So I got my first IRK ever today. Before this, I’d never gotten an IRK (obv) or, back in the days of yore, a BOC. I joined Woot on April 27, 2006 (yeah I looked it up). So will my nearly 16 years of frustration finally be expunged with today’s untalented-masterful-mars IRK? Be good to me, meh-iverse.
@anottuh
This makes me feel better about my ongoing exercise in futility-I joined Woot around 2009 and joined here originally I think around 2016 or 2017–and had VMP but accidentally let my membership lapse- never got a BOC and did get IRK awhile back —haven’t come close since then- so it goes—lol
Of course, I missed it. My screen takes 15-30 seconds to show the next item after one ends, even with frequent refresh requests. Oh well, I occasionally get one, so who can complain.
@darksaber99999 you bought two things in one transaction. The IRK sold out but there is still sufficient quantity of memberships in stock so that part went through.
@darksaber99999 you stated membership charge, not shipping. There is a difference and you were given the option when buying. You chose membership and I bet if you selected shipping instead and the IRK sold out, you wouldn’t have been charged for the shipping.
As for me, I don’t find it unusual to keep a membership going even if you don’t buy something. If you review my profile, you will see I’ve been a member continuously since 2017. Nothing strange about that and you will find many other members do the same thing.
@cengland0 it is a totally different value between “shipping on this item plus items later this month if you buy some” versus “maybe you’ll buy something later this month but for now this is worthless”. And I was not given the choice of whether I wanted #2. Now I have to either buy something else or contact support for a refund. So yeah, not what I wanted.
@darksaber99999
I don’t understand why you weren’t offered to pay shipping without a membership. I just tested it and it does give me the option. Proof in this image.
Perhaps you were in such a rush to buy that you clicked without reading the options.
@cengland0 I purchased the IRK with the membership, because I wanted the membership on condition that it would be applied to the IRK. I got no irk but did get a membership charge. The option I was not given was whether I would still want a membership if the item sold out before submitting the order. And I think this was summed up neatly in my original post.
I didn’t even bother trying. All day long, the page took longer to refresh at rollover than the time required for the IRKs to sell out, so I knew there was no point. So I wasn’t even at the keyboard when it happened. Sometimes it is better to know up front that something is not going to happen, than to give your best effort and have it go for nothing because of things you simply cannot control - and had plenty of warning about.
I wish I didn’t care.
Maybe the connection will work better when the next 'thon comes up. Maybe I’ll be home when it happens. Maybe I’ll still be checking. Maybe.
/giphy toothless-fatherly-goose
I actually got one? WTF?
@V3N0M91 Your order IS the April Fools Joke
First try! AND 3 hyphens in that order!
/giphy statuesque-ill-advised-slug
/giphy unused-golden-beetle
@BrownMamba I love that giphy SO MUCH
So I got my first IRK ever today. Before this, I’d never gotten an IRK (obv) or, back in the days of yore, a BOC. I joined Woot on April 27, 2006 (yeah I looked it up). So will my nearly 16 years of frustration finally be expunged with today’s untalented-masterful-mars IRK? Be good to me, meh-iverse.
@anottuh
This makes me feel better about my ongoing exercise in futility-I joined Woot around 2009 and joined here originally I think around 2016 or 2017–and had VMP but accidentally let my membership lapse- never got a BOC and did get IRK awhile back —haven’t come close since then- so it goes—lol
/giphy known-grave-feather
Thank Buddha!
/giphy plucky-malicious-dove
God only knows how this happened
/giphy wanted-unbeatable-bison
ha ha ha not what I was looking for but hey - a goat. Probably will blame the goat when it comes.
/giphy amusingly-relieved-prose
First try today!!
/giphy moldy-sore-substance
@erhanuyar best giphy ever
now I want a donut
Hope people who’ve been trying all day got one
omg i got it!
/giphy electric-maniacal-peace
Sweet!!
/giphy lawful-withdrawn-power
/image lawful-withdrawn-power
/giphy ulterior-moping-knowledge
/giphy emerald-perfect-warlock
/giphy standing-blurry-egg
/image standing-blurry-egg
@steelopus The streak lives on!
