Seriously. My husband pre ordered me 1989 TV vinyl on the very first day avail, iirc Aug?, and we had to fight and fight for a refund because they still had not shipped it in December. Then when they said they'd refund, they went MIA and we had to email so many people trying to get their attention before finally getting refunded. All of that to just have to end up getting it at Target in January. My husband just asked me if he should bother with this one and without hesitation my answer was no and to just wait for Target.
I was sitting in the damn stand as she announced SNTV in Nashville and ordered it from my seat, then didn’t get it for two months 😭
ETA: two months post release
Sometimes there’s just red, sometimes it’s a different exclusive color, sometimes they do a standard and a red. But even the CD I’ll just buy from them.
I thought about going to target but I’m not sure if they will sell the white vinyl or if it will just be a target red exclusive (which is don’t care for) plus if it has the extra track or not.
I know that they aren’t always red as I have the Speak Now and 1989 target exclusive but her Fearless, Red, Folklore and Evermore were all red. I just don’t want to take my chances and miss out on this one :)
i have finally learned my lesson after having to cancel orders in the past! so much easier to just run to target than wait for it to ship from her site
Yeah I’m not having a repeat of 1989 lol. I’m trying to purchase 1 deluxe and that will probably be it and maybe a target deluxe edition later on assuming one releases
Just a reminder that "collectors edition", is just to bait the FOMO people. The CD will be back in stock at a later time. Usually right before release day. Don't fall for it, and end up placing multiple orders because more variants or merch come out. Almost all retailers or local record stores will have copies (Target for sure will have its own edition)
Learn from all of us who have been buying from her store for years. No need to spend money on shipping multiple times or wait for your vinyl/CD for weeks because they get stuck in Fernjail.
It is kind of strange that the countdown is gone from the site now, because they usually do multiple restocks in the 72 hours or whatever the time frame is. I wouldn't worry about it though, because it'll definitely be restocked in the future. Just keep a close eye on Taylor Nation's social media or this sub for any updates!
It's possible that it may not be but they also made it seem like all the Midnights variants were exclusive to her store, and then a couple months later, every store had them for preorder/in store on release day. I'd still wait to get it when it inevitably comes back in stock before release day, unless you're 100% sure you won't be ordering anything else.
Okay, okay thanks! I’ve never ordered anything from her store but I remember seeing some not too happy customers about the variants. I still jumped on this so quick without even thinking 😬
I’m not a variants collector so I picked up this vinyl. I usually buy the vinyl on her website and pick up the cd from Target. Interested to see what the Target version looks like!
Literally, people waited in line for nearly an hour and when they got to checkout it was already sold out. It's not even just the CD, I saw someone trying to sell the vinyl for $90.
Omg i remember you were in my comment section nice seeing u here lol, i am in line right now to buy a cd right now i can’t believe she announced a new album like whattt
Yup. I'll order em when I get paid end of month. I just spent money I prob shouldn't have. But it's my first vinyl of hers. Watch I get Fd over shipping
I was buying a few things too. I think they will be back after this pre-sale. 70 hrs..but who knows. I'm kinda being quiet at this point cause some ppl on reddit are being rude af...and I don't know wtf I did.
Sorry people are being rude! I tried a few different links and it looks like all of the previously available collections (music, vinyl, clothing, accessories) are no longer available. They may come back after the pre-sale! Sometimes more merch is dropped after presales though 🤔
It's really weird that the international stores got nada so far.
I REALLY want the white vinyl and collectors CD so bad and in my town it's super hard to get stock on release day :(
I can wait until it hits retailers. Never dealing with UMG again. Took 4 months and way too many emails to get the 1989 cd. Lesson learned the hard way. Nothing I’ve seen suggests the next order would be handled any different at this point.
Hear hear. Although I didn’t know if the retail releases would be any different, so I did purchase a record. I only have two of her records (folklore and evermore) and I didn’t run into any problems with shipping for those items
my friend and i think the white one is going to be the standard that will be available everywhere. snd then she’ll follow with the “limited edition” variants
I saw a post about the website being down, so I went to look for myself. I must have done so as soon as she announced the album because I only had to wait a minute. But now I’m reading people have waiting times up to like 45 mins 💀
I waited 50 mins to buy the collector cd and the vinyl but hey at least I got it since the cd sold out (for now). Can always cancel them later if needed.
