@narfcake It’s strange, things were refreshing more quickly on my phone than the pc. But yeah, some of them took almost two minutes to show up. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
@boygenius1991 I think it happens when the item sells out after the main page loaded. So it tries to open the order dialog but fails on looking up the item because it’s now unavailable.
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS too slow. Dagnabbit. I’m not a robot. Sorry, it’s sold out. Should I be a robot? A poison dart wielding Roomba? A chicken named Hank? I want a Fukobukuro! Darn it.
Been trying to get one for ages, finally get it loaded, click the captcha, and bam, can’t get it because it was already sold out…been watching all hour thinking something like this might happen…
The number of times my heart races suddenly, watching that green bar load and reload, only to have it say they sold out. I don’t think it can take many more in one day.
Are you guys letting the pages reload on this Meh-rathon by themselves or hitting refresh at the time it hits 0:00?
@yourmom Um, expect one to be canceled. It’s one per customer y’know. Even trying to buy more than one when others are trying so hard to get their first is a dick move.
It is SO annoying when I refresh the page and it takes over a minute to load, and I try to buy one, and it won’t work!! Then by then it’s all sold out. I even tried on TWO devices… nothing… Frustrating Meh…fix your servers to allow the increased load!!!
@hanzov69 Holy moly. Not sure why I am not getting captcha at all. Not gonna complain but I feel bad for everyone struggling with it. My only other Fuko was April Fools 2016 where the whole page was captcha, that was a fun time, probably the longest a fuko was up before selling out.
@dzieciom Yeah, it’s kind of obnoxious. The only time I’ve managed to snag one was when they introduced the circuit breakers (is that even still a thing?).
The worst part is I just knew that it was going to be the last item of the hour, had laptop and phone going, got captcha’d on both.
@hanzov69 My empathy – that’s one of the worst I’ve seen as to clarity of image and distinguishing what exactly is part of a “sign”. Google motto: “Do no evil”? – yagottaBkiddinMe! They are toying with us. I think it is all part of a psychological evaluation; it’s not just our data they want.
I was in the process of buying…then realized I already had one from earlier and saw the note “it’s the polite thing to do” so I clicked off the buying in progress page.
Got one! I just found out that on top of breaking a few bones in my R foot I also broke my L great toe, so this Fuko is the cherry red baboon’s ass on my shitty week. Thanks, I think.
I’ve been around for all three of these today… each time I’ve gotten the “these are selling fast” error twice and then “sold out.” It’s just … deflating.
Thanks, meh, for showing love to the VMPs. Finally got one. Been a bit of a dry spell; can’t even remember the last time I was successful. Anyway, I do genuinely appreciate it, and, well, fuck, I’ve been spending a shitload of money on your mediocre crap all day, so I think it’s a good investment for y’all to string me along like this.
@Thumperchick So, I was loading on two devices, because it looked like the first one was just locked up. When that one did indeed come through, I escaped out of the second. I’ve only got one order showing under my account. I just wasn’t sure how the traffic showed on y’all’s side and I didn’t want you to think I was trying to game the system–truly. I always want to stay on the right side of the Mediocre gods. So, um, Hail Thumper, full of grace . . . et cetera, et cetera.
Speaking of which, do you think y’all could steer clear to packing multiple items in one box, so that the wife doesn’t see how much cash I wasted today? That’d be peachy.
@joelmw I did the same thing. PC and phone, both had the bars going. As soon as one went through I jumped out of the other and immediately checked my orders to see if I had to cancel one. (I didn’t.)
Only check mark needed for “I am not a robot”, but sold out. Took too long to load from all the non-VMP members and previous Fuko winners trying again.
Wow, how frustrating. Page finally loads, I get the order screen, buy, and the green bar just kept going and going- finally it says to try again, and naturally that time it’s sold out. It’s bad enough when it just happens once in a day- but to repeat the sadness several times in a 24 hour period is too much. LOL
Second time today I was in time to click buy, and the second time the page took an inordinate amount of time to load and was sold out by the time the purchase page appeared.
Meh, I just wanted to say “thank you” for reserving a full batch of these for VMP supporters. It’s the “holy grail” of online cheapdom, and it’s nice that you made the effort to reward those who support you too.
missed out again, probably the last chance I had, page loaded up fine, just the captcha is just a blank screen for the longest time that by the time that comes up it is sold out, congrats to all the VMP that got one
Got a shower Fuko this morning (laptop on top of toilet next to shower… don’t judget… it worked!) - so I did the “polite” thing and held off. It’s damned muscle memory though it was hard to resist!
captcha is SO annoying. First it takes forever to load, and then you have to deal with that crap? I’m so tired of trying to get one of these things…it’s ridiculous.
Meh. I’m not a robot. I am a vmp. Day zero and everything. I am, however, captcha challenged. I was waiting as one could figure It the end of vmp hour (which was awesome and cost me a few hundo), that there’d be a fuku waiting for me. And there was. Kinda.
@cbilyak And they know we are legitimate fools spending that money monthly (well at least some people anyway). Paid for itself for me this month. Fuko and $5 lanterns Yea 3 more people checked off my list).
Thanks meh for my “ajar-protective-hare”. Missed out on the power bank but this made up for it. Was a nice touch having VMP only deals.
I got failure messages on the order screen, make sure you check the “my orders” section because this is the 2nd time I have gotten an error but it did complete the order.
It took over a minute to load and I had to different devices going! Fuck it - I’m done. My disability is in overdrive and I blame my two seizures on your wiggling screen. Some day maybe I’ll be able to get a Fuko but not holding my breath at this point.
@WTFsunshine A lot of people have been saying they have two (or more) systems loading the page; all of them doubling (or more) the load on the server(s) and intervening networks. No wonder they took so long to load for everyone.
