If you could request ANY item in the world to be a Meh deal...
3What would you pick? I'd pick an apple macbook power cord because I need to buy a bunch since they keep splitting on me, and I'm not willing to pay $80 a pop for them. I'd rather take $0.50 worth of duct tape and coat the whole thing so when the cable busts and enlarges, I don't get electrocuted.
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You should probably use electrical tape instead.
A pony, infact my dream horse, maybe a draft breed very friendly must come with a lifetime of free room and board
@Foxborn I second this!
@Foxborn One pony, slightly refurbished.
@Starblind May I have a pink unicorn instead, pretty please?
@Starblind Sold
@bluedog Ok, there is one of those available too. So rare.
@Starblind so hard to choose
@Starblind Yippee!!! Mine, mine, mine!!! She's all mine! I'll love her and hug her and squeeze her....and take her to NASCAR races too.
@bluedog just be sure to give her (and yourself) a good scrub after. I hear even in the back they can be pretty messy but I bet she'd have lots of fun
@Starblind is this one available too? [IMG]
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@Foxborn I've heard they can be messy in the back too, but that's what horse diapers are for.
A brandy spanking new Range Rover Evoque for $25. :::sigh::: a girl can dream, can't she?
Party Time Watches. the 3 i bought from woot all broke.
A pinball machine. PINball, not GUMball.
@Starblind
A Vespa, shady Steam gift-cards, Kindle Paperwhite, 88 weighted key digital piano, a freaking nice amplified HDTV antenna, hi-tech bidet, and a HOTAS flight stick. Otherwise, I'll just take a sound bar - I missed the last one you guys sold.
@Cagny Second the Kindle Paperwhite.
@conandlibrarian I love my Kindle paperwhite
@Cagny Love my Paperwhite, too.
@Cagny Oh, I would like to add LifeStraw to this list. Thanks!
Is the main focus of products offered on Meh going to be speakers, mobile phone related items or random tech items for the foreseeable future? Honestly I rarely need any of those items and was hoping to find the occasional deal on something in the home/kitchen area sporting a decent brand name, something that's not a Roomba anyway. Maybe I am hoping for something that's just not gonna happen.
@donnameh We did sell Cuisinart knives, some cedar planks, an Espresso machine, and Dysons (hey it's not a Roomba). It's pretty likely that there will always be a lot of tech and gadgets but there's some variety in there.
@JonT @donnameh There's also been glasses, copper mugs, and at least 3 travel mugs. I like the variety. I imagine tech stuff will always make up the bulk of the deals because tech stuff is more commonly refurb'd and the quick product cycle leads to good discount potential on end-of-life stuff.
Something I don't need for a price I am willing to pay.
I would love to see an iPad/iPhone speaker dock or a bluetooth speaker. All joking aside, I'd like to see some computer components like a SSD or motherboard. I'd be on that like ceran wrap.
@Tystix I think Ceran is still ongoing and hasn't wrapped yet. http://www.ceran.com/en/ceran/ceran-group
@rockblossom excuse me... seran wrap?... lets just call it plastic wrap.
@Tystix *Saran
@Tystix Are you this guy? http://michaelkelly.artofeurope.com/karl.htm
Knives, if only so I can see the NY people complain about not getting it shipped to them.
@zacatac https://meh.com/forum/topics/cuisinart-knife-set-and-acrylic-stand
A WiiU would be cool, but sales are not as bad now as they used to be. Maybe there is still lots of leftover inventory of the "basic" model?
I never see video game console stuff on woot, aside from headsets and "gamer glasses."
@darksaber99999 I was thinking along the same lines. A PS3/4 or XBox 360/One would be nice. I think Woot has had XBoxes before. Haven't seen them in a while, though.
Any kind of unusual electronic item. The Kai's are cool, the remote control helicopter was a great deal, the little thingamabob that connects phones to computers was neat.
Things that I can use on my desk at work will always get consideration. Generally I'm an impulse buyer at $8 or less.
I'd also be interested in some meh branded items like sticky-note pads, cell-phone beanbag stands, stress balls, etc.
Reading glasses. Maybe I'd appreciate them more if I actually paid for them.
