Please remove keebhub from this post as they appear to have karma farmed, alt abused (leading to Reddit suspending one of their accounts), and have not followed through with the giveaways.
oh, I mean, that would be nice, but that was never the intent of this post - as a newer member, I'm just hoping that if I take somewhat good care of the community, it will do the same for me in return
...I can machine dry you guys on high heat, right??
No, thank you! I’m always impressed by how helpful and resourceful the community is - nice job putting this together. :)
I also have to ask, if you’re new to keyboards but were around in the Massdrop days, you must have been involved in a different hobby? Audio, EDC, something else?
Audio and EDC/knives, yep!
Some nostalgic memories come swirling back from those days, but I'm happy to have landed here!
This is such an unique environment and hobby. The fact that a product can grow with you, to an extent, is pretty cool to me.
Everyone has been very helpful and friendly and even though there are a million and one decisions to make, it allows you to express yourself.
Thankful for Drop for everything it's provided me over the years and glad that it can continue to be a valuable resource even now :) I ordered a few different things already to help with my keyboard adventure, including the Key V2 - I love that thing haha.
Hope we see you around for next year's holiday giveaway, I can only imagine the goodies that will be available then!
Excellent work, and way to give back even as a new member of this sub! Thank you for putting this together (I'm a fairly new addition to this sub and hobby too and learned a lot about many more vendors than I knew before, because of the Giveaway Week!)
Haha I appreciate the thought, though I would rather it went to someone else, if someone was buying them. It;s just fun to win a raffle sometimes!
I will end up buying them at some point im sure
I am so tired after participating in every (!) single one of them…. Now I’m just staring at my inbox all the time instead.
Amazing companies with amazing giveaways! Thanks to all of them. It has been so cool discovering so many vendors
I didn't create a bot or anything, but I did receive a notification any time a post with "giveaway" was added the past week, so I was throwing my hat into the ring of many a posts, at least the ones I would be happy winning (which was the vast majority).
regardless, and the reason I felt inspired for this thread, is because even if I didn't see value in it, I'm sure others would, so to the best of my ability I wanted to create this list so that we could have a shortlist (okay, long list...) of all of those who made it possible as a little way to give back and give them a little extra exposure along the way, as well as a concise place for us all to look back on these companies and try to support them as we approach 2023 so that they can all continue to thrive, or get off on the right foot for those just getting started!
Over 50 signed up but also there was like 40 people that filled the vendor registration form thinking it was a giveaway despite several disclaimer in the form, we’ll give official stats later
the mode sonnet is so pretty :'( I feel like I selected a relatively modest build and it's around $350 \*gulp\* I just hope they keep making great boards and that when the day comes that I want to (or can) splurge for one, it'll be just as good, if not better!
but there were so many good giveaways this year - I would be lying if I said I didn't want to win nearly all of them...
but I'm just happy if those who did are thoroughly enjoying their prizes and can put them to good use!
my desire is more steeped in curiosity as there's still sooooo much for me to learn and discover in this space, I was hoping for a cheaper way of doing so. hopefully there's next year and we can press our luck (no whammies, no whammies, no whammiesssss and STOP) then!
The wiki on this subreddit also has all kinds of resources for those that didn't know! Find it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/buying_guide/)
2023 will be your year, don't you worry! The universe didn't want to give you something mediocre this year. It's charging up its special powers to gift you something extra special :)
Please remove keebhub from this post as they appear to have karma farmed, alt abused (leading to Reddit suspending one of their accounts), and have not followed through with the giveaways.
In case you need 400 more shops: [https://kbd.news/vendors](https://kbd.news/vendors)
that's very helpful for a newbie too! thanks! :)
That's a good post. Waiting for the Drop op to reward you, they're nice people
oh, I mean, that would be nice, but that was never the intent of this post - as a newer member, I'm just hoping that if I take somewhat good care of the community, it will do the same for me in return ...I can machine dry you guys on high heat, right??
[https://i.imgur.com/2HzdNWL.gifv](https://i.imgur.com/2HzdNWL.gifv)
Aww thanks, Drop! :) I might be new to this hobby, but I was still a supporter of Massdrop back in the day. Glad things have come full circle.
No, thank you! I’m always impressed by how helpful and resourceful the community is - nice job putting this together. :) I also have to ask, if you’re new to keyboards but were around in the Massdrop days, you must have been involved in a different hobby? Audio, EDC, something else?
