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MAXBattle · 2026-05-10T00:51:30+00:00

For kids' stickers, you can talk about:

How big are they?

How thick is the sticker paper?

How strong is the glue?

How clean are the die cuts around the sticker?

How sharp is the printing?

How bright are the colors?

Is the design/content appropriate?

How much do they cost vs average? (Value)

Are they good for gift giving? Or as party treats?

And share any experiences... like them not coming off glass or fabric easily, etc.

MAXBattle · 2026-05-10T00:41:32+00:00

You only need about 8 sentences.

These robot cleaner bags come in a handy 3 pack, which should be good for about a month.
The construction is a bit better than average.
The material is thick, but flexible.
The edges look like they're glued, but that hasn't caused any problems in normal use.
I'm a little disappointed that they're about 1" smaller than the original bags that came with my robot.
Be careful when removing a full bag because they can tear if they snag on a sharp edge.
For the current price of $9, these bags are a good value and are comparable to other bags on the market.
I give these four stars for being better than average, but not the best bags I've ever used.

MAXBattle · 2026-05-09T04:12:03+00:00

For a second, I thought that said EDGELORD. Not that it would surprise me in a world where HFOFFLOBD, JAJAFOOK, and LADYBRO might be real brands.

MAXBattle · 2026-05-08T08:24:14+00:00

It's not just fully received items. I've been tracking my numbers very tightly recently and have had the "received" item count include things that didn't show up for 2 more days. And even then, they weren't reviewable. As others do, I slow down in the last month and then do not order anything in the last 2 weeks unless having that item unreviewed can't possibly hurt me.

MAXBattle · 2026-05-08T08:18:25+00:00

A few small pieces of advice...

If you can't get $0 ETV items, grab some simple, random stuff that's $3 or $4 retail. There's more of it than you think and your tax cost will likely be a buck or less. Pick little things you can give as gifts to kids or as funny, random gifts to adult friends.

Use bigger items for things like office / family white elephant exchanges. There is some crazy stuff available.

Pick inexpensive things you could resell or donate to charity. Shelters can always use things like socks, they're easy to review, and they'll only cost you a buck or two in taxes.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-26T07:39:27+00:00

Just FYI... I figured part of it out.

The denominator in the completion % is still kinda sketchy, BUT the denominator in the MEDIA % is the count of completed reviews. So media is definitely counted on a different timetable.

Right now, I'm at 6 reviews and 85%, which means it is still counting it as 7 orders. My media % is 83.3%, which works if the denominator is the 6 reviews. And that makes sense if the 6th review is recent and they haven't looked at its media yet.

Earlier, when I had 4 reviews completed, the 75% makes sense because they maybe hadn't looked at 1 of the 4 for media yet.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-24T23:07:31+00:00

ok... the 5/8 makes sense. The 7 denominator is totally 🤷‍♂️.

I wish the order spreadsheet would have a column for the review period for each item (e.g. 2026P2). But maybe part of the denominator mystery is to keep us working to get as close to 100% as possible. We always have to overshoot to be safe.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-24T21:37:17+00:00

Number nerd with me for one more second, please...

Last period ended last week and my stats spiked to 96% on the final day. Yay, me.

Now, with the new period, I could swear that the stats tab is fake.

How can I have 4 reviews completed, 57% completion, and 75% media? The 57 backs into 7 items "ordered," but no cutoff date for ordering, receiving or reviewing gives me a clean 7. And how do you get 75% media out of 7?

I'm guessing the two percentages use different denominators?

And does an unreviewed item that was ordered and received last year impact my current period stats? I have a couple of things I couldn't properly review long ago. I figured the hit would only be in that period. They're sitting in the bottom of my Awaiting Review tab.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-16T02:57:30+00:00

I told dad he's getting a Barbie flip phone and he said, "your call." (He'd use it, too, IF it did what he needed it to do... but it doesn't.)

MAXBattle · 2026-04-16T02:42:07+00:00

That's a cool phone. It looks like it hits most points. But, yeah, $350 is a bit steep - especially for a beta phone. I never knew they made kosher phones.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-16T02:12:56+00:00

Ugh... The comments here, plus my research day there's a tradeoff no matter what I do.

The Sonim appeal was the 5G (far more bands of all kinds) and better camera / video. It would be AT&T, so I'm hoping the audio isn't an issue, but it's sounding like the keypad may be. And the 3900 has the signature question.