Obligatory
Please oh please give me Samwell Tarly!!!
/giphy plump-lowly-knight
@ooglek Damn, almost. What about now?
/giphy plump-lowly-knight
@ooglek Interesting… I saw The Green Knight recently. Didn’t enjoy it. He wasn’t plump though. WTF giphy…
/giphy plump-lowly-knight
/giphy wealthy-absolute-vest
/giphy feathered-gloating-paste
/giphy yummy-encouraging-lime
/giphy hallowed-curious-crown
/giphy full-straight-underwear
/giphy boisterous-craven-argument
Downloaded “Death on the Nile” with Playon. Converting from 720 to 1080 with WonderFox converter, saving to Plex.
Check Meh.
Yowza, I lucked out! First time in a while.
Finally got mine-now I can get back to real work.
/giphy tactile-eerie-brick
Specs
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Price Comparison
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Apr 11 - Thursday, Apr 14
/giphy advanced-toothsome-anteater
/giphy certain-evanescent-mermaid
Been having trouble getting the page to load all day, but…
/giphy muscular-uncanny-yak
Woo. It’s been a while. I randomly check at the right time after a busy day at work and it was perfect timing.
/giphy tall-erratic-moth
Winsome-dazzling-mist
/giphy natural-temperate-elf
/giphy unhappy-respectful-throne
/giphy tactile-eerie-brick
meh… dusty-omnipotent-cracker
If anybody’s listening, I like those JBL and JVC bluetooth earbuds that hook onto the ear, cookware, and I’m a size large shirt.
/giphy outdated-mini-grape
Damn family, distracting me when I could uselessly try to win the right to pay for some useless crap!
Oh well. Guess it’s not to be.
Of course, I missed it. My screen takes 15-30 seconds to show the next item after one ends, even with frequent refresh requests. Oh well, I occasionally get one, so who can complain.
Soooo the IRK sold out, but the membership charge went through. Neat.
@darksaber99999 you bought two things in one transaction. The IRK sold out but there is still sufficient quantity of memberships in stock so that part went through.
@cengland0 idk, I think it’s pretty reasonable to infer I don’t want to buy shipping for something not available.
@darksaber99999 you stated membership charge, not shipping. There is a difference and you were given the option when buying. You chose membership and I bet if you selected shipping instead and the IRK sold out, you wouldn’t have been charged for the shipping.
As for me, I don’t find it unusual to keep a membership going even if you don’t buy something. If you review my profile, you will see I’ve been a member continuously since 2017. Nothing strange about that and you will find many other members do the same thing.
@cengland0 it is a totally different value between “shipping on this item plus items later this month if you buy some” versus “maybe you’ll buy something later this month but for now this is worthless”. And I was not given the choice of whether I wanted #2. Now I have to either buy something else or contact support for a refund. So yeah, not what I wanted.
@darksaber99999 cancel customer service and ask to cancel it.
@darksaber99999
I don’t understand why you weren’t offered to pay shipping without a membership. I just tested it and it does give me the option. Proof in this image.
Perhaps you were in such a rush to buy that you clicked without reading the options.
@cengland0 I purchased the IRK with the membership, because I wanted the membership on condition that it would be applied to the IRK. I got no irk but did get a membership charge. The option I was not given was whether I would still want a membership if the item sold out before submitting the order. And I think this was summed up neatly in my original post.
Went to get a phone call and missed it. Not sure if I should be upset or not…
I didn’t even bother trying. All day long, the page took longer to refresh at rollover than the time required for the IRKs to sell out, so I knew there was no point. So I wasn’t even at the keyboard when it happened. Sometimes it is better to know up front that something is not going to happen, than to give your best effort and have it go for nothing because of things you simply cannot control - and had plenty of warning about.
I wish I didn’t care.
Maybe the connection will work better when the next 'thon comes up. Maybe I’ll be home when it happens. Maybe I’ll still be checking. Maybe.
@werehatrack Maybe the sky will rain money?
missed it again? bah!
/giphy obnoxious-marbled-calcium