@duodec I didn’t try the “two devices going” thing until I missed the previous ones and read that others were trying it. Set one device on one browser and the other on a different one. But yes - I do agree that it probably didn’t help and probably caused further slowdown. But before that I was already having the issue of it taking a minute to two minutes to load the next deal. Even with the moldy bath robes deal. I also mistakenly thought that during a “mehrathon” Meh might have upped their power/ability/whatever the proper technical term is on their own servers knowing that it would cause people to stay, and if interested in a particular deal, cause a lot of people to buy.
I went undefeated in Fuku/o up until they starting breaking them up with circuit breakers and such. I get the idea of sharing the love and such but I feel there was just a fundamental process that allowed me to get one when it was a one time shot. I don’t expect to get another.
@cinoclav I see you as part of the “conspiracy” to keep the hype high. There’s always some “glitch” that keeps me from getting one. The green bar of death etc etc. I’ve developed the attitude of no longer hunting for them (Fuko) but if it’s there I’ll click it. Too much agro.
What the crap. How do you get a Fuko. I have been waiting at my computer hitting refresh over and over again on both chrome and internet explorer. I’m on fiber, the Fuko comes up and finally get to lets do this and they are sold out. They sold out at 4:59. Is you website hosted in South Dakota? Do I need to move to get one of these? Love you Meh
Dammmmmmit!!! I was catching up on the tale of the Mad Ape Den and I was trying to read Day 5 when I realized there was a freaking Fuko!!! And I missed it…
@hanzov69 If only Meh let us choose someone else to give it to instead of sending it into the abyss. So many more people deserve it - Studerc for example
@dzieciom how do you know me? I mean, I’m flattered as shit but I’ve been lurking for easily the past 6 months. Didn’t think my name was common anymore…
@studerc I’ve been around 2.5 years and used to read around more than I do now. Didn’t even realize this was going on until i got into work early today and decided to check out whats going on. TUrns out coming in early paid off for once as 5 minutes later the 2nd Fuko popped up.
So yeah I remember seeing you around back then as well and saw you post that you missed all 3.
Oh yeah the mehrican exchanges too. I haven’t participated in those but will on the next one.
@morrdt Only the double/triple orders which get cancelled anyways. If you tried to take my last remaining one you would have to take it from my dead fingers.
I don’t know if I can take this emotional roller coaster much longer… pulse racing as I actually get the buy button for once, frantically trying to prove I’m not a robot. Did I punch the right squares? I don’t know?
green bar… .green bar… green bar… error.
#%@&!!! crushing disappointment.
but then, reports of errors turning into orders, is there hope? I check my order status, and it’s there! I check my email, and there’s a confirmation! did I really actually finally get one, or will it get rescinded later only to completely and utterly crush my spirits?
OH MY GOD. Was well on the way to getting another fuko, but because I was using my work browser (and it has those filters in place), I couldn’t get the green “Buy It” button to show up! DAMNIT ALL TO HELL! Should have done it on my phone, where I had nabbed the last three in a row up until now.
Green bar… Green bar… Green bar… UH OH! You took too long to click all the fucking captcha bullshit! How about you try again! Too late. Fuck you. Sold out.
After two years, finally got one… actually, it didn’t go through (failed after the robot check) and I walked away in frustration - THEN I got the email saying it actually had processed! Best. Day. Ever.
@candiedisilvio1 I got one! I thought for sure the green line of death had me! Good luck guys. I hope you all get one. I have a good feeling that 8pm might be lucky
I was mechanically going through the motions to place the order because I forgot that I scored one before. Realized it and stopped before hitting the final button.
It ain’t no $250 Switch, and I don’t like playing by the rules, but I can’t imagine making one other person feel as shitty as I have after years of not being able to “win,” so one is enough.
@ACraigL I stopped short of buy too, but a 2nd fuko was glitched to my account apparently. Went through the motions. Turned off my phone after doing captcha. Open re-opened my browser a few minutes later, which apparently reloaded the buy page to an error:
No email, but I got a notification from my credit card.
Knew it was coming, was fast on the order and captcha and still nothing! Shame they only held a couple hundred for the VMP’s. (not that I would have scored anyway! )
So looks like no more for real this time. Guess I can save that $5 for stuff I need in my 1st house. After living in the same apartment for 20 years, I bought a house. Craziness… too bad there was nothing I needed during the Meh-rathon.
@sweetpqte You’ll have tracking as soon as our servers wake up and talk to each other. (It’s already there on the back end, just hasn’t shown up for you, yet.)
Got mine. On the bright side I’m never going to bother to try to snag another one… Mine has a Betty Boop dog/cat bed type thing and like a ipad mini case or something.
Got mine today from the VMP edition, a DVD of Wrong turn 2 in a Blockbuster sleeve, 2 mushroom shaped desk cleaners from Japan, some doll house figures and furniture new in box from 1986, a set of possibly wireless over the ear head phones with no charging cable, and of course the beautiful red bag. I love it and will update with a review of the movie.
Here for the first time trying to figure this out. So you click to buy something but you don’t know what you are getting until it shows up and it always costs five dollars?? Kinda like White Elephant gift exchange at Christmas??
@tngrannyd Did you ever hang out at Woot? A Fuko is like Woot’s Bag of Crap (only lately, I think it’s worse). Fuko means unlucky bag, and yes, it is always $5 (plus shipping unless you are a VMP).
Fukos are offered about every 3 or 4 months or so. It’s a guess as to when one will pop up. There are usually only around 600 bags offered (there are THOUSANDS on this site), so you have to be quick to click and get one.
Sometimes they have really good stuff (each Fuko is different). Most of the time they have just plain ol’ crap. But they are always fun to try and get.
