# Haribo Power Bank

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Haribo Power Bank and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommenders say it seems well made and performs well, but critics report serious manufacturing defects and a fire risk.

## Why people recommend it

- Seems well made (1 comments): "the Haribo charger seems to be rather well made" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096977))
- Performance reported as good (1 comments): "from what I've seen online everyone has been happy with its performance" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095659))

## What people warn about

- Fire and safety risk (4 comments): "I'd be happy to pay 2-3x as much and not have my house at risk of burning down." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46110365)) "serious manufacturing defects that increase the risk of a fire substantially" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095883)) "I would avoid anything exceed 100 watt-hours (which this does)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46099337))
- Poor build quality (3 comments): "serious manufacturing defects that increase the risk of a fire substantially" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095883)) "appears to be poorly made and dangerous" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46201275)) "bought with subpar quality" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202102))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Anker power bank](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anker-power-bank.md): 10 recommend
- [Apple MagSafe Battery Pack](https://hackerapproved.com/p/apple-magsafe-battery-pack.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Haribo+gummy+bear+power+bank&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Haribo Power Bank", https://hackerapproved.com/p/haribo-power-bank/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).