Be Careful What You Order From WISH

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I ordered a bike from WISH.com only $12! Check out what I received. Is wish.com a scam or just really terrible? Let me know what you think!
I made a follow-up to this video! Watch it here: • I'm Giving WISH.COM a ...

[@PleasantGreen]

Hey I made a sequel to this video! Chhhhheeeck it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4HEm36AibZraas

[@HexSaber]

First on his comment!

[@melindag451]

Hey, 'Ben', just wanted to say thank you for your great videos! I teach digital literacy at a college in North Wales and your videos are wonderful!!! Cheers!

[@potato-ve4qu]

Oooo

[@davidh3387]

Hey man just wanted to inform you that upon checkout you must have ordered the “type A” product instead of the “type B” which should have been the bike, wish doesn’t not specify this I’ve learned from experience when you see a certain “type” you have to read the description and when you go to order the product you have to specify with type, I’ve made mistake like this with many quadcopters/ drones, and r/c batteries in the past

[@undotyping4008]

Imagine if this was a grabify link

[@Freewill33]

Who else was expecting him to receive a mini toy bike lol

[@Glovesman54]

I was!!!😊

[@jaybeezy4124]

Same 😀

[@neverstoplearning7214]

Same

[@TheRobsAlGhul]

I was 😁

[@CrypticRite]

Indubitably

[@PleasantGreen]

Also, stupid me for not titling this “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR”

[@sapphirefire5290]

you WISHed you had titled the video better?

[@jaxmlarker]

Haha. You shouldve.

[@kevinmcclure6117]

Lol 😆

[@harshvithlani9399]

You do realise that you can change title in youtube studio....

[@Clavinohou]

@@Samiozd how?

[@georgeso4364]

Wish’s slogan needs to be: “Be careful what you wish for!”

[@NoName-ik2du]

I periodically get random mystery items in my mailbox that shipped direct from China. My dad is always buying stuff off Wish. Sometimes it's what he ordered, sometimes it's not. He doesn't care because he only paid a couple bucks, and he just likes sending random things to my house.

[@reapthewhirlwind6915]

Lol that’s funny

[@demoleramera]

Are your dad by any chance retired? My dad retired six years ago and he suddenly found a lot of new creative ways to pass his now very ample time

[@seraxx1973]

The stuff you didn’t order is probably a “brushing” scam. It’s been going on a long time.

[@jamestucker3415]

That's one hell of a payback.

[@TheCatD]

ah that's kinda sweet. lol

[@Ryanpeech]

They should change their slogan to “careful what you wish for”

[@clray123]

"You wish it was true"

[@Ryanpeech]

@@clray123 I like that better lol. “Wishful thinking”

[@thumpertorque_]

lol

[@Ryanpeech]

@@thumpertorque_ reminds me of the time I was a kid and begging my dad to bid on this trampoline on eBay. We bid a couple times and came down to the last hour. My step mom came in and read the listing, she clearly pointed out that we were bidding on a trampoline MANUAL only. Had a good laugh after that lol

[@thumpertorque_]

@@Ryanpeech Reminds me of my very first thing I ordered online. I used my dad's debit card to order a $15 sofa and it turns out a pillow cover.

[@StopandStep]

I was so sure a miniature bike was going to be in that envelope 🚴‍♂️

[@sunshinehoward9649]

me too

[@blockpartyvintage1568]

I thought it was going to be a picture of a bike lol

[@bobsmithinson2050]

Actually looked like it as he pulled out the light too

[@mustafabassim2083]

i was expecting only a photo of the the bike

[@noahmather3131]

Thought everyone did lol

[@cheeto.burrito]

I DO feel uneasy giving my charge card information to random businesses on the internet. However, I feel even more uneasy giving Privacy my SSN. That feels much more dangerous than giving businesses my card info. If Privacy stores that information somewhere, and they get hacked, that information is getting sold to identity thieves SO fast. It's much easier to replace a stolen card number, and definitely much easier to keep track of your purchases if you pay very close attention.

[@Brett_S_420]

a lot of banks now let you use a virtual card just like privacy uses.

[@Marshmellow_Cat]

Ya sometimes I feel like that too...

[@vernalc2449]

Especially since most banks will refund fraudulent purchases and MOST people can easily check their transactions on their phones and catch any fraud relatively quickly. Heck, my 90-year-old aunt was checking her card DAILY. This woman refused to use those FREE return addresses because she thought they would know she was using them and bill her, shred, tore up, or blacked out every piece of mail that had her ADDRESS on it. This was, of course, after clogging her plumbing TWICE within 3 months and we found out that she was soaking all her junk mail in water and Clorox before apparently dumping at least part of it down her laundry room sink!

[@MrZanderLaw]

Get a Monzo account and you can just make a Virtual Card and transfer whatever amount you need onto it, Once done with it just delete it, Great idea and stops Scammers getting your actual Real card number 👍🏻

[@rhythmaddict808]

I saw an ad on FB, same company, for a beach chair with umbrella. I ordered it, $40, and received only the vinyl case the umbrella goes in😵‍💫 I tried to reach out with no luck! Thanks for what you do, I have for sure learned alot from your videos! I'm a senior and had buyers remorse for sure, what a dork! Aloha and Mahalo from Maui!

[@hollowrift]

not calling the title “Be careful for what you WISH for...” was such a missed opportunity!

[@martina5296]

That would have been brilliant!!!!!! Now I'm sad.

[@kennitodevangavani891]

😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@turneramburgey5661]

I came to comment this haha

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Love that he liked your comment and just mentioned the same thing, lol. Don't edit your comment, you'll lose the like he gave :)

[@rossrossa7596]

indeed

[@tjsynkral]

Man, James Charles just can't stay out of trouble.

[@thetalentedwriter7091]

😂

[@adrianac5561]

💀💀🤣🤣

[@donnalynn2]

What did I miss? Was there a JC reference?

[@hiinsanity]

@@donnalynn2 7:18 lol

[@VapeTime79]

lol I was about to type this

[@heelercs]

My mom ordered a snow rake from Amazon, 2-week delivery, it was like $45. It arrived after 3-4 months (after the snow had melted) in a tiny envelope. Inside the envelope was a single shoelace, with the word, “shoelace” printed on it.

