Fukobukuro 19: Fools Rush In

  • This is a Fukobukuro, an unlucky bag
  • That means it’s filled with worthless junk you wouldn’t buy knowingly, and you shouldn’t buy it sight unseen either
  • We used to sell the same sort of thing as a “Fukubukuro”, or “lucky bag”, but the contents couldn’t live up to the name
  • Before that, we used to sell the same sort of thing as a “BoC” (Bag of Crap) at Woot, but someone else runs that business now
  • Long before that, you got your Japanese custom of Fukubukuro dating to the Meiji period, but all we really know about that is what’s on Wikipedia
  • ONLY BUY ONE. Multiple orders will be canceled.
  • (Or buy zero, if you’re smart.)
  • Model: APRFU48
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Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre

The prank came quickly! Much quicker than I had initially expected. Roughly 1 hour after my email, a Meeting Invite dinged in my inbox. A mandatory company meeting? In 18 minutes? Sent from Jeff?

What were the odds?

I was a little disappointed that I would have to sit through what would no doubt be a pointless meeting, but maybe the deadpan yammering would be a welcome distraction from my excitement. It might even let me take my sensors down long enough for someone to sneak up on me!

I hoped my friends would know better than to try a food-based prank, as I would have to pretend to be able to care about food in any way.

So far today...

  • 76905 of you visited.
  • 49% on a phone, 8% on a tablet.
  • 441 clicked meh
  • on this deal.

And you bought...

  • 19 of these.
  • We sold out at 9:20pm.
  • That’s $160 total.
  • (including shipping)

Who's buying this crap?