So I grabbed a 6-pack of these last time, and I found out:
They aren’t actually that good for standing phones up while charging, at least not ones where the charging cord plugs in at the bottom (which is basically every phone in the house)
They are, however, great for standing things up that are more-or-less flat and don’t need charging. I have three in use in my office — one holding up a small painting, one I drop letters in that I need to go through (they get dealt with a lot faster if they’re standing up in my field of vision), and one that I keep empty to drop my work phone in if I’m on a videoconference on it when I walk in and just need it to stand up for another few minutes (it sounds a lot better that way because the speaker is in an odd place).
Don’t get hung up on these as phone stands — think of what else you need to stand up, and consider them for that.
@kensey@RiotDemon Those folding ones are awesome. I bought some the last time they were available, and use mine all the time. They slip nicely into my pocket and I hardly notice it’s there. These that they are selling look fine if you don’t want to take one with you, but just leave them wherever you need them.
How are you going to taunt us with these sub par stands for our phones once again instead of giving us the premium meh faced pop sockets that not only work as stands but as grips!
I got some of these in Morningsaves mystery boxes. Gave them to some co-workers and my family members co-workers. They love them and wanted to know when I can get more. So in for x3 of each color.
In for 3, I do craft and art shows, and sometimes cheap little stands are just the ticket to get artwork lifted off the table enough to catch someones eye… and invariably, someone just wants to buy the stand to go with it so they don’t have to find their own.
@hchavers I got some of those fleece blankets that said “Meh.” on them. My daughter loved the blanket until she saw the logo. Then she loved it even more!
@phendrick Not if you just stood them up standing free, but you could maybe put the flatter back feet of two or three under the end book and brace it up that way.
Wow. I just checked and my last purchase was on Dec. 29. I haven’t bought anything here all year. Ain’t gonna start today. Guess technically, I have bought 3 months of membership so far. So, $15 and no extra clutter.
/giphy good deal?
Bought some last time they were here… They are OK for phones. But the stand is really flimsy, and it can barely hold any weight before falling over. Absolutely does not work with anything larger/heavier like an iPad.
@djslack@haydesigner@RiotDemon Damn, beat me to it. I will say that you can get to any past deal by going to meh.com/deals/dd-mm-yyyy . I think the site really needs prev/next navigation and a calendar browse, but these redirects will do.
@lifftchi I actually learned that earlier today. When I put that in my post, I got an error, but I could go to that url and then copy what it redirects to and that worked.
@kensey . . . oh, I see, it’s the text and image within the frame at the top. I’d just never known because I expected the entire frame to be a link, or not at all. Cool, good to know.
WTH is MEH about to go under? There has been NOTHING to buy for months. WHO is buying all this crap??? How about something useful, solar lights, or better than that MAX lights again!!! I don’t need 10,000 pencils, ugly pearls or 9 cheap ass stands that won’t hold anything up.
@not2bforgotten I feel the opposite. They were on a bit of a run with lots of useful stuff and I was getting worried I was buying too much crap. I was relieved when they started selling ugly necklaces and worthless cell phone holders again. Meh is back!
@not2bforgotten Disagree. I’ve bought a few great things over the past couple of months. My favorite is the monstrous blue tooth, single brew, k-cup, coffee maker. I don’t use the Bluetooth, but the coffee maker is excellent! It was great price for that type of item ($29). I also got the pack of emergency flashlights, which have already come in handy. I have one in each room in case of a power outage.
@blaineg I had to check your /giphy out … got your doofus 3 of the 4 first loads. OTOH, that looks like one or the other could come in handy for comments on many posts!
So I grabbed a 6-pack of these last time, and I found out:
Don’t get hung up on these as phone stands — think of what else you need to stand up, and consider them for that.
@kensey oh great, nine new ways to get stood up
@kensey all kidding aside, this is truth - I bought a pack last time and I use them for holding up just about everything but a phone.
@kensey did you buy the same ones on sale tonight or these different ones?
@kensey @RiotDemon Those folding ones are awesome. I bought some the last time they were available, and use mine all the time. They slip nicely into my pocket and I hardly notice it’s there. These that they are selling look fine if you don’t want to take one with you, but just leave them wherever you need them.
OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!
@RiotDemon No, it was the floppy rubbery kind they’re selling today:
@kensey thanks, I didn’t find the link.
@mediocrebot That’s awesome.
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
How are you going to taunt us with these sub par stands for our phones once again instead of giving us the premium meh faced pop sockets that not only work as stands but as grips!
Meh Face Popsockets are a way better product then this 9-pack of wanna-bes.
I got some of these in Morningsaves mystery boxes. Gave them to some co-workers and my family members co-workers. They love them and wanted to know when I can get more. So in for x3 of each color.
I’ll have to buy 8 more smart phones because I’m in !
In other news, ‘twenty-seven-for-Thursday’ rolls off the tongue in much the same fashion as a brick might.
@nolrak Three-cubed Thursday?
Three to the Third Thursday?
Happy hoarder bait!
@kdemo Naaah! I need two of them and then I’m going to see if I can MAYBE get $10 at a pawnshop. Or gifts
I’m buying three sets and will become the most popular guy for 27 people at the office.
In for 3, I do craft and art shows, and sometimes cheap little stands are just the ticket to get artwork lifted off the table enough to catch someones eye… and invariably, someone just wants to buy the stand to go with it so they don’t have to find their own.
/giphy satirical-upsetting-fighter
These might be a better thing to give away in the IRK than as an actually sold item
@vinuash at this price I believe even after being on sale today they will have many many more to give away in the IRK’s
In for 27. Just kidding.
