I’ve been on Meh for about 8 years (had a different username before) and this is the first time I’ve been able to score an IRK. I cannot wait to regret this.
Ugh, on the one hand, I’m sorry I missed this (my best chances are as someone who checks every night at 11), but on the other hand, I recently discovered an amazon returns salvage store and am obsessed with the bins. So I’m sorry AND obsessed with amazon return salvage bins. I contain multitudes.
@chiefbugbung If you’re me, you drive through Arlington Heights, IL one day and say, what is that store over there called Treasure Hunt Deals? And then, like, a month later you go and it’s dollar day and you find some honeycomb and a scraper with plastic razor-type blades, and some other weird crap, and you say, this is the greatest store in the world! Is someone smoking in here? Long story short, I assume the store appears when you are ready for it. Just drive around and keep your eyes peeled.
@chiefbugbung@mossygreen Thanks for that info; I must have driven by the place several times and not noticed. Hopefully later this week I can give it a try. Going to let my former coworker friend know about the one in Elgin, where he lives.
An “instant regret kit” could be a collection of items designed to provoke immediate regret or humorous consequences. While the specific contents may vary based on personal preferences and context, here are some items that could be included in such a kit:
Spicy challenge items: Assorted spicy snacks or hot sauces that are notoriously intense, causing a regrettable burning sensation.
Mystery flavored items: Packets of candies or snacks with unknown flavors, some of which might be unpleasant or bizarre.
Prank gadgets: A selection of classic prank items like whoopee cushions, hand buzzers, or fake insect toys.
Uncomfortable clothing: Silly or outrageous outfits, such as a too-tight spandex suit, an itchy wool sweater, or a ridiculously oversized pair of pants.
Unexpected noise makers: Items that emit loud or surprising sounds, such as air horns, whistles, or novelty sound buttons.
Selfie challenges: Cards with outrageous selfie prompts that encourage participants to take embarrassing or silly pictures.
“Truth or Dare” cards: A deck of cards with amusing and sometimes embarrassing challenges or questions.
Edible insects or exotic foods: Containers of edible bugs or unusual snacks that might cause hesitation or shock.
Extreme sour candies: Sour candies that are notorious for their extreme tartness, making people regret their decision to try them.
Fake lottery tickets: Prank scratch-off lottery tickets that initially seem like a big win, only to reveal they are fake.
Remember, an “instant regret kit” is meant to be lighthearted and fun. It’s important to consider the preferences and sensibilities of the recipients to ensure everyone can enjoy the experience without causing any genuine harm or discomfort.
@chiefbugbung Certainly! An “instant regret kit” can indeed contain another “instant regret kit” inside, adding a playful twist to the experience. This meta approach introduces a smaller box labeled as a miniature edition or “regret within regret” kit, housing a selection of smaller or different items that continue the theme of unexpected consequences. The nested kits provide an extra layer of humor, surprising the recipient and extending the enjoyment of the experience, as long as the contents remain harmless and lighthearted.
The regret WAS instant, when I didn’t get here at 11 pm CST on the dot, realized what was happening & the deal was already paused.
And that I’d have to wait another 8 hours to possibly give you any of my money.
So, the lesson here is that the people that regularly check in at 11 pm daily (I logged in at 11:12) get screwed because Meh decided that the “loyal” 8 am crowd needs a chance too???
Respectfully Meh, look at your damn business model. Cater to the 8 am crowd?? WTF???
That message really says “Thank you 11pm customers for your business and loyalty” . . . NOT!!!
The only thing you forgot to say to the loyal night time customers is " . . .and the horse you rode in on"!!!
@BuddTX dude, relax. Even if they didn’t hold back, AND even if you would have gotten here at 11:05cst instead of 11:12… IT STILL WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD OUT.
@shells Which means that like me, you appreciate the seat upgrade from a few years back. It was the only way I survived the Nightmare on Elm Street marathon.
@Bretterson
Ah ha, I just came back to edit but was too late. Lol
Actually, I set my alarm for 7:57am so I could continuously refresh the page (like the seasoned nut that I am ) for a good 30 seconds so I wouldn’t miss the get set buy!
3:57pm and I’ll be back!
The offer came in my inbox at 7:57 am. When I tried to buy it at 8:00 am, (3 minutes later) it was all sold out. I guess I lucked out, and saved some money. I find it difficult to believe that this unpopular item sold out in only 3 minutes. But, as Jeff Goldblum would say, “Rejection is God’s protection”.
@Sneed
UNPOPULAR? So please tell me, are you missing that turnip truck? Lol
The IRK is probably the most coveted item sold here! They’re usually sold out in 10-15 seconds! Jus sayen…!
My condolences to those who bought an IRK at 8 am. I am so sorry that your local landfill will get one IRK larger. Naw, it will just be your local Goodwill will get one more bag of donations.
I went to bed early, woke up late and leave for a 2 day car drive tomorrow and am gone for 2 weeks. What are the odds if I actually get one at 4 it will arrive while I am gone and will be stolen?
@colinlord@Kidsandliz The ice cream comment got me thinking. What else could I buy for around $17? A really nice pair of socks. A small and/or discounted Lego set. One or more books. I think most of those would bring me less regret than an IRK. Makes me not want to bother trying for one at 3pm (central).
@colinlord@gt0163c I couldn’t try for one and I think I might have gotten one as it said 2 minutes to sell out. I am leaving town in the morning and had to do a lot of running around.
