For all of the regulations and rules that CZcams places on its creators, it is amazing that they seemingly have no standards at all about letting scam companies advertise on their site.
The double standard of CZcams. They dont care where money is coming from when they get paid. But will drop the hammer on channels that dare make videos CZcams arbitrary decide are bad. And different rules for different channels depending on their sub count or "clout".
@@jondoe230 it's not really a double standard, people just don't really understand CZcams's system that well. Of course, the way they treat creators is often unfair but that's because they aren't selling to you (as a viewer or producer), you are the product being sold. The ad companies are the actual consumers and CZcams work to appease their customers, as any business does. Most of what they do is actually very consistent if you keep this in mind. Ad companies at risk of pulling out because of certain kinds of content? Impose restrictions on creators. CZcamsrs with more money-making potential fucking up? Probably will still sell for good money. Not those with smaller followings, though. They're dead weight, cut them down.
It too me a moment to understand, but the joke works by invoking a scenario wherein people clicking this video are suprised by the recitation of the ad's by-now familiar script. Basically, it's imagining is walking into a meme.
Lmao the ad before the start of her video was some entrepreneur program ad and the guy was shaming me for not being a rich entrepreneur like his students.
Amanda: "You are probably going to see ads from those get rich quick guys trying to sell you..." AD BREAK Ad:'Hi guys, I just want to tell you how I managed to quit the job I hated and started earning 100k" SKIP AD Amanda: "... a course about how you can make 100g a month"
So lit mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack, I’m excited, let’s see what’s inside. I don’t know what comes next because that’s usually about the 5 second mark
It more just makes me think that there isn't a battery in there. And really with all their reviews I wouldn't be shocked if past the 5 seconds was just them opening empty boxes.
Have you tried clicking the little i button and saying “stop seeing this ad”? Sometimes that works for me, but there are a couple ads that keep popping up even after I do that
Thank you for being honest and stating even though the charger is $129, it's still a tax write off for you instead of just complaining how expensive it was like other youtubers. I like how honest and straight forward you are about this stuff too! Love your channel and videos!
Lit Mobile, the deodorant ad with the bearded blond guy, and the Postmates celebrity ad with John Legend, Katy Perry, Shawn Mendes, etc. are the ads I most hate on CZcams.
That bearded blonde guy is the worst and he does so many other ads too idk why advertisers think we wanna see that guy. He seems so douchey and they use him like he's some type of celebrity
Lit mobile is literally my least favorite ad because of all the aggressive pointing. I'd rather see literally any other ad. "So **point** lit mobile just sent me **point** I'm excited lets see whats inside *point*"
And they sponsor seemingly every comedian's podcast! I'm fast-forwarding my way through Bert Kreischer telling me about this damn thing every other day, it feels like.
I have never seen an ad for Lit Mobile before, but now I am scared that they'll come at me in waves now. edit: yup. got a midroll for a dropshipping subtype called drop-serviceing at minute 12.
Yeah I havent received one either because Im from the UK and part of their ads is that its shipped nationally from the US (and they are having problems with shipping) so thats why. If you are from the US then im not sure why u havent received any ads for them.
As a guy that’s into batteries those specs were so crazy! I said “what” out-loud when I first saw the ad. Specs that good scaled up would literally provide power to the entire earth with a fraction of the size of normal solar panels
I wanted to buy one for my homeless mom because she can’t access outlets, so glad to see this. Seems like every solar charger has terrible reviews too.
@@MapleLeafAce As a person who was homeless, a phone *is* valuable. Even if you are trying to get help, social workers and other services can't reach you without a phone. If you can work (I worked gig jobs the entire time I was homeless) you need a phone. Not to mention, you can call for help when things go wrong with a phone. It's not a luxury item.
MapleLeafAce have you considered they themselves are not in a financial situation where they can give all the help they would want to? Or that the mom herself refuses to take any more help than that? You don’t know all the details, don’t assume.
You can get 10W solar panels with 5V USB outputs (and no battery). Significantly bigger than these battery bank things, but they do work. 10W should be plenty assuming the phone is for calls and texts, not watching CZcams all day.
11:50 "So all of the advertisements on this video are probably going to be from those 'Get Rich Quick Guys'..." Midroll ad: "Voltharen arthritis cream, now available at Walgreens." Me: "Note to self, invest in big ointment. Arthritis is where the money's at."
There’s a way to say this without it being a dumb meme. Aren’t you a little old to be posting in the same way as a 9 year old pewdiepie fanboy? Maybe go back to posting sentences like a normal person yeah?
I became suspicious when I saw two different ads that used the exact same dialog. One was aimed a young professionals and the other was for outdoors/adventure types.
