Mystery boxes are just a way to get rid of overstocked items nobody wants.

that box with 3 chargers is not okay...

"How is every item i get from a company that sells nothing but chargers DEAD?!" got me.

Mystery boxes are so dumb. If a seller has an option of what to put in a box of course they're going to put the worst garbage they can find all the time.

Eco-friendly is what Amazon uses to describe their Refurbished stuff as well...

I would have split the order on different accounts and to different addresses. An order like this would scream at me that this is probably some influencer or test buyer and I would be a bit more selective with the items I would send.

I would hate to be at Plug Tech's morning meeting today.

Smells like DKOldies is venturing from video game tech to regular tech.

These guys must have a hell of an advertising budget. I used to get ads for them like 30 times a day on TikTok. I still see them probably at least a couple times daily.

I'm actually really happy you reviewed these guys cause I considered buying something from them

With all those fast chargers and pop sockets you could make your own company that does mystery boxes and put these in…. Oh wait seems someone’s already done that 😂😂😂😂

What is it with these companies and thinking used Airpods are worth so much? As soon as they're used, they're worth about $3. And realistically, you can pretty much just go for a long walk and find some these days.

fkin eco-friendly has me rolling 🤣🤣

No WAY bro had mistaken the s21 for the s20, they look NOTHING alike😭

Spending money to get a box with three identical chargers = I won't order from that company.

"Saving a planet" *literally ships overpriced e-waste in cardboard*

Ok that charger box was a big troll on them

Did you need a charger Austin? You don't need to lie to us 😂😂

My nephew used to order Mystery Boxes all the time. He was trying to get the rest of the family to, also. Then I asked how many times he got more value than he paid for. He said, "I usually get ALMOST what I paid for." 😂. That's when my sister rescinded her credit card info.

I once bought an "unlocked" google Pixel 6, and it came locked to Verizon. They wouldn't let me return it, and Verizon wouldn't let me unlock it. Will never buy from them again.

I saw one of their videos and, it seemed VERY sus. Mystery Boxes are such a terrible business practice. I never trust a business that does stuff like that.

The whole "dirty case scratching the phone" thing is very true. I do landscaping for work with my s21 FE and galaxy watch 4 always on me. If i dont clean the phone and case every week, dirt, dust, and grass gets lodged in there and scuffs up the sides of the phone the most. And with work like i do, its almost better to not have a watch case, i prefer regular bands with a screen protector so its easy to rinse off. Also its crazy how cheap the s21 line of phones is already, i got my s21 FE brand new in mid 2022 for 500 bucks and it still doesnt feel outdated other than the 128gb of storage.

If the S21 is SIM unlocked, it'll switch carrier firmwares to match your SIM card. Alternatively, you can simply flash the US Unlocked firmware (same model number, but ending in "U1" instead of "U"). It won't SIM unlock your phone in and of itself, but it'll get rid of all the carrier BS. Also, AT&T firmware prevents Android updates unless you have an AT&T SIM inserted (which should be illegal; it's a security risk).

Love to see that community suggestions get taken seriously. Great video as always

I know 2 people that bought Plug Tech boxes both had their devices burn up from the cheap charger that was included.

Typically mystery box services are just "unload the garbage in the back of the warehouse" schemes. I also wonder if they are wiping the devices properly. I think their is regulations in regards to that if you want to be an authorized refurbisher. I remember Louis Rossmann talking about it recently.

If you're running a business and you want people to trust you don't sell mystery boxes... Just sell the worn out and damaged tech at a significant discount...

Eco-friendly, means it was in the trash and they are letting you toss is in 6 months 😂

I had to cover my mouth when Austin revealed 3 charger sets lolol

I have not laughed so hard at any of Austin’s videos as I did for this one. 😅

Finally I really wanted you to review this, apart from the mystery boxes the actual stuff you purchased turned out pretty well.

The items are dead because they gave you all of their chargers

Nearly dropped a 25lbs dumbbell on my foot at that 3 charger mystery box, that's so wild I'm actually pissed for Austin in that! 😂

To see Austin's soul die a little when he opened the box of chargers was hilarious!

