I think it’s pretty obvious how some of these made it as the Amazon choice. They are cheap and parents have no issue buying them for their kids. Either knowing that they’ll break eventually knowing kids aren’t easy on things or not knowing better.
I honestly wonder what kind of gaming tech that youtubers use because all you see are products they've reviewed you never see their true gaming set up. Could be a fun idea.
The thing with Amazon's choice is that it ain't always meant for quality, it's typically mainly for budget, hence why you've seen stuff that are cheap as hell.
I actually bought the Amazon desk for my college apartment a couple months ago and so far it's been really good. Highly recommend if you aren't looking for a desk that breaks the bank
If amazons choice products are chosen based on buys+reviews+lack of returns, then it’s not amazon technically “choosing” these products, it’s just the average customer on amazon making the choices
but some of the products had less then 150 reviews. so if i buy a brand new product and I am the first reviewer and purchaser and give it 5 stats. its a 5 star product, 100% satisfaction, 0 returns. seems kinda flawed
@@kirbi3232 Oh it's extremely flawed, the same is true for extremely cheap stuff that just works well enough. If you pay even $80 for a gaming headset and the quality isn't good enough for you, you're more likely to return it and keep looking for a better pair at the same price. When you pay $23, you're way less likely to try and return it, because at that price, if they can do the bare minimum a user could ask of them, you can't really hope to find much better for the same price. Not only this, but smaller sellers with cheap items have a strong tendency to offer sending a replacement if the unit is broken without even requiring a return, specifically because doing so does not count against them in the algorithm, and people receiving a replacement for free without the hassle of a return are more likely to leave a good review. With that said, for any serious purchase, one should look online and cross reference a few different review sites to find an item that is more or less universally recommended for that price range. While not absolutely foolproof, you're more likely to find actual quality items that fit your budget, sometimes from brands you've never heard of.
@@kirbi3232 I’m pretty sure the Amazon choice is awarded to products that first sell well and then second review well, meaning if just one person buys a product and reviews it as 5 stars it still wouldn’t count because it’s just one purchase. Remember Amazon choice is essentially “most popular item” plus decent reviews, but it would have to first be a popular item
I have a vendetta against those headphones. The Q20s were really solid BUT the plastic on it slowly started cracking and shattering from casual use. Now whenever I see them or any of the upgraded models, I just give a look of disappointed disgust.
@@NoahInfinity i bought a pair of the life q30 and they seem to have added more metal to it holding up strong so far hope I don't run into that issue though lol
The entire Soundcore line is actually very good. I have the Life A3i wireless buds that actually have alright noise canceling. They sound on par with AKG (underrated brand).
well the desk is $90 in canada. sounded too good to be true at $30 ( probs around $45 can) still amazon had some decent desks for cheap. i was wondering around facebook market place. i just never think about amazon when it comes to larger packages
I picked up a SOLID L-Desk for about $150 with an all metal frame and wooden top. Frame is pretty solid with zero movement and buckling happening with it. The Top can easily be replaced if I need to with my own.
I'm buying those landlines because where I live, cell reception is awful. And to be fair, that intercom feature is nice in our two story house when we need to talk to one person without using our intercom system.
Working at a Geek Squad these are the items people come in with and ask WHY ARE THEY NOT WORKING!! after only having them for 1 month. That camera I see twice a week from different people.
the microphone sounding bad could also be how with hp laptops, they have the hp mic cancellation audio turned on by default to reduce background hissing and such so the audio sounds way worse and sometimes distorted. To fix this go to HP Audio Center, Input and then turn the toggle off. I had this on by default since i prefer the usability that even if the audio quality is worse, at least i sound clear and less bg noisem
I have the same mouse. The only issue is that dirt gets into the mouse when forcing you to blow into it to get it working correctly or requiring you to take it apart to fully clean
im so glad analytics forces austin to stop spending half the video opening pokemon cards nows, its been so much nicer since then, open cards in your own time
I think you should start doing desktop or laptop build competitions based on price brackets. Do amd vs intel builds and do it based on a price bracket such as 500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 etc. it will help people that are on a certain budget on what they could reasonably buy based on their budget. Instead of broke vs pro. Do this based on budgets. Thanks! Love the videos.
