World Cup Merchandise - let the whoring begin!!!

World Cup Merchandise - let the whoring begin!!!

Hi everyone. I have been off the scene as I have been travelling in Asia (telling my disbelieving friends about NZ qualifying for the World Cup and showing them photos and videos of the great night).

Anyway I am currently in Indonesia and just picked up my first World Cup 2010 memorabilia in the form of a mug:

www.flickr.com/photos/18218163@N00/4240179631/

I presume it isn't a fake product even though this is Indonesia because it was sold by a supermarket chain that has a mailer advertising all sorts of World Cup merchandise (most of which hasn't hit the store yet).

Price? A bargain at $2.10! Try finding this at the $2 shop :p

On a side note have been watching heaps of football. Haven't seen a minute of rugby. Even went to watch Hong Kong lose to China at the East Asian Games after they shocked Korea 4-1 in the tournament opener. They went on to shock the other Korea and then Japan to end up surprise winners of the tournament which they hosted - the first title Hong Kong has ever won!

Indonesia plays Oman on Wednesday but I won't be getting to the game due to geographical challenges. They seem to fill stadia here for their national league (18 teams) so I would expect a decent crowd come Wednesday.

Happy new year guys :)ahmad2010-01-04 05:01:20

Needs more lunchboxes

I got a $1 nzd commemorative coin which i think costs about $100

looked on the WC site but no kiwi stuff yet

Sweet mug though.

Yeah I should really bring some home. Have already bought 2 more for local friends so that we can enjoy a coffee "together" in front of our respective TVs for AW vs Italy!

The WC SA 2010 logo is "copyright 2005" WTF? Made me wonder if it was a fake but unlikely given the advertising from the outlet claiming to be the place for offcial merchandise.

Awesome, now have Tshirts for me and the boy:


ahmad2010-02-03 16:52:35

Awkward crease in the small one, looks like it says:

 sell for $45,000 then?

Haha good one guys

All whites need their own version of this http://www.theworldgameshop.com/ecom/sbs/products/product-detail.aspx?id=32534&utm_medium=adzone3&utm_campaign=mono

Kent Road or something. That is awesome. timmymadden2010-03-17 12:39:08

YELLOW FEVER - $400

GO DIRECTLY TO RING OF FIRE - DO NOT PASS GO - DO NOT COLLECT $200

same I'll never ever sell it

New scarfs??

2ndBest2010-03-31 20:08:45

ah snap, just what I was wondering about. Maybe limited edition especially for Mr Key?

Doubt it.  That style of writing has been trademarketed and is on other merchandise

I like the ones put out for the Bahrain game better.

The ends remind me of an All Blacks scarf

That's because the last one was done by YF

tbh I wouldn't want to fly that one around South Africa too much, there's no real mention of NZ on there. I'll stick with Nov 14 one!!