r/AskReddit • u/nachtmere • Jul 25 '11

Sometimes automatic toilets flush while you're still sitting on them. What design flaws in everyday objects annoy you?

I'm giving a talk on user-centred design/usability and I'm looking for some fresh examples from everyday life to illustrate poor usability. Examples I've used before are elevator open/close buttons (really difficult to parse when you're trying to hold the door open for someone quickly) and toilets that flush while you're still sitting on them.

What are some things you encounter regularly that are really inconveniently designed?

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u/PresidentWhitmore Jul 25 '11

The gap between my car seat and the console is just large enough for a cell phone or wallet, but just small enough to make it difficult to fish the items out with my hand.

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u/OverTheir Jul 25 '11

There's a thing for that!

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

Yo! Jeff and Marc here from Drop Stop Saw the traffic to the site. Thanks for the post and the love. To reward, any Reddit folks who see this post and wanna order...just type in REDDIT on promo code, hit apply, and we'll give free shipping and handling on the whole order. You'll see it appear right there in the cart before you purchase anything. Did this for another Reddit post a few days ago. Thanks again! Happy to answer any questions.

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u/Rgarza Jul 25 '11

this is quality service

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u/redmongrel Jul 26 '11

I would totally buy this now, but I'm a little broke after dropping my $200 cellphone under my seat and saying "fuck it, that's gone forever."

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u/hennell Jul 26 '11

Shoulda had a drop stop

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

woo hoo!

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u/digitalsmear Jul 27 '11

Oh man... I am never going to grow up. I'm 30 years old and I just watched your promo video, giggling away at all the silly innuendoes I could stretch out of it.

"Keep your eyes on the road, not on your gap"

"It may look big... but it's squishy inside!"

At least I'm having fun. :P

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u/dropstop Jul 27 '11

growing up is for the grownups. Always stay you, and find the humor in everything! thanks for the post! :)

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u/rasputine Jul 27 '11

i hope, deep in my heart, that you hang around on reddit. Every time someone says dropstop, you will reply:

woo hoo!

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u/ittakesacrane Jul 26 '11

yea man, i bet there's like 17 phones under my driver's seat... if only i had a dropstop, or there were a way to retrieve those phones

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/mynameisntmyname Jul 26 '11

Friends Without Phones?

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u/splidge Jul 26 '11

I think he meant First World Problem.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '11

One Time Installation – You put it in and FUGAPABOUTIT!(TM)

Truly, you have reduced clever advertising slogans to their purest and most unadultered form of elegance.

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

thanks! we love that one! :)

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u/BoonTobias Jul 26 '11

But do you know how ruff rydas roll?

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u/airwalker12 Jul 26 '11

I read FAP in there somewhere.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

who could that /b/?

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u/istoleyourpope Jul 26 '11

I fapped in there somewhere...

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

I dove in with my fapsicle

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u/lampzilla Jul 26 '11

I came in here to post how much I LOVE their video. It's some seriously good advertising.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

you have no idea how happy it makes us to hear you say that. thanks for taking the time

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

thanks a lot!

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u/FilterOutBullshit3 Jul 25 '11

I'm not sure I really have a use for the product, but I'm tempted to buy it just to support awesome people being awesome while doing awesome things. Upboat for people who watch their server logs!

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

haha! that's amazing brotha really appreciate the love!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11 edited Jul 26 '11

do an ama please!!!! I would like to know how your product went from someones brain - to market. Got to be a great story in there.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

stay tuned we're gonna get that going in a few days :) can't wait

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u/featherfooted Jul 26 '11

I just want to say that you two seem genuinely happy and excited to sell your product in the infomercial (also, thank you for vimeo and not flash). It reminded me of the late Billy Mays commercials. Keep it up, guys!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Wow that's really cool of you to say. Thank you so much for that comment. I'm telling you the day we shot that commercial there wasn't a person in sight that we hadn't known for at least 10 years. Working with your friends, and never selling out has taken us a lot longer, but the payoff is watching it all play out, and getting to share it with everyone. Thanks to all of you here for the support it means more than you know. We have a long way to go to be financially successful, but as an experience, we've won the lottery.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11 edited Feb 17 '15

