- I, I kinda don't want to finish this video
if I'm completely honest.
Yeah. It's not good.
It's not good.
It's disappointing.
And yes, I have paid for this with my own money.
Just putting that out there.
I'm just like, well, so far, I don't want any of it.
It's all going to charity.
Great. It's just disappointing.
It is disappointing.
Hello friends!
Wizards, Witches and Muggles.
Welcome back to my channel.
I hope you're doing really well today.
We're here,
with another Wizarding World Loot Crate.
I know,
it was an accidental purchase.
I let my subscription roll over.
I asked you guys
if you wanted to see this box after the last video,
a lot of you said, yes, you are intrigued to see how
this box is.
Also something of interest happened,
Loot Crate actually commented on my last video.
They were basically asking for honest feedback.
They thanked me for the video.
Wanted to know what they could do to improve.
So we had a little chat
in DMs and then I sent them an email
basically talking about my whole experience with them
the items or some of the feedback you guys have given to me
on the last video in comments, how we kind of feel about it.
So to their credit, it does seem
like they're trying to listen
to their customers and how they can improve.
Like they're willing to listen.
I thought that was pretty cool.
A pretty cool step that they're making.
So I guess you could say Loot Crate,
you asked for my feedback.
I happened to have another box by accident.
So,
this is your feedback.
So if you want to know what's inside
and my thoughts on what's inside
whether you're part of my magical online family
or whether you're a Loot Crate member or staff
then keep on watching.
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If you'd like to compart of our wit,
magical online family, but let's go.
Don't know what the theme is.
Haven't seen any spoilers.
Quite a bigger crate than last time.
And it's a little bit heavy.
Here we go.
Okay, then guys.
So as per usual, with the Wizarding World crates,
we do get a little sticker to seal it.
This one is quite a fun one.
It's much nicer than the previous one.
This is one
of the proclamation posters that was put up in Hogwarts.
And it says all student organisations are hence forth.
Oh, what does it say?
It's creased.
One moment.
Disbanded. It's very creased.
Any student in noncompliance will be expelled.
So we've got a little sticker.
I am going to cut through it just
cause I'm not really collecting these stickers anymore.
Okay. Let's open.
It feels really weird to be opening another one of these.
It's like the good old days.
Okay. Ooh.
Okay. This is the box.
Dumbledore's Army themed it seems.
We've got a big DA down there.
We've got all the signatures
from the members of the Dumbledore's army,
which is pretty cool.
Good theme.
Let's have a little look.
Okay. So let's start with the
t-shirt going to show you first.
Is it cute?
Is it
very garish?
Okay, so
initially it doesn't feel that magical.
It says Dumbledore's army
we're doctors,
Stupefy,
Expecto Petronum.
We are only as strong as we are United.
I like the message.
I feel as though it's not very wearable for me personally.
It's very, very,
a lot of colours that don't necessarily
compliment each other.
Personally,
It's not a t-shirt that I'm going to be keeping
it's not something that I think is very fashionable
like there are references on there
like the spells,
you've got the,
the room of requirement doors that are green
for some reason.
It says D A at the bottom.
I feel as though with this theme, Dumbledore's army,
you could've done so much with this.
You could've had like a Dumbledore's army member t-shirt
so that you felt like you were part of the club, like what
if that club was creating merchandise, for example.
What would it look like?
That would have been super cool
but they haven't gone that direction.
It's not something that I'll be keeping from this crate.
Let's move on.
Okay. So I think I found the heavy thing in this crate.
Okay. So I have no idea what this is.
It's in a mystery box.
So you guys know, I like mystery boxes.
I'm very intrigued.
Oh, I think it's a frame.
It's a wooden
What is this?.
(sighs)
Okay.
Okay, let's talk about these first.
We've been given some bean bags.
Okay. We've got little bean bags.
We've got Hufflepuff bean bag, which has DA
with a lot of trademarks on the back.
I know this is a licenced box.
I know they have to have trademarks, but as an item
when they're slapped that big, it's not the best.
It doesn't feel magical.
It feels very corporate.
We've also got a Raven claw one, here, again,
Same on the back.
It's the same on all of them.
We've got a Gryffindor one here, a Slytherin one.
These do remind me of the little things that we used to get
in primary school
Did anyone used to have like little bean bags sacks
and you used to have to catch them in PE?
Kind of reminds me of that.
But the other thing, which I think is this wooden thing.
Oh God, these are really stiff.
Okay. So it's meant to stand
on a desk or is it meant to hook?
Oh, I think it's meant to stand on a table like this.
It's kind of like beer pong, but not, and it's
it's not a nice item.
It says Dumbledore's Army.
It's got their
kind of practise spelled dummies on there.
Got some licencing.
It's just wood.
It's not the nicest, the print quality's a little bit off.
But like what you're meant to do with this is
lay it down onto a table and then try
and get your beanbags into the hole and I guess,
yay.
So if you have a little looksy at the print.
Yeah.
It just doesn't look that great quality.
But as a thing, like,
I don't know why
I don't want this.
And I know a lot of you will be like,
oh she's just trying to find things to pick at.
