@basically I still never got my socks because they were sent to an alternate address. A bug with the Meh system is you can have multiple shipping addresses listed but it's sort of unpredictable which will be used when they send free items. Both the TOCCS and Socks were sent to a friend in another state and I'll never see either.
@cinoclav I don't blame her. She's completely innocent. Meh sent me things without asking which address to send it to. They are so cheap, it's not cost effective for my friend to ship them to me.
To fix this problem in the future, I have deleted her address from my account. If I want to send her a gift again in the future, I will add it, make the purchase, then immediately delete the address again.
@cengland0 Pay for shipping and I will send you mine. They are too big. Tags were the best part of them. Have not removed them. My email is user name plus yahoo.
@Kidsandliz First, thank you for that offer. Now that is where the problem lies. I could probably get them from my friend in Boston if I was willing to pay for the shipping too. For a single pair of socks, it is hardly worth the price of shipping so I didn't offer to pay for shipping back and I don't expect her to ship them to me at her cost either.
If the product was a more expensive electronic device like a laptop or something, I would definitely go through the effort to get those from her. But that will never happen because Meh would never send an expensive item to all VMP members because that would cost them a fortune.
Dammit. I was really excited about these until I looked closely and saw they're on the ear and not over the ear. They may say they're trying to help the hearing impaired, but if I can't use them with my BTE hearing aids, then it makes me wonder if they are actually even trying.
I haven't been able to locate any info on the cord. Can someone at Meh measure the cord and tell me how long it is? Nothing more frustrating than a too-short headphone cord!
@ruouttaurmind They probably don't have one to measure. It seems like they're placing their order from China after they get all the orders in and then shipping them.
@JonT Hey, it already was tomorrow. eastern time buddy.
@ruouttaurmindI I didn't take precise measurement but I did hold the 3.5mm cable up and it was about 6 foot. The 2.5mm cable was shorter, like 3 or 4 foot.
@JonT Aww, JonT, I'm purple sorry. It's one of those old family recipes that's not written down--you know, a dash of this and a handful of that. But I will tell you this, it does have a splash or two of mustard.
@Charcoalwolfman that pressure looks a lot more than it feels. These were surprisingly comfortable even on my giant head. That said I'm quite happy to not wear them all day.
@sinless yeah. I'm in for the same reasons-- I'm slightly mad that I have to own this type of thing, so if I can get three for half the price of one, great, all set. Bought VMP because third time's the charm.
Can't say that I have (or want) any experience with this particular headset, but I do have a set of Able Planet noise cancelling headphones. Truly one of the best purchases for the price that I've made. Great for flying and even better when mowing the lawn. I like you Able Planet guys, I really do.
. . . and is anybody willing to guess whether this set is better/worse/equivalent sounding vs. those 808's from a few weeks ago? (BTW, still don't have our 808's to make a guess.)
@RedOak I didn't get a chance to test that comparison myself but I was there when someone else tried it. They said the 808s sound a bit better and have really good bass but these sounded pretty clear and decent too. That said, I dunno if you wanna use them as normal everyday headphones and ignore the mic. But if you're on the fence....see below!
It's time for a quick give away! The first 3 people to reply to this comment with a drawing of their favorite meh character/meme/other related thing will get some phones phor phree!
@JonT Just so you know, my crappy electronic drawing required significant effort. That's how much I suck.
Plus, then I had to email it to myself, upload it to imgur via my iPad (because of restrictions here at work), get the direct link, paste it into Simplenote before finally posting it via my PC (arguably, I could have done that part on the iPad too, but I somehow would rather type on a regular keyboard).
Congrats @beto0707, @esatchel, @joelmw, & bonus winner @narfcake! Thanks for reminding me that I need to be really specific in these giveaway contests because people will do the absolute bare minimum possible to win!
enticing-spotty-ninja troublesome-rewarding-judge respected-respectable-instrument and dispensable-stale-skirt comin' at y'all, respectively.
@cranky1950 Well mine came in, they work better than most so Jason if not an ass is at least a jerk. They do help with lip reading, but my hearing is too trashed.
I almost feel bad for saying this, but we already received these babies (I'd ordered a set before the freebie). Holy shit! Probably the fastest meh shipment so far. In the midst of all of the bitching about slow shipping, I think this deserves a kudos. Nice job, meh.
Also, these are decent. I've been using the mic for voice-to-text and its been flawless so far. Lots of potential. And there's probably just enough sound isolation for a headphone-mic combo (too much can be problematic)--takes out background noise but you can still hear close speech. And my wife--who is in fact somewhat hearing impaired--is loving hers.
