WOW, I can’t believe my timing, I just came on for the first time and saw the mehrathon, and bam, I got one, and already regret it. What did I just do?
Got one. Thought I had one at 9am, but forgot to update a canceled credit card (amateur move). Didn’t think I would have a shot the rest of the day. Looking forward to disappointment.
@Labuda Welcome! You certainly can bitch. In fact, every month we elect a sacrificial goat, who gets blamed for everything bad that happens. Go to the July goat topic, and give details.
@Kidsandliz where does it say so? I understand that this is how it is implemented in the shop, but isn’t there usually something in the write-up that indicates that you only can buy one?
@datruandi It doesn’t say that anywhere but they, historically, cancel those who get two. And when people ask, including today on some other ones, staff comes on and says only one.
@mehvid1 I have gotten a handful of these. Most of them have at least one useful thing (past items have been a travel steamer, a purse, power banks) and a bunch of stuff I’ll never use (like a bunch of printer cables?). One time they sent a hoverboard that would not charge, so I could never actually use it. That one was the most disappointing, but I still got the bag, so it wasn’t a total wash.
@mehvid1 You can’t go wrong for the price. They should be good for a laugh (and likely a meh branded toothbrush, so you basically saved a dollar right there!).
If you are somewhat handy with fixing electronics or cleaning a return, then your chances of scoring something of actual value increase. Best I ever got was a Deebot that did not appear to have ever been used. If only the dog didn’t hate it…
@mehvid1 It’s a crap shoot. A few people will hit the jackpot and others will struggle to find even $5 of value in the box. The bag comes with each box. Broken things are common - some broken during shipping as things are just tossed in there and not packed. Not even putting Texas air in anymore I don’t think.
Basically you are buying a bag and a “lottery ticket”.
@mehvid1 can’t say I’ve tried for many FUKO/IRKs but of the two I’ve snagged, one was total crap, nothing even worthy of donating to Salvation Army.
The other contained what appeared to be an “unknown condition” buyer’s remorse return Pioneer Elite VSX-90 home theater receiver. It works. But I understand the original owner’s remorse since the user interface sucks. The only friendly way to control it is via the tablet app.
The best strategy, or at least what finally worked for me is to sit back at the keyboard and close my eyes. An old mans voice came to me to tell me to use the Regret. Suddenly I could feel the Regret flowing through me and I allowed it to guide my hand with the mouse onto the buy button at exactly the right moment. May the Regret be with you.
@mehvid1 I received only 1 IRK. It was someone’s returned toilet seat warmer and a few small things like 2 led glowsticks, a USB 3.0 cable, an iPhone 6 phone case and an IRK bag. I know the toilet seat was a return because it had a note from the original owner requesting a refund with the person’s name, account number and Meh order word salad identification. I guess Meh missed the note left by the previous owner because who wants to handle someone else’s returned toilet seat. Now who has an electrical plug near their toilet to plug a toilet seat warmer into it? Truly instant regret as soon as I saw the package!
@RCFlyer awesome!
(Would be nice to know if it was actually used before being returned. Of course, one couldn’t take a chance. I’m guessing you did the right thing and incinerated it immediately.)
Got my first IRK bag and love it. Not sure if I should use the CRASH sleep supplement though, it comes with way too many warnings. But the 3 pairs of unsimply stitched socks, the microfiber comforter, the under eye repair masks, and the IRK bag will all be used. Thank you, Meh.
Got mine. Need to regift this thing to someone, or maybe this is a hint to exercise. Either way thanks.
-rock solid wholesale vibrating exercise board thing with resistance bands ($250 on amazon)
-dusty “slim sonic” electric toothbrush
-dr cool cooling towel
-“bull” dual usb car charger
-irk bag
I got the rock solid wholesale vibrating exercise board thing with the instruction sheet for how to use the missing resistance bands. The exercise board does not work so now I get the pleasure of adding it to my pile of useless things to take to the landfill. I also got a hp cord that is obsolete, a phone case for iphone 6, a pack of glow sticks and a “bull” dual usb car charger. I guess this huge box of junk was worth $5. We’ll see how much I pay to take it to the dump.