I'm not, I'm being honest.
I don't, I'm not going to be using this.
It's going to go straight to the charity shop.
It's not something that I want to put on my shelves.
Like it's just going to look completely out of place.
Yeah. For kids.
Yes. This might be a fun little thing to keep young
wizards and witches entertained 100%.
But as the 31 year old woman and a collector
which I think is what these boxes were
and should be directed at, it's just a complete miss.
Like I don't need some bean bags.
And like, this is a really cool theme,
Dumbledore's Army.
Like there's so many strong messages there about, you know
uniting together and friendship.
And it's a cool club for a start.
And I just think so far, we'll have a look
at the other items, but so far, they've just
completely missed the excitement around this theme.
Okay. Next up.
We've got a snap back cap.
I have noticed that this is
directed toward your Hogwarts house,
so I've got Gryffindor on the back of mine.
Underneath is very rainbow, which is quite cute.
It doesn't scream magic to me, but it's got all the houses
which is nice.
On the front it's fully embroidered.
It says you have friends here.
You are not alone.
Yes. It's Harry Potter themed.
Yes, I do look good in a snap back cap.
Is it something that I would have purchased,
had I seen this hat?
No,
it doesn't feel magical enough.
This is the official Wizarding World crate
and the lack of magic.
It's kind of, well, it's not kind, it's sad.
It's disappointing.
It doesn't fill my heart with magic.
It's a snap back that they've put
the names of the houses on.
They've put a little quote thing at the front.
Fine.
It's just not magical like.
Where's the witch's hats at?
(laughs)
You know, or I don't know.
I just, I'm bored of seeing things like totes
and snap backs and stuff in crates anyway, but just in
it just doesn't feel magical.
It's like, cool.
You've put Ravenclaw's leather
and Hufflepuff and Gryphon door on there, which we all love.
We, we're all part of these houses.
Great. But
Hogwarts
they're not going around wearing snap backs.
And I don't, it just doesn't feel magical.
It feels like they've taken a black snap back cap
off a shelf and
have branded it with the houses.
Yeah. It's just disappointing.
Like these boxes.
I just remember when I remember finding
out when Loot Crate were doing the official
Wizardly World Crate
and I remember the amount
of excitement that I felt in my magical heart.
I was like, yes,
they're doing an official crate.
It's going to have exclusive items that you
can't get anywhere else.
But when it comes with stuff like this, it's like
I wouldn't want to buy this anywhere else anyway.
It's just, it's disappointing
because they used to be fantastic.
And the excitement when they arrived was like
no other crate.
Something's gone wrong with these crates.
We're not even finished yet.
Let's move on.
We've got two more items left.
Sorry. Three more items.
I've got a jigsaw puzzle.
It doesn't feel magical.
It's the same feedback.
Yes. It's licenced.
We, we recognise this packaging as the
Harry Potter official.
There you go.
We recognise this,
but the print,
where's the,
I kind of don't want to finish this video,
if I'm completely honest.
Yeah. It's not good.
It's not good.
It's disappointing.
And yes, I have paid for this with my own money.
Just putting that out there.
I'm just like, well, so far, I don't want any of it.
It's all going to charity.
So I've opened up the puzzle.
Um,
It's really thin.
And trust me, I know puzzles.
My mom has been doing them
since the beginning of the pandemic.
I've seen all her puzzles.
They're thick.
They're high quality.
They're beautiful.
These are super thin.
It's just the design isn't something I care about.
I wouldn't finish that and be like, yes, magic, Hogwarts,
Dumbledore's Army.
Also. I'm not really sure what this has to do
with Dumbledore's army.
If I'm completely honest, it's off theme.
Okay. Leaving the pin till last.
There's another item
in here, which is a notebook.
At least it's practical.
It's damaged.
Well, it's not damaged.
I think it's just what it is.
But if you could see the, I don't know if,
Can you see that?
That's a new notebook.
It's not been bent.
It's out of the package.
This is just the paper.
How it is.
It looks like water damage, but it's not.
So it's a faux leather kind of cover.
It's very flimsy.
And it says a proud member of Dumbledore's Army
or currently I'm not feeling very proud.
Like it looks like this has been discarded, um,
it's,
yeah.
It's, I don't know what to say.
This is probably the most unenjoyable box I've ever unboxed
on this channel and I didn't want it to be bad.
I actually started this video thinking, right.
They've reached out for feedback.
They've actually listened.
They've asked me, they clearly value my opinion
which is lovely.
And I was like, imagine
if this box is actually good this time, like, what
if it's the last box that I did, just was a bit
of a off one, but it's not.
And we'll talk about it more in a minute
but let's have a look at the pin.
Now. I said it in my last one
some of the most sought-after Wizarding World pins are
from these crates.
From when they first started, they did a
Horcrux pin collection and they were fantastic.
They were honestly exquisite.
The quality, the creativity, the thought
and the curation behind them
was like no other pins that we've seen even pins that are
sold officially as Wizarding World ones.
The ones in the crate were just, yes
this is what we want as collectors.
Now, the last pin that we saw
in this Loot Crate a few weeks ago,
yes, it was hard enamel, but it, something felt missing.
