I don’t want to get into a whole lot of political bullshit here, but Old Navy is selling masks, 5 for $12.50. Shipping is free on $25 so that gets you 10 masks. They’re made from random fabric in a warehouse somewhere. Kids and adult sizes. They won’t ship for a while. I ordered a set for us and a set for my mother.
@RiotDemon Cancelled. It took a while since their auto-response says they won’t cancel orders but I figured out how to cancel without using the word cancel. Plus I have 2 yards of flame fabric coming on Tuesday. 2 yards makes a ton of masks. But the price was right.
@RiotDemon@sammydog01 I cancelled my Disney masks, too – I replied to the confirmation email they sent me. It did take a while, but a very nice Customer Service rep got back to me and cancelled the order.
I’m one of the pasta winners of the PastaDrop photoshop contest. Nope, I can’t photoshop to save my life, but I got lucky that @dave was looking the other way for a second and I snuck my entry into the winners’ pile.
This makes me so very happy because I’m donating my pastas to the nursing home that took care of Mom. They’re going to be happy to get it, too!
One time, at Target, they had those small 7.5 ounce soda cans of Sprite on sale. The regular price for a 6-pack was $2.69 and they went on sale for 2 for $6 meaning $3 each. I took this photo on February 22, 2019 so the sale was over a year ago but still funny today.
Grocery.Walmart.com is offering $20 Off $50 or more on your Walmart Grocery Online Order with promo code VISITORS (apply during checkout). Must select free store pickup to apply the promo code.
Good for new or returning customers. Can expire without notice.
@therealjrn But maybe I can help you. I have been told by an esteemed forum beggar member that I am rich. Name an exorbitant amount and I will write a check. (I’d love to see how high it would bounce.)
@therealjrn $1,000.00? Pffft. I’m supposed to be richer than that. How about I buy a solid gold collar for your cat. Your kids? I’m sure that I could sell a house or two or maybe three or four cars to cover my hot check.
@Barney this code is still working for first time grocery shoppers for $10 off $50. I picked up my order today.
I was going to go to my local Publix but I found out one of their employees just tested positive. Then the other Publix in my city also had someone test positive.
My county’s positive cases tripled in the last week because they were doing more testing. Yet everything is opening up. I’m not taking any chances.
Right after I placed my Walmart order I saw that Aldi is also doing pickup. My Publix is not doing pickup, only instacart or whatever and they charge extra for the groceries plus the delivery charge.
My order went smooth at Walmart. A few items were out of stock, but no big deal.
@RiotDemon I’m glad the coupon worked for you. I’ve been in a grocery store only twice since all of this started. My local grocery store has free pickup and that’s what I’m using for just about everything now.
@Barney I was going every 1-2 weeks because there was limits on everything. It didn’t matter much at first since we didn’t have that many cases compared to Miami/ft Lauderdale/West Palm Beach.
Now it’s pretty scary. The roller skating rink already opened and that place is always super busy with no chance in hell to keep your distance. People are acting like they are invincible here.
Luckily I have a good stash of groceries now between dry and frozen goods. I have a feeling I’m not going to step foot inside anywhere for a while besides work.
@RiotDemon Our brilliant city council has decided to lift ALL restrictions. This weekend will be the first where anything goes and who gives a shit what happens.
I think we will see a huge increase in cases, just when things were starting to look pretty good.
I’m trying to decide whether or not to get a haircut before everything goes to hell around here.
@RiotDemon@tinamarie1974@f00l To look at me now, you’d never think that I ever had hair down to about the middle of my back. But I’ve decided I like short hair; it stays out of my eyes and off of my neck, and it washes and drys quickly. Easy peasy.
First time posting a deal, so I don’t know if I’m doing this correctly.
Among other offers, current Verizon account holders can get 500 Robux for Roblox, as well as a free coupon code for Pokemon GO (which will give a Premium Battle Pass, 2x Incense and 65x Poke Balls) by going to the below link, logging in (and possibly navigating back to the page, since Verizon’s site is weird), and choosing their account type.
Have I got a deal for @tinamarie1974! I know it’s the wrong team but I could fix that with a sharpie! It has a hockey puck and everything! Bidding starts at a dollar.
@ruouttaurmind You know that Lenovo thing you made me buy that I bitched about? I started watching old TV shows on youtube on it. I’m enjoying Ghost Story right now. So I do like it after all.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01 GHOST STORY! I love that show, I really look forward to the Decades Channel’s Ghost Story marathon every October (it really is the most wonderful time of the year). Have you gotten to the one where Tab Hunter has a doppelganger that tries to kill Pat Harrington in a steam room? Or the one where a bunch of hippie artisans disappear into glass bottles for some reason and Tyne Daly wears a cape in one scene?
@ruouttaurmind@sammydog01 I never saw it until a few years ago, I’d read about it, but apparently was too young/missed it in syndication. They are weirdly memorable, even the bad ones, I’m not surprised they stuck with you! Which one did you remember?
Grocery delivery thank goodness no dealing with people! Thanks for the reminder about cereal I’ve got a stash of Cinnamon Toast Crunch now I want a bowl lol
Best Buy has an additional 40% off open box major appliances with code “OPENBOXSAVE40” at checkout. Curbside pickup so use the local pickup checkbox on their site to shop for what’s available in your location.
Remember this deal from April? Was that still too rich for you to cast down on a burner… er, spare phone? Well, here at (Unofficial) Deals we aim to please! How’s about a slightly different deal at a lower price…
To sweeten the deal a bit, eBay is offering 5% eBay Bucks bonus. Activate the offer by clicking on the banner in the slider on the main eBay.com page.
Includes 1,500 minutes, 1,500 texts, 1500MB data. That’s total, for the year, not each month. But fiddy bucks though. This is ideal for someone like my mom who has used maybe 8 minutes of talk, zero text and zero data in the last three months. She’s currently paying $25/mo for Cricket, so this deal would pay for itself in 2 months.
Or I guess if you need a burner for some <air quote> totally legal </air quote> purpose…
@sammydog01 It’s got 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4GHz + 5GHz. It also has a tasty 5.7-inch display, albeit at a paltry 1440 × 720 resolution. But it’s a phone display. Much higher res than that is pretty much a waste.
@sammydog01 Yes, you can connect to wifi in your house. I have no idea if Tracfone supports wifi calling, but you can use Google Voice or any of the popular chat apps you kids are always talking about on your MySpace walls.
I’m a little late to the show with this one. I see it’s already hit FP on SD, so availability might be sparse. Use the Brickseek linkys I’ve included to check local store stock and discount prices. Pricing will vary by location.
This is a $150 saw with all the $150 features for half price. I don’t own this one (yet) but I’ve been coveting it for a while now. If I can get motivated to brave the 104* heat this afternoon, then I guess I’ll own it soon.
@RiotDemon That’s the set I posted at the beginning of April. It’s a decent assortment of bits if you’re just getting started with a router. Lots of profiles to experiment with. Some reviews mentioned issues with the bearings, but so far I haven’t had any issues.
Thanks for the heads up! The store by my house sold both theirs yesterday or this morning, but I had to go see my mom today so I went to the store by my parents.
A super helpful employee came by and asked if I found everything, and I told her I was checking the model number as the shelf was showing full price. She scanned it with her device and said “wow, that’s a good deal, I may have to get one for me!” They had one on the shelf and one more overhead in overstock.