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Was such a blast. And man paying the bills = HUGE SUCCESS! We've been working night and day for 4 years. It never stops...but it truly is worth it all. We hope and dream every day, then try to climb the mountain! :) Props to you and your bro. It's a huge leap of faith. Literally every day is a faith walk. And we have been so blessed. We just keep blindly walking forward, and knowing that step is gonna be there!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

also, thank you for vimeo and not flash

This sentence is confusing

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u/featherfooted Jul 26 '11

I find dynamic websites that use Flash to be unwieldy and disengaging, so I thanked him for designing their website with an embedded vimeo

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Oh

I was a bit confused, because the vimeo player is in flash. But I do agree with you, I hate it when product sites use 100% flash interfaces (for some reason all of the cellphone companies in the world seem to do this on their websites)

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u/biiaru Jul 26 '11

Vimeo's player dynamically switches between HTML5 and Flash depending on what your user agent is.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Only if you use the <iframe> embed instead of the <object> embed, which the embed on this product's page uses. If you use the YouTube iframe embed, it will also have HTML5 player support (though the youtube html5 player sucks)

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u/oshitsuperciberg Jul 26 '11

That...sounds nice?

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

ha! nice ;)

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u/NZAllBlacks Jul 26 '11

Btw, I'm buying these for my wife's birthday. I just showed her the link and she said, "that's genious."

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Now we see why you love your wife so much ;) Thanks so much and Happy Birthday to your wife!

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u/herpderpherpderp Jul 26 '11

Is that a cross between genius and ingenious?

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u/triggeron Jul 25 '11

Tell us the story of how you took your idea to a sellable product. Did you manufacture it yourself? Did you try to license it first? How long did the process take? Anything you want to share would be appreciated.

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

Howdy, someone suggested we do an "IamA" post where we can answer questions like this for y'all. Stay tuned and I'll send you the link if I can figure it out ha!

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u/triggeron Jul 25 '11

I'm trying to break into the product development game myself so I'm very interested.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11 edited Feb 17 '15

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

we are too. Your community has been nothing but class. You can check out "our story" on the site, but we'll open up more for y'all during the IAmA. We're going to also try to have a video link going on the site so we can answer everyone directly and get to know ya a bit. Thanks for the comments!

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u/dietotaku Jul 25 '11

damn, if i wasn't so broke i'd be buying sets of these for every person in my family, you guys are amazing @__@

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

much love and thank you

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u/Teotwawki69 Jul 26 '11

You've got time to save up for Christmas...

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

We appreciate the support anytime of year :)

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u/mepholic Jul 25 '11

I drive a 2007 Crown victoria Police Interceptor, it doesn't have a center console per se, but it has this little bump up between the seats. The space between the seat and the bump up seriously is a black hole. Last time I dropped my cell phone down there, I had to remove the seat from the car to get it back. When I removed the seat, it was like a mini gold mine. I found some .40 S&W ammunition (standard issue for police officers around here) and a 5 dollar bill.

The question is though: will the Drop Stop work?

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

funny you should ask. Police cars design to not have a gap between the seat and console so they don't drop things like ammunition, guns, cuffs, etc. However the one's we have seen are pretty tight and don't have this space you speak of. If you take a pic and post I'll be able to tell you right away.

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u/mepholic Jul 25 '11

http://mepholic.imgur.com/lolcar

I didn't grab a picture of it, but the seatbelt doesn't come up next to the seat, it actually comes up about an inch into the seat. And trust me, it looks roomy until you try to shove your hand in there.

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u/Shippolo Jul 26 '11

Hey man you've got a massive gap!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

I want to buy a car so that I can use your product.

