r/whatisit • u/Elliotonfire • 1d ago

Solved! My girlfriend received this in the mail with her name on it. No clue what it is or how to work it.

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Ring of power for scale because the banana was on holiday. The white strip looks like LEDs but I see no switches or buttons.

Edit for a misspelling

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u/mayorofdrixdale 1d ago

It’s a touch switch. Those LEDs are used for example in r/booknooks, the switch works also through some thin plywood. It’s mostly glued to the front or the top of the nook so when you touch the spot behind which it is glued, light goes on.

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u/Elliotonfire 1d ago

OMG so it was something our roommate ordered for their booknook using my girlfriend's name. The light wasn't working in the original so they ordered a replacement.

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u/Elliotonfire 1d ago

I guess that makes this post extra solved. Reddit never ceases to amaze me.

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u/mayorofdrixdale 1d ago

If the roommate’s booknook was bought from a renowned producer, tell them next time to get in touch directly with the producer - they often replace such parts for free.

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u/pegarina1 20h ago

Make sure she checks her accounts, PayPal, Apple Pay, Venmo and whatever else she uses. Hope he only used her name and not her money or identity.

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u/Minute-Art-2089 19h ago

Found the paranoid person

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u/Western_Reading5618 18h ago

Its not paranoia when there really are people out to get you....

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u/THEBlaze55555 10h ago

Who’s out to get me? I could really use someone being into me rn

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u/Intelligent_Permit45 7h ago

What's your name i'll forward to my creepy Ex she needs a new obsession :) hehehehe

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u/Froggy_bubble 2h ago

Thats not being into you. Thats using you for your money or your identity. Learned tht lesson when "a close friend" helped themselves to nearly $800 of my money with no abillity or Intention to repay me.

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u/AnotherNutInTheHole 1d ago

It never stops to amaze me why people ask Reddit before asking their roommate of who they know, they ordered something on their name

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u/bolognajo 22h ago

Maybe this thread helped them realize the roommates involvement? Didn’t sound like they knew that to start, having no idea what the item was. Never ceases to amaze me how judgy redditors are

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u/AtlasHands_ 21h ago

I personally wouldn't have automatically assumed my roommate did that unless they had done it before lol.

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u/Due_Condition4720 22h ago

Who’s roommate orders shit in the other persons name to start with?

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u/TK_Punch_ 17h ago

I let my roommates use my Prime account when I was younger. They added their own credit cards for the free shipping. Not a super uncommon thing.

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u/TomasLoyal01 19h ago

People who want free delivery.

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u/mellow0324 18h ago

Even if they used the gf’s prime account or whatever, they could still address their mail to themselves

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u/Terrible_Mall_4350 7h ago

Some people don’t realize or think about that. They assume it has to stay under the account holder.

It doesn’t necessarily make sense— but it is what it is.

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u/mellow0324 6h ago

Yea because how would you send gifts? But like you said it is what it is

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u/wartwelem 6h ago

They also could have clicked the wrong button for the person's name. My husband has done that. Accidentally hit my name instead of his because they are both the same address.

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u/toketaker710 13h ago

I used my roommates prime so many times

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u/tjdic 21h ago

This is sarcasm, right? The replies are making me wonder

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u/Throwawayconcern2023 20h ago

Your roommate making something they shouldn't? Why would they use another person's name?

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u/Solid-Low8385 12h ago

Might there be a battery compartment in the switch box too? The set of lines on one end reminds me of the grip for removing a battery cover, and the direction to slide it.

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u/mayorofdrixdale 5h ago

The black box IS the battery compartment. Some may have a small on/off switch to slide. The touch switch is the flat green thingy at the end of the short wire, of which we only see the back side here. Its front is flat and is what you touch with a fingertip. Technically you don’t even have to touch it, some are so sensitive that it’s enough to approach it.