Catshirts, because why should it just be catshirts.woot and catshirts.teeturtle? =^.^= Barring that, simply shirt.meh.com (with designs other than meh shirts) would be a nice start.
http://www.lifespanfitness.com/tr1200-dt5-treadmill-desk.html
@Ryaneil Who works solely on an ipad? Is that a laptop underneath it? Is she controlling the treadmill with that thing she's pressing? Who works in a space office that looks like that? So many questions.
@Ryaneil Gives a whole new depth of meaning to the usual Monday morning: "Well, I guess it's back to the old treadmill."
@JonT Maybe it bothers me more than it should but why does every product photo today hide the cord? Is it cordless? Also look at both her heals, no stride allows for that. She’s a terrible fake walker!! I missed these on woot for 999.99 and can’t bring myself to pay the $1499.99 sale price the manufactures had for a year now.
An Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator. An Earth rabbit took my last one.
@parodymandotcom Would you settle for Uranium Pu-36? If so, I may have some extra in our shed, if hubby didn't sell it at our last yard sale. ;-)
@bluedog I've been ordering the wrong part number? No wonder there was never an earth-shattering kaboom!
A meh shirt that would actually fit me instead of our 5yr old kid.
Obama's real birth certificate.
@RicoSuave
@RicoSuave http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/birth-certificate-long-form.pdf Now stop being a dumbass, the world has better things to do.
@Cinoclav Like being on Meh forums?
@RicoSuave Last I checked, meh forums were not based on disproved conspiracy theories.
@Cinoclav Check again.
@RicoSuave must be Donald Trump's alias. What a joke.
@KDemo Lol. I know right?
@RicoSuave You're such a doofus you didn't even realize @KDemo was talking about you. Trump is your king of the Birthers.
@Cinoclav I'm sorry "doofus" that you didn't catch on to my purposely typed statement. He @ me. But to go along with the game, I'll go ahead and say, yes. I'm Donald Trump. On Meh. Because I need deals or I'll go bankrupt. .
@RicoSuave Read it again as one whole sentence. "@RicoSuave must be Donald Trump's alias." As Donald Trump is a birther, @KDemo is obviously not saying that I am Donald Trump when YOU are the one pathetic enough to believe President Obama wasn't born in Hawaii. Here, have an enjoyable read: http://www.factcheck.org/2008/08/born-in-the-usa/
@Kleineleh It's not fighting when only one person is right. ;)
You're right, @Cinoclav
I'd like a Breville toaster oven, please.
@pooflady now I'm hungry for toast.
@ceagee They can put a man on the moon, but they can't make a decent toaster.
Owl pellets for research and fun.
@Teripie http://pellet.com/product.aspx?id=9&gclid=CIGpjPqDxMACFdGCfgods74ASg
You know, now that I think about it, there is something I would like to find at a meh price. http://home.woot.com/offers/fiesta-11-piece-cutlery-set-6-colors
@parodymandotcom I agree - I want the multi color one. I also want a multicolor polkadot toaster
@Kidsandliz Yep, if I recall correctly, the multicolor one sold out fast. That's the one I want too.
A decent i5 laptop that it's not refurb and not an hp and around $300.
Rust Free 10 yr old TX cars/trucks for those of us in the Rust belt.
(w/ $5/VMP shipping of course...)
Composite softball bats. They are ridiculously expensive.
Skullcandy headphones, good charging cables for phones, Gorilla Tape, Mora Knives, T-shirts, multitool, maybe an entirely stainless steel bottle like Kleen Kanteen.
I like stuff that I know I will need but it's cheap. my headphones and charging cables always break!
DSLRs, lenses or camera equipment.
One of these sweet organizers. http://www.amazon.com/Cocoon-CPG4BK-Grid-It-Organizer-Black/dp/B003OXJL5K
@chibisara Those look very user friendly and come in a couple of sizes. I think I could be conned into buying one for my office.
@chibisara seen them on ebay
GoPro....
@Gaster Ha! Ain't happening. GoPro blows out their previous models through the local (SF Bay Area) Costcos. Sucks to be me.
@SIMBM But they were just on Woot yesterday?
@phatmass Where? I can't find them, but that isn't to say they were not there
@phatmass I've seen GoPro clone action cameras in a lot of places. A lot of companies would like to get into the GoPro space and the GoPro mindshare. Unfortunately, I see none of them succeeding, and a lot of those clones show up at these sites. But the GoPro branded camera? I haven't seen it.
