Swarovski USB Turtle Pet Keyring – a Kristall Buzz Opinion

After writing the last article on the Swarovski Active Crystals, I was intrigued by the USB sparkly pets.  In a spontaneous moment, I placed my order for the Swarovski Purple Chloy Memory Key in the online store.  Perhaps it was a crazy idea. $100 for a USB, but it looked so cute! And last week, my Swarovski Turtle USB arrived yeah!

 

 

Everything looked all Swarovski-like on the outside.box, identification label, etc.  I opened up the box and pulled the USB memory key out of the packaging and began looking for a Swarovski logo.  On the back of the plastic USB, sure enough, there was a white Swarovski swan on one of the turtle’s feet.  Nearby the logo, the printed words said Made in China .Made in China?  I guess I was taken back a bit by that.

 

 

 

 

I knew that the turtle pulled apart as the head part is the USB. I tugged and tugged.  It was rather stubborn, but it did finally release.  The inside now that was a surprise.  I took a picture that shows the Swarovski USB Memory Key next to a USB stick that my kids use for school work.  It looks a lot different.  (Maybe this is the newest technology?) My kids didn’t even believe me when I said it was a USB!  Of course, the Swarovski USB Turtle did indeed work when I plugged it into my computer.

But in the end, here’s my opinion of my $100 Swarovski USB purchase.  I don’t think the USB Turtle represents the high quality products that come to mind when I hear the word Swarovski.  I didn’t really expect an inexpensive plastic turtle with USB 1.0 / 2.0 compatibility. I knew it was 4GB, but still think for the price, it should have been 8GB or 16GB and USB 3.0 compatible.

My recommendation?  Visit a Swarovski store so that you can see and know exactly what you are getting.  If this is not possible, buy a higher capacity USB with a warranty for $20 or less, and use the money saved for genuine Swarovski crystal figurines.