With the ring she’d have done better just copying the description. The editing, which I assume is to make it seem original, just makes the writer seem uneducated.
OK, I know what you’re thinking, and that’s a valid point.
the amber sunset ring etsy seller needs to look up the definition of plagiarism. tsk tsk. it doesnt matter if after you copy and paste that you change some sentence wordings.
Gods, I spent a full ten minutes just looking at the ‘stealth-negative-to-positive-energy-thingy’ trying to figure out what it was supposed to be.
Then I read the description and felt so dumb…
1960′s. Vintage? Classic MID CENTURY? Could we not use those terms with anything from the sixties, purdy please and thanks????????????????????? Fucking hipsters.
I’m dying to contact skykoltun and ask “have you no shame!” I love that her favorite materials include mermaid scales and fairy dust. I just want to wring her neck!
I just did some research (three minutes of Googling), and it appears that the Trimline DTMF phone with the # and * keys wasn’t released until 1968. This phone may well be from the ’70s.
@ #14 ribbit_o_ribbit:
Thank you! You are completely right! I couldn’t place the shape at first – that rose camouflage was throwing me off. These DO work!
#16 — I swear some ‘vintage’ sellers on Etsy are allergic to Google. Some of them make the most outrageous claims about the dates of items that are so easy to research my cat could do it by sitting on the keyboard, and it really pisses me off.
OK, I’ll stop after I report that, according to the Wikipedia article, the Trimline phone didn’t get square buttons and an aluminum backplate until the late ’70s.
So either the seller is a liar or Wikipedia is wrong.
OK, I know what you are thinking, and I that’s a valid point.
“This particular energy device has been additionally infused with the energy of either “love” or “peace,” the word in English has disappeared from it, and I can’t recall which one this is.”
What if it’s peace when I really wanted love? Or my money back?
I’d like to take the money I’ll save on the phone and the ring, and order a bunch of those “paperweights” and throw them at the ring seller… on behalf of the animals.
I actually like the Stealth Energy Converter Device. Mostly because it incorporates the words “stealth”, “energy” and “converter”, but also because the seller has a good imagination, which is more than you can say for the other two.
Also, there’s a money back guarantee. So, I could convert a bunch of negative energy, then once the battery wears out, I could return it.
starving 28 innocent kittens in exchange for fortune, healing and luck rates about a 10 on the Sadist Scale.
But that ring is going to match my amber-coated puppy-paw necklace beautifully.
Hey @twelvedaysold, here is the meaning of the mystery Asian word. It is Japanese, it’s written in the Hiragata alphabet(Japanese has 3 alphabets. Show-offs!) and it is pronounced “key”. It means happiness, joyfulness, glee. Now you know.
The energy converter advert makes no sense–if it converts negative energy to positive energy, then clearly you would want to tell EVERYONE about it, then they will make derisive comments, and your energy will soar! as your pooh-poohing enemies are sucked dry, mwah ha ha!!
Dammit. I don’t even wear jewelry, but now I want to buy those amber rings from the Animal Rescue website just so I can help them feed the kitties and doggies.
I already own a device that converts negative energy into positive. It’s known as a ‘cat.’ For maximum efficiency, just sit it on your lap and pet it for 10-15 minutes, and you’ll immediately feel much calmer. Furthermore, the effect tends to last for a considerable period.
It does require some maintenance and upkeep, but it’s worth the trade off.
The energy conversion person calls his/her devices “experimental”. It’s good to know that scientists are actually conducting experiments and running tests on these things and it’s not just some person making shit up. I can’t wait until it gets approved by the FDA.
I submitted the ring last night and was thrilled to see it listed on here and removed from etsy today.
I’m not affiliated with the GreaterGood.org stores other than being a frequent shopper, but I think the sites help people get unusual and/or free trade items at good prices while benefiting others. (They have several causes you can shop to help, not just animal rescue.
Seeing anyone trying to bump up the price like that was infuriating to begin with, knowing where the item may have originated added fuel to the fire.
Why am I the only one who is outraged that a site purporting to be rescuing animals is knocking off, not only the design of an Etsy seller, but the description as well?
I love how the “energy converter” seller gives you a story ready-made because she knows everyone will be ashamed that they were suckered into buying a paper weight — I mean, energy converter — for almost $20.
Looks like she had a bag of Rolos candies, leftover glitter and some crappy flower stickers. My 10-yo’s idea of craft heaven. Energy??? Yeah, I’ll have energy after I unwrap and eat the Rolos!
From one of the energy converter person’s sold items:
“Brass bracelets were fairly common in the first half of the last century, but I haven’t seen many lately.”
Also, “This Brass Bracelet is designed for a small wrist; it is approximately 7″ in diameter.”
lol.
That energy converter – so the negative energy I create by lying about what it is and where I got it will be converted to positive energy by the thing I’m lying about? So it’s more like a perpetual motion machine, or an Abbot and Costello bit.
February 4, 2011 at 3:23 pm
but the ugly rose applique will rid me of negative energy! she said so! and it’s guaranteed! *snark*
February 4, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Pay an extra $63 and not give the animals a cent? That’s lose-lose!
