The spelling thing - you put the card at the back so the kid only sees the picture. They spell it with the tiles and then you move it forward so they can learn from their mistakes. (Riding crop not included.)

The fact that the sticker is just a photo of another sticker and somehow costs more than most of the items fits really well for betrayal.

That "fuck off" enamel pin accompanied by complete silence and no commentary whatsoever might be the funniest thing I've seen in a while

I guess the fact that the sticker is just a picture of a sticker is the actual betrayal.

It’s a special episode because Ashens actually edited the video by adding in a whopping 2 images!

Hey Ashens, just a quick note on the hearing amplifier! Just to quickly distinguish between a hearing aid and a hearing amplifier, hearing aids are tailored to the person they're for. They take the frequencies where a person has hearing loss and boosts the incoming signal of just those frequencies so said person can then hear what they are missing out on, generally for people with age related hearing loss it will be things like the higher frequencies (from say 3000hz to 8000hz) and is the reason older people will say everyone is mumbling due to the detail of speech being found in those higher frequencies. Something like a hearing amplifier is a literal 1 to 1 boost, taking EVERYTING that is fed into the mics on the amplifier and boosting it all by however much. While these are much cheaper compared to hearing aids, they will generally not help a large portion of people who have hearing loss as most people with things like high frequency loss need specific frequencies boosted, but can be helpful for people who have had hearing loss occur evenly over all frequencies (something that normally happens due to hearing damage rather than age related hearing loss). The garbled mess that was your voice could be where it's trying to filter out the wearers voice (although for such a low cost I doubt it) or it could be that, due to your voice being so close to the amplifier, it's just massively distorting it as it's a louder source of audio so close to the device! If there's any questions I'm happy to give out answers :)

The real betrayal was the dog stickers we got on the way

I love how the vocabulary toy thing has a different word almost each time Ashens brings a new item.

24:03 - the way Ashens says "good grief..." under his breath in that kind of posh English way gets me every time.

It was someone's job to put that single dog sticker into an envelope to go to a random address in the UK. That fact is worth thinking about for a moment. Otherwise, the plastic on that torch made me feel kinda nostalgic for the cheap toys my grandma used to buy me for Christmas 20 years ago, and I feel like I've seen that exact pin badge on punks' leather jackets before now.

I looked it up and the forgiven bracelet at ~22:15 is not _exactly_ the same as the one in Wish Random Item 6. They are, however, likely made by the same source. So while the Bland bracelets came in at around 44 pence a piece, the single forgiven bracelet in the other review was 2 pounds(!) alone.

Between Flood, the Hearing Aid, and the Bullet of Pure Love, this was quite the They Might Be Giants themed episode.

The second watch looks like a quality dupe of a Timex watch we sold a ton of when I sold jewelry in a department store. I think they retailed about $30-50.

Oh Lord.. I still remember 'Antonio Stella Bottom Tile'. This reminds me of my brother going through a book of animals with my then baby niece and her saying 'Don.. key!' when she saw an animal she knew. Not wishing to say she was wrong he said 'That's a special kind of donkey called a zebra'. Mind you she quickly turned the page when she saw 'hippopotamus' *lol*

The bland bracelets is a blessing for Ashens - now he has extra merch for the next con he goes to.

The pin badge genuinely had me chuckling.

"worlds shortest and most useless tiny tiny USB cable" - (Despite trying to convince Dan they were a good Advent Horror gift) Ashens, 2022

"Hat - Woman" is very funny because it reminds me of Oliver Sacks's book "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"

i could totally see those leather bracelets being sold at some pop up stand at a yearly carnival, with the proprietor claiming they made every one themselves

Legitimately surprised Ashens didn't spell out rude words on the vocabulary thing.

The They Might Be Giants reference at 8:47 just made my whole day, glad to see someone I love appreciate an album I love!

9:10 lithium batter would certainly be an interesting addition to your Yorkshire puddings on a Sunday.

"dividend" probably resulted in those toe things because they separate, or in other words "divide," the toes haha

I've had a very rough time these last couple of days. An Ashens video can cheer anyone up

"don't drop the watch" *me looking at my g-shock* casio manual "we effing dare you, you will break first"

Imagine Stuart's awkwardness of having to look up feet pics to use for this episode lmao

The Littlest Hobo is both on KZfaq and on dvd. My husband actually showed me the show since he joked about the Littlest Hobo holding a gun in the show's intro and I was confused on what he was talking about. It's definitely something the US missed out on because it's such a batshit insane show

Okay, "Pardon" made me laugh more than I have in a while.