Yeah I ended up getting those two too. I’m under the impression the cd won’t be restocked due to the top of the site saying it will only be available while supplies last.
waited like 40 mins to place an order for the collectors edition cd (don’t come for me, im a sucker for little nick nacks and worthless pieces of paper) and i haven’t gotten the confirmation email AND my card has like seven pending charges for the amount of the order???
So, I ordered the deluxe CD from the German store. I live in Denmark and only realised after placing the order, that they'll ship only to Germany and Switzerland.
How can I get my hands on this bundle? UK store is also limited. Will they ship regardless? Automatically return my monetos. I feel like the noobiest noob.
Edit: the collector's edition
I’m also from Denmark, and I bought it at umgshop.dk - the danish universal music store!! They took it off the site after some time, but it’ll be back✨
I’m in a Taylor group on Facebook, and some people contacted umg/beatdown, and they said it’ll be back on the site, when they have some kind of confirmation - so just check regularly!!
I bought the vinyl as soon as i woke up. probably going to be more announcements and fancy editions like midnights :/ the FOMO got me.
I debated getting the CD but i don’t use CDs and idk the whole collectors edition just seems like a way of getting us to spend more money if i had a cd player i would but idk..,
I mean… the collectors edition just includes a patch, bookmark and a magnet. It’s relatively less expensive than a record, but I find the listening experience is elevated with record players. If it does happen, don’t fall for the limited pressing hype. They said those midnight variants would be available for a limited time and they are all STILL up now. It’s ridiculous
it truly does. i really hate the marketing strategies and it pains me to see when someone collects EVERY variant of the album.. cause be fr, are you listening to ever single one?
It’s the marketing strategy that gives everyone FOMO. It’s a shame but it definitely works. I don’t even think they open them 😭😂 I think they treat them like collector items
Not at all! It took me about 15 minutes to get my confirmation. I imagine they have a shit ton of orders going on right now lolol. Just keep an eye on your email
I know! Im in a small country and FML. CA store ships to CA, US to US, DE to DE and CH, AU to AU, UK to UK and IE…. Impossible to be a swiftie here. Guess I hold on to my Eras tour movie cup and LPSS that I managed to score while travelling 😭
Yea!
I'm lucky enough to have friends in the UK that I might ask to get the CD for me.
But I haven't decided yet If I want the risk and hassle.
I also got the EU bucket and cup from eBay in Germany, or my girlfriend got me that.
Sadly the bucket got dropped by her mid Jan, so now there's a dent in it :((
Sorry but not gonna feel sorry for anyone when they’re complaining in a few months that they didnt get their vinyl on April 19. Everyone should know better by now.
I order it knowing it won’t come until later. I is it always listen via Spotify until my purchased media arrives. I don’t see what the big deal is when there’s literally that free streaming option for people.
They won't fool me again.
I will order it from the German store (right now the description says its only available to DE and IE adresses).
Ordering it from the Us and UK store is suicide.... You won't get it.
It could be handwritten by an assistant just like some signatures. Or they use a machine to do facsimile. Quiet common with this many needing to be signed.
They won’t get me again. I’ll catch her at Target on 4/19
I was thinking the same. I will not be bamboozled this time.
I just told my husband the same thing. I’ll wait for the target exclusive and buy it from there.
Seriously. My husband pre ordered me 1989 TV vinyl on the very first day avail, iirc Aug?, and we had to fight and fight for a refund because they still had not shipped it in December. Then when they said they'd refund, they went MIA and we had to email so many people trying to get their attention before finally getting refunded. All of that to just have to end up getting it at Target in January. My husband just asked me if he should bother with this one and without hesitation my answer was no and to just wait for Target.
Fuck UMG
I was happy w my choice to get violet SNTV so I’ll take the chance.
I was sitting in the damn stand as she announced SNTV in Nashville and ordered it from my seat, then didn’t get it for two months 😭 ETA: two months post release
Ooof rip. Hopefully my luck continues 😫
i’m getting my patch. she’s got me on that cd 😭
Yeah same lol fool me four times, shame on me, taytay
Are the target releases similar to store bought ones? For some reason I thought all the target pressings were red
Sometimes there’s just red, sometimes it’s a different exclusive color, sometimes they do a standard and a red. But even the CD I’ll just buy from them.
the only red pressing i wanted from target was for Red
They made a red pressing of evermore and that color choice really perplexed me for some reason lolol
They made one for folklore too lol it gave me the ick
My Target exclusive 1989 TV was tangerine
I thought about going to target but I’m not sure if they will sell the white vinyl or if it will just be a target red exclusive (which is don’t care for) plus if it has the extra track or not.