Shipping is by weight, not by how big the item is. Another thing to factor is many amazon locations where as you are one person from one location. Big brain Austin🧠
Lmao, I was about to exit when the pokemon stuff popped up, and for a moment there I was *sure* you were talking directly to me. You got me to stay for the rest of it through pure amusement. 😂😂
That laptop for $300... Jebus. I got a used Dell on ebay for $50 that has a 128gb m.2, 8gb ddr4, and an i3 8145 with Windows 11 installed. Even has a usb-c display port, hdmi out and SD card reader. It's only a 1366x768p screen but not the worst thing I've ever looked at. Runs awesome with Kubuntu.
Amazon Choices Is Personallised To Your Needs But Cheaper Also THE END 😂😂😂 "THE DAY AUSTIN DIED HE SAID HIS LAST WORDS, I CAN'T GO BACK, ON HIS FATEFULL DAY HE WENT BACK AND DIED DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE TASER, WE SINCERELEY MISS AUSTIN" A TRue Masterpiece Of My Own
1. Of course Jeffy B said you could sale the high seas. Why else would he think his firesticks sell so much. 2. Did you only log out of your Amazon account or did you also use another computer or at least a different web browser? 3. The plans with Total by Verizon are about on par with other prepaid plans. They usually center around $35 ( at the time of writing) for unlimited everything with limited high speed data.
Can confirm about the phone at the 16:29 mark, just helped an elderly family member get rid of their landline that included this exact phone, for a Consumer Cellular cell phone.
I've been using TCL phones for a while, and am watching you right now on a TCL Android TV. I never had an issue with TCL until I upgraded to the TCL30XE 5G. Up until this phone I viewed it as a comparable to economy Samsung.
Bro you're using a trac phone any Samsung is leagues above that I really wish people would stop lying to themselves like nobody actually enjoys using those things
@@ephwurd2yurMother I've had a Samsung Galaxy A21 before my TCL 20XE, and there was little to no difference in the performance. Even the lay out of the cameras, buttons, and the screen size were similar. You are probably one of those people who pay the extra for Johnsonville Bratwurst when Great Value is literally packaged in the same plant.
A lot of the programs that you were thinking about actually no longer illegal, which is quite funny. Because they are now considered streaming service program products. Like iptv, beetv, nova tv. IPTV streams, live TV and movies and shows all for the price of $50 a year. Beetv and nova tv are good streaming services for TV shows and movies
The prepaid phone might actually be accurate now that I think about it. Most people that are not tech enthusiasts probably just get their phones from their carrier with a contract or from something like the apple store directly. We arent exactly the typical customer demographic.
With that hidden screw on a laptop. Happened to me building a custom keeb once. Went to open the case. The screw was hidden beneath an indent with a fake sticker on it to make it look like part of the case. 😂 Snapped that strut like a twig. 😂
What really grinds my gears is the notorious "Amazon Best Selling" call outs ... when going to the listing it can frequently then say in small print "Best Selling in Brand XYZ". This seems to arise when a seller is larger and has an Amazon Store Front. This is non-sense and just goes along with the scammy behavior you mention here!!! I love the convenience, breadth of selection ease of return when Prime, and low prices on AMZ ... but they need to moderate some of the sellers, especially when NOT shipped by AMZ. On the other hand, could be much worse ... by that I mean specifically the mostly scammy 3rd party sellers that appear on Walmart site LOL.
Hey now! 😒 Not just Grandmas have landlines. I live way out in the boonies. I’d have to drive to reach cell phone coverage. Not only do I have a landline, my base is corded so I can make calls during power outages.
1:35 today is the day Austin finds out about burner phones lmao people don’t buy that phone cause it’s good, they buy it to do shady stuff and just toss it cause it’s cheap. That’s what you’re missing..the criminals lol
"ORAL BLISS, BABYYYYYYY!"..."What happens when you want to share your...epic, loud... *B A N G B A N G* moments..."..."Here's my 10 inch clock"..."That's a pretty good looking clock" 🤨🤨
I have a TracFone TCL 30z that I bought for about $50-60 which sucks because a few months later it's about $30 now but I can't complain when it works just any other smartphone with android 12 even if it's somewhat slow.
