pointe shoe fitter reacts to AMAZON REVIEWS

[@JessieBanana]

The level of cringe is high. The confidence of people who don't know what they're talking about and probably have never taken a ballet class in their life is astronomical.

[@avesraggiana]

Sort of like Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of CO. A tiresome combination of ignorance and arrogance. The first amazon reviewer chick is the ballet equivalent of Lauren Boebert.

[@debbiethomas2622]

I agree with you and I have never taken ballet in my life. And I don’t believe she actually went on pointe. The way her foot was and more importantly the way the shoe was on her foot and without the sashes was totally off. Watched too many vids of Josephine and others and again this is from someone just YouTubing watching.

[@KH-wg8nl]

Sorry you just can’t put the word astronomical without someone saying “Tammy pull over, ladies and gentlemen the volume inside of this bus is ASTRONOMICAL”.

[@Butterflier00]

the dunning-Kruger effect...

[@sometimessnarky1642]

@@avesraggiana ah there it is....the unnecessary political reference. Congratulations. Your participation trophy is in the mail.

[@kittylynndale5264]

This reviewer was definitely paid to do this video. And “reviews” like these are exactly why I don’t trust Amazon as much as I did 10 years ago.

[@PonderingStudent]

Even when the reviews on a product haven't been manipulated, the reasons people bother to leave a review in the first place result in a really skewed picture. You end up with half the reviews saying "yes, this is amazing, best product for the job ever!!", and the other half saying "this is a terrible product, don't touch it with a bargepole." Understandably, people rarely bother to go online and leave a review saying "yeah, product's OK, does the job," they record when they've had a particularly good or bad experience. But that doesn't really help when judging what to actually buy for yourself.

[@new0news]

YES! and on top of that I have tried to leave bad reviews on these "5 star" products because the item was packaged damaged and didn't come with all the pieces and I was told you aren't allowed to comment on things like that and my review was deleted! They said I can only leave a review for the seller with those types of comments. So I asked where do I see the review scores of the sellers then so I know what they are like before I buy a product............ guess what....... you cant. I basically don't order from Amazon at all anymore unless I know the product or brand well before I buy it.

[@Urabsoluteworstnightmare]

@@new0news I say don’t get anything that looks sketchy

[@new0news]

@@Urabsoluteworstnightmare ya some of them don't look sketchy though. I bought a light box for tracing and it had good reviews both on and off site. It came in the box broken with pieces missing. When I tried to leave a review saying as much Amazon deleted it saying I couldn't make that type of review.

[@zombei_kid]

Yeah my friend tried to get me a job doing fake amazon reviews. It paid pretty well but I just couldn't do it. (Was like 150$ a review and you got to keep the items for free)

[@languageresources2314]

I bought a bunch of these for party decorations. My cousin is a ballerina, she wanted her quinceañera to be ballet themed, so we got a bunch of these and decorated them with rhinestones, glitter and little fabric flowers. To ensure no one tried to dance in these abominations we filled the box with insulation foam, and then put them in the middle of natural flower arrangements as centerpieces, hung a few on the walls with ballons and all that. They looked gorgeous TBH. Grandma helped with the rhinestones.

[@Elhastezy888]

What a fantastic & creative idea!! Too bad the reviewers don't tell the truth & suggest something like that or other uses. Thanks for sharing 🐬

[@AnaAna-mf7so]

I would love to see this decorations

[@automaticexternaldefibrillator]

YESSSSS :DDD

[@tiffanylovett7229]

What a FANTASTIC idea!!!

[@balletguru]

whew

[@lyndellrobinson3611]

"Is she just saying words?" - Josephine 2021 🤣🤣🤣

[@alisakomendova3514]

I generally don't enjoy other person's suffering so I am ashamed to admit I totally enjoyed Josephine's descent into agony and madness :D

[@SuperMrsMar]

Some companies pay people to make reviews. I hope this is the case, that she has no dance experience and was paid to make this review... which is still really bad because someone can get hurt...

