Knock Off Fidgets... What's the Deal?
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Lautie is great. I admire their creativity and quality. But selling them at that price is definitely taking advantage of people in this hobby.
Absolutely! 👍 👍
Have to disagree on the reasoning not to buy clones. Not everyone has $300 to spend on a couple of pieces of metal, but still want to experience a similar sensation to the shuffle
Yea i get it. Thats justification to me. U dont need to try them. I just would hate to get ripped off like that. Especially if its a clone. Copy i can maybe see past.
I don't know, many of the fakes I've seen command high prices and seem to try and convince you they are real, but maybe a hundred or so less than the real ones.
Etsy and other places are scattered with shit like that.
100%
No chance I would drop $300+ on something like this. But $15-$30, sure.
So the way I see it the original designers are not losing a sale, because there is no way I would have ever purchased the product at the price they are asking.
Exactly dude. These are so fucking overpriced. I have no problem buying a clone when they gouge people on prices. It's like saying you should pay full price for name brand prescriptions. Yeah right
f u edc
Can someone explain to me why some fidget toys are so expensive like $300 for a piece of metal that looks like it should be $20
the part that really pisses me off are the people who are actually buying from china, rebranding and selling for well over 200$, ive seem 3 companies so far doing this
Capitalism. Also price is what you are willing to pay and what the company would like to get. If some people genuinely don't care and pay 300$ for something which should be 10$ max then the company would be stupid not exploiting it. If noone bought it for 300$ they wouldn't do it
The brass and copper are electroplated over stainless steel. Then treated with a clear coat. Thats what I was able to put together from the descriptions of similar types.
Lets be real here, these things are 300 bucks sometimes. Not for something practical, but for something that serves no real purpose, other than to alleviate boredom.
The materials, the time, the rarity, all of these things have to be factored in. I understand the variables involved that can increase the price of something.
But you said it yourself, the shuffle is overpriced. If you ask me, a lot these legit clickers are all overpriced.
I dont agree with clones, but I dont agree with taking advantage of people by selling them a 300 dollar clicker either. Simply because they are popular right now.
So I find myself conflicted tbh.
Copies and clones for $10-50 > inflated cost real deals.
I like the look of the size of the bigger card one. As for pricing and knock offs, as a starter fidget toy it's probably advisable to go for the cheapest ones you can find, just to see what ball park of fidget toy you prefer. Then maybe look into the more expensive ones for the higher quality. But, if the lower end ones suit you fine, then I say by all means stick with them. Cheap to replace if they get lost, misplaced, stolen, etc. It's nice to have options as well.
I mean if your spending $200-$300 on a fidget slider there shouldn't be much variance in the magnets, that's why you are paying more; for the quality assurance.
This video was perfect. I just got some of the cheaper one’s thinking they would be good enough but the comparison you showed me the quality difference.
I kinda figured people who bought the 600 dollar sliders would have been upset to see pretty much the exact same item being sold for 12 bucks on Amazon, little bitter are we?
Who bought a $600 ? U think I’m bitter? I’m confused. Did u watch the video? 😂
Not Spending 100-200 Bucks On A Darn FiDGET Click Clack Toy Rather Spend That Kind Of Money On A Glock And Ammo!.
Cool story haha. To each their own.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 *🤖 Overview of the fidget items*
- The creator briefly introduces the 3 fidget items he will be discussing.
- He clarifies that 2 of the items are known copies/knockoffs, while 1 was an unintentional purchase.
00:27 *🔍 Examining the $1.99 fidget item*
- The creator discusses a $1.99 fidget item he purchased, noting it has balls inside that are necessary for it to function properly.
- He is unsure of the purpose of the metal post that came with the item.
- Despite the low price, the creator finds the fidget item to be not too bad and to have a satisfying clicking mechanism.
02:12 *🔀 Comparing a copy to a clone of the Fidget Shuffle*
- The creator differentiates between a "copy" and a "clone", explaining that a copy imitates the design but doesn't try to pass itself off as the original, while a clone directly copies everything including branding.
- He prefers the copy version he purchased over a clone, as he feels the copy is a better approach.
