A short update, and a thread for everyone to post how excited they are to hear the news: Starting tonight, we’re raising our Meh shipping charge to $6. As before, shipping is still free for members.
@speediedelivery@spitfire6006006@ybmuG I have a couple of friends who picked the more expensive level, over the Early Bird, thinking that their fukubukuros would be better. Nope.
@Barney@speediedelivery@ybmuG that might’ve been it. idk, it was 7 years ago. I do remember, however, that I did get a really good one, got a roomba that I was able to sell for like $500
@Lynnerizer just figured at least one er should be in this thread.
And I don’t understand why anyone pays shipping when you can get a month of shipping at the same price. Well, for a cent… now a dollar and a cent… cheaper /le boggle
@Lynnerizer How dare you say it’s the same sandbox, ours is not the common sand, it is the…some kinda fancy sand that I’m not gonna bother looking up for this bit
I suppose this is the cost of not using Pitney Bowes and thus having the tracking info be totally random and useless. (Or even worse, Pitney Bowes actually was shipping stuff across the country three times before delivering it. )
@lljk When meh started using Pitney Bowes I bought a few shares of their stock and made some
They seem to be doing ok - efficient shipping routes be damned
To: All that are hating on this new policy. I believe Kanye West said it best when he said, “Tʜᴇʀᴇ’ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴛᴇʀs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪᴛ ɪs,
Hᴀᴛᴇʀ ɴɪɢɢᴀs ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙɪᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴋɪᴅs.”
Of course they could just raise the price of everything by a dollar and keep “shipping” the same… I sometimes wonder if Amazon makes the price slightly higher for prime members for their free shipping and lower for everyone else who then pays shipping. I had read somewhere or other that not everyone sees the same price.
@capguncowboy@speediedelivery When I was growing up in a smallish town north of Dallas, there was a regional dairy that had an ice cream outlet store that sold cones, cups, shakes, etc.
My parents would often stop with me when we were in that part of town.
One time I went in to get our cones, and came out quite befuddled. The prices had just increased and cones went from a nickel to six cents per dip and i hadn’t taken enough money in with me.
I was quite confused. Everyone just KNEW that the price of ice cream was a nickel a dip and that is what they had always been. I thought that was an immutable fact of life.
Perhaps one of my first encounters with The Real World. I was maybe eight or nine years old.
(Two of my indelible memories from those days – the price increase and how very GOOD the ice cream was, especially during the summer heat. But we ate it year round. And also, there was no Texas sales tax yet!)
I would usually get some version of chocolate (they had one called Chocolate Ripple), but also loved the Lemon Custard flavor. They also had very good sherbet flavors. My mom’s favorite was the Hawaiian Delight (with pineapple and some kind of chopped nuts, and I also remember some kind of red or orange flakes, maybe cherries?). I don’t remember what my dad preferred, probably plain chocolate or vanilla.
Some current commercial brands are good, but still inferior to what this dairy sold.
@phendrick I have a similar story. I spent many of my younger years abroad so when I came back to the USA, I discovered a five and dime store. Was confused that there were things costing more than 10 cents there but that was a different story.
I cannot remember what I attempted to buy but I had exact change and went to the counter to buy it and was quoted a different price than what was marked on the product (this was when everything was priced because bar codes were not widely used at the time).
The clerk explained the difference was sales tax which made sense in a way but then I didn’t understand why they didn’t just mark up the price of the item to account for the taxes like they do with gasoline. I didn’t have enough change with me to buy whatever it was so went home empty handed.
/giphy Yippee!
I don’t think I was this excited about anything since the dtr told me I had jock itch.
@Felton10 dtr?
/image dtr
/giphy dtr
Membership price is staying the same?
@Kyeh It is right now, and if we make any price changes, we’re looking into if we can grandfather in all existing members at the current price.
@dave are beakers employees? i thought that was only an early investor badge, hmmm…
/image beaker employee
/youtube an early investor
/8ball investor badge?
Yes definitely
@dave @Yoda_Daenerys Not beakers. Erlenmeyer flasks!
@Yoda_Daenerys flasks are employees. Kickstarters have the K.
I SAY, ELIMINATE THE MEMBERSHIP PRICE FOR VMP’S.