@colinlord@gt0163c@Kidsandliz Yeah, but I got to the sale page and then kept getting the green bar loading slowly and saying “We’re really busy - try again” and then sold out. So I don’t think they were really available all 2 minutes. Just processing for that long.
I bought the last IRK. There may be a “don’t kiss and tell” policy on here, but I’m telling all.
I bought the last IRK for $100. I received a drawer organizer - a Rubbermaid cutlery organizer. Now I get that there are no guarantees in this IRK game, but a $10 drawer organizer for a $100 bucks?
C’mon meh. I feel cheated. I went from regret to anger. So to all you Meh fan people out there, I hope you all receive cra¶ for your money. As for me, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, it’ll be shame on me. Never again.
@misobrilliant You actually bought an IRK for $100??? That was just a tactic to get you to buy $100 worth of stuff during the Mehathon. Damn, that would be some insane regret.
My “$100” IRk was pretty funny how bad it was lol. Stupid purse, iPhoneX screen protector, 5 worthless ID holders and … diapers.
@ohhwell Well, I knew that it was a SideDeal IRK that was going to discount any purchases on meh. However, that is besides the point. I did, in fact, buy at least $100 worth of cr*p from meh, but expected the IRK to be worth something, certainly more than a kitchen drawer organizer. It just seemed like the meh folks got lazy.
@misobrilliant Nope, not lazy (well, they are but not in this case). You just got the luck of the draw, some IRKs are good and some are really bad. Yours pretty much sucked and that’s also normal.
Does it make you feel any better that you are normal?
My $13 IRK was much better than my $50 IRK. Surely you can’t really expect great stuff. They tell you over and over it’s not going to be great. You ignore it at your own peril.
Missed checking last night so when at 1am central, I saw it would be posted again at 7am (my time), I set an alarm. Half asleep but I managed to get one then finished my night’s sleep. I feel victorious!
I got a few and the stuff was usable like the organizers spoke of. Cups etc. but that was when it was $5! Now, 100? Thats ef’d up. Not trying the $16….i dont think.
Over the years I’ve picked up 3 or 4. I got small appliances in two of mine. One was a completely proprietary cappuccino machine with impossible to obtain pods, the other was an air fryer that I used almost weekly for 5 years until the handle fell off. The other stuff was mostly obsolete phone accessories of various kinds, mens socks, those ubiquitous trackr things and random trinkets like a mini black and orange x-wing fighter and a shopkins pen that projected a cupcake on the wall.
For the first time, I managed to snag one at the 4:00 release. The only reason I’m posting is because my order code is so wildly self-contradictory, especially given the state of world events.
/giphy lovely-hot-war
@blaineg has what ever worked? I had it open at 4, tried for two minutes straight, then thought /but would work in the forum since it wasn’t sold out yet. I truly do not care if I get one though. It’s just for fun. I’ve had great luck over the years.
I got the spinning wheel of death, figured I was done for, and refreshed just to put myself out of my own misery. But somehow I got one! Maybe they put a decent number aside for mehmbers because that shouldn’t have happened!
Ok. I am mad this time! I clicked the second it appeared at 4. Looked like it was processing like 4 times then would say try. Again repeatedly . I was so happy to be on AT the stroke of 4 but the last try said sold out. This is BS! Can you at least have one with head start for VMP? Or one ONLY for VMP?
No I fully understand that, however I had it in my cart and was denied paying because I had only mehmberfied earlier today. Although I have been around for a while, even posted in the forum. Just never paid the $5.99.
@BelleGunness Oh - well, that does seem counterproductive of them. The one that really annoyed me was when I got told that they couldn’t use my credit card - the same one that had just worked a few hours earlier when I bought some other non-Irk thing.
@k4evryng I never got one at 50 or 100 either because my latency (and connection but mostly latency) is too slow. Page isn’t even loaded by the time it sells out.
@ruderegime Can run the gambit from best to worse. Think a may have gotten the best of the best (x box series X one time)-other times the stuff went right to goodwill or in the trash. That is what makes it fun-you have no idea what you will get.
@ruderegime I have been getting Fukus and IRKs for many years, and my results have run the gamut from incredibly bad, to wonderful.
Worst: 16 useless Pixel trackers, a MEH IRK bag and a crappy usb hub. Worthless
Best: A fully working Pioneer Elite Home Theater Receiver. (It did not drive a SONY Tv in my office, but it worked with every other brand of TV. It was probably returned by someone with a Sony TV) A $350 value. Still works today
2nd Best: A Roomba vacuum with one wheel droopy from a missing spring. I ordered a wheel kit on Amazon for $16 and fixed it. That was a $250 value
I get about 8 bad IRKS for every good one. It is literally a crap shoot
Womp womp
No IRK for me.
At least I get to go back to work Monday after looking for a job every day for six months as the result of being laid off from Clorox after 25 yrs
@jmhsrv Congratulations on your new job! I’m so glad you were able to find something! It’s so hard to find new employment when you’re of a ‘certain age’…which isn’t even that old!
My husband was just there a couple of years ago, and 50ish is not a great age to be unemployed! They don’t give points on interviews for company loyalty anymore, and if they can find someone younger that they don’t have to pay as much, they will. (It doesn’t help that in his industry (big pharma), there is constant change/reorganizations…so we are just praying he can make it to retirement in this job before things shift and he’s potentially caught in the crosshairs yet again. )
I hope that this is the beginning of a great new job for you! You absolutely should celebrate…without any regret!!
