r/productreview

I just found out about Kibu while looking for a way to verify people's identity before sharing sensitive information over calls or messages.

The idea seems interesting and wanted to know if anyone here actually used it? Any security or privacy concerns I should know about before trying it?

I was on the fence for a while because I'd seen a few comments about shipping taking longer than expected. They ship from Paris so that tracks depending on where you live.

What I didn't expect was how good the leather actually is. It's calfskin sourced from European tanneries and the construction is genuinely impressive for the price point. It's the kind of bag that doesn't scream a logo at you but clearly cost something to make.

Shipping from Paris to anywhere outside Europe will take a bit. But the bag makes it easy to forget about the wait.

Been looking at their bags for a while and finally ordered the Parachute tote a few months back. They're based in Paris and ship worldwide so depending on where you are the wait can vary. I'm in the US and it took about two and a half weeks door to door, which honestly wasn't bad once I factored in international shipping from France.

The bag itself is really the story here. Calfskin leather, made in France and Italy, and you can tell the second you take it out of the box. The hardware feels solid, the stitching is clean, nothing about it feels rushed or mass produced. They do limited runs of 500 per style which makes sense when you see the quality up close.

If you're ordering from Europe you're probably getting it fast. If you're further out just build in some extra time and you won't be disappointed when it arrives.

one thing i noticed with baby gear is that the products with the longest feature lists arent always the ones people stick with like some end up making life easier while others just add another app to check. that's kind of where im stuck with the nanit cuz on paper it seems like it does a lot more than a basic monitor but im wondering which features became part of your daily routine and which ones you stopped thinking about after the excitement wore off. i rather hear about the little things that made you keep using it or the things that made you wish you gone with something simpler.

In the last few years I've gotten so many linkedin connection requests asking what Relentless / joinrelentless is like, all because of the review I left on their site. And every time someone gets me on a call they ask me to repeat the whole thing from my video review anyway. 

So I'm making this the mandatory version. If you want to pick my brain about Relentless, read this first so I'm not saying it all twice.

I've used them more recently for career coaching (just started a business), but the first time I worked with them is the one i’ll talk about in this review, because that's when I used their interview generation machine which is as good as it sounds. 

First a bit of context - I’m a cornell grad in tech / finance. Using them got me interviews at Tesla and Apple and an offer from American Express, which were companies I couldn't get in the door at before no matter what I tried.

Most of you reading this are probably skeptics. I was too. I thought career services was for losers, and that the whole thing would be BS where I do all the work and they take the credit. Both wrong. Their other clients turned out to be smart, so that bias was wrong. And they do a huge amount of the work for you AND hold your hand the whole way through so that was also wrong. The resume they wrote me was also 100x better than what I'd been sending out, it wasn't close.

The thing that makes it work after the resume and apps is outreach. They do applications too, but the outreach is what skips you past the 500 people stacked up in the portal. They sent over 1,000 of those for me between outreach and apps, and I was getting 1-2 interviews a week pretty steadily (the winter holidays were dead, obviously but outside that). It was nice to have momentum and not feel like I was screaming into the void while I put my energy into prep and a couple side projects.

Before I signed up I watched their video reviews + asked around to make sure relentless was legit / not a scam and the people I trust vouched for kareem (the ceo). And i’m glad i did - he coached me directly and played a big role in land my offer.

I'll drop my video review in the comments if people want it and happen to be finding this thru a google search lol.

(And in terms of ROI yes paid for itself multiple times over both the initiation fee and the success fee).

I do not post much on this type of topic, but I had to share this because I don't see enough posts about companies actually doing right by their customers.

The Mattress Itself (5 stars)

Bought a Purple mattress about five years ago and honestly it's still one of the best purchases I've made. Slept great from night one — no break-in period, no "getting used to it" phase. Five years later it still feels like it did when we got it. Zero complaints on the mattress itself.

The Protector... Not So Much

We picked up their mattress protector at the same time. A while back it started coming apart and ended up staining the mattress underneath. Frustrating, especially on a mattress we loved. Called Purple expecting the usual runaround.

Customer Service Blew Me Away

Here's where it gets good. They didn't just replace the protector. The rep told us there was actually a bad batch of material used in some of their protectors — they already knew about it. Not only did they send us a brand new replacement protector, they sent us a brand new mattress too. No argument, no extended back-and-forth, no jumping through hoops. All we paid was $250 shipping and they are removing the old mattress free.

I wasn't expecting that at all.