This kinda makes me feel like Bernie Sanders wasn’t giving his all with his “I’m once again asking you to donate ads” given how his freelance work apparently gave those two Chicago dudes so many clicks
I swear to God, when she started talking about drop shipping and the get rich from home ads, a get rich from home ad came up and the first line was "So you're a drop shipper"
This is me being an annoying banking rep but it wouldn’t be “fraud” it would be a “dispute” since you knowingly made the transaction, a dispute that you should totally win by the way
what would be a reason for her to not win the dispute? her situation is obviously not her fault but i’m wondering what would qualify as the consumer being in the wrong
Chloe some customers don’t abide by the shipping timeframe set by the merchant before they get nervous and open the dispute, or they don’t reach out to the merchant first to try and resolve it with them. But she did both of these things so she’s fine
Hi Maggie - I work in banking as well (in New Zealand) and it’s the same for us. Since she has already tried to reach out to the company, and has proof of this, we can open the dispute and she would be refunded. If she had not reached out to them, we do expect customers to do this initially before we can move forward.
Hey Swell, you can use solar to charge stuff very effectively. Just don't bother with power banks that have built in panels. Buy the panel separately. Get a 15w panel, they're about the footprint or a shoebox or so, maybe a bit larger, but not much. You can get little solar charge controllers and connect them to your car battery, or maybe a lipo battery for smaller size and weight. I'm pretty sure you can also get modules that will just give you USB straight from the solar panel. But I'd recommend soaking up that sunlight into a battery over the day that way you have juice at night. You can get solar panels that fold up and can be placed on your roof or boot (aka trunk). It you're happy with larger size and a bit more expense (perhaps the size of a smallish table or desk), you can get panels that will effectively charge pretty large batteries. Hope this helps. Solar power banks are a waste of time. They're just too small. But solar panels absolutely do work once you go for a larger size. Edit: also, if you're the outdoorsy type, spring for an omnicharge ultimate. They even sell solar panels which will work. These power banks aren't cheap, but they aren't cheap for a reason. It's quite possibly the last power bank you'll ever buy. They're that good.
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I discovered your channel just a couple hours ago because I've been seeing this specific video shoved down the throat of my recommended section by CZcams for a few days now. Finally succumbed to curiosity and I can't be more happy with my discovery. You're channel is amazing, I've already binge watched a dozen of your videos. I'm sure I'll watch all of them eventually. Obviously, your channel isn't "small," but discovering small-ish creators is one of my favorite things on this platform, because it's like a secret little community, and it feels weirdly special that I, along with 120k other internet users, were lucky enough to stumble across your channel. Keep up the amazing work. I've never seen such a wonderful combination of commentary, humor, thorough research, and review from a channel. Plus, you look and act like one of my old high school friends that I miss, so that's a nice little bonus.
Also, you said you opened a fraud dispute for the charge but I would recommend calling the bank back to withdrawal the fraud claim and open a billing dispute. Most banks don't consider this fraud since your card information wasn't stolen to make the purchase without your knowledge.
I bought items from Lit at the end of March. I have yet toreceive any shipping or tracking or truly anything other than a bill. It’s not just because of Covid either lol
I've used the Goal Zero solar panel while backpacking with pretty good success. It's bigger than those little charging banks being advertised, it's a set of panels than unfolds, but it did actually charge my phone and camera
U said u wanted a recommendation for a GOOD Solar Charger here u are: - So we don't have the tech to make a Battery pack have a Solar panel on it and for that to work efficiently. Reason being Heats created from the panel absorbing all the Light, transfering that energy into usable Electrical energy, then sending that Electricity to charge the battery which is then converted again into DC when in the battery cells. - All this means u lose a lot of energy as heat from these products. So the solution then... Well we do have one but its not as clean and easy. What u will need is the following: (Search these on Amazon fyi) - Anker 21 watt 2 port USB portable solar charger - for $70 bucks - Anker PowerCore 26800 mAh External Battery - for $60 bucks U can probably see why there separate which is of course to separate the heat sources from one another that way u don't lose nearly 60% or more of the power your generating from the panels. Hence this is the only option we have at this moment until we start to use Graphene which will help with these power losses quite drastically but again we aren't' there yet so this is the option u got for charging devices in the woods. Also Anker the company that makes these products I mentioned is by far the best company for: - Phone Cables - Laptop chargers - Battery Banks - Mid Range priced headphones - Misc. Phone accessories. I'm not sponsored by them one bit I just found them a few yrs ago and I loved there shit ever since. They used to be a small company then but they've grown quite a bit, so ya check them out they make quality shit and at half the price of corps like Belkin, or Apple for accessories.
I agree. I bought a solar panel thing that folds up. IT's like three panels suck to fabric that can fold up to A5 size. And i attach my anker powercore battery pack. If I leave it all day, on a mildly sunny day (in northern europe) it ill charge a significant amount - enough for a full phone charge.