@k4evryng thank you for all these words! It’s been awful trying to find work. I literally never thought I was going to have to look for work again. Especially at 59. I lost a ton of benefits earned from tenure, and have taken a 40% pay cut, but at least we will still have our apartment.
@jmhsrv yes…awful is a great way to describe it! Terrifying, even. We had 2 in high school and 1 in college so the stress level in our house was palpable. We got lucky that he got a decent severance package and unemployment…but when it got close to the end with no job, he did wind up taking something he wasn’t crazy about just to have a paycheck. Fortunately, one of his previous managers hired him when they switched companies, so it all worked out in the end, but it was rough.
I’m sorry you had to take a pay cut…maybe this can be a temporary fix until you can find something closer to what you had if you want to keep looking (although losing the other earned benefits sucks! My husband had 8 weeks vacation at his previous job. Now he has 2 ).
@k4evryng I’m just grateful my daughter didn’t have any incidents requiring the ER or hospitalization during this time. An all out miracle considering her cancer.
@PooltoyWolf Saw Paul Revere and the Raiders in concert a couple years ago about a year before paul revere passed away. He was the only remaining original member of the band-really funny and age appropriate for an old fart audience and an reunion concert like that was. Broke my heart when he had to be helped off stage even though he was using a cane. Same silly outfit and car front that he stood behind.
Jacking up the price as an “experiment” - in other words - how much can we charge for this cr@p?
That said, if IRKs were genuine warehouse surplus items, maybe a higher price would be OK but it still loses part of the spirit.
What I noticed in the last few years that the majority of items were not sold at sidedeal, meh, or morningsave - so only purchased for the purpose to fill up boxes because they ran out of surplus stuff?
And their true retail value - off brand stuff from China - was less than the cost quite often if you check AliExpress,ebay, or Amazon including the offers shipping from China.
@datruandi I’m pretty sure that some of the stuff that ends up in Irks was bought as samples to evaluate whether a product should become a Side Deal, Morningsave or Meh sale item.
@datruandi@werehatrack Of course one time, very early in meh’s existence, they actually bought a ton of used t-shirts and put them in fuko’s or fuku’s can’t remember which it was that long ago. I’d agree though that some are likely sample, some may be if they bought a large container full of remaindered stuff they wanted and it included in there other junk they didn’t (eg not enough to sell in a cost effective way), and of course some returns, trash, used office crap…
Still “Processing”. Am starting to think Meh has huge Cuisinart IRK Processor in back of warehouse that only runs when IRK stuff reaches fill-to-here line on side of dumpsterbin.
My first IRK! I somehow managed to get one of these (convenient to be on the turrlet at the top of the hour I guess)… Can’t wait to find out how disappointed I’ll be!
@somenerd Congrats! Honestly, I’ve very rarely experienced regret with the IRKS. They’ve always been fun, and at the minimum you’ll get a wicked-cool tote bag. Last time I got a freaking ice cream maker. I’ve made ice cream twice so far, and I look forward to the next time.
Mine is still processing.
I have had a great IRK, I got the shiatsu foot massager. And a really bad one, it had 2 melted tote bags, 2 different shoes (different heels, color, size) and 70 trackers.
I am looking forward to getting this 1. I really hope they keep the IRK as something you have to win, not buy with rebate. It makes the terrible IRK not so bad.
Mine was in AR a half-hour ago, I’m in northern IL and it still shows a delivery date for today. I looked at a map and I guess it’s possible, but it doesn’t seem likely.
@mossygreen Well, it made it to Champaign, but my delivery date is now tomorrow, which seems insane for Memorial Day weekend. Can’t believe FedEx would short themselves an extra day or two of rifling through my IRK, but we’ll see. Received an unrelated, very light package today and had a moment of goddamn, they weren’t kidding with the 1 lb. weight before I realized it was from the fine people at Ototo.
@Kyeh@sammydog01 As long as you don’t buy all of it you should be fine. Even if you do!
IRK update: it’s sitting next to the stoop in front of my house and FedEx has a photo to prove it. It doesn’t look opened from here…
Got mine. Unlike the last one, which was filled with nothing but regret, this one has some useful items and one kinda weird one but I don’t want to spoil it by saying as I suspect it might be common.
Hmmm, I just received the email that mine shipped but when I go into my FedEx app, it says it should be here today. Label was created on the 25th but only arrived to FedEx today, so delivery is likely end of week… maybe. They will update it before long.
My first Irk, same as Dakini, shipped a couple hours ago and claiming to be here today, ok. I am wondering if it’s a good thing or bad that it’s only 1lb and 6x4x1 in dimensions. I’ve got a bad feeling…
Specs
What’s Incuded?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Price Comparison
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, May 25 - Tuesday, May 30
That’s a fair price for shipped shit
Meh.
/giphy outgoing-upsetting-branch
@jsh139 Looks like she got one!
@ircon96 haha yup
/buy
@OldCatLady It worked! Your order number is: kissable-national-yoke
/image kissable national yoke
@OldCatLady Holy shit, that worked?
@mossygreen @OldCatLady no captcha so it appears so!
I installed CAPTCHA to save my fellow robots from wasting money on this crap.
I’m in
I’ve been on Meh for about 8 years (had a different username before) and this is the first time I’ve been able to score an IRK. I cannot wait to regret this.
