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The Kubaroo experience

pi.cubed

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Sydney, Australia
Kubaroo Cube Store- The Australia Based Cube Store

Relatively few people order from Kubaroo as their main store This store is still developing and is based in Melbourne, Australia and run by Tim Major. When I searched for reviews/unboxings on youtube and speedsolving, I found nothing.
But I visited the Kubaroo thread, and took a look. Now my family very rarely orders anything over the internet, and this was the first time I had ordered any cubes online. Consequently, my parents and I had many questions and my knowledge of certain cubes was lacking. But Tim answered all of my questions, and was very patient with my lack of understanding. He even set up a special order for me as I wanted a cube he had only 1 left of.This was very encouraging, and I am very thankful. So before I had even ordered, I really liked the store.

The order was sent through paypal on Monday afternoon and sent later that day. They arrived on Wednesday morning. I thought this was very fast.
I had ordered a
White FII
Black AV
Black ShengShou 2x2
White LanLan 2x2
Black stickered QJ Pyraminx

All the cubes came in perfect condition, the F2 with an extra set of stickers free and the AV with 2 sets of stickers.

I made a video of the unboxing and individual reviews of each of the cubes straight out of the box, but the vids were really bad so I won't post them.
I'll give a very brief summary of the cubes straight out of the box here, but keep in mind the only 2x2s and 3x3s I had used were Rubik's storeboughts, and I had never used a pyraminx before this. So I will just compare each of the cubes with the other cube.

Straight out the box, the F2 was far better than the AV. It felt broken in already.
The 2x2s were very similar, but I would say the LL was slightly better.
The QJ Pyraminx was much bigger than I expected, and has a very 'clicky' sound. It turns quite well. (I can't say much about his puzzle as I have nothing to compare it to.)

The reason I made this thread was to share some praise for Kubaroo Cube Store, and encourage people to buy from it.
My experience with it was great and I really like, and am very gratful for, Tim's great customer service.
I encourage you to check out the thread, and the site.
 
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Shoutout here too from another satisfied customer.

Ordered cubes late on a Monday afternoon, arrived in Sydney on Thursday. E-mail replies were always prompt and the cubes arrived in perfect condition. Will definitely buy from here again.
 
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