@tngrannyd Fukobukuros are grab bags derived from the Japanese new year custom of Fukubukuro, the distinction being that, apparently, the ‘O’ changes the meaning from ‘lucky’ to ‘unlucky’ which is both in keeping with the culture behind Meh and the contents of the vast majority of the bags. The practice can be read about in detail on the Wikipedia page but basically in Japan retailers will create blind grab bags of random items and offer them at a substantial discount over MSRP as a loss leader to attract customers into their store, the hope being that while there you will buy other things.
In short, for Fuko you pay $5 for a blind grab bag of random stuff. I think, when looked at purely objectively, every Fuko is probably worth at minimum the $5 and so you’re always getting your money’s worth. Whether that stuff is worth $5 to you or not is purely subjective. The appeal of course is that there are usually a handful of really nice fukos given out containing things like Roombas or TVs or other invaluable items.
@Barney haha…at work, I was told I was creepy looking because I wasn’t blabber like normal… I had fun making the guy miserable over his choice of words.
Not too bad of a haul - MetaWatch (with no charging clip - $9 on eBay), 2 in ONE Blower Brush Hair Dryer/Styler, Bluetooth earbuds, Creepy mug, black comb-in hair color, (3) Fly swatter packs, Fosters Necklace bottle opener, Newton’s Dark Secrets DVD and the obligatory meh bag and sticker.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
None
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 15 - Thursday, Aug 18
Fly my pretties, fly!
/buy
@billlbo Are you a robot? You can’t buy this if you’re a robot.
@mediocrebot I got the same message but then next click got me the bag
/buy
@datruandi Are you a robot? You can’t buy this if you’re a robot.
fuko for everybody!
/buy quantity 99
@sohmageek Are you a robot? You can’t buy this if you’re a robot.
Must… resist…
I won’t do it a third time
Darn you VMP’ers!
@bdecker202 Bwaa haaa haaa
/giphy evil laughter
/buy
@jsh139 Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.
@mediocrebot Dick!
3rd times the charm! overrated-haunted-feast
@cjrhoades Damn you! I continue to get screwed waiting for the confirmation! Green bar is loading many times… failure… sold out!!
@EvilTuna31x same here and every time now that they did this jacked up captcha requirement
@EvilTuna31x Don’t worry, I know the feeling. This is the first one I’ve managed to snag in quite some time.
@cjrhoades got mine and notice that good manners dictate I don’t get another today
@Birdheh well and if you do they will cancel all but one order anyway…
This thing loaded quicker than any of the others for me.
VMP pays off at last!
/image fanciful-loveable-thief
/giphy fanciful-loveable-thief
vast-fluid-ghost
GOT IT!
creamy-paranoid-lilac
@MrGlass
/giphy dance party
@MrGlass OMG that is the best giphy I have ever gotten
Damn
troubled-mainstream-wafer wooo!!
First time the page loaded for me in like 2 seconds and I can’t even buy it lol
I could have got this 3 times already, but I got the 8am one. Had I know (how could I?) I’d would have waited.
@ACraigL They’d cancel the others anyway.
Why do I bother…
captcha strikes again.
FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK I had it loaded immediately on my phone, then subsequently on my computer, and neither processed quickly enough.
Finally got one and it denies me because I’m not a VMP. No Bueno!
Did not hit buy as already got one Fuko earlier this morning.
@H3xtor666 me neither…
SCORE!!!
Got it! WOO!
/image clean-subsequent-rabbit
/giphy clean-subsequent-rabbit
Doggone - got the sold out message…
foiled again…
Fuck the green bar. And my shit work internet.
In better news, the VMP-only hour is just about over!
meh. stuck on the captcha again.
Should have kept my VMP status… The first fuko i could get and not able to buy it… smh
@chughes15 You still wouldn’t have gotten it… I know I didn’t
@chughes15 Yeah, I am not pumped that I didn’t pay close enough attention to that final VMP deadline.
Finally. Third try is a charm.
/giphy bare-catty-taco
NOICE!!! Fuko for VMP!!!
figures, the one time I’m not paying attention…
Wow, they actually held back quite a few for VMP only.
@ruouttaurmind Figured it would be another 200. Bonus 38 this time. Yay!
Apparently never going to get one of these.
Darn missed 'em
Just annoying now.
Hell, yeah! It’s been a year and a half, but I got a Fuko again! Thanks, VMP!
/giphy tiresome-amicable-cottage
DAMNED CAPTCHA
/giphy damned-captcha
Meh!
/giphy anterior-famished-taste
Wow, that giphy is a winner
@gheldean Cruel intentions. Love me some SMG.
I knew that continued $5 a month would pay off!
/giphy aberrant-wealthy-branch
@dewaynelawson not for me
Nooooooooooo!
Damn you robot.
I got a fukoing fuko!!! My first!!! Took me over two years to do it!!! Yay for me!!!
@amazedblue Congrats!
@gheldean Thank you… Thank you very much…
whyyyyyy
why does it always think i’m a robot???
love that vmp life
/8ball did everyone get one?
Without a doubt
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I FINALLY GOT ONE! First time in three years (:
FUCK!
Why is it taking so fucking long to refresh?!
I blame
@Trillian@dave@snapster!@narfcake
@cinoclav Most of the items this afternoon has been taking at least a minute, if not longer, to refresh just to see what was being offered.
Refreshing the forums page has been equally slow.
@narfcake It’s strange, things were refreshing more quickly on my phone than the pc. But yeah, some of them took almost two minutes to show up. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
@cinoclav Thanks. I think I’ve pretty much been only getting the middle finger today, so.
felt it was coming when the page took two minutes to autorefresh. still couldn’t secure one. sigh
@plariers All the refreshes have been running slow this afternoon. 36/38 Mbps here, so it shouldn’t be my end of the connection.