- However, he acknowledges that both copies and clones are not ideal, and encourages supporting the original designers.
04:34 *🔬 Examining the Fidget Shuffle copy*
- The creator compares the size and magnet strength of the Fidget Shuffle copy he purchased to the original Fidget Shuffle.
- He notes that while the copy is not as satisfying to use as the original, it is not a terrible product for the price.
- He suggests that for someone not wanting to spend the money on the original, the copy could be a reasonable alternative, though he still recommends supporting the original designers.
08:54 *🔁 Examining the CP3 fidget spinner knockoff*
- The creator discusses a CP3 fidget spinner knockoff he purchased, comparing it to the original CP3 and Nano models he owns.
- He finds the knockoff version to be surprisingly good, with strong magnets and a satisfying hand-feel.
- However, he acknowledges the long-term quality and consistency of the knockoff is unknown, and still recommends supporting the original designers if possible.
I bought the knockoff. I'm not spending $200 on this when I can get one for $20 🤷♂️
I bought the REAL Lautie Shuffle SS KK V2, and that was over my budget but I wanted it SO bad and I love it! It arrived this week. I wanted the Mackie CP3 too but as I said, out of budget. So I ordered this exact fake one as you are showing here!
Edit: Thank you so much for making this video!
The Chinese manufacturer will never say it's a "knockoff" but will shamelessly say it's "inspired by"😂🤣
Kev knocked it out of the park! I looked high and low for any footage or reviews of the "cp3 copy" and to have him do a video like this is fucking awesome. He is the first to cover these and an invaluable resource. I am waiting on one and excited now to receive it, and for 15 bucks shipped! Keep doing what your doing Kev.
Did the asteman one come with the tape on it? Mine came without tape from Ali express
just ordered one of the gold triple sliders! thanks, Kev!
I ordered a different silver version of that copper one from Amazon hopefully it’ll be as good!
Honestly is there anything stopping companies like Loutie from making budget friendly versions of these with simpler designs and cheaper metal?
They already do. They make them with steel and it still costa $100
@@LeftyEDC sooo,they don't.
I have a few knockoffs; Two of them being the Shuffles you mentioned. The other two are clones of the Mechanic M and Devil's Milk Cap.
For me,its about function and something that can help me with my anxiety and panic attacks. Not the price. Having add and highfunctinal autism i need something like this. Been using my hands with results in pain and big whales and the skin hurts. I am new in this fidget world and on sickleave so money is an issue. It is what it is 🤷
Totally understand. Check out 3DCPrintings. Link is in the description. Lots of original options.
From what I’ve seen, the Joker KO is big.
The king or aces KOs are the same size as OG Lautie.
The little steel thing i think is to stop them rolling into the magnet, i can't find a real one anywhere, an original that is😮
Try taking out the middle plate of the first one and u'll find it works a lot better
The reason is so you don't get ripped off paying $200-$300 for a fidget. Don't feel bad for the companies gauging you on these because they're trendy. They are making an absolute killing off of your brand loyalty, and as many knockoffs show they're only marginally better than cheap fidgets, sometimes even worse like you found out in your video. You "hate to say it" when they're just as good because you spent 10x the amount on yours. Seriously, save your money.
i'm way late to this, but i have to agree with the idea of avoiding clones. what most people don't understand is that with high end products there's always a reason the pricing is so high. part of it is that they understand going into it that they are not going to be selling in super high quantities. then all the obvious things such as materials, labor hours, quality of machining, etc. I agree the shuffle is overpriced, particularly on the second hand market. Demand also drives pricing, so the more sought after they are, the more the price will continue to climb. Clones existing in the first place actually contributes to price increase by driving sales away from the original product. the lower their overall sales, the higher the price has to be in order to make a profit.
me being a knife guy i cant stand clones, but 400$ for a fidget that serves essentially no purpose is wild to me, an actual tool yes i cant stand clones- life and limb are at stake
The knock off is a great buy.
i already ordered it. Mostly because i'm new to fidget toys. And i want to tryout diff stuf.. And because i don't live in the US but in The Netherlands the fidget scene is not as big and i don't use facebook so for me AliExpress is the experiment place and if i like a type of fidget i will invest in the real deal. i also bought a Amber Pei, haptic coin and track slider to find out if i like the type and they help me focus.. if so and they are not to distracting for my brain.. i will buy a Magnus trackless slider and sum other fidgets from bigwhiteedc... reason is i can buy from bigwhiteedc and pay VAT in their store.. that helps a lot with importing stuff.