@djslack@ruouttaurmind soooo… My Lowe’s only had the router display left, no box. I’m missing the collets, case, and probably something else. Could one of you fine gentlemen take a picture of the manual that shows the page of what’s supposed to be in the box?
I only paid $20. Time will tell whether this was a bust if the parts I need for it to work cost more, lol
Here’s a pic of the kit from when I bought it on eBay. It’s over at mom’s place right now so I can’t take a fresh pic with everything unpacked and in the correct places in the box.
@djslack@ruouttaurmind I’m missing the plastic thing on the bottom left, the collets, and the wrenches. Do I really need their wrenches if I have wrenches and sockets?
@RiotDemon the plastic piece and all the silver doodads are for template following. The black thing is the collet which will hold your bit to the router. They are interchangeable because they can accommodate different size bits. So the bits and matching collet and you’re in business. There are probably a lot of aftermarket ways to do template following if you’re wanting to do that kind of work with the router, or you can get the factory parts with all the info @ruouttaurmind provided above, in a format more useful than the manual photos.
@RiotDemon@sammydog01 What do you need to know? It’s really pretty easy. Kidsandliz said I was rich, so I have to be. Right? She would NEVER lie to us.
There’s a new Scooby Do movie coming out so a ton of Kindle comic books are free. Be careful because there are some that cost actual money- they’re sorted later in this list.
@cengland0 I got excited and forgot to set my cloud account as default and had delete or cancel the download of 140 plus books from my Paperwhite. Then I had to delete all those emails. Still worth it.
@Barney I think I might need a new fan belt or something for my car. The engine starts racing after it’s been on for a couple of minutes and the temperature gauge is topping out.
I would complain that the all bad things always happen to me, but we already have somebody in the forum that has that honor.
I’m just going to park it for now and ride the bus or something until I can figure out how to get it fixed.
@therealjrn Also, you should bring a battery, tires, a new engine, a new drive train, those thingys that do that whatchmacallit thing, and some other odds and ends that I’ll think of later and will add to the list.
@Barney@chellemonkey@RiotDemon@sammydog01
Nice, now “I” want some, and I don’t even do cereal, but . . I might have to make an exception, if I remember next time I need groceries, which is unlikely, so I guess all is really good.
I did some shopping online because the last time I went to the grocery store I didn’t have a list and just wanted to get out of there. Online I can browse and take my time, looking at the packages.
@RiotDemon I am frustrated going to the store these days because I see something intriguing and want to read the label but I don’t want to be touching all the items and putting them back!
@chellemonkey exactly! I wanted to scream at a guy that was fondling all the tomatoes. At least put the produce bag around your hand as a glove or something. Frustrating.
@Barney@Cerridwyn@chellemonkey@sammydog01 So! I got my cereal today. Decided to try it for my dinner. The smell was super familiar when I opened the bag. Artificial banana. The nilla wafers are about the same consistency of the cookies in Cookie Crisp.
The taste was, ok. Then it finally dawned on me after a few bites.
It tastes like circus peanuts.
I’m not a fan of circus peanuts. Apparently it’s not so much the flavor, it’s more the texture. The cereal texture was fine and I managed to eat the whole bowl. I won’t be buying it again though.
This is a very deep discount on a great set of electronic hearing protection earmuffs.
The Walker’s XCEL 100 Electronic Ear Muff with NRR26DB rating, protects your hearing while providing superior sound enhancement, easy program navigation through voice guides, and volume control. This unit features head-mounted digital controls for a slim profile depth to protection ratio. The High-Gain omnidirectional microphones means you won’t sacrifice sound quality for protection.
@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind you finally got me to spend some money! These will be good for my niece. She has sound sensitivity issues and the kids pair I have for her is starting to get a little snug.
@djslack@ruouttaurmind haha. I figured I’ll give one to my brother if he doesn’t already have something like it, OR I’ll keep one in the garage and the other in my range bag.
@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind well, I went back and added a set of Patriots as well just to see if I like them better or might use them in certain situations where I didn’t want to be the orange safety guy. One set will make a nice gift for my dad to protect what hearing he’s got left.
That way, when I drive around and I wind up parked next to someone who is driving a brand/spanking/new/used/really-old RV, and that person is playing their subwoofer system super loud, and grinding all their gears,
@f00l hopefully they will honor the sales they made at that price to you folks and others. For $13 I would have bought. I am doing somewhere between 200 and 300 loads of laundry for the no kill shelter and 280+ dogs barking is driving me nuts. My foam ear plugs that block 33 decibels isn’t enough. I now have time to do that as that non-profit I was “volunteering” for in hopes of a job “afterwards” has shut down. They asked everyone to work for free and they all walked.
Sometimes companies honor the price mistakes sometimes they simply cancel the orders I don’t know what Lowes will do
There are periodic deals out there on these noise blocking headphones designed for shooting galleries and industrial uses if you keep an eye peeled you can probably find something
The frustrating thing to me is the email they sent. Basically it says it was cancelled because they were out of stock, my order wasn’t picked up in 7 days, or my card was declined. I know that’s a bunch of BS because it’s still available online. I would of rather had a genuine email that said there was a pricing error.
@djslack just for shits and giggles, I left my phone on for over an hour to ask someone about it. I basically got that the website is wrong and it is out of stock. They say it updates in the middle of the night and the website count is wrong.
So I asked if it shows on the website tomorrow as available, and I wanted to order it, could I get it for the same price? And he said no, it won’t be available.
I told him that it looked like someone made a mistake since now the price is higher.
@RiotDemon imagine if meh’s website only updated inventory in the middle of the night. Customer service would be a nightmare.
It’s funny, because when I’ve bought something in stock in a store on Lowe’s I believe I’ve seen the inventory click down, like 3 available becomes 2. Maybe not instantly, but not randomly in the middle of the night.
Sorry you’re getting shafted like that. No guarantees that we won’t wind up the same way. Maybe the emails go out in the middle of the night too.
@RiotDemon If I get mine, I’d be quite happy to send it to you. I really don’t have a use for it; I just bought it because everyone else was buying one. Yes, I’m a sheep.
You might have to wait a bit for it though, I’m avoiding the post office like the plague. Ha ha ha ha! I made a joke!
@Barney you’re too sweet. You were going to use yours for the lawn though!
I’m waiting a few days and then I’m going to go to the post office in the middle of the night when hopefully no one is there to ship out the packages that have been waiting.
@Barney@djslack@ruouttaurmind@riotdemon. Received an email that my credit card was declined and I needed to call to provide a new cc #. Very suspect. Currently on hold with an estimated 45 min wait time.
@Barney@djslack@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind so on hold for roughly 50 minutes before someone from CS came on the line. I gave them a different card just to be safe and they said it processed and I am “good to go” Fingers crossed
The card used was one of those gift cards you get as a gift so maybe there was an issue with it???
@Barney@djslack@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind no, no I used one of those gift credit cards you get that had like $17.00 left on it. Should have worked.
I was trying to finish it off .
@Barney here is what is funny. Going to head to the store to pick up a prescription. Think I will grab the ingredients for her homemade sauce and drop it off…If you guys don’t hear from me again, assume it was a pasta related murder.