@narfcake It’s definitely on their end as my laptop is using ethernet and I’m getting 230+ Mbps on my end.
I’M NOT A FUCKING ROBOT YOU ELECTRONIC WHORE!
@DaveInSoCal Still sounds like something an angry robot would say.
@cinoclav That is incorrect, fellow human.
There goes my streak. Goodbye, Meh.
@Epinardian I think there will be more. Keep trying!
damn damn damn. well at least I can read more of the journal
Always gets hung up when I try to buy. Whoops! Try again! Oops! Sold out!
"Are you a robot?"
BUT MY CAPTCHA IS RIGHT THERE
GAAH
FINALLYYYYYYYY!!! YESSSSS!!!
Thought this day would never come. First Fuko!!! Thanks meh for letting the supporters get one a chance!!!
Wow. I was not very fast and still got one! Thanks meh!
(I’m sure I will be cursing you when I open it)
Finally, my journey comes to an end!
/giphy miraculous-dense-popcorn
BINGO!
/giphy sudden-sneaky-grapefruit
guys what the hell is this “we’re not sure what you’re ordering” thing, there’s one thing for sale with no options.
@boygenius1991 I think it happens when the item sells out after the main page loaded. So it tries to open the order dialog but fails on looking up the item because it’s now unavailable.
For the 2nd time today sold out before I could complete the deal. Fuk that!
got my first bag of disappointment!
/giphy particular-lucky-sodium
Captcha strikes again
Aw, I knew it said VMP only and I still tried, had it 6 times over and still I kept hoping for a miracle even though I’m not a vmp anymore. :sad:
grrrrr… got to click button and had the taking to long happen twice, then the sold out
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS too slow. Dagnabbit. I’m not a robot. Sorry, it’s sold out. Should I be a robot? A poison dart wielding Roomba? A chicken named Hank? I want a Fukobukuro! Darn it.
/buy --not-a-robot
@awk Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.
/buy i’m not a robot
@larrygrochal Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.
Are you a robot?.. These things are selling fast, try again later. Are you a robot? Sold Out. Thanks.
Bull it kept telling me selling fast then said oops then said sold out. I always gets screwed. Damn these bags!!!
missed another one!
Been trying to get one for ages, finally get it loaded, click the captcha, and bam, can’t get it because it was already sold out…been watching all hour thinking something like this might happen…
I was lucky enough to get one on the first batch, and it has taken every ounce of my self-control to not buy either of the follow-up Fuko’s…
/giphy zen master
@pyudin “Now everybody, close your eyes and concentrate. Concentrate…hard.”
@pyudin Appreciate it as someone how has never gotten one.
Sigh, made it through the robot this time, caught on the endless green bar
The number of times my heart races suddenly, watching that green bar load and reload, only to have it say they sold out. I don’t think it can take many more in one day.
Are you guys letting the pages reload on this Meh-rathon by themselves or hitting refresh at the time it hits 0:00?
@Tiverty I have three windows open and hit refresh on each, one at 0:00, one at +:01 and one at +:02 ish. usually the 1 second one loads first
@Tiverty My heart was racing too. I didn’t know it worked until seconds later I got an email.
@Tiverty I let it refresh on its own. Failed at most that I tried, but got a Fuku
fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
servers are so fucking slow to-fucking-day
@capguncowboy I appreciate that you added two extra syllables to that word.
blah, sold out in the green bar of death.
This company is going to be sold to amazon before I get a Fuko.
@khamilton323 So in other words Amazon will buy a fuko before you do…
GUH!!!
Maybe one day
Finally! /giphy dependent-mystical-lilac
2 in one day!
/giphy tyrannical-vain-ring
@yourmom
I’m telling… (not really) Good luck!
https://meh.com/forum/topics/because-im-a-greedy-s-o-a-b
@yourmom Um, expect one to be canceled. It’s one per customer y’know. Even trying to buy more than one when others are trying so hard to get their first is a dick move.
@cinoclav “dick move” I couldn’t help myself.
/giphy Grow up already.
@hems79 Well, that wasn’t directed at you. At least you had the decency to ask to make sure.
@cinoclav You still said, “dick move.”
/giphy dic… nevermind
238 bought one? I didn’t think there were that many VMPs still…
I really hate captcha. I can get 1/10 lego set, but not 1/238 bags
it said it failed but is in my orders!!!
@Ryaneil same! yaaaay bad products that should feel bad
@Ryaneil - Good to know this old goat is still around.
@KDemo I learned my lesson, lay low
@Ryaneil - I think I should learn your lesson too.
Well that took forever to load but I still got it. Not as excited as I would have thought…Meh
@wootprime Being not as excited as you would have thought is a good start. Once it shows up you’ll be more disappointed then you could have imagined.
It is SO annoying when I refresh the page and it takes over a minute to load, and I try to buy one, and it won’t work!! Then by then it’s all sold out. I even tried on TWO devices… nothing… Frustrating Meh…fix your servers to allow the increased load!!!
@ulcards99 I also was two devicing it.
Took over two minutes to load, got to buy it now on both, captcha’d on both.
Huh… the order never appeared to go through, because I’m a robot, but it’s sitting in my orders…
neat!
/giphy sad-trendy-flame
Oh fuck you meh.
0 for 3
@hanzov69 Holy moly. Not sure why I am not getting captcha at all. Not gonna complain but I feel bad for everyone struggling with it. My only other Fuko was April Fools 2016 where the whole page was captcha, that was a fun time, probably the longest a fuko was up before selling out.
@dzieciom Yeah, it’s kind of obnoxious. The only time I’ve managed to snag one was when they introduced the circuit breakers (is that even still a thing?).
The worst part is I just knew that it was going to be the last item of the hour, had laptop and phone going, got captcha’d on both.
