Damn it. I’ve been watching these all day, and when I saw the VMP ethernet cables I knew they were coming up, but I got distracted by an actual work email and missed it by a minute.
I don’t really believe in fate but I’m really starting to think that this wasn’t meant to be.
Awesome, I refresh immediately on time, have all the info in and ready, and then get hit with a captcha at checkout and by the time I tell Google’s AI team which squares contained parking meters 5 seconds later it’s sold out. Why is there a captcha???
Well, I learned something: I thought the Membership I bought last month (by mistake but wound up using it later that day) was VMP. But alas, it is not, and thus I am out one extra opportunity for disappointment.
@Tukaro We VMP are but the ones who have been around a long long time - grandfathered into the world of greatness - so much we have an entire hour dedicated mehness to us. Hazzuh!
FO meh. High volume buyer, had to go thru a “I’m not a robot” before they’d let me purchase, obviously they’d sold out. What a scam. VMP buyers being treated like this piss me off, they let you buy everything else without the robot shit. Yeah, total scam with these bags of stuff.
what a waste of time even trying . I think there is only one cause I’ve clicked right on it and its always too late.
thats the regret , that I even try
@caffeineguy My clock and the Meh timer are in sync. Doesn’t help that when the clock hits 0, it takes 10+ seconds for the next thing to show up. I am at work with fast internet. It is just the server lag. To top it off it then takes several more seconds to load the buy dialog box, so by the time I can even click the capcha box and the green buy link, it is sold out.
/giphy sour grapes
Yay I got a IRK on my birthday! It must be MEH Fate!
/giphy unobtrusive-jumping-crane
/giphy vanilla-grubbing-wing
/giphy prominent-legible-turtle
Well, that’s a shock. I shall await my
/giphy heady lucrative bread
/giphy gigantic-brown-drug
@mebisping The first time I read that as gigantic-brown-DUNG
VMP hour to the rescue!
/image okay-hospitable-water
Oily Phenol Injection?
Yay, THANK YOU VMP status! Scored one.
Finally, it’s been months since I’ve gotten an IRK!
woo-hooooo!
/image tight-frothy-potluck
@looseneck I have actually made those, but with almonds. They’re like crack.
@katbyter It does look good. I’ll have to find the complete recipe.
I was surprised I got one, but then I saw VMP only.
/giphy new-unbalanced-gunslinger
/giphy slow-designed-drug
Seriously, why do I keep doing this?
/giphy festering-glistening-lake
@bluebeatpete
Hopeless hope. And you need room in your wallet that that $5 is just wasting.
Holy Regret! First time getting through - ever!
Finally… VMP comes through.
/giphy restless-wasted-wheat
Man. I totally missed this one. The only one i might have had a chance with.
@jayman007 Yup— Same boat. The only one I might have had a chance at, but that pesky day-job sometimes wins.
/giphy respectable-lucrative-railway
Woo-hoo!
I think I’ve only gotten a non-VMP hour IRK once…and it was not this time. Fortunately, I’m a sucke…erm…VMP, so it’s all good.
/giphy uplifted-uppity-lark
/giphy wacky-neglectful-anteater
Damn it. I’ve been watching these all day, and when I saw the VMP ethernet cables I knew they were coming up, but I got distracted by an actual work email and missed it by a minute.
I don’t really believe in fate but I’m really starting to think that this wasn’t meant to be.
@madanthony I literally just did the same thing.
why do i event bother clicking “buy”?
Wow, ten seconds til sellout
Not a robot - this time you believed me! Thanks for the opportunity to be surprised.
Awesome, I refresh immediately on time, have all the info in and ready, and then get hit with a captcha at checkout and by the time I tell Google’s AI team which squares contained parking meters 5 seconds later it’s sold out. Why is there a captcha???
You may have failed CAPTCHA but on the upside, you’re less of a human.
/giphy glaring-overactive-cow
/giphy jinxed-translucent-digestion
Well, I learned something: I thought the Membership I bought last month (by mistake but wound up using it later that day) was VMP. But alas, it is not, and thus I am out one extra opportunity for disappointment.
I recommend adding this fact to the FAQ page for stupid people like me who also don’t implicitly understand the difference.
@Tukaro We VMP are but the ones who have been around a long long time - grandfathered into the world of greatness - so much we have an entire hour dedicated mehness to us. Hazzuh!
@mindfixation I was once of your clan; alas, my wealth diminished and I was forced into self-exile.
My Fukubukuro #4 is the only lasting legacy of my time there.
@Tukaro No!!! A fallen clan member! Ah, Fukubukuro bags - those were the days!
FO meh. High volume buyer, had to go thru a “I’m not a robot” before they’d let me purchase, obviously they’d sold out. What a scam. VMP buyers being treated like this piss me off, they let you buy everything else without the robot shit. Yeah, total scam with these bags of stuff.
@groundgirlz We all do, otherwise people would just bot the IRKs. FWIW, I didn’t get one either…
what a waste of time even trying . I think there is only one cause I’ve clicked right on it and its always too late.
thats the regret , that I even try
I was watching the PS5 showcase meh… bad form…
Specs
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Price Comparison
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Sep 28 - Friday, Oct 2
Stuck on robot…
Well, I can’t say I haven’t been lucky throughout 2020…
/giphy numberless-exclusive-thrill
Would have been my first purchase, but for VMP being completely unclear. Shouldn’t buying membership as part of the order also set VMP flag?
@gdorn < what he said. wtf is vmp? am member but not vmp, I guess.
@gdorn Membership != (or /= or <> or whatever “does not equal” is in your programming language of choice) VMP.
@gdorn @mkk3000
https://meh.com/forum/topics/v-vs---another-hour-of-pain-and-confusion
@gdorn @mkk3000
/giphy not again
No VMP was special and ended years ago. If VMP people cancel they can never be VMP again it is closed.
@gdorn Ah, good, VMP is even less clear.
Boom!
That’s usually last one of the day right? Been busy.
@bdp often there are more later in the day. Good luck, or not, depending on what the IRKs will look like this time around.
Too bad I blinked.
Finally! I kept getting hung up on the green bar!
Continuing the streak of IRK SUCCESS as:
IF CAPTCHA==large gridded image THEN RAND()
ELSE Null
/giphy hysterical-boastful-pie
You may have failed CAPTCHA but on the upside, you’re less of a human.
Can’t even get a VMP IRK.
Missed it again, naptime
I can’t even seem to get the page up before it’s sold out. Hard to snag if sold out in 5 seconds and doesn’t show up for 10.
@billlbo Make sure your clock is synchronized to internet time, or the javascript countdown timer might be off
@caffeineguy My clock and the Meh timer are in sync. Doesn’t help that when the clock hits 0, it takes 10+ seconds for the next thing to show up. I am at work with fast internet. It is just the server lag. To top it off it then takes several more seconds to load the buy dialog box, so by the time I can even click the capcha box and the green buy link, it is sold out.
/giphy sour grapes
Awesome!
/giphy enticing-uneasy-judge
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
/giphy studious-aquatic-gecko