We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Social media is the land of glitz. It is, therefore, no surprise that a healthy bunch of products that often go viral on platforms like TikTok and Instagram often turn out to be of sub-par quality.
Beauty and fashion products sit at the top of this hype-driven chain, but electronics gadgets and gizmos are not too far. People around me have spent an unhealthy amount of money buying flashy new devices, swayed by such videos, only for it to end up in a dump. At the moment, pocket printers from a brand named Phomemo are making waves on social media.
Take for example the M02, a pocket printer, which is not a novel concept in itself. But in this case, it's not just a compelling asking price of around $50 and sheer versatility that stands out, but also the convenience of printing out cute stickers that has propelled this printer's popularity. I imported one from the U.
S., and I can report that the Phomemo M02 is one of my least-regrettable tech purchases of all time. The packaging is pretty bare-bones, but in a meaningful way.
It has the printer with a roll of paper fitted inside and a micro-USB cable. In the lord's year of 2024, USB-C should be the standard , but here we are. The printer itself is fairly well-built for its asking price.
There are no moving hinges or creaking plastic shells, and the roll slot mechanism is also fairly sturdy. I got the black trim, because that's arguably the best color for every gadget out the.