IRK Reveal Thread August 2024
11Mine arrived before Noon today, and it has one of the more eclectic assortments of crap I’ve seen.
Porcelain Elsa figurine from Lenox, damaged box
Grey clutch purse with cell phone pocket that’s 1/4" too shallow for my phone
Rejovix collagen boosting serum (Yes, I know my face looks old, sheesh.)
Nurse Jamie THE FORMUL.A. Cream Cleanser (WTF?)
Plaid flannel Members Only pajama pants in L (A bit small)
Three beads-and-wire presumed bracelet-y things
Cow face bird feeder
LED dimmer wall switch
Two black V-neck women’s knit tops in L that’s probably about a 16.
Orange IRK bag with white imprint.
Nothing amazing, some amusing, some WTF. Very Meh. I’ll add a photo later when the photobombsquad is napping.
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My wife and I finally decided to buy an IRK.
We received:
1x Cuisineart 1.5 quart Ice-Cream maker in a slightly damaged box.
1x Battery Converter
1x Quench Micro Water Complex Lotion
1x Chili Lime Dried Jackfruit
1x Orange/white IRK bag
Overall we are happy and hope to try again for the real regret.
@alexc612 NICE
Mine was mostly useless crap I won’t find a use for. Lots of sugary snacks. 2 battery converters (nothing uses a C or D batt anymore though), 2 charging bricks that will be useful only if they actually work better than a normal one. But I got the same bag you got but purple and white and it looks good, so I’m satisfied. I looove bags.
@werehatrack But I want to see the photobombsquad!
@Kyeh Okay. First, the loot, then some of the off-duty photobombers
Loot
@werehatrack Awww - thanks!
@Kyeh @werehatrack
I love that first photo, best cat photo I’ve seen in a while.
My haul:
Aicook blender, no box, no manual
Set of fabric resistance bands
Rejovix Collagen Boosting Serum, whatever that is
Nurse Jaime Cream Cleanser in a mushed box
Another Nurse Jaime Cream Cleanser completely exploded
Pair of XS leggings coated in face cream
Orange Meh bag
Well, the regret is strong with this one. The blender got our hopes up that we got an ice cream maker, I think the kid is too big for the leggings even if she deigned to wear a no name brand, I’m not sure we have much use for the sealed cleanser and serum, and the exploded cleanser made a mess of everything.
The bands will go to the misc pile of equipment in the home gym to maybe be used one day, and the wife has already claimed the bag, so not quite a total loss, maybe.
Yeah, totally didnt read the description. Mine was hand delivered to my door today in a brown box with no address or name on it.
2 Dummy Cameras
1 Sonic Toothbrush with 8 heads
1 Inflatable Turkey
3 Christmas Fiber-lit canvases
6 Boxes of Nonni’s Bakery Pumpkin spice biscuits
1 IRK/Meh bag
The toothbrush feels very powerful and heavy, kind of impressed. The dummy cameras have LEDs. If theyre infrared, I need the parts and that will be awesome.
FOOLS! TOOLS! JEWELS! AWESOME!
@festercluck You got a turkey! I always wanted one but couldn’t justify a way to pay for it.
@festercluck oof, this seems like some holiday regret!
1 This Saves Lives - Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt
1 Verb - Variety Pack
2 Sola - Granola Vanilla Almond
2 Natural Freshpaper - food saver sheets
1 Malibu Skye (some sort of handbag (maybe))
1 Sharper Image - Calming Cozy Massaging Heated Footrest
1 White with blue print bag - a new color for me & love it!
The Sharper Image thing is weird but may be useful if the heater goes out… wanted to try the food saver sheets but didnt want to pay for them… not a fan of granola or the bars but will try… gift the MS bag thing.
Thanks Meh staff!
@fjp999 I got the food saver sheets in my last irk. They smell strangely of celery. I have them in the fruit drawer. I think they are doing an okay job. The peaches that I bought last saturday still look fresh.
@ironcheftoni Thanks for that. Package says made from spices but couldnt put my finger on it.
They’re really clearing out random stuff this time
1 Bidet attachment
1 Quench micro hand cream
1 Mented face blush
1 USB reading light
1 Bearpaw crossbody bag
1 Chris and Peyton rug
1 A random plain white t-shirt (?)
1 Orange bag
Satisfyingly meh
Orange bag
Battery converters
Light up light switch
Weird shirt with batwing sleeves
Flannel pj pants
6 tangerine wax melts (that smell like overheated wax)
Black Colab purse (it’s under the shirt and is hard to see in the pic)
13 piece shaving kit
Not bad overall, but not much for personal use. I was hoping the wax things would at least smell good.
@remo28
That shirt is kinda like so ugly it might be cool lol.
@Star2236 I tried it on. It is not. I didn’t know it had bat wings until putting it on. Now I did put it on over another shirt, but I don’t think it’s me.
@remo28 @Star2236 pics!! I love a good bat wing top, have actually paid for some recently
@remo28 oof, I think I got the same irk, and now I have to check to see if the flannel is pants?