Followup: I use this sort of thing for work (training and webinars and such), so they'd purchased me some. I didn't hate the ones I have at the office, even liked them a little. But the comparison is pretty stark; the Ables are way better. Score for me and for meh. :-)
My Able head phones just arrived. Wow is the sound quality good for music. Seriously good base. I haven't tried the mic yet but it looks like quality. Blows the Logitech headphones that I have out of the water. I mainly upgraded so I could free up a USB port, but the sound quality is a very nice upgrade.
Didn't used to own headphones. Lots of ear buds. Now I have two headphones thanks to meh....808s and these. Both are great....didn't know what I was missing...
@eeterrific That's funny, because back in the day, headphones were pretty much the only thing we had for quality sound. It does seem that they're making a big comeback.
I too haven't tried the mic, but it's nice that it, along with the cord, is fully detachable.
The sound quality is very very good. So good I feel guilty winning my set now, so expect something heading back towards meh's way. :) Thanks again, @JonT!
@narfcake Great. What, you wanna make the rest of us feel guilty too? Sheesh, what an asshole. You should really feel guilty now (for the original reason and for making me feel guilty). ;-)
@joelmw Reason for future goat nomination? Sorry. I feel as such because my entry was technically the fourth one -- I didn't think the rendition of @barney qualified -- but apparently it did and @jont awarded a bonus. So that's why.
@narfcake I'm highly susceptible to guilt--even sympathy guilt. The good news is that I rarely do anything about it, yaknow, 'cause it's gonna be there anyway, so why bother?
What the heck is this 2M-1F splitter for? Listening to two devices at the same time? The only purpose I can think of is for someone who's using the headset for a phone all day, but also wants to listen to music to dull the boredom. I may have to try that...
@mitchcohen@Pamtha That is indeed what it is. You'll note that the male connectors are pink and green like the connectors for mic and headphones on a PC. Great for web conferences and such--anything that lets you use your mic for talking through the PC. It not only works with the Able headset, but with my iPhone earbuds. Bonus! :-)
Well...the headphones are pretty good. The mic...is.....(drum roll)....meh. Called myself with this thing, left a message (don't worry, I normally talk to myself...why else would I do meh?)...and it sounds as if I'm talking through a blender with a vacuum cleaner running in the background. Ah well, the headphones are pretty good.
@mellowirishgent The official word for delivery is: Estimated Delivery: 5/15 - 5/19 Tell yourself it won't be here for a couple of weeks and be surprised when it shows up sooner. On the main page you can click "My Orders" bottom left corner and once they ship it will put a shipping tracking number you can click to track it.
@mellowirishgent@thismyusername When you are logged in, you can also click on the Account icon at the top of any page and then choose My Orders from the drop down list.
I bought these a while back when it was just one for $15 I am ordering these x2 for additional uses (at work, at home, and everywhere else). They are good enough with meh.com prices to order extra for back-ups incase they break or the cord gets damaged (or I lose them lol). I own headphones from $20 - $200 and these are amazing for their size and price.
Specs
Condition: New
Warranty: 1 Year Able Planet
Estimated Delivery: 4/2 - 4/6
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Able Planet headphones
1x Cord with boom mic and inline controls
1x Cord with volume control and no mic
1x Dual 3.5mm adapter
1x 2.5mm adapter
Pictures
Side view
Retail box
Inline controls
Head for scale
Everything included
3/4 view without mic
Back view
Price Check
$69.00 on Amazon
$79.99 List
Warranty
90 days
Why does the thread show up before the deal?
@daveJay Is it the same as Woot Community hack? Should I be checking the forums before I check the main site?
a server crash over a shitty headset?
FWIW, also compatible with Wii U.
@ruouttaurmind Oh, ya, full duplex capability on Wii U. The caviat "(voice chat only, with game audio on tv)" does not apply to Wii U.
everyone's expecting the bag soon
@webender I think it's going to be a while, there still are some shipping issues that need to be addressed
@somf69 hoping to have some updates on improvements there in our next newsletter
@snapster And we all know what a newsletter means...
@webender Ok... a bag would be nice... but I really want more shirts!
@snapster thanks for the response and update
Mehdset..
"cone bustier not included"
why not?
Come on, gimme something good...or something worth the use of paying for the VMP. Please!
@dfunk29 Free socks didn't do it for you? Worked for me. Very mediocre socks.
@basically I still never got my socks because they were sent to an alternate address. A bug with the Meh system is you can have multiple shipping addresses listed but it's sort of unpredictable which will be used when they send free items. Both the TOCCS and Socks were sent to a friend in another state and I'll never see either.