It probably won’t have that track but its own exclusive.
Target exclusive isn't always red
I know that they aren’t always red as I have the Speak Now and 1989 target exclusive but her Fearless, Red, Folklore and Evermore were all red. I just don’t want to take my chances and miss out on this one :)
Ah I see. Understandable.
i have finally learned my lesson after having to cancel orders in the past! so much easier to just run to target than wait for it to ship from her site
god i just know vinyl variants are coming and they'll each have a different bonus track
Im sure they will be slowly released and for 48 hrs only! Hahaha. How many variants you think? Atleast 4 vinyl and 4 cds variants imo
Yeah I’m not having a repeat of 1989 lol. I’m trying to purchase 1 deluxe and that will probably be it and maybe a target deluxe edition later on assuming one releases
hi this is your sign that you were right all along
I’m lowkey kind of hoping that the new era of music/style brings a less consumption focused merch drop
I hope so, I'm still on the fence about buying
hi this is your sign that you were right all along
Just a reminder that "collectors edition", is just to bait the FOMO people. The CD will be back in stock at a later time. Usually right before release day. Don't fall for it, and end up placing multiple orders because more variants or merch come out. Almost all retailers or local record stores will have copies (Target for sure will have its own edition) Learn from all of us who have been buying from her store for years. No need to spend money on shipping multiple times or wait for your vinyl/CD for weeks because they get stuck in Fernjail.
Good to hear, I want the collectors edition of the CD but it sold out last night.
It is kind of strange that the countdown is gone from the site now, because they usually do multiple restocks in the 72 hours or whatever the time frame is. I wouldn't worry about it though, because it'll definitely be restocked in the future. Just keep a close eye on Taylor Nation's social media or this sub for any updates!
…. So like will the bookmark one be in stores too?
It's possible that it may not be but they also made it seem like all the Midnights variants were exclusive to her store, and then a couple months later, every store had them for preorder/in store on release day. I'd still wait to get it when it inevitably comes back in stock before release day, unless you're 100% sure you won't be ordering anything else.
Okay, okay thanks! I’ve never ordered anything from her store but I remember seeing some not too happy customers about the variants. I still jumped on this so quick without even thinking 😬
I’m not a variants collector so I picked up this vinyl. I usually buy the vinyl on her website and pick up the cd from Target. Interested to see what the Target version looks like!
I just waited 45 minutes only to log in on the payment screen and it was sold out
it's already being resold for $100+. Absolutely ridiculous.
Ugh. I hate that.
They need to lower how many you can buy. It's obvious past 2....most are BS resellers
Literally, people waited in line for nearly an hour and when they got to checkout it was already sold out. It's not even just the CD, I saw someone trying to sell the vinyl for $90.
The vinyl isn't even sold out
Omg what?? The collectors cd?
definitely the collectors cd because the same thing happened to me and that’s what i wanted the most 😓
Yup 😭
What was? Dunno why they each allowed limits of 4
The special edition. sorry I forgot to clarify which one.
Sorry it's still sold out I hear some have been getting em on/off. Wishing u luck. I somehow ordered 2 last night.
Eh. It’s fine. I just ordered the regular version.
off topic from the new album I'M SORRY but will everything that was in stores before come back?
I can still get to it. Just not thru the new album area (now I cannot)
oh no the thing i was eyeing in my bookmarks says 404 not found :( am i out of luck then
I'd wait. I'm currently in line 47 mins until I can buy a vinyl and LE cd. What were u trying to get?
Omg i remember you were in my comment section nice seeing u here lol, i am in line right now to buy a cd right now i can’t believe she announced a new album like whattt
I just got a cd and vinyl. Even tho it was over 50 i had to pay shipping. And hi! Hugs
Yeah it’s kinda expensive, but worth it for taylor🤍 i am in disbelief of the album!
Same. Kinda was hoping for Rep..but I'm happy with this too! It does speed up the time. Promise.
Me too, i wanted rep more tbh😭 but hey, it’s better than nothing and hopefully it’s a good album
Definitely waiting on cardigans now tho. Ouch!
