Dubby Energy Sponsorship: A VTuber’s Honest Review

Product reviewed

Dubby Energy (energy drink/energy powder brand) — reviewed primarily as a sponsorship/affiliate experience, not as a serious taste/performance review.

Key points (unique)

• The creator was recruited when they had about ~1,000 Twitch followers and was accepted as an affiliate within ~2 days.
• They received promotional tools:
  • A creator code to share at the end of streams
  • A banner to display under the stream
  • They also used Dubby branding on recordings/streams and promoted it across social media.
• They claim Dubby frequently advertised affiliate perks like:
  • Free samples
  • Free flavors for affiliates/partners
  • “Support” and working closely with creators
• Main complaint: lack of follow-through / responsiveness
  • After reaching out for sample-related items, they report no replies.
  • They say it took two+ months after early outreach for anything to happen.
  • They later had to buy the product themselves to receive it.
  • They were supposedly still “given” items for free, but they estimate they still paid about $16 in shipping.
• Product quality/taste dissatisfaction
  • They describe the product as “not that great.”
  • They say it didn’t taste very well and didn’t sit well.
  • They mention they did not even finish the can.
• Perceived unfair affiliate/partner hierarchy
  • They believe Dubby treated partners better than affiliates.
  • They mention they were onboarded under a “partner”, then later the status was “watered down” to “affiliate.”
• Dashboard/earnings transparency issues
  • They claim they couldn’t see the commission/percentage of their code until logging into a dashboard.
  • They report the dashboard setup could take 1–2 days after approval, during which earnings visibility wasn’t clear.
  • They personally had to wait about a day for account/dashboard readiness.
• Marketing/brand behavior concerns
  • They say Dubby used affiliate creators like a “giant billboard.”
  • They interpret posts praising certain creators as misleading—arguing that some creators were praised mainly because they bought lots of product themselves (hundreds of dollars), not because Dubby “supports” them.
• Warning to other creators
  • The video is framed as a cautionary warning: don’t sign with Dubby (or similar smaller brands) without careful research.
  • They argue many brands market that they take care of affiliates, but in practice they don’t.

Pros mentioned

• Quick approval and initial partnership tools:
  • Affiliate acceptance quickly (~2 days)
  • Creator code and banners
• At least some promotional fulfillment happened eventually:
  • They received product after paying shipping, though the creator views this as inadequate/follow-through failure.

Cons mentioned

• Unreliable/slow sample fulfillment
• No meaningful communication after requests
• Creator still pays shipping (~$16) even after claiming free samples
• Product quality/taste issues
• Status downgrade from partner to affiliate (per their account)
• Delayed dashboard setup (1–2 days) and unclear commission visibility until then
• Feeling used primarily for exposure with limited real support

User experience (what it felt like)

• The creator heavily promoted Dubby for months, using banners and repeated social promotion.
• They repeatedly sought sample support and received little to no response.
• Overall impression: half-assed/rushed onboarding and insufficient support compared to what was promised.

Comparisons made

• No direct competitor brands are named, but the creator compares Dubby to “other smaller brands” with similar behavior patterns (marketing support claims that may not be true).
• They contrast partners vs affiliates in terms of treatment.

Ratings / numerical scores

• No formal star ratings or score out of 10 are given.
• Numeric details mentioned:
  • ~1,000 Twitch followers at onboarding
  • Accepted as an affiliate within ~2 days
  • ~$16 shipping after ordering themselves
  • Dashboard setup: up to ~1–2 days (creator reports ~1 day personally)

Overall verdict / recommendation

Recommendation: Avoid.

Based on the creator’s experience, Dubby’s affiliate/sponsorship program felt promissory but poorly supported, with poor communication, delayed or conditional samples (shipping cost), and a subpar taste experience. The creator frames the video as a warning to other creators to do homework before signing.

Speaker breakdown

• Single main speaker (creator/Vtuber reviewer):
  • Focuses on sponsorship/affiliate treatment, sample fulfillment issues, dashboard/earnings transparency problems, partner-vs-affiliate concerns, and subjective taste/comfort dissatisfaction.