![]() ![]() ![]() When you back a crowdfunding project, you are taking a project’s organizers at their word that they will use your money to develop, manufacture, and ship an item by a certain date (that will almost certainly be pushed back several times during the process). Though we have reviewed and recommended a number of things that started as crowdfunding campaigns ( Peak camera bags, the Anova sous vide, and the Pebble smartwatch, for starters), we tested those only once they were finished and ready to ship to people. Reputable publications can review reliable-looking products that then totally fail to appear, or can be delayed by months, if not years. ![]() Even if we do get offered a preproduction unit, there’s no guarantee it’ll be the same thing as the final production unit customers receive. We may be willing to risk our own money funding ideas we believe in (my editors on this article and I have backed more than 50 projects between the three of us), but we wouldn’t bet our readers’ trust on them. Though “best for most” changes meaning depending on context, everything we consider has at least one thing in common: It must actually exist, and you must be able to buy it right now. That’s because our reviews aim to find the best stuff for most people. We love crowdfunding, but we don’t review things from active crowdfunding campaigns. ![]()
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