Corporate Sponsorship.
I'll start from the beginning.
About one week ago, I recieved a message on youtube from what I suspected was a young kid. He claimed to be from Australia and seemed enthusiastic about sending me some locks or something because he liked a few of my videos. So i said sure, no probs kid. Heres my address, send em over. I didnt think much of it.
Today something rather bizaar happened. I answer my door to find I've recieved roughly 400 bucks worth of Max security locks, including two cut-aways, and the whole lot is Lockwood. Ive got myself an extra 234C45, and two locks worth roughly 100 bucks each in the 290S84 (Yes its 84mm across) and the 270S/70 (70mm). One of the cutaways is a 234/45.
So Ive got these locks and I'm in utter disbelief!!!
I message this "Kid" back with a straight up "Who the ferk are you?!?!" and a "You know I dont have the money to pay you back for these? And I dont have the cash to even repost them back to you because they weight so darn much?" And he's totally fine with all that.
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Here is his Message I'll * out some details for his privacy.
I'm glad you like. Well my name is Ryan ***** and i work for Lockwood here in Melbourne. All i ask is you never use my full name or where i work.
What does Lockwood get from you??
Well, if you do pick these locks we would like your feed back and advice. If you can't pick them we would like you to tell the world through your vids on how good the locks are. Either way Lockwood wins. I'm more than happy to support you and your vids, but please support us in return.
If you ever want to call me 04** *** ***
So this guy works for Lockwood, he obviously has access to some great stuff, he likes my vids because I noticed he has NO other subscriptions and he wants me to continue picking his products. Heck yeah!!!
I messaged him and told him honestly "Its not in my best interests to be telling you this, but I'm far from the best picker on Youtube. You'd probably be better off with someone like WizWazzle or Redbird" but he wouldnt have it. He seemed happy with supporting me.
So there you have it folks. Anyone ever hear of anything like this before. Its kinda blowing my mind away a bit. Dont know if I will have more packages coming or not or if the old saying "If it seems too good to be true it probably is." might be a factor here. Am I being ripped off or set up or something?
Cant wait to hear your feedback guys.
Dour