Bottom Line

Purple makes a genuinely great mattress and apparently stands fully behind their products when something goes wrong. Five years in and we're still fans now even bigger ones. If you're on the fence, I'd say go for it.

Is getdisposable vapes.com legit?

I'm planning to source a few products from China for a small business, and Made-in-China is one of the platforms I'm considering.

I've read a mix of opinions online, but I'd rather hear from people who've actually used it.

A few things I'm curious about:

• How easy was it to find reliable suppliers?
• Did the products match what was promised?
• Was communication with suppliers straightforward?
• Any problems with shipping or payments?
• Would you use Made-in-China again?

I'd really appreciate honest experiences, whether positive or negative. Just trying to do my homework before reaching out to suppliers.

I’ve been looking for a learning app I can use during those random 10 to 20 minute breaks instead of just scrolling Instagram. I tried Blinkist and Headway before, and I was even on a yearly Blinkist subscription for a while.

Problem: The idea was nice, but over time the content started to feel really shallow to me. A lot of summaries felt like the same few productivity points repeated again and again, and I honestly could not use it for more than 2 weeks. So the yearly subscription ended up feeling like a waste of money.

I’m trying BeFreed now and I actually really like the idea so far. It does not feel like just another book summary app. I like that it can build personalized learning around what you want to improve, and synthesize different knowledge sources in a more fun audio style. The content I’ve tried in the free trial feels pretty good so far, but I have not had enough time to fully explore all the learning styles yet.

tldr Has anyone used BeFreed for a while? How is the content quality after the first few days? Do the different learning styles actually help you build a daily learning habit more effortlessly, or does it start to feel shallow/repetitive like Blinkist and Headway?

Ik kijk naar kleinere groothandels in fietsonderdelen in Nederland en kwam Blesparts tegen. Op hun site staat dat ze een familiebedrijf zijn, gericht op B2B-levering van fietsonderdelen en accessoires, met meer dan 1.000 producten, korte communicatielijnen, direct klantcontact, overstockdeals en een hoog percentage voorraad dat continu beschikbaar is.

Heeft iemand hier bij Blesparts besteld voor een fietsenwinkel, werkplaats, producent of inkoopgroep?

Ik ben benieuwd naar de echte service-ervaring. Reageren ze snel? Is de webshop makkelijk genoeg in gebruik? Klopt de voorraadinformatie? Hoe zijn ze met overstockproducten, prijzen, leveringssnelheid en support wanneer iets niet beschikbaar of verkeerd geleverd is?

Ze lijken persoonlijker en kleiner dan de grote distributeurs, wat positief kan zijn, maar ik wil graag weten of dat in de praktijk ook echt betere service oplevert.

Ik vergelijk merken voor fietskleding en fietstassen, en AGU staat op mijn shortlist. Ze hebben een vrij breed assortiment, van fietsjassen en regenkleding tot bibshorts, jerseys, bikepacking-tassen, commuter bags, lifestyle-fietskleding en teamwear.

Voor mensen die AGU-kleding of -gear echt hebben gebruikt: hoe houdt het zich op de lange termijn?

Ik ben vooral geïnteresseerd in regenjassen en waterdichte kleding, omdat veel merken er online goed uitzien maar tegenvallen zodra je ze in echt slecht weer gebruikt. Hoe zijn de pasvorm, ademend vermogen, waterdichtheid, ritsen, naden en duurzaamheid na het wassen? Voor bibshorts en jerseys: klopt de maatvoering en zijn de materialen comfortabel tijdens langere ritten? En bij hun fietstassen: voelen de bevestigingen en sluitingen stevig genoeg voor woon-werkverkeer of bikepacking?

Ook benieuwd hoe hun retouren, garantie en klantenservice zijn als er iets misgaat.

Ive had a galaxy fold 3 for almost 5 years and its been awesome! Middle screen finally went out. Time to look at new phones..and whew it's a lots. Ive kinda narrowed it down to the pixel pro xl either 9/10( although the 11 comes out in August...so i could wait for bigger discounts)

The s25 edge/ s25+

Or the Motorola stylus /gseries i guess my biggest concerns are what is thr real life complaints of the phones. What is the legitimate problems with them? Do the Motorola really have a lot of screen issues?

Im in the united states if it makes a difference.

I mainly use my phone for calls/text/ and watching reels/ media. I take pics and videos of my kids events. Im not an avid gamer or an influence or a photographer if any of that helps...

Please help me lol