My first IRK! And it was decent. Well, except for the jumbo computer wrist watch with out of sync hands. But I did get a electric muscle stimulation (TENS) belt, which came at a time I am having back issues. And a big ass hair dryer, a hair iron, a cordless phone charger, and an IRK bag. I shave my head, so the hair stuff will go to friends. And the phone thingy, too. But the TENS unit was worth it.
Arrived today. Got a little exited when I picked it up off the front porch, as It was very heavy! Heaviest one I’ve received from a MEH. On top were the orange IRK bag two purses, a 24 piece makeup kit, Clawz kids shoes, a cat collar, mens stormtech jacket, and… a Gotrax Hoverfly eco hoverboard! A hoverboard that looks like it was dropped over Hover Dam! The only area that is not scratched, scraped, abraded or broken are the rubber footpads!!! It looks like someone took a grinder to it! Obviously there are no accessories to come with it like instructions, charger, cords etc. I have received used items from MEH before but this is extreme! I give all of this away anyway but this is just IRKsome!
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do with this hoverboard?
Sooooo what do we do if our IRK is lost/stuck in the shipping oblivion? (never had this happen before…it’s been stuck in the same place for over a week now…methinks that’s not good/right.)
@Barney while i have no time to serve anymore, i can serve coffee! Also got a fitness tracker in the box! So now I can track how I fitness whole donut in my mouth!
Wow - seems like a lot of folks got SOMETHING in their bag - I didnt even get an IRK bag in mine. All I received was a large box with a broken dashcam in it - thats it - no packaging air, no IRK bag, nothing… It was delivered while I was on vacation and I could hardly stop thinking about it the whole time I was away as something to look forward to upon return - Sadness…
@jmhsrv Did you contact Customer Service to see if they would send you an I.R.K. bag? Ask real nice, and I think they would. A pretty please, with sugar on it, might work too.
(They’ve sent out bags in the past to those who didn’t get one.)
Specs
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
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Estimated Delivery
Wednesday, Aug 24 - Monday, Aug 29
Good luck everyone!
YEZZZZ
Oh God what did I just do indeed
Sold out in about 33 seconds. Lots of time for people!
YES!!
/image automatic-crumby-stamp
Nope. Still blaming goat!
Got one. First one ever. Oh no!!! What did I do?
@slgibbs - Brace yourself - regret is coming…
What did I do?!
/giphy demanding-weak-parsnip
Got one!!!
Yessss!
/giphy sopping-risky-vanilla
/image personable-early-pump
I regret it already and haven’t even bought one.
Got it, and managed to use my $5 off balls coupon!
WOW, I can’t believe my timing, I just came on for the first time and saw the mehrathon, and bam, I got one, and already regret it. What did I just do?
@dobby10 Welcome! It’s a wild ride, though.
I was able to attempt it about eight times and have the site screw up before it finally said it was sold out. That’s a new personal best…
I kept getting the “we’re not sure what you’re trying to buy” message. Boo.
@marcee That means that they were already sold out.
@Barney @marcee I guess it’s better than “Neener neener you’re a loser!”.
@Barney @sammydog01 Everything sucks.
Victory! catastrophic-tan-power
Woo Hoo, I got one. Hopefully this one will be better than the returned toilet seat warmer I received last time.
/giphy nice-barbarous-oxygen
finally
have not tried to buy one of these since the days of “Bag O’ Crap” but finally decided to try. Got one on the first try.
Is that bragging?
@bwalthers The BOC’s are on Friday at that other site.
@bwalthers
Let’s wait and see how much bragging you do when you get @RCFlyer’s now twice returned toilet seat warmer. Wouldn’t that be amusing?
Got one. Thought I had one at 9am, but forgot to update a canceled credit card (amateur move). Didn’t think I would have a shot the rest of the day. Looking forward to disappointment.
I got one, and I regret it now. I’m sure the regret will be even more pronounced when it arrives. Thanks for nothing MEH!
And so it begins… BOC, the return! I got to the page, saw it, hit BUY and nope - multiple refreshes until “Sold out.” This feels familiar…
Guess I shouldn’t bitch, though - just found the site 3 days ago.