@lengthynewt You shouldn’t wait. You can start regretting immediately.
Woohoo!
/giphy cheesy-deaf-clover
Damn got one.
/giphy lowly-protective-spot
Score!
/giphy practical-imperfect-whale
Why not get myself a pre-fathers day gift given what I spent for my wife’s mother’s day gift.
Just bought the fuck out of that. Sorry, not sorry.
Nope
It’s been a while since I’ve bought one, so…
/image technical-troubled-toast
/giphy technical-troubled-toast
fml I got one
why do I keep doing this to myself?
@connorbush The first step is admitting you have a problem.
warm-unbiased-dwarf
/giphy warm-unbiased-dwarf
/image warm-unbiased-dwarf
Got one!!!
captcha!!!
/showme circular-needless-winter
All righty then.
/giphy grateful-logical-hunter
/image grateful-logical-hunter
/giphy abashed-scattered-trick
@Rowsdower
/image I have doubts
/image loping electric warrior
/giphy neat-apathetic-hall
@adamurai that giphy is about as apathetic as they come.
/giphy corny-occasional-oak
/showme an instant regret kit
/giphy not-gonna-bite
/buy
@D_a_v_e We wanted the morning crowd to have a shot at this too, so we’re holding back some of these until 8am ET.
@D_a_v_e @mediocrebot well why don’t you fucking sell shit in the morning
@thechinglish they do. Which MediocreBot clearly said.
@haydesigner please continue to suck on the teat of your robot overlord
I got a fat jiggler exercise machine last time. Meh is Deeeeceennnttt!!
/bye
Ugh, on the one hand, I’m sorry I missed this (my best chances are as someone who checks every night at 11), but on the other hand, I recently discovered an amazon returns salvage store and am obsessed with the bins. So I’m sorry AND obsessed with amazon return salvage bins. I contain multitudes.
@mossygreen how do I find this mystical store?
@chiefbugbung If you’re me, you drive through Arlington Heights, IL one day and say, what is that store over there called Treasure Hunt Deals? And then, like, a month later you go and it’s dollar day and you find some honeycomb and a scraper with plastic razor-type blades, and some other weird crap, and you say, this is the greatest store in the world! Is someone smoking in here? Long story short, I assume the store appears when you are ready for it. Just drive around and keep your eyes peeled.
@chiefbugbung @mossygreen I’m ready I’m ready I’m ready!!
@chiefbugbung @mossygreen we have one in North Augusta, SC too. It’s wild - people get a PS5 for $7 sometimes.
@chiefbugbung @mossygreen Thanks for that info; I must have driven by the place several times and not noticed. Hopefully later this week I can give it a try. Going to let my former coworker friend know about the one in Elgin, where he lives.
@chiefbugbung @duodec Keep your expectations nice and low and you’ll have a great time! I want to go to the Elgin one now.
An “instant regret kit” could be a collection of items designed to provoke immediate regret or humorous consequences. While the specific contents may vary based on personal preferences and context, here are some items that could be included in such a kit:
Remember, an “instant regret kit” is meant to be lighthearted and fun. It’s important to consider the preferences and sensibilities of the recipients to ensure everyone can enjoy the experience without causing any genuine harm or discomfort.
@awk can a instant regret contain an instant regret kit inside?
@chiefbugbung Certainly! An “instant regret kit” can indeed contain another “instant regret kit” inside, adding a playful twist to the experience. This meta approach introduces a smaller box labeled as a miniature edition or “regret within regret” kit, housing a selection of smaller or different items that continue the theme of unexpected consequences. The nested kits provide an extra layer of humor, surprising the recipient and extending the enjoyment of the experience, as long as the contents remain harmless and lighthearted.
@awk @chiefbugbung how many layers of nesting would provide the most fun?
@awk @chiefbugbung @datruandi Talk about the world’s worst matryoshka! MatryIRKshka?
@awk Thank you ChawkGPT.
The regret WAS instant, when I didn’t get here at 11 pm CST on the dot, realized what was happening & the deal was already paused.
And that I’d have to wait another 8 hours to possibly give you any of my money.
Here we go again
So, the lesson here is that the people that regularly check in at 11 pm daily (I logged in at 11:12) get screwed because Meh decided that the “loyal” 8 am crowd needs a chance too???
Respectfully Meh, look at your damn business model. Cater to the 8 am crowd?? WTF???
That message really says “Thank you 11pm customers for your business and loyalty” . . . NOT!!!
The only thing you forgot to say to the loyal night time customers is " . . .and the horse you rode in on"!!!
@BuddTX nah its saying that because it’s pm on the west coast and maybe more people are checking at 9pm… well give the east coast a chance.
Wait to you see the pause for members only at 4pm. You’re going to blow up again
@BuddTX dude, relax. Even if they didn’t hold back, AND even if you would have gotten here at 11:05cst instead of 11:12… IT STILL WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD OUT.
You’re needlessly raging.
/giphy needlessly raging
This fucking stinks! I finally have a shot at an instant regret kit and you assholes pause it!
@thegame546444 you’re pretty new to this, aren’t you?
@haydesigner Not by a long shot.
@thegame546444 If you saw “Paused” when you came then you already didn’t have a chance.
An IRK on my birthday?
/giphy cringe smile
@mcvick It’s mine too and I managed to grab one before it paused. Happy Birthday us!
