Get You Through

Here’s a comment from one of the other times we sold these things:

So, two power banks which, allowing for wireless charging losses, will probably just barely bring a typical phone up from 10% to a full charge once before they need to be charged themselves. And that’s if they still have a full charge when they’re pulled out of the pocket or backpack or purse where they’ve sat, half forgotten.

Meh.

Now, if the italics throughout didn’t imply that we’re supposed to read this with an undercurrent of eye-roll, then punctuating the whole thing with a ‘Meh’ got the tone across loud and clear.

That’s why we wanted to go through and address these concerns one at a time.

So, two power banks which, allowing for wireless charging losses, will probably just barely bring a typical phone up from 10% to a full charge…

Yep.

…once…

Yes.

…before they need to be charged themselves.

Uh-huh.

And that’s if they still have a full charge when they’re pulled out of the pocket or backpack or purse where they’ve sat, half forgotten.

Correct.

Sorry, we’re being a little facetious. But you see, the complaint laid out here… is actually just the product’s sales pitch.

No, they’re not power stations. Each one is not capable of recharging your phone over and over again. So if you’re looking for something to get through a power outage, look elsewhere. (Or, even better, keep looking here every day; we sell those sometimes.)

But 10% to full, at a pretty high speed? That could be the difference between a public transit commute spent enjoying an insightful podcast and texting your friends, or one with a dead phone, leaving you with nothing to do but listen to both sides of your seatmate’s conversation with their friend (because, for some reason, they’re video-chatting without earbuds in public) that begins with the phrase: “My dermatologist is back on their bullshit again.”

Or, to put it differently, haven’t you ever been in a situation where you would pay $25 for a single recharge? Well, these can each do that every day, without taking up a bunch of space in your bag. Assuming they’re charged, that is.

That is one thing we’ll give the commenter: they do need to be charged to work.