LampsterReviews of thelampster.com

Great product and great service

Waited four years after backing the Lampster project on Kickstarter but it was worth every minute! Brilliant quality, unique design and even my son and wife are loving it. The app works okay but we use to just turning it on and off by gently touching the little guys's head :-) During the long wait I got in touch with support several times. They responded real quick (via FB) and very kind. It's not the cheapest lamp you can buy out there but probably the only one with a personality.

An original product! I am glad that I decided to spend a little more money on the lamp. If you are looking for a special designer lamp with something for you, then this is the place for you. The delivery time was impeccable, thanks to UPS, the order arrived within 11 days with me. The support is also very helpful and answers within 1 hour via Facebook. Thanks for the great product.

ich habe den lampster damals als einer der ersten auf kickstarter gekauft (backer nr. 58). dann habe ich 1220 tage gewartet bis ich das teil endlich zugeschickt bekommen habe. aber auch nur, weil ich eine andere farbe ausgewählt habe, ursprünglich wollte ich einen silbernen lampster haben, da würde ich wahrscheinlich heute noch warten. nichts desto trotz jetzt habe ich die lampe und sie gefällt mir sehr gut. die steuerung über die app funktioniert auch prima. ich kann nach einem halben jahr der nutzung nichts negatives berichten. es funktioniert alles so wie es soll, und die lampe sieht super aus im wohnzimmer.

Like a number of reviewers on here, I need to be clear that I’m reviewing the product. I know a lot of Kickstarter backers have experienced a lot of frustration - and I was one - but after all that it was worth the wait. I received my lamp yesterday and it already feels like it’s part of the family. He’s got a surprising amount of character for a lamp, and works well as both an ambient RGB coloured lamp and as a more focused light when using ‘overdrive’ mode. The app is basic but works well, and pretty much does everything you’d need it to do. The rubber shoes and spare lamp glass are nice, thoughtful additions to the pack as well. All in all, this is a great product which does what it promises and will make a terrific addition to any home. It’s a guaranteed conversation piece and I’m glad I hung on in there.

I think two distinctions need to be made here: 1. About the creators 2. About the product itself The Creators As with 90% of all crowdfunded projects, they never get delivered on time. It's pretty much a given for these types of campaigns and 'non seasoned' backers soon get acquainted with this fact. Then again there are many backers who think they're actually purchasing a product so get pretty irate when it's not 'delivered' on time. I guess we've all been spoiled by Amazon. From a personal perspective I would say 6 months to 1 year is just about an acceptable delay for receiving a crowd funded product. 2 years is pushing it and anything more than that is pretty much unacceptable. The only mitigation to this is to ensure regular communications are maintained to the backers to let them know about ongoing challenges and what's being done to overcome them. I cannot say this was one of the main strengths of the creators. Updates did occur but not at the rate most were expecting. Nonetheless they did not give up & to this day are still fulfilling orders. I assume this is the reason for most of the low ratings. This of course spurns lots of negativity and was very evident in the Kickstarter comments. At the end of the day I believe the creators were overwhelmed with the amount of orders and did not expect such a response (both a blessing and a curse?). Nonetheless they are still human. Calling them all names under the sun will not make your 'order' arrive any quicker. Negativity will simply attract more negativity. The Product On the flipside, if you are fortunate enough to receive your Lampster then you'll certainly be pleased. I am one such person and after receiving it felt like it was almost (I said almost!) worth the wait. I won't ramble on as I've done that enough but the product is very very good. I'm very pleased with it. I really like the industrial & rustic look. It's well made and so far very durable. I filled mine with small garden pebbles so it's pretty stable and now weighs in at just over 4kgs. The quality of light and range of colours is good. It makes a very useful headphone holder and the pen holder is actually more useful than I thought. Downsides? The main issue is the colour resets to white after you manually switch the lamp off from the button. You then have to open the app to change the colour again. However, I heard they're currently working on a fix for this. Overall I'm very pleased and think it's an excellent product. I hope all those still waiting get their Lampsters soon.

Very pleased with the product, the shipment and the support. Fantastic lamp for everyone who loves great design with modern features!

An Angel came to our home. Amazing design and product. You guys definitely rocks.