[@Legitti]

Good thing she had plenty of time to cancel the order and get refund.

[@luddel4747]

😂

[@chrisraz8046]

My wife orders from Wish sometimes. They are clueless. She ordered an electric fireplace for around $500. It arrived with some of the boards assembled backwards. She contacted them and asked for a discount. Instead, they sent a second fireplace. I turned the boards around on the first one and sold it for $300. To add some icing to the cake, they never ended up charging anything for the first one!!! We have had some real crap show up from them though.

[@daviddavidson2357]

So you got a free electric fireplace and another free electric fireplace? That's quite the deal.

[@harpergrace5846]

Why on earth did you let her spend that much on junk I’ve seen nice electric fireplaces on sale for much less just have to constantly look at different companies

[@chrisraz8046]

@@harpergrace5846 I didn't "let" my wife purchase it. She is her own person, with her own money, and can make adult decisions by herself. As for price, did concider where you live as opposed to us? I'm guessing not. I'm guessing you regularly troll the comments to "educate" people, when you should be educating yourself. Have a nice day🙂

[@harpergrace5846]

@@chrisraz8046 oh I’m educated because i look everywhere for sales maybe you should educate her to do the same 🤣 or you’ll be broke

[@chrisraz8046]

@@harpergrace5846 Your reply contradicts your statement.

[@LearningandTechnology]

Haha. This has been going on for YEARS. Back in the 80’s I “won” a five piece luggage set and just had to pay shipping. It was five plastic bags with zippers in an envelope. The Post Office guy and I were in tears laughing.

[@eg1885]

Only difference back then is it probably didn't come from China.

[@jimmysimard3008]

I remember being scammed in the early nineties with those 100 films for one cent+shipping... I got one tape with one hundred ten seconds scenes for 30$. Sure not the big box I expected, but like you I just laugh at myself for being so naive :-)

[@steverushforth7009]

One of my family was in the scam business for many years, he started off with "20 lighters for £1", you received a book of matches.

[@doctordootch]

Christmas gift bags that split when you put stuff in them. Great barf bags!

[@scratchking3205]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tim_sessions]

That shaving apron is actually kind of brilliant.

[@prairiepanda]

Yeah, I would love something like that for trimming my hair. It can be hard to contain the mess

[@HereGoesKevin]

I agree!

[@YungCapalot]

@@akils4388 he’s a channel member if you press the join button and pay monthly you can see his videos early

[@mechanical_rizz]

Exactly! I’m here laying a towel down over my sink

[@vordt.]

just use a towel, if it's from wish then you'll propably get a napkin

[@edwardchase1796]

Once ordered a lock picking set with 2 locks, very visible in picture and in the description. When I received only 1 I complained and was told I received my full order even though I had pictures and a description to prove it. This place is beyond ridiculous,watching you go through the customer service stage brought back uncomfortable feeling of dread lol. Great video!!

[@Westcoastblade]

That’s odd I was sent a switchblade and I sent a pic saying it was rusted and wasn’t opening “wasn’t true was just slight discoloration which didn’t really bother me) they immediately sent me a full refund and I got to keep the knife

[@Lonesome.Cowboy]

06:28 "...instead of the electrical bike AS DESCRIBED". This is an admission that the ad does describe the product as an electric bike.

[@mikezoomy]

I actually ordered the light and and mistakenly they sent me the bike. I was so disappointed!

[@wendaoscar3760]

wow

[@1982james111]

Hahaha I was just thinking of writing this and pow you've done it already 😅👍🏻

[@aghost5281]

@@wendaoscar3760 yep so funny aaaaa😑

[@Torontodude20000]

You guys should do a trade. Light for the bike.

[@matthewrobert2888]

🤣

[@Anaos2]

When you didn’t hear the Lagos Nigeria music in the video: My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@vondahe]

Have the Chinese also copied Nigeria’s main industry? What are they gonna live off now?

[@FriendsVsWild]

Hear*

[@theheavycoder9326]

ikr

[@AndyinMTL]

lmao i know right

[@michaeljones5681]

*sterotypical chinese music plays*

[@vernalc2449]

Yeah, I have been using Wish for years now. I got played on the first couple of orders but once I knew how the game was played, I actually scored some pretty sweet deals. One of the BIGGEST failures is their clothing sizes. The first time I ordered a clothing item (jacket) it was only labeled S-XXXL. Thinking that they were using the standard US sizes I ordered a medium. I wound up giving that one to my 8-yo godson as a present and he was only able to wear it for one season. Even the XL that I then ordered fit tighter than a bear hug and wound up being gifted to Goodwill! Turns out they were being labeled in Chinese sizes and they have since added some conversion charts to more closely match US sizing standards. You should STILL be very cautious, though. If you stay away from clothing (or pay CLOSE attention to the charts and maybe order the next larger size anyway), understand that you are NOT getting a product that you could pick up off the shelf at even a Walmart or Target, are not overly concerned about the quality, and can wait a pretty long time for your item, it's not that bad, lol. Buyer beware!

[@jerryg50]

Your videos are great! I like how you demo these Scams. I know of a guy who bought some USB cables on Wish that were supposed to be a good deal. When he used them they started to go intermittent after a few weeks. Another person I know thought he was getting a good deal on some USB keys. None of them worked properly. There are some people on various video sites showing about poor quality products from Wish. As for myself I would not buy anything from them, and especially anything electronic or electronic.

[@MAKUNCAMFLORY]

A friend of mine ordered one of those drones and only got a merry Christmas sticker… and it was June.

[@vickylove4765]

Wish is a scam

[@cmaj4887]

wow , they f*cked him good

[@chrizze6542]

How much did he pay tho.

[@MAKUNCAMFLORY]

@@chrizze6542 he paid $7 I don't know what brand of drone it was, probably a fake Chinese one in the picture.

[@PandaHut06]

I found one of those drones in my backyard

[@coleoickle9391]

Type B is the bike, you chose type A, the headlight, clearly described in the description and in the photo

[@rawbin2K]

I thought of this instantly when he showed the photo with Type A and Type B :L Edit; He answered that there is no Type A or Type B option :O

[@rustyh1686]

exactly

[@wildbillbegleyjr.3523]

No they lie

[@thatsmykulture7266]

Wow your sponsorer Privacy seems like an amazing product! Just found this channel randomly n im already glad i did, well wishes!