This man call every company a scam but the fact is that Plug Tech is a company that take used electronic and reuse them. It’s normal if it have some scratch or a little dirty it’s because they were used by someone before and wanted to sell it. It doesn’t mean that their products are guaranteed or in a good state it’s because it was reused. They make sure that it was clean and fixed so it will be in a good state.

18:00 pop socket for your beats 🤣

Austin always makes me laugh and smile 😂

Nah, that’s the Authy logo on dem headphones 😂

Honestly its about what i expected from seeing their shorts before. Ecofriendly items, as silly as it sounds look decent in their videos, and is a better name than e-recycled tbh. Though i thought they could have been switching them out for nicer ones while recording, and most of the mystery box shorts are returns with a "I mean you get what you get" premise so this seems about how they present themselves.

I'm not sure how I feel about a 2016 macbook 12" costing $310. I got a 2017 13" macbook pro with a core i5, 16gb of ram, and a 500gb ssd for $400 (not including sales tax) from a local computer store recently.

The thing with them is that mystery boxes in general are just bad deals. And the items they sell are slightly higher than eBay prices, it isn’t a terrible deal in my opinion. Yeah it isn’t good and if you are looking for the best deal then move on, but if you wanted to buy a device, this wouldn’t be the worse option.

You must know that the plug dude has an obsession with 10$ fast charger bundles

I liked the MacBook 12in but I did regret buying it over the Pro. I used it as my daily driver for probably 3 or 4 years before I replaced it

Very informative video. Thank you so much!

I died laughing with you when that box had 3 chargers in it😂

that box with three chargers makes me laugh my ass off

4:08 these headphones are actually really good Had some older models back in the days when I worked for a smartphone-shop here in Germany

ive been waiting for someone to review them !!

I bought a 2015 mac book from them for a decent price and actually got upgraded to a better condition than I bought I’ve been using it for photography and homework however for how old it is the price was a little steep but it came with a properly sized case thing and a charger so it wasn’t terrible! I don’t recommend it if you are using it for more demanding softwares like photoshop or some kind of rendering application

Well, now we know what happened to all those chargers you didn't get with your iPhone.

20:42 thanks, that proper made my pants day.. proper laughed out loud across an empty office late at night in the uk.. Power Brick Man here to save the day 🤣🤣

I'm not a battery expert, but from the looks of it, what that Macbook has is just a lot of cells of different shapes stacked up. As long as they're the same capacitance and voltage, it really doesn't matter what shape a battery is.

They can't charge any of the devices because they packed all their charges in mystery boxes already 😭

Yeah plug tech is not good, last time I saw in one of their tiktoks videos was they were using a tooth brush with like a soapy liquid and brushing heavily on the keyboard. Sure you'll get a clean keyboard in the expensive of liquid dripping through the keyboard and damaging the motherboard.

Urban brand is actually quite good, those London earbuds are sold for £50 - £85. HOWEVER, as someone that used to work in Retail, they go on clearance often, so it would explain how often they came up

I got my refurbished iPhone XR from a local webshop (64GB, supports latest iOS, very good condition, charger included) which costed me €185 (aprox. $190) and have had it for about a year now and it hasn’t failed me yet

7:20. wtf? why tf is "snickers" spelt that way in subtitles. (after he says "Go to box number three")

Does anybody else get spongebob vibes from austin? Like genuinely, I feel like he gives off spongebob energy

This is the best episode I seen yet sir!! The 3 charger box got me

I am about to subscribe to this channel. I’ve been seeing this over and over and was thinking about purchasing one now I am going to watch a video about it. Perfect.

No way you agree with the "Excellent" condition of the Macbook when there is a huge scratch on the logo

He needs to leave a low star rating on their site to ruin all those 5 star ratings 😁

i daily drove the 12 inch macbook for a couple months recently and honestly i love that thing. a little slow? sure. but as a $100 web browser it was perfect.

That second to last box almost killed me, dude

I bought a macbook pro 256 GB on there for somewhere in neighborhood of like $500 and it came with a a glitchy screen and basically what it did was half of the screen wouldn't work for like 12 minutes but after those 12 minutes everything worked perfectly, so I returned it back to them and they gave me a brand new one with upgraded storage (512 GB) and it worked like a charm. I dont think plug is a bad place to shop at especially for your broke college student like me but As long you stay way from those mystery boxes and get a product in Good condition or better you'll be fine.