Well if it's slow then it doesn't work as well any other android just say you bought a cheap phone because your cheap there are plenty of android under 300 bucks and you get a good quality phone that's isn't slow lol you should invest I'm just saying
@@ephwurd2yurMother I stated somewhat slow and I had slower things like my Acer laptop which cost way over $300 but the sad part why that thing was slow because the company was way too cheap where put in the slowest HDD that even my old HP laptop from 10 years HDD ran faster. So after some research with a 1TB SSD and SSD/HDD cloning dock which cost $50+ l got that thing running at it full speed but like I said I had slower running things.
I love that he complains about quality of the components they're made of when he just bought a digital camera for $34
The thing Austin forgets is that most people don't buy as tech savvy people, most just see price and looks and click buy
I think it’s pretty obvious how some of these made it as the Amazon choice. They are cheap and parents have no issue buying them for their kids. Either knowing that they’ll break eventually knowing kids aren’t easy on things or not knowing better.
I would absolutely love an *Austin's Choice* Amazon Category.
It's definitely all bdsm and pokemon
I honestly wonder what kind of gaming tech that youtubers use because all you see are products they've reviewed you never see their true gaming set up. Could be a fun idea.
@@O1d1rtyAyo what? Imma need an explanation for that first part.
@@Captain-J-Amadaeushe's into BDSM, what is confusing about that?
The thing with Amazon's choice is that it ain't always meant for quality, it's typically mainly for budget, hence why you've seen stuff that are cheap as hell.
But then why get Razer if you want bang for buck?
@@bb2ridder757 because all the red dragon keyboards get returned due to faults.
That's what I was thinking of too with the $30 phone. Probably a cheap loadable phone
@@bb2ridder757some people don't have bucks to get a large amount of bang. They just need low buck
$25 cad for a known good mouse is pretty bang for your buck if u ask me@@bb2ridder757
Austin doesn't know what a burner phone is that is adorable
He also thinks Zoomers have no clue what a landline is, when most of them have likely seen one and know what they are
He's way too innocent for that. Crazy though that we're at a point where 30$ burners are full-fledged android smartphones and not just flippy boiis
you wouldnt buy an actual burner phone online with a debit/credit card
@@christian-gu8zx 😆 and this one hasn't heard of prepaid credit cards
@@christian-gu8zxhow do you buy burner sim cards?
I actually bought the Amazon desk for my college apartment a couple months ago and so far it's been really good. Highly recommend if you aren't looking for a desk that breaks the bank
If amazons choice products are chosen based on buys+reviews+lack of returns, then it’s not amazon technically “choosing” these products, it’s just the average customer on amazon making the choices
but some of the products had less then 150 reviews. so if i buy a brand new product and I am the first reviewer and purchaser and give it 5 stats. its a 5 star product, 100% satisfaction, 0 returns. seems kinda flawed
@@kirbi3232 Oh it's extremely flawed, the same is true for extremely cheap stuff that just works well enough. If you pay even $80 for a gaming headset and the quality isn't good enough for you, you're more likely to return it and keep looking for a better pair at the same price. When you pay $23, you're way less likely to try and return it, because at that price, if they can do the bare minimum a user could ask of them, you can't really hope to find much better for the same price. Not only this, but smaller sellers with cheap items have a strong tendency to offer sending a replacement if the unit is broken without even requiring a return, specifically because doing so does not count against them in the algorithm, and people receiving a replacement for free without the hassle of a return are more likely to leave a good review.
With that said, for any serious purchase, one should look online and cross reference a few different review sites to find an item that is more or less universally recommended for that price range. While not absolutely foolproof, you're more likely to find actual quality items that fit your budget, sometimes from brands you've never heard of.
@@kirbi3232 probably it cannot get the Choice badge without at least some amount of reviews that is greater than 1 :D
You are the algorithm Brian
@@kirbi3232 I’m pretty sure the Amazon choice is awarded to products that first sell well and then second review well, meaning if just one person buys a product and reviews it as 5 stars it still wouldn’t count because it’s just one purchase. Remember Amazon choice is essentially “most popular item” plus decent reviews, but it would have to first be a popular item
Day one of saying hi to Austin until he says hi back
that didn't take long
🤣🤣🤣
Guess you gotta keep going, he hasn’t said hi yet
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Austin got a nice clock.
