@ongware I'm a sucker for good advertising. I watched the video on youtube annnddddd... Yeah, I bought 2. Pairs of 2, this would make a good present for that nice coworker you just don't want to spend a fortune on.
Well fuck. That two - fer Tuesday temptress comes out again to tempt my bank account. I don't even know what I'm buying but I pretty much have to buy 6 just because...damn it.
@capguncowboy According for the Freewell website. "All smartphones and mobile devices up to 8.2 cm in width" So about 3.22 inches, which should fit most phones, even a Galaxy Note 3. http://freewell.com/products/zhip.html
Only 1,623 miles to get to your offices and check this thing out! I should be able to drive there in 23 hours, 56 minutes (25 hours in current traffic). Will you guys wait around in case I'm a bit later than 1:00?
@phonorad 23 hours, 44 minutes from Pearl River, NY to Carrollton, TX. I might be a bit late because I can't leave until after my 10am meeting is over. Anyone want me to pick them up along the way? I've got plenty of room in my Jeep.
At first I wasn't sure, I was like ehhh, this looks like crap that would end up in my crap bin. But then I thought about it being use to strangle people while watching a video on how to properly strangle someone at the same time. SOOOO I bought 2.
Note I do not suggest using this to strangle someone as that could lead to unwanted consequences, such as not being able to shop on Meh or that "other" daily deal site.
So I'm only 20 minutes from 3200 Belmeade Drive, but for some reason I feel like this is a trap. Like I'm going to show up and there will be a sign pointing next door, and Ducky Bob's will welcome me in and offer me a deal on renting 150 chairs. . . .
The video says it fits 99% of phones. As I am a fancy man, and potential a 1%er, I'd like to know which phones may be outside of the range of this device.
@bensherman I have been subject to the "Is that a phone in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me" line. "My TWO phones are actually happy to see you, my dear" was my response.
@hart@JonT what if we can't come today? Can I come another day - say May 12, 2015 somewhere between 4-6 pm depending on traffic and whether or not I get lost?
@chellemonkey There was a professional photoshopperist there. What was his name again??? He took so many photos in such a small space! It was quite an impressive feat.
@JonT Good. Write it on your calendar. I'll be there if you are still in business. Normally I drive to Houston by way of Route 10 through LA and TX, but it isn't that much longer to go by way of Dallas. If I end up having to go to Houston sooner I will reschedule with you. Remind me in case I forget. LOL
@bluedog Sure. The Dallas one and not the Fort Worth one. Right? I'll be the one driving the grand caravan with peeling paint with an antique car license plate. Used to be blue. Most of that color is gone now. The dent in the front bumper from the pickup with the trailer hitch that backed into me will still be there though. Would have been totaled out to get that fixed and didn't want a salvage title.
The upsell for this (even though I didn't buy) was that it could be used as a garrote. You guys are WIZARDS of marketing!!!! "Mad Men" ain't got nuthin' on you!
@klickster68 Another useful upsell would have been how to use it to subdue teenagers and turn them into obedient zombies. I am pretty sure that if it was used as a garrote on your teen, even if it was justifiable homicide, you'd still be charged with felony child abuse LOL
Thanks to the 9 brave souls that stopped by to have the product demo'd to them and hang out with us in the lobby, it was fun! Shout outs to @janetv and @bluedyn.
Don't show anyone else the super cool secret exclusive thing we gave you.
Oh and thanks to the one guy that was lost and not looking for us at all and got really freaked out when we made him shake the hand of the baby arm.
@JonT Hey look it's my first post! Thanks for being cool guys (and gals) and letting me touch baby arms. Most people just say "Stop touching my baby you weirdo!"
@JonT Sheesh... "...hang out with us in the lobby"??? What? No warehouse tour? No entry into the inner secret sanctum??? Even so, I'm still pea green with envy and wish I had been there.
@JonT Visitors should have special visitor icons. Like the ID badges they make you wear so if you got a fatal dose of radiation they can know about it later.
@Kidsandliz There was an official event photographer, so I'm at his mercy as to when/if it gets shared. But I know in my heart that it happened. And it was a little bit glorious.
