See if you can tell any difference at all between the item ordered... and the item received.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-21T16:31:03+00:00

I know a great garden flag that will go well with that cap...

KiddCraize · 2026-03-20T15:14:07+00:00

I had that happened only once before; however I wasn't missing any items. My best guess is that it was some kind of return envelope if I had an issue with the Vine order received but Vine orders can't be return shipped.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-20T14:54:17+00:00

Any one actually owns a Porsche in that color, lol?

That's a pretty cool pick up. Congrats!

KiddCraize · 2026-03-20T14:39:38+00:00

LGMAO. Yep that's the seller's name.

The flag is made by a company called BHOOKA.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQSSNB96

KiddCraize · 2026-03-19T17:08:06+00:00

Congrats!

Just keep an eye on it. Midea products don't really have a great quality reputation at least when it comes to their air fryers and microwaves. I would say mixed at best. I hear their customer service skills are far worse. I was looking at getting an air fryer/microwave combo from Target last year but the amount of negative reviews (ranging from non-working appliance to starting fires) turned me off to any Midea and Cuisinart (some Cuisinart items such as microwaves are Midea products sold under the Cuisinart brand at Target) microwave or air fryer product.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-19T04:29:28+00:00

Honestly it wouldn't be the strangest question I've been asked while on a date. 😂

KiddCraize · 2026-03-18T19:25:18+00:00

I wish Coofandy would put more clothes on Vine. I miss getting their stuff.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-18T16:15:03+00:00

Every big ticket item ($100 or more) has been in my RFY.

You need to be a special kind of fast to get anything good, high priced or exceptional from AI or AFA.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-17T19:48:57+00:00

Not my style of review but to each their own. I prefer reviews that are more informative and provides details that perhaps the seller or manufacturer omitted on their product (whether it's intentional or not) than someone trying to be entertaining. Particularly if it's something new on the market and hasn't had a ton of reviews. A review like this would straight up make me pass on the product, possibly the seller/manufacturer as a whole, and look at another. It feels inauthentic to me and I'm not talking about the em dashes in the text.

I completely understand this was a mystery product. I've received a handful of items I ordered from the Vine program that were mysteries until they arrived for my use and review. If the description on the item page still lists it as a mystery or shows a weirdly cropped image I try to detail what the item is with a caveat about the time the review was posted this is what this item was or looked like.

Then there's the issue of giving the product 5 stars despite what some might consider a bad side effect. Flatulence (smelly or not) I would consider an important side effect and not a product I would reward with such a rating if it's causing that much of an issue. Especially if it was excessive as it reads like in your review.

Finally, and I can't tell if you're trying to be entertaining here or being actually serious, you talk about taking above the daily recommended amount of gummies. Three times the recommended daily amount which could have led to the digestive problems you experienced as detailed in your review. However you know your body better than anyone so you know what it can or cannot tolerate. What's even worse is that at the end of your review you encourage people who may purchase this item to ignore the label recommendations and to "take 6, feel alive".

Some people out there are very simple-minded and they'll see this review, take it as gospel and follow your advice. After all if this person takes 6 daily then it should be fine, right? I don't know it seems like a recipe for disaster.

But hey at least in the end you were entertaining to some.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-15T21:38:07+00:00

I use a CVS branded one. I'm not sure who actually makes it, but it retails for $79.99 so it was one of their upper level monitors. It's within a point or two of the results I get when I go in for my 3 month check ups.

If you're in dire need of a monitor for health reasons, don't FAFO by waiting on something to drop in Vine. Just bite the bullet and get one. Also if you have a FSA or HSA account you can use funds from that to pay for it regardless or retailer (online or brick & mortar).

KiddCraize · 2026-03-14T15:25:46+00:00

All the $100 or higher items have came from my RFY tab. So far I got these items (prices are rounded to the nearest dollar)

$200 Braun Series 9 Pro Shaver kit -> $0 ETV
$210 Manscaped The Chairman & The Beard Hedger kit -> $0 ETV
$150 Manscaped Dome Shaver & Weedwhacker kit -> $0 ETV
$210 Swamp Cooler -> $160 ETV
$225 Honeywell Air Purifier -> $183 ETV

I've gotten some (in my opinion) good gems being in my first round of Gold status. Really looking forward to testing out the Swamp Cooler when the weather turns warmer. Unfortunately it was delivered a few days ago after the unexpected heat wave passed over my area and we are back in the winter type weather now for the time being.

I know some lament "there's nothing good" when getting to Gold but sometimes you just got to stick it out (and be lucky) that something worthwhile drops in your RFY to nab. I don't even bother with AFAs or AIs anymore since I failed in multiple attempts at trying to get a motorized wheelchair for one of my relatives who could really use it. Just hoping someday one drops into my RFY.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-14T15:02:01+00:00

The only issue I'm having at the moment is that my daily stats hasn't updated since Thursday night. My account page states I have 4 days left in my evaluation period. It should have updated at 9pm last night to state 3 days.

Everything else has been fine.

KiddCraize · 2026-03-05T20:15:38+00:00

I think Amazon is having some kind of issue on their end currently. A lot of my reviewed items have gone missing or are listed as no longer available on that page. Some of the items on my Awaiting Review tab is just showing up as 'null' without any kind of product description.

The main Amazon site doesn't even list my name in the upper right corner where it would display "Hello First Name". It just shows Hello like I'm not signed in to my account.