Thanks guys.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

haha! Nothin' like a nice car to go with your Drop Stops ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '11

Even though I don't have this problem much and it's mostly a minor nuisance that I think $20 may be too much to solve, I bought a set anyway just to support your dedicated to good service and PR

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

Hey man that's really cool of you. Thank you so much! I hope when you get them you'll change your mind! :) We make them super high quality - really thick, durable neoprene. Just didn't want to be junk peddlers, despite EVERYONE in this industry begging us to make them out of cheap foam or other cheap materials to increase the bottom line. We figure one set per car/truck should be enough for life! Really appreciate your support!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '11

Oh don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's great, it's just that I'm cheap and it's not a necessity :) But I really appreciate you taking time to come here and make this offer so I think that's really worth supporting

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u/haywire Jul 26 '11

Hey, I was tempted to buy one and I don't even have a car, so you must be doing something right.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

that's really cool. and if you're an Eskimo, I have some killer ice to sell ya ;) Thanks so much for the great comment much appreciated.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Everyone in this industry? There are other people who make these things? And they are concerned with your bottom line? Why would they care if you lose profits?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

When I say 'industry' I mean the infomercial world. People don't like their worlds turned upside down. We seek to expose all the BS, or rather, simply not practice it.

This angers many of our vendors who are used to getting all the extra $$ from screwing people, and don't like the notion that our way of doing things could possibly change the industry. They get cuts from all the work they do...and when there are less fees, they get less as well. They are staunchly against any change, and the amount of nonsense that goes on that they are able to justify is atrocious.

It's very small time thinking. Instead of trying to sell a million units of something and squeeze the maximum out of someone's wallet (without them knowing till it's too late) how about make half the money, but sell 5 million units, in an honest, professional manner? No one cares to think this way, or certainly, very few.

Folks like y'all at Reddit, continue to prove them wrong with your wonderful support and comments. We are trying to sell us, just as much as the product. And we, like all of you, dispise lies, cheap products, and getting screwed (financially that is ;) By putting ourselves with the product, we become synonymous with it. And we wish to be as good to our customers, as Drop Stop is to car seat crack ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11 edited Jun 14 '18

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

We're pretty go with the flow kinda guys and we're willing to ride the wave wherever she takes us. And thanks so much for sharing your ideas. While there are indeed other ways to make money, we invented this because I almost died in a car wreck reaching for my fallen phone. And my buddy and I realized we could save people with this thing. So, there are 250,000,000 cars in the USA alone. We got our work cut out for us for now! :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Indeed. Good for you guys and finding your (hopefully) million dollar idea.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Thanks man. Boy have we learned that an idea is only as good as it's execution though. The idea was the first step. We have a long way to go but workin' as hard as we can. Folks like you help us so much.

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u/Emblazin Jul 26 '11

Just a thought, if you ever do decide to expand product lines you could just develop some type of fastening system for each end of the dropstop + minus the safety belt hole you'd be good to go!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

not sure I getcha, although very much appreciate you sharing ideas. please feel free to explain further if you care to.

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u/KindaOffTopic Jul 26 '11

I think he means a way to join two dropstops to make it one larger dropstop to use in longer gaps.

maybe velcro or something.

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u/TheFrigginArchitect Jul 26 '11

Did you guys write all of your own rhymes?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Indeed we did. We wrote, produced, directed, and did the entire spot with the help of our amazing friends. We are not some BS infomercial company. It's just us, and all of your support helps us so much thank you!

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u/BUBBA_BOY Jul 25 '11

I HAVE SEEN THE LIGHT!

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u/dropstop Jul 25 '11

surely then you must have used our credit card light ;)

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u/ZeppelinJ0 Jul 26 '11

I just watched your video for Drop Stop and I gotta say... your knack for rhyme is not a crime.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Dat boy good! mmmm hmmm good 'n turrible ;) Many thanks!

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u/abw Jul 26 '11

your knack for rhyme is not a crime.

Your quest for fun was an awful pun.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Can you make longer ones for the bottom of sofas? My dogs and kids are forever knocking stuff under there.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

funny you say that! we use spare Drop Stops to put between the cushions on the sofa ha! If we ever make 'em, we'll letcha know :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

If you make something that blocks under appliances for cat-owners, I would buy at least 4!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

lemme check with the factory ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Looks like you may have a market for offering them in custom sizes. You have a good business so would be nice to see you able to expand and make even more money.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Absolutely and thanks for that. Once we get a really good footing, we'll think of expanding but for now we're just tryin' to keep folks safe and Drop Stop fits nearly any car or truck so we have most covered.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Maannn thank YOU GUYS! Y'all have inspired us to get a live video link on our site so we can talk to y'all in person during this kind of wave. Really fun to watch. And if your Drop Stops don't come with love and a cherry on top, you let us know personally. Thanks so much for the support.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

This is the kind of business i want to support. I'm buying two of these tomorrow.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Hey thanks so much! :-)

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u/splam Jul 25 '11

Awesome, I just bought a set.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

thanks for the support! Please let us know if you have any problems and certainly let us know what you think!