@hanzov69 My empathy – that’s one of the worst I’ve seen as to clarity of image and distinguishing what exactly is part of a “sign”. Google motto: “Do no evil”? – yagottaBkiddinMe! They are toying with us. I think it is all part of a psychological evaluation; it’s not just our data they want.
@phendrick
A bit behind.
http://time.com/4060575/alphabet-google-dont-be-evil/
@mflassy Thanks. I guess I am behind on that. So now they can be evil, without violating company policy?
computer and phone both would not load the checkout page don’t know why I even try
knightly-royal-form
Couldn’t even get one on my damn Birthday!!!
@Superman the day is not over
@Ryaneil True but my reaction time might become delayed later in the day. lol
@Ryaneil it is for these bags as they are to hold back “some” for vmp at 4 pm est ( except this was early but during vmp time) so bet no more
@Superman may the F5 be with you
@Superman
Happy birthday!
@KDemo Nice!
@Superman - Sorry. Have some belated cake.
Curses, foiled again! Got the oops message when placing the order, then it was too late.
Killing me. My VMP rolled over and now I can’t get this. Sad panda
VMP since September 2014 and just got my first fuko! The feels…
/giphy agreeable-refreshing-lawyer
stupid captcha
::sad trombone::
finally
/giphy gourmet-domineering-snow
got stuck on the captcha . . . then told sorry we are having problems, then told it was sold out~
I’m sure pressing “BUY IT” is something I will come to regret, but…
/image numerous-combative-chicken
/giphy numerous-combative-chicken
Dancing in my desk chair, it’s a meh-ricle! Got my fuko.
I don’t know if I could have clicked it any faster and it was sold out by the time my credit card was charging… always happens mehhh
Fucking. Hell.
Have been trying for this since Meh started and my shitty rural internet takes to long to get through every time. Fuck.
Third time is a charm!!! It said error but I got the email!
f%^k your verification box. Missed all three today. you suck.
Thanks Easter Bunny…
sigh
Not even when it’s narrowed down to only VMPs…
still waiting, missed it 3 times in a single day
Come on drain cleaner thingie in my BoC!
(when you go back to one deal a day, I’ll call it by it’s Meh name)
No shit. It kept telling me it didn’t know which items I wanted. Poop.
Got to it right away, captcha crashed on my computer and my phone said they were sold out already
3 years-- and still never got one
forlorn-extreme-illusionist
@jmhsrv I have to say, its nice to see a VIP access only Fuko -thank you Meh!
VICTORY IS MINE! FINALLY A FUKU. It’s been a long drought.
astute-fascinating-sock
/giphy dependent-mystical-lilac
Fuku? Fuk this. Damn not sure what ur trying to buy shit.
Three strikes, I’m out.
@djslack story of my life here
Went as fast as I could with no glitches, but still didn’t make it.
I was in the process of buying…then realized I already had one from earlier and saw the note “it’s the polite thing to do” so I clicked off the buying in progress page.
@TaRDy
/giphy angel on your shoulder
ARRRGGGHH!! Missed it again! By like 30 sec. both times today!
I’ll have to wait until there are only 200 VMP members left to get one, it seems.
@FrankieEnc Than they’ll only sell 199 and well, you know what will happen.
Dang nabbit! That just kept rolling and rolling and then sold out. Curses!
Fuck the CAPTCHA. I’m canceling my VMP.
@davecort Yeah! That’ll teach 'em!
@davecort Maybe you’re a robot?
First fuko since joining all these years!
I was stuck on the green bar of death for way too long. Had given all hope.
/image traceable-mini-bulb
@itzd4n
/giphy traceable-mini-bulb
Got one! I just found out that on top of breaking a few bones in my R foot I also broke my L great toe, so this Fuko is the cherry red baboon’s ass on my shitty week. Thanks, I think.
“But if you already got a Fuko you should hold off”, should be enforced. Thanks buttholes.
@t0nyc0tt4m It will be.
It just kept loading then robot then we dont know what you bought. The really need to fix their servers this is ridiculous
Woohoo!
triumphant-immature-cook
Finally got one!!
I’ve been around for all three of these today… each time I’ve gotten the “these are selling fast” error twice and then “sold out.” It’s just … deflating.
/giphy ignorant-lifeless-partner
Thanks, meh, for showing love to the VMPs. Finally got one. Been a bit of a dry spell; can’t even remember the last time I was successful. Anyway, I do genuinely appreciate it, and, well, fuck, I’ve been spending a shitload of money on your mediocre crap all day, so I think it’s a good investment for y’all to string me along like this.
/giphy thanks
@Thumperchick So, I was loading on two devices, because it looked like the first one was just locked up. When that one did indeed come through, I escaped out of the second. I’ve only got one order showing under my account. I just wasn’t sure how the traffic showed on y’all’s side and I didn’t want you to think I was trying to game the system–truly. I always want to stay on the right side of the Mediocre gods. So, um, Hail Thumper, full of grace . . . et cetera, et cetera.
Speaking of which, do you think y’all could steer clear to packing multiple items in one box, so that the wife doesn’t see how much cash I wasted today? That’d be peachy.
@joelmw I did the same thing. PC and phone, both had the bars going. As soon as one went through I jumped out of the other and immediately checked my orders to see if I had to cancel one. (I didn’t.)
@joelmw
Since you got one and I didn’t, you owe me some poetics and hermeneutics.
@joelmw I feel like you’re taking this much more seriously than you should.
@Thumperchick
Only check mark needed for “I am not a robot”, but sold out. Took too long to load from all the non-VMP members and previous Fuko winners trying again.
Missed it on the trying…trying…oh we’re sold out…
Congrats to all that got one!