They are! Well, I will almost never say no to flannel pj bottoms. I didn’t get the battery converters, but did get the purse, which I may even keep. I’m not sure what I’ll do with the trimmer… My current pup doesn’t need it.
I didn’t get a bag with mine
@cut_e_007 It is alleged that a note to that effect over at sidedeal.com/support will cause one to be dispatched.
I got a:
Black and Purple IRK bag
A Griffin 20,000 mAh power bank
A cheap looking Fit Pro smart watch
Some Flekk mascara (maybe my wife will like that one)
A boogie board re-writable smart board (Cool!)
A mobile butterfly wind chime
Two bags of Sola vanilla granola
And a baby’s first plushie tool box.
No regrets here, I got a cool selection of stuff!
@danoinct I found that the boogie board was broken, I had to fix the battery compartment before it would erase things properly. I wonder if that was the reason someone returned it?
@danoinct
Least you got it to work.
I thought the star of the box would be a BlueSYNC TYM speaker with digital clock, but the sound is akin to an AM transistor radio of old. Also, no brightness for the digital clock and it is impossible to see the time/date. Grade: D
Wireless charger. This will work for my wife’s older iPhone, but no dice for my Android phones. Grade: C-
Something that was mis-sent to me and should have been sent to the Smithsonian - a plug-in-the-wall MINI-USB charger. Grade: F (or maybe a Z)
Some sort of cow eyes, horns, nose and mouth that you are supposed to stick on a tree with the mouth being a bird feeder which holds maybe a total of 10 bird seeds. I have no trees on my property that would support this, and even if I did, ah, no way. Grade: F
FLEKK. Yeah, I had no idea what this was either, so I googled it, and it is some sort of cosmetics. Don’t think my wife, who is away at the moment, would like it. I certainly don’t. Grade: F
Ugh, more cosmetics this time from Nurse Jamie. See number 5 above. Grade: F
Orange IRK bag. I already have an orange one, but this does have a different design. Yippee! Grade: B.
Summary: What we have here sports fans is a Grade D IRK. Today is my birthday, I had cancer surgery on Wednesday, and I was hoping for so much, but, well, there you go. Sad that the star of the IRK was the bag. Anyway, the fun is in opening the box, not so much in being able to use what is in it. This time it did give me $10 worth of fun.
@Sarisin I hope the cancer surgery was successful and whatever comes next isn’t too horrible. The emotional earthquake of cancer is really stressful (I’ve had 3 major cancers so far). Good luck dealing with that mess.
@Sarisin ahahaha, I am sold on the tree-cow-feeder, but one person’s atrocity is another’s treasure.
I hope surgery goes well. Fuck cancer.
@Sarisin happy birthday!
And yeah, fuck cancer.
I love yall MEH but yall did me dirty with the stinky shower chair! Smelled like booty! I may clean it and sell it anyway
That’s ok…you win some you lose some…Its always fun with the IRKs!
Thank you, Meh! & SideDeal!
Some would complain about this - less than stellar IRK. Not pictured is the rancid 80 pack case of mini chocolate chip cookies that expired in May, and was taken to the garbage before I could get a pic…
As adventurous as I am, I wasn’t about to pop one of those cookies in my mouth. Just had covid - can’t smell or taste anything at the moment, so - too risky. However, the old man snatched up a bag and gave it a try. I’m not sure how many he ate, before realizing they were completely rancid. But, I got my ten dollar’s worth - watching him run around the house asking:
“Am I going to die? Am I going to die? What should I do?!”
I’m like:
“Nobody made you swallow that. Here! Have a twin pack salami stick, to get the flavor out of your mouth. I don’t think they expire for a few more weeks.”
@tahshar ooooooooo pretty bag!!
Got my box today and once again Meh hit it out of the park!!
@tinamarie1974 nice!
@tinamarie1974
I never thought about extra burners for cooking during the holidays
@Star2236 total game changer!!
I have regret:
6x Battery Converters (AA to C or D)
2x Dummy Security Cameras
1x Nurse Jamie Cleanser
1x Rejovix Serum
1x Chris & Peyton 5x7 Outdoor Rug, green
1x Orange Irk Bag
First time and I received:
1 x Pink/Purple Luggage Set (3 pieces)
2 x Quench Micro Water Complex Lotion
1 x Sola Granola Vanilla Almond
1 x Orange Meh bag
I am happy.
@Buoythatrocks23 nice!
@Buoythatrocks23 @pattyrusk1 pics? Some of those luggage sets are really awesome!
MEALS! DEALS! EELS! AWESOME!
Sheet set
2 battery converter
2 Vanilla almonds
6 dried jackfruit ginger turmeric
2 lotion face cleanser nurse jamie
Lipstick
3 Boxers
Purple bag pink letters
2 charm braclets
My IRK contents:
One throw rug (already placed in the kitchen of our guest quarters)
One JVC gaming headset (grabbed up by my husband- his just broke last week)
One box of chili lime jackfruit (I can’t eat spice, but hubby will try them)
One London Fog cel phone crossbody thingie (not useful for me, will get donated)
One orange IRK bag
So… not bad, really. Thanks, Meh!
