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Ok, I purchased this thing during Christmas. I was happy with my purchase, and have been displaying it proudly on my desk since. It looks amazing, but something curious happened a little while ago. I smelled a burning smell, it didn't take long to figure out where it was coming from. I unplugged it and looked at the back of the light, sure enough the plastic was warped and burned. It had to be around 60-100c. So, being the curious person I am I decided to take it apart to see what I'd find. I was hoping it'd be just one bad light and I could just remove it then plug the panel back in. Sure enough, as soon as I got the back panel off I was greeted by the smell of led paint! I had to get a fan in my room it was so strong. Keep in mind this was a few hrs after I unplugged it. After I got over the smell I noticed that the lights are attached to cardboard! It is a huge no no to put exposed wiring let alone lights on cardboard. After that, I noticed that there where holes burned through the metallic film on the cardboard! It's a wonder it didn't burst into flames. Anyways, just though I'd give you guys the heads up and save you the cash. I took pictures of what I found, you can find them below.
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- 09 May. 2011 11:53am #1
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- 09 May. 2011 12:05pm #2
Also, if we're giving out warnings, don't accept DBI columbia house's deal of 3 dvds for one dollar, they will steal over 100 bucks and refuse to cancel your account.
- 09 May. 2011 12:40pm #3
Oh damn, unlucky there Thomas, it looks like it was a nice panel before the meltdown. Shame on Thinkgeek for selling such a low quality product, hope you didn't pay too much for it.
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- 09 May. 2011 12:46pm #4 I paid $30 :\. The darn thing prob cost a few cents to a dollar to make.
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- 09 May. 2011 12:49pm #5Donator
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I bought the shirt with the speaker from them, stopped working after two months.
- 09 May. 2011 12:51pm #6 I had the wifi t-shirt. Didn't even pick any wifi signals. it just kept flickering. Originally Posted by Drakonid // Signature
- 09 May. 2011 01:19pm #7
A lot of Think Geek's stuff is more gimmicky than with any practicality. Trying to profit off of geeks with low quality designs, I have no idea how they're still afloat. Most of my geek swag comes from newegg. I prefer to see the item reviews made by real customers before I even throw a dollar their way.
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- 09 May. 2011 01:21pm #8 Yea, I think I'll be sticking with Newegg and Vat19 from now on. However, the Halo messenger bag I bought from there has lasted about 4 years. Originally Posted by Torian // Signature
- 09 May. 2011 01:33pm #9
Aye, I used to love browsing ThinkGeek for their awesome room fillers, but after a few purchases turned out to be not worth the money, I moved on to greener pastures. There's no doubt that some of the items posted there are good, it's just you need to have a bit of luck to pick out what's worth the dime and what isn't.
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- 09 May. 2011 01:36pm #10Stunning
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While we're at it, Don't eat at McDonalds.
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- 09 May. 2011 01:54pm #11
McDonald's makes your butt bigger, that's a plus for some.
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- 09 May. 2011 02:01pm #12Stunning
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only to biddies and golddiggers Originally Posted by Torian ☜(* x *)☞FOOL ON COOL GENERATION
Originally Posted by C0FF1NCASE
- 09 May. 2011 02:14pm #13
Mcdonalds also makes everything else bigger, and makes you generally less healthy. there are other alternatives to giving yourself a larger ass other than gorging out and unhealthy food. God, how did we get to having this conversation?
- 09 May. 2011 05:32pm #14
When I was running my convention, they sent us a bunch of crap to give out for prize support.
It was all so broken we couldn't even give it out. :/
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