@Kidsandliz But I think most of us got that message so what does it matter? Demand exceeds supply greatly. I know we all have our little systems and tricks, but how can they work for all of us? Remember, today, they are only selling IRKs to those who received the special email code, so everyone needs to just relax.
@Kidsandliz Just as an FYI, if you see the box has been checked and you are getting the “Are you A Robot? You can’t buy this if you’re a robot” message, there is a possible cause.
If you click the checkbox, it takes a couple seconds before the entire check appears. If you click the green button before it fills in the checkbox, it will give that error and the checkbox will appear and there’s no notification that you clicked it too quickly.
If you made the mistake in the paragraph above and do the checkbox again, it will give you that error again. The only way I’ve found around that is by refreshing the page but by that time it will be sold out.
In summary: Make sure when you click that checkbox that it has completely populated the check before you press that green button.
@cengland0 Thanks. I was probably so shocked I got that check box after only one round of BS instead of the usual 3 or more and was in such a hurry that I clicked too fast hoping to actually have clicked buy in time.
Does it really matter why any of us didn’t get an IRK? Demand far, far, far exceeds supply, and that is kind of the point (at least for Meh). If it wasn’t for a server issue, or being asked if you are a robot, there still would have been only 100 (or I think 50 this last round) to go around and most of us, including myself, still would have missed out. It just doesn’t matter if you lost out because they thought you were a robot or you missed a button by 100ms. Either way, the overwhelming majority of us are going to be disappointed and in the grand scheme of things that’s OK, isn’t it?
@elfunkman It’s disappointment either way, right? Missing out just means you save $5 (or $10, I guess) and truly get instant regret, instead of delayed regret.
Got one! I wish I could swap that luck with getting a PS5 anywhere… I’ve been striking out since November. It you think Captchas are annoying here, try Gamestop on an overbuilt bundle, twice in one day, after finally being teased with getting one added to the cart. Playstation Direct, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart have also stranded me repeatedly over the months. My teens are as boggled as I am over the continuing sell outs. We’ll just have to settle for May-ish delivery of some Meh mysteries. The younger one is a foodie and has been using the air fryer from my last shipped IRK (admittedly not for his more ambitious fare). I’ve already gotten them some pass-through batter packs/chargers and cheapo backup earbuds from this sale.
@earmstrong Do you follow Jake Randall and Matt Swider on Twitter? Their alerts and Jake’s videos helped me snag a PS5 from Best Buy for my friend’s son.
Got one! I wish I could swap that luck with getting a PS5 anywhere… I’ve been striking out since November. It you think Captchas are annoying here, try Gamestop on an overbuilt bundle, twice in one day, after finally being teased with getting one added to the cart. Playstation Direct, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart have also stranded me repeatedly over the months. My teens are as boggled as I am over the continuing sell outs. We’ll just have to settle for May-ish delivery of some Meh mysteries. The younger one is a foodie and has been using the air fryer from my last shipped IRK (admittedly not for his more ambitious fare). I’ve already gotten them some pass-through battery packs/chargers and cheapo backup earbuds from this sale.
@Kidsandliz Same fucking thing here. This is pissing me off.
@Kidsandliz me too. I never have this much trouble
@Kidsandliz Me too. By the time Meh finally got the message that I am human flesh & blood, it was sold out.
@Kidsandliz but are you a robot???
@Kidsandliz But I think most of us got that message so what does it matter? Demand exceeds supply greatly. I know we all have our little systems and tricks, but how can they work for all of us? Remember, today, they are only selling IRKs to those who received the special email code, so everyone needs to just relax.
@tinamarie1974 Of course I am a robot. I am practicing my AI so I an drive a google car
@Kidsandliz Just as an FYI, if you see the box has been checked and you are getting the “Are you A Robot? You can’t buy this if you’re a robot” message, there is a possible cause.
If you click the checkbox, it takes a couple seconds before the entire check appears. If you click the green button before it fills in the checkbox, it will give that error and the checkbox will appear and there’s no notification that you clicked it too quickly.
If you made the mistake in the paragraph above and do the checkbox again, it will give you that error again. The only way I’ve found around that is by refreshing the page but by that time it will be sold out.
In summary: Make sure when you click that checkbox that it has completely populated the check before you press that green button.
@cengland0 Thanks. I was probably so shocked I got that check box after only one round of BS instead of the usual 3 or more and was in such a hurry that I clicked too fast hoping to actually have clicked buy in time.
Omg I got your a robot 5 times before it told me sold out. What the hell
@Star2236 Me too! That’s a new one for me.
Orders were processing too quickly, and then it sold out.
Kinda hoping that there’ll be secret SideDeal IRKS, but I’m not counting on it.
@FreePasta that’s probably my only hope today.
@FreePasta @OnionSoup I am hoping for a repeat of the Mehmbers hour like last time.
@OnionSoup
Did you also check all the items in the SideDeal sale linked to on the Meh homepage?