The mystery box with the 3 fresh packs of chargers really killed me 😂

The triple-charger box was by far the funniest out of the whole lot! Especially since it came right after your complaints about all the prior chargers! But yeah, this sort of thing is typical with "mystery item" things for the most part because they are essentially trying to get rid of stuff they or someone else otherwise can't sell and/or they bought it dirt cheap. They often state the value is at or higher than what you pay, but that's only if you go by what "they" value them as. So they certainly aren't going to give you a way to compare their prices to others. Assuming you are even given a list of the possible items you will get before buying them because oftentimes these mystery things give little to no insight as to what you can get.

For the phone the Samsung Galaxy s21 you can use ADB to get rid of the bloatware without having root access to the operating system 9:00

Dk oldies has a new challenger

So I recently ordered a MacBook Air m1 2020 bundle on Black Friday. I received the package, but the device wasn’t in the box. Talking to their customer service has been hell. The email to contact ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE was not a real working email. They finally agreed to send a “one time replacement” however the order has the same order number and has no info on it, no tracking, nothing. I can go into details if need be but that’s the jist of it and I’m still out almost $800 with no device

Urbanista headphones are actually good quality. I bought the Urbanista Los Angeles noise cancelling headphones and they were wonderful! But they broke quite quickly because they are made from plastic and bends could snap it.

The look when he had 3 chargers in the mystery box was so great! Lmao

Also, that one USB port on the 12" MacBook is prone to failure. It will just give up and then you have a 12" paperweight. Take it from a repair tech, they're never worth the money.

Having the ability to silk screen, and having a big business are not the same thing. Silk screening gives the illusion of having a big organization.

Austin seeing how I’m still watching KZfaq with original iPad mini that no longer updates and takes about 4 seconds before the keyboard actually writes anything the 2019 iPad seems like a killer deal

Austins Reaction AT 20;26😆😆

I ordered a MacBook from Plug tech in excellent condition and the screen had a huge bubble underneath but I was able to send it back and a replacement should be coming later this week hopefully. So far from what I have experienced their customer support is on it when it comes to product replacements / refunds.

So nothing was actually worth it 😂

i havent seen this channel in years? why?! ive been subscribed the whole time. dang u youtube

I literally busted out laughing when you opened that box with the 3 chargers.

you look like finland's new president

Austin's veins make me queasy

This is why I don’t like mystery boxes. You don’t know what you are getting, or it’s a gamble, and/or it can be used to falsify the quality of the items and basically scam you.

Awesome video Austin 👌🏻

the s20 and s21 dont really look the same at all from the back

I honestly had no problem with them. I ordered 2 iPhone 12s and an iPhone 7 from them all good with good battery life. My mother recently bought something from there too but I forgot what. Mystery boxes I would never order from anywhere tho lol

This video is exactly what I needed

1:29 I think eco friendly means that they don’t use more and more material and the old material gets thrown away in to the ocean etc

the reason most of your items are dead is because its safest to ship lithium ion batteries with no charge in them so they dont run the risk of exploding/catching on fire while in the shipping process

100% legitimate, nothing to see here

That mystery box of just chargers killed me.

The Samsung S21 has a plastic back, my old S20 FE also had and it also had smaller scratches on the back, even though I used it with a case.

I’ve bought 3 Phone within the past 2 years from them. Yall always tryna bring them down when they are better than Back market. All 3 of my phones had over 85% battery health and 1 was in eco friendly. Fun Fact: Eco-Friendly isn’t even that bad at all, it’s practically good condition most of the time.

S20 and S21 don't look the same 🙄

I have that exact s21 and its the plus model, its a great color scheme

Dude glitched out on that charger box 😂😂

Right off the bat you had criticism before buying, your review seems disingenuous

Hey Austin, thank you for your feedback and constructive criticism, it’s sparked an internal conversation on how we can produce a better mystery box experience. We’re honored to be featured in your content.

I will say the area around the charger ports, at least for me, has always gotten scuffed up. I leave my phone in the case all the time and I do clean it every week or so.

Do you have a spare charger by any chance??? LOL - love the content, keep it up.