The second watch looked quite decent for the price. Most likely a Miyota based quartz movement. The fully lumed dial wasn't particularly strong, but for 5 quid any lume is a bonus. Also, I liked the classic field watch design of it. Keep it as a beater for when you want to give your Seiko Kinetic a rest, or when you're stacking stones, or throwing rocks at the old people by the channel.

I think that enamel pin badge is the first thing in 11 of these videos that I unironically want.

Also, the Littlest Hobo was absolute brilliance. Great childhood show, awesome beautiful doggo. His real name was “London” if I remember correctly from the credits. 🎼”Maybe tomorrow, I’ll wanna settle down... Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep movin’ on...”🎼

3:27 We got one of these things for our kids a couple years ago and within a day 85% of the letters had vanished never to be found again.

I think the hearing aids have a built in battery in the sense that you don't have to hook them up to a car battery with jumper cables each time granny needs to listen to the archers? 😄

In this ever-changing world (and not for the better) it is so reliefing to see that Ashens content remains the same and really good.

It's amazing that he managed to keep the same sofa for all those 12 years

I WISH you would upload more often…seriously tho I love your content and every video is a gift.😊

The hearing aid would be very useful for listening to your watch ticking. Hours of fun!

Haha that G-Shock knock of made me laugh. No hard shocks!

The Soki ‘Timex Expedition’ watch is great value at a fiver - seeing that has made me tempted to get one myself

I love these wish videos. You can get some stuff for dirt cheap that isn't too horrible but the funniest ones to me are the scam items that are nothing like what was advertised. Stuart's reactions always entertain 😃

My last hearing aid before fully losing my hearing cost the NHS £5500, I’ll let them know wish do them for under £5 😂

I think Nerdcubed’s next advent calendar is sorted - the bracelet calendar!

Gotta love Stuart’s commitment to these videos. The urge to hit the word generator a few times to get a more interesting item must be tempting lol. Enjoy your cornucopia of leather bracelets!

Seeing that brown sofa relaxes me after finishing work

The wording “cold light” in the watch’s instructions sound like something from a science fiction novel. I don’t know why it somehow stuck out to me, but it sounds rather nice.

The phone card pic was interesting. Not so long ago, the picture would've shown a push button phone or maybe even a rotary dial phone. Goes to show how times are changing - and how old I am.

The dog on the sticker is obviously a very old dog looking at his muzzle and other gray spots. That is too funny!

My grandpa got me a random wish/aliexpress item for my birthday its like a camera you can connect to your phone that can go inside ur ear to check for blockage (i have a iphone so can't and dont wanna connect a tech thing from those sites to my phones haha) He also got me a fake book with a hidden safe in it! Loved that one

the best part of watching ashens is knowing it's exactly the same content i was watching ten years ago. never change.

I laughed so hard at the the " Pardon" Pin, that was absolutely fantastic! I am definitely going to clip that haha

£3.32 in 2023 for an lcd digital watch that would have been £2 forty years ago is a real bargain. I thought these were really rare these days. I haven't seen one for years. Great find!!!

The betrayal is because you thought you got a sticker of a dog, but in fact you got a sticker of a photo of a sticker of a dog.

Holy shit, that Soki watch is almost identical to a watch my dad just got today, main differences are the back (the one my dad got is a screw back which seals up better), the second hand is black, the brand, and the price, the one my dad got was $15 I think.

Every 6 months or so i rediscover your channel again and take pleasure in seeing that your channel is still going. Thank you fir making my childhood

so good to come back to this channel over the years and see that its exactly how it was when i was younger.

A genuine G-Shake watch. What a find.

The torch looks good and the green watch I have one of those, it's awesome.

The ''betrayal'' bit is prolly a keyword translation seo thing. Shepherds are considered loyal, and loyal could be seo mistranslated into ''not betray'' or something of the like.

That dog sticker is a bargain, would get my own if Wish's search let me.

The torch is actually not too bad. I bought one similar, weighs near nothing, but with just LEDs, it is surprisingly bright and long lasting.

Stewart giving us many clean soundbites of phonics words. Just in case we need them

I definitely DID wish for this! 👻🥰😁 **EDIT** I like that the word on the spelling thing changes randomly as the video goes on. 🤓

The reason it's hard to read the word when the card is in the holder is because the idea is that the kid spells the word based only in the picture then checks. Wouldn't really be testing them if the idea was to just copy the spelling from the card.

