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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was the best tour ever. Our granddaughters loved seeing the sets and meeting their YouTube friends in person. Everyone was beyond nice, signing autographs and letting us take pictures. Special s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Vat19 has stopped the risk of spreading coronavirus at their company by only having one person working in the warehouse (starting March 22,) and it is the president of the company! Also, I am very... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Update: After reaching out to customer service, they replied quickly and issued a refund. They also updated the product description on their website. I appreciate their quality customer service, bu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It was a surprise trip for our grandsons, who quote Vat19 videos on YouTube all the time. They were very happy and said it was a great way to end summer vacation before going back to school. Needless... See more

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  1. Gift shop
  2. Hobby shop

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We sell awesome stuff so you can give the best gifts. When it comes to presents, there's only so many coffee shop gift cards a person can get. That's where we come in. At Vat19, we only have one rule: if we sell a product, it's got to be curiously awesome. Since that's our only criteria, we have something unique for everybody.


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4.2

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

231 reviews

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Feeling misled. If your going to show a huge box for…

If your going to show a huge box for the 99.99 choice, don't you think we should be receive a big box full of 99.99 worth of fun stuff, not a box half that size full of boring plastic. I bought all four sizes for my boys for Christmas and had a hard time telling which box was which because they were all about the same size.

28 December 2020
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Reply from Vat19

Dear Linda,

Thank you for writing. There should be a small white sticker on the outside of each box that indicates its size. There is also a packing slip inside each box that indicates all of the items that should be contained along with each item's retail price. The total of the individual items far exceeds the cost of the box itself. Because we make the boxes in small batches, we use whichever size box fits its contents the most snugly. Sometimes a small item can be quite expensive. We do our best to provide a variety of items in each box in order to appeal to a wide variety of interests. However, we appreciate your feedback regarding their relative physical sizes and inability to easily determine which box is which. We will try to fix that issue in 2021. Thank you for commenting.

Jamie Salvatori, Owner

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste of money-do not order

My daughter loves Vat 19. She asked for a mystery box for Christmas. It arrived and there was about $10 worth of junk for $50 cost inside. It was in a basic box shoved in there and mailed in the same box. We didn’t even know when we would open that box that the contents would be right inside. She is going to be bummed on Christmas when she opens this and expects it to be exciting. I could have gotten her a much more special gift for $50. I will not order agin.
The owner should be ashamed of themselves for using kids to get their parents to spend money on complete junk.

9 December 2020
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Reply from Vat19

I'm sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your Mystery Box. I can assure you that the box contains exceptional value since the cost of the collection always exceeds the retail price of the individual items (sometimes it’s almost 80% cheaper!)

Obviously, the trade-off is that you don't get to choose which items of exceptional value you will receive. We strive to make sure that you'll have a variety of items so that you'll have a good chance of really liking something in the box. Again, I am sincerely apologetic that you're dissatisfied with the contents of this box, but I hope you don't hold it against us in the future.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I have a question.

I have a question.
What materials are in the large jellyfish lamp? Is it plastic or glass?
And how long does the lamp can used,
months or years?

1 December 2020
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Reply from Vat19

Hi! The tank wall is made from plastic. With proper care, the tank should last a lifetime.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Vat 19

The mystery boxes were amazing. I especially enjoyed the putty, very satisfying. There were so much unique things! Your company is so amazing and your videos are out of this world. Keep up the great work! 😉

P.S. the big gummy bear was delicious, I already ordered 13!

28 November 2020
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Thank you so much for the kind review!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Vat19 is a Terrible Company. BUY from Amazon - it's CHEAPER. Arrives in 2 days. FREE returns.

I learned about this site from my kids, who love their videos. Vat19 products give my kids a 5 minute excitement rush. Usually I wouldn't waste my money on these types of useless products, but given covid 19, decided it's worth it to see them excited.

WHAT HAPPENED
I was a repeat customer of Vat19 (BUT now will never purchase from them again). I bought a $100 Mystery Box, the most expensive and largest box of assorted stuff. A month later, I wrote to Vat19 customer service to make sure that if I ordered a SECOND Mystery Box, it would have different contents. They assured me they change out box contents frequently and each build is "unique". When the box FINALLY arrives 2 Weeks later, it arrives with EXACTLY the same contents as the first box I ordered. You can imagine how my kids' faces went from super excited to. Is this some kind of joke? They were obviously deflated and upset.

I contacted customer service to tell them they sent me the Identical box and would like a refund. They first had the audacity to state I could only return non food items (this means I would essentially lose $50+ of the $100). After a lot of back and forth with the customer service manager Rick Bouxsein and the fact that I had written proof customer service said the box contents would be different, he finally said he would make an "exception" and allow me a refund BUT I had to pay the Return Shipping... WOW, what a great result I said sarcastically to myself. This was OBVIOUSLY not my fault but I had no more energy to keep going. I had lost so much energy when the customer service manager would not reply to my emails and I had constantly chase him up by remembering to email him again to follow up.