I should have researched the product specs a bit more before buying this one. I thought it would be the perfect accessory to the Kindle Fire HDX you all forced me into buying. Turns out it's not even big enough to hold my relatively small Moto G in portrait mode, let alone a tablet. But it's pretty much useless in landscape mode too because it holds down the rocker buttons on the side of the phone. Oh and that "extendable desktop stand" -- brittle, cheap, and doesn't extend enough to provide even a modicum of stability. Useless. Caveat emptor.
I'm disappointed... with myself really. On the other hand, I think I've found just the thing for the office gift exchange.
I just got mine and I ordered a bunch for gifts. I opened the first one and pulled the string out a bit and it only went back in halfway so I did the only rational thing and pulled the string out all the way. Yep, that was brilliant. It will not retract at all now. So now I have a piece of plastic with a really long string that will get tangled in about a second. Any one else have this problem? Should I open all the gift ones?? You have done a good job with disappointing, meh.
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What the Christ did I just buy?
@ongware I'm a sucker for good advertising. I watched the video on youtube annnddddd... Yeah, I bought 2. Pairs of 2, this would make a good present for that nice coworker you just don't want to spend a fortune on.
@ongware Welcome to meh
Probably a speaker dock
@mediocrebot I'll give you $4 for one & we can split the shipping
@unixrab lol I'm a vmp member :D
@mediocrebot In a Kat friendly house, there is a CONSTANT need for plastic things with strings attached.
Meh.
@patti There is a button for that.
It appears to be piranha proof, could be a good buy.
You asked for it. Then again, I now suspect that you'll all go out to lunch between noon and 1pm, but that's fine. I'll wait.
And then I couldn't be bothered to get up and drive the ten minutes. Oh well.
Baby arm.
@darksaber99999 Baby arm.
@JonT Baby arm
Mheh.
Well fuck. That two - fer Tuesday temptress comes out again to tempt my bank account. I don't even know what I'm buying but I pretty much have to buy 6 just because...damn it.
•Retractable cord doubles as a garrote
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garrote
Things must be getting a little salty in the office
If ever I get to Carrollton, I'll just drop buy. I don't care what time it is. You cannot dictate my stalkery!
@jaybird Do you want to get stabbed by Roombas with knives? Because that's how you get stabbed by Roombas with knives.
@JonT If tomorrow's item isn't a roomba and knife bundle I will be disappointed.
If it is, where can I collect my royalties for the awesome idea?
@JonT So if we show up at the proper time, will there be hors d'oeuvre on roombas? Some lite snacks for the lunch hour?
@JazzyJosh Reference time kiddos! Gather round, gather round!
@JonT @jaybird I drive past mediocre's offices on a regular basis. This is why I never stop.
@JonT Do i get to keep the knives; and the Roombas if i can catch them?
@Kleineleh The Roomba death army will be deactivated during the 1 hour mentioned in today's story.
@jaybird You can never catch the Roombas because they will always be replaced with more. Their numbers are countless.
@JonT What about the flying glassware in the parking lot? Actually, I have to work out of town tomorrow. I'm bummed I can't make it.
I watched the product video you linked, then I got sidetracked by the hired woman in this video.
The internet is a magical place.
You guys made me fall into a small YouTube vortex. I'm just going to leave this here.
@Mac454 WTF did I just watch?!
@Mac454 Forget that one, this one's amazing!
@aaronhurt I find it's better to just move on and don't ask questions.
@pwinn Wow. That's SNL Digital Short quality right there. Excellent stuff.
@Mac454 These YouTube stills would almost be considered NSFW, if I worked somewhere that had morals and standards.
@JonT I know. When I saw the still image for the one I posted, I was like "Big gulps, eh? Welp, see you later." And then hit enter.
@Mac454 They should have hired her to produce the videos, not just host them.
I just Zhip'd right on over to the Meh button for this one.
Will this fit a Garmin?
@phatmass hmmmmm. how big?
@phatmass my immediate guess is no. but compare to iPhone or android size and make your own judgement.
@ChadP That's what she said? Zhip!!
@phatmass Which Garmin...Fred or Ethyl?
@phatmass Expands to 3.5"
@Jdub Galaxy Note 3 is 3.12" + otterbox is going to be a tight fit...
