Had it in my cart, but was foiled by another item I left in there from the Woot-off. By the time I cleared out the sold out item, the Pineapple Daiquiri was sold out.
They had special birthday ones for $50 with woot branded stuff in.
Would have liked that over the random crap any day (it had a monkey cape you could wear!)
They all sold out instantly because they only posted the sale links on the forums and some people just have no lives…
Meh… hasnt been the same since they started sourcing stuff specifically for them. The days if literal crap, returns, and leftovers are long gone over at woot.
@joedel263 Exactly the difference I found, they seem to buy stuff just for them (especially doing 15,000) rather than clearing out all the returns/damaged etc. TT for a bit was clearing out stuff while moving and got some random VHS and other stuff, that was kind of interesting. Not just super cheap chinese junk.
I was ready to stop but took chance on extra birthday crap but not holding breath.
@joedel263@raccoon81 I think the special birthday cape was for your monkey to wear- the birthday packs came with them too.
Last year it was the listed bunch of Woot branded stuff plus one higher end electronic item. Some people got really nice headphones. Others got Fire sticks. I would be pissed off if I got a Fire stick for $50.
I got a bag of crap and a birthday pack so I’m pretty happy.
@joedel263 Heh, the special birthday cape is for your monkey, not you.
As for getting one of the special $50 birthday BoC’s, mainly it’s luck. I got one last year right after signing in and it just popped up. In it was a set of very nice (expensive) ear buds. Along with other stuff, it was probably worth the money I spent. Sometimes it’s not.
Also, I heard that they were only releasing around a dozen of them at a time at the Birthday bash, so not too many people were actually getting one. This may have made it seem that there were “special” ways to acquire one – maybe for a few people, but once again, it’s just plain old luck.
Actually, it was the birthday pack which should have had everyone salivating. I got one and I’m extremely happy.
Managed to nab one, finally.
It won’t let me buy more than one every five days. Still there.
@OldCatLady FYI there was at least one mention in the fora over there last week that the restriction may now be 30 days between BOC purchases.
Thanks for the reminder! I just bought my first one!
Twitter bag: https://www.woot.com/offers/twitt3r-boc-tri1nj?linkId=70554346
@Ignorant Many thanks! Got the twitter one!
SOLD OUT
Had it in my cart, but was foiled by another item I left in there from the Woot-off. By the time I cleared out the sold out item, the Pineapple Daiquiri was sold out.
Why do I keep buying these? I’m going to open this one outside, next to the trash can.
@dave That’s what I say about my fuku, fuko, and I.R.K. purchases. Great minds, huh?
@Barney A key employee benefit is that we can’t buy IRKs.
@dave Make sure you emphasize that in your employment ads. You’ll have people pounding on your door begging for a job.
@dave Do you write it off as a business research expense?
And yes. I bought one, too. First in nearly a year. I am not sure why I fell off the wagon. With any luck, this will be terrible and I can quit again.
@dave There should have been a clause in the sale agreement that you and Matt were sent BOC’s in perpetuity. A lifetime of disappointment!
@dave Ah, the cycle of crap.
Got one of the twitter ones. The last Basket of Cranberries I got was pretty shitty so… I guess we’ll see, but my hopes are pretty low.
They had special birthday ones for $50 with woot branded stuff in.
Would have liked that over the random crap any day (it had a monkey cape you could wear!)
They all sold out instantly because they only posted the sale links on the forums and some people just have no lives…
Meh… hasnt been the same since they started sourcing stuff specifically for them. The days if literal crap, returns, and leftovers are long gone over at woot.
@joedel263 yeah, I always have a hard time with the Woot forums since I don’t really know what I’m looking for
@joedel263 Exactly the difference I found, they seem to buy stuff just for them (especially doing 15,000) rather than clearing out all the returns/damaged etc. TT for a bit was clearing out stuff while moving and got some random VHS and other stuff, that was kind of interesting. Not just super cheap chinese junk.
I was ready to stop but took chance on extra birthday crap but not holding breath.
@joedel263 @raccoon81 I think the special birthday cape was for your monkey to wear- the birthday packs came with them too.
Last year it was the listed bunch of Woot branded stuff plus one higher end electronic item. Some people got really nice headphones. Others got Fire sticks. I would be pissed off if I got a Fire stick for $50.
I got a bag of crap and a birthday pack so I’m pretty happy.
@joedel263 Heh, the special birthday cape is for your monkey, not you.
As for getting one of the special $50 birthday BoC’s, mainly it’s luck. I got one last year right after signing in and it just popped up. In it was a set of very nice (expensive) ear buds. Along with other stuff, it was probably worth the money I spent. Sometimes it’s not.
Also, I heard that they were only releasing around a dozen of them at a time at the Birthday bash, so not too many people were actually getting one. This may have made it seem that there were “special” ways to acquire one – maybe for a few people, but once again, it’s just plain old luck.
Actually, it was the birthday pack which should have had everyone salivating. I got one and I’m extremely happy.
@Barney @joedel263 Now I wish I had a birthday cape I could wear while doing housework.
@joedel263 @sammydog01 Up, up, and away!
@Barney @joedel263 @sammydog01 you could always turn your apron around
@joedel263 @llangley @sammydog01 Now I have visions of @sammydog01 also wearing her pearls while she dusts.
@Barney @joedel263 @llangley I just realized I can tie by Woot sleeved blanket around my neck. It even has a cape on it. Perfect!
@joedel263 @llangley @sammydog01 Yeah, you’re gonna need that to keep warm this summer.
I got a BOC from George Takei!!
@aetris yeah, I got one of those, too.