I'm gonna be honest...
While reading your comment, I did miss the letter L in the "clock".
I mean, who doesn't want a 10” clock 😂
I need one of those.
That mic was surprisingly good for one on a cheap headset with no pop filter.
The bluetooth headset Amazon suggested has actually been solid Anker Soundcore Q20. Long as hell battery life/charge and very long range.
I have a vendetta against those headphones. The Q20s were really solid BUT the plastic on it slowly started cracking and shattering from casual use. Now whenever I see them or any of the upgraded models, I just give a look of disappointed disgust.
@@NoahInfinity i bought a pair of the life q30 and they seem to have added more metal to it holding up strong so far hope I don't run into that issue though lol
I have the q45s and they're very well built, so much so that they're a little uncomfy without patting @@NoahInfinity
The entire Soundcore line is actually very good. I have the Life A3i wireless buds that actually have alright noise canceling. They sound on par with AKG (underrated brand).
@wrdz3748 watched this video on my SoundCore Life P3's. Great ANC, awesome sound, great price
I've had the TCL 30 Z for almost a year now and I really don't have any complaints. It's a decent budget phone.
THE CAMERA IS A FUCKING WELCOME DEVICE?! *insert SMOOREZ meme here*
Don't worry, you're not alone in that Amazon rabbit hole 😂
Editor, that Twilight glitter thing was gold. You deserve a raise.
I have to say that I expected that headset mic to be terrible but ... not saying it's "great" ... I think it sounded pretty damn good really
sounds fantastic for the price
We need more videos with Kensey on them. Haha.
well the desk is $90 in canada. sounded too good to be true at $30 ( probs around $45 can) still amazon had some decent desks for cheap. i was wondering around facebook market place. i just never think about amazon when it comes to larger packages
I picked up a SOLID L-Desk for about $150 with an all metal frame and wooden top. Frame is pretty solid with zero movement and buckling happening with it. The Top can easily be replaced if I need to with my own.
It's Oral Bliss. Austin knows it. Matt knows it. Ken and Kinsey know it too.
I'm buying those landlines because where I live, cell reception is awful. And to be fair, that intercom feature is nice in our two story house when we need to talk to one person without using our intercom system.
Take a drink every time Austin says RGB
I just got out of the hospital after getting alcohol poisoning. My lawyer will be in touch.
Working at a Geek Squad these are the items people come in with and ask WHY ARE THEY NOT WORKING!! after only having them for 1 month. That camera I see twice a week from different people.
"Nikon Disappointment" 😂
I bought the camera for my daughter and she loves it. Always pretends to be a UA-camr with it. Cheap and endless fun for her haha
the microphone sounding bad could also be how with hp laptops, they have the hp mic cancellation audio turned on by default to reduce background hissing and such so the audio sounds way worse and sometimes distorted. To fix this go to HP Audio Center, Input and then turn the toggle off. I had this on by default since i prefer the usability that even if the audio quality is worse, at least i sound clear and less bg noisem
That HP laptop did have a memory slot so there is at least one point to opening it.
The speed of it was so darn slow, I doubt it'd help. Probably not even a i3 CPU or AMD Ryzen 3 or 5. lol
@@NoMore12345-z It very clearly showed Celeron on the box lmao
6:29 Austin really missed the opportunity to say “The RG-Bliss”
4:37 doin' what makes u happy
I have the same mouse. The only issue is that dirt gets into the mouse when forcing you to blow into it to get it working correctly or requiring you to take it apart to fully clean
17:53 This is very common in third world countries
im so glad analytics forces austin to stop spending half the video opening pokemon cards nows, its been so much nicer since then, open cards in your own time
You should do an Amazon's choice video on cameras and equipment. Would love to see that
At least he wasn't "scammed" this time
"Its not a flash its just a light" WTF do you think a flash is?!?!?!?!
I've been watching you for a couple of months and you're saving me a lot of money.
That random shot at Nikon was so uncalled for 😂
I didn’t know Austin was a glampire.