I down to pay $2 American Dollar.
I'd go as high as tree fiddy.
@bluedyn
@ChadP http://southpark.cc.com/full-episodes/s03e03-the-succubus round about 11 mins. It doesn't let you link directly to the resume time :(
@LASig ...Well it was about that time i realized the girl scout was about 8 stories tall....http://goo.gl/7FIv5W
Free Willy?
Where this product fails is marketing.
I mean, come on, this product screams infomercial.
I just want to join your ffb league. 😞
@Mehhhhhh Now you can!
@JonT I just did !!
I want it but I don't have a solid reasoning on what I'd use it for before eventually losing or breaking it.
@kbwoof15 It's a twofer, no reason for either/or, you can break one and lose the other.
@denboy Yeah, and then you'd have -1 Zhips. Wait...@harrison, help with math please.
2 words: Christmas Presents.
@jharo00 two more words: useless crap (not that i have anything against crap, especially when it comes in bags)
@khunjeff Your speculation has solid grounds, my reply is pending their arrival; at which point we'll see how they stack up.
These work great.. as dust collectors..
I see it will hold an iPhone -- will it also hold a real phone? Galaxy S5?
@capguncowboy Sure it will. But will it also hold a real phone?
@capguncowboy According for the Freewell website. "All smartphones and mobile devices up to 8.2 cm in width" So about 3.22 inches, which should fit most phones, even a Galaxy Note 3. http://freewell.com/products/zhip.html
@capguncowboy Nope, just phones that are good enough to not have to compensate with size.
@Vinky Until you put a ring, erm. I mean, otterbox case on it..
배송 트래킹 번호는 이메일로 보내주나요?
@fmpeople https://meh.com/orders 에서 주문 후 며칠 뒤 확인 가능하세요.
이걸로 상어를 낚을 수 있는건가요?
@difains 선글라스 착용한 피라냐는 아마 가능할거에요...ㅎㅎ
@difains 같이 한번 해봐요 ㅎㅎㅎ
I just got zhipped, but what the hey..
7인치 태블릿에도 사용할 수 있나요?
@jwc3399 7 inch tablets are too wide to fit this device
@jwc3399 네 조금 무리가 있을것같아요~~
My first Meh purchase! :D
아이패드 미니에 사용이 가능한가요?
@JOOSHINJONG no, this will only hold devices up to 82mm wide, and the width of the iPad mini is 134.7mm
@JOOSHINJONG 네 쪼금 무리인듯해요 ㅎㅎ
That really does need an infomercial. With "Randy." Because he's a pretty terrifying cartoon character on their homepage.
I'm pretty sold on smartphones now.
Only 1,623 miles to get to your offices and check this thing out! I should be able to drive there in 23 hours, 56 minutes (25 hours in current traffic). Will you guys wait around in case I'm a bit later than 1:00?
@phonorad 17 minutes for me - but I just don't see the point. Now if they had a wine.meh.com gathering - well....
@phonorad 23 hours, 44 minutes from Pearl River, NY to Carrollton, TX. I might be a bit late because I can't leave until after my 10am meeting is over. Anyone want me to pick them up along the way? I've got plenty of room in my Jeep.
@phonorad Bet you won't
the potential for being useful in practice is pretty questionable, this really is a meh.
So, I expect to see those sunglasses for sale in the very near future.
@Cinoclav https://meh.com/deals/7-pack-piranha-sunglasses
@bluedyn So the very near past then?
@chellemonkey Perhaps in the impending Ambivalanche?
@bluedyn Short term memory, forgot all about that sale. Meh...
At first I wasn't sure, I was like ehhh, this looks like crap that would end up in my crap bin. But then I thought about it being use to strangle people while watching a video on how to properly strangle someone at the same time. SOOOO I bought 2.
Note I do not suggest using this to strangle someone as that could lead to unwanted consequences, such as not being able to shop on Meh or that "other" daily deal site.
@bigjajapoof that is true but you'd have the benefit of free room and board...
@bigjajapoof You can say Woot. I think you can also say Yugster and ThatDailySteal. But for the love of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, don't say 1Sale.