[@silva3186]

I have had similar concerns as a Wilderness First Responder when reading reviews about products that claim to suck the venom out of snake bites (Sawyer extractor etc), since those products do not work and could mean someone does not seek proper treatment for a snakebite. And yet, you can still buy these products that explicitly advertise that they work for snakebites. Very concerning - not unlike the pointe shoes.

[@Fiona2254]

I agree. These are paid for reviews because no dancer would do that lol

[@shariwelch8760]

It killed me when she said "If you know anything about dance" - like, yeah WE DO, and we can tell YOU DON'T! Argh!

[@2024avakin]

@@shariwelch8760 she literally owns a point shop bro, u better not be talking about Josephine, watch her review dancers getting pointe shoes and you can tell she knows what she doing

[@Blanziflorable]

@@2024avakin She's talking about the video reviewer...

[@dianabuck7310]

This reminds me of my 8 year old student who made her mom buy her pointe shoes. Ignoring the fact that she's way too young to go on pointe, she had ZERO dance experience. Her mom bought her a pair of classic slippers, and this little girl threw a fit until Mom got her "the real ones." (They were similar "quality" as the ones in this video.) The best I could do was ask her to wait until she goes to her first class before she tries using them. I really hope that teacher set her straight. I also emailed Mom to express my absolute terror.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

My 12-year-old daughter takes ballet at the school for a professional national company, and may reach point this next Septembre (she’ll be 13 in December), if not the year after (honestly, I’m not happy with how this school handled Covid as they did promote based on who was 12 by a certain date and held back those who weren’t due to vaccine stuff, which means the next level is already 100% full including some kids who, according to some of their own parents, shouldn’t be there), and at school, she has a coule friends who started pointe at 8. My daughter’s smart though and knows why that’s a bad idea.

[@jackson5802]

@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria I started around the same time but the youngest dancer to start pointe that I've ever met was ten.

[@EterPuralis]

What sort of mom can't say no to an 8 year old? So what if she throws a fit 😅

[@dianabuck7310]

@@EterPuralis A responsible one. Giving in to tantrums just makes for an ill-adjusted child. And potentially one with broken bones in this case.

[@EterPuralis]

@@dianabuck7310 I see you're agreeing with me, but why are you writing it like i suggested the child should be given free reign 😅

[@milusagarard6478]

Oh dear. It seems the first reviewer had no idea. She had flats confused with pointe shoes (the leather/canvas comment led to this conclusion), and also thought that ballet flats were for studio and pointe for performance? Eek! I just hope no one injures themselves.

[@hannathehumblebard101]

I know someone who bought these for cosplay - which wouldn't be so bad if she'd used them as just really crappy demi-pointes and just posed sitting or flat. But she actually tried to go en pointe with them and it was so very cringe. She originally wanted to borrow my Nikolays. As if. Edit: Josephine - you asked what they were made of... they looked to be made of a traditional canvas and paste but that paste had to have been made of concrete cos there's no give to the box or shank.

[@erinbanana22]

Lmfao she wanted to borrow your extremely expensive shoes with zero training lord have mercy 😂 hope she didn't hurt herself though because that just sounds like a recipe for disaster

[@persephonexx]

If someone ever asked to “borrow” my pointe shoes, I would be in actual shock.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

I’ve seen so many cosplays with people trying to go on pointe, and if you try to say anything, you’re told off because “no one got hurt,” as if the people who are injured post the pics from it. Worse is when someone says they took ballet for years, but you can tell that, if they did, it was at a cut-rate small studio with an instructor who probably learned from YouTue videos.

[@ashimochi]

I hate that!! When people just want to take your pointe shoes like they asked to borrow your sneakers It's like someone asking to just borrow your medication despite never having used it before in their lives. Just as stupid and personal

[@ashimochi]

@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria or they did Ballet when they were like 4 and quit it the next year 🤣

[@mjustjeanette7026]

The scariest bit is that using those shoes WILL lead to injury even if only used for cosplay.

[@LyraPyxisVT]

I mean as long as your not going on point it should be fine as cosplay the only dangerous thing about it is going on point, cause the shoes are probably not made right to even be used as real ballet shows

[@Stanzishouse]

I feel Josephine's pain and confusion in this one. This is hilarious!? What am I looking at!?!? Hahahahaha...

