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Re:YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site by SnowingXIV on Friday January 04, 2019 @10:14AM (#18824527)
Noticed the same thing, my wife has a few personalities she follows on YouTube and looks forward to skincare product launches and other things being announced. Coincidentally, one of them pushed out their own mystery makeup box and it was a race to purchase one before they "sold out." I see this as just one big marketing ploy to make a bunch of money by selling cheaply made products at high prices because of an image and really pretty branding.

I don't get it, but she enjoys it. As much as I hate to admit, I'm sure I've been sucked into some tech or office product in a similar fashion.

Re:YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site by dingaling on Friday January 04, 2019 @11:15AM (#18825073)
There is a kids' channel called Ryan's Toy Reviews that branched out into Christmas surprise gifts this year, at £50 and all sold out. We had to ban the channel at that point.
Re:YouTube Stars Are Pushing a Shady Gambling Site by patorjk on Friday January 04, 2019 @06:13PM (#18828649)
I remember my son crying and telling me "but I miss it..." when I told him he couldn't watch that channel anymore. It's like a bunch of toy commercials, but I think kids also feel some connection to Ryan, which is what makes the channel work.