#the seller was like theyre NOT official merch IS THAT OKAY??

[spohkh]

everyday i thank my past self for having the foresight to spend $2 at the kpop photocard buy/trade event to purchase a pair of unofficial BTS metal straws (with case included!) bc like i dont care abt bts but i LOVE a straw

[basslinegrave]

i think i wont go to local cons again unless i rly wanna cosplay something cuz like... :(

the community is much different now and even tho i met new ppl we have vastly different interests so we just meet up at cons/events and dont talk otherwise

but theyre removing my fav stuff slowly like cosplay skits are dying out for some reason (id expect them to pick up in this skit tiktok age but oh well) they also removed the classic ddr machines :( i think they also only had nintendo this time? not sure but the map said there should also be indie dev games and whatnot which wasnt there i believe. ps also not this year like i need more enrichment more activities cuz the panels are a no go for me (every single time the ones id love to go to are on friday when i dont go. the rest arent interesting)

and dear god the merchants. so i love that they added an artist alley but theres also some merch sellers which is fine but they removed the one that had mostly legit stuff from japan (its how i got my beloved sb69 crow figure) and they only kept ppl that sell obvious fakes and the worst of all just stolen art on posters pins keychains dakis etc etc even clothes its quite sad. they will be angry if ppl steal from the stalls but them stealing art and making money off of it is okay i guess. like in the past there was a desk where they made pins but those desings were more original or memes and stuff, if art it was official which is not a win but at least it wasnt stolen fanart and they charged like 50c a pin not 2€

theres still some that sell official stuff but thats mostly just figures manga and comics but anything else is stolen :(