@Labuda Welcome! You certainly can bitch. In fact, every month we elect a sacrificial goat, who gets blamed for everything bad that happens. Go to the July goat topic, and give details.
sucks
Placed…joy…regret?
Just noticed that it doesn’t say anywhere in the description that you can only buy one per day…?
@datruandi hmm
@datruandi I attempted to buy more than one and it did not let me.
@datruandi Limit is one.
@Kidsandliz where does it say so? I understand that this is how it is implemented in the shop, but isn’t there usually something in the write-up that indicates that you only can buy one?
@datruandi It doesn’t say that anywhere but they, historically, cancel those who get two. And when people ask, including today on some other ones, staff comes on and says only one.
Dang, y’all are fast.
First time I have ever managed to get one of these. I am beyond excited with the overwhelming feeling of regret I have.
/giphy brassy-rocky-sofa
Are these actually any good? Actual experiences, please… I know, I know, YMMV, etc.
@mehvid1 As a rule, this is the wrong website for “actually any good”
@mehvid1 I have gotten a handful of these. Most of them have at least one useful thing (past items have been a travel steamer, a purse, power banks) and a bunch of stuff I’ll never use (like a bunch of printer cables?). One time they sent a hoverboard that would not charge, so I could never actually use it. That one was the most disappointing, but I still got the bag, so it wasn’t a total wash.
@mehvid1 You can’t go wrong for the price. They should be good for a laugh (and likely a meh branded toothbrush, so you basically saved a dollar right there!).
If you are somewhat handy with fixing electronics or cleaning a return, then your chances of scoring something of actual value increase. Best I ever got was a Deebot that did not appear to have ever been used. If only the dog didn’t hate it…
@mehvid1 It’s a crap shoot. A few people will hit the jackpot and others will struggle to find even $5 of value in the box. The bag comes with each box. Broken things are common - some broken during shipping as things are just tossed in there and not packed. Not even putting Texas air in anymore I don’t think.
Basically you are buying a bag and a “lottery ticket”.
@mehvid1 can’t say I’ve tried for many FUKO/IRKs but of the two I’ve snagged, one was total crap, nothing even worthy of donating to Salvation Army.
The other contained what appeared to be an “unknown condition” buyer’s remorse return Pioneer Elite VSX-90 home theater receiver. It works. But I understand the original owner’s remorse since the user interface sucks. The only friendly way to control it is via the tablet app.
I regret I was trying to do this from a tablet this morning. Mobile Captcha sucks even worse than regular Captcha
Everyone else is trying to show up at the right time and get an IRK, so my strategy is to avoid the crowds by showing up at the wrong time.
Remember sniping at the last second on eBay? It’s like that.
The best strategy, or at least what finally worked for me is to sit back at the keyboard and close my eyes. An old mans voice came to me to tell me to use the Regret. Suddenly I could feel the Regret flowing through me and I allowed it to guide my hand with the mouse onto the buy button at exactly the right moment. May the Regret be with you.
Regreted as soon as the sale completed…
/giphy oblong-crafty-llama
@sndg SOOOOOO FLUFFY!
replete-dastardly-cook
replete-dastardly-cook
@mehvid1 I received only 1 IRK. It was someone’s returned toilet seat warmer and a few small things like 2 led glowsticks, a USB 3.0 cable, an iPhone 6 phone case and an IRK bag. I know the toilet seat was a return because it had a note from the original owner requesting a refund with the person’s name, account number and Meh order word salad identification. I guess Meh missed the note left by the previous owner because who wants to handle someone else’s returned toilet seat. Now who has an electrical plug near their toilet to plug a toilet seat warmer into it? Truly instant regret as soon as I saw the package!
@RCFlyer MISSION COMPLETE!
@RCFlyer awesome!
(Would be nice to know if it was actually used before being returned. Of course, one couldn’t take a chance. I’m guessing you did the right thing and incinerated it immediately.)
POPSOCKETS! SPA KITS! POLLY POCKETS! AWESOME!
/giphy rickety-porky-religion
Got mine!
For my first IRK I have to say it feels like a success.