[@Melon_Cloud]

Hilarious though scary at the same time! The injuries these so called pointe shoes are able to cause pretty easily! And they look so stiff! The scary thing being: reviewers like this saying they are dancers and giving reviews and thus advice like this for such horrific shoes. I can’t even call them pointe shoes!

[@TKDCuber]

I just can't believe that those people were actually serious about it! They have no ideo whatsoever about going En Pointe. I mean I'm not En Pointe, but doing Pre-Pointe, and this absolutely scares me.

[@cadencer.244]

I’m in Pre-Pointe too and these Amazon shoes are genuinely scary and I am traumatized

[@automaticexternaldefibrillator]

I'm exactly the same reaction and totally relate to this comment-

[@mercury9662]

I’m in pre pointe too and I bought pointe shoes from Amazon for Demi pointe work and it was totally used did not work for pre pointe work but I go on pointe with it

[@CanadianWhatever]

Closest I've seen Josephine come to the emotion of "frustration" or "anger" lol poor girl!

[@elfhchan]

When I was around 8 I got really into watching ballet videos and I wanted to get my very own pointe shoes. My mother, the sweet woman that she is after a lot of fo pressure from me went to a local fitting store and tried to book an appointment. The first thing the woman asked was if I had permission from my ballet teacher to get them. My mother naturally said no and the woman refused to sell or book me and let my mother know how and when you get the shoes. I am so thankful that she refused and my mother did not get them because if she did I would be legless and sad. Thank you for coming to my TED talk! 🤣

[@maddie._holden]

LMAOO the confidence the lady had 💀 she really thought she was an expert 😭 AHAH

[@maryboberry1807]

You should have saved this for Halloween! ☠️👻 Your horrified reaction is amazing. 🎃

[@styledbyjess9239]

Josephine being genuinely scared for 10 minutes straight 🤣🤣

[@shyeahright]

I haven’t been in ballet since I was 12 and this was horrifying.

[@hootieq]

I’ve been doing ballet since I was five points since I was 13 I’m 16 now this hurts my soul my entire ballet career I’ve never seen or heard anybody do this before I need help

[@AerCloud]

I stopped dancing at 16 when I shattered my ankle mid-performance (Swan Lake) and these videos are both hilarious and my worst nightmare at the same time.

[@rileylovegood5740]

I started at 5, I’m now 12

[@shieldmaidenforchrist1310]

This looks like a classic case of BS-ing a review. I agree with the other commenters that these reviewers were most likely paid something to make the review and most likely otherwise would not have purchased the product at all.

[@missipenix]

Once again I feel so badly for the amount of joy I've gotten watching Josephine become traumatized and victimized by other people's videos, and once again I know that I will keep watching it happen and finding joy in it.

[@MissMiseryGloom]

Oh, the pain is real. In more ways than one. Thanks for another fantastic video. Sorry we keep doing this to you, Josephine. Much love.

[@walover165]

The "oh no" song coming in as the video girl talked about loving them and how well made they were was perfect!

[@isabelamoschkovich3208]

Can you IMAGINE a dance teacher watching a student come to class with a pair of these tho? Someone needs to tell them it's not worth it

[@underwaterhairdryer]

hahaha I LOVE THIS, OMG and I got a shoutout woohoo. But yeah, this is just scratching the surface of these reviews. Thank you Josephine !

