Ha had not sold out yet. Maybe $20 is the limit? I don’t buy enough to justify 4 purchases at $5 off. I wonder if they are counting how long it takes to sell out to decide how much is too much to charge.
I think 20 is gonna be my limit. And the moment of “am I crazy” caused it to sell out so I may end up with just the one after all. Great idea with the coupons though!
@james_hardiman Well economics - supply and demand and price means eventually you have an equilibrium. I guess they are looking for the equilibrium. I hope they remember the other role irks play here , which isn’t economic.
Seriously, the folks in the warehouse? They don’t know how much you spent on this thing, and they don’t care. They’re just packing some IRKs.
For each $5 you spend on an IRK today, you’ll get a $5 coupon code that can be used here on Meh or over at SideDeal.
Then who the heck puts the right # of coupons in???
@triavalon IDK. I don’t think you can buy more than 1 per offering though. (IDK for sure, bc so far I haven’t even been able to get one.) Even though you can buy more through the day. And I doubt that if someone is getting more than one that they will be packed at the same time. (I’m guessing they are scheduled for packing by when bought and not who bought them.)
I still haven’t been able to get an IRK… The last time I did manage to snag one was The Final Fukobukuro back in 2018 and it was only because a mod took pity on me with one of the extras.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Price Comparison
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Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, Jul 5 - Friday, Jul 8
$20 this time! This is fun! Haha
$20 IRKs??? No thanks!
@ACraigL
At least there shall be 4 coupon codes.
Can’t stop, won’t stop.
/giphy notorious-glad-meal
Grrrr got another one, don’t think I’ll need all five coupons (1 for $5 plus this $20 one), so I’ll stop here LOL
/giphy https://meh.com/orders/arrogant-unequal-lizard
@hammi99
Shame.
I didn’t even realize that they can’t be stacked.
I missed that bulletin point.
@FreePasta @hammi99
/giphy sure you will
@FreePasta @hammi99 wish they weren’t until everyone has a chance to buy one first
People are going to have a lot of coupons by the end of the day.
@MrMark gonna be able to buy lifetime supply of $5 ear buds
Why’d I just purchase a second one?
I feel slightly guilty, even though it’s allowed.
@FreePasta
WHAT 2 IRKS IS ALLOWED?
@FreePasta @Lynnerizer…Im up to three now. Probably gonna be the ass of this experiment, but fuck it.
@Lynnerizer
More than one is allowed.
@FreePasta @Lynnerizer sigh yes and some can’t even buy one
@AttyVette @Lynnerizer
Hence my feeling of guilt.
Ha had not sold out yet. Maybe $20 is the limit? I don’t buy enough to justify 4 purchases at $5 off. I wonder if they are counting how long it takes to sell out to decide how much is too much to charge.
WOW at $20 they’re still flying out of here!
looks like all 3 sold out quick as ever!
Sorry we cannot place your order we don’t know what item you’re trying to buy!!!
@cbooboo2 happened to me too and yet others can buy second or third one — guess internet here too slow
@AttyVette ugggh
Only sold 1.
@medz
@medz I show 50
@lichme
/giphy whoopty doo
Well that was still very fast
I think 20 is gonna be my limit. And the moment of “am I crazy” caused it to sell out so I may end up with just the one after all. Great idea with the coupons though!
For $20, it still went alarmingly fast. It’s almost like an artificially constrained supply will support higher prices or something.
@james_hardiman Well economics - supply and demand and price means eventually you have an equilibrium. I guess they are looking for the equilibrium. I hope they remember the other role irks play here , which isn’t economic.
@james_hardiman agree - must have been 20 sold — they are jacking up the prices to get rid of all the junk in their Warehouse !
Could. Not. Pull. Trigger. I actually have some restraint it appears.
sold before I even SAW anything. So much head shaking. Fuck it. I’m never getting one, so I’m leaving.
Couldn’t get this one either - okay, I’m out; not paying $25 or more!
Tried and still said didn’t know what I was trying to buy- instantly gone and $20 too
Dam missed another one.
That was sold out before it would even refresh for me… damn!
Somebody just saw the price tag after buying and cancelled
@lichme someone is much smarter than I am…
@studerc Those two things are not mutually exclusive
Then who the heck puts the right # of coupons in???
@phendrick My guess is that the coupons will be emailed codes, not physical. So warehouse won’t know, just the coupon person.
(That said, if warehouse has to box up 20 IRKs for one person, they might have a clue…)
@triavalon IDK. I don’t think you can buy more than 1 per offering though. (IDK for sure, bc so far I haven’t even been able to get one.) Even though you can buy more through the day. And I doubt that if someone is getting more than one that they will be packed at the same time. (I’m guessing they are scheduled for packing by when bought and not who bought them.)
God damn menards logic. With the fucking rebates.
I’m gonna spend money anyway, so it’s all basically free in the long run…
Right!? Right? Right…
What have I done…
@studerc
/giphy get out while you can
@sammydog01 cant stop, wont stop
@studerc hey there fellow midwesterner!
It was sold out before I hit refresh
@Hollybar I guess you need to hit refresh earlier.
I am really looking forward to spending $100 at 6 pm!
I picked the wrong time to drop my VMP lol… Oh well, guess I’ll see if I can snag one
The time limit on the coupons makes this a “no buy” for me.
/giphy woven-vertical-tarzan
Four $5 coupons… which could be used towards IRKs in any future mehrathons/irkathons before the end of 2022. Interesting.
@steelopus you’d need to have some mighty quick tentacles to punch in that coupon code before the dreaded “Oops We’re Sold Out”
@steelopus The way things are going this will be the last ‘mehathon’
@tofarber Let’s not talk about my tentacles in an open forum…
Sigh. None for me. CC was compromised yesterday morning.
No countdown clock???
@chienfou I the lack of clock is anti-bot strategy
I still haven’t been able to get an IRK… The last time I did manage to snag one was The Final Fukobukuro back in 2018 and it was only because a mod took pity on me with one of the extras.
I can never get past the captcha!
Please realize CAPTCHA is a fellow robot like you.
@mediocrebot I refuse to train you crazy AI with my photo matching skills!
Takes me back to the old Woot Days - If your order number ends in 3 your BOC is free!
I was refreshing the page at 9:59 and it went from “check back at 10:00 AM” to “Sold Out” in approximately one and a half seconds??!
/buy
@Euniceandrich Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.
@mediocrebot but someone cancelled their order. I’d like to purchase the cancellation.
VAN MURALS! GROUND SQUIRRELS! SPIT CURLS! AWESOME!
@Euniceandrich @mediocrebot
Haha - interesting - it was worth a try!
/giphy fresh-gregarious-mind