Comic-Con Doctor Who Bag On Sale For... $60?!

Here's the thing: I was at Comic-Con in San Diego. I own one of these bags, and it's not the only Doctor Who bag from a San Diego Comic-Con that I own. I'll admit I was excited to get it. I went to the BBC America booth early and hung around until they opened the box full of these bags, and I fought through the crowd to grab one and I felt triumphant as I walked away clutching this trophy. It doesn't really surprise me that some of these bags are for sale now. But the price tag, $60 for a tacky and useless promotional item, seems implausible. That's right, I said "tacky and useless." About something I was really excited to get. These bags are too big and unwieldy to do any good, and they're just big advertisements printed on a vinyl container. When I'm at Comic-Con I get caught up in the general fervor and I find myself really excited about getting a Doctor Who bag, but then when I get home I put it in a closet and never think of it again. But I don't want to get rid of it.

 

These bags are a weird, annoying phenomenon. They've made Comic-Con more annoying, and it looks like they might start having that effect on other conventions soon, too.

 

I will admit that I'm part of the problem.

 

But seriously... $60? I wouldn't get one if it cost any more than free.

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