{"id":14219,"date":"2019-04-22T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T16:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=14219"},"modified":"2019-04-22T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T16:45:28","slug":"kanye-west-sells-50-church-socks-pricey-merchandise-coachella-easter-sunday-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2019\/04\/kanye-west-sells-50-church-socks-pricey-merchandise-coachella-easter-sunday-service.html","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Sells $50 \u2018Church Socks\u2019 and Other Pricey Merchandise at Coachella Easter Sunday Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14223\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14223\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2019\/04\/KanyeWestcreditsbukleyShutterstockcom.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14223\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2019\/04\/KanyeWestcreditsbukleyShutterstockcom.jpg\" alt=\"S Bukley\/Shutterstock.com\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S Bukley\/Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kanye West\u2019s Sunday Service at Coachella generated a lot of buzz over the weekend but not all of it had to do with the service itself.<\/p>\n<p>West recently launched some new merchandise on Easter Sunday, including two pairs of socks for $50 which left a lot of Twitter users not only baffled, but also offended.<\/p>\n<p>Many people expressed their outrage over the price of the socks. Initially, many thought that one pair of socks were going for $50 a pair. However, the website shows that you actually receive two pairs for $50.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure that makes the price point any better.<\/p>\n<p>The socks for sale are labeled \u201cChurch Socks\u201d and \u201cJesus Walks\u201d which was also the name of the title he released as the forth single from his debut album \u201cThe College Dropout.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you bought these $50 Jesus socks from Kanye I\u2019m just going to assume you also got scammed at Fyre Fest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QvbTxWRyrY\">pic.twitter.com\/QvbTxWRyrY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sushi mane (@srkellz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/srkellz\/status\/1120062845977276418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another reason many users were upset was the fact that he was selling this merchandise on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>One Twitter user wrote, \u201cKanye really out her selling $50 socks that say \u2018Jesus Walks\u2019 on Easter Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nKanye really out here selling $50 socks that say &#8220;Jesus Walks&#8221; on Easter Sunday lol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Damico (@TenaciousNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TenaciousNIC\/status\/1120019154159816704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another user wrote, \u201cpure greed! I went to Sunday mass today and nowhere did I find my church selling t-shirts and socks\u2026this is disgusting!! It actually makes me sick!!! Great job Coachella!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>pure greed! I went to Sunday mass today and nowhere did I find my church selling t-shirt and socks (unless they&#8217;re donating the money) this is disgusting!! It actually makes me sick!!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>We want to know what you think.<\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/survey.fm\/E0BC54D3E804191C\">Take Our Survey<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kanye West\u2019s Sunday Service at Coachella generated a lot of buzz over the weekend but not all of it had to do with the service itself. 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