Item(s) In Your Order Have Been Cancelled
You can view the updated quantity and subtotal for your item(s) below. If you didn’t request a cancellation, you’re receiving this email because item(s) in your order were out of stock, not picked up within 7 days or your payment was declined. Don’t worry, you won’t be charged for any canceled items.
Items out of stock? Then why are they still taking orders for them?
Not picked up within seven days? Fulfill the order and I bet I will pick it up within seven minutes!
Payment declined? Nope. They’ve refunded and re-charged my card a total of four times now. It’s still showing as pending, but it was clearly processed successfully.
I’m wondering if they kept refunding/charging hoping for it to eventually decline? Maybe trigger a fraud alert and lock up the card. Sounds like more trouble than just being honest and sending out an email saying “hey, dude, we effed up and made a pricing error and we’re really really sorry but we won’t be selling any at this price”. THAT is what they should have done a week ago!
Walmart made a similar mistake on Google Home Hub devices last year. Pricing error resulted in like a 90% discount. Walmart cancelled my order, but explained it was a pricing error and they were very, very sorry. Oh, and here’s a $10 e-gift card for your trouble.
Who knew Walmart would have better customer service than… well, anyone actually. It’s surely not that great in-store.
@Barney@djslack@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind hum…mine is still processing, but I did find out they still have a hold on both credit card numbers I provided. So pending charges twice with a processing order…
@ruouttaurmind I think they’re toying with me… They just reauthorized my card right before midnight. When I tried to check order status earlier this evening, the orders could not be found. If my order shows up I guess I should go buy some Powerball tickets.
@ruouttaurmind@tinamarie1974 I don’t know about my credit card info, but when I went to check on my order status, it no longer shows processing – it’s blank. It has the order and the total, but that’s all.
@Barney Ya, I do not believe they will fulfill any of these orders.
But if anyone in this thread gets theirs, I’m gonna be pretty miffed at Lowe’s for randomly fulfilling some, cancelling others.
Of course I’ll still shop there because they got the deelz. And they’re on my way home from the office, so super convenient. And they’re so much less crowded than the orange store. I think I hate going to the orange store more than I hate going to Walmart. I do so dislike going to Walmart.
@tinamarie1974 WTH are they doing over there at Lowe’s? No wonder they’ve been struggling financially for years. Come on Lowe’s! Get it together people!
@djslack@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind@tinamarie1974 I got my official cancellation notice about an hour ago. They sure screwed around with us enough before they finally cancelled it. I would have had so much more respect for them if right from the beginning they just admitted that there was a mistake. To keep us hanging for over a month is no way to run a company.
@kuoh Whaaaa??? I’m very glad to hear at least someone got one. Of course this makes me even more unhappy with Lowe’s since I placed my order hours before anyone up in here, but my order was cancelled.
Maybe they really did do an rando lottery to see who would get their order.
@djslack Yeah I got another authorization alerts from my bank this morning and just figured it was the same as before and I would eventually get the middle finger email. Later in the afternoon I heard a thump at the front door and saw the UPS truck outside. I guess if they’re still authorizing on your card, you might actually get it sooner or later.
@kuoh@ruouttaurmind today a pair of Razor Patriots showed up on my doorstep. Same, no email. The order status still shows as “order received” and as far as I can tell my card was only authorized and not yet charged. Something weird is going on.
These things are awesome. My head feels almost too big for them, but they cut a lot of noise. My dogs went nuts barking right after I put them on (probably because I started clapping as loud as I could) and it was almost a pleasant experience lol. I would have liked to have heard what -26dB sounded like by comparison.
@Nate311@RiotDemon
You missed GTA V last week. Epic really upped their game (haha) this past week.
They also lowered the price on The Witcher 3 GOTY to 14.98 so that you can’t use the $10 off any $14.99+ game (you get another coupon too - so lather, rinse, repeat). I got mine before, so it was $5.
@sammydog01 Do you fucking know if I can fucking listen to fucking audiobooks from fucking Chirp without using their fucking app? (@carl669 might be proud of that sentence)
More EpicGames.com giveaways of AAA titles:
May 28 to June 4: Borderlands the Handsome collection (borderlands 2 and the pre-sequel)
June 4: Ark: Survival Evolved
The Epic Games launcher automatically will download the game and install and launch the Rockstar Launcher. You will need to register with Rockstar and and permanently connect your Epic Games account with your Rockstar Games account (they call it the Rockstar Social Club). Then after you play through the welcome/training mission, you are eligible for the extra GOTY extras. Also, there are Twitch Prime bonuses for GTAV as well (through the Rockstar Social Club account linked to your Twitch account).
Anyway, GTAV is FREE. Also, Epic hives you a $10 off $15 game purchase coupon.
Lots of people are using the $10 coupon to buy the Witcher III GOTY edition for $5 ($15-$10).
Which gets you another $10 off $15 coupon. Lather, rinse, repeat, buying games one at a time to get multiple coupons.
I don’t want to get into a whole lot of political bullshit here, but Old Navy is selling masks, 5 for $12.50. Shipping is free on $25 so that gets you 10 masks. They’re made from random fabric in a warehouse somewhere. Kids and adult sizes. They won’t ship for a while. I ordered a set for us and a set for my mother.
https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=636344002&cid=1157699&pcid=1157699&vid=1&grid=pds_1_2_1#pdp-page-content
Buy them, don’t buy them, please don’t give me your opinion on them.
@sammydog01 that is a good price!
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 It is a good price and I see nothing wrong with it. Let the complainers complain, who cares?
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974
Uh…that sounded like an opinion…
lol
@sammydog01 but what about your Disney masks??
@RiotDemon Cancelled. It took a while since their auto-response says they won’t cancel orders but I figured out how to cancel without using the word cancel. Plus I have 2 yards of flame fabric coming on Tuesday. 2 yards makes a ton of masks. But the price was right.
@sammydog01 @therealjrn it was, but it was NOT political and it was positive, so I thought I would take a chance.
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974
Interestingly enough, Imma yuge fan of girls who take chances.
@sammydog01 @therealjrn I guess that is why we get along
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 I cancelled my Disney masks, too – I replied to the confirmation email they sent me. It did take a while, but a very nice Customer Service rep got back to me and cancelled the order.
@Barney That was smart- I’ll ask you next time. I sent in a CS request with cancel order and the robots got to me first.
The person who eventually wrote back told me to have a magical day.
@therealjrn @tinamarie1974
@sammydog01 The Customer rep told ME to have a magical day. I THOUGHT I WAS SPECIAL!
@Barney THAT TWO-TIMING BITCH!
@sammydog01 YOU CAN’T TRUST ANYONE NOWADAYS!
I’M SUPER, SUPER, SUPER RICH!
I’m one of the pasta winners of the PastaDrop photoshop contest. Nope, I can’t photoshop to save my life, but I got lucky that @dave was looking the other way for a second and I snuck my entry into the winners’ pile.
This makes me so very happy because I’m donating my pastas to the nursing home that took care of Mom. They’re going to be happy to get it, too!
@Barney hey congrats!!! What was your entry?
@tinamarie1974
Yeah, I know, pretty original (ha!) and pretty awful.
@Barney WELL…At least you won!
@tinamarie1974 I’M A WINNER!
Woot has the opposite of a deal posted.
@msklzannie WTAF
@tinamarie1974 If you click on the actual listing instead of just wondering at the price posted, it is actually discounted ($2.25).