@bghozali put this on the reveal thread too since many people only check the reveal thread.
This one was considerably better than my last. I or my family will use all of these things.
Got my first IRK bag and love it. Not sure if I should use the CRASH sleep supplement though, it comes with way too many warnings. But the 3 pairs of unsimply stitched socks, the microfiber comforter, the under eye repair masks, and the IRK bag will all be used. Thank you, Meh.
Got mine. Need to regift this thing to someone, or maybe this is a hint to exercise. Either way thanks.
-rock solid wholesale vibrating exercise board thing with resistance bands ($250 on amazon)
-dusty “slim sonic” electric toothbrush
-dr cool cooling towel
-“bull” dual usb car charger
-irk bag
I got the rock solid wholesale vibrating exercise board thing with the instruction sheet for how to use the missing resistance bands. The exercise board does not work so now I get the pleasure of adding it to my pile of useless things to take to the landfill. I also got a hp cord that is obsolete, a phone case for iphone 6, a pack of glow sticks and a “bull” dual usb car charger. I guess this huge box of junk was worth $5. We’ll see how much I pay to take it to the dump.
My first IRK! And it was decent. Well, except for the jumbo computer wrist watch with out of sync hands. But I did get a electric muscle stimulation (TENS) belt, which came at a time I am having back issues. And a big ass hair dryer, a hair iron, a cordless phone charger, and an IRK bag. I shave my head, so the hair stuff will go to friends. And the phone thingy, too. But the TENS unit was worth it.
@yeld
You have a lot of ass hair huh.
Arrived today. Got a little exited when I picked it up off the front porch, as It was very heavy! Heaviest one I’ve received from a MEH. On top were the orange IRK bag two purses, a 24 piece makeup kit, Clawz kids shoes, a cat collar, mens stormtech jacket, and… a Gotrax Hoverfly eco hoverboard! A hoverboard that looks like it was dropped over Hover Dam! The only area that is not scratched, scraped, abraded or broken are the rubber footpads!!! It looks like someone took a grinder to it! Obviously there are no accessories to come with it like instructions, charger, cords etc. I have received used items from MEH before but this is extreme! I give all of this away anyway but this is just IRKsome!
Anyone have any suggestions on what to do with this hoverboard?
@benj Sell it on eBay for parts? Ride it like a banshee? Put it in the eWaste bin?
…one of those…
@therealjrn Thanks! Will consider all suggestions!
First IRK… thanks!
-rock solid wholesale vibrating exercise board with resistance bands
-dr cool cooling towel
-bull dual usb car charger
-irk bag
Sooooo what do we do if our IRK is lost/stuck in the shipping oblivion? (never had this happen before…it’s been stuck in the same place for over a week now…methinks that’s not good/right.)
@yougotrossed It may be more fortunate than you think!
Did you check the New Logistics tracking page?
@therealjrn I hadn’t until just now, but alas, the same info & status.
@yougotrossed contact customer support
While I haven’t actually seen what I got, I was told I got my irk bag and a pour over coffee maker?
@debbiedt How much time do you have left to serve?
@Barney while i have no time to serve anymore, i can serve coffee! Also got a fitness tracker in the box! So now I can track how I fitness whole donut in my mouth!
Wow - seems like a lot of folks got SOMETHING in their bag - I didnt even get an IRK bag in mine. All I received was a large box with a broken dashcam in it - thats it - no packaging air, no IRK bag, nothing… It was delivered while I was on vacation and I could hardly stop thinking about it the whole time I was away as something to look forward to upon return - Sadness…
@jmhsrv Did you contact Customer Service to see if they would send you an I.R.K. bag? Ask real nice, and I think they would. A pretty please, with sugar on it, might work too.
(They’ve sent out bags in the past to those who didn’t get one.)
@jmhsrv Sounds odd. Did it look like the box had been opened (either accidentally or on purpose)?
@cinoclav nope - totally sealed shut. Very odd.
@Barney I have not. So much time has passed.
Im just bummed.
@jmhsrv You can sit there and feel bummed, or you can contact CS and maybe feel a little better. It wouldn’t hurt you to try.
Done.
@jmhsrv Yay!