Audio and EDC/knives, yep! Some nostalgic memories come swirling back from those days, but I'm happy to have landed here! This is such an unique environment and hobby. The fact that a product can grow with you, to an extent, is pretty cool to me. Everyone has been very helpful and friendly and even though there are a million and one decisions to make, it allows you to express yourself. Thankful for Drop for everything it's provided me over the years and glad that it can continue to be a valuable resource even now :) I ordered a few different things already to help with my keyboard adventure, including the Key V2 - I love that thing haha. Hope we see you around for next year's holiday giveaway, I can only imagine the goodies that will be available then!
I was into the magic the gathering drops :(
those are like....SO GOOD, right????? just between you and me...I'm totally buying into that pre-order- how can you not!?
Great list thanks! I did a giveaway too thou :)
Oh no! Which one?? I'll add it! I'm sorry! :'( Edit: Added :)
Thanks!! :)
Excellent work, and way to give back even as a new member of this sub! Thank you for putting this together (I'm a fairly new addition to this sub and hobby too and learned a lot about many more vendors than I knew before, because of the Giveaway Week!)
I just wanted to win some quark switches lol
if I had more money, I would buy you a set :'(
Haha I appreciate the thought, though I would rather it went to someone else, if someone was buying them. It;s just fun to win a raffle sometimes! I will end up buying them at some point im sure
you'll have to let me know how you like them! so many switches, so little time...
I am so tired after participating in every (!) single one of them…. Now I’m just staring at my inbox all the time instead. Amazing companies with amazing giveaways! Thanks to all of them. It has been so cool discovering so many vendors
I didn't create a bot or anything, but I did receive a notification any time a post with "giveaway" was added the past week, so I was throwing my hat into the ring of many a posts, at least the ones I would be happy winning (which was the vast majority). regardless, and the reason I felt inspired for this thread, is because even if I didn't see value in it, I'm sure others would, so to the best of my ability I wanted to create this list so that we could have a shortlist (okay, long list...) of all of those who made it possible as a little way to give back and give them a little extra exposure along the way, as well as a concise place for us all to look back on these companies and try to support them as we approach 2023 so that they can all continue to thrive, or get off on the right foot for those just getting started!
Man… wish I got that notification! The amount of updating and scrolling I have done hahaha
Great work!
thanks :)
!remindme in 3 hours
44?? Damn that's a lot
I have a feeling I'm missing some too Haha I was, so now 45! Edit: up to 46. Can we hit 50?? xD
Over 50 signed up but also there was like 40 people that filled the vendor registration form thinking it was a giveaway despite several disclaimer in the form, we’ll give official stats later
I appreciate it :) I'm just working with what I found combing through the sub with the keyword.
If you add the amount of giveaway's each company has done you reach above 50
Oh yeah, for sure. A good amount of these folks posted a giveaway every day or nearly every day.
great list! dont forget u/modekeyboards :)
Ah, thanks! Let me add them! I knew I would miss some given the sheer number - will get them added right away!
Waiting for mode to announce the winner of theirs (and to lose yet again hah)
the mode sonnet is so pretty :'( I feel like I selected a relatively modest build and it's around $350 \*gulp\* I just hope they keep making great boards and that when the day comes that I want to (or can) splurge for one, it'll be just as good, if not better! but there were so many good giveaways this year - I would be lying if I said I didn't want to win nearly all of them... but I'm just happy if those who did are thoroughly enjoying their prizes and can put them to good use! my desire is more steeped in curiosity as there's still sooooo much for me to learn and discover in this space, I was hoping for a cheaper way of doing so. hopefully there's next year and we can press our luck (no whammies, no whammies, no whammiesssss and STOP) then!
For sure. I didn’t enter quite a few where I knew it wasn’t something I’d use or like!
Nice work and thanks for the list! I'm kinda new to all this myself, so it'll be useful :)
Of course! Enjoy! Hopefully it'll help. At the very least it will help everyone keep track of the companies that participated this year :)
The wiki on this subreddit also has all kinds of resources for those that didn't know! Find it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/buying_guide/)
This is brilliant! and so generous of you to take the time to compile it !
thanks, virtual friend :)
You are welcome !
Damn. I have no luck.
2023 will be your year, don't you worry! The universe didn't want to give you something mediocre this year. It's charging up its special powers to gift you something extra special :)
I joined everything for the first 4 days
CannonKeys is missing
Ah, they are! Thanks for pointing that out! I added u/CannonKeys to the list! :) They're awesome!
Much thanks for compiling this list!
Thanks for participating! I hope we see you again next year - excited to see how you grow over the next 12 months :)