• whaleross@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I think it is fair to assume that if you get electronics branded by a candy manufacturer, you will not get any sort of quality electronics.

    Obviously they shouldn’t be a fire hazard but still.

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    4 months ago

    That’s hilarious and sad. They outsourced their brand to the cheapest Chinese shit they could find. Stick to making candy, ja?

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      The Haribo brand has been going downhill rapidly since hired managers took over leadership. It has been run by the same family for generations but the latest heirs had no interest in a leadership role. So it‘s run by random business people now who only make short term decisions based on numbers. When they moved their headquarters from Bonn (the town part of the company‘s name is based on. It‘s part of it‘s very DNA) to a tax haven state to save cost, everyone knew it was over. That company is just a Brand name with no identity now.

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      4 months ago

      Just another reason not to buy earbuds. You are sticking a fairly large amount of power inside your ear.

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    4 months ago

    Bought one of these for my partner for Xmas. Hearing they’re a hazard is news to me. Should I seek a return?

    Edit: was well outside the return window, but contacted Amazon regardless. They’ll credit my account when I purchase a new power bank. Appreciate OP sharing this. Otherwise I could have had some problems.

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        4 months ago

        Ha! She scratches that part of my back I can’t reach. She also doesn’t mind (and even requests) seeing me nude sometimes. So yeah, I kinda wanna keep her.

        Thanks for the early morning grammar lesson.

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    4 months ago

    It was very funny that haribo of all companies had the lightest battery for the capacity, but all good things must come to an end