I have a couple of those rugs. They are well made
I think the fine folks in charge of these saw my last post about the amount of regret I had with my last irk and decided to try to one up it
.
Much regret but we always have a great time opening these up…see you next time irk
@thecloudy1
I think those bird feeders are hilarious. I got the rooster one last time and it’s at my dad’s house (lots of big trees there). If I get another it’s definitely going on my fence.
1 orange irk bag
1 bag of chili-lime jackfruit
1 Nano 2.0 crystal hair remover
1 tube of hand and body lotion
1 Rivet table lamp. it’s a giant block of (fake?) white marble with a lamp on top. it weighs like 20 pounds, you could kill a bear with it. it was labeled RTV and the socket was a little bent out of shape but it works fine. the only downside was it was packed in styrofoam that disintegrated into a million pieces all over my apartment.
not bad, i don’t really need any of this but i’m sure the lamp will be nice once i move out of this place.
Orange and white IRK bag
LED Dimmer
Chocolate Keto Frosting
Nose hair trimmer
Some sort of weak looking tabletop soccer game
Verb caffeinated energy bars
2 tubes of Quench Micro Water Complex Lotion
A wooden animal(?) that wants me to enter an online code where I’ll presumably have my identity stolen.
@Skipbidder An online code for a wooden animal?!
@Kyeh It’s the wooden animal from the middle of the picture. I’m not quite sure what animal it’s meant to be. The tags on it suggest that there’s a game associated with it. But I’m not really inclined to scan it to go to the website.
@Skipbidder Oh, a game. I think it’s supposed to be a little dinosaur. They’re kind of cute, but it’s so weird that they think a wooden toy needs an online tie-in.
To get myself ready for the upcoming IRK (which should arrive soon since my previous orders just started arriving today) I will post an image of the previous IRK I forgot to post back in January so everyone will know how I fared with the second IRK I receive later this month:
I only kept the sanitizer bottles and the IRK bag. I donated everything else but I wonder if the Curtis stone wine do hickey was to get me to order something from Casemates.
This is probably the most uneven IRK I’ve gotten
Most shocking, the blender came in the box, with all the attachments, and actually works. Weird too because I was just about to order a blender I could start using for my protein shakes. Wasn’t gonna be this much blender, this is too much blender. Thing looks like it could eat a small dog. What else can I even use this for? Good pull anyway
Oh and the blue and white IRK bag, the real reason I bought it
@uninflammable
Looks like an awesome fucking blender. Your smoothies will be the best out of that blender. Just keep your dog away lol
OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!
@Star2236 Oh, yeah it definitely is. I added some other text about it in the first post but apparently meh’s formatting ate it. It’s a 1600w Braun blender going for $150 on Amazon right now. I made my first protein shake with it today using smoothie mode and it scared me. Thought it was gonna take off, had to switch it to manual for peace of mind
Shake was crazy smooth tho I can’t lie
@uninflammable
That’s awesome
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
More disappointment than usual.
*A Westbend popcorn popper (might be nice if I didn’t already love my stovetop popper. Going to see if a friend of mine would want it)
*Expired chili lime jackfruit (eww gag!)
*Verb coffee bars-Chocolate chip banana bread and smores flavors mixed box. I’ve had other brands of coffee bars in the past that I’ve liked, but got tired of them quickly. Decent, the smores is better to my tastes. The banana tastes kinda chemically.
And no bag. Yes, I’ve already emailed CS to have that fixed. But overall, terrible box, glad I actually needed the stuff I ordered in the mehrethon to get it free. I think this might be the worst box I’ve gotten on Meh, worthy of the subpar woot BOCs.
@Jamileigh17 maybe try the Westbend popper; I actually paid money, on purpose, to buy one, and I still didn’t have regrets.
@brainmist I did. Way messier than my stove top whirlytop, and flipping it over to get the popcorn out caused a mess. It did get slightly crunchier popcorn, but only by the tiniest amount.
@brainmist @Jamileigh17 If it’s the popper with the flat pan and rotating bar, I’ve heard it can be re-purposed as a green coffee roaster. Actually have one I bought last year but never got the beans to try it yet. (And probably don’t want to mix using for popcorn and coffee, because I don’t want my coffee tasting like popcorn. On the other hand, popcorn with a hint of coffee essence might actually be good.)
@brainmist @pmarin Appreciate the idea! Alas caffeine puts me to sleep (ADHD), so while I kinda enjoy the flavor, not worth the limited cupboard space.
@brainmist @Jamileigh17 @pmarin yes, coffee is calming
And I got the replacement, which to my surprise, wasn’t just the bag I expected (A gorgeous white and blue one!)! A packet of silverware, a pretty green purse, a waterproof mattress pad, and an emergency weather radio/charger/light. Sweeeeet, thank you customer service!