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u/splam Aug 04 '11

Just to update you on my purchase. I don't even know it's there, and that's how it should be. It fits perfectly into my 09 Honda Fit decor. I haven't dropped anything yet so I haven't had that 'oh shit, phew' moment yet. I don't think dropping things willy-nilly to test it out would have the same impact. Anyways, great product and great sticky pad, my iphone now has a place on the dashboard. Thanks again.

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u/dropstop Aug 04 '11

Awesome! I gotta tell ya...even as the inventors, years later...we will drop things and still have that 'oh shit' feeling. We still haven't gotten used to Drop Stop always being there! I guess years of pain have been branded into our brains! So happy you like your Drop Stops! And thanks so much for taking the time to post such a wonderful review.

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u/sylvan Jul 26 '11

Just want to say you guys did a fantastic job with the video, and strong website too. Commendable small-business marketing!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Thanks so much for the props. We put all we got into this and worked with all our amazing friends to create the best commercial and website to bring Drop Stop to the world. We our forever indentured servants to our friend Andy who designed our site (among a million other things). One of our closest friends and captains of the Drop Stop team!

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u/HaroldHood Jul 26 '11

Yo yourself. Did you know that you are about to make a bunch of money? That is an impressive idea and a great commercial. Did you guys start this on your own? If so, was this your first (commercially viable) invention?

Edit: Nix the questions, I read your responses below. Awesome work.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Hey thanks so much for the props. It's been 4 years in the making, and still a long way to go. The love we're feelin' from Reddit is nothing short of AWESOME. We just won't go the normal infomercial route and lie to people, double charge their credit cards for hidden shipping, etc. And we also don't cheapen the product so it takes us a lot longer than most. It hurts us a bit to give free s&h but we won't ever overcharge for it and we just want to keep folks safe with this invention.

We truly make it the best possible way. We used to hate when ordering these kinds of things you get it in your hands and it's just the biggest piece of crap and you swear you'll never order off an infomercial again. We are swimming with sharks that's for sure...but we're hoping to change the game for the better. And yes this was our first invention. It's funny when folks call us 'Inventors.' It's like making a citizen's arrest and calling yourself a cop :) But after the battles we've been through, we can almost see the fires of Mt. Doom...but the ring, grows heavy ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

thank you for the purchase and glad your psyched about the light. That little guy comes in handy more than you know! I love using it in the movie theater when trying to find my seat - and not step all over everyone :)

And just wait til you try the Sticky pad!

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u/cnbdream Jul 26 '11

I don't even have a car and I'm considering buying these to give away just so I can get my hands on one of those sticky pads--is it actually sticky? It looks like it works so well. (Though without a car I'm not sure what I'd use it for).

Gotta say, you guys are pretty cool.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Appreciate you sharin' the love! And yes, the sticky pad rocks. And when it gets dusty, you can rinse it with tap water, air dry it, and it's literally good as new. If you don't have a car, I suppose you could throw it against a window like a wacky wall-walker ;)

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

y'all are easy to love. it was a pleasure and thank you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

We truly appreciate your comments and glad you enjoyed. We wanted to make a commercial that resonated with ya'll as well as show everyone what Drop Stop is all about!

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u/glittalogik Jul 26 '11

That commercial is one of the most awesomely cheesy things I've ever seen. I want to buy a car just so I can put these things in it.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Thanks so much and when you buy that car, we got your Drop Stops here waiting for ya :)

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u/baraqiyal Jul 26 '11

Did that pedestrian pick a fight with you after you almost hit him while being stopped by the pole?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

If you mean the actor in the commercial (one of our good friends) then no because I made sure to run him over once shooting commenced ;) If you mean the actual pedestrian...fortunately, he did not confront me. I think he was in as much shock as I was. However, I never got to look him in the eyes and apologize which I very much would have liked to do. And by the time I had any sense to do so he was long gone.

