MyBanana Bumper - Best Bumper ever made for iPhone 5/5S

[Radiating]

Do you have this bumper on hand? If not how can you describe it as the best?

If you look at the pictures they provide the imperfections match up 100% with those on caze bumpers.

This product is a rogue production run. Which means that the original Chinese manufacturer decided to create some generic unbranded cases to make a few extra bucks. These were probably listed in bulk on DHGate.com for pennies on the dollar. The Chinese manufacturer probably stole the photo of the product from Caze to use on the generic sale listing. The entrepreneurs then probably bough a bulk package of bumpers or a few samples with the hopes of rebranding them and repackaging them and selling them for 10 times the price and reused the photo.

It's the exact same product coming from the same mould, there's just a lot of shady business going on behind it.

You just contradicted yourself there. How are we incompetent for pointing out it's the same as the caze? You just said the same thing.

You didn't read what I wrote. People were saying rogue production run of a product known to be top of the line was just another piece of junk, which it absolutely isn't.

You don't make a bit of sense.

1st the project is not even funded yet nor have they started shipping the bumper in question. How can you vouch for the "one of the best bumpers made for the iPhone"

2nd you even noted they knocked off the Caze thin edge bumper, which is exactly what we have been saying.

So how are we incompetent?

Again this isn't a clone, this is coming from the same mould. If you made an exact clone of a Ferrari with the only difference whatsoever being the logo it would be one of the best cars ever made.

 

[Kisey]

This case was called "The ThinEdge" by MyBanana. If was reviewed by Cult of Mac on 5/1/13. If you click the "MyBanana" link (under Buy from) in the review, it takes you to MyBanana website with a message IPHONECAZE THERE ARE NO PRODUCTS HERE.
Cult of Mac Review: http://www.cultofmac.com/225868/the-thinedge-the-iphone-5-finally-gets-its-bumper-back-review/

If you look closely at the photos in the review, you can see the Caze branding on the clip. It looks like MyBanana was a retailer of the Caze in the past, hence the blank product page. If you scroll down to the bottom of the review, you can see someone commented and pointed out their mistake. It's funny how they are making a knockoff of a case they used to sell, though.

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Check out the preorder page: http://www.mybanana.com/products/bumper-pink. Caze branding on the clip.

 

[rperalta]

If you look closely at the photos in the review, you can see the Caze branding on the clip. It looks like MyBanana was a retailer of the Caze in the past, hence the blank product page. If you scroll down to the bottom of the review, you can see someone commented and pointed out their mistake. It's funny how they are making a knockoff of a case they used to sell, though.

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Check out the preorder page: http://www.mybanana.com/products/bumper-pink. Caze branding on the clip.

It's funny...even MyBanana's logo they copied Apple (the little bite on the right side).

 

[Doga]

Caze should sue the peel off MyBanana.

 

[Kisey]

Funding suspended: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mybanana/the-mybanana-bumper

 

[jdecosta]

Funding suspended: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mybanana/the-mybanana-bumper

They also took down all the Caze thin edge pictures

 

[webslinger85]

They also took down all the Caze thin edge pictures

And replaced them with those fantastic MS Paint pictures

 

[graphiteevo]

I reported this project to Kickstarter on Saturday, guess MyBanana
did not legitimately acquire the rights from Caze otherwise they wouldn't
of got suspended.

 

[Kisey]

I reported this project to Kickstarter on Saturday, guess MyBanana
did not legitimately acquire the rights from Caze otherwise they wouldn't
of got suspended.

I did as well. I received this message when I asked what the difference is between the MyBanana and Caze bumpers:

We are actually working with Caze for this product. We have improved the quality, tweaked it for the iPhone 5s, branded it better, made it much more fun and colorful and we are also working on new aluminum and wood designs with them. They will be announced shortly!
What do you think of it?
We hope to receive your support on this!
Thanks!
Mike

 

[webslinger85]

Something about it just seemed fishy to me

 

[enjoimorenow]

wow, terrible business practice by these mybanana people. At least if they wanted to copy the design, they should have used their own original photography instead of pictures with the caze logo in them.

Hope any backers get a complete refund and mybanana loses a lot of business for this.