Great video, I do recall noting a few weeks ago that these commercials were being shown at a rate like i have never experienced before. They were annoying and I tuned them out and didn't think about them being an aggressively advertised drop shipping company until seeing this video.
Also I feel like when I see an ad and it’s an influencer or like review or something I kinda feel like there wasn’t enough thought put into it. Like they just needed to slap something together and get it out so they took some sponsor’s video and turned it into an ad
So Lit Mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack. I'm excited let's see whats inside. I really like the build. Its got handgrips on the side, it's shockproof and water resistant. The power bank has twenty-thousand milliamps, which can fully charge your phone up to eight times. Its also got a convenient loop for caribiners. The back of the device we have a bunch of solar panels which can charge the battery bank in about sixty minutes. On the top of the device there are three USB ports and two of them are fast chargers. If you hit the power button two times the LED light comes on. If you hit the power button once the LED lights will tell you how much battery you have. There is a micro USB port on the side for fast charging. My favorite part of this device is that is charges my phone wirelessly. There is a red light indicator at the top to let you know the phone is charging.
I really love your videos! Just wanted to let you know they're honestly very quiet and i have to turn the volume way up and then get flash banged by advertisements! Definitely doesn't stop me from watching tho keep it up!😊
Ok get out of my brain - I was just spending several hours the other day trying to figure out if this thing is legit or not and then you post this video? -_-
Amazon has the same crappy charger for 27 and will be shipped in 3 weeks. Basically two guys bit off more than they could chew. Great video and glad to see your channel grow.
I watched a 5 minute get rich quick ad before this video - "If you are a high school student and you aren't earning 100k a year, you are missing out". Amanda you are excellent!
Actually, I'll have you know, according to my new get-rich-quick coach from the ad before your vid, drop shipping is old news - he was about to tell me about the new method... before I skipped.
The first day I saw these advertisements I almost caved in. Thanks to you and other commentary channels I didnt bring myself to order one. If it's too good to be true it probably is!
Great stuff, as usual, Amanda this scratched a serious itch for me. I only see youtube ads on mobile, but holy fuck, every single time it's those ads. Sorta insults the intelligence when they think they can pass ads off as unbiased product reviews...
This was extremely informative! I don't see ads thanks to CZcams premium, but I am usually wary of buying anything from a social media platform or an email. I have been burned before, not only by a defective and cheap product but being signed up for some type of "membership" that I honestly cannot recall agreeing to when I purchased the product. If it seems too cheap and easy, it probably is a scam.
BTW, thank you for putting up your first video that you ever made (or unprivated), as it definitely helped me, a 41year old lol. As, it show's 7s that no matter how bad you think you are on camera, you can definitely count on yourself becoming way MORE comfortable in front of it. Just like you, it shows how much growth you've had as a person, but also as a content creator. I thank you for sharing that💯
Non stop for a while there. I never got passed the "let's see what's inside" part at which point I'd always say to myself, "a solar, wireless, battery pack".
I swear for like a month the only ad I got on CZcams was that obnoxious Harry Potter mobile game and I thought I was going insane. “Your letter... HAS ARRIVED!”
20 inches by 15 inches on a solar panel could reasonably be expected to produce 25 Watts, at least from Goal Zero's Nomad 100. That's just the spec I had on hand. But that's still 300 square inches, or maybe two square feet, on something that fits in your pocket, it's not going to be possible. A Samsung Note 20 Ultra with a 6.9 inch screen size has about a 6.5x3 inch face, so about 20 square inches. 20,000mAh or 20Ah isn't the full spec we need though. Most lithium batteries will come with a nominal voltage of about 3.6 or 3.7. Multiplying those numbers together will get us the Wh capacity, which is going to be around 72 to 76 ish. So 25 Watts in one hour from 2 square feet of solar panel will give 25Watthours of capacity, meaning you'd need 3 hours to fully charge a 75 ish Watthour battery with a 25W solar panel, which is also not accounting for any loss in efficiency. Now like I said, the solar panel on the battery pack itself is going to be much smaller, 20 square inches vs 300 square inches. 15 times the size gets 25 Watts, so I would doubt the single solar panel on the battery is any more than 5 Watts, likely closer to 2 or 2.5 though, which isn't going to be very efficient., so probably 1.5 Watts in average conditions. Which is going to take DAYS to fully charge the battery, not accounting for any amount of time that something is plugged into the battery and draining it.
The resurgence of these ads is the worst. I remember a year or so the ads were all over the place and I thought the ads were gone when they stopped a while back,
For all of the regulations and rules that CZcams places on its creators, it is amazing that they seemingly have no standards at all about letting scam companies advertise on their site.
The double standard of CZcams. They dont care where money is coming from when they get paid. But will drop the hammer on channels that dare make videos CZcams arbitrary decide are bad. And different rules for different channels depending on their sub count or "clout".
Considering how many “get blue check now!” Ads that are on CZcams, I’m not surprised.
