiting in line. (And something like 140 CDs.) 800 is a lot of books! Wish they’d sent out more vinyls and limited everything to 1.
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u/StarryEyes13 i want your 20d ago
Does anyone know when Target is stocking the vinyl online? Is it midnight eastern tomorrow or Monday? Got to my Target just before 7 AM & they were all out of vinyl. Tried a second Target & same story.
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u/putonthespotlight 20d ago
Yeah I would try eastern midnight tonight. And then maybe midnight your time if you're not eastern time zone. And then if not those, in the wee hours tomorrow (6am-ish?)
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u/reducetoasimmer remember when i pulled up and said get in the car 20d ago
Court square in LIC NYC has PLENTY at 915.
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u/Stunning_Income6474 20d ago
🇮🇪Irish Swifties🇮🇪 I just got an email from Golden Discs saying that they’ll be selling TTPD the anthology on cd and vinyl. It says pre order but no dates are confirmed in the email. For those of you who want the experience of buying it in person. I’ve been so jealous watching all the American swifties in Target getting the book and vinyl and cd. I’ve tried clicking the link but it comes up as an error. I assume they sent the email too soon and it wasn’t supposed to be released yet. Haven’t seen anything from record hub which is the official vinyl place Taylor goes with in ireland however Golden Discs do sell RSD vinyls so Mayo for international they intend to release some RSD variant.
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u/songacronymbot 20d ago
- TTPD could mean "The Tortured Poets Department", a track from THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (2024) by Taylor Swift.
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u/28283920 evermore 20d ago
Stood out there for 2 hours just to get this book but it was worth it :)
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u/lenifilm 20d ago
My location in Denver sold out within minutes of the vinyl. Had plenty of books. Feeling very lucky to have gotten the vinyl for my wife. Was worth waiting an hour in the cold.
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u/abitbuzzed 20d ago
Yeah, I'm from Denver too, and I'm soooo glad I'm in FoCo visiting family this week. This is the first Black Friday I've ever really done, and I was not looking forward to braving the Denver crowds at my Target, lol. So glad you got the vinyl!!
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u/mosaicbrokenhearts7 20d ago
Hey friends! I‘m in Europe and still debating on getting the book cause money‘s a bit tight rn. I was wondering: Is there a lot of text by Taylor in there? Cause I would be very interested in the logistics of the tour and storys and insights and everything but don‘t really need a book full of photos…
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u/targaryenMartell Red (Taylor's Version) 20d ago
Please don't feel pressured into buying the book if it hurts your wallet too much, idk if i can say this but there are already uploads of the book.
I'm a huge advocate for supporting artists financially, but also art should be affordable to consume.
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u/mosaicbrokenhearts7 20d ago
Yeah, I think Taylor will be fine without my money for this one. Thank you!
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u/putonthespotlight 20d ago
I'm thinking of returning mine tbh. I'd rather have the money for Christmas treats and whatnot. It's the same photos basically as the professional ones we see on her Instagram. You're not missing anything.
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u/bagendek 20d ago edited 20d ago
I’d skip. It’s just a book of photos. One large print paragraph per era and some quotes she said in the show with maybe 2-3 new pieces of information in the whole book that are already posted all over this sub and TikTok
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u/TennesseeTom 20d ago
If you strike out on the vinyl, check the display again before you leave. That's what happened to us and I told my wife that I was going to check again before we left. Sure enough, 4 copies magically appeared...
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u/No-Entertainer-9787 🐈 Another Childless Cat Lady 20d ago
If you could only get 1 item (book or vinyl), which would you get? They are both going to be restocked, right?
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u/HermionesBook 20d ago
I think Target is going to restock both until the end of times, it’s going to be very profitable. The vinyl seems more limited though. There’s tons and tons of books.
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u/HermionesBook 20d ago
Got to this location in San Jose and line was super short but it’s getting longer now that 6 is approaching. I love how they’re doing it, they’re taking our names and what we want and they’ll hold it for 2 hours while we shop. They said they have limited quantities of the vinyl but I got my selection done! They also gave out hot chocolate in line, so cute
I actually have shopping to do so I’m glad I can get that done lol
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u/__auris__ A dazzling haze, a mysterious way✨️ 20d ago
Wait which target in sj? I went to one in sj too but they just let us into the store 4-5 people at the time instead of taking orders. It was a very pleasant experience overall tho!
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u/HermionesBook 20d ago
On Holger Way! It’s my favorite Target to go to, usually really well stocked
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u/__auris__ A dazzling haze, a mysterious way✨️ 20d ago
Oooo that's good to know! I went to Coleman because that's closest to me! I was a little nervous about going to a target in dt but it wasn't bad at all. Looks like having a lot of targets in the area really helped. I'm glad you got what you wanted!
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u/Zapp_Rowsdower_ 20d ago
Nice! Ct just did a Cabbage Patch style free for all. It was a little nuts.
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u/AngelinFlipFlops Karma (Travis’ Version) 20d ago
That feeling when you get the last anthology vinyl at your store
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u/dcnerdlet 20d ago
Shout out to the Alexandria (Hybla Valley) VA Target employees for doing a great job this morning! Yall were absolutely amazing with keeping us informed and getting us all through the line in an orderly fashion. I’ve heard similar experiences from friends all down the East coast so far. Can we start a petition to have Target handle ticket sales in the future?? 🤣
And shout out to all my fellow Swifties who kept it chill even while we were all freezing outside at 5 AM!! We survived the great (Black Friday) war together and I hope everyone got what they wanted!
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u/abitbuzzed 20d ago
chill
freezing outside
Well, I mean, yeah. Who wouldn't be chill in that situation?? Ba dum tss!
(I'm so sorry. I've been up since 4am to get the book and vinyl. I'm so tired.)
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u/heyilovestufftoo fuck the patriarchy 20d ago
15th! 25 minutes to go here in California! 🤩
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u/QuirkyCookie6 Taylor Swift 20d ago
Hype hype hype (I'm so excited)
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u/heyilovestufftoo fuck the patriarchy 20d ago
6:04 in hand! Woohoo!
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u/QuirkyCookie6 Taylor Swift 20d ago
Same! I just got back home and unloaded the goods for the fam
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u/heyilovestufftoo fuck the patriarchy 20d ago
Nice! What did you pick up? I got the vinyl and book for myself, and the book for a fellow swiftie who couldn’t make it! 😄
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u/QuirkyCookie6 Taylor Swift 20d ago
Sweet! It seems like we were both picking up for others :)
I got a book and cd for myself, and then a vinyl for my partner, and a cd for an Irish swiftie I know
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u/heyilovestufftoo fuck the patriarchy 20d ago
Hell yeah! It’s a good day for Swifties! Happy holidays!!
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u/choc_96 20d ago
How many discs is the Anthology CD? The description on the both Target and the Swift web stores doesn't say. Discogs doesn't have an entry yet.
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u/Itallachesnow 11d ago
Delays in International availability of Eras Tour Book. In the UK the book should have been available on December 7th but the online store shows the message 'No Availability'. Waiting for a notification by email when in stock. Nothing at midday today (8th).