AND TRIPLE THE PRICE FOR THE OTHER MEMBERS
@Barney finally someone making sense around here.
@Ignorant I know, amazing isn’t it?
@Barney K no pay! K no pay!
Everyone chant with me!
@speediedelivery Is it alright if I continue eating my dinner while I chant?
@Barney absolutely.
As long as you don’t choke & vomit purple while I give you the heimlich.
Otherwise sure absolutely.
But seriously chew your food & chant later.
We’ll wait.
@Barney @RogerWilco If she chokes, she actually might turn purple
@Barney @speediedelivery
That actually makes the most sense for anyone getting it free given the risk at the beginning.
K free
VMP stay $5
M stay $5
New M $6 (or whatever)
And if VMPs or Members drop and come back they pay the new member rate.
But what do i know? I’m a dead scapegoat with all my scapier…ness…
@Barney @speediedelivery @ybmuG Yes, the very risky early investment of checks notes $11
@Barney @speediedelivery @spitfire6006006 seriously!!??? That was IT? I take it back. Pat on the back and “smoke 'em up, Johnnie!”
@speediedelivery @spitfire6006006 @ybmuG Hey, I spent 10 bucks because I decided to sleep in late that first day of the Kickstarter. @spitfire6006006 must have slept in later than me.
(Early Birds paid 5 bucks for their Kickstarter and fukubukuro.)
@Barney @speediedelivery @ybmuG I may also have just chosen the wrong backer level without reading
@Barney @speediedelivery @ybmuG
yup
@speediedelivery @spitfire6006006 @ybmuG I have a couple of friends who picked the more expensive level, over the Early Bird, thinking that their fukubukuros would be better. Nope.
@Barney @speediedelivery @ybmuG that might’ve been it. idk, it was 7 years ago. I do remember, however, that I did get a really good one, got a roomba that I was able to sell for like $500
@speediedelivery @spitfire6006006 @ybmuG You did get a good fukubukuro. Mine had an almost new Chromebook and I enjoyed it for a number of years.
Compared to today’s IRKs, I’m really missing the fukubukuros.
Members, shmembers! What about those of us still in the VMP lounge?
@RogerWilco ummm, i’ll let you pick the adjective. mine could bring us all down.
/giphy it is raining like a mother fucker in michigan right now
/youtube raining now
/image like a mother fucker
@RogerWilco @Yoda_Daenerys That song is amazing and totally overlooked by the YouTube algorithm. Everyone go give it a listen!
WHY is it always you/VMP’s against us/members? I mean jeeze, we’re all here playing in the same sandbox, can’t we ALL just get along?
Personally, IF i’d been around/joined when you’ll started meh, i’d give it up just so i’d get the
emoji before my name!! Lol 
Peace hope and smiles!
ALWAYS!!
@Lynnerizer I don’t have any problem with members.
Those eff’n scapegoats on the other hand…
@Lynnerizer we are all just Star Bellied Sneetches.
@Ignorant @Lynnerizer
Except for those scapegoats & all their scapier…ness. … ?
Add a star belly & well just darn… they irk me.
@Lynnerizer just figured at least one
er should be in this thread.
And I don’t understand why anyone pays shipping when you can get a month of shipping at the same price. Well, for a cent… now a dollar and a cent… cheaper /le boggle
@Lynnerizer How dare you say it’s the same sandbox, ours is not the common sand, it is the…some kinda fancy sand that I’m not gonna bother looking up for this bit
@stinks
You DO have a point there!
BTW… You make quite the entrance with THAT username. I’m guessing you must’ve changed it after you were crowned
?
@spitfire6006006
!!
Lol
When push comes to shove they’re ALL the same, some BIG OLE’ FAT CAT is gonna come along and dump it’s
@Lynnerizer Ha, no. It’s original.
I did briefly think I’d gotten my own custom icon when I first saw it, though! Then I saw I wasn’t special after all.
@Lynnerizer @spitfire6006006
They think their sand is like this …
VMP sand
@Kyeh Oh wow, I used to make sand paintings like that. I was pretty good at it too. Not much of a market for them these days.
@heartny How cool! Did you make them as a business, or just for yourself?
