Gans Puzzle III Version 2 Speed Cube (10 Testers Selected!)

sellingseals said:
I think these testers are supposed to make YouTube videos and it's promotion for the store giving them. So if you have 18 subscribers who are you going to promote it to?
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Lol bro I know that better than anyone. I keep forgetting people can't tell how often I'm sarcastic online and it makes me seem like an idiot more than I'm comfortable with. I don't even know how I have 18 subscribers in the first place. So yeah, I was joking. No worries XD
 
People, this whole invitation to be a tester thing is bogus and just a marketing tactic. Their selection criteria doesn't require it - they could just look at YouTube and the WCA site instead.
 
mark49152 said:
People, this whole invitation to be a tester thing is bogus and just a marketing tactic. Their selection criteria doesn't require it - they could just look at YouTube and the WCA site instead.
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^^^truth.

That being said, they would rather have someone fast with maybe less subscribers than someone slow with many. If a fast person says the cube is good, sales will be excellent.
 
kclejeune said:
That being said, they would rather have someone fast with maybe less subscribers than someone slow with many. If a fast person says the cube is good, sales will be excellent.
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They would rather have both, if both would help their sales, but this thread is still irrelevant. Its only purpose is to keep the words "new Gans 3 puzzle!" on the home page for as long as possible in the couple of weeks leading up to launch. Free advertising. And the "testers" get production cubes to make sure their reviews are better and the timing of the reviews coincides with the cube being available to buy.

Out of curiosity, I wonder if any of those who have posted their contact details in these threads have started getting random mail shots from cube stores?
 
mark49152 said:
People, this whole invitation to be a tester thing is bogus and just a marketing tactic. Their selection criteria doesn't require it - they could just look at YouTube and the WCA site instead.
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It's the same with every single "tester" out there. When any store at all sends a free puzzle to a YouTuber to "test", that's just a polite way of saying they are getting it to "advertise". You say it like nobody knows this, it's pretty obvious and should be common knowledge by now, as it's been happening for quite some time.
 
sellingseals said:
It's the same with every single "tester" out there. When any store at all sends a free puzzle to a YouTuber to "test", that's just a polite way of saying they are getting it to "advertise". You say it like nobody knows this, it's pretty obvious and should be common knowledge by now, as it's been happening for quite some time.
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I think you missed the point, which is that they don't need to invite people to be testers. They can just pick them. They probably knew who they would pick before they even created this thread. The thread itself is an advert.
 
mark49152 said:
People, this whole invitation to be a tester thing is bogus and just a marketing tactic. Their selection criteria doesn't require it - they could just look at YouTube and the WCA site instead.
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I agree that it's a marketing tactic, but how is it bogus? They use the thread to find out who wants to do it, and then they select the people they want. I don't understand what's so upsetting about them advertising their product. Pretty much every company does it.
 
Noahaha said:
I agree that it's a marketing tactic, but how is it bogus? They use the thread to find out who wants to do it, and then they select the people they want. I don't understand what's so upsetting about them advertising their product. Pretty much every company does it.
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And we get free cubes! Well, at least Noah does.
 
Noahaha said:
I agree that it's a marketing tactic, but how is it bogus? They use the thread to find out who wants to do it, and then they select the people they want. I don't understand what's so upsetting about them advertising their product. Pretty much every company does it.
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Well, it's only my cynical opinion that it's bogus, but I believe that they hand pick the reviewers and most of those that put their names down here don't have a chance. I'm not remotely upset about it - just making an observation.

antoineccantin said:
If you don't post in the thread you can't become a tester.
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You really believe that anyone with enough subscribers wouldn't get sent one anyway?
 
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I agree that it's a marketing tactic, but how is it bogus? They use the thread to find out who wants to do it, and then they select the people they want. I don't understand what's so upsetting about them advertising their product. Pretty much every company does it.
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I am of the opinion that this entire thread should appear on an HKNowStore thread in the Puzzle Shops section of the forum. Posts like this seem clearly intended to market the store offering the test product as well as the product itself. If this is true, it is technically a violation of the forum rules. HKNowStore has not purchased a store thread like its competitors. Instead, it chose to advertise in the hardware section.

Not sure if this is what Mark was getting at, but that's what I noticed.
 
a small kitten said:
I am of the opinion that this entire thread should appear on an HKNowStore thread in the Puzzle Shops section of the forum. Posts like this seem clearly intended to market the store offering the test product as well as the product itself. If this is true, it is technically a violation of the forum rules. HKNowStore has not purchased a store thread like its competitors. Instead, it chose to advertise in the hardware section.

Not sure if this is what Mark was getting at, but that's what I noticed.
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I wasn't aware you guys had to pay for a store thread.. In that case, you're most definitely right.
 
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