Taylor Swift market stall owners ‘slammed’ with customers ahead of Anfield gigs

Two friends who run a Taylor Swift themed market stall in Red Brick Market have people queueing up to buy the handmade merch.

The ECHO previously reported how Ariel Robertson and Becky Kayll, both 31, make a living selling all things Taylor Swift. Ariel, originally from Virginia and Becky, from Garston, were called "crazy by everyone" when they started the venture in 2022.

Since then the market stall has "skyrocketed" in popularity, especially as 150,000 Taylor Swift fans will be descending on the city later this week to see the pop icon perform for three nights in Anfield.

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Ariel previously told the ECHO last month: "“We knew that Swiftie-made merch was a thing [in America] but we weren’t sure if it was a thing here in the UK. With the Eras tour coming, we thought it could be a good thing.”

Since the article, Becky and Ariel have been "slammed" with customers, admitting they were "unprepared" for the number of people who visited the stall.

The location in Red Brick Market was filled with customers all queueing to get friendship bracelets, which are popular among Taylor Swift fans to wear at her concerts.

Becky said: "[We've been] slammed. We were a bit unprepared, really, for the amount of people that have been here [since the article]. It is obviously just the two of us, so there have been a lot of late nights getting everything sorted. I made 300 packets of stickers last week and there are currently five left, so that's crazy."

Ariel added: "I've seen people posting pictures of them at the Eras Tour online and they're wearing my jackets and our totes. It's surreal." The pair plan to continue to make Taylor Swift themed merch after the Eras Tour has been and gone/

Ariel told the ECHO: "[Taylor] is getting bigger and not smaller. Swiftie-made merch has been a thing in America for over 15 years and it's just starting over here, it's not going to die off."

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