@@jondoe230 it's not really a double standard, people just don't really understand CZcams's system that well. Of course, the way they treat creators is often unfair but that's because they aren't selling to you (as a viewer or producer), you are the product being sold. The ad companies are the actual consumers and CZcams work to appease their customers, as any business does.
Most of what they do is actually very consistent if you keep this in mind. Ad companies at risk of pulling out because of certain kinds of content? Impose restrictions on creators. CZcamsrs with more money-making potential fucking up? Probably will still sell for good money. Not those with smaller followings, though. They're dead weight, cut them down.
Facebook is even worse about scam advertising
they who pays the piper calls the tune
"so lit mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack, I'm excited, let's see whats inside"
Damn… I hate this comment
OH MY GOD A BATTERY PACK I HAD NO IDEA
"I really like the build."
What's the reason of this comment? The quote isn't even funny.
It too me a moment to understand, but the joke works by invoking a scenario wherein people clicking this video are suprised by the recitation of the ad's by-now familiar script.
Basically, it's imagining is walking into a meme.
Right as she said the thing abt the ads, a man began to yell at me abt how its my fault I'm not a wealthy entrepreneur
lol
Lmao the same happened to me
I got some kid talking about drop shipping 😅
ITS YOUR FAULT, YOU POOR PEASANT!!! YOURE JUST NOT MOTIVATED ENOUGH!!
Lmao the ad before the start of her video was some entrepreneur program ad and the guy was shaming me for not being a rich entrepreneur like his students.
* points to description * “Look, Gary, there I am!”
I'm extremely shocked this doesn't have more likes.
@@littlered6340 same
Little Red yeah like where is everyone
Amanda: "You are probably going to see ads from those get rich quick guys trying to sell you..."
AD BREAK
Ad:'Hi guys, I just want to tell you how I managed to quit the job I hated and started earning 100k"
SKIP AD
Amanda: "... a course about how you can make 100g a month"
Mine was an ad for arthritis cream lmao guess I better call my broker and invest in Voltaren
I saw a video debunking these dudes and then I got an ad from one of the people featured in the video
Lol y’a i got an ad on how to make money from CZcams without ever posting a video
Didn't skip the ad, decided that was my drink refill point, but yeah same get rich quick crap here too
So lit mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack, I’m excited, let’s see what’s inside.
I don’t know what comes next because that’s usually about the 5 second mark
It more just makes me think that there isn't a battery in there. And really with all their reviews I wouldn't be shocked if past the 5 seconds was just them opening empty boxes.
Hahaha, same here
i'm sorry, but when you said "hi, i'm amanda", i instinctively went, "and you're watching disney channel" because of COURSE
Are you 14?
@@kaymo225 No we're Gen Z...
We've been programmed this way🤷🏾♂️
I'm a Millennial.. I think of Amanda Bynes
@@abdicated7800 THAT WORKS TOO
@@kaymo225 22 bro just believe in dadism lmao
Lit mobile and that one men’s body wash commercial dr.squatch are the only commercials I get.
Same lol 😀
When I get pelted with ads this much and they’re not even good, I make a personal oath to never buy the products, and I’ve never broken these oaths
Dr squatch is legit tho, I got my bars, and they smell really good and make my skin feels nice and clean
"YOU'RE NOT A DISH, YOU'RE A MAN"
Have you tried clicking the little i button and saying “stop seeing this ad”? Sometimes that works for me, but there are a couple ads that keep popping up even after I do that
As a gen z kid, them using lit really makes me relate to these lithium batteries. Glad that corporations finally can relate to us the people.
Hate to break it to you kid but lit has been used as a slang term since 1910… That’s 110 years ago.
its short for lithium, its literally the first three letters of it
evilSWA - beyond pandora films Still, now it has a weird and "cringy" connotation, which just makes it worse
hello fellow kids, would you like to consume my products?
“YoU dOnT kNoW wHaT sOaP uR uSiNg” I hate that ad. I hate it so much.
i actually love that ad ngl
Oh no synthetic detergents whatever will I do
@@sarabeth641 some people can't pronounce those words, so you know, they must be bad for you!
That's ones pretty bad. I think the manscaped series piss me off the most... Did you know that it was on shark tank?
Dr. Squatch is the bees knees
Thank you for being honest and stating even though the charger is $129, it's still a tax write off for you instead of just complaining how expensive it was like other youtubers. I like how honest and straight forward you are about this stuff too! Love your channel and videos!
Agreed
Lit Mobile, the deodorant ad with the bearded blond guy, and the Postmates celebrity ad with John Legend, Katy Perry, Shawn Mendes, etc. are the ads I most hate on CZcams.
I can't stand the Nicorette ads. They have a distinctive piano jingle that now instantly makes me wonder if I could do with a smoke.