[@CrazyKungfuGirl]

"I love them" - A woman with broken ankles

[@katieturner9415]

Can you react to a girl named molly b? She’s on KZbin and she started on pointe in quarantine…. Without ballet training and she ALSO skipping the big inning part that everyone starts off to build strength because it was boring to her 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@katieturner9415]

@@ryleecweaver ikkkkk i saw them i was like: i hope she gets hurt and learns

[@cahatlady]

Link to Molly B: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYHadHqqq9R9e9k

[@katieturner9415]

@@ryleecweaver yeah. i hope if she wants to do pointe work, that she goes to a real ballet class :(

[@StormSongs7]

@@cahatlady I couldn’t resist but I HAD to subscribe to Molly’s channel. The devil made me do it. I’ve never had ANY training, not even as a kid and I’ve found a dance studio who takes beginner adults - Yayyyy! Fifty-five dollars a for 1/2 hour - 😱😭 or $200.00 a month. I’m 62. I don’t know if I’m slightly daft or certifiable. *well, that subscription didn’t last long. Even I know the ribbons get tucked in…😬

[@TartarusIvy]

I just watched her & omg, this is what happens when a girl loves watching pro ballet but has 0 knowledge of the mechanics of the movements.

[@kjs22]

That lady cracked me up so hard. Like if she’s serious she thinks she knows what’s she’s doing and is an expert like giving a review on something she knows nothing about😂

[@gabsy6443]

Amazon is the last place where I would buy pointe shoes. Even if I always buy the same model as I was fitted some time ago, I don't trust shops, you never know what they've got in stock and whether they've had it for ages

[@ceciliacalvin9469]

How is the demonstrator a dancer when she doesn’t even know anything about ballet shoes. I’m not a dancer but I know more than she does. Sheesh!

[@EnchantingWings1]

I've only done a little bit of pointe before going off to university, and I still know they're called pointe shoes, that they have to be just right or a little smaller, what a box is, what a shank is... This is painful to watch.

[@CrossoverGenius]

probably paid by the manufacturer to leave a false positive review, imo

[@ceciliacalvin9469]

@@CrossoverGenius interesting thought.

[@worksupermodel]

Easy people. She might have been taught by an uninformed people. :-(

[@lindsayhaugen7660]

Josephine, how can we Venmo you some money for therapy sessions after this insanity?!?

[@whitneyschmitney]

There we go! We’ll start a Josephine Therapy Fund so she can keep reacting to horrible cups and Amazon and wish without ~completely~ breaking down

[@missmoxie9188]

I’ll contribute

[@khills]

😂😂😂 my internet keeps freezing and every still shot is one of Josephine’s perfect horror.

[@Agnes_B96]

Oh my god! That phisically hurt me… the pain… I had the same reactions as you

[@Jylart]

I literally screamed the entire video!! I have to go on Amazon and see this.

[@amirasanchez2272]

So this is a great video for welcoming Halloween season, you made it into the terror category 😂🙃

[@madelinemartin7245]

Her reactions are always so funny! 🤣Her expression at the end made me burst out laughing! She's so beautiful and sweet!

[@unavoidablycanadian397]

You are so wholesome. I've never danced ballet and I love your reactions.

[@equinae6048]

The first girl was speaking like she was a professional 😭

[@juliaheischy]

Josephine's reaction was so funny 🤣

[@22_leahjoyce]

Josephine is FREAKING OUT! I love it!

[@flydiscovery]

She clearly thinks they're flats for something like a RAD exam

[@juliaheischy]

Some pointe shoes you can buy online are SCARY

[@lily_white]

These ppl have GOT to be paid reviewers

[@tijay8507]

They simply are poorly trained and poorly educated so they genuinely think they are good!

[@shelleypicott3239]

Josephine thank you for all you do to make sure people understand how important it is to have a proper shoe fitting with an expert. I got close to pointe shoes but it was determined my ankles would not survive the stress on them....UGHHH I cringe to see videos like that one.

[@MrsFrappucchino]

not a dancer, never was, could watch Josephine react to these 24/7 😍😍

[@lyndellrobinson3611]

Same 😊

[@mjgbabydragonlet]

Your facial expressions are priceless!

[@Foundingmother1]

Don’t worry the minute she tries to get on point, it’ll be so painful she’ll go flat immediately. I think they’re meant for walking around your house like a fluffy bedroom slippers.

[@Fyreflier]

One thing I've always wanted to do is a Black Swan cosplay. _THIS_ and random decoration where they're not being used to actually go en pointe is the only use for these abominations!

