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At this point a successful hardware gadget kickstarter is: have tons of backers for the item, ask a random Chinese factory for a quote, refund everyone, refresh aliexpress
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unpacked robinhood posted:At this point a successful hardware gadget kickstarter is: have tons of backers for the item, ask a random Chinese factory for a quote, refund everyone, refresh aliexpress Hey that's my business plan!
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SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goodgoodcomedy/good-good-comedy-theatre-philadelphia-pa So I'm guessing he fronted for the "We will play an approved video advertisement for whatever you want before every single show for a year straight" reward and they never showed his ad?
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mistressminako posted:I was in the December tier and I just got a shipping confirmation today. My flat mate got his over a month ago. Checking Reddit, a good % of cubes are arriving broken Uh oh, think those cubes were pre-fidgeted?
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unpacked robinhood posted:At this point a successful hardware gadget kickstarter is: have tons of backers for the item, ask a random Chinese factory for a quote, refund everyone, refresh aliexpress Next Goon project?
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:So I'm guessing he fronted for the "We will play an approved video advertisement for whatever you want before every single show for a year straight" reward and they never showed his ad? That sounds correct. But like I said I don't know the details.
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SHY NUDIST GRRL posted:That sounds correct. But like I said I don't know the details. Going on a court show is probably the most effective way of actually getting his money back!
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Mar 6, 2017 23:16
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Zanzibar Ham posted:Uh oh, think those cubes were pre-fidgeted?  I think the real issue is hurried production and glue that seems to melt in transit causing the cubes to get smashed up in delivery. At least this kickstarter is delivering though, which is more then can be said for many stars of this thread.
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Manuel Calavera posted:You were warned twice. I was thinking I'd be into buying one and then I looked at Amazon for all the knockoffs and couldn't find a single one I was at least 50% sure wouldn't be a piece of garbage. I did order a $3 + free shipping spinner thing because gently caress it. How is a kickstarter for a cheap plastic piece of junk running into so many fulfillment problems?
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Buca di Bepis posted:I was thinking I'd be into buying one and then I looked at Amazon for all the knockoffs and couldn't find a single one I was at least 50% sure wouldn't be a piece of garbage. I did order a $3 + free shipping spinner thing because gently caress it. They're to busy fidgeting with that idiot cube to do work.
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Buca di Bepis posted:I was thinking I'd be into buying one and then I looked at Amazon for all the knockoffs and couldn't find a single one I was at least 50% sure wouldn't be a piece of garbage. I did order a $3 + free shipping spinner thing because gently caress it. https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Fidg...rds=fidget+cube ??? They're not hard to find.
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I bought a Fidget Cube knockoff on ebay back in November for under $7 shipped which arrived before December and appears completely identical and working in as much as they work at all. Just order some of those if you really want one. The particular seller I got it from was these people http://www.ebay.com/usr/greatspecial
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Manuel Calavera posted:https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Fidg...rds=fidget+cube ??? They're not hard to find. I didn't say I couldn't find any listings, I said I couldn't find one that I was reasonably sure wouldn't be a piece of garbage. The reviews are all over the place. That being said, most of the ones I saw were like $10 + shipping so the one you linked is probably worth the gamble. Tiny Timbs has a new favorite as of 18:10 on Mar 8, 2017 |
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Ahh, I didn't read closely. My bad.
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fishmech posted:I bought a Fidget Cube knockoff on ebay back in November for under $7 shipped which arrived before December and appears completely identical and working in as much as they work at all. Just order some of those if you really want one. http://www.dx.com/p/fidget-dice-cubic-toy-for-focusing-stress-relieving-black-452239 try $4
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Truga posted:http://www.dx.com/p/fidget-dice-cubic-toy-for-focusing-stress-relieving-black-452239 Yeah, anytime you see some cheap Chinese crap being sold on ebay it's almost always just something from DealExtreme or AliExpress being resold at markup.
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Truga posted:http://www.dx.com/p/fidget-dice-cubic-toy-for-focusing-stress-relieving-black-452239 A) that didn't exist in November B) the store I link sells it for the same price as dx does now.