[@shandar0159]

The first time I ordered wish I ran into this problem, so paid more attention thereafter. Good for small cheap products (love my pineapple corer/spiral cutter), but stay away from electronics and make up. Great for arts and crafts, costume jewelry, and kitchen gadgets.

[@frankfacts6207]

There's a reason it's called 'wish' - like you wish you never gave them your money in the first place

[@brianm.595]

You wish you got what you ordered!

[@yothiccpapigerardo3981]

Underrated comment right here

[@NEXC]

😂 Underrated

[@xl000]

or you wish you read the description carefully.

[@camelCased]

Be careful what you wish.

[@-TBH-]

I warned my father about WISH earlier this year, but he still went ahead and bought one of those "gaming chairs" since it was soooo cheap compared to other stores (50$ vs 150-200$). 3 months later (lol) we received the package which, oddly, could fit in the palm of my hand. It was a cheap computer mouse. I still make fun of him lol

[@cwolf201]

as I posted above. the consoles at least are, well they work. just no way to search for a game or alphabetize. but video and sound for the old games work well through the hdmi to the tv. and saving a game has to be with the reset button.. and I think it has to stay on. which probably isn't safe.

[@user-mg7wh8zq6v]

What was the advertised image of the item?

[@vicdadik9823]

I got that same dam thing, no chair came in.

[@-TBH-]

@@vicdadik9823 Can I laugh at you for a bit?

[@vicdadik9823]

@@-TBH- yes ,I deserved it for it being to good to be true

[@chrissiebergen783]

Ben the thing you didn't pay attention to was the TYPE A OR B when you hit buy it shows what you buy the TYPE A which is the bike is only offered like for the first free customers. Ben as long as you pay attention what it says after you hit buy and understand its cheap then you'll be fine. I bought a tapestry that was photographed above a loveseat sofa and it was an inch or two longer than the loveseat, well I bought it and, it was about the size of one of the two cushions on the loveseat. Great quality and absolutely beautiful but quite small! Also when looking around wish you'll see a pair of REAL VANS for let's say $10.00 you press buy and up pops a page where you pick your color and size, the only pair that is $10.00 is a size 3! All the other sizes are what the normal price is for real vans!!! One more thing to watch out for is after you hit buy and buy whatever it is that you wanted it takes you to your shopping cart PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR SHOPPING CART, here it could say you bought type A when you wanted type B, this would be something like what happened to you! I hoped I helped you about wish, and you now know most if not all pitfalls. If you have any more questions DM me and I'll do my damndest to get you a correct answer. Have a great day, ABSOFUCKINGLOOTLY LOVE your videos!!

[@mascatrails661]

We've bought a dozen or so items from wish always knowing we were getting some really cheap version of what was advertised. Everything we've ordered has arrived as described on the product pages. Sure the stuff looks like it was made with zero concern for quality control, but we've never been straight up scammed on wish

[@therealworldco]

5:05 It states Type A= 1 light and 1 USB cable. Type B= the bike. When purchasing you selected type 1.

[@thetwistedsamurai]

Honestly this made me facepalm so hard.

[@snoozingslowpoke]

Was looking for this comment thank you :) When buying on Wish or similar websites you have to know how to shop there, sometimes it feels like you must Sherlock Holmes that stuff.

[@Paztacos]

He explained in a later video that there is no option to pick between them. They only list different options so they can claim they do sell both products.

[@jplxlabelle1681]

Even you’re confused…

[@cliveturner4980]

lots of this type of product on wish etc you have to read it several times to make sure,come on guys it a deals to good to be true it usualy isnt !!!!!!!!!!!

[@lelandlewis7207]

As soon as you said "a bike for $12" I knew the issue. Wish sellers use this trick a lot, they put "Type A" and "Type B" products with the more expensive product as "B". If the buyer doesn't look closely at the image which shows both products or doesn't use the dropdown to check product "B", they get the lesser product. A good example is the tool kit for $14. If you check "Type B", the kit is $558 and "Type A" is a single wrench for the $14. I buy cheap Arduino products, switches and small electronics parts from Wish, which serve my purpose, but don't bother even looking at the "fantastic" deals because they are all scams.

[@quentinamundson2718]

I specifically came here to see if anyone would put this. pretty common

[@kroz2310]

That's a shame my good brother I hate when businesses do dirty like that! There are plenty out there an it's happening to me before. You know how the old saying goes, if ever seems too good to be true it most definitely is.... Thanks for sharing with us good luck with your future purchases!

[@tslee8236]

Type A - bike light Type B - bike Did it include option to pick Type A or type B? It's the same on all online purchasing platforms. Misleading pricing to get your attention with a cheaper item.

[@fifigurl2011]

A friend of mine ordered the bike on Wish and ended up getting a miniature model bike. Honestly, I don't know why he thought he would be getting a genuine full-size bike delivered all the way from China!

[@eyeswideopen7777]

Your friend is a cheap skate

[@MountainMan.]

I like how this guy goes all the way with every scam. He does every single step, beyond what a normal human would.

[@CookingFor1]

I ordered the "bike" from Wish, too. Mostly out of curiosity because of the price. It took 3 weeks, and I received a water bottle holder for a bike. I was expecting maybe a small toy bike for that price

[@darlateegarden7595]

You and these videos are hilarious! love all these scam bait vids!

[@taco9797998907907]

Some eBay sellers do something "similar". They will have an item in search that is a bicycle, for example, for 99 cents. But then when you go into the ad the light is 99 cents and the bike is $400 but they group them all together as one listing which I don't think is a good idea it just wastes my time when I'm trying to find something I'm looking to buy.

[@andymanaus1077]

Yes, you're right. I avoid sellers who use multi-listings to sell dissimilar items. There are plenty of sellers on eBay who don't do it so I usually find someone ethical to buy the product from.

[@jwenting]

That's just a new twist on the old bait and switch operation that was very very common 20 yers ago with mail order businesses. Order something, then get told it's sold out but they can sell you the same thing in a bundle for 2-3 times as much, the only thing being added being say a charging cable. And quite often the item you'd get as part of the "bundle" was one that should have been included with the item in the first place according to manufacturer specs.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Sounds like a way for someone to accidentally click the wrong thing and pay way more.