Someone inevitably started immediately commenting the exact thing. I don't even have to look
Commenting what?
the magnets in the joker cards fall out after a month lmao
I can't get em in, the little balls, gud price tho 😮
I get this, but am not against inexpensive clones for manufactured sliders, but I would pay the higher prices for handmade like Magnus, Fidget Things, and Bruce Charles. When self designed, I consider it akin to buying art.
What Fidget Slider has the strongest magnets that has the most satisfying ring to it, and is there disadvantages to it/them ?
I bought a V2 shuffle card knockoff because i nvr knew anything about lautie i bought it online because it looked cool and the way it works (i didnt know it was a knockoff from a original company i didnt know abt lautie at all😭😭) , i just wanted a small edc fidget so i can use it everyday and put it in my pockets. So far it has been about 4 months and it has many MANY scratches, small tiny dents and the brass tarnished/charactered/patina a lot.. i dont mind because i use the shuffle card a lot every single day, it became like a routine for me to put it in my pockets everytime i go out and i would play with it most of the time. I wouldn’t spend $300 (cant afford anyway😂) on a fidget toy just so it would have massive amounts of scratches, dents and tarnished. I’m fine with what this guy said in the video and i am just sharing my experience and opinion.
Thanks for sharing
can you recommend some slient EDC next time? (for office or library usage)
I love loud fidgets so im not a good resource for that. Maybe a spinner with quiet bearing
I agree, a spinner with a quiet bearing is my go to when I need to fidget silently. 👌
Lautie is the biggest rip off ever aint no way can I justify spending $200+ AUD on a fidget containing at most $15 in materials.
Do you need to put oil on these sliders?
No
Where can I get the last slider. The budget one in copper. Thanks.
Aliexpress. Maybe amazon
Awesome info and comparison. Great video 👍
I think the "Astemam" looks more premium. :P
Can you recommend any tiny fidgets similar to this? That can easily slide into a wallet?
That’s tough. Maybe the 01edc Pod
Are Lautie only sold through their Facebook group? And are all the items sold as Lautie on etsy fakes? How do you tell if a copy/homage design is high quality vs crap? I've seen a few customer photos of sliders on etsy where the magnets have fallen out.
Magnets fall out of rhe best sliders. And lautie sells through some websites like AliExpress but also facebook yes
I once saw a pic of a fake product online and it said ‘loutie’ instead of ‘lautie’ so we all gotta be careful and carefully inspect the images of their products of the spelling of brand name and small designs, you can also check the reviews of the products
Man. Between the constant gaming on consoles and switches, and fidget toys manipulated by the thumb, a whole generation of guys are going to have arthritis in the thumb by age 35.
How big is the shuffle 5:29 ?
Idk its gone now. Don’t have any. Sorry. Specs should be on retailers
Where did you purchase the knock off???
Aliexpress
you knew it was overpriced, but bought it anyway.
yeah, nah.
$300 for a kid's toy is just silly. that's gas in the tank, groceries in the pantry, and some bills paid.
it's called sense over waste
i have clones of spydercos, gbg pouches, and lognjotters. why?
they're every bit as good. don't at me on'they're better made'. nah, you set out to break something?
yeah, you'll break it.
there's a difference between use, hard use, and setting out to break something.
before anyone ats me on being hateful?
nah, i love seeing this videos, it helps me find ways to build edc kits that are affordable and fun
That was my fear with this video. I should have went with my gut and not posted it. But i guess the discussion and views got me. I didn’t want ppl to go buying the knock offs. I respect ur process its just not how i look at things.