Same
Mine are the stay at home ad
That bearded blonde guy is the worst and he does so many other ads too idk why advertisers think we wanna see that guy. He seems so douchey and they use him like he's some type of celebrity
don’t forget the coin master ads 🙃
Lit mobile is literally my least favorite ad because of all the aggressive pointing. I'd rather see literally any other ad.
"So **point** lit mobile just sent me **point** I'm excited lets see whats inside *point*"
What about the "hey does anyone have a CHARGER? We'Re DyInG!"
That one soap brand is so aggravating it's unbelievable. Their ads do the opposite of convincing me to buy their products
You probably still use the same soap your mommy bought for you!
the soap you shower with... is SHIT
The ad I'm sick of seeing is the manscape lawnmower.
Oh God this one... when I did some research the product is apparently supper crap and nicks balls
I especially hate how they think they are funny. Nothing makes me more annoyed than out of touch bad humorous ad's.
RaId ShAdOw LeGeNdS
And they sponsor seemingly every comedian's podcast! I'm fast-forwarding my way through Bert Kreischer telling me about this damn thing every other day, it feels like.
"tHe aLL NEw lAWNmoWeR 3.0!"
I have never seen an ad for Lit Mobile before, but now I am scared that they'll come at me in waves now. edit: yup. got a midroll for a dropshipping subtype called drop-serviceing at minute 12.
Yeah I havent received one either because Im from the UK and part of their ads is that its shipped nationally from the US (and they are having problems with shipping) so thats why. If you are from the US then im not sure why u havent received any ads for them.
@@GiveMePopperz I am from the uk and I have had a shit ton of those ads for weeks straight now, it's getting really annoying...
@@goda6984 For Lit mobile? Damn, Ive never gotten one.
@@GiveMePopperzYup and consider yourself lucky then
Me neither but I'm prepared now🥴
Once the political ads start in earnest we'll all be looking back on the days of lit mobile and Dr squatch with fondness
I already get a ton of trump/biden ads 💀
You ever get the ad where they ask you to sign Trumps birthday card or some shi?
I get an assload of trump ones, I just started getting Biden ads, it has begun
That bumbling idiot Biden misspeaking on his ad. Every single video note
*Laughs in The Epoch Times*
I remember being bombarded with those goddamn ads for Lit Mobile, but I guess I didn’t even realize that I stopped getting them at some point
Just got an ad of a guy ripping his bathrobe off telling me I need to take risks to get rich 😳
Wesley Virgin, may I collaborate?
Mark Zhang too
As a guy that’s into batteries those specs were so crazy! I said “what” out-loud when I first saw the ad. Specs that good scaled up would literally provide power to the entire earth with a fraction of the size of normal solar panels
Why does Amanda’s shopping issues sound like the time I was scammed out of a fidget spinner in 2017?
Cuz scammers gonna scam
@@SwellEntertainment And Hun's are gonna Hun
5:12 they misspelled “contintued.” That kind of misspelling and lack of quality control is never a good sign.
i never got these ads?? i just keep getting ads about signing a birthday card for trump oh no
i keep disliking ans skipping them but they keep showing back up
Oh god is it silk and diamond? Lol
I'd be so tempted to sign it with a fake name like "Chokanna Kok" or something they're equally unlikely to notice is actually an insult.
I keep getting ads for some video targeting conservative women even though I’m a male and somewhat of a centrist.
I keep getting that classically Abby bitch about how great being a married conservative pro lifer is even though I’m a 13 year old gay guy
Got an ad about CZcams ads. Nice one algorithm
same i never get why theres ads that are simply the CZcams logo hanging there for 5 seconds
@@starkat6735 CZcams's self-promotion
I got one that was just the vevo logo
@@starkat6735 right? 😂 Why do they need an ad for the website we're already on
All I get is the stupid Billie razor commercial. If I have to hear "Billie is the unicorn of razors" again imma quit life 🤦🏻♀️
I wanted to buy one for my homeless mom because she can’t access outlets, so glad to see this. Seems like every solar charger has terrible reviews too.
I can think of a dozen more worthwhile things you could use your money on to help your homeless mother than a phone charger.
@@MapleLeafAce As a person who was homeless, a phone *is* valuable. Even if you are trying to get help, social workers and other services can't reach you without a phone. If you can work (I worked gig jobs the entire time I was homeless) you need a phone. Not to mention, you can call for help when things go wrong with a phone. It's not a luxury item.
Have you tried one of those hand crank ones? I think they might also usually have bad reviews but you might want to check those out.
MapleLeafAce have you considered they themselves are not in a financial situation where they can give all the help they would want to? Or that the mom herself refuses to take any more help than that? You don’t know all the details, don’t assume.
You can get 10W solar panels with 5V USB outputs (and no battery). Significantly bigger than these battery bank things, but they do work. 10W should be plenty assuming the phone is for calls and texts, not watching CZcams all day.
