Fans are criticizing the quality of Sabrina Carpenter’s merchandise, just weeks after Taylor Swift faced similar criticism from disgruntled Swifties.
Sabrina, who recently split from boyfriend Barry Keoghan, headlined her sold-out Short ‘N’ Sweet Tour, which ended its US leg.
The 25-year-old pop star is gearing up for the release of her Netflix holiday special A Nonsense Christmas.
While the Espresso hitmaker was busy, her fans flooded TikTok and Reddit with their comments about the quality of her merchandise.
Sabrina’s fans – called Carpenters – are complaining that it doesn’t look anything like it does online and it immediately fades away.
TikTok user Gracie23, in Florida, bought the embellished silver mirror with Sabrina’s caption “Just did my makeup so nice” for $45, but she wasn’t impressed with what she received.
“Honey, I can’t read it,” she captioned the viral video, which received more than 116,000 likes.
Gracie showed off her purchase with a distorted version of the song Please Please Please, and the lyrics were unreadable.
Fans are criticizing the quality of Sabrina Carpenter’s merchandise, just weeks after Taylor Swift faced similar criticism from disgruntled Swifties
TikTok user Gracie, 23, from Florida, bought the embellished silver mirror with Sabrina’s caption “Just did my makeup so nice” for $45, but she wasn’t impressed with the final product
TikTok user Antonella also complained about her merchandise, asking, “Anyone else having this problem with their Sabrina tour merchandise???!” before showing off her Short N’ Sweet Tour shirt, which looked stained
The description of the sold-out mirror reads: ‘Please note: The image of this product is a digital representation and is for illustrative purposes only. Actual product details may vary.’
Some fans were stunned by the purchase, while others were more shocked by the price.
“The real question is why you spent $45 on a hand mirror,” someone asked.
“Her and Taylor must have the same merch company,” one person commented, as the Mastermind singer often faces similar criticism.
TikTok user Antonella too complained about the Taste singer’s merchandise, asking, “Anyone else having this problem with their Sabrina tour merchandise???!” before showing off her Short N’ Sweet Tour shirt, which looked stained.
Antonella explained that she hand washed the shirt in cold water, but the dye began to bleed and fade before she could ever wear it.
“The merchandise said, ‘I’ll keep my stay here short and sweet,’” one follower joked.
‘I’ve become somewhat of an expert on this subject as Taylor’s tour shirts had similar problems. Take parchment paper and iron over the ink for about 10-15 minutes so that the ink solidifies,” said another person.
“I bought the lingerie tee and the white tour date tee from Sabrina’s website and I got the merchandise this weekend and the quality is freaking awful,” one Reddit user complained.
“The merchandise said, ‘I’ll keep my stay here short and sweet,’” one follower joked, as he can barely survive the washing machine
On Reddit, the Girl Meets World star’s fans complained bitterly in one wire with the caption: ‘Really, really terrible quality merchandise from Sabrina’s site?’
“I bought the lingerie tee and the white tour date tee from Sabrina’s website and I got the merchandise this weekend and the quality is freaking awful,” one Reddit user complained.
They explained that the material felt synthetic, “the signature on the back looks like a stain, the shirt IS stained, the little SC on the front looks blurry,” and there was no heart logo.
“It looks and feels like plastic,” they added, before groaning. “I’m going to see if I can get my money back, but this is worse than just ‘cheap merchandise’ like this.”
Taylor, 34 – who Sabrina opened for on The Eras Tour – has been similarly vilified for her merchandise.
When Taylor released her Christmas collection, which included jewelry, festive decorations, sweatshirts, jackets and pajamas and ranged from $15 to $120, the Cruel Summer singer’s fans had issues with the quality.
Some items did not have the same design as the website, while others were made of cheap materials for high prices or faded quickly.