February 4, 2011 at 3:28 pm
With the ring she’d have done better just copying the description. The editing, which I assume is to make it seem original, just makes the writer seem uneducated.
OK, I know what you’re thinking, and that’s a valid point.
February 4, 2011 at 3:29 pm
With every regretsy post I read, my wish that I were an unscrupulous jerk and/or delusional “artist” grows more fervent.
February 4, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Mom’s gonna be pissed when she finds out someone stole our kitchen phone
February 4, 2011 at 3:30 pm
the amber sunset ring etsy seller needs to look up the definition of plagiarism. tsk tsk. it doesnt matter if after you copy and paste that you change some sentence wordings.
February 4, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Thanks HK. I just placed a bid on that orange phone.
February 4, 2011 at 3:41 pm
Gods, I spent a full ten minutes just looking at the ‘stealth-negative-to-positive-energy-thingy’ trying to figure out what it was supposed to be.
Then I read the description and felt so dumb…
February 4, 2011 at 3:41 pm
1960′s. Vintage? Classic MID CENTURY? Could we not use those terms with anything from the sixties, purdy please and thanks????????????????????? Fucking hipsters.
February 4, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I’m dying to contact skykoltun and ask “have you no shame!” I love that her favorite materials include mermaid scales and fairy dust. I just want to wring her neck!
February 4, 2011 at 3:45 pm
The stealth will fit perfectly under my colander cap!
February 4, 2011 at 3:48 pm
I think we had that exact phone. Can’t remember if it was orange or avocado green though. =)
Love the last compare and save–its what could be done for a large percentage of stuff on etsy.
February 4, 2011 at 3:50 pm
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February 4, 2011 at 3:54 pm
That negative energy device WORKS! I love them!!! The material they are made of does INDEED convert negative energy!
and, the idea to make it “stealth” rocks. I SO wish I would have thought of this. I HATE it when someone steals my Rollo from my desk.
http://food-and-drink.become.com/reese-s-peanut-butter-cups-kisses-rolo-candy-mix-588ct-case–compare-prices–sc1043403505
February 4, 2011 at 3:57 pm
GAH! The phone’s auction is up to 22.50 now! I’m not saving as much money!
February 4, 2011 at 4:01 pm
I just did some research (three minutes of Googling), and it appears that the Trimline DTMF phone with the # and * keys wasn’t released until 1968. This phone may well be from the ’70s.
February 4, 2011 at 4:17 pm
@ #14 ribbit_o_ribbit:
Thank you! You are completely right! I couldn’t place the shape at first – that rose camouflage was throwing me off. These DO work!
February 4, 2011 at 4:24 pm
#16 — I swear some ‘vintage’ sellers on Etsy are allergic to Google. Some of them make the most outrageous claims about the dates of items that are so easy to research my cat could do it by sitting on the keyboard, and it really pisses me off.
February 4, 2011 at 4:25 pm
OK, I’ll stop after I report that, according to the Wikipedia article, the Trimline phone didn’t get square buttons and an aluminum backplate until the late ’70s.
So either the seller is a liar or Wikipedia is wrong.
OK, I know what you are thinking, and I that’s a valid point.
February 4, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Did you see her other “energy device” that has a mystery Asian word on it?
http://www.etsy.com/listing/50058958/oed-201energy-converter-device-stealth
“This particular energy device has been additionally infused with the energy of either “love” or “peace,” the word in English has disappeared from it, and I can’t recall which one this is.”
What if it’s peace when I really wanted love? Or my money back?
February 4, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I’d like to take the money I’ll save on the phone and the ring, and order a bunch of those “paperweights” and throw them at the ring seller… on behalf of the animals.
February 4, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I actually like the Stealth Energy Converter Device. Mostly because it incorporates the words “stealth”, “energy” and “converter”, but also because the seller has a good imagination, which is more than you can say for the other two.
Also, there’s a money back guarantee. So, I could convert a bunch of negative energy, then once the battery wears out, I could return it.
February 4, 2011 at 5:11 pm
Remember, every purchase funds booze and flair for miscued charlatans!
February 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Stealing from the Animal Rescue Site? That’s pretty fucking low.
February 4, 2011 at 5:36 pm
@ #20 twelvedaysold
The extra fail (not that it needed any more) is that it does not say love nor peace.
It says yorokobi.
February 4, 2011 at 5:46 pm
“Some individuals are very sensitive to this energy. Others feel nothing”
So I guess those who feel “nothing” must mean the other 99.9% of the population?
February 4, 2011 at 5:47 pm
starving 28 innocent kittens in exchange for fortune, healing and luck rates about a 10 on the Sadist Scale.
But that ring is going to match my amber-coated puppy-paw necklace beautifully.
February 4, 2011 at 5:54 pm
lol, after seeing the googling on the phone, i had to research it for myself. Check out this fancy new phone from 1980!
http://oldadvertising.blogspot.com/2009/03/trimline-telephone-1980.html
February 4, 2011 at 6:04 pm
So is “Mid-Century Vintage” code for “Ugly Stuff We Stole From Grandma’s House”?
February 4, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Goldfinger kept his love of baking a secret, only showing his feelings vis a vis a small rose on his carefully crafted miniature Jell-o molds.