American Greetings White Tissue Paper - $2.25 - Free shipping for Prime members https://home.woot.com/offers/american-greetings-white-tissue-paper-2?utm_medium=share&utm_source=app
@msklzannie oh, well that is much better. I thought Bezos was losing his mind.
@msklzannie
One time, at Target, they had those small 7.5 ounce soda cans of Sprite on sale. The regular price for a 6-pack was $2.69 and they went on sale for 2 for $6 meaning $3 each. I took this photo on February 22, 2019 so the sale was over a year ago but still funny today.
Grocery.Walmart.com is offering $20 Off $50 or more on your Walmart Grocery Online Order with promo code VISITORS (apply during checkout). Must select free store pickup to apply the promo code.
Good for new or returning customers. Can expire without notice.
(This may not work at some Walmarts.)
@Barney just what I need after the giant box of groceries that came yesterday. Maybe I can get some perishables!
@Barney @RiotDemon I just placed an order with my corner Walmart Market. The “VISITORS” code gave me $10 off $50.
Still, not bad, I’ll take an extra Hamilton where I can get it.
They said it will be ready tomorrow at 7PM.
@therealjrn Sorry you only got 10 bucks. Uh… the check is in the mail.
@Barney Oh…that’s OK. I’m getting ready to do a new GoFundMe since it seems the old one got stale…
I need money for my cat, my computer, my car, my 8 different medical diagnoses (for reals y’all!) my kid, my other kids and food.
@therealjrn But maybe I can help you. I have been told by an esteemed forum
beggarmember that I am rich. Name an exorbitant amount and I will write a check. (I’d love to see how high it would bounce.)@Barney I know that’s right. One of my medications costs over $1,000.00 a month. For real.
Crazy, right?
I’ll see if I can get Walgreens to take a two-party out-of-state check.
@therealjrn $1,000.00? Pffft. I’m supposed to be richer than that. How about I buy a solid gold collar for your cat. Your kids? I’m sure that I could sell a house or two or maybe three or four cars to cover my hot check.
@Barney @RiotDemon
I picked up my order. They shorted me 3 items saying the were OOS (no problem) and they did one substitution.
I ordered 2 Great Value Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce, 22 oz (2 × $1.98 = $3.96)
They substituted 3 Great Value Classic Alfredo Pasta Sauce, (16 oz 3 × $1.32 = $3.96)
So I got 4oz free! Thanks Walmart!
You’ll notice kindly that I’m long on pasta sauce now. Just sayin’.
@RiotDemon @therealjrn If only you knew a place that might sell pasta. Hmm… I thought I’d just drop this on you.
@Barney @RiotDemon Ha ha! I’m still working my way thru a 20# box of SideDeal macaroni lol. Please, please don’t drop any more pasta on me Meh!
My mom said if it don’t casserole, it ain’t real pasta.
@Barney this code is still working for first time grocery shoppers for $10 off $50. I picked up my order today.
I was going to go to my local Publix but I found out one of their employees just tested positive. Then the other Publix in my city also had someone test positive.
My county’s positive cases tripled in the last week because they were doing more testing. Yet everything is opening up. I’m not taking any chances.
Right after I placed my Walmart order I saw that Aldi is also doing pickup. My Publix is not doing pickup, only instacart or whatever and they charge extra for the groceries plus the delivery charge.
My order went smooth at Walmart. A few items were out of stock, but no big deal.
@RiotDemon I’m glad the coupon worked for you. I’ve been in a grocery store only twice since all of this started. My local grocery store has free pickup and that’s what I’m using for just about everything now.
@Barney I was going every 1-2 weeks because there was limits on everything. It didn’t matter much at first since we didn’t have that many cases compared to Miami/ft Lauderdale/West Palm Beach.
Now it’s pretty scary. The roller skating rink already opened and that place is always super busy with no chance in hell to keep your distance. People are acting like they are invincible here.
Luckily I have a good stash of groceries now between dry and frozen goods. I have a feeling I’m not going to step foot inside anywhere for a while besides work.
@RiotDemon Our brilliant city council has decided to lift ALL restrictions. This weekend will be the first where anything goes and who gives a shit what happens.
I think we will see a huge increase in cases, just when things were starting to look pretty good.
I’m trying to decide whether or not to get a haircut before everything goes to hell around here.
@Barney you could always just grow it long.
@Barney @RiotDemon
/giphy rapunzel
@Barney @RiotDemon may I suggest
/giphy flowbee
@RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 @f00l To look at me now, you’d never think that I ever had hair down to about the middle of my back. But I’ve decided I like short hair; it stays out of my eyes and off of my neck, and it washes and drys quickly. Easy peasy.
@Barney @f00l @RiotDemon you could ask Nathan to give you a trim. That would be an interesting conversation!
@f00l @RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 Um… Nope!
He’s already going to be unhappy with all of the pasta deliveries.
First time posting a deal, so I don’t know if I’m doing this correctly.
Among other offers, current Verizon account holders can get 500 Robux for Roblox, as well as a free coupon code for Pokemon GO (which will give a Premium Battle Pass, 2x Incense and 65x Poke Balls) by going to the below link, logging in (and possibly navigating back to the page, since Verizon’s site is weird), and choosing their account type.
http://verizon.com/moreathome
With that being said, is there anybody who would want to trade their Pokemon Go code for a Roblox code?
@tim878 Thanks! But the Pogo code is the one I need.
@tim878 thanks for the heads up! Looks like I am in the majority and need the Pokemon code though. Sorry
Have I got a deal for @tinamarie1974! I know it’s the wrong team but I could fix that with a sharpie! It has a hockey puck and everything! Bidding starts at a dollar.
@ruouttaurmind I took this photo with my nifty new tracfone. Cool, huh?
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Are those panties?
@sammydog01 So let me get this straight, you are PAYING us to take that thing off your hands, right?
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn With appropriate scissors work possibly.
@Barney IT’S A WORK OF ART!
@sammydog01 Looks like a decent enough pic.
See, y’all? Sometimes my powers are used for good
not always evil 
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 too bad it is not the blues
@ruouttaurmind You know that Lenovo thing you made me buy that I bitched about? I started watching old TV shows on youtube on it. I’m enjoying Ghost Story right now. So I do like it after all.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@sammydog01
/giphy silver lining
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 GHOST STORY! I love that show, I really look forward to the Decades Channel’s Ghost Story marathon every October (it really is the most wonderful time of the year). Have you gotten to the one where Tab Hunter has a doppelganger that tries to kill Pat Harrington in a steam room? Or the one where a bunch of hippie artisans disappear into glass bottles for some reason and Tyne Daly wears a cape in one scene?
@mossygreen @ruouttaurmind Not yet but I watched them all first run. Circle of Fear too. I remembered the ending of one even!
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 I never saw it until a few years ago, I’d read about it, but apparently was too young/missed it in syndication. They are weirdly memorable, even the bad ones, I’m not surprised they stuck with you! Which one did you remember?
@mossygreen The Concrete Captain. Scared the crap out of pre-teen me.
@sammydog01
/youtube the negro problem I’m sebastian cabot
Grocery delivery thank goodness no dealing with people! Thanks for the reminder about cereal I’ve got a stash of Cinnamon Toast Crunch now I want a bowl lol
Best Buy has an additional 40% off open box major appliances with code “OPENBOXSAVE40” at checkout. Curbside pickup so use the local pickup checkbox on their site to shop for what’s available in your location.