Arrived on Thursday.
Lifestyle advanced Wireless Headphone - already have Bose 700, will gift
Bearpaw Body Bag, to friend’s daughter
Body Shaper size L, to friend’s wife
Bottom Joggers size 1x/2x, to friend’s wife
Power Bank
Smart WiFi LED Strip
VersaTiles
Orange IRK bag - live color
All useful. Worth $10
Anticipation - priceless
Thank you meh
@rcwbbb my husband would uncontrollably laugh if we received those bottom panties
@rcwbbb
Decent haul.
@pattyrusk1 Had a friend I’ve known for over 40 years. Knew wife since he married her and offered this to her so don’t think I offended anyone. She too laughed and was glad it was not a butt flattener. I sent her the link to the website. It’s still being sold for $89.00. With that she snapped it right up.
https://shopyahaira.com/happy-butt-n-7-double-tummy-layer/
@Star2236 Thanks. I’m happy, I think.
@pattyrusk1 @rcwbbb
“Happy Butt No. 7”!
That’s truly hilarious!
Ehhh expired jackfruit that looks like some critter got to it first and decided it wasn’t good enough to eat.
Mens pants my husband will take but they are the kind that you can feel the static electricity from go.
A charm bracelet kinda giftable.
Quick eraser sheets by scrubit.
And one opened bottle of confirming spray that luckily didn’t spill.
Purple and pink IRK bag which is the highlight.
@Sneakertree
Like the bag
@Sneakertree @Star2236 Me too! I want a navy and pink bag. And the critter was right about the jackfruit snacks. Yuck.
Posted on the other thread but here, too -
I got a cuisinart coffee maker. They opened the box and put an irk bag on top then resealed it. unfortunatley they didnt put the IRK bag under the cardboard sheet that was right there so the bag handles got cut when i opened it. meh indeed.
No regrets here:
Black beanie hat - I’m in Wisconsin - these are needed at least 5 months out of the year
Two tubes Nurse Jamie cleanser - granddaughter will love
3Pr Members Only men’s underwear - Small - might fit one of my skinny grandsons
10 packages dried jackfruit - reasonably healthy and not bad tasting
Pair of brass candlestick holders - if somebody in the family doesn’t want, they will be a very nice donation
2 packages white cardstock - enough techies in the family that I’m sure somebody is making their own greeting cards or has been wanting to
And an orange IRK shopper bag - we will fight over this one
@romellex overall sounds like a good set of stuff for you (thanks to possibly of grandsons using the underwear) and your cold climate for the beanie. Candlesticks are a unique thing; haven’t seen those show up before. You got a different flavor of jackfruit than most of us got.
@romellex I’m also in Wisconsin!
/giphy Wisconsin
1-Black leather purse(donating)
)
1- Bug Zapper (husband likes)
1-pair Muk Uk’s 8.5 slippers(donating due to our family having larger feet
1-JVC Ear Buds(teenager took)
1-Orange IRK bag just in time for Halloween
Thanks for the entertainment Meh
@pattyrusk1
What’s the purse look like?
Mine came this afternoon. First time it’s come and I’ve actually forgot it was coming and left it on my porch all day. Not much to list they didn’t put anything in the box except a bag but thankfully I didn’t cut handles off. Right now I’m charging the speaker to see if it actually work. Bag is the same color I’ve gotten last 3 times (want new fun new color).
@Star2236 Cool. Anything inside the box besides a speaker?
@rcwbbb @Star2236 Reading is fundamental: “they didn’t put anything in the box except a bag”.
@IndifferentDude @rcwbbb @Star2236 That’s weird often there’s 1 or 2 small things packed in unexpected places. I got a non-working Dreametech vac in original box (probably defective battery — still researching if I want to fix it), and in there was an IRK bag and some other small stuff I found packed along with the vac attachments. Don’t remember what. Sometimes I think these guys have their Friday afternoon beer parties (maybe every afternoon?) and then think of fun ways to amuse and confuse us by what they pack and how they pack it.
@IndifferentDude @pmarin Absolutely. My bad.
. Thanks @pmarin but I did miss it. 
@rcwbbb
No nothing, besides the bag. I was kinda surprised. I looked every where in the box too.
@rcwbbb @Star2236 those bastards!
@pmarin @rcwbbb
So my speaker doesn’t even turn on. It junk. So essentially I got a bag for my irk. I paid $30 for a fucking bag.
Meh don’t send me broken shit bc your to lazy to walk to the dumpster yourself. If someone returns something bc it’s broken (this was obviously a return bc of the condition it’s in), throw it away. We don’t want it. Nowhere in the irk description does it say you could possible get broken shit that will go straight to the dumpster. Regret, yes but this is just junk.
