The video discusses the creator's experience with YouTube's Creator Awards, expressing frustration over not receiving a notification or code for the 100k subscriber plaque despite meeting the criteria. The creator details the process of reaching out to YouTube support and eventually buying a custom plaque from an online marketplace. The video highlights issues with YouTube's communication and award distribution process, and ends with the creator purchasing custom plaques for different subscriber milestones from an online store.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The speaker reached the milestone of 100,000 subscribers on YouTube.
2. YouTube awards a plaque for 100,000 subscribers.
3. The speaker did not receive a notification or a code to redeem the plaque.
4. The speaker had to email YouTube support to request the plaque.
5. The speaker received a response from YouTube with a link to redeem the plaque.
6. The speaker has a secondary YouTube channel that has almost 200,000 subscribers.
7. The speaker did not receive a plaque for the secondary channel.
8. The speaker was told by YouTube that the secondary channel does not meet the criteria for the award.
9. The speaker was given a list of criteria that the channel must meet to be eligible for the award.
10. The speaker decided to buy a personalized plaque from a third-party seller.
11. The speaker also bought a plaque for their Instagram account.
12. The speaker has 15 and 25 followers on Instagram.
13. The speaker received a message from the seller confirming the purchase of the plaques.
14. The speaker will post pictures of the plaques on Twitter or Instagram when they arrive.