[@tadassmolskas3014]

Not really a scam but it’s so god damn annoying having to go in each one and select the item you searched for just to see it’s a completely different price.

[@christinebeames2311]

Hi they do it with bedding also , very annoying

[@PleasantGreen]

It has been brought to my attention that I ordered type A instead of type B. But there never was a type B option despite them featuring it as the dominant image ....and placing it above type A in the description. Sneaky!

[@rawbin2K]

Oooh, that makes sense then. I thought that's what must've happen. Clearly a marketing scam then considering the 2 store reviews. You should definitely add this comment to your description! ^^ Or pin the comment :)

[@PleasantGreen]

@@rawbin2K done!

[@Dtr146]

That's why you got to be smart when looking at these pictures. As soon as I saw that picture I immediately noticed that light in the corner

[@felixbui9818]

y o .

[@aymanirfanshah1370]

i see

[@Gairith]

This happens on eBay too. Some brand new cellphone will be advertised at a lower price than everyone else. When you open the link, it shows the item at a much higher price... The low price came from a used cellphone case also being sold from that same auction

[@lintoole6311]

I totally agree I have been duped a bunch of times mostly with clothing that would only fit small school girl so every time I order I make sure I order xxl but they just change the tag to xxl on the same tiny clothes. I now only order small things I know are so very much cheaper than here. Also I don’t think it’s the drop shipper that’s doing it.

[@OneTwoFive0]

Imagine having to return the package to James Charles XD

[@MrKobeMonster]

Biggest crossover since infinity war

[@Synetik]

Damn you James Charles! 😂😂

[@RumblingStarter]

Hi verified guy with no replies

[@jackwgn]

You can never trust anyone with two first names

[@flow6150]

Damn u james

[@jjj7566]

*hi sisters*

[@Jim26D]

He is famous for trying to fuk over guys

[@Wasper216]

8:21 even with the tracking number removed, all you need is a 2D Scanner (or a scan app for your phone) to scan the bar code containing the tracking number (even from the video). You should keep that in mind when you want to keep your privacy.

[@MrMega200]

He's got a PO box it came in. He still has his privacy.

[@TgrHwke]

@@MrMega200 If you're referring to the box he got his mail out of at timestamp 4:09, that is not a P.O. box. That is a residential Cluster Box Unit (CBU). A set of mail boxes contained in a single box unit to make mail delivery quicker and easier for the mail carrier. They are used in a lot of newer residential areas so that the carrier just goes to the various boxes positioned throughout the neighborhood rather than stopping at every house. With CBU's the only time a mail carrier has to go to a house is if the mail item either requires a signature or doesn't fit the mail box itself.

[@newspin2477]

There is fine print even in this video to explain this, the screen grab at 5:14 clearly marks this as the Type A item, which is the light... Talk about deceptive, lol. I did actually use WISH once to order something and I did get the item I ordered... It was a CO2 hose with an adapter to refill a small sodastream tank from a large standard CO2 tank. It was super cheap, but they said it would arrive within a week and it took like 3 months to arrive. Since it costs 15 bucks to swap an empty sodastream tank with a full one, if I would have waited the 3 months for it to arrive I would have lost money due to the delay versus ordering it elsewhere, so I ended up ordering the same product on Amazon for like 2-3x more but it arrived in time for me to use it before I had to use the exchange program. The WISH one did eventually arrive and I keep it as a backup just in case the amazon one breaks one day.

[@ImMyBloveds]

I was certain you were going to get a toy bike, hahaha.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I did, too! And then when I saw how flat the package was, I was scared they'd only sent him a photo of a bike!

[@anthonychance8706]

Lol

[@EliasTelegraph]

Same

[@julianacromey7151]

Lol!! Right... me too! I thought it was gonna be an RC bike or something 😂🏍

[@andre82860]

Haha me too ..

[@vanessapyo7331]

If your friend is actually recommending stuff from Wish, he’s not a good friend 😂

[@DaysieMan]

Haha my supervisor was bragging about his $12 underglow kit since I paid $500 for mine then was super upset when he couldn't even see them. They also went out in 1 week.

[@phoenixwhiler943]

I've gotten some good stuff at wish, but don't expect a win from every purchase

[@Aburuqayyah225]

i dont recommend it but i use it and some stuff are amazing, always check reviews tho. and anyways if your not satisfied they issue a full refund and u get to keep it which i like

[@BoskiM]

@@Aburuqayyah225 from my first (and last time) they refused to issue me with a refund despite sending the item to the address label listed. Long story short PayPal got involved and foolishly sided with them. They eventually refunded my money only after emailing their CEO

[@neverstoplearning7214]

So true !!

[@psych_mic]

I'm an experienced Wish customer, so I knew they were sending you a light as soon as I saw the pic description. Wish is FILLED with misleading ads. I no longer shop with Wish. I ordered hundreds of dollars worth of jeans that didn't fit. Not because of China sizes, but because they kept sending the wrong size. Size 34 jeans are extremely hard to get on Wish. They send bigger or smaller sizes with the size tags cut off. I finally started calling them out and began receiving my refunds. Some wouldn't refund the shipping. And never order electronics from Wish. I may post a video speaking of my experiences with that company.

[@TechnoGlowStick]

Yeah, I remember back in the day (before covid) how easy it was to buy china-made products from eBay. But nowadays you don't know if you are going to have to pay for the customs fee, or if they'll cover the customs fee for you! It's crazy! I'm even afraid to order from companies like Wish, because I don't know if there'll be a fee I'll have to pay once it's delivered to my door. It's somewhat easy to get scammed from places like this. But if you buy from a good middle man, that favors the customer over the seller, you can buy without having to fear being scammed out of your money! You have to REALLY read the descriptions! I encourage everyone, who wants to buy from a place like this, to not go buy the photo they use for the product. I would recommend mostly going with the description, and to be very good at measuring things in centimeters (yeah, most of the time the measurement charts are incorrect for inches, but they are always correct in centimeters). Yeah, it's so hard to find a good deal from places like this, but you can! But even then, there's still a customs fee. Just be careful, Guys! Always read the description, and don't get fooled by the stock photos. Sometimes they'll have the nerve to include the image of the real item in with the stock photos. And trust me, you CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE! 🤣

[@ailivac]

amazon: pools reviews together of all "color" options that are actually completely different products wish: hold my beer (type A: cardboard coaster for beer glass, $0.18)

[@katsanddoggies9904]

Amazon is a scam. About 15 years ago, reviews on item were bad, not all. Next thing you know, they had professional reviewers adding positive writings on some items. Now, not only amazon, but other shopping sites, one personal note- I found items much cheaper on other sites, the problem is, too many people do not take the time to review this problem and go with the word of mouth. Just be careful, just like facebook.