@cengland0 Your friend kinda sucks.
@cinoclav I don't blame her. She's completely innocent. Meh sent me things without asking which address to send it to. They are so cheap, it's not cost effective for my friend to ship them to me.
To fix this problem in the future, I have deleted her address from my account. If I want to send her a gift again in the future, I will add it, make the purchase, then immediately delete the address again.
@cengland0 Pay for shipping and I will send you mine. They are too big. Tags were the best part of them. Have not removed them. My email is user name plus yahoo.
@Kidsandliz First, thank you for that offer. Now that is where the problem lies. I could probably get them from my friend in Boston if I was willing to pay for the shipping too. For a single pair of socks, it is hardly worth the price of shipping so I didn't offer to pay for shipping back and I don't expect her to ship them to me at her cost either.
If the product was a more expensive electronic device like a laptop or something, I would definitely go through the effort to get those from her. But that will never happen because Meh would never send an expensive item to all VMP members because that would cost them a fortune.
Dammit. I was really excited about these until I looked closely and saw they're on the ear and not over the ear. They may say they're trying to help the hearing impaired, but if I can't use them with my BTE hearing aids, then it makes me wonder if they are actually even trying.
Any worthwhile reviews on this? The amazon link pulls up a single 2-star review.
@OneMHz A single 4-star review at Best Buy ...
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/able-planet-clear-voice-on-ear-headset-black/8009066.p?id=1218863566160&skuId=8009066
dull-engaging-pain
God. That was painful.
What a crappy compa... err, wait. Nevermind. I'm an ass.
Boom!! Its headphones again. Boom!!! But you can talk through the BOOM!!!
I haven't been able to locate any info on the cord. Can someone at Meh measure the cord and tell me how long it is? Nothing more frustrating than a too-short headphone cord!
@ruouttaurmind They probably don't have one to measure. It seems like they're placing their order from China after they get all the orders in and then shipping them.
@ruouttaurmind I'll make sure we check on this tomorrow.
@JonT Hey, it already was tomorrow. eastern time buddy.
@ruouttaurmindI I didn't take precise measurement but I did hold the 3.5mm cable up and it was about 6 foot. The 2.5mm cable was shorter, like 3 or 4 foot.
@snapster I'll be using the 3.5mm so that's plenty generous for a headphone cable. I thank you for the updated info.
@snapster I just meant that I was going to make them wait until Friday before I checked...yeah...that's it...
@JonT Uh oh. Someone's not getting his extra helping of potato salad at the company picnic.
@cinoclav but I love potato salad :( especially german and mustard based ones
@JonT I make the bestest potato salad. (And it's not purple.)
@Barney gimme a recipe! Purple please??
@JonT Aww, JonT, I'm purple sorry. It's one of those old family recipes that's not written down--you know, a dash of this and a handful of that. But I will tell you this, it does have a splash or two of mustard.
@JonT @Barney Just use purple potatoes
@mehdaf I love purple but...
@Barney awww come on, I would try it, and so did:
Duff Goldman http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/duff-goldman/purple-potato-salad-recipe.html
Tyler Florence http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/purple-potato-salad-recipe.html
Giana De Laurentis http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/quinoa-and-purple-potato-salad-recipe.html
Jaime Oliver http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/purple-potato-salad/#rtpXh7imKDXYEyqS.97
@mehdaf Nope! Nope, not gonna do it--no way, no how. And I do, so much, love purple.
I was going to buy this for my One, until I saw that you only hear voice chat...Same thing that the stock mic does, but with two ears. Meh.
@RicoSuave easy upgrade to fix that is called "Xbox One"
@RicoSuave you also have to purchase the stereo headset jack first. mandatory purchases are the pits.
Wireless please.
I like to use my Mac as a phone, so these seem reasonable if a bit undersized-latest-alligator :)
Can you throw in a couple of those sweet styrofoam heads?
@somf69 BUT - I agree
Why don't you guys show sales worldwide? I bet that Mumbai, India is killing it right now.
@thechinglish Even Indian call centers know better than to buy headsets from meh ;)
pesky-dogged-zombie
Hmm, I don't really like headphones that just crush my ears into my skull and eventually start to hurt.
@Charcoalwolfman that pressure looks a lot more than it feels. These were surprisingly comfortable even on my giant head. That said I'm quite happy to not wear them all day.
It's mehhhhh, meh!
Well, that's what I get from a site called meh.com I guess.
This is my 88th meh out of 176 total mehs, so I've officially made half of my mehs in a row.
