11/21/25 Pre-Black Friday IRK Reveal
15Arrived this afternoon. Nothing to see here. Just about exciting as the $1.49 poinsettias I got at Home Depot’s Black Friday.
Black IRK bag
TrackR Pixel still have the app on old iPad. Means finding 50 other devices to use and never getting rid of my old iPad.
Odec Air Purifier Replacement Filter. A solution in search of a problem.
Dermora Eye Masks. Can use but I have a year’s supply now from prior IRKs. Not taking “donations” even if you pay for shipping. 
Los Cardenales Corn Puffs BB 12/6/25
2 Boxes Verb Caffeinated Energy Bars BB 1/9/24
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There was already a thread going at https://meh.com/forum/topics/thanksgiving-mehrathon-irk-reveal
@werehatrack There were two different IRK sales this month.
@werehatrack Thanks @therealjrn. I also saw the Thanksgiving post and didn’t want to duplicate. I got an IRK from that one as well.
Checked the posting dates and some were before the 11/24 Post Black Friday IRK had started. A little confusing because meh doesn’t usually have two IRKs in one month. Grinch must have suggest meh double our misery in November.
@rcwbbb @therealjrn @werehatrack I’m confused. Isn’t this IRK the Thanksgiving one? The other November was way before Thanksgiving. (I ordered that one on 11/6 and received it 11/15.) I ordered the Thankgiving/Pre-Black Friday one on 11/21 and received it on 12/4.
@ItalianScallion @rcwbbb @werehatrack
The first one in November 2025 was titled “Thanksgiving” because I guess nobody expected 2 IRKs in the month.
That’s why this second one is titled a little awkwardly but it’s December now.
My $30, then it wasn’t $30, pitchfork-inducing IRK just arrived! I gotta say meh, you let me down, I wasn’t disappointed at all!
A black IRK bag, TWO meh coozies, a HUGE BOX of pet grooming wipes (SCORE!) a POGO Swiss travel adapter (for when I go visit my money) a box of 24K GOLD eye masks (what’s the spot price of gold today?) 3 protection face masks (protect me from what?) an orange hard rubber ball (with a meh expression) and finally, a purple notebook cover (with no paper) Pretty good job all around I’d say! Thanks meh! (and @troy)
@therealjrn Better than mine, maybe I need to pitchfork more often. Nice kitty!
@sammydog01 Thanks Sammy! Both of them are there, they just were really interested in the meh bag!
I saw your post about the IRK. :sad panda: I almost got a BOC the other night during the leftover sale…but almost doesn’t count lol.
@therealjrn oos! my irk also was way not regretted!! i got almost the same things as you ! my dogs said no, not the paw wipes!!!
@ndimitru Lol good news!
I’ve been using the eye patch things…no change yet!
So very similar to other irks. Same almost 2 year expired energy bars to be chucked. A TrackR to chuck (how do they still have these in stock?). Two bags of cheese puffs that expire in six days. Some under eye patches I’ve gotten before. A yellow IRK bag. The only thing of use is the pet wipes, assuming they aren’t dried up. A true pure IRK.
@Shoebox23 if the pet wipes are dried up, you can re-hydrate them with a little distilled water.
@ironcheftoni @Shoebox23 I just opened up wipes after the concern they might be dried up. Mine were still good and moist.
@ironcheftoni @therealjrn I’m sure they are fine as they actually were quite dense/heavy. I’ve rehydrated pet wipes in the past too. They are very handy when you own a white dog.
@ironcheftoni @Shoebox23 or lick 'em…
@ironcheftoni @Shoebox23 @therealjrn Cute dog. Almost looks disappointed the wipes are actually good right out of the box.
Hmmmm. I got the Verb bars, weird cheese puffs and air filter also. I know those bars are “best by,” but are they still edible? I have a teenager who is into staying up late who is very interested in them.
@costar cheese puffs are OK- they’re pork-rinds sans pork, so basically corn snacks. Not quite as good as cheetos, but a teenager will make them disappear.