[@pii-chan8804]

Ignore all 5 star reviews. True reviews are 4-1 star and I always start with the 1 stars.

[@noelcook8421]

@@pii-chan8804 ignore one stars review go between 3 to four star because if you look at one star review I bet they dont shop there like kohl or Walmart

[@Emily-rg8hm]

7:19 - James Charles got canceled so now he’s selling bike lights 😂

[@paolotorres8537]

First he’s grooming minors, now he’s scamming people?

[@DFisk75]

My late mother was a daily wish shopper. She always purchased stuff with free shipping It was an addiction. We were still receiving stuff she ordered after she passed away.

[@scottmatznick3140]

Here's a next level scam: buy a bunch of misleading items, and get the refund from them. Then, turn around and sell those items as what they are for a discount. Easy money!

[@oliverdonsbach5212]

That ain't scam, that top level business my man

[@hah3076]

Pog

[@noodlenoggin5854]

@@melvincordovez484 not in my experience

[@noodlenoggin5854]

If you can find any misleading items that are actually resell able - they're sshite, that's why they are available via wish in the first place.

[@seanwood82]

@@noodlenoggin5854 done it orderd 50 individual " tobaco" girders got all my money back and sold them

[@chemmustang656]

When Wish first came out I order a lot of items from them, mostly clothing items like shirts, belts, and a couple of watches, and never received the wrong item. I did learn very quickly by scrolling/swiping through the images about making sure I select the correct style/color if more than one was presented. Generally it was noted on the clothing items that the sizes were Chinese sizes and to order larger than what you would normally wear. I generally ordered 1-2 sizes above my normal size and I only had one shirt that didn't fit right, so I gave it to my wife and it fit her perfectly. I ordered a LEGO set on Wish expecting it to be the knockoff Lepin, but it was an actual LEGO set in the sealed manufacturers box. I stopped ordering because I felt I was spending way too much money. My biggest pet peeve was the shipping. Sorry for the novel, but that's my experience.

[@KennyChu]

Yeah I get that too when they advertise a phone and I got a charging cable instead. But 90 percent of the time I get my stuff, just pair the price with the product to see if fits

[@lilith4961]

I have done ok on wish but its for stuff that's realistic like stockings, etc thank you for taking one for the team

[@mx.menacing]

You chose Type A instead of Type B, that's what happened. When you choose Type B, it would be more expensive, and Type A is the default.

[@YPatlo]

Yes, even I noticed it. Default is type A

[@toxicityuser]

SIMPLE LOL

[@yuyangwu5608]

classical Taobao style selling strategy lol

[@ernieantonucci7702]

This^

[@DrakeDaraitis]

He said there was no option B.

[@PoloRackz123]

I love the way this guy manipulates scammers and gives us advice.

[@christiangonzales7429]

I want to see a Pleasant Green + Trilogy Media + Scammer Payback + Karl Rock collab!

[@adamtady9288]

Roblox

[@jackkreacherr9339]

Imagine legit thinking you're getting a bike for $12, cmon bro

[@GreekCommenter]

Its a thing that even Amazon does sometimes... They have 2 versions.. A and B... the product listing is advertizing the "expensive" one but its usually out of stock.. so you automaticaly have preselected the other one. In your case its A = light

[@DemiTrusdale3]

There’s a whole lot more to it, it’s a scammer ecosystem, many moving parts, only the customer and platform lose out.

[@DemiTrusdale3]

@NonLegit Nation oh.. I didn’t know about that... then it’s just the customer.

[@infantraj9951]

@NonLegit Nation Yes but, currently WISH's parent company ContextLogic Inc. is losing money in spite of record sales. This is due to diminished profits, increased operational costs and people becoming aware of WISH's scammy practices. Their share prices have fallen over 45% in the last month alone.

[@jwenting]

@NonLegit Nation wouldn't surprise me if the supposed sellers aren't even aware of the scams, but are dupes paid a trivial amount per transaction to let others use their name and address.

[@Jokolism]

Hey just pointing out that when you buy stuff on wish there are also several type's like they call it, for the instance type a was the light, type b was the bike, the advertisement was for the light while if you pick type b you'll probably end up around a 1000 dollar for the bike.

[@christopherladwig9123]

Yeah, he's dumb. My bike is awesome.

[@tronixfix]

Probably

[@hestomas_temosoninstagram8563]

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 Thanks to this God-sent man who helped me recover my 12,000 from scammers I almost lost to a scammer I can’t thank him enough

[@johnaston3983]

That's funny because my Electric bike arrived yesterday and the front light was missing. I also complained and got a full refund. Hell if they think I'm going out at night without a front light.😂😂. Great show as always

[@johnnysworld6066]

I bought a switchblade knife off wish, & for cheap. And got it as described. Actually it looked whey better in person when i unpackaged it 🙂. Nice and sturdy , it didn't fall apart or nothing like that. It's been about two years and i still have it and it still works, awesome product!. So this is a shock to me that they would pull something like this🤔

[@raqueljones6607]

I totally thought he was getting a miniature bike! I ordered “wireless ear bud” once. And no that’s not a typo. I literally got 1 earbud! Hahaha

[@greenaum]