/giphy impatient-pleasing-vampire
/giphy tearful-finicky-breakfast
@steelopus Great giphy and great movie.
And coming up in July a great Sunday afternoon.
https://tampatheatre.org/movie/the-breakfast-club
@yakkoTDI love the Tampa Theatre! Been going there since before this movie came out
@shells Which means that like me, you appreciate the seat upgrade from a few years back. It was the only way I survived the Nightmare on Elm Street marathon.
@shells @yakkoTDI
COVID?
easiest one ever.
/giphy metric-risky-cushion
/showme nervous-ungrateful-boot
/giphy fast-garbled-rain
/giphy worthy-sexy-coat
/showme childlike-bloody-beef
/giphy pessimistic-narrow-owner
@bblood perfect irk gif
/giphy ambidextrous-relevant-bait
Thanks for saving some for the morning crowd! I managed to snag one. Nothing like fresh regret in the morning
/giphy ambivalent-boastful-fly
/giphy bitty hand space
/giphy unstructured-unreal-cloud
/giphy fallacious-detrimental-oyster
more regret secured to fill up the ‘why do i keep doing this junk box’…its been a run of regret, lets see if they are out of tracking pixels yet
@jchizmar
Reply hazy try again
/8ball are they out of TrackR Pixels yet?
/giphy buoyant-big-warthog
I hope the Dude bodes well for me. It’s even a perfectly crafted GIF.
Though I’m suddenly worried about it since I was pretty happy with my last IRK, but the two or three before that were rather regrettable.
You gotta set it before 8 am!
@Bretterson
) for a good 30 seconds so I wouldn’t miss the get set buy!
Ah ha, I just came back to edit but was too late. Lol
Actually, I set my alarm for 7:57am so I could continuously refresh the page (like the seasoned nut that I am
3:57pm and I’ll be back!
/giphy alleged-evasive-learning
/giphy hapless-funky-kingfisher
What did I do again. I never learn.
/giphy snooty-distant-tiger
I actually got one! First one! What have I done……
@misfitsintoylnd Wasted about $20?
/giphy lovely-unqualified-foot
The offer came in my inbox at 7:57 am. When I tried to buy it at 8:00 am, (3 minutes later) it was all sold out. I guess I lucked out, and saved some money. I find it difficult to believe that this unpopular item sold out in only 3 minutes. But, as Jeff Goldblum would say, “Rejection is God’s protection”.
@Sneed
UNPOPULAR? So please tell me, are you missing that turnip truck? Lol
The IRK is probably the most coveted item sold here! They’re usually sold out in 10-15 seconds! Jus sayen…!
F, I forgot about the time change…I was up and took my dog out for a walk. I was thinking Woot which is central time.
My condolences to those who bought an IRK at 8 am. I am so sorry that your local landfill will get one IRK larger. Naw, it will just be your local Goodwill will get one more bag of donations.
@sjk3 Those green eyes are marvelous
I went to bed early, woke up late and leave for a 2 day car drive tomorrow and am gone for 2 weeks. What are the odds if I actually get one at 4 it will arrive while I am gone and will be stolen?
@Kidsandliz The potential thief will be filled with very real regret
@colinlord True but I will be out the money and I could have bought 3 half gallons of ice cream which I wouldn’t have regretted
@Kidsandliz mail hold on all 3 services
@colinlord @Kidsandliz Not just the money for the Irk but also the hassle of rebuilding your house because the Irk thief burned it down,
@colinlord @Kidsandliz The ice cream comment got me thinking. What else could I buy for around $17? A really nice pair of socks. A small and/or discounted Lego set. One or more books. I think most of those would bring me less regret than an IRK. Makes me not want to bother trying for one at 3pm (central).
@colinlord @gt0163c I couldn’t try for one and I think I might have gotten one as it said 2 minutes to sell out. I am leaving town in the morning and had to do a lot of running around.
@colinlord @gt0163c @Kidsandliz Yeah, but I got to the sale page and then kept getting the green bar loading slowly and saying “We’re really busy - try again” and then sold out. So I don’t think they were really available all 2 minutes. Just processing for that long.
I bought the last IRK. There may be a “don’t kiss and tell” policy on here, but I’m telling all.
I bought the last IRK for $100. I received a drawer organizer - a Rubbermaid cutlery organizer. Now I get that there are no guarantees in this IRK game, but a $10 drawer organizer for a $100 bucks?
C’mon meh. I feel cheated. I went from regret to anger. So to all you Meh fan people out there, I hope you all receive cra¶ for your money. As for me, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, it’ll be shame on me. Never again.
@misobrilliant We have a kiss and tell thread actually. The reveal thread many have posted their haul of trash (and occasionally actual nice things).
@misobrilliant But the anticipation , hope and possibility of keys to your new Lamborghini are priceless.
@misobrilliant You actually bought an IRK for $100??? That was just a tactic to get you to buy $100 worth of stuff during the Mehathon. Damn, that would be some insane regret.
My “$100” IRk was pretty funny how bad it was lol. Stupid purse, iPhoneX screen protector, 5 worthless ID holders and … diapers.
@ohhwell Well, I knew that it was a SideDeal IRK that was going to discount any purchases on meh. However, that is besides the point. I did, in fact, buy at least $100 worth of cr*p from meh, but expected the IRK to be worth something, certainly more than a kitchen drawer organizer. It just seemed like the meh folks got lazy.