Linky to open box appliance category
Ace Hardware: Dewalt 20V MAX XR Hammer Drill/Driver and Impact Driver combo for $220 and free shipping or free in-store/curbside pickup where available.
$300, less $80 with a free Ace Rewards account = $220 and free shipping.
Priced at $300 on Amz, CCC shows alltime low at $230 on Black Friday 2019.
Dewalt product page linky.
This kit includes:
Remember this deal from April? Was that still too rich for you to cast down on a burner… er, spare phone? Well, here at (Unofficial) Deals we aim to please! How’s about a slightly different deal at a lower price…
Tracfone Wireless via eBay: Tracfone Moto e5 and 1 Year of Service, bluetooth headset, and a car charger for $50 and free shipping.
To sweeten the deal a bit, eBay is offering 5% eBay Bucks bonus. Activate the offer by clicking on the banner in the slider on the main eBay.com page.
Includes 1,500 minutes, 1,500 texts, 1500MB data. That’s total, for the year, not each month. But fiddy bucks though. This is ideal for someone like my mom who has used maybe 8 minutes of talk, zero text and zero data in the last three months. She’s currently paying $25/mo for Cricket, so this deal would pay for itself in 2 months.
Or I guess if you need a burner for some <air quote> totally legal </air quote> purpose…
@ruouttaurmind Does it work with wifi?
@sammydog01 It’s got 802.11 a/b/g/n, 2.4GHz + 5GHz. It also has a tasty 5.7-inch display, albeit at a paltry 1440 × 720 resolution. But it’s a phone display. Much higher res than that is pretty much a waste.
Here’s the Motorola product page for more deets.
@ruouttaurmind So is that yes? It works with wifi in the house?
@Barney Will it work with Wifi in the house? I hope so since I just ordered one. The camera on my phone is busted.
@sammydog01 Yes, you can connect to wifi in your house. I have no idea if Tracfone supports wifi calling, but you can use Google Voice or any of the popular chat apps you kids are always talking about on your MySpace walls.
@ruouttaurmind My son tends to misplace his phone- this looks like a good temporary device that meets my needs and none of his.
@sammydog01
I’m a little late to the show with this one. I see it’s already hit FP on SD, so availability might be sparse. Use the Brickseek linkys I’ve included to check local store stock and discount prices. Pricing will vary by location.
Lowe’s: Hitachi 2-1/4 HP Variable Speed Fixed/Plunge Base Router Kit for $90 and free in-store pickup.
I own this router and I’m very satisfied with it. I’m contemplating picking up another one to permanently mount in my router table.
@Barney, this will definitely improve your wifi performance.
Brickseek linky.
Also at Lowe’s: Metabo HPT (Hitachi) Ripmax 7-1/4-in Corded Circular Saw with Aluminum Shoe and Soft Case for $75 and free in-store pickup.
This is a $150 saw with all the $150 features for half price. I don’t own this one (yet) but I’ve been coveting it for a while now. If I can get motivated to brave the 104* heat this afternoon, then I guess I’ll own it soon.
Brickseek linky.
@ruouttaurmind
@ruouttaurmind uumm 104, seriously??? It is 56 here
@ruouttaurmind don’t forget your router bits!
https://www.lowes.com/pd/SKIL-30-Piece-Carbide-Tipped-Router-Bit-Set/1059237
$69, was 109
@RiotDemon
That’s the set I posted at the beginning of April. It’s a decent assortment of bits if you’re just getting started with a router. Lots of profiles to experiment with. Some reviews mentioned issues with the bearings, but so far I haven’t had any issues.
@tinamarie1974 Some cloud cover moved in this afternoon so we chilled off a bit. It’s just before 5pm and 102*.
@ruouttaurmind omg that is making me hot just thinking about it!!!
/giphy En fuego
@tinamarie1974 Ironic that scene was filmed just a couple miles from my house.
@ruouttaurmind dammit, this is your fault. And @RiotDemon’s.
Thanks for the heads up! The store by my house sold both theirs yesterday or this morning, but I had to go see my mom today so I went to the store by my parents.
A super helpful employee came by and asked if I found everything, and I told her I was checking the model number as the shelf was showing full price. She scanned it with her device and said “wow, that’s a good deal, I may have to get one for me!” They had one on the shelf and one more overhead in overstock.
@DrWorm doesn’t celebrate Mother’s Day because they think it’s a Hallmark Holiday.
@djslack Nice! Does that set include the hard case and template guide kit?
@djslack Now that you’ve got that nice new router, ya need to get thee to Rockler and pick up this dovetail jig @ 37% off, and this Dust Right dust separator @ 40% off.
@ruouttaurmind man do you just love to spend my money! Don’t know if I can go for the dovetail jig but that dust separator looks very nice.
I’ve stayed away from Rockler to keep myself out of trouble.
Haven’t opened the kit yet but based on its size I believe it will have a case at least.
@ruouttaurmind yes, the kit is the one with the template guide and case.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind soooo… My Lowe’s only had the router display left, no box. I’m missing the collets, case, and probably something else. Could one of you fine gentlemen take a picture of the manual that shows the page of what’s supposed to be in the box?
I only paid $20. Time will tell whether this was a bust if the parts I need for it to work cost more, lol
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind I’ll get out to the shop and snag you a picture this evening. Hopefully you come out on the winning end.
@RiotDemon Here’s the packing list with part numbers:
Here’s the metabo product page which includes the complete packing list.
Here’s a pic of the kit from when I bought it on eBay. It’s over at mom’s place right now so I can’t take a fresh pic with everything unpacked and in the correct places in the box.
Everything.
@djslack @RiotDemon Twenty bucks? Dang! Even if you only get one collet and nothing else, you’ll have about $35 total into a working router.
@RiotDemon Google is my friend…
And finally… 1/4-inch collet on Amz. I didn’t seek out the best price, just punched the part number into Amz search bar. $17 was the first result.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind I’m missing the plastic thing on the bottom left, the collets, and the wrenches. Do I really need their wrenches if I have wrenches and sockets?
Thanks guys.
I still need to buy some router bits, lol
@ruouttaurmind okay, that’s super helpful. I’m missing everything except the top two pieces. Oh no.
Everything.
@RiotDemon To actually route something, you need only add a collet. Everything else is optional features.
You can use any thin wrenches. In a case like this I would use a couple cheap-o Harbor Freight wrenches and grind them to the requisite thickness.
Everything.
@ruouttaurmind thank you very much for the assist!
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind did a great job with the pics, here are the manual pages. My kit is the km12vc
I think for 20 bucks you are way ahead.
@RiotDemon the plastic piece and all the silver doodads are for template following. The black thing is the collet which will hold your bit to the router. They are interchangeable because they can accommodate different size bits. So the bits and matching collet and you’re in business. There are probably a lot of aftermarket ways to do template following if you’re wanting to do that kind of work with the router, or you can get the factory parts with all the info @ruouttaurmind provided above, in a format more useful than the manual photos.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind I’ve never seen anyone use the template thing so I have no idea what that is for.
I literally bought this because when I make my countertop for my kitchen, I might do a roundover edge.
