I like a lot of stuff, but it depends on what it is. When it comes to clothes or handbags, I prefer stuff that is geeky, but that can also be happily overlooked. I have a Harry Potter t-shirt that no one would know is Harry Potter, probably not even fans, unless they looked really closely. I would never want a t-shirt that spelled HARRY POTTER in big letters or had a pic of Dan Radcliffe or something. 

For Sherlock, I have a "I am Sherlocked"-mug. I really like that one. I was not interested in the mugs that had pics of Ben on it. I might be getting too old, but it's too fangirly for me, I would be embarrased to use it in front of anyone. 

I also have a Platfrom 9-and-three-quarters ticket key chain that is actually quite classy and beautiful.

So, yeah, I prefer the stuff that is geeky, but can be worn/used in everyday. Might be my age.

I personally buy just about anything BBC Sherlock related I can find. I think at this point I have about 17 shirts and a hoodie clothing wise, 4 posters in my bedroom (much to my husband's dismay), and various other products.

I work at a Hot Topic store and recently they finally acquired rights to sell official BBC Sherlock merchandise so of course I buy everything that comes through. We have lots of buttons, lanyards, shirts, tumblers, pint glasses, shirts, journals, so on and so forth. No mugs yet, I would love to see one of those.

I too would love to see a Sherlock bed set of some sort.

I could have sworn I read somewhere that they would be doing some of those blind box mini figurines in September too. Very excited for those if it turns out to be true.

Recently I just got a 221b key, an "I Am Sherlocked" mug, four Sherlock buttons and a deerstalker. 
Needless to say, I am pretty happy. 

I wear the key pretty much every day, but only those who know Sherlock recognize what the "221" stands for. Personally, I like the little, subtle accessories/merchandise that only real fans would recognize as being related to Sherlock Holmes. Feels kind of like a badge belonging to a secret society, lol. 

I am a difficult customer. Everytime I see something I think: "I could do this myself".

I have the stuff from the Con, the autoghraphs and photos, but only few are displayed in my bedroom, and the only item I bought there was the credit card holder.

I like the non obvious items, which only insiders would recognize.
For now I have two big, selfmade prints, one of them is the pic of Sherlock's shadow in the 221b door, which hangs on my door, the other is an attempt on recreating the mirror from the living room. They are not obvious and (didn't really turned out that great), but people would ask, so they stay where they are because I don't usually have guests. I put a "My Apple-dore" sticker on my laptop, once, but it got destroyed very quickly. Made a pair of earrings and a pendant with the wallpaper rose/lily/whatever for the con. T-shirts? Prefer to design them than to wear - it's a matter of age and... well, size. Don't like clothing that draws attention. But may consider make the buttonholes red on my jacket and coat.

PS. The fandom might be huge, but I have doubts if it is so well known. Fandoms are like Tardis(es) - huge inside, but from outside hardly visible. I had no idea about the fandom until I joined.

This also applies to the other fandoms/communities I'm involved with. I suppose last year in Cracow/Poland even the organizers hugely underestimated the amount of people wanting to see BC, to the point he was concerned about security (the fans', not his own).
On the other hand I would say that in my corner of the woods people on the street may not be aware of the show, not to mention it's fans - and they would probably would ask: Cumber-what? if you ask about Ben.

Last edited by JP (September 26, 2015 10:10 pm)

I popped into the Sherlock Holmes museum shop(as usual) on this recent London vist and picked up some great new BBC Sherlock badges and stickers that I hadn't seen before.