Are these things popular? Do people actually subscribe to this shit?

Yes, they are extremely popular. I believe normies get them so they have physical proof that they are "geeky" or "nerdy".

VERY cool

It's like having Christmas every month. $50 worth of geek gear for $19.99. You'd be stupid not to subscribe.

>>81901699
>tips for the perfect unboxing
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

>>81901699
People with too much income

>>81901845
>$50 worth of geek gear for $19.99
>$50

>>81901699
it's crap
at the very least there is one cool item in there that you'd want to keep.
think of the crap you see at cons that you don't want to buy.
that's loot crate.

if i had a bunch of disposable income i'd probably do shit like this. it'd be good for at least a few minutes of genuine joy

Lootcrate is a youtube cash cow. Without Jewtubers promoting them they'd be nothing, nobody.

>>81901960
I think I can safely say there isn't an item that has ever been a Lootbox that I would want to keep and I have no idea the specifics of what they sell

numales are like a parody of themselves

what drives a fully grown man to desire shit like this?

>>81902017
That's what I was thinking. It's probably just retarded teenagers stealing their moms' credit cards, nobody with half a functioning brain would spend money on this shit.

i hate how it's all just shit to display, not articulating toys you can actually play with

>>81902059
excessive meterialism

>>81902059
hoarding mentality

>>81901699
Idiots with disposable income, I imagine its a lot of people who work in silicon valley or work in the video game industry who buy this garbage

>>81901699
GIMME THE LOOT

GIMME THE LOOT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ElmkmZ4eBg

what the fuck is wrong with these people?

how do you get legitimately exited about junk that has some capeshit logo on it

Only good thing about loot crate is Bill Burr's disbelief at their advertising copy.

>>81902152
I fucking hate women
do they ever, EVER say anything original or insightful? what did she contribute to this video? FUCK

>>81902152
Love the dollar store Kevin Smith. Very cool.

>>81901845
You know what's better than $50 worth of geek gear?
KNAWLEDGE

$50

>>81902152
>legitimately excited
They're putting on an act. JewCrate won't give them monetization if they shit on it.

>>81902088
this. if it was real action figures and model kits, legos, and other stuff that's actually fun I might understand it.

instead it's like.. a Yoda bobble head, a Hulk t-shirt, and a plushie Mario mushroom. yay?

>>81901845
Paying $20 for a bunch of random crap you don't even know you'll like is fucking retarded.

>>81902178
as opposed to the fountains of wisdom coming from the guy in that video? also don't accuse other people of being unoriginal when you post this same shit in every thread like a tic

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>>81902152

>stranger things t-shirt
>oh my gosh it's elevennnnn

When will "nerd culture" die?

>>81902152
>Oh, a pencil sharpener fell off!
>A pencil sharpener
Jesus fucking Christ.

>>81902330
Eleven in beloved by normies because it gives them an opportunity to feel pedosexual and not be persecuted for it

>>81902389
how else will you sharpen your X files™ pencils

>>81902389
It's a brilliant business model
>$3.50 worth of shit
>Say it's worth $50
>sell it for $20
fucking brilliant

is there at least a gambling aspect to this, where in 1 out 50 boxes there's something genuinely nice

>>81902532
No. Fuck you. Give them your money you fat shit.

>>81902532
a revolver and a single bullet?

>>81901730
>I'm a massive nerd and a geek!!!
Cool, got anything on arXiv I should take look at?
>Whats that?

>>81902388
Never. People have always gotten a high of being privy to something perceived as esoteric, even if the object of their attention isn't actually that. So long as nerd culture continues to be painted as some sort of hidden gem left unappreciated by the masses, even if theres a fucking blockbuster movie ever month dedicated to it, people will pretend to follow it. It gives them a sense of worth, however pathetic.

my retarded friends do this, and I call them fucking morons for being suckered into buying garbage
they just end up throwing it all out besides a t-shirt they might wear

>>81901699
>unboxing

kek

>>81902658
>arXiv
que

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>>81902059
Estrogen in the water.

I only know one person who does, but he's kind of the infamously dumb one among my friends. The weirdest part is it's all stuff like random t-shirts (I don't even know if they give a fuck about sizes, but I'm pretty sure they don't), extra pre-order gamestop shit, and things like that which you would just get for free if you actually went to and did nerdy shit
>>81902532
No.

