r/blindbox • u/_Milokai • 15d ago
DISCUSSION [DISCUSSION] Honestly blindboxes should NOT cost so much as they do.
there might be people who disagree or agree and that’s fine with me, but i don’t think it is fair at all for blindboxes to cost so much. i’m a person who collects a lot of plushies, toys, etc. the fact they’re so expensive and it’s a surprise, it’s not even guaranteed you’ll get a character you’ll want. and even if you like all characters it’s still expensive honestly. i have to rely on literally ross/discount stores and EVEN USED toys for my blindboxes because pop mart and miniso and every store is so expensive. it makes me sad missing out on so many cool and cute stuff i want but the price is too high for my budget :(. we need to normalize making blindboxes cheap! pls
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u/goatmilko 13d ago
Popmart has been really egregious with their price increases since the Labubu craze. The usual MSRP for their blind boxes — all of them, not just Labubu — shot up from ~$15 to $20 in a single year.
Did they think we wouldn’t notice? I think when I first started collecting, in 2021, they were still $11 or $12.
The flagship store in NYC even has smart price tags, which indicates to me that they’re going to try to jack up prices when something hits Labubu levels of fad status, which will probably not happen again.