Wow, how frustrating. Page finally loads, I get the order screen, buy, and the green bar just kept going and going- finally it says to try again, and naturally that time it’s sold out. It’s bad enough when it just happens once in a day- but to repeat the sadness several times in a 24 hour period is too much. LOL
Hate the captcha…at least I have a chance at a BOC on Woot tomorrow. My last BOC was better than my last Fuko, so there is always that.
Second time today I was in time to click buy, and the second time the page took an inordinate amount of time to load and was sold out by the time the purchase page appeared.
Meh, I just wanted to say “thank you” for reserving a full batch of these for VMP supporters. It’s the “holy grail” of online cheapdom, and it’s nice that you made the effort to reward those who support you too.
Well played meh, well played!
missed out again, probably the last chance I had, page loaded up fine, just the captcha is just a blank screen for the longest time that by the time that comes up it is sold out, congrats to all the VMP that got one
Got a shower Fuko this morning (laptop on top of toilet next to shower… don’t judget… it worked!) - so I did the “polite” thing and held off. It’s damned muscle memory though it was hard to resist!
@zachary I know I was tempted in case the ones sold now were “better” then the one I got earlier due to VMP
“But if you already got a Fuko you should hold off”, should be enforced. Maybe let the rest of us see what crap is in these things?
been watching the last hour religiously expecting a fuko in the vmp hour and got a call from my boss and looked away for 2 min and missed it. fuko me
@coleafiory I missed the GoPros for the same reason. Only time today the boss poked his head in and they sold out before he left.
captcha is SO annoying. First it takes forever to load, and then you have to deal with that crap? I’m so tired of trying to get one of these things…it’s ridiculous.
First time Fuko
gory-meaningful-cyclops
Oh, finally! Now I don’t have to blame myself for missing the other ones!
@Trillian
I blame you for thIs.
The first time I tried to type that sentence, it came out:
“I Blake you for this”.
So you get both
/giphy tyger tyger
@f00l I actually expected a fuck ton more blame today.
@Trillian I’m blaming
you@snapster that you haven’t been blamed more.I was amazed that I actually got one. Have not had any luck since the april 1st one where they changed it to Fukus. I AM SO FREAKING EXCITED!
I am a proud V.M.P. for life now after this.
/giphy vengeful-small-barbarian
Actually had to do some work at work and missed it. Probably would have missed it any way though.
Popped my Fuko cherry!!
Meh. I’m not a robot. I am a vmp. Day zero and everything. I am, however, captcha challenged. I was waiting as one could figure It the end of vmp hour (which was awesome and cost me a few hundo), that there’d be a fuku waiting for me. And there was. Kinda.
Sad. Panda.
@v I think that us VMPs should not have to deal with the captcha crap. My $ .02.
@cbilyak And they know we are legitimate fools spending that money monthly (well at least some people anyway). Paid for itself for me this month. Fuko and $5 lanterns Yea 3 more people checked off my list).
Thanks meh for my “ajar-protective-hare”. Missed out on the power bank but this made up for it. Was a nice touch having VMP only deals.
I got failure messages on the order screen, make sure you check the “my orders” section because this is the 2nd time I have gotten an error but it did complete the order.
@turk911 Same thing happened to me and then I got the confirmation email and it was on my orders page!
@turk911 Got my hopes up- but even though I had the order screen’s green bar loading and loading… nope.
Fuku for me. I am complete.
Yet once again green line goes and goes and can’t get one ]knew it would be before 4 pm and have been watching all day
Yay!
/giphy brave-affectionate-whale
It took over a minute to load and I had to different devices going! Fuck it - I’m done. My disability is in overdrive and I blame my two seizures on your wiggling screen. Some day maybe I’ll be able to get a Fuko but not holding my breath at this point.
@WTFsunshine A lot of people have been saying they have two (or more) systems loading the page; all of them doubling (or more) the load on the server(s) and intervening networks. No wonder they took so long to load for everyone.
@duodec Sounds plausible.
@duodec I didn’t try the “two devices going” thing until I missed the previous ones and read that others were trying it. Set one device on one browser and the other on a different one. But yes - I do agree that it probably didn’t help and probably caused further slowdown. But before that I was already having the issue of it taking a minute to two minutes to load the next deal. Even with the moldy bath robes deal. I also mistakenly thought that during a “mehrathon” Meh might have upped their power/ability/whatever the proper technical term is on their own servers knowing that it would cause people to stay, and if interested in a particular deal, cause a lot of people to buy.
Oh happy day… Woo Hoo!
/giphy warn-pleasing-mushroom
@hpw3inc The best gif.
@zachary Looks like me hitting buy, dang it, buy now!!!
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Got this screen second time after green line loaded and loaded and keep loading
[1]:
Somehow managed to get through the captcha. The VMP finally pays off…
/giphy murderous-mocking-meal
I went undefeated in Fuku/o up until they starting breaking them up with circuit breakers and such. I get the idea of sharing the love and such but I feel there was just a fundamental process that allowed me to get one when it was a one time shot. I don’t expect to get another.
/giphy excited-blight-cavity
@datruandi And you just can’t hide it.
I still don’t believe they’re real.
@booogerbrain
@cinoclav I see you as part of the “conspiracy” to keep the hype high. There’s always some “glitch” that keeps me from getting one. The green bar of death etc etc. I’ve developed the attitude of no longer hunting for them (Fuko) but if it’s there I’ll click it. Too much agro.
What the crap. How do you get a Fuko. I have been waiting at my computer hitting refresh over and over again on both chrome and internet explorer. I’m on fiber, the Fuko comes up and finally get to lets do this and they are sold out. They sold out at 4:59. Is you website hosted in South Dakota? Do I need to move to get one of these? Love you Meh
I am NOT a robot. I am NOT a robot. Why do you keep asking?!!
Dammmmmmit!!! I was catching up on the tale of the Mad Ape Den and I was trying to read Day 5 when I realized there was a freaking Fuko!!! And I missed it…
Oh we weren’t supposed to order more than one.