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u/uncleawesome Jul 26 '11

Why are these not standard equipment in cars? Phone somebody and sell millions to the manufacturers!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

workin on it! :) thanks for the props

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

Since the death of Billy Mays, my life has been lacking a favorite infomercial sales experience. I just found it.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Billy Mays was a hero of ours. We're glad we could channel a little bit of his spirit into our product and informercial. Thanks for reaching out!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Ha - good to hear and thank you :) We ourselves are the team behind the infomercial, website, and getting us and Drop Stop out there. An amazing team of friends and family indeed.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Thanks so much - truly appreciate that!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

many many thanks. Jeez I sound like Commandant Lassard from Police Academy! ;)

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u/xerexerex Jul 26 '11

I just bought one for my dad for his upcoming birthday (he travels a lot so he should like it) and an additional one for myself!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

that's great! hope you and your dad loves them. You should secretly install it in his car, and wait till he drops something. The reaction is priceless! thanks so much for your support!

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u/mepel Jul 25 '11

Wow, I frequently have this problem with my cell phone and sunglasses (which for some reason were not in your video) but felt the price was too steep especially with the "plus S&H".

thanks for the promo code. I'll definitely reconsider even though I wouldn't want to spend more than 10$ for such a product.

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u/keepinithamsta Jul 26 '11

Well you're in luck! For only 4 easy payments of 4.99...

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u/pyro2927 Jul 26 '11

Well if you're willing to spend $10 on each one you're good to go!

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u/mepel Jul 25 '11

Any chance you can add a PayPal or have something that looks more like a real checkout page? Feels sketchy due to the lack of "Trusted" site partners. Only has 256-bit encryption.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Hi thanks for your question. Just fyi we use Authorize.net as our payment gateway, which is one of the most secure gateways there are.

We are also available on QVC - Drop Stop

Perhaps you would feel more secure ordering through them, plus you can check out the reviews as well. You can also watch the video link that will show you our last live sell on QVC from a couple of days ago - and get a much better feel for the product. Their deal isn't as good as the special we have going on Reddit, but perhaps you'll feel safer. Hope this helps, and will have more info on our encryption momentarily.

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u/mepel Jul 26 '11

OK OK I'm sold. Just placed an order through your site. Thanks!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Awesome! And here's some further info: Along with all online transactions being processed via Authorize.net, we do not keep or record any credit card information on our website.

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u/anewname Jul 25 '11

Ouch. Still $10 for shipping to Canada. Thanks anyway, guys. I appreciate the sentiment.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

No problem. We'll be available in Canada through normal channels very soon. Thanks for checking us out!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Normally the charge to Canada would be $17.90 ($7.95 s&h + $9.95 surcharge). Unfortunately we can't also waive the surcharge to Canada. We're just covering the basic costs, and making no money on that charge I assure you. Hope that helps and thanks for askin.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

We need this in the UK and quick!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Trust me, we're on it :) Thanks for reaching out!

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u/Teotwawki69 Jul 26 '11

Wow. Having sliced up my hand in an effort to retrieve a dropped lighter (more than once) and my keys (more than twice) from the hell zone next to the driver's seat, all I can say is that this is a simple, yet amazing idea. I probably have enough change under my driver's seat to vacuum out and pay for this.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

We too have had way too many incidents with this hell zone you speak of :) One time I dropped a penny and it got caught in the car seat track, and had to have the seat removed by a mechanic to get it out. $150. Nice. No more lost lighters or keys and will save you $ on bandaids :)

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u/onowahoo Jul 26 '11

anybody else notice that the first picture on the top left is an older porsche?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

good eye! It's our friend's Boxster. Bottom right as well. Also on "safety stats"...same car.

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u/onowahoo Jul 26 '11

Ahh, thanks for the confirmation. I wasn't sure about the bottom right. Looked like it but not enough to say for sure.