@rcwbbb @Star2236 I had repackaged things previously, too but indeed they always tossed some smaller stuff in with it. It was always at least 3 different items and a bag
So I got exactly the same stuff as @remo28 and @brainmist, but with icky chili lime jackfruit snacks instead of the dimmer switch. I’m pretty open to new kinds of food, but these are kind of like prunes coated with this spicy glaze, bleh.
Otherwise, the weird batwing blouse and flannel pants, both 100% polyester, clipper/trimmer combo, battery converter, wax melts, and black bag that’s an okay shape but very fake-looking pleather. Thoroughly 🫤 meh!
electronic hair remover that’s supposed to damage your skin in a way that hair won’t grow back if you use it enough. Implies it’s for all parts of your body where hair grows. At least it’s new-in-box so I don’t have to ask where it’s been. Thinking “yeah, but… no!”
I’ll stick with my Ballsy trimmer thank you.
I said this before, but it seemingly hasn’t appeared. So, here again:
Large box of Snack Yums (w/chocolate chips) that took up most of the room in the box;
Charm bracelet;
Meh bag, navy blue and fuschia;
Two boxes of Battery Converters (turns AA batteries into C & D);
Womens credit card holder.
@geminijane What’s a “credit card holder?” (And a women’s?)
@geminijane The first try landed in the green/purple thread instead of over here. I’l zap it for you.
My regret is truly regretful. I received:
1 gray Malibu Sky crossbody purse
6 packages of Jackfruit (my son tried and might eat them as a snack)
1 battery converter plastic box
1 black stretchy shirt that feels like a microfiber cloth
2 Nurse Jamie cleansing creamer tubes
1 orange irk bag with white illustration. My favorite item by far!
Thanks Meh!
Oh and one of the things I bought to bring down the irk price was the Dartwood hand warmer and massager. It’s not what I expected. Also uncomfortable. It will be donated. So a little extra regret for me because I was looking forward to something that makes my hands feel better.
@milstarr I was sorry I didn’t get to buy that hand massager thing and so now I’m glad I missed it.
@milstarr @pmarin
I haven’t opened mine yet, I was waiting till later today till after I cleaned the house. I’ll report back on if I like it or not.
not super exciting, but happy for some variety!
@walarney I love the flamingo duffle! Adorable!
I was surprised that it seems to be a very orange and white IRK, from the orange bag, orange box of caffeinated bars, orange bags of chili-lime jackfruit, white insulated tumbler, bright colored (including orange) day planner) and almost-orange-but-actually-red Ginsu Knives.
Trixie was mildly interested.
@LexPendragon is that an actual real dog thing? At first I thought it was something you got in the box, and I was thinking “that’s cool”
@LexPendragon Seems like an OK score, with or without the dog being included. I didn’t mind the jackfruit and it doesn’t really “expire” so don’t worry about that. I got some previous Ginsu and it’s not terrible but don’t try to impress your “yes, chef!” Friends. The tumbler looks like my favorite part, good to have a non-spill container for your casemates wine.
@pmarin The dog is real. That’s my wife’s dog, Trixie. She photobombs, so I have started trying to get her to sit still for it. She is not good at that.
@LexPendragon I thought that was the cutest thing ever to get in an IRK!
@LexPendragon @pmarin I love Trixie! I’m always happy when she photobombs - she’s so cute it’s almost hard to believe she’s real!
@Kyeh @LexPendragon @pmarin
First time I saw her I thought for sure she was a fake dog lol
I got an uncomfortable number of body shaping products and a de-humidifier. I am a middle aged man who lives in the desert. My regret is instant.
@okthemighty let’s ship some more de-humidifiers to Arizona, right away!
@okthemighty
You wanna trade for broken wireless speaker that won’t even turn on. That’s all I got. Mines not even regret, it’s just junk.
Mine appears to have been porch-pirated
@agnesnutter Check the FedEx tracking info; it may provide a photo which shows that it was never on your porch to begin with.
@werehatrack No, it’s definitely my stoop
@agnesnutter Rats.
Meh…. The irk bag, an over the door hanging organizer, mens undies, face cleanser, a comically hideous charm bracelet. This batch seems extra random!!
I got a very orange IRK bag, two boxes of Verb energy bars, a box of dried jackfruit snacks, and a small purse. The jackfruit and the energy bars are ok. The purse seems to be decent quality, but do women even carry them anymore? All-in-all, pretty meh.
@Springbank
I still carry a purse, couldn’t live without it.
@Star2236 I guess. I have a few friends that still do, but only rarely. This is just big enough for a checkbook, (which is only ever used by the person in front of me at Kroger when I’m in a hurry,) ID’s and credit cards. Oh, and I forgot I also got a one-gallon plastic sports water bottle.
I received:
Blue and fushia IRK bag - love it
Anti-wrinkle serum - smells great
6x Jackfruit - have not tried yet
Cream small credit card holder/wallet - this is totally up my alley
Plush “my 1st toolbox” toy w/tools
Toy car
Sorry no picture, didn’t have my phone when I opened it and now it is scattered to different people.