Then I can add it to my collection of tools I rarely use.
@djslack @RiotDemon Linky to download a PDF copy of the manual from metabo website.
Linky to download PDF copy of the parts list from metabo website, complete with exploded product illustrations.
Someone wanted a hurdy-gurdy. I don’t remember who. Anyway Woot has the kit on sale for $36.
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/ugears-mechanical-model-3d-wooden-puzzle
@sammydog01 it was me, but I am too cheap to spend $36
Thank you though
@tinamarie1974 Mother’s Day is a good excuse for spending $36 on yourself. Just a thought.
I ALSO GOT FREE NOODLES AT PASTA DROP TODAY! I’m super super rich.
@Barney I’M GETTING FREE NOODLES NEXT WEEK AT PASTA DROP! I hope.
@sammydog01 I hope you do, too.
@Barney So do I! Do we know how many we’re getting?
@Barney @OldCatLady an amount!
@Ignorant You’ve been hanging around the MorningSave people too long.
@Barney @Ignorant @OldCatLady enough to eat
@tinamarie1974 Are you sure about that?
@Barney nope! Not at all! But I also said it was enough to eat, not whether or not it would fill you up!
@Barney @sammydog01 damnit. I paid for noodles! I hope my brother likes them!
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 We all can’t be rich.
@Barney @sammydog01 teach me your ways.
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 What do you need to know? It’s really pretty easy. Kidsandliz said I was rich, so I have to be. Right? She would NEVER lie to us.
@RiotDemon Maybe you will get free noodles next week.
@Barney @RiotDemon She’s going to be fighting me for free noodles next week.
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 Oooooooh!
@Barney @sammydog01 you’re on!
/giphy mortal kombat
@Barney @RiotDemon @sammydog01
Finally! A worthy opponent.
Our battle will be legendary!
@Barney @mike808 @sammydog01
/giphy fite me
@Barney @RiotDemon @sammydog01
/giphy on like Donkey Kong
@Barney @mike808 @sammydog01
/giphy cat fight
There’s a new Scooby Do movie coming out so a ton of Kindle comic books are free. Be careful because there are some that cost actual money- they’re sorted later in this list.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Scooby-Doo&i=digital-text&s=price-asc-rank&language=en_US&ascsubtag=9122a8b89adc11ea8a42f2b6c0bebaaf0INT&tag=slickdeals09-20
@sammydog01 That was a great find. Now I have a separate email confirmation for each book, wow. Still worth every penny I paid though.
@cengland0 I got excited and forgot to set my cloud account as default and had delete or cancel the download of 140 plus books from my Paperwhite. Then I had to delete all those emails. Still worth it.
You first.
Can you pick me up some things?
@therealjrn Sure, watcha need?
@Barney I think I might need a new fan belt or something for my car. The engine starts racing after it’s been on for a couple of minutes and the temperature gauge is topping out.
I would complain that the all bad things always happen to me, but we already have somebody in the forum that has that honor.
I’m just going to park it for now and ride the bus or something until I can figure out how to get it fixed.
@therealjrn Would you like to borrow my new, old RV? It’s sitting in my yard. Someone just dropped it off here in the middle of the night.
@Barney Thanks Barn! That sounds very nice! I’ll have to see if the buses run up to your house.
I should probably bring some jumper cables, huh.
@therealjrn Also, you should bring a battery, tires, a new engine, a new drive train, those thingys that do that whatchmacallit thing, and some other odds and ends that I’ll think of later and will add to the list.
Don’t worry, though, I have jumper cables.
Edit: Oh, and you might want to bring some oil?
@Barney @therealjrn Turbo encabulator.
@Barney @narfcake
YES! It’s the Turbo encabulator!
DealNews posted this online sale at Staples:
TWIZZLERS! $5.09
33 oz. tub/105 pieces. Free shipping.
https://www.staples.com/Twizzlers-Strawberry-Twists-Canister-105-count-33-3-oz/product_621508?tid=US&storeId=10001&AID=10435034&PID=552179&SID=jz5mowa4xy46jliz816p5DkECnU7uftZ&cvosrc=affiliate.cj.552179&cvo_campaign=Coupon&cm_mmc=CJ-
@Barney individually wrapped Twizzlers? Weird!
@RiotDemon That could come in handy, no?
@Barney @RiotDemon socially distanced twizzlers - the future is here!
@RiotDemon @stolicat
SOLD OUT!
AND I DIDN’T GET ANY! Waaaaaaa!!
@Barney @RiotDemon @stolicat I’m gonna feel so guilty eating my Twizzlers when they come.
@sammydog01 No you won’t.
@Barney @sammydog01 Walmart actually has them for around the same price. Shipping is free after $35.
They didn’t have any non individually wrapped Twizzlers though.
@RiotDemon @sammydog01 Thanks, RD, but I’m just going to sit here and pout.
@Barney @sammydog01 I had just placed an order at Walmart before you posted this.
I’m waiting for my nilla wafer cereal with banana marshmallows.
/image nilla wafer cereal
Hopefully it’s good. Got decent reviews.
@Barney @RiotDemon @sammydog01 well damn, I JUST saw this. Would have been a great buy
@RiotDemon That looks, uh, interesting. It’s probably something that @sammydog01 would like.
@Barney @RiotDemon IT DOES, DOESN’T IT?
@Barney @RiotDemon @sammydog01 I saw that cereal in person last year and enjoyed it immensely!
@chellemonkey @RiotDemon @sammydog01 So it’s real, huh?
@Barney @chellemonkey @sammydog01 I’m glad I ordered it then! Thanks!
@Barney @chellemonkey @RiotDemon @sammydog01
Nice, now “I” want some, and I don’t even do cereal, but . . I might have to make an exception, if I remember next time I need groceries, which is unlikely, so I guess all is really good.
/image all’s good
@Barney @Cerridwyn @chellemonkey @sammydog01 it should arrive by Tuesday. I’ll let you know my thoughts.
I did some shopping online because the last time I went to the grocery store I didn’t have a list and just wanted to get out of there. Online I can browse and take my time, looking at the packages.
@RiotDemon I am frustrated going to the store these days because I see something intriguing and want to read the label but I don’t want to be touching all the items and putting them back!
@chellemonkey exactly! I wanted to scream at a guy that was fondling all the tomatoes. At least put the produce bag around your hand as a glove or something. Frustrating.
@chellemonkey @RiotDemon When I got married almost 25 years ago, my wife said I had to quit even dreaming about fondling any tomatoes.
@Barney @Cerridwyn @chellemonkey @sammydog01 So! I got my cereal today. Decided to try it for my dinner. The smell was super familiar when I opened the bag. Artificial banana. The nilla wafers are about the same consistency of the cookies in Cookie Crisp.
The taste was, ok. Then it finally dawned on me after a few bites.
It tastes like circus peanuts.
I’m not a fan of circus peanuts. Apparently it’s not so much the flavor, it’s more the texture. The cereal texture was fine and I managed to eat the whole bowl. I won’t be buying it again though.
Sammy, you’d love them.
@Cerridwyn @chellemonkey @RiotDemon @sammydog01 Too bad, RD. It did sound good.
This topic is evil. Just sayin’.
And so is slickdeals. Totally evil. I have to go over there once in a while to check, to be sure they’re still be evil and tempting and all.
