I agree with you guys.
It was cool at first with the usual stuff like t-shirts. I mean, I had always wanted a Twilight bookmark for my Twilight books and even a Twilight calendar.
I even thought the jewelery was kind of cool. I bought Alice's choker because I thought it was really cute.
But with the release of the Twilight bandages, the Edward Cullen body sparkle, the Twilight lunch boxes and etc., it started to become really corny and ruin the point of the story.
When I first heard about the body sparkle, I literally thought it was pointless. I mean, I have had a container of body sparkle forever and I just use it to make my eyes pop or something when I go to parties. I certainly would not apply it all over myself to look like a vampire (well, maybe on Halloween but...)!
Then when I went to Chapters and saw that they had Twilight bandages. I was over-the-top with shock for how insane some of the merchandise was becoming.
The worst thing is, it is overpriced too! It was something like $12 for 21 Twilight bandages in a "collectable" tin and the hoodies are like $70 or something! I don't even buy hoodies from Abercrombie anymore because I can't afford to pay $70 for one clothing article. Even the Twilight bookmark I bought was $4.50... I don't even know why I paid that price when I could've made my own!
So, coming from someone who got into Twilight back in late 2005, yes, this is getting a bit corny. I'm just glad they haven't released any Twilight towels or Twilight sleeping bags yet... but I'm not going to jinx it.