That's nothing, I once saw a STEREO Bluetooth earpiece. One. Stereo. For one ear. That's some amazing sound quality! I didn't buy it, but I contacted them, trying to explain, and got "stereo means can play music" as a reply. No, no it doesn't. I like a simple life so I don't buy from Ebay, certainly not from Wish (I have a mate who is a sucker who does), nowhere at all from China directly. That includes drop-shipping, I want stuff to have been in stock from a British seller in Britain, who is subject to British Trading Standards laws, regarding shit not being lethal or likely to set my house on fire, poison me, or cause great disappointment. I've come to expect shit like this from China these days. But from a US based company, that's cheeky! He's taking advantage, even with the deliberate bad English. Looks like he's trying to give the impression it's a Chinese operation, so that when people are scammed, by him, the scammer, they just think "ah, China, what you gonna do?". The Chinese get away with it because their government doesn't care, and Chinese business ethics place saving money / increasing profit, above honesty. Yes they really, genuinely do, it's their mainstream culture, not just some minority of criminals. To them, replacing something with an inferior part is praised as resourceful and inventive, as long as the customer doesn't complain. If they do, but you successfully lie to them, or at least give them such a runaround they give up in exhaustion, then you still win! And therefore get the genuine respect of other Chinese people! Seriously. That's their actual culture. Thieves and scammers. You can't just put it down to "differences", making a deal with someone with your fingers crossed behind your back is not ethical. Yes it's resourceful, of the type psychologists call "criminal resourcefulness" or "criminal versatility". It's what psychopaths have. And the entire nation of China. Where they feed their own people "sewer oil". Cooking oil skimmed from... well you can read. Their culture is defective. The sooner we get them nuked before they can build up an arsenal of their own, the better. They'd serve the world better as a radioactive wasteland. It would give future Moon-dwellers a way of knowing what time it was, based on whether the bit of Earth overhead is glowing in the night sky. Then maybe the scumbag megacorps that run the world would be forced to employ first-worlders to work in first-world factories, and working-class Westerners would actually make things again. Up until we get the robots doing everything.

[@chrislambe400]

@@greenaum nice rant mate, I love it.

[@greenaum]

@@chrislambe400 Problem is, it's all true! And that's where the world's manufacturing all is. They also have a mass of foreign reserves, a huge cache of huge cash. Because - if people want to buy stuff from China, they need to have RMB, China's currency. A Chinese factory needs to pay it's workers and it's electric bill, and that's all in RMB, so to order from him, RMB is what you need. This means there's a large demand for it. And in a free market, more demand means the price goes up. But this can't be allowed to happen! If RMB became more expensive, Chinese goods would be more expensive! NO! So the Chinese govt buy lots of Dollars and Euros, creating false demand for them, and paying in RMB. So those RMB are now in Western hands, meaning Chinese goods are available and cheap again! China has manipulated the market to keep their exchange rate favourable for export. This also means, though, that they still *have* all these Dollars and Euros, tons of them. If they, say, decided to dump them all on the market, it would make the Dollar crash, knacker the US economy, or indeed a European one.

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@greenaum eBay actually does really good at making sure sellers are delivering what they claim to be selling if you get them involved.

[@douwanab5260]

Wish is a scam with no real person to talk to if u have a problem 😡👎🤬👎

[@tthomestead2763]

Fell for that a few years ago when I found slow cookers on with for $19 each. Christmas was coming up and I was excited to be able to send one each to my adult children and still have plenty left over for my youngest and what he'd asked for. So I ordered and even received a discount for ordering so many. That brought my price down to $15 each and free shipping. I awaited the slow cookers with glee at what a great deal I'd gotten. I got a message that they'd arrived at my home 2 weeks before Christmas. When I got home that day I noticed that there were no boxes on my front porch so I was confused until I checked my email and found the plastic envelopes from wish. When I opened those envelopes I found the replacement gaskets for the lids of the models I'd ordered. So I had no gifts for my children when they got to my home for Christmas vacation in less than a week. Off to wally world I went to spend $40 each on the gifts for my kids. I wasn't a happy camper and I haven't ordered from them since.

[@albertbillman9920]

Thats awful.

[@peterscotney1]

I was always skeptical of wish...and you're vid has confirmed it for me ...thanks

[@nighthunter028]

I've used wish before but i never buy anything that i don't expect to be a deal. I've bought some plastic bag clips for molly webbing and some Velcro patches so nothing that cost alot to make and nothing that if it broke or didn't come i would actually care about. You can also go to CVS and put money on a wish account if you don't trust them with you credit info that's how I did it, yes i think technically they get the cash right away but your credit info stays safe

[@sebbepersson6819]

Atleast they refunded the whole amount without any hasle.

[@glennboyd939]

No they didn't and won't. They always keep the postage, even if they don't send the item.

[@deDANIEL11609]

@@glennboyd939 Really? That's scam. What about PayPal?

[@niteshades_promise]

worked with a guy who spent $80 on a new ipad for his daughter. months later he gets a non-apple device. goes to turn it on and realizes its a fake shell with no electronics like tvs at ikea.🤣🍻

[@hughjassFrom7YearsAgo]

Lmao!

[@jrod6891]

Omg

[@MFXdump]

Or the speakers sold out of a van at a gas station that are empty and have only rocks glued inside. No speakers whatsoever.

[@BillyT886]

@@MFXdump Well people are stupid.

[@marinfamily2010]

Thanks for the info about the drop shippers. I was not aware of that. I’m into music and last year I ordered an XL adult Skid Row t shirt. 5 weeks later I receive a Small plain white t shirt. I requested a return and Wish was very quick in refunding my purchase. Total deceptive ad.

[@Dragonfire511]

I got two Digimon themed long sleeve t shirts from Wish, they are amazing quality. Soft and its made from an stretchy material thats easily washable.

[@Seto_Saotome]

Some items on Wish do meet expectations and are pretty decent, but don't expect too much of the quality from the prices. And if the prices too low for items too high, most likely a misleading product

[@soneshpatel]

Completely agree. A few years ago I found a reusable 70% off coupon code, and ordered loads of stuff over a few months. Maybe 5-10% went in the trash, but the rest was exactly what I was expecting

[@timothyjohnsey]

I buy most of my cycling kits from there. Not the greatest quality, but most of them last 2-3 years. I can buy 3-4 full kits for the price of a top from most other clothing companies.

