Would be useful if you actually reviewed the products instead of reading the products descriptions.
Would be nice if you made a video where you tested the products and showed us what you
really get.
Remember that cheap items are made in large quantities and lack attention to details and
testing, which means many of them will definitely suffer in quality and not withstand the test
of time﻿
Alright, alright, I hear you.
It’s actually been a while since the last unboxing video.
But, behold, I present to you a new unboxing video.
I’ve had this footage for a while now and never got around to releasing it, but the
products have been tested for a while and I can tell you what they really last like.
First item of the video: socks.
I’ve bought a lot, like really, a lot of socks.
I can’t emphasise how many.
And every single pair of socks I’ve bought I have been happy with.
Yes, they rip, but what socks don’t rip.
I’ve had 75-cent socks from AliExpress, and $4 socks from regular retail stores, and
all of them rip after some time.
The question is, would you rather spend less or more on the same thing.
The second item that arrived in this lovely long tube is a home decor item.
Here we have a geode house rug.
I am not sure what the material is, but it is soft and nice to the touch.
The rug has lived in my house for about 4 months until it moved away with my now ex-girlfriend
and now they live happily ever after and the rug is still as good as new.
Or at least so the legend says.
The next item has made a long way from a country neighbouring to my homeland, Kyrgyzstan.
Here we have an activated charcoal bamboo soap.
Supposedly people use it to get rid of blackheads and for some other therapeutic skin effects,
but I bought it because I thought it would be funny to see black foam bubbles and make
my hands whited with black soap.
I’m sorry I don’t have the video of me using it, so please take my word for it on
how entertaining it is.
The next very practical item are these sticky pads.
I have bought two, the round and the triangular one, and the round one has gone into the oblivion
not too long after being purchased.
According to the description they are said to be able to hold up to 1 kilogram of weight,
so why don’t we test them out.
Here I am using the pad to attach the tablet to the washing machine that is going through
the spin cycle.
The machine that I have is as shaky as Indonesia, but the pad has held the tablet like a champ.
I decided to make the things a little more interesting and to use it with something heavier,
so I used this almost new bottle of dish soap.
The dish soap has also held fine for about a minute until I got tired of sitting and
looking at it so I decided to try the pad with something even more interesting.
So I took this empty metallic coffee mug.
But, since the mug is round and the fusion area was too small, the mug test did not succeed.
But I am still happy with the pad as it has proven useful.
The next item we have is a regular canvas belt.
It came in three different lengths, this one being the smallest.
I don’t want to shame anyone and just want to point out that there are 2 bigger ones
available.
The belt is also still as good as new, and the buckle works absolutely fine.
Here we have a keychain that I have paid around $1.50 for that is now sold for $0.95.
I like how it says launch key with a radioactive sign, because I use it as a keytag for my
motorbike that sounds like a goddamn rocket.
There isn’t much I can say about the keytag, other than the fact that I still use it every
day, except for the last three weeks because my bike isn’t running, supposedly because
of the plugged carburetor so I have been riding my tricycle to work.
Another interesting item that I have ordered is this USB voltage meter.
Because this is a testing video, we are going to see how it works.
You plug it into the device the output of which you want to measure, and plug the other
end into the device that will draw the power.
The display will show you the amount of voltage, the resistance and the electric charge in
milliampere per hour.
I am not sure why the button is there because as far as I’m concerned it does not seem
to do anything at all.
I haven’t used it much, but the reading seems accurate and realistic to what the devices
are supposed to be.
The next three items are fancy natural soap.
I have bought three different kinds, because I like how they smell and also why the hell
not.
The price hovers around $2.50 to $3, I paid $2.68 per one, and now they are sold for $2.99
per piece, but I guess it can go up and down in price.
There are 7 different kinds in the active listing that I found, from regular scents
like lavender to the more experimental ones like goat milk.
The next item is doggy poop bags.
I usually get these bags in bulk, and 1 roll with 15 bags per roll come to around 35-40
cents, also per roll.
Here we have the peeler / slicer for potatoes and other veggies and fruit.
I don’t have the unboxing video for it, but let’s just see how it works.
I like potatoes, I eat them relatively often: fried, mashed, boiled, as a part of the soup,
as hashbrowns and so on.
Here is me peeling a brown russet potato to show you that it works pretty great.
Unfortunately, I don’t have the test of the slicing part on video, you can make zucchini
or other veggie noodles from them, but since I don’t mind eating carbs, here is another
potato being peeled in normal time.
And while we do it, here are some interesting facts about potatoes.
The word potato comes from the Spanish word patata.
Potato plants are usually pollinated by insects such as bumblebees.
Potatoes contain a variety of vitamins and minerals.
For example, one medium sized potato has more potassium than a banana, half of your daily
dose of vitamin C, and it also is a good source for vitamin B6.
The brown russet potato, which you see here is the most common potato in North America.
They are usually sold for around CAD$0.50 per pound, which at this time is around $0.82
USD per kg.
Here we are going to change the hands for the extra excitement.
These are sunglasses with a metallic frame that Maria has bought for herself, but I borrowed
them every once in a while.
I don’t know if they are meant as unisex, but I thought they looked good on me and I
didn’t really care.
The last time I have seen these sunglasses was in October, and since I have used them
in the video released in July 2017 I will make a safe assumption that they are at least
1.5 years now, and they are still as good as new.
Say what you want about cheap mass-produced goods, but as long as your hands don’t grow
out of your posterior, these cheap things can last you for a long time, and if you lost
or break them, you can always get yourself a new one without breaking the bank.
The next item is a t-shirt with a rounded edge.
I have said before that the material is bamboo fiber, which I am not sure if it is anymore
because I’ve had this discussion with some friends and some have said it was synthetic.
From my experience with cheap AliExpress t-shirts, synthetic is staticy and feels different,
and it is not breathable, which this t-shirt is.
Nonetheless, I still wear this t-shirt sometimes, but not as often as I now have food stains
on it and I’m embarrassed to wear it to gentlemanly places.
The shirt hems and stitches are relatively well-made, and there are no loose threads.
The material is stretchy and comfy.
Being 187-cm tall which is 6.2” I normally wear M and L, and this t-shirt in Asian sizing
is XXL which fits me well.
And the last item of the video is this spill-stopper silicone lid that I have paid almost $5 for.
In retrospect it seems a bit too much, but sometimes when I boil potatoes I forget to
turn the heat down, and the water opens the lid and gets outside creating a mess, and
this lid helps me avoid the unnecessary mess.
It can also be used to steam vegetables if you put them on the lid.
There is a ton more unboxing and testing videos in this playlist, and more text reviews on
our site.
You can see the links here.