February 4, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Also, this post demeans women.
February 4, 2011 at 6:27 pm
That stealth energy converter cured my cancer!
CAUSED… I mean *caused* my cancer!
February 4, 2011 at 6:42 pm
Hey @twelvedaysold, here is the meaning of the mystery Asian word. It is Japanese, it’s written in the Hiragata alphabet(Japanese has 3 alphabets. Show-offs!) and it is pronounced “key”. It means happiness, joyfulness, glee. Now you know.
February 4, 2011 at 6:53 pm
The energy converter advert makes no sense–if it converts negative energy to positive energy, then clearly you would want to tell EVERYONE about it, then they will make derisive comments, and your energy will soar! as your pooh-poohing enemies are sucked dry, mwah ha ha!!
February 4, 2011 at 7:51 pm
I’m a child of the 60s; we had to dial our phones. Now you kids get off my lawn!
February 4, 2011 at 8:24 pm
@ #20 twelvedaysold
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Happiness_%28calligraphy%29
Looks like it’s Half Happiness, and for once I don’t think a [citation needed] is in any way necessary on this.
February 4, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Dammit. I don’t even wear jewelry, but now I want to buy those amber rings from the Animal Rescue website just so I can help them feed the kitties and doggies.
I already own a device that converts negative energy into positive. It’s known as a ‘cat.’ For maximum efficiency, just sit it on your lap and pet it for 10-15 minutes, and you’ll immediately feel much calmer. Furthermore, the effect tends to last for a considerable period.
It does require some maintenance and upkeep, but it’s worth the trade off.
February 4, 2011 at 9:47 pm
I ordered a stealth device, I’m super interested as to what is inside of them.
February 4, 2011 at 10:10 pm
The energy conversion person calls his/her devices “experimental”. It’s good to know that scientists are actually conducting experiments and running tests on these things and it’s not just some person making shit up. I can’t wait until it gets approved by the FDA.
February 4, 2011 at 10:12 pm
Also: I think I’ll just leave this here…
http://xkcd.com/808/
February 5, 2011 at 2:00 am
Our first phone as a married couple was just like that, but green. It was late 1978.
February 5, 2011 at 3:57 am
I submitted the ring last night and was thrilled to see it listed on here and removed from etsy today.
I’m not affiliated with the GreaterGood.org stores other than being a frequent shopper, but I think the sites help people get unusual and/or free trade items at good prices while benefiting others. (They have several causes you can shop to help, not just animal rescue.
Seeing anyone trying to bump up the price like that was infuriating to begin with, knowing where the item may have originated added fuel to the fire.
February 5, 2011 at 5:58 am
@#15 Mitch080 Blame me. I placed a bid. And it’s up to $26.00. I’m so done, but it would look great in my living room.
February 5, 2011 at 7:01 am
Why am I the only one who is outraged that a site purporting to be rescuing animals is knocking off, not only the design of an Etsy seller, but the description as well?
February 5, 2011 at 10:54 am
How much you want to bet that sales of the ring from the animal rescue site will go up? I know I’m heading there now.
February 5, 2011 at 11:03 am
The phone is definitely not mid century. I had one in my room circa 1984 and remember the Pacbell tech installing the line.
Now if they changed the tag to steamnpunk, and glued a couple of cogs and ice cream shaped earrings to it, I might be tempted.
February 5, 2011 at 11:53 am
I love how the “energy converter” seller gives you a story ready-made because she knows everyone will be ashamed that they were suckered into buying a paper weight — I mean, energy converter — for almost $20.
February 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Pay $36.51 for a slightly different color? A whole set of paint costs less than that.
February 5, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Looks like she had a bag of Rolos candies, leftover glitter and some crappy flower stickers. My 10-yo’s idea of craft heaven. Energy??? Yeah, I’ll have energy after I unwrap and eat the Rolos!
February 5, 2011 at 5:44 pm
… I wonder what the energy converter really does…
February 6, 2011 at 6:13 am
Goddammit. I won the auction for the phone.
February 6, 2011 at 8:35 am
allybonky, the energy converter turns money into crap.
February 6, 2011 at 2:29 pm
i have that amber ring! hahaha what an asshole.
February 6, 2011 at 3:34 pm
so if i just take round magnets and put a sticker on them while they are warped in foil i can charge outrageous prices for them
February 7, 2011 at 7:55 am
If I’m going to buy a stealth energy converter, it damn well better make me invisible. Or at least a ninja sex goddess.
February 7, 2011 at 7:36 pm
From one of the energy converter person’s sold items:
“Brass bracelets were fairly common in the first half of the last century, but I haven’t seen many lately.”
Also, “This Brass Bracelet is designed for a small wrist; it is approximately 7″ in diameter.”
lol.
February 8, 2011 at 10:03 pm
If you don’t think anything has changed, try to send it back and I’ll tell your, ‘your money has changed hands!!!’
February 10, 2011 at 5:39 pm
That energy converter – so the negative energy I create by lying about what it is and where I got it will be converted to positive energy by the thing I’m lying about? So it’s more like a perpetual motion machine, or an Abbot and Costello bit.