I actually subscribe to one of these services from j-list, it's a fingerbox crate. It's actually pretty neat: they ship different fingerboxes from all over the world. They're usually too small but the materials are rather nice, and for $60 a month you can't really beat that price.

>>81901845
you're basically helping them do inventory clearance of all the shit they can't get rid off normally

>>81902059

>>81902113
>>81902131
>>81904608
D) all of the above

>>81902152
I don't have it saved sadly, but someone once posted a screenshot a youtuber receiving an offer from some off-brand lootcrate ripoff to get $1000 per opening video to advertise their box, plus another $8 for every person that buys a subscriptions off their promo code.

And that's one of the off brand scamboxes. I imagine lootcrate itself pays even better.

Moral of the story, they're faking it. And I frankly can't blame them. Making 12 of these videos per year will get you as much as a part-time job, and the videos require zero effort to make. I'd probably sell my dignity too for that much easy money.

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>>81901699
What are these? Even shittier Funko Pops?

>>81901699
I got a year sub as a birthday gift once, I'm sure they are popular for that very reason.

It was mostly shit.

I got a nice Carnage mug I keep my pens in.

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They're fun.
They really pop!
I can't recommend them enough!
Enter promocode "4chanPops" for a great discount!

This would be legitimately cool if it contained records

>>81902532
Loot crate use to have some ultra-awesome crate that one person would randomly get a month, with a bunch of expensive shit like consoles and laptops. Don't know if they still do that. But there's only one so good fucking luck with that.

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>>81902440

>>81902141
BLOCKA

BLOCKA

BLOCKA

>paying 20 smackers /month to get a box of future landfill delivered to your home

>>81905187
This pic is fucking depressing. This is what happens when a dumbshit meme goes too far.

>>81905248
It would be probably cheaper to just buy the console or laptop on the long run unless you were really lucky

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>>81905187
They are a random box of shit they ship you every month for a set price. Half the time they have "exclusive" Funko Pop figures as their supposed big ticket item.

Though I think the QFX, as in that pic, are far far better than Funko Pops. And, full disclosure, not just because I know someone who knows the artist who does them. They are just better designed and thought out caricatures of characters.

And even then I think I only ever got this one as I am not big on chibi static figures.

>>81901699
>Offtopic shilling
It's even less /tv/ related than those pedo threads come on OP

>>81905305
>QM figures
not
>QFX

>>81905302
obviously. the point of gambling is the thrill, not that it's a sensible investment

#LOOTGET!

>garbage delivery service for just $19.99 a month
no thanks

>>81905308
Nah, i just discovered they exist and was genuinely puzzled. And they're semi-related, considering half the catalog is capeshit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Ok0T04uiQ

I like Fallout

>>81905378
Fuck you

I've actually considered subscribing to this but I looked through every box they have sent in the past (they list the full contents of past boxes) and while there are some cool things I would like to have, about half of each box is bullshit I am not interested in whatsoever and they have an unhealthy obsession with those obnoxious Funko figures

>>81905378
I love Japan, period!

>>81901699
They should do one where they fill a box up with evidence from unsolved murders

>>81905378
I thought I did, but then I played Fallout 4

>>81901845
>geek gear

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>>81901845
>geek gear

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>>81905248
Mega crate, they still do them.

>>81902178
do you know any women?, shes just trying to be professional imo

It's novel for a few months and then you realise you've just got a pile of crap you'll never use.

It's what I don't get about people spending a bunch of money on figurines either.

It's just a bunch of useless, cheap shit to gather dust.

>>81905637
Or if you're not an idiot you see at as a pile of crap before ever buying it.

>>81905637
how does it take a few months for people to realize that?

literally takes 2 seconds of thought

Looks like a cheap way to get as many shitty xmas/birthday regifts for friends and such.

>>81905613

>rick and morty

kino

>>81905808
I'd rather get nothing than garbage like a spider-man wallet or some funko pop bullshiy

>>81901811
very cool!

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>>81902168
>>81905251
Enter codeword BURR, B-U-R-R to get great deals on your loot!

A /ck/ loot crate would be nice, though. Some spices, candy, cured meat and random shit.

