Fidget Spinner?

bbrugger · 05-24-2017, 09:14 AM

Not saying I want one, but this is cool.

https://dealshopster.com/products/bm...nt=34389607698

captain slowly · 05-24-2017, 12:30 PM

can't wait for this fad to die...

ianc · 05-24-2017, 10:18 PM

OT...

Kturbos · 05-26-2017, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by bbrugger

Not saying I want one, but this is cool.

https://dealshopster.com/products/bm...nt=34389607698

Saw an add for this on IG. These damn fidget spinner's are everywhere.

minirips2 · 05-26-2017, 07:46 AM

On a side note, my son told me the guy that invented this didn't apply for a patent. Knock-offs are everywhere. Darn fool could have retired by now if he'd had the foresight to protect his intellectual property!

YearOneOne · 05-27-2017, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by minirips2

On a side note, my son told me the guy that invented this didn't apply for a patent. Knock-offs are everywhere. Darn fool could have retired by now if he'd had the foresight to protect his intellectual property!

It was a woman. She tried to sell the idea to hasbro and they wouldn't bite her patent expired a few years ago now here we are. She had said that she doesn't care that they are big now and she isn't making money off of them, she's just happy her idea is being put to use.

ShocknAwe · 05-27-2017, 12:33 PM

Being put to use? It's bullshit. More like scamming millions of people.

Esteban · 05-27-2017, 02:32 PM

OP, why would we care about these little spinners anyway, just because someone slapped a BMW logo on?

Well, apparently most of them are made in China and some are falling apart and becoming choking hazards for children.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/cpsc-warns-...ry?id=47657409

So now...

YearOneOne · 05-28-2017, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Being put to use? It's bullshit. More like scamming millions of people.

I agree

gixracer · 05-31-2017, 12:05 PM

they are $9.98 shipped on fleabay
looks like they are getting the bimmer markup on the OP's link

35Past1 · 05-31-2017, 12:18 PM

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bbrugger Private 25 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2008 135i Join Date: May 2017 Location: Oklahoma iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 335i [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	Fidget Spinner? Not saying I want one, but this is cool. https://dealshopster.com/products/bm...nt=34389607698
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minirips2 Second Lieutenant 207 Rep 282 Posts Drives: 2010 128i 6M CR Slicktop Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Illinois iTrader: (1)	On a side note, my son told me the guy that invented this didn't apply for a patent. Knock-offs are everywhere. Darn fool could have retired by now if he'd had the foresight to protect his intellectual property!
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Esteban Major General 43781 Rep 7,224 Posts Drives: a slow car fast Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	OP, why would we care about these little spinners anyway, just because someone slapped a BMW logo on? Well, apparently most of them are made in China and some are falling apart and becoming choking hazards for children. http://abcnews.go.com/US/cpsc-warns-...ry?id=47657409 So now... Attached Images __________________ Last edited by Esteban; 05-28-2017 at 04:58 AM..
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