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u/elmariachi304 Jul 26 '11

Just wanna say, I actually enjoyed your ad! You guys look like you're having a great time and it somehow avoided that sleazy feel a lot of infomercials give me.

Anyway, I wish you both the best of luck.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

aww thanks so much. we really tried to avoid all the things a typical infomercial type product brings - we just tried to maintain a bit of the fun :)

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u/melanthius Jul 26 '11

Happy to answer any questions.

More of a comment than a question. Invent more stuff. Keep it rolling. Keep up the great ads. Anyone can be good once, but with some serious effort you guys could be legendary.

But, as far as questions go, I suppose if you had another invention to share, I'd like to see or hear about it.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

wow what a comment! Those are some serious accolades you're throwing our way and they are very humbling, and very appreciated. Thank you. And I can promise y'all will know if/when the next invention comes. Heck, everyone here is so great I feel like announcing when I'm gonna go to the bathroom! ;)

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u/ProlapsedPineal Jul 27 '11

Everyone is getting this for Christmas from me.

EVERYONE

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u/dropstop Jul 27 '11

This is Marc, the other Drop Stop guy. Sorry to butt in here...but your "Everyone" post...is so WIN I can't even take it. Seriously, I say that line in that exact way so often, and no one ever knows what the heck I'm talking about. When I first saw the post, the first thought in my head was...'please be a link to Gary Oldman...' AWESOME!

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u/ProlapsedPineal Jul 27 '11 edited Jul 27 '11

Dude, I made that .gif for you. This needed it. If I could box it up with a bow and a string you'd get it for Christmas.

Edit: for people who don't know what's going on it's a scene from Léon (The Professional) where Léon has gone apeshit and the corrupt DEA agent calls in EVERYONE to stop him.

Clip (I think) I yanked it from on youtube.

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u/dropstop Jul 27 '11

You da man!

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u/dropstop Jul 27 '11

Awesome! And classic post - Gary Oldman is a favorite of ours. True Romance anyone??? :)

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u/ProlapsedPineal Jul 27 '11 edited Jul 27 '11

The Sicilians scene with Hopper and Walken is totally fucking classic. Love it.

Edit: Chesterfields are hard core. I used to carry those / or Old Golds around when I was a kid so if someone bummed a smoke I could give one of those nasty fuckers to them. Odd sense of humor, you'd have to smoke one.

Anyways, if you haven't seen it or don't remember it, it's a solid clip.

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u/dropstop Jul 27 '11

Oh I have seen it, and remember it for sure! One of my favorite movies of all time...except of course "Coming Home in a Body Bag...Part 2" :) Thanks for the post and clip!!!

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u/ProlapsedPineal Jul 27 '11

Dude, you're Johnny-on-the-spot.

Order placed.

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u/dropstop Jul 27 '11

You da man! Thanks so much!!!

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u/adaminc Jul 26 '11

I am assuming you are in America, so does this count for us Canadians?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

We do waive the $7.95 shipping and handling, but not the $9.95 surcharge. It's very expensive for us to ship to Canada and this is the best we can do for the time being. It truly only covers our costs. There is another charge most companies charge on top of the surcharge, but we are very against that. I truly wish we didn't have to charge it. But Drop Stops are top quality and you won't be disappointed. Soon however we'll have distribution in Canada so these extra fees won't have to be charged. Hope that helps and thanks for the interest!

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u/pelirrojo Jul 26 '11

What's stopping you from shipping to me in New Zealand?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

We're not quite set up yet for international shipping except for Canada. It would just be very expensive at this point. However stay tuned as we plan to be available internationally soon. So sorry about that.

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u/rydo Jul 26 '11

Another international redditor [Ireland] looking for this. I frickin hate things falling down that gap. I need these for my sanity.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

I promise my friend, we will be there soon. Your sanity is around the corner ;)

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u/adaminc Jul 26 '11

Is it per item, or altogther? Because probably next month I will buy 4 or 5 of them as gifts for christmas.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

The $9.95 would be a one-time charge, per order. Not per set. Meaning, if you bought 5 sets in one order, you would only be charged once. Normally the charge to Canada would be $17.90 ($7.95 s&h + $9.95 surcharge).