"Thank you for understanding and contintued support" made me WORRIED
11:50 "So all of the advertisements on this video are probably going to be from those 'Get Rich Quick Guys'..."
Midroll ad: "Voltharen arthritis cream, now available at Walgreens."
Me: "Note to self, invest in big ointment. Arthritis is where the money's at."
There’s a way to say this without it being a dumb meme. Aren’t you a little old to be posting in the same way as a 9 year old pewdiepie fanboy?
Maybe go back to posting sentences like a normal person yeah?
The AA Ointment investment Plan-- Arthritis and Allergies. Put all your stock in Voltarin and hydrocortisone today!
@@Jayfive276 Lol I mean I'm just here to have fun, sorry that you're having a bad day.
I became suspicious when I saw two different ads that used the exact same dialog. One was aimed a young professionals and the other was for outdoors/adventure types.
I’ve seen the lit mobile ads so much that the intro jingle now gives me PTSD
Normal advertising: shows consumers face, product looks decent
Lit mobile: No Face, Constant Pointing, broken dreams
Now to get that guy with the bad hair to stop talking about the soap I shower with.
My ads recently: Lit Mobile, Get rich quick schemes and a razor specifically for shaving balls. I wonder what that tells about me...
As a women, I get the same ones???
I got this ad at least 50 times in a single day for several weeks.
i got the exact ad that she said we probably would, the young guy trying to sell a get rich quick course lol
This kinda makes me feel like Bernie Sanders wasn’t giving his all with his “I’m once again asking you to donate ads” given how his freelance work apparently gave those two Chicago dudes so many clicks
I wasn't going to buy anything from them before, I'm definitely not going to now
every time i hear "Lit Mobile" i think they're saying "Lint Mobile"
"So lit mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack, let's see what's inside"
And then proceed to describe it as if he built it himself...
Literally as shes talking about us getting ads for the get rich quick schemes i get one
They managed to wrongly type 'contintued' in both of the emails.
Slanted Glasses I noticed that too
ads i've been seeing lately:
-lit mobile
-daily harvest
-noom
-politics
Oh my god these were so annoying! I even went into my Google and CZcams ad settings to see if I could turn them off for some reason
I swear to God, when she started talking about drop shipping and the get rich from home ads, a get rich from home ad came up and the first line was "So you're a drop shipper"
I’m so glad you’ve offered them *contintued* support
"So lit mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack, let's see whats inside. Oh it's a pair of cheap sunglasses"
This is me being an annoying banking rep but it wouldn’t be “fraud” it would be a “dispute” since you knowingly made the transaction, a dispute that you should totally win by the way
what would be a reason for her to not win the dispute? her situation is obviously not her fault but i’m wondering what would qualify as the consumer being in the wrong
Chloe some customers don’t abide by the shipping timeframe set by the merchant before they get nervous and open the dispute, or they don’t reach out to the merchant first to try and resolve it with them. But she did both of these things so she’s fine
Hi Maggie - I work in banking as well (in New Zealand) and it’s the same for us. Since she has already tried to reach out to the company, and has proof of this, we can open the dispute and she would be refunded. If she had not reached out to them, we do expect customers to do this initially before we can move forward.
You got me from being “oh this could be interesting “ to “oooOooOh scandalous “
Hey Swell, you can use solar to charge stuff very effectively. Just don't bother with power banks that have built in panels. Buy the panel separately. Get a 15w panel, they're about the footprint or a shoebox or so, maybe a bit larger, but not much. You can get little solar charge controllers and connect them to your car battery, or maybe a lipo battery for smaller size and weight. I'm pretty sure you can also get modules that will just give you USB straight from the solar panel. But I'd recommend soaking up that sunlight into a battery over the day that way you have juice at night.
You can get solar panels that fold up and can be placed on your roof or boot (aka trunk). It you're happy with larger size and a bit more expense (perhaps the size of a smallish table or desk), you can get panels that will effectively charge pretty large batteries.
Hope this helps. Solar power banks are a waste of time. They're just too small. But solar panels absolutely do work once you go for a larger size.
Edit: also, if you're the outdoorsy type, spring for an omnicharge ultimate. They even sell solar panels which will work. These power banks aren't cheap, but they aren't cheap for a reason. It's quite possibly the last power bank you'll ever buy. They're that good.
Hey, just wanted to let you know that I discovered your channel just a couple hours ago because I've been seeing this specific video shoved down the throat of my recommended section by CZcams for a few days now. Finally succumbed to curiosity and I can't be more happy with my discovery.
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At 11:57 I got an ad with a guy trying to sell a course. I think those ads are more annoying then the ones for shitty mobile games.
Also, you said you opened a fraud dispute for the charge but I would recommend calling the bank back to withdrawal the fraud claim and open a billing dispute. Most banks don't consider this fraud since your card information wasn't stolen to make the purchase without your knowledge.
