Beyoncé is being ridiculed on social media for selling an empty wooden box for $948.01 on her website, as part of a 20th anniversary celebration of her album "B'Day". The item, which can be shipped and taxed to bring the total cost over $1,111, features custom engraving and details but does not include any vinyl records. Some fans are calling out Beyoncé for charging such a high price for an empty box, while others are defending it as a unique collector's item. As of now, Beyoncé's representative has not commented on the matter.
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Billionaire singer Beyoncé has faced ridicule on social media for selling an empty wooden box for $1,000. The product, a 18-by-14-inch pine wood crate lined with deep green velvet, was designed to hold and display vinyl records, but the records themselves are not included in the purchase. The estimated total cost of the box, including shipping and taxes, would be $1,111.89. The box is part of a 20th anniversary celebration of Beyoncé's second album, "B'Day", which was released on September 4, 1981 - although it seems she was actually born in 1981, not released an album that year. Many fans have expressed outrage over the price, with some calling it "absurd" and jokingly saying they wouldn't get in formation for this one. The sale has sparked a humorous reaction from Beyoncé's fanbase on Instagram.
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Per the product description, the 18-by-14-inch pine wood crate, which is “lined with deep green velvet,” was designed to “house and display your Beyoncé vinyl collection.”
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which → line → collection
It was “inspired by the beauty of traditional beekeeper crates” and features “custom engraved details” and “a faux gator-skin leather carrying strap with gold hardware.”
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It → inspire → hardware
However, per the website, “vinyls [are] not included” with the purchase of the box.
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vinyls → include → box
With shipping coming in at an estimated $60.50, and taxes approximately $103.38, the estimated total cost would set a fan back $1,111.89.
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cost → come → 1,111.89
That being said, we can’t imagine many Beyhive members will get in formation for this one!
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members → say → one
(Unless you’re @AccessAnthony.
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On social media, many users are already having a heyday over the “absurd” price of the product, which dropped on Friday, Beyoncé’s 45th birthday, as part of the 20th anniversary celebration of her second album, “B’Day.”
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which → have → album
A third wrote via Instagram, “This would’ve made sense if vinyls were included but almost 1k for just the box by itself…? girl no.”
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vinyls → write → itself
Beyoncé released 13 records as part of Destiny’s Child, including five studio albums, five compilation albums, two remix albums and one extended play.
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Beyoncé → release → albums
Additionally, she launched 26 more — eight studio albums, five live albums, five compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two karaoke albums and five EPs — after leaving the group to go solo.
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she → launch → group
One social media user who “love[s] B” urged fans to not “be stupid” and “buy that damn box,” saying, “If y’all idiots pay $948.01 for an empty box … that has a bee on it, y’all are psychos.
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all → love[ → it
Do you understand me?”
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you → understand → me
Beyoncé’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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rep → respond → comment
Your voice matters.
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voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility.
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Discussions → moderate → civility
Beyoncé (pictured above in May 2023) is getting trolled for selling an empty box for $948.01.
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Beyoncé → picture → 948.01
There are "no vinyls included" in the crate, which was listed on the singer's website Friday.
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which → be → website
Shipping and taxes brings the total to well over $1,000.
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Shipping → bring → 1,000
The item is meant to "house and display your Beyoncé vinyl collection," per the website.
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item → mean → website
It features "custom engraved details" and "a faux gator-skin leather carrying strap with gold hardware."
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It → feature → hardware
Fans are railing against the "absurd" price online.
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Fans → rail → price
Beyoncé, notably, reached billionaire status last year.
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Beyoncé → reach → status