@costar The energy bars probably won’t hurt him, but if they’re like the ones I got in an Irk a while back, they’re pretty nasty tasting, and very dry.
You know, @costar, meh hasn’t hardly killed anybody at all, lately! I think he’s probably, most likely, pretty certain he’ll be fine.
@costar @therealjrn
@costar I take that back! I was thinking of the Quantum caffeine bars. I just got a box of the Verb ones and they taste okay! I probably wouldn’t buy them but I won’t mind eating the ones I got in my Irk today.
@Kyeh my teen has no complaints so far, but he is a teenage boy so I am not sure he has the time to taste anything before it disappears!
@costar
Now if he snarfs too many at once, they might upset his stomach …
Anyone see this yet? (Cards Against Humanities annual “donate to charity” event)
https://www.99percentoffsale.com/
@pakopako That’s interesting! I wouldn’t have minded some of that stuff!
@pakopako meh buyers, where do 99% people find their products? I thought you guys were the gold standard.
@pakopako Yes I spent way too much time not buying stuff. I really wanted the labubu.
@pakopako why did I forget to go look on Friday damn it I’ve not remembered the last couple years. There used to be people here who would post it the first minute they came online. I did get a few of their weirdnesses in the past. But I liked this one and I probably would have spent money on it. They’re crazier that this place not that that’s hard to do anymore
@Cerridwyn @pakopako I think I tried the diamond studded potato, realizing it was basically stuffed with usable earrings.
@brainmist @Cerridwyn @pakopako I’m wearing mine now.
Why would meh send food products that expired 2 yrs ago???
@barnihawk They do it because they can, not because they have to.
@barnihawk @rcwbbb If the food hadn’t expired, they would have to name it Instant Happiness Kit.
Okay, there has to be a line that can’t be crossed.
I received bamboo sheets, which are good.
A creepy LED facemask therapy… to charity it goes.
Dermatology cream… to trash I guess.
A returned half taped up fake silver necklace.
And THREE bags of rancid milk products that I tried one of because they didn’t smell bad and I stupidly trusted the date thinking ‘eh, 4 days, and things last past the day… surely’. I almost immediately vomited as the chip melted on my tongue filling my mouth with a rotten, bile inducing, coating of very old sour milk.
That expiration date was four days away, those things expired MONTHS ago being very generous. This isn’t even a ‘you should be ashamed’, this is ‘you should be investigated.’ That was absolutely vile. All three bags just went into the trash.
We also didn’t get an IRK bag.
@Artimid What “milk products” did you receive? I’m having trouble remembering what that might be
@troy It was a milk corn puff. The one trying to bring ‘authentic mexican flavor’. The one from the pictures people have, the Leche one.
@Artimid those LED facemasks are inexplicably high dollar items. You can make someone very happy by selling it to them for $50 - they’re like $200 normally.
@Artimid contact support for an irk bag
@Artimid @djslack It’s even listed at triple figures on their website
, if you got the same one I did: https://meh.com/forum/topics/thanksgiving-mehrathon-irk-reveal#6917f157ee856fd56ea815c0
@Artimid @djslack @Kyeh
That Dermatology cream is also pricey too at $145!! And it’s really, really good stuff! The Amazon reviews are great, woman are raving about it saying how soft their skin is and how they think they look younger. Who knows maybe they’re all liars but I’m gonna give my bottle a shot.
Heck, if you’re going to throw it in the trash I’ll send you money for shipping and you can send it to me!
Saddest little IRK ever.
Shirt with little sunglasses pattern
Six striped curly thingies for in flower arrangements
IRK bag
That’s it.
@Pony I got exactly the same thing. I put three on my door knocker tied together with a high tech twist tie and gave the other three away. The shirt I got is an XL which is too big. Haven’t figured out if this is a men’s or woman’s shirt.
@Pony got the same exact thing
I got the same sad IRK as @Pony
Thank goodness I didn’t actually pay for this or I would be really frustrated. Even my teenager commented on how bad it was.
@mbersiam if I happen to get the same thing, I am putting the candy cane esque things in my tree as holiday decor!