>>81905654
You could say the same about art or vases of flowers. People buy figurines to enjoy looking at and to use as a showpiece

>>81906211
There's shit like that with like meat delivery services or "cheese of the month" or whatever, but I generally would rather just pick out what I'm going to eat. It's much better than paying for garbage at least

>>81902389
I knew someone with really fucked up teeth that was called pencil sharpener

>>81904997
Now there's a meme I I haven't heard in a very long time.

>>81901699
Its just a box of random shit that the manufacturers couldn't sell but for some reason the normies pay money for it every month. They even try to convince themselves that each box if worth 80 dollars.

>>81905187
Is this Newcastle forbidden planet?

I've watched a bunch of the ones Ashens opens and holy shit they all seem like utter trash.

What I don't get is who the people who like this shit are.

>>81907531
Even he calls them out for the substandard trash they often put in them and stopped doing them for a while because of how bad they were.

>>81902088
lol

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>>81901699
>When your friend tells you he bought this

I lose respect for him more and more every time I speak to him. Im pretty sure he has a little bit too much autism and I have just the right amount.

Oh boy I can't wait to pay 20 dollars a month for some shitty hard candy in a legend of Zelda tin, a hard plastic God of War toy that McDonald's wouldn't even put in a happy meal because of how cheaply made it is, and a totally epic Dragon Ball Z Super Man crossover shirt that has the "It's over 9000!" Meme plastered over it. You'd have to be an idiot to not get all that geek gear for such a steal and have the nerd cred

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>>81907531
>People watch people open these things

Is this real? Jesus Christ, we just need to kill people like this off. Literally should not be allowed to exist.

>>81905613
Imagine having the chance to get a PS4 and instead receiving a giant plastic model from a terrible capeshit flick

There is way better boxes than Lootcrate. Lootcrate just throws in a bunch of random shit and give it to you. You can look up the items you get and people sell it for WAY less that what the box costs.

>>81907531
Ashens is the only guy I can stand to watch for this kind of stuff.

>>81908797
I sure as shit don't want to buy them, but it's pretty funny seeing the absolutely trash that's inside them.

It's probably just about worth the 20 bucks if you like everything that's in there, but I've never seen one of those boxes have something I'd even be mildly interested in.

Imagine if you had no friends but you could subscribe to a service that makes you think someone gives a shit about you once a month.

>>81908849
>Its entertaining to see literally-who open boxes on youtube xD

You are non-figuratively part of the collective cancer killing us all.

>>81908848
>There is way better boxes than Lootcrate
No, there aren't.

None of these random boxes are any good. I've seen a few Japanese lucky bags filled with games that are alright for the nostalgia value of getting a ton of old PS2 shit, but none of it is worth anything, and you wind up with 8 copies of that fucking chibi baseball series.

>>81901845
If it's worth $50, why don't those companies sell it for $49.99 and make $30 extra?

>>81908797
Idubbbz just breaks them and everything inside. It's pretty funny if you hate that stuff

>>81905187
I was never into action figures, i have none, but i admit some are cool (still don't care about having them as a property tho).

but those pops are fucking pathetic. the worst meme

>>81908882
It's fun to watch a guy shit all over some tat for 10 minutes a month. I'm sure you only watch "deep" intellectual Youtubers like every frame a painting though.

>>81906211
There's plenty of those.

>>81908919
If you watch "YouTubers" at all you are subhuman garbage.

>>81908891
Yeah, bro! If you hate something, the best way to combat it is to encourage the purchasing said product! Its okay tho cuz the funny internet guy breaks them xD haha stick it to those scammers by giving another person money to give the scammers money.

Has it been a conscious effort for you not having choked on your own saliva and died yet?

>WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH HOW DARE PEOPLE LIKE SMOETHING I DON'T
>WAAAAAAH HOW DARE YOU TRY TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME
>WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

was it autism?

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>>81901845
>GEEK GEER

>>81909040
>If you watch "YouTubers" at all you are subhuman garbage.

>Stop liking what I don't like!

While normally I agree Ashes falls into the "won't give you cancer in the first 15 seconds" category unlike most of YouTube.

