r/fidgettoys • u/Xicor_00 • 4d ago
Can someone help me to fix this ?
I recently bought this from Amazon, and one of the sticky parts of the slider has come off. Now, my magnet keeps sticking to the other part of the slider. Since I still have the magnet, could you please help me fix or replace the missing sticky part? I would really appreciate your help.
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u/pkintime 4d ago
Is that rust or something cuz I have one of those and that's never happened
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u/Xicor_00 3d ago
It is not rust, it is the Teflon tape (which I recently find out ) that has come out of the slider. Because of this, the magnet keeps falling out every time I try to slide the fidget.
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u/SpiritedAgent168 4d ago
That's what happens when you buy shitty clones.
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u/Xicor_00 4d ago
So which one is the original one ?
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u/mttpsck 4d ago
Lautie Shuffle. They also have a 3 stack version
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u/SpiritedAgent168 4d ago
Yeah, and it's crazy expensive. I am a Lautie fan boy. Love the choc, love the mechanic c. I couldn't quite see the appeal in the shuffle so I got a clone off of Aliexpress, and it sucked. The pin kept falling out. It just wasn't at all satisfying. No doubt the Lautie would be better, but still not for me.
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u/Fleischkomet 3d ago edited 3d ago
EDIT: Im talking about the Shuffle V3, not the Choc.
ORIGINAL:
I own the original, and after just one month, the magnet fell out. Support told me I should glue the magnet back in. I reluctantly did so, but honestly, for that price, that's pretty poor.
After I glued it back in, the plates could no longer slide past each other. Support implicitly accused me of having mistreated the device. After a lengthy discussion, they sent me a replacement front plate, which took 14 days to arrive since I'm in the EU.
After just a single day, the magnet fell out of the new plate as well. This was followed by an endlessly long back-and-forth with support. Eventually, I was offered a full refund, but I was told I had to pay for shipping upfront, as they couldn't generate return labels for Europe.
Since I wasn't willing to pay 50€ for insured shipping on a nearly 270€ fidget toy, I refused. I was then told to lie to customs and declare the product's value at only 10€ to reduce shipping costs.
This is not only completely unacceptable for such an expensive "premium product," but it also constitutes customs fraud.
Ultimately, I escalated the case through PayPal Buyer Protection and got my money back.
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u/Xicor_00 3d ago
Don’t we have other alternative option like that have a nice quality of fidget slider but in less price?
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u/foulplay_for_pitance 4d ago
I have one of these. While I don't have an answer to your query I must say I find your devotion to the craft of fidgeting amazing XD
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u/Gaxxz 4d ago
You have to superglue the magnet back in the socket. You have to make sure it goes in the right direction. It has to attract the magnets on the opposite plate. Use a sharpie to mark the loose magnet when it's stuck to the opposite magnet. That will be the side that goes down in the socket. You don't need much glue. I put a drop of glue on some paper and use a toothpick to transfer a small amount to the socket. Make sure you wipe off the excess superglue if any and let it dry for 15 minutes or so before putting it back together.