When you mark the price up to an absurd degree you’re just asking for capitalism to come in with checks and balances. When one is $10 and the other is $300 then you know something is off. Even if it’s inferior , the gap is too wide.
I love my chill pill but even that was a rip off. The caps don’t even stay screwed in I have to retighten all 3 pieces every single time I use it. I enjoy them but It’s all hype. China wins again.
who cares if its clones tho if its half as good as the original with a price tag 90% lower then the original? Feels like you making excuses for bad purchase.
Also about "stole the idea", this happens to everything? You telling me your fridge at home is not a stolen idea from the begining?
Very good- I'm with you on the Shuffle much more satisfying- no knockoff or clone compares....
I still cant find a real explination as to why to buy the much,much more expensive lautie.
Cause its made from a more special metal, cause it feels and looks slightly better? Thats it?? at the end of the day its 2 pieces of some kind of metal and tiny magnest that slide and CLICK to keep you focused. Who truly cares years after having a slider of some kind what it looks like or feels like: Does it slide and click? did it break? even the fake card slider has lasted YEARS and still going: simple answers to overpriced questions. Like justifying buying a 300$ pair of nike shoes because it says "nike" on them: its all rubber and synthetic materials stitched together. Yes, including the knockoff ones that look and are made identicle: Its marketing.
Some things you truly do get what you pay for and 2 pieces of metal that slide and click lisint one of them.
Because its the real product and not a copy.
@@LeftyEDC Exactly. This is how people make the big bucks: why should i buy a pair of nike shoes that are 3-400$ and not an exact same looking and very similar material material pair at payless for 30$? Because nikes are the "real" ones 😂 I could take a dump in a box and sell it to you as "authentic" and anyones else who tries to sell you a dump in a box thats not me is a "knockoff" 😂😂😂
@@strongmanfernandez big difference between a clone/copy and knockoff. If its branded like the real thing you’re helping someone steal another companies hard work. If it looks like it but not branded or anything its a grey area. I still avoid that but can’t really say not to buy those. If its all about the $ than maybe checkout all the cool 3D Printed fidgets like 3DCPrintings. I have a 20% code its all in the description of the video. Cool affordable stuff.
I just bought the Joker 3 card slider from AliExpress. To back up a bit, I received a pair of kings slider for free with another purchase. It actually isn't bad and I'm using it fairly often. To the point I was curious what a 3 piece slider would be like so I just ordered the 3 card. Once the unit comes in and I get to experience both, I can decide which I prefer, 2 or 3 cards to slide...and then if it becomes a main I will then buy the Lautie original version. Basically doing my research before I go all in. Some pieces I bought however like the copy of the pill bug are 100% worth it and would buy again over the youth model that was released and since the original goes for over a grand the copy is a clear winner. Other items like haptic coins for example, when comparing Lautie vs a clone like Dragon Player knockoff it doesn't even come close to compare in any category except for price. For the price difference however, you can buy a 20 dollar Dragon Player vs a 200 dollar Lautie milk cap and suddenly you realize the dragon player unit isn't half bad at 10% the price tag of the Lautie, lol. The quality simply cant compare but id much rather tote a 20 dollar fidget with me while I'm out and about all day vs my 200 dollar one that I'd rather keep at home safe. Anyways, different strokes for diff folks but I 100% believe copies have their place on the market for multiple reasons and clones suck. I have my Dragon Player haptic coin as a result of false advertising so I've experienced it first hand and can comfortably say that its a decent haptic coin for what they're worth but it can't hold a candle to Lutie and shouldn't be advertised as the same thing. Cheers.
Great vid 👌
Kinda want my first clone, hah!
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Yea the cp3 one is probably better than the cp3
Alot of ppl in the comments are poor lol
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You should just buy something else, it's horrible to buy knockoffs...but I can do it lol (just to show you how bad they are) haha. What a hypocrite! lol
I literally said that in the video. And these are not clones or copies. That is what you definitely shouldn’t buy. Noone would mistake these for the real thing. I still think these are stupid to buy too but the point was to show ppl so their curiosity doesn’t make them buy it. Basically I’m saving the human race here. U should thank me.