Except, it’s not evil for @Barney. She’s super rich or something, right?
@f00l Yes, I’m super rich. May I write you a check?
@f00l I heard she drives a Bentley.
@Barney
I wanna get in on some of that. But if you could, just PayPal me a few thou. Or Venmo, or Zelle or whatever? K? Thanks!
@Barney @ruouttaurmind um…I mean of we are handing out dough, I would like a pool for my back yard. I would even let you come take a dip!
/giphy inground pool
@Barney
Please send $100,001.00 ASAP to @alwaysneedy
My address is
I’m Pathetic
1234 I Have Excuses Dr.
Woeful In Perpetuity, StateOfNeedfulness 99999
USA
@f00l @sammydog01 MY chauffeur drives the Bentley for me. I drive the Lamborghini.
@ruouttaurmind Well… I have PayPal, but somehow I keep messing it up. Venmo or Zelle? What’s that?
I guess you will have to try again later.
@tinamarie1974 How can I give you a pool when you won’t tell me your address? I guess you are SOL.
And @f00l, I think you are probably hopeless.
@Barney
Of course I’m hopeless. I’m always hopeless.
Well, I’m very hopeful about that check you are sending me.
Maybe that will help me be less hopeless for like 5 min.
You can send another check to help me the next day, and also the day after that.
@Barney
Oh, that’s not a problem. Just post your login ID and password. I’ll handle the transaction for you.
@Barney
/giphy son of a bitch
@ruouttaurmind Login ID? Password? I need to have those? Damn, that must be my problem!
@f00l You may have to keep reminding me.
@Barney @f00l How can you need money? The used bookstores are still closed.
@Barney @OldCatLady
I need fuel so I can get to the used book store. And I need coffee because I always need coffee.
@Barney is going to help me with this.
Thx in advance!
@f00l The check is in the mail.
Not that there isn’t enough to look at today, but check out this super cute baby Yoda lego set!!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0849S7C5W/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_IgZVEb3DSEY1H
@tinamarie1974 I preordered one on May 4th. Which I should probably cancel since I had to pay shipping.
Deals? I don’t need no stinking deals!
@f00l
I guess I can claim to have “bagged a bag“.
It’s always good to have a worthy achievement in one’s life
@f00l Excellent!
I have not been as successful. Apparently I’m a robot.
Yup. Apparently I’m still a robot.
@ruouttaurmind I would take that as a compliment.
Amazon: Manna Pro Anise Flavoured Goat Treats, 6 pound bag for $3.22 and free Prime shipping.
Remember kids, Mana goat treats are fun AND nutritious!
Holla!
@DrWorm has no idea why they’re being tagged here.
It would appear that there will be a Woof-oft or some such tomorrow.
@OldCatLady
It’s June.
Just a little over two hours left to get Grand Theft Auto V for free:
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/grand-theft-auto-v/home
Maybe a pricing error? It’s gonna sell out quickly, so don’t hesitate.
Lowe’s: Walker’s XCEL Digital Ear Protection for $13.43 and free shipping or free in-store pickup. Blaze orange only.
This is a very deep discount on a great set of electronic hearing protection earmuffs.
The Walker’s XCEL 100 Electronic Ear Muff with NRR26DB rating, protects your hearing while providing superior sound enhancement, easy program navigation through voice guides, and volume control. This unit features head-mounted digital controls for a slim profile depth to protection ratio. The High-Gain omnidirectional microphones means you won’t sacrifice sound quality for protection.
Also available, Walker’s Razor Low Profile Electric Muff-Patriot-Black for $13.43
Low profile electronic muffs, but with a lower noise reduction rating.
If a mod wanders by, would you be so kind as to correct whatever happened to the second image? I ran out of edit time. Please and thank you!
@RiotDemon, @djslack this safety equipment deal is a perfect compliment to your new routers.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind ahhhhh. I panicked and bought two just in case, lol.
I hope they don’t cancel my order.
@RiotDemon Ya, I did the same panic order for 2.
Thx for the image correction.
@ruouttaurmind funny thing was, I was in the middle of finding a new picture and someone else came along and fixed it.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind lol I also bought two. They got a bunch of four eared safe people coming from meh.com.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind you finally got me to spend some money! These will be good for my niece. She has sound sensitivity issues and the kids pair I have for her is starting to get a little snug.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind haha. I figured I’ll give one to my brother if he doesn’t already have something like it, OR I’ll keep one in the garage and the other in my range bag.
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind I restrained myself and only bought one.
Dammit, why did I buy this?
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind
@Barney @djslack @ruouttaurmind you can wear it while mowing the lawn?
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind well, I went back and added a set of Patriots as well just to see if I like them better or might use them in certain situations where I didn’t want to be the orange safety guy. One set will make a nice gift for my dad to protect what hearing he’s got left.
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind Well, I do a lot of lawn mowing…
Congratulations to everyone who got in on this deal. Prices have now increased to $59.63 and $47.03 respectively.
Let’s hope we don’t get the dreaded “We’re sorry, but your order cannot be filled” email.
@ruouttaurmind I feel so special
@ruouttaurmind oh no. I should of done local pickup.
@RiotDemon Did they have stock in your local store? I checked seven zip codes and didn’t find a single stocking store.
@ruouttaurmind actually no. It was ship to store or ship to home.
@tinamarie1974 You’re very, very special!
@ruouttaurmind
@tinamarie1974
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind
I know why I’m getting it.
That way, when I drive around and I wind up parked next to someone who is driving a brand/spanking/new/used/really-old RV, and that person is playing their subwoofer system super loud, and grinding all their gears,
I can’t hear you
Ha ha ha
Just clicked though and they are $59.63 now. That was a lightening fast sale.
@Kidsandliz
It was likely a “price error”.
@f00l hopefully they will honor the sales they made at that price to you folks and others. For $13 I would have bought. I am doing somewhere between 200 and 300 loads of laundry for the no kill shelter and 280+ dogs barking is driving me nuts. My foam ear plugs that block 33 decibels isn’t enough. I now have time to do that as that non-profit I was “volunteering” for in hopes of a job “afterwards” has shut down. They asked everyone to work for free and they all walked.
@Kidsandliz
Sometimes companies honor the price mistakes sometimes they simply cancel the orders I don’t know what Lowes will do
There are periodic deals out there on these noise blocking headphones designed for shooting galleries and industrial uses if you keep an eye peeled you can probably find something
@f00l thanks
@djslack @ruouttaurmind cancelled.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind no word yet here but I fully expect the same.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind did you guys get cancelled?
The frustrating thing to me is the email they sent. Basically it says it was cancelled because they were out of stock, my order wasn’t picked up in 7 days, or my card was declined. I know that’s a bunch of BS because it’s still available online. I would of rather had a genuine email that said there was a pricing error.
@RiotDemon I haven’t gotten any emails
@djslack @RiotDemon No email here.
@djslack just for shits and giggles, I left my phone on for over an hour to ask someone about it. I basically got that the website is wrong and it is out of stock. They say it updates in the middle of the night and the website count is wrong.
So I asked if it shows on the website tomorrow as available, and I wanted to order it, could I get it for the same price? And he said no, it won’t be available.
I told him that it looked like someone made a mistake since now the price is higher.
He didn’t have a ton to say.
Oh well.