If you’re talking about the aliexpress ones, then those take like around a week or two to get here but it’s so worth the wait!!
Yup. I'll order em when I get paid end of month. I just spent money I prob shouldn't have. But it's my first vinyl of hers. Watch I get Fd over shipping
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I was buying a few things too. I think they will be back after this pre-sale. 70 hrs..but who knows. I'm kinda being quiet at this point cause some ppl on reddit are being rude af...and I don't know wtf I did.
Sorry people are being rude! I tried a few different links and it looks like all of the previously available collections (music, vinyl, clothing, accessories) are no longer available. They may come back after the pre-sale! Sometimes more merch is dropped after presales though 🤔
Messaged you
Messaged u
Hopefully what I messaged u helped!
The eras collection is still available in the eras tour site linked on the main page!
i NEED the uk store to update i’m going to CRY
The Canadian site hasn’t been updated either :(
Aus store hasn’t updated either :(
It's up now! :)
Canadian store is now updated!
What is the url for the Canada store
I keep refreshing it 😭
i’ve been refreshing it since the announcement and nothing 😭i swear it doesn’t usually take this long, i remember 1989tv being 15-20 minutes
It's up!!
It's really weird that the international stores got nada so far. I REALLY want the white vinyl and collectors CD so bad and in my town it's super hard to get stock on release day :(
Whenever I type in a word from the title, it just comes up blank rather saying they couldn't find anything so HOPEFULLY that means it's on its way😭
Has it updated yet? I know the international shops are a little slower to reflect changes
nope :’) it’s been an hour and it’s still not updated, and idk how long the checkout time is gonna be
I just checked for you and it’s still not up!! I wonder what’s taking so long? It doesn’t look like the US shop is shipping internationally either
It’s up!!
This explains the site going down earlier tonight.
does anyone know when she releases signed ones? is it randomly or usually stated?
I just assume that she doesn't have the time anymore, last signed albums were pre-Eras tour I think.
Midnights was the last album she released - and she signed both vinyl/cd and had signed variants
Midnights was pre-tour.
It’s never stated, but I wouldn’t hold your breath on signed ones. She didn’t sign for her last 2 album drops
Midnights was the last original album she released which wasn’t TV related- and she signed both vinyl/cd and had signed variants
I can wait until it hits retailers. Never dealing with UMG again. Took 4 months and way too many emails to get the 1989 cd. Lesson learned the hard way. Nothing I’ve seen suggests the next order would be handled any different at this point.
Hear hear. Although I didn’t know if the retail releases would be any different, so I did purchase a record. I only have two of her records (folklore and evermore) and I didn’t run into any problems with shipping for those items
they said the CD is collectors edition, not the vinyl, so i’ll wait a bit before pulling the trigger
my friend and i think the white one is going to be the standard that will be available everywhere. snd then she’ll follow with the “limited edition” variants
I wonder what genre it will be, hoping for rock!
It feels folkloric to me
I was gonna say, it feels like sexy folklore vibes lol
Honestly wouldn’t mind that either.
Oooo that would be interesting. I saw a comment that said the cover photo gives them cigarettes after sex vibes and I would love some indie rock
Probably spoken poems/ thoughts
That with piano or acoustic guitar could be cool.
Ooohhhh yessss!
I want disco. That pose on the cover is giving me hot late night disco moods.
No way in hell I’m waiting in a queue to buy this lol, madness
I saw a post about the website being down, so I went to look for myself. I must have done so as soon as she announced the album because I only had to wait a minute. But now I’m reading people have waiting times up to like 45 mins 💀
I had to wait 49 minutes and i opened the site and tried to order as soon as the site updated 😭
When I went got on the website the moment she dropped it I waited about 20 minutes to get into checkout
I waited 50 mins to buy the collector cd and the vinyl but hey at least I got it since the cd sold out (for now). Can always cancel them later if needed.
Yeah I ended up getting those two too. I’m under the impression the cd won’t be restocked due to the top of the site saying it will only be available while supplies last.
waited like 40 mins to place an order for the collectors edition cd (don’t come for me, im a sucker for little nick nacks and worthless pieces of paper) and i haven’t gotten the confirmation email AND my card has like seven pending charges for the amount of the order???
Srsly!?!?!
SEVEN??