[@stephiehellyeah2557]

I wouldn’t even decorate those horrors! Not even a beautiful shoe, let alone a serious dance shoe. Lawd have mercy! 😭

[@alishahunt]

Screams in Josephine: "AM I A JOKE TO YOU?!"

[@mavisrobin]

Hey great thanks for the idea to look at Amazon for pointe shoes. I've been looking all over the place for affordable ones to hang in my bathroom as decor.

[@lizschafer519]

When Josephine says "Is she just saying words??" :-D I am dying laughing and love your reaction videos!!!

[@victuuri_6739]

I bought these and cut them open. They're literally made out of cardboard. There's no box or anything, just cheap materials.

[@addiekl]

Josephine, you make such a sacrifice for our entertainment (and education)! I don't know how you can take it. I'm so glad that those "reviews" have been taken down as they were so clearly false. If only the horrendous "point shoe" product was removed as well!

[@KayoEll]

This is the best Josephine video I have EVER seen. I agree with the person who said that she was "ashamed to admit that [she] totally enjoyed Josephine's descent into agony and madness."

[@lydiahayes584]

I feel your pain. This is me every time I see inaccurate medical information on Facebook 😭😓😢

[@scarlett2194]

i’m having trouble believing this lady is real

[@alixdesagnat]

She HAS to be working for the seller! 🤦‍♀️ That is the only explaination I can think of that makes sense to me 😅

[@mydumbyoutubechannel6579]

I wanna see more of these types of reviews!!!!!

[@npats550]

"Is she just saying words"? My reaction 🤣🤣🤣 Josephine's reaction 😱😩🤬🤬🤬🩰

[@AMITA_H34RTS]

The way she say bye-bye 😂😂😂Made her shocked for a sec

[@floroze]

I love your Channel and you inspire me so much! I do ballet and I have been for 7 years I started when I was 7. I am going en pointe soon and I’m so excited. Your tips are amazing thankyou so much! Lots of love from the uk 🇬🇧xx

[@tijay8507]

En pointe ....

[@floroze]

@@tijay8507 ???

[@tijay8507]

@@floroze you got it wrong and said en point and it has an e on the end of it!

[@floroze]

@@tijay8507 on point ? Or en point - en point is the french term

[@tijay8507]

@@floroze Sorry you are wrong .... it is en pointe and nothing else! they are called pointe shoes ... it always has an E at the end of pointe!

[@christinacox7839]

This is like an MLM hun selling their crap that they don’t know what they are talking about

[@npats550]

That first reviewer-is she mixing up the non-pointe shoe, with proper pointe shoes-talking about split-sole leather, and no mention of shank, vamp, box. That's not a dancer. Neither am I but I did go to adult class, research etc but have not been able to dance due to a medical condition 15 yrs ago. I do occasionally do buy some shoes off ebay- for THE PRETTINESS AND ORNAMENTATION! Thanks for educating me even more through your great fittings.

[@pegasus36au]

I love watching Josephine do these videos. Sadly I see KZbin videos of people showing how they teach themselves pointe but can't get over the box & you can see the bottom of the platform from the front view eek! Even I can see that's wrong & I'm a beginner in ballet flats 😱

[@avalinegardiner9995]

The secound persons foot was so sickled i almost had a melt down, like if you don't know not to be sickling your feet then you should not be on pointe shoes! The anger i feel right now!

[@melissascott6359]

I can’t believe those reviews!!! Scary and hilarious … Josephine, your reactions are priceless!

[@JordanJSparks]

'it's.. not meant for anything'🤣🤣🤣

[@AthenaPlayz]

“Nononono it wasnt me i swear” omg hahah

[@Trixiepi]

I absolutely love your videos!!! I watch every single one so please take this with lots of love, the rustling on the mic can get pretty annoying when wearing headphones, I think it's your hair brushing against it? Maybe you could try putting your hair behind your shoulders when wearing a clip-on mic so the audio is clearer? xxx

[@brennalee8709]

Is she just saying words? 🤣

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Poor Josephine, she must feel the cringe so much worse than me (an old ballet amateur ) and I‘m already dying from cringe 😬 😬 Still so funny 🤣

[@kiratheusagiisworkshop5266]

The whispering "I'm sorry..." 😂🙏

[@Mj-kf5ny]

WHEN THEY CALLED THE TOE PADS REINFORCEMENTS😭🤚😭🤚

[@annekabrimhall1059]

Amazon buys a ton from Wish but has them stocked closer and better sizing so they can double the price.

