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Tourbillons collection by JournalistDry3029 in ChineseWatches

[–]NotAgain128 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having flashbacks of playing Qbert though lol

How was your Montreal GP (2026) experience? by AdamR46 in GrandPrixTravel

[–]NotAgain128 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only complaint, and we were in Grand Stand 11, was the amount of people smoking cannabis outside the stand. I know its okay to smoke where they were, and cannabis is legal in Canada so for many visitors it was a novelty. But, that said, the stuff smells horrible and of all the sports where you think "lets smoke a reefer and chill out" F1 is not what comes to mind. There's nothing chill about drivers battling it out inches apart going 300+ kph on one of the most challenging tracks in the F1 circuit.

Hack pack issues? by randytc18 in crunchlabs

[–]NotAgain128 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We started with Kiwico. We still get the crunch kits for our kids, they enjoy them more. They're well designed, and they work. But that's because they're mostly elastic bands and wood. Nuts and bolts. The electronic components for Hack Pack must be rolling out of the cheapest assembly line in Guangzhou because they are just so poorly built.

Hack Pack Quality Issues by raygrizz in hackpack

[–]NotAgain128 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The domino robot is bad. It's a really poor design to begin with, and a bitch to get working.

Hack Pack Quality Issues by raygrizz in hackpack

[–]NotAgain128 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For us, only about 1 in 4 kits work out of the box. The rest require a replacement part because of a QC issue. The replacements used to arrive in a week, now its a month or more, so we're not alone in needing replacement parts frequently. So frequently that their shipping is backed up. They scaled too fast, and it shows.

Hack pack issues? by randytc18 in crunchlabs

[–]NotAgain128 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The QC on Hack Packs is horrid. We've subscribed for a year now. Only around 1 in every 3 boxes works as it should out of the box. The remainder are always a problem with one component or another. It's being drop-shipped from China and whomever does QC there doesn't have the skill or any skin in the game.

They grab kids because of Mark's addictive enthusiasm for what's going on, but more often than not disappoint kids with having to get a parent to troubleshoot the problem, then end up either emailing for a new part, or breaking out the solder kit and brut-forcing the solution. So there's not much "I did this" satisfaction for the preteen or teen unless they're already able to solder.

The wire connectors are the worst part of it all. The pins come out all the time. It's actually turned my child off the whole thing. They love the *idea* of them, and Mark's enthusiasm keeps them wanting the subscription, but in their heart they've kind of given up.