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Post by runamuckchuck on Nov 17, 2024 22:57:40 GMT
No stupid unboxing videos!
I had not given it much thought until they started popping up on YouTube again. It was an ah ha moment oh yeah stuff is arriving again in quantity.
Now let me be clear, I am not deriding legitimate reviews of product sans the insipid waste of time watching someone fumble and bumble around with a pair of scissors, knives (fancy or just functional), toe nail clippers, nose hair trimmers, soup spoons or cross cut saws dare I suggest chain saws to open a box and then struggle to get the item out of the clam shell, or styrofoam.
I feel certain that more than one of these videos have edited out the person dropping the train on the floor, while taking the Lord's name in vain to say nothing about other colorful phrases that came to mind.
Many if not all of these reviews so called and otherwise would benefit greatly if they would lose the arts and crafts aspect of their video and get to the point.
We all know how to open a box. Let's see the goods and let us know your thoughts.
There is only so much attention span to go around.
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Post by Craignor on Nov 18, 2024 0:50:58 GMT
Agreed, the unboxing is a ridiculous waste of time.
I imagine the longer the YouTube video is, the more the influencer gets paid. So if the unboxing is a revenue enhancer.
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Post by rockymountaineer on Nov 18, 2024 4:38:04 GMT
Gotta admit... watching the unboxing process is about as mundane and useless as it gets these days. We ALL know how to open boxes and unwrap our trains.
But of all the YouTubers out there... the one exception is Pittsburgh Train Fanatic, who's done an entertaining job of making light of the unboxing process with everything from a basic knife to a power chainsaw. You know the more powerful the tool... the more fake it is. But I've gotta tip my hat to him for his creativity in a way that makes light of what's become a completely useless part of these "product review" videos.
So I agree... if you're not gonna be entertaining about it, then please skip the box opening... and get right to the product review.
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Post by david1 on Nov 18, 2024 5:31:58 GMT
I have come to the conclusion that I watch fewer reviews now. The insane time it takes to open a box and the constant chatter describing the knife or whatever makes me hit delete. There is one guy who opens his boxes under his layout because of the mess on top! He is now deleted!!! Btw he uses a pen to open his boxes!!
Dave
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Post by MartyE on Nov 18, 2024 12:49:10 GMT
I for one vowed never to do an unboxing video unless there are special packing circumstances and then only showing the why and how's of that. So far I haven't done any. I won't disparage any one that does but I just don't see the need for me to waste the time on my channel. I've often teased but never done one.
One of the coolest unboxing videos and one I felt was definitely called for was from this video on Will 2926's channel. You couldn't have a better place to do one.
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