[@HAlC-up4hm]

"Thank you Peter, for sending us these videos .....[and the impending nightmares] 😱 ....umm, if you guys want to see anything else" - Josephine

[@Leonie-ot6qg]

The first one killed me, bets you can’t even go up without the other foot😭😭

[@sophia.organo]

I think the first girl thought that three pointe shoes were regular ballet flats

[@scarlett2194]

lord- i would only get pointe shoes online for a costume 😭

[@cassie05]

Your reactions to this is the equivalent of my being a gymnastics coach and watching cheerleaders tumble. The form is cringe worthy so I totally understand your emotions to these shoes.

[@bellaedwards9105]

We'd love to see a video on what some of those resources are that can help someone get ready for pointe work. Thanks!

[@LunaNatz]

I dont know much about dance or ballet but I do know this.. if you're doing ballet and don't know where to get pointe shoes ask the teacher and don't do pointe until they say so

[@Minimeowzilla]

Josephine's reactions are funny but totally share her fear and disbelief of these products!

[@c.w1559]

These are so great… I don’t even dance and this is awesome.

[@tracywilson1356]

Now I need to get on Amazon and find these travesty videos myself for the entertainment. I don’t dance, but watching all your videos of real ballet shoes being fitted properly, I understand a fraction of what’s right and what isn’t. Enough to laugh my butt off at the fake shoe videos anyway. 😂😂

[@mygirldarby]

😅 they were just making stuff up. The second woman was hilarious when she put both of the "toepads" in as if that's the correct and normal way to wear them. 😂

[@pinkhearttsy]

omg i love it how their so confident ut they dont know wt they e talkig about

[@loganbingham2389]

I’m ashamed to say my first pair of pointe shoes were from Amazon cuz I didn’t know any better and I had my teacher look at them to make sure they were okay to use and she said I could use them in class. And they wonder why I have issues en pointe now even with actual good pointe shoes😀

[@lacrosseman02]

I'm a 30-something year old male who has never danced a minute in his life, and from watching this channel, I can confidently say I know more about pointe shoes than either of these reviewers. But would I ever try to pass my opinions off as actual knowledge? HELL NO. What is wrong with these people?

[@riversara]

Hey y’all!! God bless y’all and have a great day!✝️🤍🌈🥰

[@Mushroom_roses]

The first one wants to make me cry nooooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@angelharris9656]

The song oh no oh no and she going crazy over someone dancing with bad Pointe shoes 😂

[@Lucy-gu8bu]

I have the first shoe and I actually dance in them very nicely. They are a little hard to break in but I found a way

[@kennedyobrien2965]

This hurt me 😭I just can’t! She didn’t event know what to call toe pads and they looked like they were made out of cardboard nooooooo

[@ItsJustLisa]

I only took ballet for a year when I was 8 and *I* was cringing!

[@deoyx]

Amazon sells these super cheap and my mom found a pair for $20. She brings it up every once and a while how she could probably do pointe, she's flexible, she did ballet when she was a kid for a year, but she's 50 with bad hips. I hate to say it but places that sell cheap shoes like this not only rip off real dancers, but also the people who think all they need is the shoes. Luckily she hasn't gone through with it.

[@malory6312]

First thing my dance teacher said for pointe shoes: NEVER GET THEM ONLINE!!!!!

[@psalm91rdwlkfpgrl]

the scariest part is how serious these ladies are

[@lollylula6399]

"Reinforcements" 🤣🤣🤣

[@trenae77]

I need a compilation of Josephine and the Metatron reacting to internet idiocy in tandem!!!

[@Scrubadub.]

I love the oh no music in the background LOL

[@lily_doesstuff]

Clearly two trained professionals doing the reviews! 🤣🤣🤣