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Issue 042 / Oct 2026

We test the thing, then we tell you if it sucks.

A review zine for people who are tired of paid rankings. Honest verdicts on gadgets, home gear, apparel and beauty — with the receipts to back them up.

700+
Things tested
$0
Paid placements
11
Years of testing
4.0
Avg score given

The Menu

Pick your poison
01

Home & Kitchen

Vacuums, kettles, purifiers and gadgets that either earn counter space or get returned.

02

Tech & Audio

Monitors, earbuds and desk gear benchmarked until the marketing runs out of excuses.

03

Apparel

Sneakers and basics, washed and worn until the seams and the hype both give out.

04

Beauty

Skincare and grooming that survive a full ingredient and results audit.

Latest Verdicts

Fresh
8.5/ 10

Robot Vacuum Showdown — Which Ones Actually Clean

Five bots, one pet-hair hellscape. We mapped coverage, emptied bins and timed how long each one took to admit it was stuck.

Home / Tested
8.9/ 10

Budget Monitors That Aren't Garbage

Panel type, response time and colour accuracy measured across five sub-$300 screens. Two are genuinely good; one is a trap.

Tech / Bench
7.8/ 10

The Only 3 Sneakers Worth $100

We walked 300 km in fourteen pairs of budget trainers. Most fell apart. Three didn't.

Apparel / Wear
9.0/ 10

The $40 Skincare Routine That Beats the $200 One

We compared ingredient lists dollar-for-dollar. Spoiler: the expensive kit is mostly packaging and fragrance.

Beauty / Audit

No ads dressed up as advice.

BLUNT is written by people who buy their own test units and rate them honestly — including the boring middle scores that paid sites never print. We keep the receipts, we publish the method, and we tell you when something is a waste of money.

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