I am happy with my IRK, but honestly I am always happy regardless. It is the game of it and the suspense of the contents that is fun for me.
Here is a tale about my IRK:
I bought my dad an international plug on meh last month because he’s planning a trip to Europe. He lives 7 hours from me so I had it shipped directly to him. I don’t get to visit my parent’s house very often, once every two years or so. So as I was packing up to head there this weekend, I checked my email and saw a shipping notice for my most recent IRK… to my dad’s address because I forgot to update the shipping address.
It just so happened that the delivery was set for the day I was going to be there.
Here’s the best part - my mother always hears me talk about the mystery boxes I get so I let her open this IRK. I don’t have any photos I want to share on the internet of it, but they are cherished memories. She looked like a kid on Christmas and it was a good box.
Dad got some knives he can take to hunting camp. Mom got a new clutch/purse and some pajama pants. There was a funny bird feeder in there I left with them too. My daughter got some bracelets and my other daughter got some skin care products.
@mbersiam
That’s awesome. I’m glad everyone got something.
HIKING! VIKINGS! STRIKE KING [BRAND FISHING LURES]! AWESOME!
@mbersiam this made me smile
@mbersiam that is fantastic. I am glad they enjoyed the experience
@mbersiam That’s fantastic! I did this too, and the friends who received it really enjoyed their random box.
Absolute regret, but not instant. Apparently I didn’t complete my second purchase. So not only did I actually pay$30 but I don’t get my electric scrubber thingymajig.
Back massager heat chair thing, complete with the address of the person who sent it back. Works ok, creepy red fists though.
White irk bag
Knock off Apple tag dudes
Got my IRK!
Was it regret? More like Meh
Orange Meh bag.
Black knit beanie
3pk Members Only boxer/briefs sz sm.
6pk dried jackfruit, ginger turmeric
Plastic battery converters
2 8in solid brass candle sticks
Will try the jackfruit, put the battery converters in the battery drawer, and add the bag to my collection.
The rest will be donated to United Christian Charities.
Thanks
Irk has finally arrived! I thought they forgot about me.
A interesting collection
Blue and yellow irk bag
Ladies leggings , says they are size 1x/2x. I think not, more like an xs.
Phone car cup thing
Led lights
And stand mixer that at first I was excited about. It was in the original box but packing materials missing. Apparently one beater won’t stay locked in place. The dough hooks work though. But I doubt it has the power for a decent size loaf of bread.
@ironcheftoni
I told them I don’t want there returned shit anymore bc it’s more than likely broken and they should throw it in the garbage.
@ironcheftoni @Star2236 I mean they are pretty honest in their description
@ironcheftoni @tinamarie1974
Yes they were, it’s just electronics I can’t do anything with bc I’m a dummy when it come tis that stuff. I know some people can fix modern day electronics but not me, no way.
@ironcheftoni @Star2236 I get that, but thats the whole point of the Irk. Its a total crapshoot. You might get something great or you might get total junk.
@ironcheftoni @tinamarie1974
I know I never complain about what I get. I always am the one telling others it’s the luck of the draw, it was just one of those days for me. I shouldn’t have complained.
Update to the stand mixer with the crappy beater situation. When examining the ends of the beaters that go into the mixer, one of these things is not like the others. I wrote to Dash customer service and they replied right away and said they would send replacement beaters. Huzah! the day is saved after all.
@Star2236 @tinamarie1974 no worries, we all have those days
@ironcheftoni @Star2236 @tinamarie1974
That’s for sure. Or (at your own risk) just join here in some of what I called “Amateur psychotherapy sessions” which apparently you can get for the price of an IRK. Then sometimes I’m like “Damn, why did I say all that?” but same as with a therapist, which costs way more than an IRK, sometimes it’s just saying it that starts the healing.
@ironcheftoni
So glad your getting replacement beaters
Mixer that was returned. Power comes on when turned on and the beaters spin. Not sure why it was returned. With the plastic attachment for the metal bowl though I’d suspect longevity is not a word one would use with this mixer in the same sentence unless all you do is mix runny stuff. Plan to sell as I already have a mixer I seldom use.
LED smart light strips. I live in a dumb house with an even dumber landlord who forbids any lights anywhere near the windows (along with forbidding things like cat trees, plants or anything else near the windows) so no use in this household. Box is sealed but beat up at one end. Plan to sell
Crazy expensive hand cream for a tiny amount (0.8 oz) Crabtree and Evelyn brand. Someone might be nuts enough to buy this.
Magic Instant Lift Cream… it is not magic. It won’t lift me or my crap off the floor. Claims it will make me a youth all over again. Well my appearance anyway. It has dead sea minerals and vitamins in it. You need to eat vitamins for them to be useful. Not eating this. Not sure if the dead sea will make me dead but I am reasonably sure the salt will temporarily tighten skin (and dry it out for that matter). Doesn’t seem like the way to go though. Again someone might buy this.
White and blue irk bag. I like that shade of blue. This is a keeper.
