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  #2633994 12-Jan-2021 00:39
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"The 24-year-old former physiotherapist has given up the job he studied for at Otago University to pursue his entrepreneurial endeavours"

 

“I was amazed to see the effect these tools have on the neuromuscular and physiological aspects of tissues, and began using them in my practice,”

 

"My" practice would be a conglomerate of 3 Christchurch clinics owned by someone else, and assuming their website is correct, he still works for them.

 

I guess "Christchurch man starts side hustle as drop-shipper" is hardly news. I like that Stuff didn't go into too much detail regarding his other business selling "men's razors". His new wholesome public image as the healing boy wonder might be tarnished if Stuff readers knew he also peddles hairless scrotums in his free time...

 

Starring in his own ads must be a career highlight though - he's a real Neil Martin in the making....

 

[Edit: corrected factual error]




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  #2634000 12-Jan-2021 06:01
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Just read the Stuff article. The product looks a lot like a Theragun, which I’ve seen pushed by influencer athletes all over the internet.

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  #2634006 12-Jan-2021 07:32
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GSManiac: He probably switches out the plugs and that is the extent of “his” R&D and manufacturing.

 

He doesn't even do that.

 

There is absolutely nothing wrong with his business model - retailers everywhere buy product in from China and rebrand it. Likewise stretching the truth is just something media does.

 

To be selling a product that could well be electrically unsafe is however a very different story and ignorance of the law is absolutely no defence. That product presumably has no SDoC which is a legal requirement.

 

The number of online traders and retailers who have have received $10k - $20+k fines in recent years is pretty significant and yet it still continues.

 

 




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  #2634020 12-Jan-2021 08:22
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I think the problem here is not his "work" but the Stuff article being misleading - Stuff editors should really check before publishing claims.





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  #2634025 12-Jan-2021 08:33
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Stuff should definitely be checking, but they are his claims. To me this is fraudulent plain and simple. I think excusing this sort of practice is just opening up for more of the same. 


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  #2634151 12-Jan-2021 11:51
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SheriffNZ: Just read the Stuff article. The product looks a lot like a Theragun, which I’ve seen pushed by influencer athletes all over the internet.

 

More like one of the dime-a-dozen massage guns sold on AE, eBay, TM etc. Seems incredibly similar to the one I purchased off TM late last year, but that cost half the $219 he’s charging. It would be interesting to know how many of these other NZ sellers, including the one I purchased from, are fully legit in terms of supplied power adapter etc.


 
 
 

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  #2634152 12-Jan-2021 11:53
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freitasm:

 

I think the problem here is not his "work" but the Stuff article being misleading - Stuff editors should really check before publishing claims.

 

 

Stuff story now includes the following comment at the bottom:

 

* In an earlier version of this story , Donkers said he “developed and designed the percussive massage gun”. This was not correct. Donkers developed the logo and a business importing the gun and a selection of attachments into New Zealand.


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  #2634156 12-Jan-2021 11:59
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jonathan18:

 

SheriffNZ: Just read the Stuff article. The product looks a lot like a Theragun, which I’ve seen pushed by influencer athletes all over the internet.

 

More like one of the dime-a-dozen massage guns sold on AE, eBay, TM etc. Seems incredibly similar to the one I purchased off TM late last year, but that cost half the $219 he’s charging. It would be interesting to know how many of these other NZ sellers, including the one I purchased from, are fully legit in terms of supplied power adapter etc.

 

 

Yeah, I didn't think it was actually one. 


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  #2634157 12-Jan-2021 11:59
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Can someone explain to me, a totally non electrical person, what is wrong with the plugs?   As hand holdey a reply as possible.

 

 

 

I'd like to know what to look out for in the future so I avoid buying something that isn't safe.


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  #2634222 12-Jan-2021 12:39
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For years now any new electrical item sold in NZ has needed the phase and neutral pins of the plug to be partially insulated. This is a safeguard against contacting the live pins if the plug is not pushed in fully. Not that bad in the scheme of things but clear evidence that the importer hasn't complied with their obligations. What other aspect is defective?

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  #2634288 12-Jan-2021 13:16
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A switchmode power supply is a high risk item. - https://www.worksafe.govt.nz/topic-and-industry/electricity/appliances-and-fittings/high-and-medium-risk-products/

 

Also any plug needs to be made and conform to as/nzs3112 which covers the mechanical design and testing process for a plug. That one in the article would fail because no sleeved pins and the face area around them looks to be too small. Its very common for Chinese manufacturers to just use parts of the China standard plug which is like an upside down AU/NZ one and call it an AU plug. That one would also fail for use there because it has no earth pin which isn't optional on the China standard plug.

 

The whole approval process is built around protectionism for importers since the approval number needs to be molded into the plug which means a custom run of things with your number on them in most cases as the factory will not have an approval number and they cant just use someone elses despite many manufacturers doing that.

 

Importing electrical stuff to sell in AU and NZ legitimately is a hell of a lot of bureaucracy and nonsense which is why we pay so much for things here. This guy appears to have done none of that and is marking things up like he has a legit import business.





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  #2634327 12-Jan-2021 14:57
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Oblivian:

 

How co-incidentally timed..

 

https://1-day.co.nz/products/health-and-co-rechargeable-massage-gun-4969-609520364 

 

 

Screenshot for the record:

 





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  #2634330 12-Jan-2021 15:04
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duckDecoy:

 

Can someone explain to me, a totally non electrical person, what is wrong with the plugs?   As hand holdey a reply as possible.

 

I'd like to know what to look out for in the future so I avoid buying something that isn't safe.

 

 

The adapter will allow you easy membership of the "Penny Challenge" - which was apparently very big on Tik Tok last year

 

 

basically it means if the plug is pulled slightly out from the socket, and thus remains connected, its possible for items to touch the live connectors...

 

 


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  #2634354 12-Jan-2021 15:40
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ROFL... 

 

"* In an earlier version of this story , Donkers said he “developed and designed the percussive massage gun”. This was not correct. Donkers developed the logo and a business importing the gun and a selection of attachments into New Zealand."





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