@jtsarnak It would be like if the scratch off lottery machine only took your money at random times. The odds of winning? Shit. But, that’s the point. I have had absolute shit and “hey, that’s pretty cool.”
@jtsarnak It’s fun, in a period of time in history where almost nothing is fun. Only 1.4 out of 5 IRK have included things I wanted or will use. But it is fun not to know, and the cost is reasonable.
disappointment attempts on bad days are ill-advised. If you burst into tears at captcha fail you should probably walk away. This pro tip has been brought to you by me and the wise tortoise that’s looking at me funny cause she has better priorities.
@doxeelady I missed the back-to-back irks today because the school called me about some nonsense. I only answered because it was the school and it wasn’t even important
@doxeelady@mbersiam I was up when it began. missed several through the night and earlier. It has been too many years since I’ve looked forward to funny trash in the mail.
@FreePasta
yeah, I always forget they charge sales tax since I don’t get dinged for it locally. They may also have gotten a few express shipping bumps from people eager for disappointment!
Specs
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Price Comparison
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, Mar 2 - Monday, Mar 8
Get it!
I made it!
/giphy partial-murderous-vacation
@ooglek There’s not enough murderous in that one… argh.
/giphy partial-murderous-vacation
@ooglek Need more murder
/giphy partial murderous vacation
@ooglek WHAT IS WRONG WITH GIPHY I WANT AT LEAST 33.333% MURDEROUS INTENT
/giphy partial murderous vacation
@ooglek OK, there’s a 33.3333% chance she’s has some murderous intent. I’ll accept.
@ooglek You can just keep hitting “edit” and you’ll get a different gif in the same message, up to 5 minutes.
@ooglek Captions for what the kitten is thinking?
First prize can have any Irk I’ve won so far today!
@Kyeh What’s the fun in that? How would you see my witty stream of conscious comments? I AM COVID LONELY LEAVE ME ALONE WITH MY ATTEMPT AT HUMOR
@phendrick “oooooh that feels good. Wait… WHAT IS THAT?!?” … murderous feelings ensue
@ooglek Ulp - sorry!
!!!
Oh, and …
I got it!!!
/giphy sassy-fluorescent-sycamore
WOOT! Got one.
why with the capture! I swear I had it this time
OMG I JUST GOT MY FIRST IRK!!! (yup, I’m happy
)
@mbersiam Just wait for the unboxing.
@mbersiam @phelmurh Disappointed, you will be.
@ooglek @phelmurh I’m sure I will be… but I’ll be happy to be disappointed LOL I think people who get IRKs should get a badge, I would wear it
/giphy fidgety-disgusting-orc
already regret this
Yus!
/giphy unvarying-warty-orangutan
My first one!
/giphy dynamic-flabby-vinegar
I blame it on the cat zoom
Even w/o a kaptcha i cant get one… yargh
Don’t worry. I didn’t get it Meh, so I won’t be collecting your garbage today.
/giphy dang it
Why do people want these again? Is there like a random chance it has awesome stuff in it?
@jtsarnak It would be like if the scratch off lottery machine only took your money at random times. The odds of winning? Shit. But, that’s the point. I have had absolute shit and “hey, that’s pretty cool.”
Everyone wants to roll the dice.
@jtsarnak yes
and it’s $5 for stuff worth possibly much more. You can go back through some of the IRK reveals to see what people get.
@jtsarnak random chance?
No! It is guarenteed chance. You will get an Irk bag in it- the rest is unknown… probably crap.
All Irk bags have an estimated resell value of $5,000,000. I say estimated because no-one has ever wanted to resell one.
@jtsarnak It’s fun, in a period of time in history where almost nothing is fun. Only 1.4 out of 5 IRK have included things I wanted or will use. But it is fun not to know, and the cost is reasonable.
FINALLY AFTER 7 TRIES
Already got one earlier, but woah- 50 seconds in they weren’t sold out
Yay
/giphy tempered-strange-wallaby
Knew I shouldn’t have stayed up til 3am trying to get one…
WooHoo,
/giphy clean-frail-sodium
Whoop! Remembered to be paying attention when VMP rolled around! Two IRKs in a row makes me really glad I upgraded to fiber.
(And also the bit where it makes Zoom possible but IRK!)
/giphy adhesive-stinky-salt
@brainmist yeah, I poop a lot more regularly since I upgraded to fiber.
/giphy witchy-painful-ear
/giphy vicarious-pensive-belief
So much for VMP benefits this month… Ill try again next month
I have the WORST IRK luck.
I finally got one! Whoohoo! It did give my hubby some Instant Regret so I guess it worked!
disappointment attempts on bad days are ill-advised. If you burst into tears at captcha fail you should probably walk away. This pro tip has been brought to you by me and the wise tortoise that’s looking at me funny cause she has better priorities.
As a fellow robot, I understand your pain.
@mediocrebot LIES! you only feel Robo-pain. wd40 is much easier to acquire than an irk
/image pale-terminal-view
My tablet wasn’t fast enough for four previous attempts but apparently my laptop is (during mehmber hour anyway).
I’ve had many near misses today, but I was finally fast enough! After so much time and effort, I’m almost guaranteed to be disappointed!
I have the WORST IRK luck. Congratulations you lucky bastards!
Well, how about that. It sold out in five minutes, but I got one!
/giphy repulsive-finished-fly
Oh no. I had to go to the door to sign for a package! I missed the VMP irk too! Sobbing.
@doxeelady Let’s virtually group hug. Its safe and friendly.
@doxeelady I missed the back-to-back irks today because the school called me about some nonsense. I only answered because it was the school and it wasn’t even important
@doxeelady @mbersiam I was up when it began. missed several through the night and earlier. It has been too many years since I’ve looked forward to funny trash in the mail.
I couldn’t even get bandaids. Wah
After 5 tries today, finally got it on the 6th one.
/giphy festering-average-grape
@Club33NOS those little trash panda hands deserve all the fun things.
@Club33NOS @Panegyric
wish they had put a water bowl next to him to see if he would wash it first…
First time here. First time post. Haven’t purchased anything yet. Hello.
@Ashleyheart
welcome to the madhouse!
OK, I’m confused. Number sold 100, total sales $534. How pray tell does THAT work out??
@chienfou
Tax probably contributed a smidge.
@FreePasta
yeah, I always forget they charge sales tax since I don’t get dinged for it locally. They may also have gotten a few express shipping bumps from people eager for disappointment!