These are terrible.
I bought this against my better judgement last time they were for sale. You can’t put your phone in the stand in portrait orientation and charge it at the same time because there’s nowhere for the cable to go. Obvious in hindsight but I didn’t catch it before I bought.
You can charge your phone while it’s in the horizontal orientation but that’s not how I use my phone. If you need a bunch of cheap stands and don’t care that you can’t charge your phone while it’s in portrait mode then this is OK.
@haydesigner Yes, but I’d be nervous having a tablet in portrait mode because the stand is pretty short so it would be easy to accidentally tip the tablet back. No problem if you’re careful. And remember, no access to lower ports in portrait mode.
So this is actually pretty close to MEH face pop sockets, it doesn’t have a MEH face or stick to my phone 24/7 but it does prop my phone up! I’d say this is progress, at these rate we’ll be saying hello to pop sockets in about a week.
kids like em. kid’s fire tablets in amazon’s cases don’t fit. but still, they hold my phone, which kids insist on using anyway. i don’t regret buying these. but still have 3 for next yard sale.
Got the phone version last time and the angle is too steep. Can’t essily see the phone because it is too upright. Gave two away and thinking about just tossing the last.
@vinuash I have. What are you looking for? We bought one of these a year and a half ago and it’s great https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006MIUM20 I’m a big fat guy and my wife is a little skinny twig, and there’s no wobble or flexing or bothering of each other at night from it
@Spheyr@vinuash I second the Zinus brand bedframe. Me and the BF are both big folks and it’s never been an issue for us (we’re on a Leesa matress with no box spring in case that matters).
Five pink stands for eight dollars? All right, take my money. I can surely find five places to put these, or put them four places and bring one around with me.
… For the suckers, uh… I mean customehs who bought these do-dads… At the bottom, do they have one slot [for thin phones] and another slot [for not so thin phones]…?
@uscpsycho … I have to ask then what color did you buy? At amazon only the pink had two slots so I’m wondering if yours is pink or another color. I don’t want the single slot.
@stinks … I have to ask then what color did you buy? At amazon only the pink had two slots so I’m wondering if yours is pink or another color. I don’t want the single slot…
Models: SSB2, SSP2,SSW2. If we had to guess, we’d say the B stands for “Badass,” the P stands for “Phat,” the R stands for “Redonkulous,” and the W stands for–oh, wait, sorry. They correspond to different colors.
R? Where’s the R? I guess when this was typed there was a red option that isn’t being offered due to a lack of availability or they faded into the pink or something.
@medz I appreciate that you went to great effort to get that super-precise measurement. Is the 1.5 ± 0.5 inch measurement, the hole diameter, or the center to center distance?
I can’t stand this product. Might I suggest we take a stand and demand one of these fine products?
IRK Plushies
Mehgic 8 Ball (all responses some form of meh.)
Squatty Potty (because we don’t have the fukubukuro anymore and our crap needs to go somewhere)
@reclaimercube What? Did I miss some thing? No more Fuku?
@bfg9000 I’m pretty sure they had a post awhile back saying the fuku was no more
@bfg9000 @reclaimercube they are being replaced by the I.R.K.
Instant Regret Kit.
Sometimes you just gotta take a stand.
Or perhaps…
Stand for something. Even if it costs you $8-$10.
@shahnm Only sometimes?
@yakkoTDI Occasionally.
That pink discount tho
@heartbleed But no purple!
Sweet!! $10 iPhones with stands!!
@PHRoG
@reclaimercube it finally happened!!
@PHRoG we needed the Mercedes full of cash. Dammit.
@PHRoG @reclaimercube Cadillac.
@reclaimercube gotta start somewhere tho!
Down for 3!
Hope they’re Space Gray!
/giphy phone-order-facetious
These are terrible.
I bought this against my better judgement last time they were for sale. You can’t put your phone in the stand in portrait orientation and charge it at the same time because there’s nowhere for the cable to go. Obvious in hindsight but I didn’t catch it before I bought.
You can charge your phone while it’s in the horizontal orientation but that’s not how I use my phone. If you need a bunch of cheap stands and don’t care that you can’t charge your phone while it’s in portrait mode then this is OK.
@uscpsycho Yeah I’ve put the phone in upside down a few times, but landscape it goes. /sigh
Should work fine with iPads and tablets, though, right @uscpsycho ?
@haydesigner Yes, but I’d be nervous having a tablet in portrait mode because the stand is pretty short so it would be easy to accidentally tip the tablet back. No problem if you’re careful. And remember, no access to lower ports in portrait mode.