Dividend has the word "divide" in it. Maybe thats where the supa-advanced Wish search software™ got the idea of the bunion thing. "Dividing" your toes apart.

The flashlight seems like a good project base for a BigClive type or similar to put in a bigger battery and maybe some brighter LEDs or somesuch.

Yeah, that crappy a single sticker for that price is definitely a betrayal. Looking at that one bag of bracelets,,,I get a biker gang theme overall, to be honest. That said, the torch and the second watch are pretty good value for the money (the first one looks like something you'd get at the dollar store/poundland.) The cloisonne pin is just amusing...especially since it was still cheaper than the sticker. :-)

I was actually hoping for one of these videos! There is just something special about watching you open a bunch of tat on a old, familiar couch. Loved how the words changed every item too, the detail! The bullet with wings reminds me of when hunters say they love animals... But they murder them for fun... love really is a magical thing

I have so missed the insane content of this channel. Thank you, Ashen, for drowning out the sobbing of my life with your crinkly tat.

Well at least we now know what Dan is gonna get in his next advent calendar.

Funnily enough, I was actually wishing for this, and I was very pleasantly surprised today 😊 Thank you!

I bought that green watch from the beginning haha. That “flat rate shipping” has made wish way better to shop at, so thank you for making me open wish again! No more “$1 pen, $5 shipping” lol

the bullet with love on it though....seems Cupid finally upgraded to a gun....🤣

I was honestly thinking "huh he's not done lucky 9 for while" also 10 items in 10 minutes but still

Not gonna lie, I'm impressed with the torch and the glow in the dark watch.

I have one of those torches for seeing what I'm doing in the coal bunker on a dark night. Really useful, I can just leave it on the floor with the side light on and pointing up and it illuminates the entire bunker. Using an old fashioned torch, I'd have to try and shovel coal(well, smokeless ovoids these days, but same procedure) into a bucket whilst also holding the torch and keeping it pointed in the right direction.

The wrist watch is great they where once sold in Argos, there are hardwearing ive dropped mine so many times, there even splash proof

Here's hoping for a valentine's special next week too

I wonder if he'll do a Valentine's Day Tat episode this year?

Flood… The first they might be Giants album I ever purchased with my own money… Back in high school in 93… Great album

Stu mate you don't make enough videos these days, more please

I am actually a huge fan of the winged love bullet bracelet and the motorcycle bracelet. Honestly, the stuff this time wasn't too bad, all in all.

A week or two ago I realized it'd been forever since Ashens did one of these and yes, I did *wish* for this video

I haven’t seen your video in years and it fills me with joy to see nothing has changed apart from Poundland swapped for Wish , even the sofa and intro are the same

I actually have that exact Libra leather bracelet, with the exception that it actually is engraved with, would you guess it? Sagittarius. I picked the thing up at some festival stall over a decade ago too, and it seems they're still being produced, I guess tat never dies.

I absolutely wished for this. I love this series! Really glad it's back.

Good lord, as soon as he said Flood, I immediately started singing Theme From Flood JUST AS HE DID. They Might Be Giants are just too good lol

was not expecting a Junji Ito reference in this episode, but i'm glad it happened :)

That first item is giving me Barshens anagram flashbacks where Barry misspelled "rhubarb" and ruined the game.

Ok, but those bunion adjusters look good to me - as someone 'blessed' with bunions. And yes, I did guess what they were when I saw them!

Never expected a surprise duet with Ashens and we sing the theme to Flood lol

Dying in work at the words on the first toy changing constantly. 😂

Please come back. There was no poundland valentines special and I am concerned

With all the random words that came up on that first bag of "Bland" bracelets, I was close to suggesting that for the next Wish video, you should put those bracelets in a blind box, pull out 5 random ones, then order stuff based on the words that are on those. Too bad the other bags were not quite as diverse.

20:28 - I LOVED the impression of how your own voice would sound through the hearing amplifier. MIB vibes.

Yay my favourite channel showcasing various items of tat!

One of those bracelets better be in the next Advent calendar.

Ashens and Junji Ito. The collaboration I never knew I wanted until now.

Took me till betray to realize the words on the first item was changing. Nice touch

Getting the word "Flood" immediately after reviewing an untrustworthy liquid-resistant watch feels like an obscure form of irony.

I’m not sure why, but I audibly laughed when he got to the end of the love and skulls bracelet and it was just my zodiac sign out of nowhere.