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>>81909052
Yeah man, totally autism

>>81909188
Never heard of and dont care about her. I only like xXTommySwagBoy420XX, hes coolest box opener. I think he has the most skill and isnt like all the other youtubers

>>81907531
>What I don't get is who the people who like this shit are.

kids, if it makes them happy and gives them a sense of belonging, parents will fork over $20 for some tangible shit

>>81901699
George Carlin's stuff bit comes to mind.

>>81909040
>Watching someone else destroy it means I bought it or even support it
Get a brain moran

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>>81901845
>geek gear

I subscribed for almost a year in 2015. I enjoyed them, but I kinda felt the ratio between good stuff and literal garbage each month was skewed towards the garbarge. So I felt I didnt get my money's worth.
I dont know if it was them increasing the rate of filler shit, or I just had enough crap that i didnt know what to do with.
Regardless i didnt feel the wait between models and figures that were actually worth something was worth it.
I havent regretted it since.

Btw, yes their is a HUGE profit to be made from boxes like this, like real huge.

same >>81909303
Ok so I just took a look at their website right after I made my post, just to have a look around again, and right there on the front page, their hero image is a bunch of boxes with some stuff sticking out: I have all of them, except like, Hulk I think.

Does this mean they havent had any good stuff for almost 2 years and have to show pictures of old stuff? LOL. Good riddance i stopped subscribing.

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>>81909249
>I dont know what monetization is, how supply and demand works, what enabling is, tertiary support and marketing is

Lmao @ ur life

>>81909353
>>Does this mean they havent had any good stuff for almost 2 years
They've never had good stuff in it, you fucking retard.

>>81909416
>If you hate something, the best way to combat it is to encourage the purchasing said product!
Pls explain in your own words how me watching someone destroy a box is enabling and encouraging others to go out and buy it

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>>81909505
You give the guy opening boxes money, he give his money to scam artists, people watch these videos and are influenced and proceed to buy them.

Are you twelve years old, legally braindead, or just pretending to be retarded? I dont know why I even just explained this to you. I find it near impossible to believe someone cant understand how basic advertising works.

>>81909583
He got the box from his fans and told them not to send him this shit anymore and broke all of it. He doesn't buy it himself you retard.

>>81909583
this, watching "Youtubers" and not just watching youtube videos is a mistake

no one should fall under the false charm spell of e-celebs

>>81902152
That mug is pretty cool tho.

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>>81909643
One sane person in a sea of retards. I dont know how people can be so niave.

>>81909630
Were you by chance born after the phrase "No publicity is bad publicity" stopped being used and understood?

>>81901699
>Do people actually subscribe to this shit?
yeah I guess they like the feeling of getting a surprise present in the mail
the whole thing is a huge scam obviously
my brother's gf was subscribed to one at some point and owns a bunch of those retarded funkopop figures, absolutely disgusting.

>>81905433
And gay men!

>>81908885
The same reason candy stores sell surprise bags for cheaper than what the individual items are worth.

>>81901845
>geek
>gear

if you ever needed conclusive proof that viral marketing was a thing in case you're some sort of mongoloid who still doesn't believe it, here is the post that will sell it

>>81909040
There are youtube videos about almost everything. Not watching youtubers you gimp youruself pretty hard on entertainment and learning things. I think you're lying.

Also when it comes to stupid wastes of time that give you nothing posting in anti-geek threads is one of them, I just don't pretend I'm some enlightened faggot who doesn't use technology and sits and meditates all day.

>>81909703
>no publicity is bad publicity

This is untrue in this case. The people who buy this crap are incredibly weak minded, if they see their favorite youtuber (or /tv/ thread) calling them out for their stupidity and fakeness they'll be shamed into stop buying these products. You can tell just from this thread that real human beans have actually thought it was a good idea to buy these, anyone who teaches these people otherwise is a good thing.

Was subscribed for like a year, and for 20$ I'd say you get your money's worth. Each crate has at least 1 decent item and a high quality T-shirt (sometimes they are even subtle enough to wear), and I can't think of a crate that was completely junk.
Where they fall is the filler garbage that's honestly too shit to be sold outside of packs in 1$ stores.
Overall I wouldn't say they are worth 50$, but for 20$ it's worth it for the surprise factor, the T-shirt, the decent item, and the chance for getting something interesting like that d20 ice cube.

