When I first started cubing, I started with a Shengshou Ling Long. I then decided to buy a Rubik's 2.0 because it was tiled and was the new era Rubik's brand. However, looking back on that horrid experience of having a Rubik's brand main for 7 months, I'm grateful for my Thunderclap V2, QiYi Warrior, and hopefully a Yuxin Little Magic. So, the first time I saw a 2.0 was when I was at Walgreen's in the toy section. I was mesmerized by this Rubik's cube which looked magical. The tiles looked majestic, and the Rubik's logo saying "Buy me!". And that's how I first started to get an allowance. Flash forward to May, I was at Wal-Mart and I saw these Rubik's 2.0s on sale for $3 each. Small tip: Never buy a speed cube from Wal-Mart. I decided to get 2, one for my dad, and one for myself. I loved my 2.0 to pieces! Although it did lock up a lot, I didn't want to buy anything else. In November, I got a stickerless 2x2, and got to experience stickerless cubes. That's when I finally realized, my Rubik's brand sucked. I used my stupid little Cube Timer app on my phone, and proceeded to twist my cube. I felt like I was going very slow, but the times that I got were what I normally averaged. The lowest time I got on a Rubik's brand was 36 seconds. Using a QiYi warrior dipped my times way below that. In conclusion, Rubik's brands suck and you can do much better with some patience and a Cubicle account. Hope this little narrative of my life helped!