WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:05.920 There are phone cases out there that offer rudimentary protection for your 00:00:03.679 --> 00:00:09.760 device from short drops and scratches in your pocket. Those cost a few bucks. 00:00:08.080 --> 00:00:14.000 There are phone cases out there that do that and look kind of cool. I'm partial 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:18.560 to the ones that look like Gameboys or Nest controllers on the back. Those cost 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:22.880 a few bucks more. Moving up in price, we've got ones with enhanced 00:00:20.119 --> 00:00:27.519 functionality, more durability, built-in card wallets, bottle openers, or 00:00:24.560 --> 00:00:33.200 multi-tools. You know, everyday stuff. But hold on a second, Lionus. I mean, 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:36.000 sure, some of those cost over $100, but 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:40.719 arguably that's useful stuff. Why is it in this segment? It's not. Today's 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:46.559 featured product is the result of my effort to find the lowest utility to 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:53.440 cost ratio iPhone case I possibly could on Amazon.ca. And so I present to you 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:56.399 the shop ready luminosis handcrafted 00:00:53.440 --> 00:01:02.239 luxury bling Swarovski crystal sparkling full glitter rhinestones back snap-on 00:00:58.559 --> 00:01:05.080 protective hard case cover for iPhone 6s 00:01:02.239 --> 00:01:10.680 by PlayBling. A $250 iPhone case covered in crystals. 00:01:16.960 --> 00:01:23.439 Cooler Master's Mastercase Maker 5 features their free form modular system, 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:28.479 allowing you to customize, adjust, and upgrade. Make it yours at the link in 00:01:25.680 --> 00:01:34.400 the video description. So, the price is unmistakably over $100. But how do you 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:36.880 prove that something is useless or that 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:40.880 it's a very poor value? In the case of the $1,000 HDMI cable from the last 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:44.640 episode, which you can check out here, by the way, I reviewed the 00:01:42.479 --> 00:01:48.799 manufacturer's claims about the value of the product, like noticeably better 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:52.960 sound and video quality, then tested it at very high data rates against a 00:01:50.720 --> 00:01:57.200 generic cable, and observed that there was not indeed any discernable or 00:01:54.880 --> 00:02:01.280 measurable difference. Easy. So, let's take the same approach here by finding 00:01:58.960 --> 00:02:06.680 the actual manufacturer's product page where the price is a still outlandish 00:02:02.960 --> 00:02:10.160 but at least significantly lower 00:02:06.680 --> 00:02:11.599 $235. So, they're apparently Swarovski 00:02:10.160 --> 00:02:16.720 crystals, which in case you were wondering means glass in the shape of 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:18.400 crystals made by a company in Austria. 00:02:16.720 --> 00:02:22.239 Apparently, Eastern Europeans are good at glass crystal work. Who knew? Nothing 00:02:20.480 --> 00:02:28.000 to do with usefulness, though. Other benefits of this fine product include 00:02:24.400 --> 00:02:30.080 each crystal being 100% handset by a 00:02:28.000 --> 00:02:33.840 skilled craftsman. And if there are any women working on them, I'm throwing a 00:02:31.440 --> 00:02:39.120 fit. Just saying. That it contains over 1,000 crystals. And that the adhesive 00:02:36.239 --> 00:02:43.760 glue is Ross compliant. Well, I'm not much of a glue 00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:48.319 expert. Hey, get out. Get out of here. But I did manage to count the crystals, 00:02:46.480 --> 00:02:51.519 and there are indeed over a thousand of them. So, full marks there. Although 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:56.000 none of that has anything to do with usefulness. Okay, it's presented in a 00:02:53.840 --> 00:03:00.080 premium gift set. This is a little debatable since the packaging is almost 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:03.360 as horrible as the gigantic paper warning about never taking the case off 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:07.959 once it's installed in case all the rhinestones start falling off. And 00:03:05.599 --> 00:03:12.000 finally, it is perfect for parties and balls. Again, I'm hardly a leading 00:03:10.319 --> 00:03:16.400 authority on party going, having never been invited to one. And my attempts to 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:21.120 use it on my balls eclipsed all other failures I have ever broadcast on this 00:03:18.319 --> 00:03:21.120 show. 00:03:25.920 --> 00:03:32.400 So then, given that the manufacturer actually makes no claims whatsoever 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:36.319 about the item's utility, I don't really have to prove that it's useless, I only 00:03:34.640 --> 00:03:41.920 have to prove that I can get something equally useless for less. Time for a 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:48.640 field trip to the dollar store. Rock on. Wow, everything's a buck 25. Fishing 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:50.799 supplies. Shockingly few jewels in the 00:03:48.640 --> 00:03:56.879 hair accessories department. This has promise. Still no jewels. A million hair 00:03:54.000 --> 00:04:02.439 bands and no jewels. Starting to lose hope. Damn, I overpaid for my case. Ooh, 00:04:00.080 --> 00:04:07.680 maybe these are Ooh, those are like gel. Arts and crafts aisle. Oh, we're 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:13.599 close. I definitely got to have some of these. Rock on. I have painstakingly 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:15.760 extracted all the hematite beads. Ooh, 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:20.000 acrylic crystals. You have got to be kidding me. This looks easier. So, there 00:04:18.320 --> 00:04:26.440 we have it. Everything I need to recreate the functionality of this case 00:04:22.079 --> 00:04:26.440 for under $50 US. 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:27.639 So, I need you to evaluate two things for me on a scale out of 10. Number one. 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:33.120 Oh my god. Wow. Five out of 10. Five out of 10. 00:05:30.160 --> 00:05:40.160 Okay. I'll be right back. Six. I give it a one. I think this is like maybe worse. 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:45.919 Seven out of 10. Seven out of 10. I'll give that like a like an eight. Yeah. 00:05:43.360 --> 00:05:51.280 Five and a half. Zero. 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