2-for-Tuesday: Contigo 16oz Autoseal Randolph Mugs
- Stainless steel vacuum double-wall is bafflingly excellent at keeping stuff hot/cold for a ludicrously long time
- Locking lid keeps it from spilling all over the other stuff in your bag
- Autoseal lid prevents dribbles and drips, because no man ever conquered the world with splatters of coffee down the front of his shirt
- Fits most typical car cup holders, single-serving coffeemakers, and probably those old plastic cup holders you hang from the window cavity on your car door, whatever happened to those?
- One-handed operation for the busy lifestyles of contemporary hands
- Model: WLA120A03 (with that many digits, you’d think they could do something more interesting)
Meh Product of the Year 2015
This wasn’t quite our biggest-selling product this past year. We sold other things that were more exciting. More interesting. That generated bigger buzz and more raw revenue.
But none of our other hits were this boring. None of our other fan favorites were this mundane. None of our other success stories were so unlikely.
That’s why the Contigo Autoseal Mug is the Meh Product of the Year for 2015.
Its inherent dullness is an armored coating against hype. It is impossible to get anyone truly excited about a travel mug. You can’t sell a travel mug based on any superficial qualities unrelated to its performance. It’s the steak that cannot sizzle.
Why did it take off here? Because in all its many guises - whether it be the Monroe, the West Loop, the Pinnacle, or this one, the Randolph - it kicks ass at insulating drinks. Period.
We usually knew that our other hits would sell big - frankly, because sometimes they had already done well at Woot. We know there’s always a market for discount Roombas or Dysons. But despite the bewildering number of 5-star Amazon reviews, this one took us by surprise, so outperforming our expectations that it was obvious that it struck a particular chord with our community. That its cosmic energies vibrated in sync with Meh and Meh alone.
Anybody can sell cheap speaker docks to Koreans who are tired of being ripped off by their local conglomerates. Anyone could sell fun stuff like drones or Spheros or refurbished iPads. That’s no great accomplishment. But it takes a truly weird community to rally a throng of eager buyers for a travel mug. We are proud to host that truly weird community.
So raise a tumbler of still-scalding coffee, or still-frigid water. Hail the spirit of Meh embodied in a stainless steel double-wall and a spill-proof autoseal lid. Lift your shoulders in a collective shrug for the Contigo Autoseal Mug, your 2015 Meh Product of the Year.
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The People's Choice for the Meh Product of the Year 2015 is: 36
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Champagne By The Bottle 4 -
New Syma X5C-1 for Xmas! 4 -
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