@FreePasta I did. Did i miss one? I’ve checked there half a dozen times today
@OnionSoup
Nah.
Always love the “Something went Terribly Wrong” song
Does it really matter why any of us didn’t get an IRK? Demand far, far, far exceeds supply, and that is kind of the point (at least for Meh). If it wasn’t for a server issue, or being asked if you are a robot, there still would have been only 100 (or I think 50 this last round) to go around and most of us, including myself, still would have missed out. It just doesn’t matter if you lost out because they thought you were a robot or you missed a button by 100ms. Either way, the overwhelming majority of us are going to be disappointed and in the grand scheme of things that’s OK, isn’t it?
@elfunkman It’s disappointment either way, right? Missing out just means you save $5 (or $10, I guess) and truly get instant regret, instead of delayed regret.
Well WTF happened there? Page wouldn’t even load till it was sold out.
Got it! The green bar went a long time before it went through. I thought I was too slow because it took forever to refresh. Phew!
/giphy high five
Gah! 5 green bars before sold out.
Keeping the streak alive
/giphy tonal-faceted-psychic
Confirmed I wasn’t a robot and was asked AGAIN. HOW MANY TIMES DO I NEED TO PROVE THIS TO YOU?! I MAY BE PARANOID, BUT I’M NOT AN ANDROID!
@JoJoe86 not an android, but are you am apple?
@OnionSoup … … … … Yes.
Dammit! Even AFTER I’ve checked “I’m not a robot,” I get a message saying I can’t buy this if I’m a robot.
/giphy gallant-naughty-fuel
/image gallant-naughty-fuel
gallant-naughty-fuel
Got it
Some of these names I’ve never ever herd of before. I wonder if a lot a first time irkers
Got another month till the last one I got comes in(4/1), and a month and a half until this one comes in.
It just accused me of being a robot. First of all that’s robotist. Second…well I didn’t have a second.
Wow, almost a full minute before it sold out.
@jsh139 I must have some routing issues or something because it took a minute before the website decided to load for me.
@jsh139 The servers are really sluggish today. Takes about 15 seconds to refresh after hitting F5!!
@IndifferentDude @jsh139 happy to hear it is not just me.
@jsh139 And in that full minute, Meh INSISTED I was a robot…
@jsh139 @SirEgg I must have the same issues as the page didn’t load till it was already sold out.
@jayman007 @SirEgg Weird. It wasn’t sluggish at all for me. But, I had gotten one earlier, so I didn’t try and actually order.
I kept getting a weird error poop
Never stood a chance… 15 seconds for the page to load… Then I got the “pick the chimneys”.
I’ve been getting the advanced bot check every damn time today.
Got one! I wish I could swap that luck with getting a PS5 anywhere… I’ve been striking out since November. It you think Captchas are annoying here, try Gamestop on an overbuilt bundle, twice in one day, after finally being teased with getting one added to the cart. Playstation Direct, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart have also stranded me repeatedly over the months. My teens are as boggled as I am over the continuing sell outs. We’ll just have to settle for May-ish delivery of some Meh mysteries. The younger one is a foodie and has been using the air fryer from my last shipped IRK (admittedly not for his more ambitious fare). I’ve already gotten them some pass-through batter packs/chargers and cheapo backup earbuds from this sale.
You may have failed CAPTCHA but on the upside, you’re less of a human.
@earmstrong Do you follow Jake Randall and Matt Swider on Twitter? Their alerts and Jake’s videos helped me snag a PS5 from Best Buy for my friend’s son.
Got one! I wish I could swap that luck with getting a PS5 anywhere… I’ve been striking out since November. It you think Captchas are annoying here, try Gamestop on an overbuilt bundle, twice in one day, after finally being teased with getting one added to the cart. Playstation Direct, Best Buy, Target, and Walmart have also stranded me repeatedly over the months. My teens are as boggled as I am over the continuing sell outs. We’ll just have to settle for May-ish delivery of some Meh mysteries. The younger one is a foodie and has been using the air fryer from my last shipped IRK (admittedly not for his more ambitious fare). I’ve already gotten them some pass-through battery packs/chargers and cheapo backup earbuds from this sale.
I installed CAPTCHA to save my fellow robots from wasting money on this crap.
Specs
What’s included?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Price Comparison
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, Sep 6 - Thursday, Sep 8
/giphy humbling-bloody-potato
/giphy klutzy-attractive-party
/giphy dashing-yummy-chain
Only 50 this run?
/giphy near-distrustful-mongoose
@aolshove Same as the previous 2 offerings. Must be they’re low on junk today.
@aolshove this is the 5th opportunity to get an IRK in under 30 days.
Mar17
Cuisinartathon
side deals
Joeathon
Powerbankathon
They’re going to have to really scrape the barrel to fill the irks. Mar 17 irks were lean… I suspect they all will be.
/giphy absolute-yappy-fog
Snagged one! IRK!
/giphy constantly-filling-greenbar