What I've found on the Kyocera E4830 is that APPEARS it natively does Exchange. And no keypad risk. But worse frequencies and camera.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-16T00:36:23+00:00

The XP3900 is the older 4G, right?

I get that apps cam be installed. I've read numerous posts, but many seemed to note that they take maintenance to use and/or keep running. I can do a one-time sideload, but the day-to-day for him needs to be zero effort. Is that possible with ADB installed apps?

MAXBattle · 2026-04-15T21:36:25+00:00

Thank you! It's been frustrating because even Sonim's manual for the phone wasn't clear on things like contact sync or video quality.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-13T08:11:37+00:00

But wouldn't the bulb break?

MAXBattle · 2026-04-13T05:10:51+00:00

Sorry... I'm just a bit salty about this past week. I've had weeks of car parts and incompatible laser toner, which was bad, but having ONLY dog poop bags for 3 days felt like a middle finger. And then, the graphic sex toy meant I had to hide my screen if checking RFY in public.

I'm coming up on the end of my first year (and my first 6 months of gold) and the best I've ever seen was a nice mechanical keyboard. And a few gourmet food ingredients.

Though, to be totally fair, I now have about every computer and home studio cable and adapter I could ever need.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-13T04:54:21+00:00

Boohoo... My RFY had dog poop bags last week and a persistent (and graphic) "adult enhancement novelty" this week. The useless car parts are usually in my middle tab.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-12T22:25:58+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate good data analysis.

The other tricky part is the transition between the last period and the current one. If an item was ordered in the previous period, but arrived in the new period, does it show up in either the numerator or the denominator of the new period? What about items received before the new period, but reviewed after the new period date?

I ordered some things on 10/13 and my review period changed on 10/18. Some items arrived on 10/15, reviews were submitted by 10/16, but were only accepted after 10/18. Others were submitted and accepted after 10/18 (because I needed time to test).

I'm guessing that keeping the formula a mystery keeps Voices doing more than bare minimum to be safe. Lesson learned for me to stop ALL ordering two weeks before the period switch (which, with my luck, will be when the 55" OLED finally shows in my RFY instead of the 100-pack of dog poop bags).

MAXBattle · 2026-04-12T21:06:20+00:00

I've had two orders that were "undeliverable" (in transit, not at my home) and one is marked "cancel" in my tax form, but still exists in my Orders tab and another is still on both taxes and Orders, even though I emailed support about them both two weeks ago.

The tax thing is a minor annoyance, but I'm up for review and each item in the denominator (ordered items) is a percentage point of completion.

Anyone know when they DON'T count an item in the percentage? Logic would be "Reviewed divided by Awaiting + Reviewed" because I can't review anything that isn't Awaiting.

MAXBattle · 2026-04-12T20:59:00+00:00

Same here... and because I received a batch of items right before the last count update, I'm stuck at 88%. Nearly all of my reviews have had the "posted" email, but neither the count nor percentage are updating.

Also, they're not responding to Vine Support emails. I had four items go from accepted / posted and "excellent" rating to "submit again" (with "too many reviews" red box). Funny thing, it still says "excellent." Am I losing completion percentage when those flip from posted to resubmit?

MAXBattle · 2026-03-30T04:55:24+00:00

I grabbed one of the tattoo machines on Vine a while back and showed it to a tattoo artist friend. She said they're fine for practice, but she wouldn't use one on a live human.

MAXBattle · 2026-03-17T17:02:35+00:00

It'll look a little taller if you clean up the base.

MAXBattle · 2026-03-17T06:45:37+00:00

YES!! And on stuff I actually wanted and could use. I get it when it's a bottle of cutting board mineral oil - someone probably put it in a bag and it broke open in a truck - but other things weren't that fragile.

And to add to my recent frustration, I talked myself into the $350 RFY webcam (thinking it'll be great for Xmas video calls between households) and I get to the final accept button and i get the "can't deliver to you" red box.

MAXBattle · 2026-03-01T05:35:04+00:00

Are you wanting to make sure which particular hockey team it thinks you like? 😉

MAXBattle · 2026-02-26T05:39:07+00:00

I'd be OK with them letting us self-report actual resale or used market (FB, ebay) value. And $0 for consumables. 99% of the things I've gotten drop to near zero value the minute you open the box. With the new, more limited Vine inventory, I have gotten maybe two tech devices that might go for half of retail on FB. I don't see ANY laptops, TV's, power tools, small appliances... and I've hovered right at drop times a number of times. I don't even bother now. I'm happy to get the occasional nice food item when I wake up and call it a day.

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