Melbourne shop owner asks Kanye West for $6k reimbursement

A Melbourne shop owner has asked rapper and designer Kanye West to reimburse her for thousands of dollars in lost business after his pop-up store caused shopping mania.

West’s temporary merchandise store on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy opened on Friday to massive crowds and extended queues.

Hundreds milled around The Life of Pablo store for hours to get their hands on a limited-edition West-branded t-shirts, hooded jumpers, and jackets.

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Local paper boutique owner Charlotte Knightley said the consumer chaos has left her around $6000 out-of-pocket in weekend trade.

She posted a public message to West on Facebook yesterday evening which outlined her “issue”.

“Over the last 2 days I've lost about $6,000 (probably more) in weekend trading ,” Ms Knightley wrote.

She believes her “old lady” customers were “too intimidated” to fight the large crowds which were drawn to pop-up shops.

Ms Knightley asked West to send her a cheque to reimburse her for losses.

“For my family it’s our livelihood,” she wrote.

The posted has already been liked more than 2000 times.

The Life of Pablo pop-up shop has since closed after reportedly selling out of all items.