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.
That’s hilarious and sad. They outsourced their brand to the cheapest Chinese shit they could find. Stick to making candy, ja?
Except their candy also has the potential for explosions…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/samlemonick/2016/10/28/that-time-gummy-bears-gave-everyone-diarrhea/
Just another reason not to buy earbuds. You are sticking a fairly large amount of power inside your ear.
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.
What do ya reckon they do with their candy
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.
Do you have any reason to keep your partner?
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.
Gummi-power?
Exactly!
It seems like they were on the path to a really great product, but failed due to choosing a poor quality supplier.
Pricing wasn’t the issue, the power bank’s lightness compared to its power capacity was the big attraction. The crappy version may be crappy, but it also demonstrates proof-of-concept that Backpackers really want it, and would probably be willing to pay a higher price for a reliable, high-quality version. Haribo needs to find a better quality supplier, get the product made correctly, and charge a reasonable price for it.
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
Gummy bears are also flammable, so this all tracks.
Cursed headline, I love it.
I can see why it was popular with hikers.
Never know when you might need to start a fire to keep warm.
Haribo should’ve stayed in their lane
Their lane being sourcing carnauba wax from plantations that use forced labor?
Wasn’t the Haribo power bank popular among hardcore hikers, since it had the best weight to capacity ratio? Remember reading about that somewhere.