I can't go back! at the end was pretty hilarious.
I think you should start doing desktop or laptop build competitions based on price brackets. Do amd vs intel builds and do it based on a price bracket such as 500-1000 1000-1500 1500-2000 etc. it will help people that are on a certain budget on what they could reasonably buy based on their budget. Instead of broke vs pro. Do this based on budgets. Thanks! Love the videos.
That "broke vs pro" thing they do is so lame. It's normally just them yelling and buying prebuilt systems
Some of us live in places where cell service sucks and goes out during storm season! So land lines are great still!
Life is better when Austin uploads
Austin has the best reactions keep up the good work this man aint falling
I’m soo proud of austin he stopped sniffing stuff as often
Glittering, as a function, is definitely a superpower!
Literally sitting at that desk right now. It’s pretty good for the price no bs.
Shipping is by weight, not by how big the item is. Another thing to factor is many amazon locations where as you are one person from one location. Big brain Austin🧠
I think you forgot to edit in the shot of the entire desk.😂
14:57 that looks like the kind of clock I saw in School in classrooms
Lmao, I was about to exit when the pokemon stuff popped up, and for a moment there I was *sure* you were talking directly to me. You got me to stay for the rest of it through pure amusement. 😂😂
That laptop for $300... Jebus. I got a used Dell on ebay for $50 that has a 128gb m.2, 8gb ddr4, and an i3 8145 with Windows 11 installed. Even has a usb-c display port, hdmi out and SD card reader. It's only a 1366x768p screen but not the worst thing I've ever looked at. Runs awesome with Kubuntu.
The twilight reference was gold 🤣🤣🤣
18:41 "mom said it was fine" 🤣🤣💀💀🤣🤣💀💀
2:23 probably because people are buying replacements
To my knowledge, most prepaid phones will work without the plan just on wifi though. They're really handy for just having a phone.
I can’t get over the fact that he got an actual landline phone because that’s what Amazon recommend.
here i was hoping Austin was gonna buy poptarts
20:24 Austin gets destroyed by pillow throw, your welcome chat lol
'This Is' leaked into the main channel with the bit about the 'clock', and I must say, I'm proud of you all! lol
It is nice that Amazon doesn’t just assume youre big ballin shot calling..
I love that mystery tech and what is have completely ruined his product suggestions 😂
Amazon Choices Is Personallised To Your Needs But Cheaper Also THE END 😂😂😂 "THE DAY AUSTIN DIED HE SAID HIS LAST WORDS, I CAN'T GO BACK, ON HIS FATEFULL DAY HE WENT BACK AND DIED DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE TASER, WE SINCERELEY MISS AUSTIN" A TRue Masterpiece Of My Own
I personally love the pokemon content sprinkled in 😂. Keep crushing it man
Enough sea shanty default dance, lemme see the battle pass premium dance next time.
2:38 I do question Amazons algorithms in the “deals” they suggest for me.
1. Of course Jeffy B said you could sale the high seas. Why else would he think his firesticks sell so much.
2. Did you only log out of your Amazon account or did you also use another computer or at least a different web browser?
3. The plans with Total by Verizon are about on par with other prepaid plans. They usually center around $35 ( at the time of writing) for unlimited everything with limited high speed data.
Can confirm about the phone at the 16:29 mark, just helped an elderly family member get rid of their landline that included this exact phone, for a Consumer Cellular cell phone.
I've been using TCL phones for a while, and am watching you right now on a TCL Android TV. I never had an issue with TCL until I upgraded to the TCL30XE 5G. Up until this phone I viewed it as a comparable to economy Samsung.
Bro you're using a trac phone any Samsung is leagues above that I really wish people would stop lying to themselves like nobody actually enjoys using those things
My TV is also tcl but naw your phone probably still has Samsung components just buy a an actual Samsung or something better than your crack phone
@@ephwurd2yurMother I've had a Samsung Galaxy A21 before my TCL 20XE, and there was little to no difference in the performance. Even the lay out of the cameras, buttons, and the screen size were similar. You are probably one of those people who pay the extra for Johnsonville Bratwurst when Great Value is literally packaged in the same plant.
