Eitan & LanLan Edge Turning Octahedron

Pretty fun ETO despite the issues.

The Eitan and LanLan Edge Turning Octahedron is an amazing portable puzzle that has a pretty fun solve. It took me a while to figure out, but once I realized that it was similar to another puzzle I had (hint, think in the line of curvy copters) I managed to figure out what algorithms to use to solve the small triangular edges. Some other pros worth mentioning: - Smooth turns - Jumbling moves do not cause any weird rubbing between pieces like other puzzles that jumble - Small and portable, the entire puzzle fits in my hand quite nicely. - Can corner cut a bit, and also very hard to pop. Some cons: - The stickers are not great, as expected from a LanLan product. They have already started chipping from just 1 week or so of light use. - Came very stiff out of the box (it was pretty easy to adjust the tensions, but definitely confusing on how to access the screw at first). - Came in not so good packaging that showed signs of damage(more on this shortly). This is more of my puzzle, not sure if others have this issue, but mine has one of the big triangles slightly elevated. I've dissembled it and tried to find the source of the issue, but cannot figure out why this happened. My best guess is that it received damage during shipping, as the original box showed signs of wear and like it was tossed around a lot. This is not theCubicle's fault, more of LanLan for the way they have made the packaging. They should've put a bit more effort in the packaging so this wouldn't happen. Thankfully, in my case, this has not caused any weird anomalies when turning and solving the puzzles, there aren't any lock ups or weird piece rubbing happening. Overall, very happy with the puzzle, it's a fun solve and it's shape shifting/jumbing abilities give it more playability. Now just waiting on LanLan to release a corner turning octahedron so I can have those 3 different types of octahedron for my collection.