Overall much better than the last several I have gotten which were of the help meh throw things out variety.
Thanks meh and thanks @extramedium for waiting to put my order in so I’d be home from Cleveland to get it and a porch pirate (well thief in this apartment building) wouldn’t get it. I appreciate that. Hopefully I can sell a few of the things to put the money into my gas money fund as I have some more long distance medical trips to make in the not so distant future.
@Kidsandliz Sorry about your situation with med trips and gas. Sounds like landlord situation is tough. You can have landlords that don’t care at all and maybe neglect maintenance, and others that are super-parental(ick!) and making rules for everything. There’s a weird personality thing that always happens and can go different ways. Sounds tough.
When I moved out of a previous house it was successful to do the “garage/yard sale” along with other people. It helps if you and other people get together because people are more likely to stop if they see a variety of stuff. If your landlord doesn’t allow it maybe hook up with a friend in a house where they can do it. needs good road traffic and even though it sounds “retro” the paper signs that say “Yard Sale
” help. It was fun because got to hang out with my friends on a weekend day, which we honestly didn’t do that much, because, life.
But in the end not a lot of $cash but still worthwhile because I got rid of some stuff and had fun with friends and also meeting people that stop by. Depends on where you can set up a sale. Around here both Friday/Saturday seem to be the prime days. When I was working I was surprised about the Fridays, it was like “don’t you guys have to go to work?”. Saturday is a prime day but the eager buyers always check out Friday first looking for the best stuff. You can try online selling but a lot of fees and also hassle involved with that.
@pmarin Been trying to figure where to have a garage sale. Everyone I know has an HMO that doesn’t allow them which sucks. Been listing things online (nextdoor, craigslist, facebook marketplace) but so many people say they are coming and then they they are a no show so that it becomes a real pain.
@Kidsandliz It’s a lot of work and honestly did not get much gain. Best part was got rid of a bit of stuff, hung out with friends/co-workers, and met people driving down the road but stopped. House where we did it was on a busy residential “artery” road. But still if it wasn’t for fun of being with people wouldn’t have been worth it.
Also did “flea market” a few times back in the day when it was in a drive-in parking lot (the kind with the sloped lots and the stands with speakers you could put in your car to listen to movies. Flea market weekend mornings). I used to love to shop there, but tried to sell once or twice. A lot of work. Entry fee about $20-30. I think there was a small amount of stealing. Honestly probably not worth it except for the experience (which is true of many things in life – even if you regret it, you really can’t because you had the experience, and that can be worth a lot.)
Orange bag
I home smart bulb
Shower mp3 player
Orange purse looking thingy.
Nurse Jamie makeup remover face cleaner x 2
Hands and body lotion x2
Hummus, best by date last December. I’ll try it.
Cup with flamingo. Cute.
Fancy wall wart.
Another sound machine.
PJ’s of questionable taste.
Blue bag.
Thanks!
@sammydog01 Looks fairly good. The hummus is shelf-stable and has near-infinite life until opened. I still have some from earlier this year. (or was it last year),
Cup and “wall wart” actually pretty nice; Anker is a good brand for that stuff and it might be powerful enough to do a laptop or iMac (can’t see specs on pic).
Questionable taste PJs? I don’t think any of us would be on this site if we had unquestionable taste.
empty savvy cie jewels box
white irk bag
cuisinart mini prep processor
kitchen aid food chopper 5 cups - plastic is cracked, looks like a return
stasher silicon cook bag reusable
oak and reed hands free waist bag (fanny pack) blue tie die
Realized when posting my SideDeal IRK that I took the photo of this one but never posted my haul on here:
Thanks, Meh!
@djslack That looks kind-of fun. We might be needing face masks again, but most of the KN95’s are too tight for me. Gummies probably fine unless they look all melted in heat. Otherwise I’d say should be stable a year at least,
Video Doorbell either worth more, or not depending on if new (and it works). Don’t know the brand. Some need signing-up for an online service which might charge a fee. Or might depend on an online service that has been shut down. If it has a way you can use it without signing-up for anything, that’s a win. Or as long as the doorbell button hooks up to wires and works, any potential “porch pirates” might assume it’s a working camera even if not, and so it can be a decoy/deterrant.
@pmarin Yeah, I’ve got a Blink up already so it’s either going to be shared if my parents or sister want it, or if I get around to it it will go in the helluva garage sale I’ll have eventually.
Ours arrived today. We only received two items; they came in the Cuisinart box.
Nothing else. I though it was still three items and a container but maybe that’s just old Woot memories in my head.
But the ice cream maker is a pretty darn cool item.
My box of harrowance (was advised to start using that word, want it added to dictionary for 2026) [discussion: if something annoying can be an annoyance, why can’t something harrowing be a harrowance?]
-Amazingly, NO TrackRs, SpeakerDocks, Pastel paint, or 3XL ladies polyester underwear.