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>>81901699

>Omg im like such a nerd XD ebin loot crate

Yeah, even worse are the "stoner boxes" and before you ask why I'm watching stoner shit, I'm obsessed with two guys: marijuanaman and soundrone, they're bone braindead 50+ year old men whose sole lot in life is smoking, smoke related things..and nothingness.

420crate with a bunch of cheap pipes, rolling papers and a lighter. I don't understand it, I don't understand ASMR but I suppose I understand the candy boxes full of foreign shit.

>>81901845

Protip: just because it would cost you $50 in a store doesn't mean it's worth $50.

I'll admit, whoever thought of this shit is a fucking genius. I have no doubt all this shit is soon to be liquidated stock these companies practically pay to get rid of.

>>81911133
Atleast stoner shit sounds useful if you smoke weed

>>81906211
There's some services, where they sell off cows. You pick which deal you want, and once it's all sold off they kill the cow, cut it up and ship it out.

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>>81901699
>are people very materialistic

Say it out loud.

>>81901845
>$50 worth of geek gear for $19.99.

No, it is worth only about $10 and they mark it up to $20 to make a profit.

>geek gear
>mfw

Fucking shill.

>>81905027
You are right. God damn,this is a good business model. Anyone want a mystery gardening box for 15 bucks? I am cleaning my backyard and I need to get rid a bunch of shit

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>>81901699

https://www.safetypinbox.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW1dUvFDVzU

>>81902152

>a mug
>a mass-produced vinyl model
>a t shirt
>a pin
>some pencils

wow, all that for 20 dollars, what a bargain

>>81909229

Get a fucking grip.

>>81911613
Are you saying that for only 100 dollars per month I can help black women fight oppression? Sign me the fuck up!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q70dh0Rd6zA

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>millennials

We need another world war and it needs to be on US soil.

>>81906211
https://www.blueapron.com/

>>81902152
Jesus Christ,when will the nerds end? Also what do you think is next?

>>81901699
Whenever I see something like this,I feel enormous envy because I wasn't the one who first came up with this shit. I hate the geeky culture but selling this is like printing money. You literally double your profit per box and they probably sell thousands of them. Like some anon in this thread said,the boxes are barely worth 10 dollars,you strike a deal with a store which has too much crap that doesn't sell and you are golden.

>>81911613
>the person they profile getting this awful garbage is literally a Brooklyn rabbi

lol is this a fucking parody?

>>81901845

try to sell that shit on ebay individually and see how much money you get

i'm guessing it won't be anywhere near $19.99

>>81911833
>Also what do you think is next?
The ironic 'sportsball' crowd will drop the irony and actually get into sports.

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>2 warcraft glasses
>Transformers Messenger Bag
>Captain America Snap-Back
>Legend of Zelda Hoodie
>Die-cast Metal 6" Light Up Iron Man

This is their premium loot and they claim it features "4-6 Items for the Pop Culture Connoisseur with $100+ of Retail Value"

>>81912015
I can see that,especially with the fitness craze.

>>81911809

they look pretty fucking old actually. might be late gen x.

>>81911613

>the over-incarcerated

ha ha, what?

>>81911911

> they probably sell thousands of them

http://www.globaltoynews.com/2014/05/loot-crate-has-100000-subscribers-growing-at-20-per-month.html

>>81912015
>>81912094
>actually thinking these don't already exist

Oh you naive kids

http://www.mygamedaybox.com/
https://sportscrate.com/

>>81901699
cause only thing you will see inside is disappointment when they ship mirror

>>81912177
Gen X have grey hair now. Those kids are in their late 20s at best.

>>81901699
I know people subscribe to it because it caused loads of copycat businesses.

I personally got like 3 of them YEARSSSS ago when it first started out, before youtubers started shilling them.

I saw it for the junk it was and unsubbed. Back then it was hard to unsubscribe as well, you literally had to write them an email, tell them you wanted to unsubscribe and give them your account information, then wait for a reply.

>>81902152
Abhorent

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>>81912284
last christmas my sister got me a subscription to a site where they send me a new pair of socks every month.

They're actually pretty comfy and I look forward to it every month.

>>81901699
I got the 6 month package with lootcrate.
Half the stuff I kept. Half the stuff I gave to my nephew

>>81905378
Retarded normalfag

>>81905886
>Some mega nerd shit.

