Can’t Buy Me Love
Yes, yes, but I can buy myself some ultra cool Beatles stuff! Read on if you are a Beatles buff, and especially if you are not and Beatle-mania left you unscathed. (I am a huge Beatles fan and think that they (sorry Elvis) were the greatest rock band ever!)
I was actually looking up some lyrics when I came across giftapolis.com. This site has a huge collection of all kinds of Beatles merchandise: T-shirts, coasters, mugs, posters, wall clocks, bags, boxes, photo frames, and all kinds of really neat stuff, which I wanted all at once! My favorites were the Yellow Submarine wall clock at $24.95, Beatles Salt & Pepper Shaker Set Drums Style at $14.95, a yellow tote bag and notecard set in a matching box at $14.95. This is just a small sample of all the goodies that they stock.
Rockmerch is another site that has a lot of Beatles stuff: buttons, posters, patches, lanyards, stickers, key chains is also a must visit. I thought the Zip up hooded fleece was great at $26.95 especially since it has the Beatles logo in the front and the Let it Be artwork at the back. I also like the 62×21 door poster at $12.95.
Cartoonstock is a site that has giftable cartoons of the fab four and is worth the visit if not to buy, at least to take a look and a have a good laugh at the cartoons on display.
Wicked cool stuff is a site that has a lot of great gift ideas but is a bit thin in the Beatles department. Yet, there is this nice coffee mug, at $ 11.95 (available at giftapolis for the same price). An 18″ talking John figure at $44.95 was not that appealing to me (but don’t mind me, I am principally a Paul fan). I also liked the fab four cookie jar at $48.97
A very interesting site for Beatles collectibles is this one but quite frankly I would not describe any of the featured merchandise as a bargain. I mean Ringo bubble bath for a whopping 150 pounds (not dollars) and Paul bubble bath for 120 (and why is Ringo more expensive than Paul anyway!) is way too steep for me. They have several really fascinating ideas, but not bargains so let’s move on.
The guys at Beatle bay take their memorabilia buying and selling very seriously. We are talking original stuff here: autographs, posters, albums, original merchandise etc. They are also very happy to buy Beatles stuff off you.
A lot of fun stuff there! Beatle mania sure inspired a lot of people to get really creative!
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What a great intangible asset!
Great idea.
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