Just for nostalgia, wanted to mention these. I was starting to clean my old home office and found a box of these never used. They did not spin. I actually asked “W” customer service and they said they should spin. Found i had to hit them (at one point with a wine bottle – don’t ask) and now they both spin.
/image woot-off USB lights
@pmarin I still have a red-blue set that doesn’t spin and I wasn’t able to fix… but I just can’t get rid of a memento of the real Woot!
@duodec I know it’s so sad. We ARE the real Woot now!
But honestly they are OK if you want big-A stuff, and they actually said they would send me new Woot lights but didn’t have any of them anymore. Another mod said they would send me some but I said I got mine working so was OK. Still good people there too.
Oh yeah the W people said that there was a batch with a bad wire connection and if you took it apart could reconnect the motor. Apparently all of them should spin. I didn’t know about the Red/Blue generation, [not legal to put in your car in some states!] I started taking my yellow ones apart but though various “percussion” (hitting!) steps got both to work before disassembly.
@pmarin I may try fixing them again. I took them to work so I could put them on my cubicle wall top and plug them in when I was busy and didn’t want to be interrupted. They died very quickly, I took them apart there but I don’t have proper tools and stuff. They’re still in a bag in the back of my overhead shelf there.
My premier Woot memorabilia is still the zombie monkey that Three Piece Woot sent me after months of my proselytizing about not only the absolute need for such an item, but its superiority over the admittedly excellent screaming monkeys then being sold (this before they switched to the crappy plastic-nosed monkeys). We still have two of those (the good ones) as well.
Also as new Goat status (I didn’t realize I now get the icon too – Bonus!) I guess I can ask, like a family secret,
are any Mediocrecorp people or places still associated with old W? I remember going to a customer in Texas north of Dallas-Ft Worth in a big warehouse building, and wonder if there is a similar building full of stuff (it was so big people used bicycles and golf carts to move from one end to the other). Did W move far away like to Washington or a cloud network of warehouses, or do you still sometimes meet at night for a little snuggle?
I missed the super-early part of what is now Mercatalyst.
@pmarin The warehouse is in Carrollton, and not that huge. I am unaware of the W alumnus status, if any.
I recently bought my first IRK, received it today, and I am tickled poopless! I’ll be buying IRKs in the future (with knowledge that future purchases may not be the terrific deal I got with my first buy). Still, worth taking a chance! Not sure if anybody wants to know what I got for my $30 IRK cost, but it seems like a new electric air cleaning device that costs many times more than what I paid. Thanks, Meh!
Well, my IRK arrived shortly after my email and it came in the weirdest box.
Measuring 31 in x 9 in x 2 in., I was expecting lots of regret for what they could possibly fit inside this long, yet fairly thin box. I was automatically thinking this was it for a car window shield or a rug like someone else received before. Or maybe it was a banner that says “We Are Meh”. Turns out it was none of those things, and instead may be the best IRK I’ve received yet:
-Orange IRK bag (Can never go wrong with the bags. Plus it’s a new color to add to the collection.)
-3 pack of Members Only Cotton Brand Boxer Briefs Size XL (I was actually looking to get some more so hopefully these fit.)
This now means I’ve received shirts, shorts, socks, and boxer shorts from Meh. Am I starting a clothes collection with Meh too?
-Cable Knit Slouchy Beanie (Apparently so since Meh also sent me headwear. But being in Florida, I don’t know what to do with this instant regret knit. Leave a comment if you have suggestions.)
-Popular Mechanics Battery Converters (Amazing! I bought some USB powered AA batteries a while back so would love to see if these would work in these containers that turn AA batteries into C and D batteries. Even if they don’t, I’m sure I can use my normal AA batteries in them [also purchased from Meh.])
Quite a unique box for these but when I looked underneath and saw a white paper inside, it became clear what was going on:
They added a Stridelight Walking Cane with manual and warranty card. How unique - a cane with a light attached to it. I never owned one before, but I can think of present and future scenarios where this could come in handy. While googling this, I came across a Sidedeal link that included a video of it in action:
So yeah, I am very impressed and happy with this IRK and feel the least amount of regret from one yet. Thanks, Meh.
@JT954 You could donate that headwear. Your visitors from the cold north know what to do with that sort of thing, and many shop at thrift stores so they can afford the visits.
My IRK was delivered a couple of weeks ago but I didn’t pick it up until today. I think this is my first IRK tho maybe it is the second? Added to the six fuku and seven fuko from a previous life.
Anyroads, my IRK:
Nonni’s Pumpkin Biscotti
Heated seat cushion (USB Power Pack not included)
Fabric resistance bands
Sonic electric toothbrush with five modes
Nurse Jamie Cream Cleanser
Rejovix Collagen Boosting Serum
Orange and white IRK bag
All new and undamaged packaging.
Overall an excellent haul of stuff. Turns out the pumpkin biscotti are pretty good, possibly made better by having an expiration date back in April. I’ll probably give them out for Halloween.
I was pretty behind on revealing my IRKs…
Not a bad IRK, but not a good one for me.