@dzieciom There is so much hate in my heart for you right now.
@hanzov69 If only Meh let us choose someone else to give it to instead of sending it into the abyss. So many more people deserve it - Studerc for example
@dzieciom I seriously doubt anyone would give one back.
@dzieciom how do you know me? I mean, I’m flattered as shit but I’ve been lurking for easily the past 6 months. Didn’t think my name was common anymore…
@studerc WE. KNOW. WHO. YOU. ARE. mehrican exchanges for one, previous contributions for two, shit that has happened in your life for three… : )
@studerc I’ve been around 2.5 years and used to read around more than I do now. Didn’t even realize this was going on until i got into work early today and decided to check out whats going on. TUrns out coming in early paid off for once as 5 minutes later the 2nd Fuko popped up.
So yeah I remember seeing you around back then as well and saw you post that you missed all 3.
Oh yeah the mehrican exchanges too. I haven’t participated in those but will on the next one.
@studerc You’re a fucking legend. Or a lucking fegend. One of those.
@morrdt Only the double/triple orders which get cancelled anyways. If you tried to take my last remaining one you would have to take it from my dead fingers.
@cinoclav the real legend here is
@legendornothing…hopeful the young padewan learner was able to get in on the fidget spinner action this morning.
@studerc How did you even find this post, i didn’t tag your name? This is why you’re a legend
@dzieciom im really good. One of the greats.
@studerc hell yeah. you know it
@dzieciom Those fegends are the shit.
@studerc How can we forget about that filthy temptress on two for Tuesdays? Always lurking in the shadows.
@hems79 Ahhhh, the good old days.
@hems79 Oh man those two for tuesdays temptresses, solid stuff. Meh squad best squad.
I don’t know if I can take this emotional roller coaster much longer… pulse racing as I actually get the buy button for once, frantically trying to prove I’m not a robot. Did I punch the right squares? I don’t know?
green bar… .green bar… green bar… error.
#%@&!!! crushing disappointment.
but then, reports of errors turning into orders, is there hope? I check my order status, and it’s there! I check my email, and there’s a confirmation! did I really actually finally get one, or will it get rescinded later only to completely and utterly crush my spirits?
/giphy suppressed-unpopular-nut
@Turken and wow, that giphy really seems appropriate for this process
@Turken good to know that the we’re moving toward a nation of equality
OH MY GOD. Was well on the way to getting another fuko, but because I was using my work browser (and it has those filters in place), I couldn’t get the green “Buy It” button to show up! DAMNIT ALL TO HELL! Should have done it on my phone, where I had nabbed the last three in a row up until now.
thanks for nothing Meh, worst idea ever.
Green bar… Green bar… Green bar… UH OH! You took too long to click all the fucking captcha bullshit! How about you try again! Too late. Fuck you. Sold out.
/giphy omnipresent-foolish-bridge
/giphy fuku-darning-fukubukuro
@datruandi Starred for Patriot
@datruandi Dear god, that gif went on for ages.
@perturbington
I don’t think my remaining years are enough time for me to finish watching that gif.
I can always buy everything except these fukoburros now as nothing else has capchthas
VMP VMP VMP, yeah
Maybe they’ll post another for sale, I was about 15 minutes late at getting home… Perhaps they’ll post some now, some later…
After two years, finally got one… actually, it didn’t go through (failed after the robot check) and I walked away in frustration - THEN I got the email saying it actually had processed! Best. Day. Ever.
/giphy paltry-satirical-plot
@candiedisilvio1 I got one! I thought for sure the green line of death had me! Good luck guys. I hope you all get one. I have a good feeling that 8pm might be lucky
Karma. I missed the first to this day, got this one while donating at the blood bank.
I didn’t think there would be another, so I went off to do life… should have known…
I was mechanically going through the motions to place the order because I forgot that I scored one before. Realized it and stopped before hitting the final button.
It ain’t no $250 Switch, and I don’t like playing by the rules, but I can’t imagine making one other person feel as shitty as I have after years of not being able to “win,” so one is enough.
@ShotgunX I knew I already had one, but did the same thing (stopping short of buy). Good practice.
@ACraigL I stopped short of buy too, but a 2nd fuko was glitched to my account apparently. Went through the motions. Turned off my phone after doing captcha. Open re-opened my browser a few minutes later, which apparently reloaded the buy page to an error:
No email, but I got a notification from my credit card.
I can’t believe I finally got one!
Knew it was coming, was fast on the order and captcha and still nothing! Shame they only held a couple hundred for the VMP’s. (not that I would have scored anyway! )
Nope.
@f00l
/youtube Eleanor Rigby
Got one. Haven’t gotten one in a very long time.
Are they cool, I don’t get it. I’ve only been mehing for like 2 days now
@flooners They are the coolest of cool. Sometimes.
@flooners They are the greatest. But it’s all relative. Sometimes “great” is just an adjective signifying largeness.
@flooners
Sometimes they’re just dollar store junk.
The biggest fun is in actually getting to order one.
The purchasing successfully is much better than the arrival or ownership.
@f00l Not necessarily true. I’ve gotten a laptop computer and a pretty nice vacuum. And junk.
@Barney
Was that during the Fuku era or the Fuko era?
What’s the coolest thing someone’s gotten? Also, what’s the most obnoxious since that seems to be something you can get
@f00l Looks like they were both Fukus. I haven’t had much luck getting Fukos, but what I have gotten has been rather impressive.
@flooners
I got this for Meh’s last birthday:
Dog not included.
@Barney
Hi Lady!
@f00l
Lady says, “Hi f00l!”
@flooners - You never know if it will be something good.
I received 768 pink USB Hubmen.
