Trying Products That Asked To Sponsor Me (Not Sponsored)

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Published 2018-10-07
So basically since we started making YouTube videos, we've gotten a number of interesting requests to our business email from companies who want to sponsor us or partner with us. So I decided to find 4 intriguing entries to our business email, NOT sponsored order them, and try them out, to see if I was missing out on anything! We tried a Japanese snack box, a free wifi map app, an ultra-portable seat, and an online psychic app. What do you guys think of my not sponsored haul?

And yes, this video is NOT sponsored!

PS - I know we are missing one blur, I just fixed it on my end in the YouTube edit screen and that is in process! Please don't harass the psychic in question! Thank ye :)

Products Mentioned:
ZenPop Japanese Subscription Box
Free Wifi Map App
Sitpack Portable Seat
Kasamba Psychic App

Safiya's Instagram: www.instagram.com/safiyany/
Twitter: twitter.com/safiyajn
Facebook: www.facebook.com/safnygaard/

MUSIC
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Assistant Editors: Emily Linden & Claire Wiley

All Comments (21)
  • @safiya
    HELLO FRIENDS!! what do you guys think of my not sponsored haul? the tea is mildly warm!! xoxo, saf <3 PS - I know we are missing one blur, I just fixed it on my end in the YouTube edit screen and that is in process! Please don't harass the psychic in question! Thank ye :)
  • @Lex_Quinn
    I swear, if I was a psychic on that one app I would just tell everyone to wear pink on Wednesdays
  • @laurenc9574
    I honestly wish every YouTuber was so careful with who they let sponsor them, it's really comforting to see how much you care about what you endorse.
  • “I don’t completely buy into it, but I’m also kind of prone to being superstitious and paranoid” Never have I related to a sentence more
  • @sky-ms3eb
    I love how she can just 'go to disneyland' whenever she wants lol
  • @hush2516
    Imagine spending $180 for a bot to tell you “your life is going to get better hun.” Over and over. Whoever was in that session I feel bad for their wallet...shit I don’t even like buying chips.
  • @giannaleng1897
    Is no one gonna talk about that one email written in freakin COMIC SANS?! 1:37
  • Interestingly enough the Kasamba domain was registered in 1999 - but was a general Yahoo Answers type website that said "Copyright LivePerson, Inc." until it went offline around 2008 and started forwarding to the liveperson website. A few years later, Kasamba is rebranded as the psychic website/app that Safiya used.. LivePerson deals in AI and chat bots. This is not definitive proof that it's 100% bots, but if you're considering paying for a psychic -- you will thank yourself if you take that money to a therapist instead.
  • @NCbassfishing24
    3:40 "You want to buy one box? Sorry, we're sold out." "Oh, you want to buy 3 boxes?" Sure, we have plenty!"
  • @paulburke7700
    i love how you can just say "hey, lets go to Disneyland" and Tyler is just like "sure"
  • @emilytipper4731
    She called it. March to June this year has been corona. That means everyone is at home and probably watching your videos more XD
  • Some notes to point out in regards to the “psychics” app, because as much as I’m willing to believe it, this whole thing seems kinda weird; 1. Starting with the thing most people pointed out—The suspiciously bot-like behavior; Namely, "Safina” being perpetually in a reading and the disjointed responses Safiya points out. Both psychics also seemed to use the same speech patterns and typed at the same pace, which is equally odd. 2. Speaking of typing pace, the fact that you can see every individual letter pop up as the psychic types is almost a dead giveaway. Notice how it's a perfectly consistent rhythm at which letters appear? A person typing on a physical keyboard would have different delays between letters, and at such a slow typing speed those delays would be obvious. I will give some credence to the fact that there are a couple typos shown, which seems a bit less bot-like, but it wouldn't be that hard to intentionally feed the bot a couple messages with typos so it would seem more human. 3. "March to June” would be good for the career: That’s a pretty wide time frame to really be able to hone in on specifics, and her videos in that timeframe seemed to do pretty much the same as any of her other videos. In fact, the video just after the timespan does better view-wise than anything within the span. 4. "November and December” two things here: A) Statistically, most engagements happen in December, B) We don't necessarily even know when Safiya and Tyler's engagement actually happened. Videos take a long time to edit, a fact that Safiya has stated before—they might've gotten engaged a few months prior to the announcement video. C) The way the psychic goes “This year will be good” then says “Especially [the rest of the year]” makes very little sense for a non-bot to say... 5. A small note about listing timeframes in general: It activates a thing called “confirmation bias,” where we will subconsciously focus more on information that confirm what we believe, rather than acknowledging what would prove otherwise. For example; If it said to be cautious during November and December, we’d probably be looking to her making the questionable decision to lob off a bunch of hair in the “YouTube Haircut Tutorial” video in that November. 6. The non-specification and avoidance of astrology: Whether you interpret this as more evidence that points to them being bots, or as a reason to be suspicious of their readings, its undoubtedly a little questionable that both psychics dodge the question fully. Of course, not all psychics use astrology in general, but at the very least a real psychic would tell someone that who was asking whether or not astrology factored into their readings—let alone explain what drives their readings at all. 6. “Say Nice Things and Type Slow:” Above all else, the rates are high, and the psychics are definitely trying to get as much money as they can off of you. Even if they are real people, regardless of whether they have psychic abilities, they're very clearly just taking up as much time as they can with typing, and being extremely complimentary to entice you to stay. Overall, I am not at all against the concept of psychics, as I subscribe to the concept myself to a degree. This app just feels like an attempt to just get a bunch of money by exploiting people’s beliefs.
  • This is random but if Safiya ever decides to continue her menstrual cycle series, there's a new thing called the Livia kit. You literally stick gel pads to your stomach, press a button, and supposedly POOF. PERIOD PAIN IS GONE. But its hecka expensive. I think it calls for a review! Anyone else agree?
  • companies: tries to sponsor Safiya Safiya: declines Also Safiya: gives free advertisement by still including them in a video Companies: I see this as an absolute win
  • We tried to bring our Sitpacks into Disneyland yesterday and they were not allowed in! They said there was a tripping hazard for other guests. We didn’t have the option to walk all the way back to our hotel so we surrendered them to security to be thrown away, unfortunately. Just a heads up for anyone who might be watching this video in 2021. Try to have a backup plan in case you can’t bring it into the park.
  • @memohill2002
    Tyler is killing me with the side comments 😂 “it’s just a 4 loko” “it’s like if you smoke oregano”
  • @mishacarter
    Safiya exposing sponsorships for 24 minutes. 😂😂😂
  • @stupidestella
    me: wow that japanese box looks pretty good imma buy it also me: remembers that i live in japan and i can just go to the convenience store