@Kyeh I made them mostly for myself or as gifts. I seem to recall I custom made a few for some folks who admired my work.
/giphy greed
I suppose this is the cost of not using Pitney Bowes and thus having the tracking info be totally random and useless. (Or even worse, Pitney Bowes actually was shipping stuff across the country three times before delivering it.
)
@lljk When meh started using Pitney Bowes I bought a few shares of their stock and made some
They seem to be doing ok - efficient shipping routes be damned
I love Pitney Bowes version of “I Will Always Post You”.
VMP Diamond hands
Adding my two cents on the dollar raise in shipping. It sucks. But I’ll still come around for the comments.
That’s pretty cheesy to hit us folks that buy multiple items every month but don’t want the recurring charge. Hopefully no more Pitney Bowes fiascos.
@jendevall but if you buy several items a month it would be cheaper to pay for membership.
@jendevall @RiotDemon if you buy one item a month it’s cheaper.
To: All that are hating on this new policy. I believe Kanye West said it best when he said, “Tʜᴇʀᴇ’ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ ʜᴀᴛᴇʀs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪᴛ ɪs,
Hᴀᴛᴇʀ ɴɪɢɢᴀs ᴍᴀʀʀʏ ʜᴀᴛᴇʀ ʙɪᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴋɪᴅs.”
@sicc574 He may well have said that, but he’s still Kanye West.
/giphy womp womp
Of course they could just raise the price of everything by a dollar and keep “shipping” the same… I sometimes wonder if Amazon makes the price slightly higher for prime members for their free shipping and lower for everyone else who then pays shipping. I had read somewhere or other that not everyone sees the same price.
I pay $5 an order because I only see something I want 2 0r 3 times a year. Will happily pay 6 - or just won’t order.
@cfharley Very rational approach you have there.
@cfharley How many times per year do you order from amazon?
Ive been coming to Meh since the beginning, and to Woot since their beginning. That’s a long time for shipping charge to stay the same.
When will we have the option to delay our shipping in exchange for Glen NFTs?
@lehigh Glen? Ewww. Irk’s my man.
@Barney @lehigh “Man”? According to JRR Tolkien, men and trolls are different critters.
@lehigh @phendrick Well, shit, I messed up again.
What’s next? You gonna change the price of a postage stamp from 21 cents to 29 cents!?
@capguncowboy You are showing your age using stamps.
@capguncowboy @speediedelivery When I was growing up in a smallish town north of Dallas, there was a regional dairy that had an ice cream outlet store that sold cones, cups, shakes, etc.
My parents would often stop with me when we were in that part of town.
One time I went in to get our cones, and came out quite befuddled. The prices had just increased and cones went from a nickel to six cents per dip and i hadn’t taken enough money in with me.
I was quite confused. Everyone just KNEW that the price of ice cream was a nickel a dip and that is what they had always been. I thought that was an immutable fact of life.
Perhaps one of my first encounters with The Real World. I was maybe eight or nine years old.
(Two of my indelible memories from those days – the price increase and how very GOOD the ice cream was, especially during the summer heat. But we ate it year round. And also, there was no Texas sales tax yet!)
@capguncowboy @speediedelivery https://www.texomaliving.com/ashburns-ice-cream
I would usually get some version of chocolate (they had one called Chocolate Ripple), but also loved the Lemon Custard flavor. They also had very good sherbet flavors. My mom’s favorite was the Hawaiian Delight (with pineapple and some kind of chopped nuts, and I also remember some kind of red or orange flakes, maybe cherries?). I don’t remember what my dad preferred, probably plain chocolate or vanilla.
Some current commercial brands are good, but still inferior to what this dairy sold.
@phendrick I have a similar story. I spent many of my younger years abroad so when I came back to the USA, I discovered a five and dime store. Was confused that there were things costing more than 10 cents there but that was a different story.
I cannot remember what I attempted to buy but I had exact change and went to the counter to buy it and was quoted a different price than what was marked on the product (this was when everything was priced because bar codes were not widely used at the time).
The clerk explained the difference was sales tax which made sense in a way but then I didn’t understand why they didn’t just mark up the price of the item to account for the taxes like they do with gasoline. I didn’t have enough change with me to buy whatever it was so went home empty handed.
@carl669 Truth.