I Got My YouTube Button Through Avito
45sThe absurdity of using shady delivery methods for a YouTube award, involving passport photos and State Services, creates a relatable and shocking story.
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The video documents the YouTuber's attempt to obtain a YouTube Silver Play Button through a third-party delivery service from the USA, detailing the humorous and risky process involving customs, suspicious intermediaries, and a final unboxing.
The creator notes that YouTube awards are not delivered to their region, prompting the need for an alternative delivery method.
They find a delivery service on Avito, trusting the intermediary despite not knowing them personally, and send passport photos for the transaction.
After sending the photos, someone logs into their State Services account, but the creator remains calm because the button is in transit.
Two months later, they receive a photo of a container with bananas, migrants, and the button, and customs clearance is completed with a signature.
The package includes a note from 'Milo' (with poor Russian), the button itself, and a suspicious small bag that turns out to be a parachute.
The video humorously highlights the absurdities of international shipping and the risks of trusting unknown intermediaries, ending with a successful but bizarre unboxing.
Trusting an Unknown Intermediary
Highlights the risks of using unofficial delivery services, including sharing personal documents.
00:15State Services Account Compromised
Shows a real security consequence of sharing passport photos with strangers.
00:29Customs Clearance with Signature
Demonstrates the bureaucratic process and unexpected contents of international shipments.
00:44The Parachute Surprise
Adds a humorous twist, showing the unpredictability of such deliveries.
00:58[00:01] slowed down. It's about time I got a silver button from YouTube, I thought. But using Russian Post is not an option. It was slowed down even before YouTube. And for some reason, buttons are not delivered to us or to North Korea. Thank God, there are
[00:15] reliable guys from Avito with experience in delivery from the USA. Don't delivered to Nurlan Saburov. He doesn’t interfere in any leftist schemes. I trusted him, even though I don’t know who Nurlan Sabu is. Well, that means you need to send passport photos and
[00:29] After that, someone logged into my State Services. I was calm, because the button was moving. Two months later I received this: a photo of a container filled with bananas, migrants, and my button. [music] We cleared customs with the signature. The
[00:44] day X has arrived. I lost a fortune and my government services account. But just look at what this box looks like. Let 's start unpacking. There is delight your viewers and make their lives
[00:58] better. Best regards, Mil loch. You speak Russian really badly, Mil. And here is the button itself. And some suspicious little bag at the bottom. When I asked what kind of bag it was, I received this answer. It was a bit late because I had already tried it.
[01:10] late because I had already tried it. It turned out to be just an ordinary parachute. It turned out to be just an ordinary parachute. Oh.
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