@mbersiam
I got the exact same thing for my irk.
@mbersiam @Star2236 I got a trakr instead of the shirt.
@mbersiam @Star2236
Didn’t sell any?
@mbersiam @Star2236 Me too. Too bad the box they came in wasn’t bigger. We might have gotten more stuffed inside.
@mbersiam @sammydog01 @Star2236
Valerie Parr Hill is on QVC so they apparently didn’t sell over there either! Probably for three times the price so there’s no surprise there!
My IRK arrived today after detouring through Memphis for a day. It was in a large box, but then not very heavy when I picked it up.
Contents:
Thanks, Meh!
@djslack update: I studied the ingredients in the verb bars and seeing nothing that stood out as potentially deadly I decided to not be a wimp. They’re actually not bad!
If I am not alive tomorrow, reconsider tasting your own.
@djslack Crabtree & Evelyn actually makes really nice stuff. I used to get my mom their gardeners hand cream before they discontinued it.
Just confirming that, just like Eddie Vedder, I am still alive.
@die13lda @djslack I generally love Crabtree & Evelyn; it’s one of the few lotions I’ll buy from this site, 'cause it feels and smells so nice.
@brainmist @die13lda @djslack
I agree, Crabtree & Evelyn makes really nice products.
@djslack I’m glad to hear you’re still alive. I have a stash when MorningSave had their Mystery Boxes so I’ll throw my IRK stash together.
Mine arrived and yet again, no regret.
it
Black and silver bag, love
4 pack of the Romp pet wipes
Skullcandy charging cable, always useful
Crabtree & Evelyn leafy greens face mask
TrackR
Cocktail shaker freeze - which I wanted when they were offered but I don’t need it so willpower prevailed.
Wise Owl Outfitters towel, which I also wanted when offered but don’t need so passed. I LOVE when I get things I wanted but didn’t buy, I am so happy right now.
Thank Meh!!
Mine’s kind of similar to @cbilyak’s -
Box of pet wipes
Box of gold under eye patches
Wise Owl camping towel
Box of Verb caffeinated energy bars
Cocktail freezer shaker bottle
& 2 bottles of “Crabtree & Evelyn Garden Greens Oil Booster,” meant to be added to facial serum, the box says.
Plus a Christmas colored Irk bag.
@Kyeh thanks for doing my homework for me!
@djslack Sure, now you can energize your face!
I got 2 Wise Owl microfibers, 2 eye masks, 2 Crabtree and Evelyn jars of whatever, 1 box of caffeinated energy bars and one box of dog and cat green tea butt wipes. Oh, and a Irk bag.
Meh. Handed it all off to the Mrs.
@Pavlov add the alcohol mixer/shaker and I got the same thing!
I got pretty close to the same IRK as the top post on this page. Black and Silver Meh bag. 2 boxes of Trackrs. 2 boxes of verb energy bars. Bag of Arroz con Leche snacks. Replacement filter for air purifier. 3 Kind Bars. And under eye patches. We’ll see how the food goes over at the house but a lot of stuff to add to the holiday exchange IRKs for filler. Very Meh!
@eddiegordo STILL trackrs around. Crips I would have thought they were finally gone years later.
@Kidsandliz I remember buying these thinking they would be useful (which they were for a bit). That was 5 years ago.
Pic
Six striped curly thingies for in flower arrangements
Crabtree & Evelyn oil booster.
IRK bag
This pile of excrement is not even worth a photo.
The same sad irk as a bunch of others.
I did “decorate” my apt door using a twist tie to hold them together, threaded them through the knocker and gave the other three away.
@Kidsandliz
Tis the season… 
Cute! When you mentioned it above I was picturing a wreath. A nice wreath would have used all of them so I like your way, then you had some to give away.
@Lynnerizer A nice wreath would have taken more than one box I think not to be tiny. The wire covered in white doesn’t bend well. I had been thinking of a round wreath initially but didn’t due to how the “stems” didn’t want to bend without a lot of force.