I bought items from Lit at the end of March. I have yet toreceive any shipping or tracking or truly anything other than a bill. It’s not just because of Covid either lol
Me too xx I should've known better gah.
I've used the Goal Zero solar panel while backpacking with pretty good success. It's bigger than those little charging banks being advertised, it's a set of panels than unfolds, but it did actually charge my phone and camera
I'd love to tell you my opinion on Lit Mobile but first......a message from Raid Shadow Legends!
OMG THANK YOU!!!!!!! I cannot stand these ads and they make me want to drill a hole through my head to make me forget I have ever experienced them.
U said u wanted a recommendation for a GOOD Solar Charger here u are:
- So we don't have the tech to make a Battery pack have a Solar panel on it and for that to work efficiently. Reason being Heats created from the panel absorbing all the Light, transfering that energy into usable Electrical energy, then sending that Electricity to charge the battery which is then converted again into DC when in the battery cells.
- All this means u lose a lot of energy as heat from these products. So the solution then...
Well we do have one but its not as clean and easy. What u will need is the following: (Search these on Amazon fyi)
- Anker 21 watt 2 port USB portable solar charger - for $70 bucks
- Anker PowerCore 26800 mAh External Battery - for $60 bucks
U can probably see why there separate which is of course to separate the heat sources from one another that way u don't lose nearly 60% or more of the power your generating from the panels. Hence this is the only option we have at this moment until we start to use Graphene which will help with these power losses quite drastically but again we aren't' there yet so this is the option u got for charging devices in the woods.
Also Anker the company that makes these products I mentioned is by far the best company for:
- Phone Cables
- Laptop chargers
- Battery Banks
- Mid Range priced headphones
- Misc. Phone accessories.
I'm not sponsored by them one bit I just found them a few yrs ago and I loved there shit ever since. They used to be a small company then but they've grown quite a bit, so ya check them out they make quality shit and at half the price of corps like Belkin, or Apple for accessories.
I agree. I bought a solar panel thing that folds up. IT's like three panels suck to fabric that can fold up to A5 size. And i attach my anker powercore battery pack. If I leave it all day, on a mildly sunny day (in northern europe) it ill charge a significant amount - enough for a full phone charge.
Great video, I do recall noting a few weeks ago that these commercials were being shown at a rate like i have never experienced before. They were annoying and I tuned them out and didn't think about them being an aggressively advertised drop shipping company until seeing this video.
I got an ad for Popeye’s delivery service. Honestly glad to know its an option, I miss fried chicken.
What advertising should be.
...don’t do it.
Solar panel chargers and battery packs is like technology of 5 years ago
Can confirm, I got a ton of ads selling me a business model and once I leave I'll start getting anime style game ads again.
found your channel at the very beginning of quarantine & I’m still obsessed!! love love love your videos
Those lit mobile videos took me to the breaking point 😂
I've literally NEVER seen a single ad for this even though I'm on youtube all the time. I'm confused as to why I was left out
Same here. Did watching this video make you get them?
Also I feel like when I see an ad and it’s an influencer or like review or something I kinda feel like there wasn’t enough thought put into it. Like they just needed to slap something together and get it out so they took some sponsor’s video and turned it into an ad
I'm so glad you did a video on this, those ads drove me insane!
(Talks downward)
"So... The fraud investigation is in place, so I don't know how that's gonna go."
So Lit Mobile just sent me this solar wireless battery pack. I'm excited let's see whats inside. I really like the build. Its got handgrips on the side, it's shockproof and water resistant. The power bank has twenty-thousand milliamps, which can fully charge your phone up to eight times. Its also got a convenient loop for caribiners. The back of the device we have a bunch of solar panels which can charge the battery bank in about sixty minutes. On the top of the device there are three USB ports and two of them are fast chargers. If you hit the power button two times the LED light comes on. If you hit the power button once the LED lights will tell you how much battery you have. There is a micro USB port on the side for fast charging. My favorite part of this device is that is charges my phone wirelessly. There is a red light indicator at the top to let you know the phone is charging.
It is the most BORING "I'm excited" I've EVER heard and annoyed the living daylights out of me!!
I really love your videos! Just wanted to let you know they're honestly very quiet and i have to turn the volume way up and then get flash banged by advertisements! Definitely doesn't stop me from watching tho keep it up!😊
Ok get out of my brain - I was just spending several hours the other day trying to figure out if this thing is legit or not and then you post this video? -_-
Amazon has the same crappy charger for 27 and will be shipped in 3 weeks. Basically two guys bit off more than they could chew. Great video and glad to see your channel grow.
I don't think their ads are running anymore. Probably got sued by someone.
I watched a 5 minute get rich quick ad before this video - "If you are a high school student and you aren't earning 100k a year, you are missing out". Amanda you are excellent!