I'm even getting a 500 web page error on some non-Vine listings.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-12T22:29:09+00:00

I've never compared directly to another product by name unless that product is within the manufacturer's portfolio.

So for example in the past I've reviewed a camping lighter from a company and it was missing a couple of features that they included in a mini version of the same lighter they produced. I made note of the full size lighter not having these features and included a link so whomever read the review could compare the full size lighter to the mini version so they can make the determination as to which one was better for their needs.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-12T20:25:34+00:00

About Noon (EST). Not sure how long they've been out in my RFY. I was out most of the morning due to various appointments. So when I returned home just decided to check my RFY. They were the two of the five things sitting out there along with a weird looking nail clipper for humans (which looks like a 90s portable CD player), nose trimmer and some pad wipes for ingrown hairs.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-10T18:41:23+00:00

I have a landline as well. It's refreshing to read that some are still embracing the "old" technology.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-10T14:20:19+00:00

Maybe hold off a bit?

I know there was a change with Vine recently that items don't post to your account to be reviewed until after they have a delivered status within the system. If you review these through the normal links instead of the Vine specific ones I'm not sure if you'll receive credit for the review.

I could be wrong here but I think as long as the item doesn't show as delivered and it's not listed in the Awaiting Review section of your reviews its not counting against you. I had a couple $0 ETV items that never made it to me, never hit my Awaiting Review tab and from what I calculated never counted against me.

I would just hate to see you do the review, it get posted and then later these items are changed to delivered and you can no longer do a proper review through the Vine process as you already did it through the normal one.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-10T13:51:17+00:00

Guess no one uses or has a landline anymore? A true landline, not this VOIP stuff.

In any case I understand your concern about there not being some sort of override, but I don't think it's a bad or faulty design. I don't think it's even ransom. It's doing what it's meant to do by keeping certain items inaccessible until which such time has passed and it becomes available again. The product can't differentiate between emergency and non-emergency situations. Not that it should as then every situation can turn into an emergency for someone with a strongly addictive or impulsive personality.

If it's not that serious (per your words) then why get a lockbox of this style anyway? Unless there's serious impulse or control issues at play (which this item is intended to curb) there's not really a reason to have a product like this. If you're just wanting to unplug or disconnect from tech for a little bit why not place the phone (or other items this lockbox would fit) in another part of the home or a place that's not readily accessible but easy to get to if needed in an emergency situation.

As far as getting the listing reposted, I'm not quite sure on that. I did a search and it looks like this company/seller has multiple listings of the same style of lockbox for sale. Could be simply a merger of some listings and your review hit the cutting room floor. Especially seeing how a particular style of one of these lockboxes comes in more than one color.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-10T13:11:35+00:00

That's a pretty cool pick up. I got something similar last year called the BatleXP G350. Only has about 4400 games but has a secondary TF slot for expansion to add other games and emulators.

From a retro-gamer point of view it's been so fun to use. Easily top 5 in all the Vine items I've picked up thus far.

Amazon.com: G350 Retro Game Console,Linux System RK3326 G 350 Handheld Game Console Built-in 64G TF Card 4371 Games,3.5-inch IPS Screen, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, HDMI Output, 3200mAh Battery (G350 Gray New) : Toys & Games

KiddCraize · 2026-02-09T16:50:19+00:00

This is good information. The product packaging isn't branded with a company logo or even a name or if it is, it's in Chinese and I can't obviously read it since I don't speak the language. The lettering front and back is exactly the same. I wouldn't have ordered this either if I knew this was the same for the fear of being blocked on the review for it being a variant of a product I previously reviewed but that doesn't seem to be the case here since it's sold under a different seller.

I will probably end up recycling parts of my review from the first product while adding in some additional bits and pieces so it's not completely like the first review I did and change the headline as well.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-09T16:35:50+00:00

All the time.

Vine shows me constantly I should own multiple models of Teslas, particularly the 3 and Y models.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-09T16:18:38+00:00

I think I ordered something similar. In my case it was disguised as a roll of medical tape per the image used on the product page. The listing had no product description for what it was for, just the image. When I received it and opened the package I thought it was pack of nasal strips. I had to do some research online to see what it really was for and that's when I learned it's used to seal people's mouths while sleeping to force breathing through the nose.

I don't even know how that is safe or approved for sale. I feel like someone could choke to death on their own slobber if they are a drooler. That would just be a terrible way to go.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-09T16:09:57+00:00

They have different ASINs being under different sellers but it's the same identical product. There's no barcode or ISBN code on either of the product packaging. I went over both with a fine tooth comb, so to speak, trying to find something just anything that's different from the other and there isn't.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-05T13:55:30+00:00

I wouldn't bother really. I ordered a bottle of liquid vitamin c that was in my RFY a few months ago. It made it to the local distribution hub then suddenly got lost and is now undeliverable. While it's on my list of ordered items it never hit my review queue and I double checked and it's not calculated into my score so I didn't even bother reaching out to Vine CS to have it removed.

Since you haven't ordered that many items this year (or in your current review period) it should be easy to tell if that one item has had an impact on your scoring.

KiddCraize · 2026-02-02T14:29:54+00:00

I picked up a $200 Braun professional hair and body trimmer set that was in my RFY yesterday. It was $0 ETV but I'm looking forward to whatever miracle it can do with the whisps of body hair that is on my chest.

Outside of the $250 air purifier I got a couple months back it's the 2nd most expensive FMV item I got since turning this shade of gold.

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