@misobrilliant Nope, not lazy (well, they are but not in this case). You just got the luck of the draw, some IRKs are good and some are really bad. Yours pretty much sucked and that’s also normal.
Does it make you feel any better that you are normal?
This confirms it, people are crazy…
My $13 IRK was much better than my $50 IRK. Surely you can’t really expect great stuff. They tell you over and over it’s not going to be great. You ignore it at your own peril.
You know inflation is at its peak when it reaches IRKs. Now there’s nowhere else to go. yay!
I know the prices are going up but I’ve never had to do that for an IRK before…
/giphy mesmerizing-gurgling-salami
@dasred
/image mesmerizing-gurgling-salami
@dasred those results were disappointing.
@dasred
/giphy mesmerizing-gurgling-salami
@sammydog01 that’s so much better!
Apparently some of you people have way too much money.
Sold out before I even knew about it, so I can’t even regret it
Missed checking last night so when at 1am central, I saw it would be posted again at 7am (my time), I set an alarm. Half asleep but I managed to get one then finished my night’s sleep. I feel victorious!
Kudos to the writer: What do you call it when you take an IRK camping: In-tent regret!
I got a few and the stuff was usable like the organizers spoke of. Cups etc. but that was when it was $5! Now, 100? Thats ef’d up. Not trying the $16….i dont think.
Over the years I’ve picked up 3 or 4. I got small appliances in two of mine. One was a completely proprietary cappuccino machine with impossible to obtain pods, the other was an air fryer that I used almost weekly for 5 years until the handle fell off. The other stuff was mostly obsolete phone accessories of various kinds, mens socks, those ubiquitous trackr things and random trinkets like a mini black and orange x-wing fighter and a shopkins pen that projected a cupcake on the wall.
Come on 4:00! I’m ready!
/image helpless-frivolous-cardinal
/giphy helpless-frivolous-cardinal
Is it just me, or are they both making the same expression?
/giphy frosted-angry-goose
/giphy ruby-finished-mimosa
/giphy bloody-internal-plantation
Last one was truly a box of regret. Wonder what it will be this time?
I haven’t bought one in a while, and the last one has a really nice saucepan in it.
/image operatic-competitive-soldier
/showme ruby-finished-mimosa
/giphy fair-furious-jupiter
/giphy abnormal-quarrelsome-bandicoot
/giphy tidy-ebbing-tulip
/giphy icy-spectacular-arm
/image ghostly-broad-neptune
/giphy ghostly-broad-neptune
/giphy positive-waxy-firefly
/image positive-waxy-firefly
@llangley woo hoo! It’s been a minute…
/giphy unbeatable-dependable-crab
For the first time, I managed to snag one at the 4:00 release. The only reason I’m posting is because my order code is so wildly self-contradictory, especially given the state of world events.
/giphy lovely-hot-war
/buy
@kristoffer Oops, sorry. We’re sold out.
@mediocrebot boooooo-urns
@kristoffer Seriously, has that ever worked for an IRK?
@blaineg has what ever worked? I had it open at 4, tried for two minutes straight, then thought /but would work in the forum since it wasn’t sold out yet. I truly do not care if I get one though. It’s just for fun. I’ve had great luck over the years.
@blaineg @kristoffer Yes. See the top of this thread.
/giphy measly-passe-shaman
I’m already regretting my purchase. Thanks again, meh!
/giphy pale-unflappable-suit
/giphy berserk-thermal-ketchup
/giphy unknowing-anterior-gazelle
This is probably my upper limit, price-wise. Maybe a little past, but we’ll see how it goes.
/giphy afraid-mystical-hare
About a kazillion green bars and Sold Out. Sigh…
@romellex Same. Oh well.
Is it just me, or did that last forever?
Really hoping the contents aren’t reflective of the order number
/giphy lagging tender produce
Wouldn’t process for 2 minutes then sold out. Why am I a member?
I got the spinning wheel of death, figured I was done for, and refreshed just to put myself out of my own misery. But somehow I got one! Maybe they put a decent number aside for mehmbers because that shouldn’t have happened!
Regret is coming my way!
/giphy malicious weathered bridge
Hmm. This giphy accurately reflects that I was blown away by scoring an IRK…even if it’s fake…
Congrats to all of you who got one!
Wasn’t meant for me today, I probably splurged too much this month anyway. Happy birthday to me!
@Lynnerizer
Happy birthday
/giphy gentle-seductive-measure
Just process my payment… wtf.
/giphy bouncy-dubious-tree
How long until they disappeared?
@pakopako 2 minutes, according to the stats on the front page. That is a very long time for IRKs.
Ok. I am mad this time! I clicked the second it appeared at 4. Looked like it was processing like 4 times then would say try. Again repeatedly . I was so happy to be on AT the stroke of 4 but the last try said sold out. This is BS! Can you at least have one with head start for VMP? Or one ONLY for VMP?
@doxeelady hear hear. Same exact situation!
@doxeelady @kristoffer Welcome to the random chance, server overload, Instant Regret.
@doxeelady Uh . . . the 4:00 offering is restricted to VMP members.
@doxeelady @rpstrong Nope regular members too.
@doxeelady @sammydog01 Sheesh - did they change that? I don’t recall dealing with the ruff-raff in the past.
/giphy sparse-priceless-kingfisher
I wonder who got #666
@crow it’ll be interesting to see if that one is any different. I guess there is no way to tell, right?