Why can’t you sell tacos on Tuesday?
@yakkoTDI maybe these can be taco stands.
@larrygrochal @yakkoTDI On every corner!
/wootstalker https://shirt.woot.com/offers/every-corner
Every Corner
Price: $19.00
Condition: Probably New
So this is actually pretty close to MEH face pop sockets, it doesn’t have a MEH face or stick to my phone 24/7 but it does prop my phone up! I’d say this is progress, at these rate we’ll be saying hello to pop sockets in about a week.
kids like em. kid’s fire tablets in amazon’s cases don’t fit. but still, they hold my phone, which kids insist on using anyway. i don’t regret buying these. but still have 3 for next yard sale.
@mtknox I find it weird that the included case for the kid’s fire tablet does not have a built-in stand. Does seem to protect them well though.
Got the phone version last time and the angle is too steep. Can’t essily see the phone because it is too upright. Gave two away and thinking about just tossing the last.
/giphy repeat
I got these back in August, and yes, they met my expectations: totally meh.
I splurged and got the black, which actually look more like dark grey.
No purple? For that reason alone, meh.
Holding two ipads at my house. Works great, used by 4 and 6 year olds.
Are these made of plastic or metal?
@maaacbeth I think meh-tal, but I’m not sure.
/giphy do-not-want
@Woody1 Wow, that’s creepy. My cat does that all the time and now I’m a little freaked out
@Woody1 when he does it, make sure to give him food. It appeases the cat God for a while.
Meh take a stand
I understand they make terrible margaritas, and can’t hold beer either.
Breaks down to $2/piece for black or white. I’m in. They are going to be stocking stuffers!
/giphy definite-bendy-drink
@schmani - Bequeath them upon all your relatives!
@aetris That’s the plan!
Black is sold out? So much for considering this at all. Why is pink $2 cheaper. That’s colorism.
@goldnectar Supply and demand, hence an excess inventory of the less popular color.
Not the first time that’s a pink discount was offered here.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
5x Smart Stand Phone/Tablet Stands
Price Comparison
$48.75 (for 5) at Amazon
Warranty
30 Day CrowleyJones
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
iPhone one one side and tools on the other?
These would have been great in an IRK, as an item… pass.
PS have any of you shopped for a bedframe online?
@vinuash I have. What are you looking for? We bought one of these a year and a half ago and it’s great https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006MIUM20 I’m a big fat guy and my wife is a little skinny twig, and there’s no wobble or flexing or bothering of each other at night from it
@Spheyr @vinuash I second the Zinus brand bedframe. Me and the BF are both big folks and it’s never been an issue for us (we’re on a Leesa matress with no box spring in case that matters).
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Five pink stands for eight dollars? All right, take my money. I can surely find five places to put these, or put them four places and bring one around with me.
@Dizavid
/giphy withdrawn-chubby-ice
… For the suckers, uh… I mean customehs who bought these do-dads… At the bottom, do they have one slot [for thin phones] and another slot [for not so thin phones]…?
@unkabob One slot
@unkabob @uscpsycho Mine have two. /shrug Ymmv.
@stinks @unkabob I stand corrected (no pun intended) mine have two slots.
@uscpsycho … I have to ask then what color did you buy? At amazon only the pink had two slots so I’m wondering if yours is pink or another color. I don’t want the single slot.
@stinks … I have to ask then what color did you buy? At amazon only the pink had two slots so I’m wondering if yours is pink or another color. I don’t want the single slot…
@unkabob Black
@uscpsycho … Thanks…
@unkabob @uscpsycho sorry for the post sale mention check, but black for me too.
@stinks @uscpsycho … No problem, uscpsycho convinced me to buy and you just confirmed it… Thanks
It looks bigger in the pictures…
3.75 X 2.5"
You had me at Torta from Frontera!
R? Where’s the R? I guess when this was typed there was a red option that isn’t being offered due to a lack of availability or they faded into the pink or something.
These don’t look big enough to actually hold a tablet. Anyone that has one confirm?
I think they sold these before and mehbe someone said they were too flimsy. Confirm/deny, anyone? Anyway, I’m taking a chance and getting the whites.
What size are the pegboard holes, and what is center to center distance between them?
@hamjudo
I hope this picture I took of the zoomed image on my monitor using the Measure app on my phone helps.
@medz I appreciate that you went to great effort to get that super-precise measurement. Is the 1.5 ± 0.5 inch measurement, the hole diameter, or the center to center distance?
Good question. The black gives you hope for metal, but white and pink practically confirm it’s plastic.