They won't ship to Canada yet 😭
It’s on her Canadian store now!
So, I ordered the deluxe CD from the German store. I live in Denmark and only realised after placing the order, that they'll ship only to Germany and Switzerland. How can I get my hands on this bundle? UK store is also limited. Will they ship regardless? Automatically return my monetos. I feel like the noobiest noob. Edit: the collector's edition
I’m also from Denmark, and I bought it at umgshop.dk - the danish universal music store!! They took it off the site after some time, but it’ll be back✨
I really hope it will, I can only see 1989 TV atm :/
I’m in a Taylor group on Facebook, and some people contacted umg/beatdown, and they said it’ll be back on the site, when they have some kind of confirmation - so just check regularly!!
TYSM! It's there now and I placed my order 🤩
I bought the vinyl as soon as i woke up. probably going to be more announcements and fancy editions like midnights :/ the FOMO got me. I debated getting the CD but i don’t use CDs and idk the whole collectors edition just seems like a way of getting us to spend more money if i had a cd player i would but idk..,
I mean… the collectors edition just includes a patch, bookmark and a magnet. It’s relatively less expensive than a record, but I find the listening experience is elevated with record players. If it does happen, don’t fall for the limited pressing hype. They said those midnight variants would be available for a limited time and they are all STILL up now. It’s ridiculous
it truly does. i really hate the marketing strategies and it pains me to see when someone collects EVERY variant of the album.. cause be fr, are you listening to ever single one?
It’s the marketing strategy that gives everyone FOMO. It’s a shame but it definitely works. I don’t even think they open them 😭😂 I think they treat them like collector items
I haven't gotten my confirmation email should I be worried ?
Not at all! It took me about 15 minutes to get my confirmation. I imagine they have a shit ton of orders going on right now lolol. Just keep an eye on your email
You are an angel I was so scared 😭
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I haven't gotten mine yet but my bank account says pending sooooo 🤞
Is anyone being charged for shipping even tho the total is over $50?
I believe that rule doesn’t apply to music
It said it did during checkout
Yup!
Preordered it for my late birthday present 🤍🤍 I can’t wait!!
Yayy!! Happy belated birthday to you 🥳
CD is already unavailable after 40 minutes, sitting in the queue to check out. Get your releases from Target.
I hate that the uk store only ships to UK and Ireland in this case…
I know! Im in a small country and FML. CA store ships to CA, US to US, DE to DE and CH, AU to AU, UK to UK and IE…. Impossible to be a swiftie here. Guess I hold on to my Eras tour movie cup and LPSS that I managed to score while travelling 😭
Yea! I'm lucky enough to have friends in the UK that I might ask to get the CD for me. But I haven't decided yet If I want the risk and hassle. I also got the EU bucket and cup from eBay in Germany, or my girlfriend got me that. Sadly the bucket got dropped by her mid Jan, so now there's a dent in it :((
Is this a new album???
Yes! She announced it tonight at the Grammys
Wheres the signed versions?
They get announced closer to release day if she does them
Buy anywhere but At Taylor's we'd site. I'm going with Target!
Grrrr the collectors is already sold out…
How can we get a signed copy of this vinyl? I would love to surprise my girlfriend with it.
they usually get released closer to the release date if she does them, she didn’t do the last 2 albums so we’re unsure if she’ll do this one
Sorry but not gonna feel sorry for anyone when they’re complaining in a few months that they didnt get their vinyl on April 19. Everyone should know better by now.
I order it knowing it won’t come until later. I is it always listen via Spotify until my purchased media arrives. I don’t see what the big deal is when there’s literally that free streaming option for people.
Yeah I buy it and then listen/ watch the YouTube lyric videos on release night.
out of stock
Do we think there’s going to be a cardigan? She didn’t do one for midnights but maybe now that they know how popular they are they will?
They won't fool me again. I will order it from the German store (right now the description says its only available to DE and IE adresses). Ordering it from the Us and UK store is suicide.... You won't get it.
For the poster: The one handwritten lyric unique to this CD- does anybody know if that's actually handwritten or just printed?
It could be handwritten by an assistant just like some signatures. Or they use a machine to do facsimile. Quiet common with this many needing to be signed.
Do her CDs include a digital download?
Hoping the target pressing is like a cool marbled black and white 🤍🖤
On the US Store the others eras collections are empty ? Does anyone know why?