Uh, why do I have to be a mehmber for longer than today to buy one. Literally what convinced me to finally sign up
@BelleGunness Even if you were a member for longer than today it wouldn’t guarantee getting one.
@BelleGunness To prevent people from doing what you just tried to do.
Got one! It’s been a while. Can’t wait for regret.
No I fully understand that, however I had it in my cart and was denied paying because I had only mehmberfied earlier today. Although I have been around for a while, even posted in the forum. Just never paid the $5.99.
@BelleGunness Oh - well, that does seem counterproductive of them. The one that really annoyed me was when I got told that they couldn’t use my credit card - the same one that had just worked a few hours earlier when I bought some other non-Irk thing.
222 this round? I think it was previously at 444 sold, right? That is likely the only reason I got one.
I was hardly ever successful when only 50 or 100 at a time went up…
@k4evryng I never got one at 50 or 100 either because my latency (and connection but mostly latency) is too slow. Page isn’t even loaded by the time it sells out.
What kind of stuff do you usually get with a regret package?
@ruderegime Here’s what some people got last time:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/sidedeal-daily-instant-regret-kit-3
@ruderegime Can run the gambit from best to worse. Think a may have gotten the best of the best (x box series X one time)-other times the stuff went right to goodwill or in the trash. That is what makes it fun-you have no idea what you will get.
@ruderegime I have been getting Fukus and IRKs for many years, and my results have run the gamut from incredibly bad, to wonderful.
Worst: 16 useless Pixel trackers, a MEH IRK bag and a crappy usb hub. Worthless
Best: A fully working Pioneer Elite Home Theater Receiver. (It did not drive a SONY Tv in my office, but it worked with every other brand of TV. It was probably returned by someone with a Sony TV) A $350 value. Still works today
2nd Best: A Roomba vacuum with one wheel droopy from a missing spring. I ordered a wheel kit on Amazon for $16 and fixed it. That was a $250 value
I get about 8 bad IRKS for every good one. It is literally a crap shoot
You know I have never gotten one In this format in 9 years. It just doesn’t work.
Somehow, when I saw what the count was when they paused it at 8, I knew what the sellout point was going to be.
Heh. The missing milepost. And in years past, the road from Gallup, NM to Monticello, UT.
And now they unsold one, leaving the count at 665??? This is an outrage!
Sh!t I forgot to set an alarm.
Womp womp
No IRK for me.
At least I get to go back to work Monday after looking for a job every day for six months as the result of being laid off from Clorox after 25 yrs
Would have been a nice closure celebration
@jmhsrv Congratulations on your new job! I’m so glad you were able to find something! It’s so hard to find new employment when you’re of a ‘certain age’…which isn’t even that old!
(It doesn’t help that in his industry (big pharma), there is constant change/reorganizations…so we are just praying he can make it to retirement in this job before things shift and he’s potentially caught in the crosshairs yet again. 
)
My husband was just there a couple of years ago, and 50ish is not a great age to be unemployed! They don’t give points on interviews for company loyalty anymore, and if they can find someone younger that they don’t have to pay as much, they will.
I hope that this is the beginning of a great new job for you! You absolutely should celebrate…without any regret!!
@k4evryng thank you for all these words! It’s been awful trying to find work. I literally never thought I was going to have to look for work again. Especially at 59. I lost a ton of benefits earned from tenure, and have taken a 40% pay cut, but at least we will still have our apartment.
@jmhsrv yes…awful is a great way to describe it! Terrifying, even. We had 2 in high school and 1 in college so the stress level in our house was palpable. We got lucky that he got a decent severance package and unemployment…but when it got close to the end with no job, he did wind up taking something he wasn’t crazy about just to have a paycheck. Fortunately, one of his previous managers hired him when they switched companies, so it all worked out in the end, but it was rough.
).
I’m sorry you had to take a pay cut…maybe this can be a temporary fix until you can find something closer to what you had if you want to keep looking (although losing the other earned benefits sucks! My husband had 8 weeks vacation at his previous job. Now he has 2
@k4evryng I’m just grateful my daughter didn’t have any incidents requiring the ER or hospitalization during this time. An all out miracle considering her cancer.
8-/
/giphy narrow-silly-pigeon
/giphy I-missed-it
@iggy71 Me too…
Actually managed to snag one at 8 AM…unbelievably!
/image timid-gawky-fang
@PooltoyWolf Funny what giphy gave you for that phrase!
@PooltoyWolf Saw Paul Revere and the Raiders in concert a couple years ago about a year before paul revere passed away. He was the only remaining original member of the band-really funny and age appropriate for an old fart audience and an reunion concert like that was. Broke my heart when he had to be helped off stage even though he was using a cane. Same silly outfit and car front that he stood behind.
Jacking up the price as an “experiment” - in other words - how much can we charge for this cr@p?
That said, if IRKs were genuine warehouse surplus items, maybe a higher price would be OK but it still loses part of the spirit.
What I noticed in the last few years that the majority of items were not sold at sidedeal, meh, or morningsave - so only purchased for the purpose to fill up boxes because they ran out of surplus stuff?
And their true retail value - off brand stuff from China - was less than the cost quite often if you check AliExpress,ebay, or Amazon including the offers shipping from China.
@datruandi Turn off your adblocker for a bit. I have been seeing Temu (the new Alibaba) ads on Meh, Woot, and Amazon this past week.