One for work, one for home.
Link for the lazy
Rebirth Of Slick
No Georgia Red. . . for that alone, meh.
@jrwofuga I like the purple background. Where is @Barney when you need him?
@jrwofuga No Pumpkin color :(
@mike808 her
@mike808 Huh? Purple? Where? Oooh! I love purple!
Hope springs eternal in the tightwad's quest for a headset acceptable for working from home. In for one.
@sinless yeah. I'm in for the same reasons-- I'm slightly mad that I have to own this type of thing, so if I can get three for half the price of one, great, all set. Bought VMP because third time's the charm.
@sinless Except I didn't order one...
@tightwad touché
Can't say that I have (or want) any experience with this particular headset, but I do have a set of Able Planet noise cancelling headphones. Truly one of the best purchases for the price that I've made. Great for flying and even better when mowing the lawn. I like you Able Planet guys, I really do.
You talked me into it, damnit.
natural chancy pirate
Fittingly, this is somewhere in the South Pacific.
http://map.what3words.com/natural+chancy+pirate
Which is maybe where this image is too (no, I didn't look at it closely).
Given the beating headphones take around our house, is the way that mic connects to the earpiece of durability-concern?
Or at 12 bucks each, is the answer, buy 3x and call me in the morning?
. . . and is anybody willing to guess whether this set is better/worse/equivalent sounding vs. those 808's from a few weeks ago? (BTW, still don't have our 808's to make a guess.)
@RedOak I didn't get a chance to test that comparison myself but I was there when someone else tried it. They said the 808s sound a bit better and have really good bass but these sounded pretty clear and decent too. That said, I dunno if you wanna use them as normal everyday headphones and ignore the mic. But if you're on the fence....see below!
@RedOak got my 808s in today, surprisingly decent sound for eight bucks, although a tad bass heavy.
@djslack I was afraid of that - the BOSE/almost everything illness - boomy/heavy bass. But as you note, for 8 bucks. . .
"I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!"
It's time for a quick give away! The first 3 people to reply to this comment with a drawing of their favorite meh character/meme/other related thing will get some phones phor phree!
@JonT Barney wearing headphones...
@JonT Say what? Eh, what's a meme... doc?
@beto0707 Hmm, I think I'm insulted.
@beto0707 that is absolutely terrible!
@WaltC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme
@JonT
@JonT Yea, pretty lame (Meh) attempt on my part. You should see how bad my drawings are though!
@WaltC Probably a lot like mine!
@esatchel disqualified! I said a drawing, using an image macro generator site doesn't count.
@JonT
@JonT Is this meh.com or r/art?
@JonT ....i just got a drawing done....put that in your pipe and smoke it
@Barney I love you and you love me, right?
@JonT please please take me back...i'm so lonely without you
@JonT Mouse-drawn, crappily, in an old version of good ol' Jasc Paint Shop Pro. I'll keep my day job:
After those drawings, Irk will never show his face around here again.
@beto0707 I'm still smarting over your entry.
@JonT
@JonT you are the bestest bestest guy ever ❣
@JonT Um, you are asking for a drawing, right?
@Barney yes, I meant with pencil & paper...but I suppose I'll take MS Paint drawings as long as they have some effort put in.
@JonT Just so you know, my crappy electronic drawing required significant effort. That's how much I suck.
Plus, then I had to email it to myself, upload it to imgur via my iPad (because of restrictions here at work), get the direct link, paste it into Simplenote before finally posting it via my PC (arguably, I could have done that part on the iPad too, but I somehow would rather type on a regular keyboard).
@joelmw I'm crying purple tears for you.
@Barney Is that what it looks like when the doves cry?
Congrats @beto0707, @esatchel, @joelmw, & bonus winner @narfcake! Thanks for reminding me that I need to be really specific in these giveaway contests because people will do the absolute bare minimum possible to win!
enticing-spotty-ninja
troublesome-rewarding-judge
respected-respectable-instrument
and dispensable-stale-skirt comin' at y'all, respectively.
You can check https://meh.com/orders for tracking once they ship.
@JonT Thanks!
Strumming some chords out in Greenland. http://map.what3words.com/respected-respectable-instrument
I can't get the image to show up, but it's the picture of the head of the guitar from this page: http://swredman.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-beater-guitar.html
@JonT Thank you! FWIW, my irk sketches have been shredded already. They were baaaaaad.
Tempted, but no PS3 support?
mixed-guiltless-armadillo
The guiltless Amarillo is in the bottom left corner.