Since this photo I have bent the red part so the entire thing looks a bit more balanced and straight. In that one I had just twist tied them together and stuck it in the knocker.
@Kidsandliz
At least I recently found a beautiful welcome mat (really a small throw rug) that matches the shared entryway carpet perfectly! 
Something that says holidays would be nice though! 
Well it looks nice and it’s festive! Better than what I’ve got on my door, a more spring time sage and cream colored beaded wreath that’s been there for longer than I’m willing to admit to. Lol
@Lynnerizer Yup is says Christmas candy canes. I don’t otherwise have a christmas wreath and if someone steals it from my door it won’t be an expensive loss.
Martha Stewart skull candle
Onn qi cup holder phone mount
Ramen
Eye mask
USB cable.
Power card
Blue and yellow bag
@robteaboy Any chance of a photo of the candle?
@robteaboy @sammydog01 candle sounds right up an alley or two like @pony!
@sammydog01
It was the white one
@robteaboy Nice, congrats!
@robteaboy @sammydog01 that’s actually pretty cool!
@brainmist @robteaboy I’ll trade some pipe cleaner candy canes for it.
@robteaboy @sammydog01 To be fair, those skulls don’t look like Martha Stewart- I wouldn’t expect her to have such a square jaw. Poor product name.
@OnionSoup @robteaboy That’s what prison does to a woman.
I got the same candy cane thing as the others. This was my first IRK after years of getting BoCs elsewhere, and I have to say I’m a little shocked. I wasn’t expecting much, but I assumed that, like the thing this is a ripoff of, the value of the contents would at minimum be equivalent to what I paid. I paid 30 dollars and these items can’t possibly be worth more than $10. It’s an absolute disgrace and I won’t be fooled again.
Has ANYONE gotten anything good? Set of clad pans? Robot vac? Nintendo Switch? ANYTHING? Usually IRK is kind of like a lottery, where I don’t win, but I see that someone in CA, FL, or TX won the mega millions. Someone wins, though. This round looks like everyone lost. Mine comes today. Sad that I already know it is candy canes and verb bars.
@KNmeh7 FedEx has rescheduled my delivery 3 times.
Last time that happened, the item was quite large, heavy, and in a rapidly deteriorating box.
So I am simultaneously excited and dreading. Does FedEx just suck?
Or will there be a sequel to the PastaBox escapade?
@brainmist @KNmeh7
Does fedex just suck? let’s ask the 8ball
/8ball does fedex just suck
My reply is no
@brainmist @KNmeh7
oh my
not what i expected, let’s try again
Oh magic 8 ball tell me true
/8ball does fedex just suck
Yes
@brainmist Eeerie. Despite the top of the tracking page still insisting that it will be delivered today, the status updates say scheduled for the next business day as of 10 minutes ago.
Now my regret will be postponed, but cautious optimism as well? No. Nah. FedEx just sucks.
@KNmeh7 @cerridwyn I think we can state with certainty and 8-ball confirmation that FedEx does suck.
But maybe Schrödinger’s IRK won’t? We can’t know until we open it. And I feel certain none would suck so bad as to contain a radioactive isotope, poison, and a dead cat.
@brainmist @Cerridwyn @KNmeh7 but an earlier service, I am blanking on the name, they used before sucked worse.
@brainmist @Kidsandliz @KNmeh7 Pitney Bowes
@Cerridwyn @Kidsandliz @KNmeh7 I just got another deferral. For “local weather delay”. Fourth day in a row. We have not had any particularly inclement weather since Sunday.
Somehow USPS hasn’t had any difficulties… and the driver would only need to walk about 30’ down an alley from where they generally pull in.
So maaaaybe it’s something REALLY HEAVY? But you’d think they’d just call and ask to leave it at the curb.
(This is no longer the worst delivery service I’ve gotten. The worst title is now held by the Uber Eats driver who texted me to tell me he hadn’t picked up my food, and wasn’t going back to pick up my food, but proceeded to (sorta) navigate to my house anyway, for some inexplicable reason.)