I prefer the Theft Box

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuI_agaQiX8

>>81912539
that's actually useful though, you could always use more socks. Nobody needs more plastic shit with Marvel bullshit printed on it

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>>81905295
Nah, m8, this is what happens when a meme goes too far

>>81906211
It's called Blue Apron and Omaha Steaks, anon.

>>81912236
dey didn du nothin

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https://youtu.be/Bl5UH6EZXIM?t=10m53s

>>81901730
>extremely popular

Doubtful

>>81901845
lmao

>>81902152
Worthless trash.

>>81905339
>THERES BLOOD IN THE BOX

I love Lootcrate. I'm sorry /tv/.

>being over 12.
>falling for le mystery box.
take all their parents shekels youtuber scammers.

>>81902152
I hate when women use that high pitched fake voice that they think makes them sound nice or endearing.

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>>81901845

>>81901960
I am 100 % certain that there is nothing and never had been anything in these things that I would consider cool, let alone want

>>81913030

wow this "Rich" character is super annoying

>>81901699
I hate these fucking things, they ruined Ashens

>>81908891
The fact that you consider it as something positive that you waste your time watching someone destroy stupid toys makes me want to kill myself, how do people like you live with themselves.

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>>81913956

>>81913956
Ashens died when he fell into the same lazy pattern of the same shit, week in, week out.

>>81912539
Your sister sounds nice and thoughtful.

>>81908869
I have bills for that.

>>81914076
Which was around the time he started doing loot crates.

>>81902388
In 30-40 years when it's replaced by "sharia culture"

>>81914247
I for one alahu ackbar our new muslim overlords.

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Sam hyde BTFOed lootcrates a while ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q70dh0Rd6zA

I signed up for Lootshirt for one month on the 19th to get the exclusive Twin Peaks shirt approved by David Lynch. It's now the 22nd and it doesn't seem like they've started to ship it yet.

>>81914073
A

FUCKING

INFLATABLE

CROWN

>>81901699
I used to subscribe to birchbox. Similar idea but with shampoo, hair products, shaving stuff, cologne, etc. They'd also send one gadget or accessory with each box. It was useful for about a year to try out different products and figure out what I liked, but after that it wasn't worth keeping.

>>81902388
nerd culture is just a symptom of late-stage capitalism

>>81902152
>how do you get legitimately exited about junk that has some capeshit logo on it
>he says while posting on the capeshit board filled with kids

But let me guess, you post here ironically so you're above it.

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>>81911827
>No 1-person plan

>>81908797
It's quite genius actually. You get to experience the joy of opening up a loot crate box without spending any money and without having to fill your house with junk. The whole fun of the loot box is opening it,.

>>81904997
I know there is a lot of negativity in this thread but it makes me weirdly kind of want to get all the crates. Beauty crate, razor crate, sports crate, anime crate, loot crate, stoner crate, Firefly cargo crate, I think there is even a organic food crate I saw advertised at a movie theater.

I mean I can see the appeal, its fun to simulate Christmas every month!

>>81907531
Don't underestimate the draw of watching pure trash or kitsch. That was a big deal in the late 80s. Pee Wees Playhouse is basically an expression of this.

>>81908844
they're both equally useless

>>81901699
I know this dumb Puerto Rican kid who gets those. I think it's exactly their demographic, dumb non-whites and then the fucking ultra-virgin whites.

>>81901699
It's for manchildren who haven't grown out of high school "so geeky lmao" despite being in their mid twenties. So /co/.

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>>81913937
fuck off Rich is awesome, i am wearing a Rich shirt right now so dont tell me Rich sucks you suck fuck you eat shit

>>81901699
The same people who need surrogate friends in the form of you tubers are lonely enough that they'll shell out the cash for a box of dollar store junk with GoT logos on them, just to feel like someone cares about them enough to get them a gift

Would have loved lootboxes if they were a thing when I was 15.

at age 2...8 I would love a delivery of fresh disposable socks, shirt, underwear. Call it a gym kit.

>>81902040
The Saw/Sledgehammer combo weapon in Dead Rising 3 - they made a pen with that design. That's the only good thing Lootcrate ever did.

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is this collectiblekino?