The last time I was this early I was saying "The Last Time I was this early Swell Entertainment only had 8k subs."
Thank you for protecting me! I was very close to falling for those people and their scam!
Actually, I'll have you know, according to my new get-rich-quick coach from the ad before your vid, drop shipping is old news - he was about to tell me about the new method... before I skipped.
The first day I saw these advertisements I almost caved in. Thanks to you and other commentary channels I didnt bring myself to order one. If it's too good to be true it probably is!
I think January and Febuary is when I was being pelted by the ads
amanda always coming in clutch with the investigative videos
Times like this I'm happy to have CZcams Premium
Or you know.. use an adblocker for free? lol
Found him. Here’s the one guy.
Nuwan Tilakaratna no such luck on the smartphone app.
Same
Great stuff, as usual, Amanda
this scratched a serious itch for me. I only see youtube ads on mobile, but holy fuck, every single time it's those ads. Sorta insults the intelligence when they think they can pass ads off as unbiased product reviews...
My store was literally selling a product like this that was practically the exact same- it was £14, not £130
"someone has been gardening the whole time i've been filming"
me, gardening while watching this: o.o
Right when you were talking about the “how to make money drop shipping” ads, an ad popped up but it was for Nissan 😂
This was extremely informative! I don't see ads thanks to CZcams premium, but I am usually wary of buying anything from a social media platform or an email. I have been burned before, not only by a defective and cheap product but being signed up for some type of "membership" that I honestly cannot recall agreeing to when I purchased the product. If it seems too cheap and easy, it probably is a scam.
also, the company is LIT mobile, that's already a big red flag.
BTW, thank you for putting up your first video that you ever made (or unprivated), as it definitely helped me, a 41year old lol. As, it show's 7s that no matter how bad you think you are on camera, you can definitely count on yourself becoming way MORE comfortable in front of it. Just like you, it shows how much growth you've had as a person, but also as a content creator. I thank you for sharing that💯
I got so many lit mobile ads I wanted to commit a crime.
Non stop for a while there. I never got passed the "let's see what's inside" part at which point I'd always say to myself, "a solar, wireless, battery pack".
I actually haven't seen any ads from lit mobile, but now that I've watched this video I probably will lol
I swear for like a month the only ad I got on CZcams was that obnoxious Harry Potter mobile game and I thought I was going insane.
“Your letter... HAS ARRIVED!”
These are all a ploy to get people to sign up for CZcams premium. Online ads on CZcams and Hulu are such a bore and obscene.
20 inches by 15 inches on a solar panel could reasonably be expected to produce 25 Watts, at least from Goal Zero's Nomad 100. That's just the spec I had on hand. But that's still 300 square inches, or maybe two square feet, on something that fits in your pocket, it's not going to be possible. A Samsung Note 20 Ultra with a 6.9 inch screen size has about a 6.5x3 inch face, so about 20 square inches. 20,000mAh or 20Ah isn't the full spec we need though. Most lithium batteries will come with a nominal voltage of about 3.6 or 3.7. Multiplying those numbers together will get us the Wh capacity, which is going to be around 72 to 76 ish. So 25 Watts in one hour from 2 square feet of solar panel will give 25Watthours of capacity, meaning you'd need 3 hours to fully charge a 75 ish Watthour battery with a 25W solar panel, which is also not accounting for any loss in efficiency. Now like I said, the solar panel on the battery pack itself is going to be much smaller, 20 square inches vs 300 square inches. 15 times the size gets 25 Watts, so I would doubt the single solar panel on the battery is any more than 5 Watts, likely closer to 2 or 2.5 though, which isn't going to be very efficient., so probably 1.5 Watts in average conditions. Which is going to take DAYS to fully charge the battery, not accounting for any amount of time that something is plugged into the battery and draining it.
My least favorite ad is for some men's body wash. Idr the name but it is rage inducing and the longest 5 seconds ever.
"The soap you use...is shit!" I HATE those ads. I get them every video. The 30 second version and the 13 minute version.
@@lezlethal 13 minutes version? There are shower videos on p*rnhub shorter than that.
Lots of ads are now almost as long as the videos I TRY to watch.
Yup, you were right. Got an advertisement for video marketing at the end of your video.
BRUH I CLICKED SO FREAKING FAST
BRUH SAYING THIS ISNT GOING TO GET YOU LOADS OF LIKES OR GET OROPLE TO SUBSCRIBE TO YOU.
Jayfive276 you’re replying so negatively to so many comments for no reason at all, calm down
The resurgence of these ads is the worst. I remember a year or so the ads were all over the place and I thought the ads were gone when they stopped a while back,
Richlife of Roadtrips had the BEST lit Mobile commercial. I've been watching that dude for years and it was absolutely hilarious.
Took a darker turn than I expected