Well I'm hearing impaired and we'll see if
Jason is really an ass or not. Most likely these will end on the pile of failed headphones though.@cranky1950 Well mine came in, they work better than most so Jason if not an ass is at least a jerk. They do help with lip reading, but my hearing is too trashed.
http://electronics.woot.com/offers/able-planet-travelers-choice-headphones?ref=gh_el_2_s_txt
Wow.
I almost feel bad for saying this, but we already received these babies (I'd ordered a set before the freebie). Holy shit! Probably the fastest meh shipment so far. In the midst of all of the bitching about slow shipping, I think this deserves a kudos. Nice job, meh.
Also, these are decent. I've been using the mic for voice-to-text and its been flawless so far. Lots of potential. And there's probably just enough sound isolation for a headphone-mic combo (too much can be problematic)--takes out background noise but you can still hear close speech. And my wife--who is in fact somewhat hearing impaired--is loving hers.
Nice job indeed. :-)
👍
Followup:
I use this sort of thing for work (training and webinars and such), so they'd purchased me some. I didn't hate the ones I have at the office, even liked them a little. But the comparison is pretty stark; the Ables are way better. Score for me and for meh. :-)
My Able head phones just arrived. Wow is the sound quality good for music. Seriously good base. I haven't tried the mic yet but it looks like quality. Blows the Logitech headphones that I have out of the water. I mainly upgraded so I could free up a USB port, but the sound quality is a very nice upgrade.
Didn't used to own headphones. Lots of ear buds. Now I have two headphones thanks to meh....808s and these. Both are great....didn't know what I was missing...
@eeterrific That's funny, because back in the day, headphones were pretty much the only thing we had for quality sound. It does seem that they're making a big comeback.
I too haven't tried the mic, but it's nice that it, along with the cord, is fully detachable.
The sound quality is very very good. So good I feel guilty winning my set now, so expect something heading back towards meh's way. :) Thanks again, @JonT!
@narfcake Great. What, you wanna make the rest of us feel guilty too? Sheesh, what an asshole. You should really feel guilty now (for the original reason and for making me feel guilty). ;-)
@joelmw Reason for future goat nomination? Sorry. I feel as such because my entry was technically the fourth one -- I didn't think the rendition of @barney qualified -- but apparently it did and @jont awarded a bonus. So that's why.
@narfcake I'm highly susceptible to guilt--even sympathy guilt. The good news is that I rarely do anything about it, yaknow, 'cause it's gonna be there anyway, so why bother?
@narfcake And just in case it's not clear (these things can be tricky in print), I was just yanking your chain.
What the heck is this 2M-1F splitter for? Listening to two devices at the same time? The only purpose I can think of is for someone who's using the headset for a phone all day, but also wants to listen to music to dull the boredom. I may have to try that...
@mitchcohen was that for a PC sound card, to separate mic from audio??
@Pamtha Ah, that could be. I haven't touched a PC or sound card in years but your description makes sense. Thanks.
@mitchcohen @Pamtha That is indeed what it is. You'll note that the male connectors are pink and green like the connectors for mic and headphones on a PC. Great for web conferences and such--anything that lets you use your mic for talking through the PC. It not only works with the Able headset, but with my iPhone earbuds. Bonus! :-)
These rock. Music and voices arround me are blocked out!
Well...the headphones are pretty good. The mic...is.....(drum roll)....meh. Called myself with this thing, left a message (don't worry, I normally talk to myself...why else would I do meh?)...and it sounds as if I'm talking through a blender with a vacuum cleaner running in the background. Ah well, the headphones are pretty good.
Hi ,first time Meh Buyer on average how long before delivery ty in ada
vance very kewl forum
@mellowirishgent The official word for delivery is: Estimated Delivery: 5/15 - 5/19 Tell yourself it won't be here for a couple of weeks and be surprised when it shows up sooner. On the main page you can click "My Orders" bottom left corner and once they ship it will put a shipping tracking number you can click to track it.
@mellowirishgent @thismyusername When you are logged in, you can also click on the Account icon at the top of any page and then choose My Orders from the drop down list.
Ok k ty for the getback
I bought these a while back when it was just one for $15 I am ordering these x2 for additional uses (at work, at home, and everywhere else). They are good enough with meh.com prices to order extra for back-ups incase they break or the cord gets damaged (or I lose them lol). I own headphones from $20 - $200 and these are amazing for their size and price.
TL;DR
BUY THESE WHEN YOU CAN THEY ARE WORTH IT!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CC018WA/
are these them?
@axleman1011 http://www.amazon.com/Able-Planet-TL210M-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B009VH8Z4G