@pakopako I don’t understand what your are trying to say? What does what you see have to do with me sometimes actually searching IRK junk products
@datruandi I’m pretty sure that some of the stuff that ends up in Irks was bought as samples to evaluate whether a product should become a Side Deal, Morningsave or Meh sale item.
@datruandi @werehatrack Of course one time, very early in meh’s existence, they actually bought a ton of used t-shirts and put them in fuko’s or fuku’s can’t remember which it was that long ago. I’d agree though that some are likely sample, some may be if they bought a large container full of remaindered stuff they wanted and it included in there other junk they didn’t (eg not enough to sell in a cost effective way), and of course some returns, trash, used office crap…
Still “Processing”. Am starting to think Meh has huge Cuisinart IRK Processor in back of warehouse that only runs when IRK stuff reaches fill-to-here line on side of
dumpsterbin.@werehatrack Yes, yes, I know, can’t be Cuisinart Irk Processor because job would be done already. Maybe Aukey? Aduro? Tacklife? Xmyltimu?
@werehatrack I would be quite happy with a Cuisinart Air Fryer. Hoping it ships to me soon
@heartny I thought you were allergic to kitchens.
@Barney I’m ok with kitchens, but I am allergic to cooking. I thought maybe I wouldn’t be allergic to air frying.
@heartny You are a brave soul.
/showme barred-level-witch
My first IRK! I somehow managed to get one of these (convenient to be on the turrlet at the top of the hour I guess)… Can’t wait to find out how disappointed I’ll be!
@somenerd Congrats! Honestly, I’ve very rarely experienced regret with the IRKS. They’ve always been fun, and at the minimum you’ll get a wicked-cool tote bag. Last time I got a freaking ice cream maker. I’ve made ice cream twice so far, and I look forward to the next time.
Anyone get any shipping info yet?
Mine is still processing.
I have had a great IRK, I got the shiatsu foot massager. And a really bad one, it had 2 melted tote bags, 2 different shoes (different heels, color, size) and 70 trackers.
I am looking forward to getting this 1. I really hope they keep the IRK as something you have to win, not buy with rebate. It makes the terrible IRK not so bad.
Mine has left Carrollton, departed Ft. Worth. No delivery date set yet.
Mine is in Lillian… a “census-designated place in Alabama”
but has an ETA of 5/30…headed to Floriduh 
Mine was in AR a half-hour ago, I’m in northern IL and it still shows a delivery date for today. I looked at a map and I guess it’s possible, but it doesn’t seem likely.
@mossygreen Well, it made it to Champaign, but my delivery date is now tomorrow, which seems insane for Memorial Day weekend. Can’t believe FedEx would short themselves an extra day or two of rifling through my IRK, but we’ll see. Received an unrelated, very light package today and had a moment of goddamn, they weren’t kidding with the 1 lb. weight before I realized it was from the fine people at Ototo.
@mossygreen Probably more fun than your Irk will be …
@Kyeh It’s a Nessie colander spoon! The bar is set high.
@mossygreen Oooo, definitely!
@Kyeh @mossygreen I got a Nessie ladle in my last bag of crap. I love it.
@Kyeh @mossygreen Now I’m looking at Otodo stuff on Amazon dammit.
@Kyeh @sammydog01 As long as you don’t buy all of it you should be fine. Even if you do!
IRK update: it’s sitting next to the stoop in front of my house and FedEx has a photo to prove it. It doesn’t look opened from here…
Expected delivery: “Thursday, May 25 - Tuesday, May 30”
Except it’s still processing, tomorrow is Sunday and Monday is a holiday. Chances of feeling meh
about this IRK that will undoubtedly be late? 99.9%
@Curllyq Same here, doubly so because I leave on business travel on Wenesday early, and will be on the road for over a week.
Came to check in on order status. Realized I had a great-looking order. Let’s see!
/giphy dainty-teeming-porcupine
Got mine. Unlike the last one, which was filled with nothing but regret, this one has some useful items and one kinda weird one but I don’t want to spoil it by saying as I suspect it might be common.
@gumbright Sitz bath?
@mossygreen @gumbright So who is going to start the reveal thread??? Enquiring minds want to know!
@Kidsandliz Do a search for May 20th IRK Reveal
Mine is still processing.
@terjaq mine too
Mine as well
@misfitsintoylnd @terjaq me as well.
@terjaq Same
10 days later…still says processing.
IRK.
Definitely a meh
Also processing.
same same
I got 3 orders including this one still processing.
Are we going to get an Oh Shit Report?
Ugh. Still processing. Definitely meh.
@jsh139 and now… on its way
Just got a notification from meh and Fedex that is has officially shipped… arriving Saturday now.
/giphy happy dance
@fjp999 just received mine too! Says it’ll be here by the end of day today, however….it’s in Texas and I’m in PA. Not happening.
@fjp999 @misfitsintoylnd same with me, but it isn’t going to get to NJ until this weekend if I’m lucky.
Well, I got notified that my IRK will be here Saturday.
Hmmm, I just received the email that mine shipped but when I go into my FedEx app, it says it should be here today.
Label was created on the 25th but only arrived to FedEx today, so delivery is likely end of week… maybe. They will update it before long.
My first Irk, same as Dakini, shipped a couple hours ago and claiming to be here today, ok. I am wondering if it’s a good thing or bad that it’s only 1lb and 6x4x1 in dimensions. I’ve got a bad feeling…
Ordered May 20th, shipped May 31st.