[@rgwood2381]

JAMES CHARLES!! Just when I thought he couldn't get any worse 🤣 I don't order from wish any more (ethics etc) but I did actually get a pretty cool life size metal LOTR sword from wish which was exactly as described! The thing is, there were tonnes of believable reviews with photos of the items with their cosplay nerd owners, who know what they are talking about! I was still a bit terrified about spending over £100 on wish though D:

[@oliver6287]

I was looking for this comment 😂😂😂😂

[@clintoniflagler8177]

I've gotten rc trucks, drone, cords,adapters, cables, an a ton of flash drives and cameras! But it's helped that I had 38 years of experience with tech!lol As long as you stick with a system of,if you find something that works, stick with it!

[@dmmarks]

Wish and Temu do the same thing. They show a very expensive item in the ad and lower down a cheap item. There is usually a menu to select between the items with the cheap item being the default. Choosing the expensive item causes the price to increase. It looks like they forgot to add the selection box. I ordered a coin once and received just a plastic case. Going back to the ad I saw that I missed the choice.

[@yes247]

The irony of having to watch a wish ad after a wish scam related video. KZbin never fails.

[@TheHoofn]

I've had so many friends buying on wish gets scammed even after I warned them that the listing made no sense. They buy anyway and get mad when it's junk or different.

[@MAGAMAN]

It's like the cheap crap people buy on Amazon that turns out to be junk. "It was only $5 so I'm not going to bother returning it" This is the biggest money making scam out there. It takes advantage of how lazy stupid people are.

[@leighgirouard7151]

I agree ☝🏻 I tell people all the time never buy from them ! There just a scam site !!

[@nevermindgaming6848]

They failed as people

[@ruben7937]

Bought thousands of products from wish over the years. Most ends up ok, or good. And a few very sirprisingly exceeding my expectations in a great way:) But most is ok. And maybe 20% is below expectations or bad. The price however saves the investments. Because it is often so mch more affordable that it is still good, even with 10% crap. But i always do big research before deciding on what to buy. And i never buy electronice and never anything like chargers etc. Because if the electronics or chargers are not top quality, they vould potentially damage example my iphone or cause fires etc. So use your brain basicly. Then research reviews, customer feedbacks, etc etc. Then review the price. And add a margin for possible bad products (waste of money), so you can get a real summary if it is worh trying to buy. And customer support at Wish is sort of great. The rebate programs have however gotten a lot weaker overvthe years. Things are not as cheap now as it used to be.

[@thatrilla6342]

@@ruben7937 finally someone who knows how to shop. Read reviews item name, description, and see pics. And be reasonable with price people are stupid 😂

[@MasochistMouse]

It's supposed to be like amazon or eBay just cheaper.. Found one listing for what was titled a gaming chair for $15-- if reading the horrible broken english as I did... You find out: It's not actually a chair, but a picture of the chair. As for your bike-- those are some of the trickier ones... They have items with A, B, etc options...but don't let you select the options (as there is no drop-down menu for it), and on those I always assume the lesser item. Some actually have the drop-down menu, but selecting the better item (such as if this bike had A & B options) selecting B would give you the price of the bike which would be more. Never got double-charged or anything-- I even accidentally ordered clothing in the wrong size not realizing until I got it in the snail mail it was even tinier than I expected (even on Amazon I expect clothing to be China sizes unless stated in the description), and inquired about an exchange if possible-- the response was to tell me do not send the item back & they gave me a full refund (apparently bigger sizes were not in stock). I also never got the unsolicited supposedly invasive plant seeds or other items people claimed Wish was the culprit for their address getting sold to the senders! (Supposedly they do it some to fake their ratings, by sending an item & using the proof of sending as an argument the feedback is real for that transaction).

[@mimi2the4]

FYI you can also buy a prepaid visa and avoid giving your info to "privacy" and paying a fee.....

[@judica8873]

I ordered a complete full size violin setup (bow, bridge etc), just as it was (& still is) described on Wish, for $17.00 & received the bow only; and it is truly a fine bow. I had been expecting a knic-knac version of the real item; it was more than I had expected. I recall reading two customer comments: "can't wait to get all the pieces" & "had difficulty with assembly of parts" Both left 5 star rating though. I gave the bow to my neighbor lady when she told me her wish of playing violin again like she had done in high school 40 yrs ago. Now she is motivated to get the entire violin set, but from our local music store. Out of 4 Wish orders I've made, the bow was the dud order; I learned from it.

[@toxarii]

I've used wish a couple of times for some cheap stuff where quality didn't really matter to me, like cheap costumes for the carneval or theme partys and some items I bought as a joke gift to friends. Apart from the items never being high quality (which one can expect for that ridiculously cheap price) I always received what I ordered. Granted, there are blatant scams on Wish, but with a little common sense and the knowledge of what to expect, I think Wish can be rather useful, as you can see in my case, where I didn't want to spend a lot on a costume I'd only wear a couple of times.

[@JamesTaylor-lg2hz]

Just got to know how to look wish has us companies as well

[@JamesTaylor-lg2hz]

Gotta know how to look and seek out certain company's I've order 1000s of products only had issues twice

[@Paratet]

Wish frequently has listings like this. You have to check the "type" of item you're buying before you checkout. I nearly spent $100 on a crappy plastic figure because the product page had pics of a statue I know goes for nearly $1k. Clicked buy and noticed that "type a" product was $899 and "type b" was the price I saw advertised. I went back and sure enough, one of the last pics was a shoddy plastic figure labeled "type b."

[@Athiril]

It’s done to get higher search results when sorted by pricing. Since it’ll sort by the lowest option price. The option that includes the bike is more expensive. It’s common with most products on even more ‘legit’ sites than wish.

[@gabrielhartcralley7955]

I have had the exact same experience with an E-bike order. I’ve also had some orders that never or were marked as delivered and never arrived. But I always seemed to be able to get a refund. I’ve also received some pretty good quality items on wish including 3 very high quality air mattresses that I wasn’t expecting to be as good as what I received. But you are very correct in saying to watch how and what you order from wish.

[@Chavaman14]

To those 500+ people, how can you dislike a video like this? He is just trying to educate us to be better buyers and not get scammed. Unbelievable....

[@helkis]

Scammers?

[@utrak]

James Charles and his 500 bots

[@tomperkins5657]

@@utrak Gooder, RC, gooder.