@editorkid Is this who you mean? http://graphicriver.net/item/flying-spaghetti-monster/7556480 (I need to someday read the thread about how to post the actual picture)
@Kidsandliz Yea, but would they allow me to bring a Speaker Dock in there?
@editorkid That place is now referred to as "That places that shall not be named". I do hate that "1" site though
So I'm only 20 minutes from 3200 Belmeade Drive, but for some reason I feel like this is a trap. Like I'm going to show up and there will be a sign pointing next door, and Ducky Bob's will welcome me in and offer me a deal on renting 150 chairs. . . .
@bluedyn Oh please go so those of us who live too far away can live vicariously through your adventure!
@bluedyn It's 2-for-Tuesday silly. That means you get 300 chairs for the price of 150. Now that's a deal.
@bluedyn Next door is Altex...soooo tempting!
@tightwad hey! Where the hell is my VMP badge?
@bluedog Is no one else going?
@tightwad With a username like tightwad I would assume you forgot to pay
@MEHcus Only if they include a margarita machine. Then it's a party.
@tightwad Or you could look under your K
@bluedyn 40 minutes for me, if I take the tollway. Will meh. refund my tolls? This is the question that need answered.
@chellemonkey Luckily they automagically take the money!
@DJ I think us having the experience of getting to visit is all the payment we're likely to receive.
@bluedyn Ste. 100 on the other side of Ducky Bobs
@bluedog
It is pronounced "zip".
Had to buy it just so I could flaunt my VMP status.
I would make the drive from downtown Dallas if I didn't have a meeting. Maybe they would have let me pick up my long lost fuku.
The video says it fits 99% of phones. As I am a fancy man, and potential a 1%er, I'd like to know which phones may be outside of the range of this device.
@bensherman I have been subject to the "Is that a phone in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me" line. "My TWO phones are actually happy to see you, my dear" was my response.
@bensherman wellllllllllll, we DID try it on the Note and it fit...LIKE A GLOVE.
I will have to drive all the way from Arlington to attend your fiasco... One question... Will there be beer?
@phatmass If you bring some there will be.
@JonT Unacceptable.
@phatmass @JonT oh there was beer. Loads of it. Can't believe you missed out!
See you in Carrollton from 12pm-1pm...ish.
@janetv Please bring tacos.
@JonT I'm giving up my lunch break for this product demo! There had better already be tacos there! Or at least one chalupa.
@janetv There are people here, and I don't know what to do.
@hart TAKE PICTURES!!
@chellemonkey Someone is...I think? I guess we'll see.
@hart That's the point! I want to see!
@hart @JonT what if we can't come today? Can I come another day - say May 12, 2015 somewhere between 4-6 pm depending on traffic and whether or not I get lost?
@Kidsandliz Umm....yeaaah sure that date probably works.
@hart It was the most amazing people I didn't know what to do around ever.
@chellemonkey There was a professional photoshopperist there. What was his name again??? He took so many photos in such a small space! It was quite an impressive feat.
@janetv Well, that's super nice. And his tag is @kylewood.
@JonT Good. Write it on your calendar. I'll be there if you are still in business. Normally I drive to Houston by way of Route 10 through LA and TX, but it isn't that much longer to go by way of Dallas. If I end up having to go to Houston sooner I will reschedule with you. Remind me in case I forget. LOL
@Kidsandliz If you're going through Dallas, can you pick me up at the airport? I'd like to fly in and tag along on the visit.
@bluedog Sure. The Dallas one and not the Fort Worth one. Right? I'll be the one driving the grand caravan with peeling paint with an antique car license plate. Used to be blue. Most of that color is gone now. The dent in the front bumper from the pickup with the trailer hitch that backed into me will still be there though. Would have been totaled out to get that fixed and didn't want a salvage title.
I'm on my way, too. In spite of my better judgment.
The upsell for this (even though I didn't buy) was that it could be used as a garrote. You guys are WIZARDS of marketing!!!! "Mad Men" ain't got nuthin' on you!