Once I mailed back the box, at my own expense, the owner, Alison Salvatori, admitted to the mistake and said "We are simply not able to offer free return shipping due to constantly increasing shipping costs." Basically saying that they want to find ways to gouge the customer for their mistakes to protect their profits.

Anyways, I'm out of pocket time and money. My kids were unhappy. And then I came up with an idea.

WHY AMAZON IS WAYYYY BETTER AND HOW I COULD EASILY CREATE MY OWN MYSTERY BOX. WHY DO THIS THROUGH AMAZON?
1) If you search "Vat19" in Amazon, you will see they carry identical products. But also show you reviews of real customers and what their experience was with the item
2) Lower prices. For some of the items, Vat19 can cost DOUBLE what Amazon charges. See photo attached.
3) 2 Day Delivery. Yes! You don't have to wait 2 weeks.
4) Free Returns. You just print a shipping label and drop it in the mailbox. Don't even have to provide a reason.
5) Save time. You don't have to deal with suboptimal "customer service".

So I made my own Mystery Box and named it "Kids19". It's a mystery box of incredible stuff I got from amazon and then threw it into it's own box so it has the same experience for the kids. I even could tailor items so they are directly relevant to their ages.

Do yourself a favor. Pay less, get it faster, save time, and return it if it's not what you expected by going to Amazon. Hands down best online ecommerce company!

16 October 2020
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Reply from Vat19

Dear Christopher,

Thank you for the detailed message and I apologize for your experience.

It was incorrect for our customer service rep to state that a second mystery box would have different contents. While we typically build our Mystery Boxes in small batches, we cannot make the guarantee that each one will be different because it can take time to sell through each batch. I realize now that our website creates confusion by listing the build dates of each box. I will be updating our web page for the Mysterious Box of Mystery to make this more clear.

It is my understanding that you have been issued a full refund for your order, but I apologize for the effort that it took you to get our attention. I have also issued you a $100 gift card in the hopes that you give us another chance.

We're a small, family-owned company that works very hard to provide quality products at a great price along with free shipping. While Amazon charges over $100 per year for Prime, we offer free shipping on every order without having to sign up for a yearly subscription. And while you may occasionally find an item that is temporarily cheaper on Amazon, I can assure you that we are extremely price competitive.

Best,
Jamie Salvatori, Owner

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero stars- item not delivered

Zero stars! Waiting 6 weeks for my delivery now told its in its way back to us. No one knows why but it was undeliverable. Then was told I’d get a refund minus postage costs! Unbelievable! I would avoid as the customer service advisors don’t care.

2 September 2020
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Reply from Vat19

Dear Jamie,

I'm sorry that your package hasn't arrived. Unfortunately, we do not know why your package was marked as undeliverable.

I know it isn't a great answer, but post offices around the world are overwhelmed with the increased volume of mail recently and it's possible that they made a mistake.

As previously communicated, as soon as the package is returned to us, we will issue a refund. The only instance in which postage costs would be deducted is if it is determined that the address you provided was incorrect.

Best,
Jamie Salvatori, Owner

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

Amazing! everything shipped fast and easy i recommend this.

8 August 2020
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Thank you for the review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Vat19

It was fun looking for things and it was so hard to pick things. Vat19 is a great website and I recommend it.

25 June 2020
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Thank you for the kind review!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

the stuff is to expensive plus some of…

the stuff is to expensive plus some of the stuff is int that good

31 May 2020
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Reply from Vat19

Hi, Matt!

Thank you for taking the time to review. I sincerely apologize that you were not satisfied with your purchase and the nature of our prices. If you placed an order on our site and experienced any issues, please reach out to our customer service team who can further assist you: https://www.vat19.com/contact/email.

Thank you!
Karrie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jamie is the man!

This website is very nice and organized go check out their youtube channel. Also question for Jamie are you the one bagging all of it up because if that means a whole lot to me. you're my favorite YouTubers thank you also tell Eric and the crew that they are so funny P.S. Jamie could you give me a shoutout in your next video?

6 April 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a guy Jamie is!

Vat19 has stopped the risk of spreading coronavirus at their company by only having one person working in the warehouse (starting March 22,) and it is the president of the company!
Also, I am very satisfied with the three orders I placed about two weeks ago. I loved the fun tour my nephew and I took last year.

25 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Tour for son

Got the tour for my son. He loved it and we learned some things about the video making process.

13 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing experience

Corey was a great guide and being able to see how the videos are filmed and meeting some of the team members was amazing. So glad we were able to come in and take the tour!

13 March 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had such a great time

We had such a great time. My boys who are fans said it was the best day ever and they got to get out of school early too. Plus winning a giant gummy worm was the icing on the cake. 😀

28 February 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So fun!!!

So fun! I think I had as much fun as my kids! Got to meet pretty much all the people that are in the videos. Kids got to go shopping, which is literally like the scene in Willy Wonka where the kids run around grabbing everything. Be prepared to spend some $$$.

16 February 2020
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