>>81901699
>>81905362


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2IYL_ushBs

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>>81920695
cringe

>>81902275
you're paying for the service, the stuff is just free extras

>>81901699
this is one of the most milennial things ive seen

game over man

>>81921542
haha, you said game over man, game over, like from aliens. I get it - that was a good one, I get it, it's... like it's from the movie aliens. you're the first guy to make that joke! that's a good one

>>81901811
me, personally, i think they're very cool.

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>>81905157
It was Robbaz

>>81901699
The idea of it is kind of interesting. You're essentially paying a subscription to have a little box of presents "gifted" to you every month. Also kind of sad in a way, like throwing yourself a birthday party that only you show up to, but I dunno. The main thing, for me, is that none of the stuff that comes in those loot boxes looks remotely interesting. It just looks like overpriced baubles and junk that nobody bought on their own free will.

Hmm. Maybe if I was interested in getting crap and someone else bought me the subscription, I'd appreciate it.

>>81920695
That's a manchild

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>>81901845
well done

Very Cool.

>>81921813
BASED

>>81918608
t. PCuck

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The only subscription thing I get is a monthly bottle of hot sauce. It was given to me as a gift and i really like it. Once a month I get a new bottle of hot sauce to use. Sometimes they are really good and I end up buying more of a specific bottle on the internet.

>>81901845
>worth

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>>81910040

>>81901699
>tips for the perfect unboxing
>written inside the box

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>>81905433
>>81910040

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>>81920695
mfw I have boxes of action figures and still hate LootCrate and FunkoPop and "Nerd Culture" which "is the product of a late capitalist conspiracy, designed to infantalize the consumer as a means of non-aggressive control"

>>81908844
Same amount of games for those.

>>81914526
This is more depressing than it's funny.

>>81920695
I remember when glass cases were used to display actually valuable stuff.

>>81901699
Do they have a service like this but for used panties and socks?

>>81923052
and lolicon!

>>81905157
$1000? where do i fucking sign up for this

>>81919522
very cool

>>81920757
illegal in the usa

>>81923569
How many views does your channel get per week? We might be able to work something out. A dick or two might need sucking, maybe just a tug here and there. e-mail me with your channel
[email protected]

>>81923569
sent :^)

>>81923649
why were those illegal when Wonderballs weren't?

>>81922959
Sounds pretty tbqh

>>81922959
I can kind of see the point to that kind of service, when it's an extremely specific thing. Like even if i don't know what hot sauce I'd be getting, I'd know it's hot sauce, and would be happy if I were into it. But when it's some vague shit like 'nerd gear', i've no idea whether I'll like what I get.

>>81923763
too big to choke on?

>>81901699
This is your brain on capitalism.

>>81912539
you can never have too many socks

You can have enough marvel/dc figurines that cost .25 cents to make

Its really obvious this (((society))) needs to collapse so we can fucking reset..

Fuck this.

They're popular because it's fun to get a box of stuff every month except that it's usually filled with dog shit. The poor quality of items are given a pass because the subscription is relatively inexpensive so people won't miss their 20 dollars. The only thing in these boxes that make the value worth it are the tshirts, but it's always some stupid pop culture crossover dude lmao what if we combined Zelda with the walking dead. But the shirts are only worth it if you still dress like a teenager and wear graphic tees. Let's be honest though, if you're subscribed to one of these things, you probably do still dress like one.

I dont get the appeal. You know you can just specifically buy what you want instead of paying for a box of inventory clearance items on the off chance you'll like one of the pieces of plastic contained in it.

>>81901845
>20$ a month
>For a box of cheap plastic crap

Cmon now...

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>>81914526
That dipshit is worse than Jimmy fucking Fallon at laughing and cracking up while trying to do a skit.

>>81901845
Most of the stuff is shit though. I've looked at their boxes and there's at most one thing per package I'd like and the rest is useless clutter.

If you had the option to get a box every three months instead of every month, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

Every month is way too much for so many useless trinkets, but every few months would be more surprising and fun.

>>81901699
quite genius, really...they get to clear excess stock that nobody wants and get a profit out of it

>>81905187
what a waste of plastic, its so empty

>>81912272
>000
>2 million a month
>yarn and pogs in overhead

I do wonder in this era how many of these ephemeral companies that thrive on media platforms and hype are reinvesting profits creating false subscribers to inflate their apparent hipness.