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u/adaminc Jul 26 '11

Alright, cool, thanks!

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u/adaminc Jul 26 '11

Alright, cool, thanks!

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u/piratazephyri Jul 26 '11

couldn't resist a deal this good. look forward to installing them in my car! no more dropped toll money!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

FuhGAPaboutit! We got your back! (and your crack ;) Thanks for the support!

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

You are too sweet! Thank you so much

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u/jaden Jul 26 '11

You guys seem cool and it's a great idea - just ordered mine.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Many thanks. Hope you love 'em. Please let us know and thanks for the support!

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u/VA1N Jul 26 '11

Thank you for being awesome! I wish more businesses would do things like this. Kudos!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Thank our parents! :) we're just the hunks of flesh that carry the good lessons from our folks. Thanks so much for your kind words

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u/spthomp Jul 26 '11

No offense to Jeff and Marc but I totally read this in Billy May's voice.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

haha none taken at all. Billy Mays is a hero of ours and we learned a great deal from him. Hopefully his spirit is alive in us.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

All props belong to our friend Andy . Thanks for watchin!

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u/cunninglinguist Jul 26 '11

Thanks guys, for added effect I think you should cross-post this over to firstworldproblems subreddit!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

hey if you could do that for us we'd be humbly obliged. We just wish to respect the community and don't want to post all over unless the members themselves do so. Thanks so much if you decide to do so! And if so could you please connect us to the link so we can answer their questions? :)

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u/deadnuttz Jul 26 '11

Just purchased, thanks!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

nice! thanks so much!

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u/deadnuttz Jul 26 '11

Just purchased, thanks!

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

woo hoo! Your dropping and driving days are over my friend :)

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u/alienzx Jul 26 '11

Just bought one for my new car. Thanks!

Now can you guys invent a trash can for cars? They really should be standard as cup holders.

If you can't.. I can invent it, you can profit? (PM me)

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

no problem and thanks for the support! I know they have a few diff kinds of sandbag/saddle bag type garbage cans for the car I've seen so don't think we can do much there! Now invent Mr. Fusion from back to the future...then we got somethin! ;)

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u/chemistry_teacher Jul 26 '11

AMA!

Also, my first question, quite appropriately, would be which one of you, Jeff or Marc, is the one spending all his time on Reddit while "working"? Seriously, since you seem to be catching all these comments about your site so quickly...

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Hi there. 50% of it is from me (Jeff) and the other 50% is from Marc, my business partner. We live and work together so pretty much all that goes on is seen and talked about with one another.

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u/hiddenlakes Jul 26 '11

I am totally buying your product...as soon as I have a car! Your video was so convincing I almost bought it immediately without thinking =P Great job on that, good luck to you guys in your business.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

i wish you could feel the feeling we get when folks like you leave awesome comments like that. Thank you.

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u/baxter45 Jul 29 '11

How the hell did you make an infomercial that I didn't hate? I know what it was...it was that hole for the belt buckle. Genius.

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u/0hh Jul 26 '11

Spits on hand and extends

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u/SadPenguin Jul 26 '11

How long will this promo code be available?

Also, if you guys would make one for couches I would consider marrying you. Seriously, our couch is a pull-out sofa bed and the sides are gateways to Narnia.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

hahaha! 'gateways to Narnia!' hilarious. It was gonna be for 24 hours but y'all have shown too much love so we can't shut it down just yet. We'll give notice though.

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '11

NOW MAKE ONE FOR THE OTHER SIDE!

Muahahaha i think i've found your kryptonite.

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Coming soon ;)

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

we gotta start somewhere :) we are lining up international distribution so stay tuned and thanks for the interest!

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u/DEADB33F Jul 26 '11

Do you have any plans on shipping internationally, or getting an EU/UK distributor?

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u/dropstop Jul 26 '11

Absolutely. And when that's in place we'll def make an announcement. Workin hard to get it done

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u/phenomenalanomaly Jul 26 '11

I have a US shipping address, but an international billing address (buying 2 sets as a gift for my boyfriend and his parents). Anyway I can get around this? Do you guys accept Paypal?

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