[@miked5647]

Probably because he can’t read and orders type A instead of looking at the actual bike…

[@user-wo8hy1nx8d]

Mostly haters that buy dislikes.

[@aussquirrel]

I use the shaving apron. Doesn't stop all hair but it holds most of it I just take it off the mirror in bin takes me no time to clean up shove it back in bag and done. Nothing wrong about being clean.

[@kareemfuller4744]

I actually ordered those t clippers a plain grey pair off wish and got them in a little over 2 weeks when mail was moving slow especially mail that come from out the country.

[@merchantjoker46]

Honestly I would have told everyone I knew to start ordering the “bikes” and requested refund because it was a light so that the scammers can loose money

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

They dont lose money, as all they are after is personal mining of data for a later scam. Your name address email phone no bank info and you will start to get scam phone calls, phone texts and emails. It all about data mining your personal data for phishing and then scamming you.

[@utrak]

yeah and "everyone" isn't gonna bother to do that just to cheat a scammer out of a few bucks

[@mangotail6808]

A light was the item, bike was just and extra which they forgot to include. x3

[@merchantjoker46]

@@pqrstzxerty1296 woah you really blew my mind

[@gamblersroll1660]

So far, I've had an excellent record with Wish- but that's in part because I research every single item or company name I can get a hold of before I make a purchase, do listing comparisons, and then review comparisons, then cross check it with other sellers on other websites. My only bum purchase from Wish was a reed flute that got crushed in the mail, and that was because some idiot crushed the sturdy box it came in. That said- unless you're willing to go through the extra trouble I just detailed, don't even bother. Sure, I've made a tidy profit off my buys from Wish, and gotten some neat little hobby junk, but it's more like I do the hunt for the hobby.

[@kavalogue]

Likewise. The only let downs we've had where incredibly cheap things we knew would be no good but where still certain to show up. And even a good few things weren't as useless or crap as expected. User error definitely plays a huge part on wish.

[@ferolsellon7749]

I used to never have problems with wish bc I did the same thorough checks. However, last year, there were a handful of orders not received, told to wait, then told I waited to long and either a) am sol or b) can have wish cash. Cost me $50 in USD. Stopped ordering since.

[@JamesTaylor-lg2hz]

People are to lazy for that. Ive ordered thousands of products from wish and only had issues twice

[@daapz]

This is so common on eBay. If you search for certain item and sort by price, you'll find some that are obviously questionably priced. There's a scam, but what is it exactly? Well, they have different "versions" of the same item, with the cheap price belonging to a spare part or something for the item. The other "version" or "color" or whatever attribute is the actual item that actually also costs the same or more than the other sellers have listed.

[@jasonsummit1885]

That's why I'm glad I ordered my E-bike from the manufacturer in Seattle. Love my Rad Rover, already have about 130 miles on it.👍

[@shiftymedia619able]

The wish app is fantastic about giving refunds though lol I definitely was expecting a mini toy bike

[@hannahalexy]

because it's automated. you can literally order whatever, get it, and get a refund in seconds. But that would be scamming, i guess?

[@tshepotshepza8866]

I always do refunds, things I order always take forever to arrive, so i juat do a refund and keep the items when they arrive 😁😁

[@tshepotshepza8866]

I always do refunds, things I order always take forever to arrive, so i juat do a refund and keep the items when they arrive 😁😁

[@horsewithnoname12345]

No, they’re pretty good about refunds. I only order small crap. When something arrives broken, they always immediately refund it.

[@Saitaina]

Lost, broken, they're good on the refunds. And I like when they offer either back to purchase method or gift card, because sometimes you don't want/need it anymore, but sometimes you do and don't want to wait for the refund.

[@kavalogue]

Frr. Even at times for us they've refunded and sent two replacements. They where small items but 5 quid is 5 quid

[@sphen87]

i use to be in a facebook wish group and we would all look for "deals" and buy them just to see what it was. it was always something very expensive but we never lost more then $20 so it was no big deal. i ordered a "special doll" for $10 and a few weeks later i got a rubber ring for my "hotdog". was not sized for americans. everyone in the group knew it was a scam to do it but we had fun seeing what funny item would come in despite the description

[@lesskinner8588]

Son ordered us a little drill attachment for splitting logs, nice gesture as I use a hand splitter (kinda relaxing splitting some big gum by hand anyway). I didn't know about it, couple of weeks later mail arrives, little fancy box, and a wonderful set of . . . DARTS, like competition type quality darts !! So he send the seller a message, they set things in motion to make it right, log splitter tool arrives the other day, keep the darts they say. Well the log splitter is ok on soft wood, hopeless (leg / wrist breaker) on hard wood, but at least if I take up darts, will have a nice set to start with, lol

[@powertothesheeple5422]

It took me years to even use Amazon and even then I did as much research as I could on the sellers because I thought it was mostly scammers. I would NEVER in my life order anything off of Wish.

[@maxoneson9616]

I have used wished for years from buying things like clothes trainers electrical goods read the small print read ad properly only had a few issues and always got a full refund and you keep the item I have ordered well over 150 items

[@justarandomguy3969]

just buy off ebay, 80% of the time its cheaper and 100% of the time it is higher quality

[@glow1815]

My only online shopping for me. I'm a frequent Amazon shopper very happy with them. Never received anything different. On time before time deliveries. I can't find a lot things I want Amazon has it all. Wish never again just ones from them.

[@TrygeaniaDowell]

I like wish. I have ordered free jewelry from them, and a few other items. I've had very little issues with what I have ordered. The only issue is when ordering clothes you have to look at the measurements. The clothing sizes are not the same measurements as in the USA. I had to remove the app of my phone, because I was wasting money buying stuff. The postage adds up, and so does the little stuff.

[@DellzazCOS]

I love how he shows us a buyer’s perspective, which a really cool :))

[@cat022]

I love this channel there are only two ads and there are no starting ads so you can easily figure out what are scams

[@Joshua-ee8cq]

Watch youtube videos on the Brave Browser....no ads

[@cat022]

I'm not going to do that I don't care about ads I know that KZbinrs make money off of ads

[@cat022]

I know so people are able to manipulate and so they can make as much money as they want

[@cat022]

So I do not care about ads

[@lessthanahome]

@@cat022 you're the real mvp