@SIMBM They've been on woot several times. Google "GoPro Woot.com" and you'll see a few.
@SSteve Those Cree light bulbs are great (I only buy daylight ones instead of "soft white" that color drives me crazy!!)
@SSteve Love that reference! Every now and then I refer to the in the context of excesses, aspirations or wish lists I refer to "a baby's arm holding an apple," and almost nobody ever remembers it! (It's a reference to the great song "What Do You Want From Life" by the Tubes, circa 1975)
@SSteve These cherries, are they very large? I make chocolate covered cherries and have always had a hard time finding really big ones. I see they are pricey but for my chocolate covered cherries, nothing is too pricey.
@dude They were a great band. I think they didn't get the respect they deserved because people thought the theatricality was gimmicky, but I think they were a little ahead of their time. I grew up in the Bay Area but I was a bit too young to go see them live. It's hard to believe this was forty years ago. Damn.
@Teripie They are about the same size as normal cherries, but they would be fantastic for covering in chocolate. Excuse me while I wipe up the drool from my keyboard. 5ret6yuiopl[dcfghvbjmklcvghbjnml,
A good set of active noise canceling head phones manufactured by a trusted brand with good reviews on the Internet and not for $200.
(Flying to South America the end of September and have been searching for something that fits the bill.)
@Bogie: Monoprice, maybe?
Gold plated Ferrari
@The_Baron I am sure meh can find you one in the matchbox car size
I'll answer for @ChadP here:
@JonT You're the worst. But you are also absolutely correct. Give me octocopters and drones with go pros.
and hexapods
I'd like a Turkey Hat and some giant foam dominoes.
@dashcloud Roasted Turkey or "Live" Turkey have I have both images.monstermarketplace.com/halloween-costumes-and-theatrical-make-up/turkey-hat-400x400.jpg or 4.bp.blogspot.com/-qy2cbgXUoqo/UntgHeC7VSI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/BOHAiQC66q0/s1600/Christmas+Turkey+Hat.jpg
I want ultrasonic eye glass cleaners on a two for Tuesday, because I want 6. They need to be large enough so I can wedge the bases of 2 liter bottles of diet soda into them. Right now I only have one. I call it my "electric Mentos".
The folks at EepyBird popularized using diet Coke and Mentos to make fountains, but those fountains can't be turned on and off, and they can't control the force.
I drilled a small hole into a soda bottle lid to use as a nozzle. I put a full 2 liter bottle of soda into the ultrasonic cleaner in about an inch of water.
After the bottle is aimed in a safe direction, I swap the nozzle lid for the regular lid. When I apply power, the water carries the ultrasonic sound waves to the soda. Woosh, diet soda goes up at least 40 feet. If I'm fast enough with the power switch, I can turn it on, and off a few times before I run out of ammunition. The flow stops almost instantly when the power is removed.
I am using a scratch and dent special that I picked up at Harbor Freight. Here's what the healthy ones look like: http://www.harborfreight.com/ultrasonic-cleaner-3305.html Mine was missing some plastic trim, so it was deeply discounted.
I don't have a spare cleaner, so I haven't investigated how to dynamically control the power. Rapidly pulsing the power will probably just work, but it might also break it, so I will wait until I have several before experimenting. A few reviews describe a catastrophic transducer failure mode ("it looks like it was cut in half with a plasma torch"), and I also want to be able to use the cleaner for my glasses.
I also need a new king sized bed, but only if you offer it in the next 3 days. Our softsided waterbed died of old age. The foam in the soft sides is falling apart, and the lining has multiple cracks. We replaced the mattress at least once over the years, but since the rest of the bed is in rough shape, we're not going to replace it again. The mattress started leaking. I just finished draining the bed. Yay, no water escaped from the liner. We will be sleeping in the guest room until a new mattress gets here. I know the bed is 19 years old, because we bought it when our first child was born. Our previous bed was not safe for infants.
@hamjudo If there was ever a need for a 'TL;DR'
"Around the World" airplane tickets for a family of 4..... oh wait, there are many websites that sell something like that... How about a private airplane that can take my family around the world. Now there is something no one sells on-line! Of course it has to be within my price range.
'Possum heads
I'd be happy to see Arduinos', a CuBox-i, or a Teensy (all hacker-friendly microprocessor boards).
A good mosquito trap. I miss my backyard.