Retailers Strike Back, Chris Brown 'Graffiti' Overstocked
Date: 12/15/09 | Newsroom
Filed under: R&B News, Chris Brown
Embattled singer Chris Brown might have learned a new lesson this week thanks to a series of Twitter posts, namely calling out retailers like Walmart for allegedly misleading customers and not stocking his album "Graffiti" -- late Monday, retailers fought back.
"Not only am I carrying it, I am over carrying it, because it isn't selling," the head of purchasing at one large chain told Billboard. "I wish I could return it."
Thanks to Brown's Twitter blast (here) over the weekend, which has now been widely reported, stores like Walmart and others have, or are, taking a closer look at sales.
Walmart, taking the brunt of the singer's frustration over his third album "Graffiti" reportedly not in sight at a Wallingford, CT store over the weekend, issued a statement Monday, December 14.
"We are surprised at the comments online. All Walmart stores nationwide have carried the CD since its release, including the Wallingford store mentioned in the post. This store actually sold through its initial shipment over the weekend. The majority of our stores today are showing they do have copies available."
As previously reported, Brown wrote "I'm tired of this s----. Major stores r blackballing my CD. Not stockin the shelves and lying to costumers. What the f--- do I gotta do" on Twitter after sales projections for his album were deemed to be far below expectations. Those projections show "Graffiti" moving less than 110,000 copies, a dive for the singer whose last album "Exclusive" sold 294,000 copies when it debuted at no.4 on the Billboard 200 in 2007. Brown's Twitter account, username Mechanicaldummy, has since been removed from the social networking website.
"Graffiti" is Chris Brown's third studio album, led by the singles "I Can Transform Ya" and "Crawl".
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I FEEL LIKE CRAYING RITE NOW AM A TRU FAN REGARDLESS AND THESE FUCKIN ARSHOLES RETAILERS ARE BULLSHITTING. AM IN LONDON WENT TO HMV 2 ASK I KNEW THERE HAD ME AND THE DICK HEAD TLD ME ITZ OUT OF STOCK I TLD HIM I AINT GOIN NOWHERE TILL I GOT IT AFTA SEARCHIN DA WHOLE FUCKIN STORE I GOT IT GOD I WISH I SLAPPED ALL THE PIERCINGS FROM HIS RED FUCKIN FACE!!!
@ tina: RAPIST kelly did suffer & contniues to suffer THANKKFULLY. his cd sold moderately well & he did a small tour while he was in court bc he knew he couldnt sell out big venues..__ I still am in disbelief he put out a gospel cd & you dumbasses supported it.__ You are all enableing a pedofile!
I have to say Walmart is so lying about putting Chris Brown Graffitti on stock and Best buy was one of the chains as well. I was in Florida Calling all over and went into both stores and they didn't have it. One sale associate had the nerve to ask me who was Chris Brown. I did buy the CD online. I wish the best For Chris and wishing for more Music from him in the future. Merry Christmas to all.
IF IT WASN'T FOR CHRIS BROWN THE HATERS WOULDN'T HAVE S**T TO DO BECAUSE ALL THEY DO IS SIT BY THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF THIS BLOG HAS ANYTHING TO REPORT ABOUT CHRIS, IF THEY SEE A NEWSFLASH THEY RUN IN THE BATHROOM TO PEE REAL QUICK BECAUSE THEY NEED TO GET BACK TO THE COMPUTER TO TYPE NEGATIVE B***S**T LIKE THIS IS GOING TO ERASE CHRIS FROM THIS EARTH, WELL RELAX IDIOTS BECAUSE HE IS HERE TO STAY!!! LOL CHRIS BREEZY ALL DAY
http://twitvid.com/7CA0D http://www.twitvid.com/12770 http://www.twitvid.com/7DCEC These videos prove that Chris is telling the TRUTH! Wal-Mart is lying! It's a shame too because Graffiti is an EXCELLENT album far surpassing Exclusive!
All of you low-down nasty dirty dawgs defending Chrissy: Please address what issues you have with women right now. "Do you know what it feels like for a girl?" How you can reconcile the beatdown that child endured is beyond me. I'd love to fight all of you, and see how you feel when I pound you so hard on the tops of your heads, knocking you so far down in your shoes that you'd all swear you were wearing turtle-neck sweaters. As for the R. Kelly references: May his penis die a slow death, and genital warts attack his booty hole.
Any who think Rihanna is innocent to this sitiation is wrong she most likely threw thw first hit. It is true that Target is not selling Chris Brown or RKelly but selling TI, Snoop and violent movies and video game. I guess pick a choose our moral or sins to follow behind. All in all Chris humble youself because you are very talented you will be back. Rihanna she will be on play be next because that is the direction she is choosing. oh yeah she is going to date again and that behavior will surface again because mostly in that industry the guy might cheat. So sit back Chris your name will be in the media again once she hit another man. maybe he will do what you should have done walked away so she can get some help also for her angry management.
R.Kelly and Whitney didn't sell either yall, check billboard. But on the real Walmart is not selling that mans cd, I haven't seen it at all, not even a poster why they lying; however, I wasn't gonna buy it anyways so whatever. If he wants to salvage what is left of his career he needs to stop talking and just perform. Actions speak louder than words and no one can deny that he is a talented entertainer but everytime he opens his mouth...you would think someone in his camp would shut him up.
I have come to the conclusion that cb team will make up any story just to rebuke they flopped. A flop is a flop no excuses. hIS CAREER HAS BEEN REDUCED TO THE LIKES OF BOW WOW AND OMARION AND JUSTIN BIEBER HAS NOW TAKEN OVER END OF STORY.
Wal-Mart is lying. Even their staff said that there were some boxes but they were instructed not to put them out. These stores need to be put on blast. And that statement from Wal-Mart is a contradiction. How are they not selling but weren't there cause they were sold out? Something is not right.