Worst Cubes You've Gotten?

[Mellis Ferton]

What are some of the worst cubes you've ever gotten before? Whether it be from a cubing retailer, or a present on Christmas. I'll start.


3x3 (DianSheng I think...)
Pops a lot.
Turning is terrible.

 

[greentgoatgal]

I used to always get shengshous before I really got into speed cubing. So now I have shengshou pyraminx, kilominx, square 1, and 2-4 :/

 

[Benjamin Warry]

I used to always get shengshous before I really got into speed cubing. So now I have shengshou pyraminx, kilominx*, square 1, and 2-4 :/

*kibiminx

 

[Tabe]

Worst I've had is a Rubik's brand 5x5. It's darn near impossible to turn. Forget popping and so on, we're talking literally almost can't turn it.

 

[Mellis Ferton]

Worst I've had is a Rubik's brand 5x5. It's darn near impossible to turn. Forget popping and so on, we're talking literally almost can't turn it.

Why would you get one?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Why would you get one?

There was time when that was all there was. I remember how happy I was when I got my first Eastsheen - it was SO much better than the Rubik's. And then when the VCubes 5x5x5 came out - wow, it was heaven!

Amazing how much big cube quality has improved over the years.

 

[Tabe]

Why would you get one?

I'm roughly 5000 years old. Back in the old days, you didn't know a puzzle sucked until you bought it. No YouTube reviews back then And that Rubik's was the only option, there were no others.

 

[Ordway Persyn]

I used to always get shengshous before I really got into speed cubing. So now I have shengshou pyraminx, kilominx, square 1, and 2-4 :/

I remember the days when the Shengshou's were the best for 5-7 and pyra.

I think the worst cube I bought where some cheap cubes from like Walgreens and places like that (bought them for the lolz). Other than those, probably the lanlan 2x2, It popped and was not really all that great. I got it in 2014 so there were much better cubes then.

 

[Mellis Ferton]

There was time when that was all there was. I remember how happy I was when I got my first Eastsheen - it was SO much better than the Rubik's. And then when the VCubes 5x5x5 came out - wow, it was heaven!

Amazing how much big cube quality has improved over the years.

So many advancements... like corner cutting!

 

[FastCubeMaster]

Qiyi Wuhua V2, eastsheen 5x5, eastsheen 2x2, qiyi warrior 3x3 (with that annoying plastic).

 

[GenTheSnail]

*kibiminx

*2x2x2 Megaminx
Not flowerminx because they were talking about the shengshou, which is called a 2x2x2 megaminx
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and yeah, Rubik's 5x5 from a rummage sale. I bought 2-5, all Rubik's, terrible turning, but they were the first cubes of my own. Ice 2x2 sucks, 4x4 is decent, 3x3 is okay now, 5x5 is total trash.

 

[adimare]

Rubik's wooden 30th anniversary cube. Every turn is a struggle which usually results in a pop. I've solved it just once and it ruined my day. No regrets tho, still one of the prettiest cubes I own.

 

[greentgoatgal]

Rubik's wooden 30th anniversary cube. Every turn is a struggle which usually results in a pop. I've solved it just once and it ruined my day. No regrets tho, still one of the prettiest cubes I own.

Picture?

 

[xyzzy]

Rubik's wooden 30th anniversary cube. Every turn is a struggle which usually results in a pop. I've solved it just once and it ruined my day. No regrets tho, still one of the prettiest cubes I own.

I have one too, and while I agree that it doesn't turn well, mine's not as bad as what yours sounds like. (I got a 23.x ao5 on it, which isn't too bad considering I average low 16 with a GTS2M.)

 

[adimare]

Picture?

 

[Max Cruz]

One time, I got a Valk 3 M. It was definitely one of the worst cubes I have gotten. I ended up throwing it away.

 

[Ghost Cuber]

Qiyi Wuhua V2, eastsheen 5x5, eastsheen 2x2, qiyi warrior 3x3 (with that annoying plastic).

WuHua V2?

 

[FastCubeMaster]

WuHua V2?

After solves it gets a little better, I should probably take it off my post. Right now a centre has popped off and I can NOT get it back

 

[Aaditya]

Shengshou 2x2, at my first turns it popped

 

[CRL0312]

It’s not that the cube was bad, but the ChueWen 2x2. The cube itself wasn’t bad, its that everyone thought it was mass produced with magnets, so when it arrived it was a disappointment to see that it didn’t have them...still a great cube though.