So I did not think I got one, but I have an order confirmation in my inbox!
/giphy celebrate
@ConAndLibrarian
So I kind’ve raged off after missing this one. Don’t do form development when a fuko is expected kiddies, ReCAPTCHA will bite you in the ass.
So looks like no more for real this time. Guess I can save that $5 for stuff I need in my 1st house. After living in the same apartment for 20 years, I bought a house. Craziness… too bad there was nothing I needed during the Meh-rathon.
@todaresq Congrats!
@sammydog01 Thank you Sammy.
Got this and a BOC from woot. Let the competition begin!!
@StrangerDanger
same here. I suspext that the fuku will be more interesting.
@imzwho I think you’ll be right.
@imzwho say time woot sent me Star Trek cards and aliens picking their noses salt and pepper shakers. Meh sent a brass chicken.
@StrangerDanger HMMMM that is actually a hard choice. Would depend on the size of the chicken.
Anyone have shipping confirmation yet? I am not even seeing a processed charge yet.
@imzwho Gonna be a while. Just forget about it an be delighted when it comes. Then disappointed shortly thereafter.
@imzwho No still processing. Since they sold so much crap at the Meh-rathon they are probably looking for stuff to put in the things besides the bag.
@Kidsandliz Might this be the Fuku of only Fuku bags stuffed in a fuku bag?!?! I would not even be mad.
@imzwho It’s not a Fukubukuro (lucky bag), it’s a Fukobukuro (unlucky bag). So good luck with that.
@Barney WHOOPS! I keep forgetting about the change there, so rarely snag one that they are all lucky to me.
@imzwho I do hope you have good luck this time.
@Barney And luck be with you as well.
Dang it, I missed it.
Anyones order still say processing ?(posting on 7/20)
@sweetpqte You’ll have tracking as soon as our servers wake up and talk to each other. (It’s already there on the back end, just hasn’t shown up for you, yet.)
@sweetpqte
If you really want a tracking number, go to FedEx, track by reference, and enter the order number.
According to FedEx the package has moved.
/giphy anticipation
Yay shipping notification! Set for delivery 8/1.
Only sad thing is the weight is 2.2 lbs. Wonder what it could be ?
@imzwho Actually update shows 6. lbs.
Got mine. On the bright side I’m never going to bother to try to snag another one… Mine has a Betty Boop dog/cat bed type thing and like a ipad mini case or something.
@msim Yeah, I was disappointed in mine, too, and I haven’t even opened it.
@msim That was it? Now I am scared.
@imzwho and a pink reusable shopping bag. Also correction, it’s a kindle fire HD case.
I paid $5 for garbage.
@msim Upon further inspection, I do have 2 pairs of cheap sunglasses and a DVD in a netflix sleeve for A Family Affair.
Got mine today from the VMP edition, a DVD of Wrong turn 2 in a Blockbuster sleeve, 2 mushroom shaped desk cleaners from Japan, some doll house figures and furniture new in box from 1986, a set of possibly wireless over the ear head phones with no charging cable, and of course the beautiful red bag. I love it and will update with a review of the movie.
Here for the first time trying to figure this out. So you click to buy something but you don’t know what you are getting until it shows up and it always costs five dollars?? Kinda like White Elephant gift exchange at Christmas??
@tngrannyd Did you ever hang out at Woot? A Fuko is like Woot’s Bag of Crap (only lately, I think it’s worse). Fuko means unlucky bag, and yes, it is always $5 (plus shipping unless you are a VMP).
Fukos are offered about every 3 or 4 months or so. It’s a guess as to when one will pop up. There are usually only around 600 bags offered (there are THOUSANDS on this site), so you have to be quick to click and get one.
Sometimes they have really good stuff (each Fuko is different). Most of the time they have just plain ol’ crap. But they are always fun to try and get.
@tngrannyd Fukobukuros are grab bags derived from the Japanese new year custom of Fukubukuro, the distinction being that, apparently, the ‘O’ changes the meaning from ‘lucky’ to ‘unlucky’ which is both in keeping with the culture behind Meh and the contents of the vast majority of the bags. The practice can be read about in detail on the Wikipedia page but basically in Japan retailers will create blind grab bags of random items and offer them at a substantial discount over MSRP as a loss leader to attract customers into their store, the hope being that while there you will buy other things.
In short, for Fuko you pay $5 for a blind grab bag of random stuff. I think, when looked at purely objectively, every Fuko is probably worth at minimum the $5 and so you’re always getting your money’s worth. Whether that stuff is worth $5 to you or not is purely subjective. The appeal of course is that there are usually a handful of really nice fukos given out containing things like Roombas or TVs or other invaluable items.
@tngrannyd Yes. (These guys like to blabber.)
@sammydog01
I’m going to my room to cry.
@Barney Did I say blabber was a bad thing?
/giphy I love you man
@sammydog01 Blabber usually ends in mouth and I KNOW that is what you are thinking.
well, crap giphy won’t load
/image carnac the magnificent
@Barney haha…at work, I was told I was creepy looking because I wasn’t blabber like normal… I had fun making the guy miserable over his choice of words.
Not too bad of a haul - MetaWatch (with no charging clip - $9 on eBay), 2 in ONE Blower Brush Hair Dryer/Styler, Bluetooth earbuds, Creepy mug, black comb-in hair color, (3) Fly swatter packs, Fosters Necklace bottle opener, Newton’s Dark Secrets DVD and the obligatory meh bag and sticker.
Got mine…Two creepy mugs, Indiana Jones - Crystal Skull dvd (from blockbuster), Two fly swatter packs, bottle opener necklace, 3d puzzle (all pieces are white), 2 Pac shot glass, mini cowboy gun, Flower ceramic thing, Meh sticker, and a bag. Pretty random…thanks Meh!?