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Artist’s ‘Pocket Garbage’ From Swift Wedding Sells Out in 24 Hours

The rapid sellout highlights strong demand for novelty celebrity souvenirs driven by social media.

Overview

  • Justin Gignac collected litter from outside Madison Square Garden after the July 3 wedding and sealed selected items into 50 airtight “Pocket Garbage” cubes priced at $25 each, which sold out within 24 hours.
  • The cubes contained everyday refuse such as cigarette butts, paper cups, plastic straws, scraps of fabric, an ovulation test kit, candy wrappers and a single left AirPod.
  • Gignac said he was not invited to the ceremony and that all material was gathered from outside the private, NDA-restricted event, and there are no reported legal actions tied to the sale.
  • A short TikTok clip and media posts amplified interest—Gignac reported the video drew roughly 800,000 views—and buyers described as Swift fans purchased the limited pieces quickly.
  • The project continues Gignac’s long-running practice of packaging event litter as collectible time capsules and underscores how viral attention can turn discarded items into a secondary market for celebrity ephemera.