Christmas gifts garner favors no matter how cheap, as long as I don’t mention Meh. A lesson learned from last year.
@hchavers I got some of those fleece blankets that said “Meh.” on them. My daughter loved the blanket until she saw the logo. Then she loved it even more!
@OutbackJon if only the stands had Meh logos
I’m sorry but who on Amazon is paying $10 for one of these?
I also want to know who is paying $10 for one. Then I can sell him mine for $9!
Tomorrow on Meh — a 9 pack of lightly … Er, heavily used smartphones
Damn - where did you dig these up? Weren’t these on Woot like five years ago???
Who is Greg Tamperhorn? Some kind of impostor adventurer?
/giphy who is that bitch?
/giphy Fool, where Gleg at?
@djslack this is the most embarrassed I’ve ever been of a typo. Fixed.
/giphy measured-suppressed-mongoose
My books keep falling over on my shelves. I need some cheap book stands. I think I might have just found some.
@phendrick @kensey; think this would work for that? Thanks
@phendrick, nope, they’re too flimsy.
@phendrick Not if you just stood them up standing free, but you could maybe put the flatter back feet of two or three under the end book and brace it up that way.
Gleg’s name is now Greg?
/image great-inane-hyena
/giphy great-inane-hyena
Wow. I just checked and my last purchase was on Dec. 29. I haven’t bought anything here all year. Ain’t gonna start today. Guess technically, I have bought 3 months of membership so far. So, $15 and no extra clutter.
/giphy good deal?
Boooo - these have no hole for a charge plug!
@tami92109
At a buck a piece, they’ll make great stocking stuffers for Christmas. Hopefully they won’t disingrate before then.
I want to order
Specs
What’s in the Box?
9x Smart Stand Phone/Tablet Stands
Price Comparison
$89.55 (for 9) at Amazon
Warranty
30 Day CrowleyJones
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
“Dollar Dollar Bills Yo”
/image outgoing-replete-part
Kinda useless in a flacid kinda way.
@radi0j0hn are you my wife?
Why would I need nine of these? I only have one phone…
@savvysapphire bathroom, kitchen table, couch side table, airplane, forget and lose on airplane, desk, office, kitchen counter, bedside table
I also want to know who is paying $10 for one. Then I can sell him mine for $9!
How are these “Smart”?
Bought some last time they were here… They are OK for phones. But the stand is really flimsy, and it can barely hold any weight before falling over. Absolutely does not work with anything larger/heavier like an iPad.
@haydesigner I wasn’t able to find these on sale before. Was it these?
@RiotDemon, Heh, I bought those, too. (They hold an iPad better, but tip too easily to the side, and are angled too vertically for my taste.)
The ones I got were from December 8th, 2018.
(Sorry, I can’t figure out how to link to it.)
@haydesigner @RiotDemon should do it.
@djslack @haydesigner @RiotDemon Damn, beat me to it. I will say that you can get to any past deal by going to
meh.com/deals/dd-mm-yyyy. I think the site really needs prev/next navigation and a calendar browse, but these redirects will do.@lifftchi I actually learned that earlier today. When I put that in my post, I got an error, but I could go to that url and then copy what it redirects to and that worked.
@lifftchi “I think the site really needs prev/next navigation and a calendar browse…”
You mean like the calendar in the upper right with a menu item for “past deals”?
@haydesigner @RiotDemon I bought these, too! Got too many for stocking stuffers. Still have 5 left.
@kensey Doesn’t take you to the write-up or specs. (If I’ve just missed the link, let me know.)
I know the calendar at the bottom of the front page does, but it’s only for the current month.
@kensey . . . oh, I see, it’s the text and image within the frame at the top. I’d just never known because I expected the entire frame to be a link, or not at all. Cool, good to know.
wtf would anyone want to buy NINE of these for? Oh wait; if you line them up maybe they could hold a mall ninja sword collection…
Awesome! My supply of oddly shaped speculums was running low… Hazaa!
DIPLOMAT! RAT-A-TAT! FAT CAT! AWESOME!
/giphy unwritten-quilled-hawk
WTH is MEH about to go under? There has been NOTHING to buy for months. WHO is buying all this crap??? How about something useful, solar lights, or better than that MAX lights again!!! I don’t need 10,000 pencils, ugly pearls or 9 cheap ass stands that won’t hold anything up.
@not2bforgotten I feel the opposite. They were on a bit of a run with lots of useful stuff and I was getting worried I was buying too much crap. I was relieved when they started selling ugly necklaces and worthless cell phone holders again. Meh is back!
@goldnectar @not2bforgotten Well they have sold 467 orders time 9 which is… about a metric shit ton of phone stands?
@not2bforgotten Disagree. I’ve bought a few great things over the past couple of months. My favorite is the monstrous blue tooth, single brew, k-cup, coffee maker. I don’t use the Bluetooth, but the coffee maker is excellent! It was great price for that type of item ($29). I also got the pack of emergency flashlights, which have already come in handy. I have one in each room in case of a power outage.
@goldnectar @not2bforgotten Hey, enough of the ugly necklaces, how about some ugly neckties?
I’ll get back to you once I own 9 smartphones.
/giphy imaginary-grieving-orc
I’m hoping for something interesting on this one.
That’s better, the first three were some doofus in a backwards baseball cap.
@blaineg I had to check your /giphy out … got your doofus 3 of the 4 first loads. OTOH, that looks like one or the other could come in handy for comments on many posts!
I like mine. They’re a bit flimsy feeling but do their job well. Good to hand out as random gifts for friends.