Beyoncé Sparks Massive Fan Backlash Over $948 Empty Wooden Box Merch

Pop superstar Beyonce has drawn intense online backlash from her fanbase after releasing a limited-edition merchandise item priced at nine hundred forty-eight dollars and one cent. Named the Bey Keeper Collector's Box, the item was launched on her official online store to coincide with her forty-fifth birthday and the twentieth-anniversary re-release of her sophomore studio album, B'Day. Only five hundred units of the collector's item were manufactured. Constructed from solid pine wood, the box features a custom engraving, green velvet lining, a faux alligator strap, and gold details designed to house vinyl records. However, the crate ships completely empty, with vinyl records excluded from the purchase. The price tag served as a numerical nod to her birthdate of September fourth, nineteen eighty-one. Following the drop, social media platforms flooded with negative reactions, as consumers criticized the cost for an empty container and accused the artist of corporate greed amid shipping fees.