Anita wasn't even the first, but considering that it was done so transparently and still invented its own user base and target market with money+ hype such operations are probably ubiquitous.

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>>81923176

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>>81911495

>>81902152
God damn I wouldn't pay 5 dollars for that box

>>81926070
Is pupper a pedo?

>>81925661
Eh, he's probably right.

>>81923763
Wonderballs are now, you can't get them anywhere. Kinder eggs you can get still in import stores or gas stations if you live in a state near the Canadian border

>>81901845
Get out.

>>81905613
>rick and morty skateboard deck
what the fuck? do they have tony hawk microscopes too?

>>81906211
>he's not a card carrying member of Guy Fieri's bacon of the month club

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>>81905157
A lot of Youtubers I subscribe to mentioned Lootcrate approached them. As long as your remotely popular, Lootcrate will contact you. Lyle was pretty insightful towards their approach which is pretty bold from them part.

The unboxing video he did in return. He actually did three of those so I don't know if they hired him or not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdPPiTVMjmQ

>people somehow enjoy the idea of getting a bunch of overpriced shit in a box, without any real inkling of what they're getting
I buy snack boxes from Japan every month or so, they're 15 bucks for what is around 7 dollars in food, but hey, international shipping and they've got to make a bit of profit.

In the couple of weeks it takes to arrive, I forget half the stuff that was in there, and most of it is new to me anyway. I can't imagine what possesses people to buy a box filled with plastic junk they'll throw away or put in a drawer, and it being a "surprise" isn't a good thing.

>>81922959
My brother in law has a BBQ sauce subscription and he got a really good Maple pecan BBQ sauce this month. It was good as fuck

>>81926434
This guy isn't funny at all

>>81926536
He's one of these guy that I found funny in high school but nearly 6 years later I'm still subscribed to on Youtube and can't bring myself to delete him.
I liked him in that one SleepyCast episode tough so there's that.

>Let's pay money so I can get random clutter in my mail!

>>81901699
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOIj2D6ylOM

>>81925661
More right than not.

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>>81901845
>they all fell for it

>>81906288

This. People collect all kinds of weird shit. The real issue with these boxes is the low quality of the collectable. Like the vase (china, glass, crystal or other old trinkets/toys) the item has no practical use if the owner wants eventually sell it, they become pure display items. I just fail to see these boxes ever containing items that could fall into the high quality and rarity categories though, especially at $20-50 with expected 100% minimum mark up.

I'm sure your parents/grand parents have a cupboard of old heirlooms they basically keep for display and won't ever use practically, you might be able to sell some, but for the most part they are far from unique.

>>81908891
Yeah, and he's getting supported to do that, it's his form of advertising that fits his persona.
I like idubbz, but his destroying act works because his fans buy subscriptions to the shit he destroys

>>81911248
Ex-wake and bake erryday here, but multiple cheap pipes are worthless if you have 1 good one. Rolling papers are better, and you should never be hurting for lighters.

>>81924835
>if you're subscribed to one of these things
That's the part I still don't understand. I can watch videos of paid shills unboxing this crap, but I fail to imagine what kind of person actually subscribes to this out of their own pocket.

>>81925426
>Every month is way too much for so many useless trinkets, but every few months would be more surprising and fun.
You sound like the damage was already done to you. Please don't go about shooting up any schools, sicky.

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>hey anon check out my sick Funkopop™ collection!
>what, you don't like it?
>I thought you were a fellow nerd!

>>81926536
His "Spoiler's Ahead" series has some good crude jokes, but that's it anymore.

>>81929512
Those things are so fucking boring looking. Who would waste their money on this shit? It doesn't even look cool, their just standing there. At the Jessica Jones one in that earlier anon's vid was interesting to look at.

>>81929512
very cool

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>>81929780
but bruhhhh they're gonna be worth so much in 20 years!

give it time man!

>>81930265
just reminded me of that documentary about the guy who spent his kids' college funds on Beanie Babies because he thought it would make him a huge return.

>>81922959
That sounds neat, as you're getting something you can actually use and may find novel, like finding a new brand
The problem with lootcrate is that you're guaranteed to get some fucking junk like a cheap t-shirt, a plastic cup or a pencil sharpener, 100% of the time