r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Chsrmsy • Feb 12 '19

This patch I ordered off amazon...

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u/WrenchHeadFox Feb 12 '19

Currently unavailable. My day is ruined. I was gonna order two.

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u/WrenchHeadFox Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

Appreciated. I actually ended up ordering 2 off another Amazon listing. They are the shitty knockoff ones, but honestly I like it better that way.

Now that I see this was something an artist created intentionally (instead of being a case of r/engrish) it's lost a bit of the magic for me. Plus now I feel bad for buying cheap shit from China instead of supporting this artist.

Edit: I cancelled my order on Amazon, but now that the magic has significantly waned, I probably still won't buy the one off Etsy, either.

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u/pheonixkit Feb 12 '19

This was a rollercoaster

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u/Civil_Defense Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

Do what you gotta do, man. 👍

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u/llamalily Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

If it makes you feel any better, that Etsy seller is just reselling the mass-produced one you can buy for a dollar off of Aliexpress or Wish. Resellers have taken over Etsy.

Edit: I stand corrected! If you're wanting this patch, make sure you're getting it from the original artist. These things get stolen so often it's hard to find the real artists.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

"$6.66"

Not today, Satan

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u/older-wave Feb 12 '19

That's bad ass

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u/cocacola999 Feb 12 '19

Damn Brexiters buying them all

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

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u/Sol2062 Feb 12 '19

Is this site legit? Looks very sketchy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

Not to be a debbie downer, but I highly discourage people from buying things (particularly patches, pins, stickers, posters, ect) on alieexpress and wish.

Several of my designs have been stolen and sold on alieexpress and wish without my permission (I know specifically that one shop on alieexpress has sold over 100 pins of my artwork). Pretty much all of the best selling pins and patches are stolen from small artists (many of which I know personally).

It's so hard to make a living in a creative field, please consider purchasing directly from the artists shop, and if you don't know who the original artist is - reverse google searches are usually a great start! :)

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u/Matador3005 Feb 12 '19

Somebody tell them to make the exact same one holy shit I want it

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u/SirSeizureSalad Feb 12 '19

Depending on which seller has the buy box, it might actually be the believe one, and one seller just accidentally sent in some leave ones.

So just because it was leave, you really don't know that that wasn't the only one.

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u/NargacugaRider Feb 12 '19

So many foxes here on Reddit lately... I like it.

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u/liamemsa Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

Conspiracy Alert: OP made these or is involved in the production, and OP faked the entire story in order to advertise their product.

edit: LOOOOOOOOOL post got locked after I made this comment.

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u/NeverBeenStung Feb 12 '19

This post isn't locked

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u/liamemsa Feb 12 '19

It was locked when I made the edit. I'm guessing he unlocked it after I pointed that out because it looked worse.

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u/NeverBeenStung Feb 12 '19

I thought only mods could lock posts.

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u/helixpea Feb 12 '19

cue X-files theme song

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u/CactusCustard Feb 12 '19

Not locked if you see this but I still think you could be very right.

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u/SoapSudsAss Feb 12 '19

I want to believe

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u/Fermentable_Boogers Feb 12 '19

I hope you’re secretly the manufacturer of these patches because, if you are, you’re about to make a pretty penny.

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u/dustimo Feb 12 '19

Here’s the link friends,

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075JNBRZP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.YWyCbRFQXRQ8

Darn, was hoping it would lead me to Zelda, Navi, Epona, Midna, and other various friends of Link

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u/chuiu Feb 12 '19 edited Feb 12 '19

Lol, did you read the description?

Super save pack set patch of Iron on Space Patches, Cool Patches 6, I Want To Believe Movie X- Files Patch , I want to leave UFO Patch, Astronaut Patch, Trust No One Patch Embroidered Iron On / Sew On NASA Patches...

The "I want to leave" one is clearly pictured and different from the one OP received. Though if OP looked at the customer images in the reviews then they would have known there was a chance of getting the wrong ones.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '19

Neither of these are referral links.

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u/themaxviwe Feb 12 '19

You are an idiot. Do you even know how Amazon referal link looks Iike. Just because OP has "ref" in his Amazon link, doesn't mean that it's a referal link. "ref" in Amazon link usually denotes Amazon's internal tracking reference of how OP landed on the product's page. Like via Google search or via searching on Amazon. Com search box or via email link or via "Related to this product" link or from wish list, etc.

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u/GrizNectar Feb 12 '19

It’s not a referral link, and even if it was, wouldn’t he deserve those referral points in this situation? It’s not like it hurts the person who clicks on it and he is literally the person referring everybody in this thread