@brainmist @Cerridwyn @Kidsandliz @KNmeh7 He was just making sure if you wanted to leave a cash tip.
@brainmist @Cerridwyn @KNmeh7
Oh yeah… Pitney Butthead.
@therealjrn LOL, annoyingly, UE refunded my bill… but not the tip.
@brainmist @Cerridwyn @Kidsandliz @KNmeh7
CREEPY!
But maybe I’m weird (or just a hypocrite) because I do use Walmart+ for groceries. I feel like the food is sealed by the manufacturer so I can tell if it’s been tampered with. 
There’s some real weirdos out there delivering, that’s why I won’t use them for take-out.
@KNmeh7 The only nice thing we received was the green and red Christmas IRK bag. The dog wipes will get used too. Maybe they saved the best for last in deliveries
@KNmeh7 asked
Yes, that’s exactly what I got: a 9-piece set of Select by Calphalon pots and pans. Best IRK yet!! And no eye masks!
@ItalianScallion That is awesome! Happy for you. Mine has been in my city since Wednesday, with the last status update as to be delivered the next business day on Thursday.
I am holding on to the notion that messed up fedex must mean it is something awesome. Like a pallet of TrackRs. But in reality, I think I am probably going to have to contact customer support sometime next week after FedEx finally admits my package is missing/damaged.
POPSOCKETS! COURT DOCKETS! FOLK ROCK HITS! AWESOME!
@KNmeh7 Yeah, For me Fedex hasn’t been especially reliable in about the last six months. They’ve made mistakes and have sent some packages way out of the way, and pushed out and rescheduled deliveries. Maybe they have a labor shortage.
@ItalianScallion @KNmeh7 What you might want to do is call fedex and get them to transfer you to the station it is supposedly (eventually google found me that number as well so you might be able to skip calling) at and tell them to please go find it and deliver it.
I finally did that with an older irk and told them no it has not been delivered despite what I was texted with no photo, please go find it; also I told them (this is true) that I saw a fedex truck outside the apt building where that guy never got out of the truck about the same time delivery was claimed and so they may have hired a thief. About 2 days later it was delivered unopened.
It’s IRK day! I got:
Two meh coozies
A big box of pet grooming wipes
POGO Swiss travel adapter
Box of under eye masks
Orange hard rubber meh ball
Black IRK bag
No pipe cleaner candy canes for me! No regret either, I’m happy with my IRK.
One bottle of Dermatology cream that I’m excited to use.
One Katchy insect trap which we’ll use in the summer if it’s not gifted for Christmas.
One Cassia electrolysis hair removal which I’ve been wanting for a long time, I even have it in my cart on Amazon. Thrilled about it!
One gold colored blackout curtain that won’t be used by me!
Not pictured…
A pair of fleece lined leggings in dark brown that might even fit me.
One box of eye masks that are so popular, they’re becoming the new Trackr. I’ve gotten about 6 already and have passed them out to anyone who wants them.
The IRK bag in black and silver and that’s always useful!
Thanks Meh!
@Lynnerizer Nice!
One of the better IRKs for me this last quarter of the year…
1 NB premium performance boxer briefs - donate to a large friend.
1 C&E mask - donate to a neighbor/friend.
1 C&E oil booster - donate to a neighbor/friend.
Nexigo webcam - donate to a neighbor/friend.
WOO microfiber towel - keep.
Host cocktail shaker freeze - keep.
TrackR ?
Black IRK bag - keep!
Box was pretty small but a bit on the heavier side. Packed pretty tightly and even had some…
Texas air bags!
/giphy Happy Guy Here!
Not the best!
Black MEH bag,
Box of gold under eye patches, 5th one I’ve gotten
Box of expired biscotti, will give to the birds
4 packs of doggy wipes, animal rescue will appreciate
Small bottle of facial oil, to give face a dose of greens
Freezable cocktail shaker, like a slushy maker from the 90’s
That’s it,
Thanks 🫤
@lonocat
Was about to toss out the box, when I discovered:
An Air Guitar,
Now if only I can learn to play it!