I think it was the creativity and the magic from it.
So let's see what this one is.
This is the Hogs Head Tavern.
And it's turquoise
like the hog's head.
You're thinking bricks, earthy colours, broomsticks
like up against the front door, you know
a hog's head that looks rustic, um,
like, for a start for the hogs head.
They could have done like an actual hog's head
maybe like a store , well it's not store,
but like
a location sign for the
for the Hogs Head, for the Tavern, a Tavern sign
like that would have been so cute.
A pin that I'm not keeping in my collection
and we've come to the end of the crate and I
don't want any of it.
It's disappointing.
And I know there's, there are going to be commenters
saying, oh, you just want you to hate everything.
You wanted to hate everything.
I didn't want to hate everything.
I want to love this crate again, because it was one
of the best ones one time.
But there's magic missing.
There's creativity missing.
And there's items missing that make you want to subscribe
to this crate in the first place, like the popularity
of the first ones of the Wizardly World Loot Crate
were because the items that you've gotten here
you couldn't get anywhere else.
And they were awesome.
And you have that fear of missing
out and it just made you excited for the next crate.
But yeah, something changed after a while
that made it go downhill.
It felt like it was more aimed
at kids that perhaps weren't collectors
and didn't really care and just liked the franchise.
But you know,
these crates I, I've opened hundreds of crates over
the years, and
I feel that these kinds of crates
the demographic are collectors and adults.
Yes, you can buy them as gifts for birthdays
for people that like Harry Potter,
like young wizards and witches fine,
but more often than not
it's the collectors that can afford these things.
So I don't understand why they're not directing the stuff
at them and of high quality as well.
These aren't cheap crates,
they're not cheap
and that's without paying for the shipping on top of that.
So this is the cheat sheet.
We've seen everything,
everything's exclusive.
You can see by the exclusive star next to them.
Don't really have much to say, it's like show
off you're a proud member in this t-shirt
that I didn't like.
And I know it's not just about me.
Did you like that?
In fact, here's a question
out of all of these items on here,
which are items that you personally
watching would want to spend your money on?
What would you purchase if you saw these in a shop?
Because I think I may know the answer.
I know my answer, which would be none of them.
There's, there hasn't been a crate
in a long time where I've not liked anything.
It's just disappointing.
It is disappointing because I love the Wizarding World.
Obviously, you know, my
my career is a, surrounding the Wizarding World.
I think they're lovely.
I work with them occasionally
but this is just a flop and something needs to change
if they want this crate to improve.
And I think a lot of it comes down
to a quality,
quality is not there as much as it used to be.
But I think the main thing for me is the creativity
and the magic that's what's meant to be the core
of this box is the magic.
None of this feels magical at all.
Yes, it's got official branding on it
but apart from that,
I don't go, oh, that's really magical.
It makes my soul fill with joy.
It just doesn't, which is sad.
This probably would have been the best item
in the crate had it, of not being so crumpled
and poor quality and damaged like, that's damage.
You could see, I could see it on the monitor.
I'm not going to be doing these again
on my channel, which is sad.
Cause I kind of wanted to if they had improved,
I was like, yeah, Wizarding World Crates.
I miss doing those.
I miss the buzz around them, but it's still lacking.
And it's sad because it's the official one.
And I love the Wizarding World,
but it's a flop.
Don't really know what else to say.
As per usual, I want your thoughts about this.
This isn't about just me
because I know that preference definitely comes into boxes.
But if you were to receive this box or maybe
you did receive this box, what did you think about it?
Honestly, in the comments.
And did it feel magical to you?
Are there any items that made you go 'AH'
or were there none
because none of these made me go 'AH'
and that's what these boxes should be about.
You should be able to get excited about them.
Anyway, there's my feedback.
I'm not going to sit here and lie to my audience
about something that I don't feel
is good enough, but yes, it is great the Loot Crate
reached out.
They wanted my feedback, opinions,
and they did ask how they could improve, which I respect.
But that's, as far as this goes, I think, I think, yeah
we leave, we leave the Loot Crates here again.
Maybe one year in the future, if I hear
that they have improved or seen evidence of that
then maybe we can revisit them.
But I can't sit here in my studio and film these month
after month after month when they don't fill me
with any sparkle, um, you know
this is why a lot of you watch me unbox things.
You want the magic, you want the, oh my God, this is,
like,
there's none of that here.
And I can't fake that.
So yeah, I'm going to put all of this in a box.
I do give all of the things that I don't want to
or can't keep to charity
which does raise money for them, which is fantastic.
My current charity that I'm donating to
a lot is the British Heart foundation
which is one that is close to myself
and my family and this whole box is going to them.
So hopefully they can find a loving home for it.
But sadly, it is not here.
Anyway,
sorry that this was such a negative video
or if it made you feel a bit deflated
I definitely feel deflated after filming this.
I need to go pour like a gin and tonic
or something or a butter beer more on brand and yeah
I will respond to your comments, if you
I'm not even going to ask you to thumb this video up.
Yeah. I'll see you in the comments.
Yeah,
Bye.
- Yeah.