i noticed all the IRKs today have been $10. was the point of the irkathon to just see if we’d be willing to pay more for IRKs on a regular basis? because if it was, well played meh.
I’m sure their shipping cost have gone up-but probably not doubled. They wanted to see what the market would bear and found out that some individuals who had never gotten one before would be willing to pay almost anything to enjoy regret. That being said they settled on a price point that would still sell out almost immediately and not scare many away.
@kdemo our precious supply of global IRKs is being depleted! I blame … uh … the ghost of Bea Arthur. (I blame her ghost for a lot these days, and she doesn’t seem to mind.)
@UncleVinny - Haha!! I was thinking of you today, did you get my mental message?
True about Bea Arthur being blameworthy. Years ago she rudely pushed my sister aside in an airport line. May her ghost be haunted by IRK detritus.
(If ghosts can be haunted?)
The thing about IRKs is that they give me hope that there is something wondrous inside. Maybe an old broken down hard drive with bitcoin code hashes on it. Someone at meh could make a mistake and send me an IRK with a wad of cash in it that was meant to corner Raspberry Pi underground black market.
I think of an IRK as a willy wonka candy bar, but without the golden ticket or delicious chocolate. The dream but never the reality …
Now, if you never open the IRK, then the dream can last forever. Schrödinger’s cat never dies. But if you open the IRK, then the regret will be all that you have left … The smell of burning fields will now be you and here.
@eeterrific IRKs are IRKs, aka a new exotic particle recently found at CERN. Like the most churlish of pre-teenage black holes, they inevitably collapse into disappointment. The Anti-IRK is what we all hope for, but it is one of the Greatest Events that few will ever experience because it requires the power of a thousand CERNS :
If they constantly sell out at $5, try it at $10. If they stop selling, they will lower the price. Some other sites sell a “mystery box” for 25 every week.
@regnowsin Yes they will still sell out at 100 a sale. Back in the old days children they’d sell 500 or more in one sale and we didn’t even have to walk both ways uphill barefoot in the snow to get one.
I just quit trying to buy an IRK. Literally. It would cause me stress trying to get one, and I ALMOST never did (I actually got 3 or 4 over the whole time I’ve been around here. And a couple were good and a couple were horrible.) So, seriously, I just watch when one comes up, and wait until I’m sure it’s sold out. And it feels peaceful. LOL. (Edit: I did watch the IRK-a-thon with amazement, particularly that anyone would pay more than $5-10 for one, ever. But then, I don’t like gambling or Lottos or such things, either. )
What a nice birthday thought!
Yes, yes they did. What does that say about us though?
I’m sure their shipping cost have gone up-but probably not doubled. They wanted to see what the market would bear and found out that some individuals who had never gotten one before would be willing to pay almost anything to enjoy regret. That being said they settled on a price point that would still sell out almost immediately and not scare many away.
What is an IRK?
@mehtenizer Instant Regret Kit. The keyword is the second one.
Another site has similar offerings called a bag of crap.
@mehtenizer It is where you pay $10 for the honor of disposing of their trash
@mehtenizer @thismyusername I actually got some decent stuff in my irkathon box. Two brand new Cuisinart pots. Can’t beat that for $10.
This made me laugh. Double the price for the same box of shit… :|
I think it’s a test to see if we will try to use the $5 code on an IRK.
@kcface like you have time to enter a coupon code during an IRK sale
@djslack @kcface For the 1am sale the fast fingered @cinoclav got a coupon to work… Too risky for my tired fingers
@kcface I have no $5 coupons to use. Wasn’t going to pay $70 for an IRK to get them
@kcface what $5 code?
IRK-flation is here to stay.
@chaos13 The Fed prints money; Meh “prints” $5 coupons that cost $5 but make you think later that you are saving $5.
Inflation-inducing either way
And they still give a 20+ window for IRKs during the meh-rathon… How about 5 and get on to the next item FFS?
It’s not just meh. Inflation is everywhere.
The price of IRKs has risen globally.
@kdemo our precious supply of global IRKs is being depleted! I blame … uh … the ghost of Bea Arthur. (I blame her ghost for a lot these days, and she doesn’t seem to mind.)
@UncleVinny - Haha!! I was thinking of you today, did you get my mental message?
True about Bea Arthur being blameworthy. Years ago she rudely pushed my sister aside in an airport line. May her ghost be haunted by IRK detritus.
(If ghosts can be haunted?)
The thing about IRKs is that they give me hope that there is something wondrous inside. Maybe an old broken down hard drive with bitcoin code hashes on it. Someone at meh could make a mistake and send me an IRK with a wad of cash in it that was meant to corner Raspberry Pi underground black market.
I think of an IRK as a willy wonka candy bar, but without the golden ticket or delicious chocolate. The dream but never the reality …
Now, if you never open the IRK, then the dream can last forever. Schrödinger’s cat never dies. But if you open the IRK, then the regret will be all that you have left … The smell of burning fields will now be you and here.
@cfg83 So…in reference to Schrödinger’s cat…if you leave the IRK in the box, it is both a bargain and a disappointment. But once you open it…
@cfg83 chills as always.
@eeterrific IRKs are IRKs, aka a new exotic particle recently found at CERN. Like the most churlish of pre-teenage black holes, they inevitably collapse into disappointment. The Anti-IRK is what we all hope for, but it is one of the Greatest Events that few will ever experience because it requires the power of a thousand CERNS :
I won’t buy a $10 one unless I have time to get it with a coupon.
/giphy heartbroken
The $10 IRKs are new and improved!
Twice as much regret!
I’m saying my $70 irk was worth it. Got a projector and some other cool stuff
If they constantly sell out at $5, try it at $10. If they stop selling, they will lower the price. Some other sites sell a “mystery box” for 25 every week.
@regnowsin Yeah, like maybe some idiot (oil company executive) said, hey, let’s try to sell $7 a gallon gas, they’ll still pay!
@regnowsin Yes they will still sell out at 100 a sale. Back in the old days children they’d sell 500 or more in one sale and we didn’t even have to walk both ways uphill barefoot in the snow to get one.
@Kidsandliz @regnowsin
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A true addict just does it and worries about the “where to get the
I just quit trying to buy an IRK. Literally. It would cause me stress trying to get one, and I ALMOST never did (I actually got 3 or 4 over the whole time I’ve been around here. And a couple were good and a couple were horrible.) So, seriously, I just watch when one comes up, and wait until I’m sure it’s sold out. And it feels peaceful. LOL. (Edit: I did watch the IRK-a-thon with amazement, particularly that anyone would pay more than $5-10 for one, ever. But then, I don’t like gambling or Lottos or such things, either.
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