@klickster68 Another useful upsell would have been how to use it to subdue teenagers and turn them into obedient zombies. I am pretty sure that if it was used as a garrote on your teen, even if it was justifiable homicide, you'd still be charged with felony child abuse LOL
@Kidsandliz "felony child abuse LOL" is a wonderful phrase
Thanks to the 9 brave souls that stopped by to have the product demo'd to them and hang out with us in the lobby, it was fun! Shout outs to @janetv and @bluedyn.
Don't show anyone else the super cool secret exclusive thing we gave you.
Oh and thanks to the one guy that was lost and not looking for us at all and got really freaked out when we made him shake the hand of the baby arm.
@JonT Hey look it's my first post! Thanks for being cool guys (and gals) and letting me touch baby arms. Most people just say "Stop touching my baby you weirdo!"
@JonT Also I'm trying to play Soccer Physics at work and if I get fired I'm casting a bad omen on you. Or at least a depressed stare.
@JonT Thanks for having us out. Consider your guilt trip on me for never actually posting a success. Jerk.
@JonT AHAHAHAHA. And the impromptu Woot meetup following our meetup. We knew it! Foil hats everyone. Foil hats.
@SpartanIV @Vertigo1232 Welcome to the forum. You're gonna love it. You have to.
@JonT Sheesh... "...hang out with us in the lobby"??? What? No warehouse tour? No entry into the inner secret sanctum??? Even so, I'm still pea green with envy and wish I had been there.
@bluedog I know, right? We went all the way there and didn't even get to meet Irk. Pffft.
@JonT Visitors should have special visitor icons. Like the ID badges they make you wear so if you got a fatal dose of radiation they can know about it later.
@ardgedee
@JonT Seriously, though. I'd cherish a special badge for visiting if you're looking to create one for us.
@janetv @SpartanIV @Vertigo1232 @bluedyn Thanks for coming by!
@JonT In the lobby? And no meeting of the GIANT RAT??? What name was settled on for him in the end?
@JonT super cool secret thing? A roomba speaker dock combination in purple? Oh yeah. With knives from the knife set attached?
@JonT PS so did the product demo result in any sales?
@Kidsandliz We DID meet the giant rat! He was pretty giant. We also met a turkey dinner hat and an inflatible T-Rex.
@JonT does that mean 9 brave souls before or after the garrote demonstration?
@smartr
@JonT Thanks. I am going to have nightmares about that gif tonight
If only you sold them individually. Remember, this website's for cheapskates.
I swear - if there's another speaker dock "deal" tomorrow, I'm going to lose it. Metaphorically, of course.
@Fej Good news! If you lose your speaker dock, you can buy another.
What the freak dude. I would have totally went for the baby arm. Suuuucks.
@phatmass Not to brag, but . . . I had my picture taken with the baby arm.
@bluedyn dammit
@bluedyn so post that picture already (we won't be upset if you put a meh button face over yours for privacy)
@Kidsandliz There was an official event photographer, so I'm at his mercy as to when/if it gets shared. But I know in my heart that it happened. And it was a little bit glorious.
@bluedyn At least I'll always be able to say I was the first member to post "baby arm" on this site--even before the baby arm picture.
@phatmass That is a resume-worthy achievement right there. Boom.
@phatmass Pics
It looks like Kermit's eyes are peeking over the boxes in the product picture.
I should have researched the product specs a bit more before buying this one. I thought it would be the perfect accessory to the Kindle Fire HDX you all forced me into buying. Turns out it's not even big enough to hold my relatively small Moto G in portrait mode, let alone a tablet. But it's pretty much useless in landscape mode too because it holds down the rocker buttons on the side of the phone. Oh and that "extendable desktop stand" -- brittle, cheap, and doesn't extend enough to provide even a modicum of stability. Useless. Caveat emptor.
I'm disappointed... with myself really. On the other hand, I think I've found just the thing for the office gift exchange.
@thenathanbrown you should have went to the live demo at meh headquarters.
I just got mine and I ordered a bunch for gifts. I opened the first one and pulled the string out a bit and it only went back in halfway so I did the only rational thing and pulled the string out all the way. Yep, that was brilliant. It will not retract at all now. So now I have a piece of plastic with a really long string that will get tangled in about a second. Any one else have this problem? Should I open all the gift ones?? You have done a good job with disappointing, meh.