A lot of the programs that you were thinking about actually no longer illegal, which is quite funny. Because they are now considered streaming service program products. Like iptv, beetv, nova tv. IPTV streams, live TV and movies and shows all for the price of $50 a year. Beetv and nova tv are good streaming services for TV shows and movies
You’ve changed my impressions when I bought that laptop
The prepaid phone might actually be accurate now that I think about it. Most people that are not tech enthusiasts probably just get their phones from their carrier with a contract or from something like the apple store directly. We arent exactly the typical customer demographic.
The mic of that headset actually sounds good bro😂
My favorite is when I type in "PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter" and it pops up a toothbrush with "Amazon's Choice for PowerColor RX 6700 XT Fighter"
12:29 most popular burner phone probably 😂
9:05 SEA SHANTY 2???? RuneScape brothers unite!
13 mini? Damn Austin did you already give up on the 15 😂
With that hidden screw on a laptop. Happened to me building a custom keeb once. Went to open the case. The screw was hidden beneath an indent with a fake sticker on it to make it look like part of the case. 😂
Snapped that strut like a twig. 😂
I would watch Austin open pokemon packs all day
What really grinds my gears is the notorious "Amazon Best Selling" call outs ... when going to the listing it can frequently then say in small print "Best Selling in Brand XYZ". This seems to arise when a seller is larger and has an Amazon Store Front. This is non-sense and just goes along with the scammy behavior you mention here!!! I love the convenience, breadth of selection ease of return when Prime, and low prices on AMZ ... but they need to moderate some of the sellers, especially when NOT shipped by AMZ. On the other hand, could be much worse ... by that I mean specifically the mostly scammy 3rd party sellers that appear on Walmart site LOL.
7:34 I’d bet my house that’s from Aliexpress, as is the majority of Amazon products nowadays
Absolutely loved that you tore down the laptop and then went there is no reason as to why 😂
That Android TV stream thing costs $34 when you can pick up a Roku Express for $29. Let that sink in for a moment lmfao.
11:28 had me thinking something happened on my pc and i couldnt figure out what
Bro was dancing like he the main character in Arthur’s theme song
bro when did austin get so much funnier lmaooo
Did he?
I love sharing my loud bang-bang moments
"Who is buying the cordless phones?" Prisons thats it, prisons because no cellphones allowed😂
I often think Amazon's choice just isn't always great even when logged in.
"What more could you ask for?" A laptop that isn't slow as heck out of the box 🤣
Hey now! 😒 Not just Grandmas have landlines. I live way out in the boonies. I’d have to drive to reach cell phone coverage. Not only do I have a landline, my base is corded so I can make calls during power outages.
It feels that austin has been stuck in a loop now. Idk every video he buys tech he regrets
The Deathadder Essential from Razer is basically the worst you can get...
That scroll wheel will die within a month at max.
1:35 today is the day Austin finds out about burner phones lmao people don’t buy that phone cause it’s good, they buy it to do shady stuff and just toss it cause it’s cheap. That’s what you’re missing..the criminals lol
"ORAL BLISS, BABYYYYYYY!"..."What happens when you want to share your...epic, loud... *B A N G B A N G* moments..."..."Here's my 10 inch clock"..."That's a pretty good looking clock"
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Austin that a burner phone! lol
The ending scene got me dying
I have a TracFone TCL 30z that I bought for about $50-60 which sucks because a few months later it's about $30 now but I can't complain when it works just any other smartphone with android 12 even if it's somewhat slow.
Well if it's slow then it doesn't work as well any other android just say you bought a cheap phone because your cheap there are plenty of android under 300 bucks and you get a good quality phone that's isn't slow lol you should invest I'm just saying
@@ephwurd2yurMother I stated somewhat slow and I had slower things like my Acer laptop which cost way over $300 but the sad part why that thing was slow because the company was way too cheap where put in the slowest HDD that even my old HP laptop from 10 years HDD ran faster.
So after some research with a 1TB SSD and SSD/HDD cloning dock which cost $50+ l got that thing running at it full speed but like I said I had slower running things.
16:06 Holy shit that's actually look like most of the found footage ARG in UA-cam.
I love how maybe the analytics are correct I mean I love Pokémon, but I really hate watching Austin open cards.