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There are at least 2 different kinds of off-brand fidget cube that I know of. One is larger, has crap buttons and an awful joystick, and is much less durable. The other is smaller and more faithful to what I assume the real thing is like, especially the variety of buttons. It's a crapshoot as to which one you'll get. The good ones have more squat joystick stalks
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Mar 12, 2017 15:33
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Manuel Calavera posted:You were warned twice. How is it? I'm still waiting on mine. The bit I've been reading is that their adhesive used in the box to keep it down is failing under transit conditions for overseas flights and it's coming loose in transit. TBH I'm still quite keen to get mine. Maybe it'll stop me biting my drat nails so much!
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Mar 13, 2017 01:37
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Oh look a fold out chair kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/144629748/the-ollie-chair-shape-shifting-seating Oh look the first few rewards are "we're gonna try get x celebrity to collab with us" and then the early bird is $275 for a loving fold out chair. Surely people aren't stupid enough to pay $275 for an fold out chair when they can get them from Bunnings (australia) or Walmart or something for under $20 right? Wrong - over 200% funded 
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Mar 13, 2017 01:45
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Manuel Calavera posted:Don't be like that. We have such sights to show you 
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McSpergin posted:Oh look a fold out chair kickstarter A 16 pound fold out chair, at that.
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Mar 13, 2017 09:51
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McSpergin posted:How is it? I'm still waiting on mine. I'm not much a fidgeter tbh, but it's nice for what it is. And the adhesive is indeed, not very good.
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I received my two fidget cubes over the weekend. The glue on the cube I freed was so strong that I had to use a hairdryer to loosen it. The cube itself feels solid but there's definitely some room for improvement, such as more internal weight and a rubberized coating. Overall, neither of my cubes came loose or damaged and they're decently fun little toys.
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My fidget cube came with glue so strong I thought I'd damage it getting it off the stand, but nope! It works fine! Which is great because I fidget, and when I visit my therapist I tend to shred tissues as I talk, so now I'm playing with my cube instead of destroying her tissue supply.
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Mar 14, 2017 04:54
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This case is literally an entire Android phone that you attach to your iPhone
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Quad posted:Yo dawg i heard u like phones so...
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Mar 15, 2017 17:52
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How about this thing, that does multiple things badly instead of one thing well? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1060397071/beacon-the-multi-sensory-light-that-monitors-air-q
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quote:Getting Android to run on iOS is one of the ultimate achievements for hacking, as the locked-down nature of Apple’s platform makes that extremely hard to do.
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Mar 15, 2017 22:41
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Sunswipe posted:Why? I'm not really up on phone fashions, what's the point of this? It fixes the problem of owning an iPhone, by giving you an android phone.
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Mar 15, 2017 22:46
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phone, good. more phone, better. $129 with 4G.
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gschmidl posted:How about this thing, that does multiple things badly instead of one thing well? I love how one of the features is it can tell you if a room is too warm or cold. How did people live without this?!?
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Dienes posted:I love how one of the features is it can tell you if a room is too warm or cold. How did people live without this?!? That lady reading the magazine is having an extremely hectic day but now knows about HER AIR QUALITY.
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gschmidl posted:How about this thing, that does multiple things badly instead of one thing well? If you want to reduce the number of pollutants in your home maybe not filling it with a bunch of crowdsourced trash made by the lowest bidder in China with zero oversight or regulation would be a good start.
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Mar 16, 2017 01:33
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And get some more plants, not just a sad little cactus.
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Hmm, how's Apocalypse Now doing? I wonder if this includes the $600,000 they allegedly got from "Malibu Road Pictures LLC".
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Mar 16, 2017 21:23
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Almost certainly, because otherwise the average pledge is $889.
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Remember Bagel, the smart tape measure? It actually was released, but guess what it doesn't do very well?quote:This seemed like a great idea. But now that I have my bagel I am realizing the accuracy is just not good enough for this to replace a regular tape measure. I can take the same measurement 4 times and get different measurements -- not just tiny differences either. My string measure doesn't return to 0. Bummer. The roller measurement also doesn't give me consistent measurements, which sort of baffles me. Is there any way to return these? quote:this is the most inaccurate measuring tool there is. I can estimate better than how your tool measures.
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The bagel is awful... You can't pull the string too fast or else it skips and doesn't measure correctly. I forgot it existed a week after I got it. Lucky me compared to some posting they still never got it. Woo.
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