I think it is fair to assume that if you get electronics branded by a candy manufacturer, you will not get any sort of quality electronics.
Obviously they shouldn’t be a fire hazard but still.
That’s hilarious and sad. They outsourced their brand to the cheapest Chinese shit they could find. Stick to making candy, ja?
Except their candy also has the potential for explosions…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/samlemonick/2016/10/28/that-time-gummy-bears-gave-everyone-diarrhea/
I prefer the time weed made it into them https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/29/haribo-recalls-sweets-in-the-netherlands-after-traces-of-cannabis-found
Top-notch company, right there. Really dotting their t’s and crossing their fingers!
The Haribo brand has been going downhill rapidly since hired managers took over leadership. It has been run by the same family for generations but the latest heirs had no interest in a leadership role. So it‘s run by random business people now who only make short term decisions based on numbers. When they moved their headquarters from Bonn (the town part of the company‘s name is based on. It‘s part of it‘s very DNA) to a tax haven state to save cost, everyone knew it was over. That company is just a Brand name with no identity now.
I mean they were wildly successful and made a bunch of money so if you ask them, mission accomplished.
We’ll see in a couple of months when these things start failing/catching fire just like every other cheaply-made battery.
It’s not like they come with warranties or some magical immediate money back guarantee. And I doubt they wanted this to be a long term thing, they made their money already and anything happening post that has no effect on that. Money made, that’s it, the people can burn for all they care.
Just another reason not to buy earbuds. You are sticking a fairly large amount of power inside your ear.
Bought one of these for my partner for Xmas. Hearing they’re a hazard is news to me. Should I seek a return?
Edit: was well outside the return window, but contacted Amazon regardless. They’ll credit my account when I purchase a new power bank. Appreciate OP sharing this. Otherwise I could have had some problems.
Do you have any reason to keep your partner?
Ha! She scratches that part of my back I can’t reach. She also doesn’t mind (and even requests) seeing me nude sometimes. So yeah, I kinda wanna keep her.
Thanks for the early morning grammar lesson.
I can see why it was popular with hikers.
Never know when you might need to start a fire to keep warm.
Gummi-power?
Exactly!
Looks like 2 brick of cocaine
It was very funny that haribo of all companies had the lightest battery for the capacity, but all good things must come to an end
Wasn’t the Haribo power bank popular among hardcore hikers, since it had the best weight to capacity ratio? Remember reading about that somewhere.
You clearly didn’t even look at the article. It’s literally the first point they made.
But what if, and hear me out in this one, what if the Haribo power bank was popular among hardcore hikers, since it had the best weight to capacity ratio?
I’ve heard that claim before. Anyone have a source?
If only it were mentioned in some article or something…
I sure wouldn’t know.
Cursed headline, I love it.