@Barney @djslack looks like you guys might of gotten lucky!
@RiotDemon Maybe they don’t like Florida people?
But I’m sorry yours was cancelled.
@RiotDemon imagine if meh’s website only updated inventory in the middle of the night. Customer service would be a nightmare.
It’s funny, because when I’ve bought something in stock in a store on Lowe’s I believe I’ve seen the inventory click down, like 3 available becomes 2. Maybe not instantly, but not randomly in the middle of the night.
Sorry you’re getting shafted like that. No guarantees that we won’t wind up the same way. Maybe the emails go out in the middle of the night too.
@RiotDemon If I get mine, I’d be quite happy to send it to you. I really don’t have a use for it; I just bought it because everyone else was buying one. Yes, I’m a sheep.
You might have to wait a bit for it though, I’m avoiding the post office like the plague. Ha ha ha ha! I made a joke!
@Barney you’re too sweet. You were going to use yours for the lawn though!
I’m waiting a few days and then I’m going to go to the post office in the middle of the night when hopefully no one is there to ship out the packages that have been waiting.
@RiotDemon I have a battery powered electric lawnmower. It barely makes any noise. Besides, orange really isn’t my color.
@Barney @RiotDemon they say orange is the new black
@RiotDemon Still pending in my orders page.
I’m wondering if mgmt picked a random number and said “we’re going to honor the first X orders, cancel the rest”
@RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 But purple is better!
@Barney @RiotDemon for the record I do not disagree…just trying to give a positive spin
@tinamarie1974
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind I just got transaction notifications that Lowe’s charged my card for my two orders.
@djslack Ya, I have this weirdness going on:
Credit card transactions…
Lowe’s order details…
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Looking like a cancellation to me.
@ruouttaurmind hmmm… Looks like your card processed both the charge and refund today? Weird.
I don’t show any refunds and my Lowe’s order still shows processing but with all information. Guess we’ll see how it plays out.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind My order still says “In Process”
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@Barney @djslack @ruouttaurmind @riotdemon. Received an email that my credit card was declined and I needed to call to provide a new cc #. Very suspect. Currently on hold with an estimated 45 min wait time.
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 If they are going to cancel the order, cancel the damn thing. Don’t do this kind of crap to their customers.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind so on hold for roughly 50 minutes before someone from CS came on the line. I gave them a different card just to be safe and they said it processed and I am “good to go” Fingers crossed
The card used was one of those gift cards you get as a gift so maybe there was an issue with it???
Lets hope it works this time.
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 OR maybe you should pay your credit card bill?
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind no, no I used one of those gift credit cards you get that had like $17.00 left on it. Should have worked.
I was trying to finish it off .
My actual card is paid off every month
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 Sure, I believe you.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind
/giphy shrug
@tinamarie1974 Uh-oh, it looks like your parents are going to receive A LOT of pasta. Check out the Spaghettini forum thread.
They’re gonna need a bigger house.
@Barney oh read my post. Mom is FREAKING out!!! It is hilarious
@tinamarie1974 That is sooo funny.
@Barney here is what is funny. Going to head to the store to pick up a prescription. Think I will grab the ingredients for her homemade sauce and drop it off…If you guys don’t hear from me again, assume it was a pasta related murder.
@tinamarie1974 Bye-bye.
@Barney @tinamarie1974
Anyone who wants to know what @tinamarie1974 did to her parents, start reading here and keep going:
https://pastadrop.com/forum/topics/the-spaghettini#5ec6e463595c66047830e9eb
I believe what @tinamarie1974 is now expecting in terms of a Sicilian pasta-related revenge murder is a:
Bigoli de-capitatellini, prob costing the instigators more than a penne, for this parent-to-child send-out-a-warning hitjob.
/image bigoli
/image capellini
/image penne
@tinamarie1974
Meaning they will stuff you with pasta until you pop? If you don’t have to cook it that might be a good way to go.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 I just received an cancellation email from Lowe’s for my XCEL order. Very unceremonious and no explanation.
Items out of stock? Then why are they still taking orders for them?
Not picked up within seven days? Fulfill the order and I bet I will pick it up within seven minutes!
Payment declined? Nope. They’ve refunded and re-charged my card a total of four times now. It’s still showing as pending, but it was clearly processed successfully.
I’m wondering if they kept refunding/charging hoping for it to eventually decline? Maybe trigger a fraud alert and lock up the card. Sounds like more trouble than just being honest and sending out an email saying “hey, dude, we effed up and made a pricing error and we’re really really sorry but we won’t be selling any at this price”. THAT is what they should have done a week ago!
Walmart made a similar mistake on Google Home Hub devices last year. Pricing error resulted in like a 90% discount. Walmart cancelled my order, but explained it was a pricing error and they were very, very sorry. Oh, and here’s a $10 e-gift card for your trouble.
Who knew Walmart would have better customer service than… well, anyone actually. It’s surely not that great in-store.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind hum…mine is still processing, but I did find out they still have a hold on both credit card numbers I provided. So pending charges twice with a processing order…
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I’m afraid to look at my credit card, but it’s my guess that none of our orders are going to be fulfilled.
@ruouttaurmind I think they’re toying with me… They just reauthorized my card right before midnight. When I tried to check order status earlier this evening, the orders could not be found. If my order shows up I guess I should go buy some Powerball tickets.
@barney @djslack @ruouttaurmind they hit my credit card again overnight…so that is three times now that they have hit me with a hold.
@Barney @djslack @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974
Maybe the distributor shipped them Pitney Bowes.
@Barney @djslack @mike808 @ruouttaurmind hahahaha
@tinamarie1974 Did they? Something nefarious is afoot. You’d better give me your credit card information so I can look into this.
@ruouttaurmind oh spanks for looking out for me.
Card no is 1234 5678 9012 3456. Exp 13/99 code 666
Mothers maiden name is WTF
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I don’t know about my credit card info, but when I went to check on my order status, it no longer shows processing – it’s blank. It has the order and the total, but that’s all.
I think I’m out of the running.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind oh no!!
@Barney Ya, I do not believe they will fulfill any of these orders.
But if anyone in this thread gets theirs, I’m gonna be pretty miffed at Lowe’s for randomly fulfilling some, cancelling others.
Of course I’ll still shop there because they got the deelz. And they’re on my way home from the office, so super convenient. And they’re so much less crowded than the orange store. I think I hate going to the orange store more than I hate going to Walmart. I do so dislike going to Walmart.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind @djslack @RiotDemon this is concerning…
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 Uh-oh.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 I think we all saw the writing on the wall though, innit.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind true, but it still makes me the tiniest bit sad that we missed out on such a good deal
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind woke up to a new hold on my cc. So weird
@tinamarie1974 WTH are they doing over there at Lowe’s? No wonder they’ve been struggling financially for years. Come on Lowe’s! Get it together people!
@ruouttaurmind crazy
@Barney @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 finally got my cancellation email today. They almost made a whole month of reauthorizing my credit card and doing nothing.
Patriots are still in the mix. I expect they will fall soon.
@djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I got my official cancellation notice about an hour ago. They sure screwed around with us enough before they finally cancelled it. I would have had so much more respect for them if right from the beginning they just admitted that there was a mistake. To keep us hanging for over a month is no way to run a company.
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind just got my notice as well and I completely agree. Just wrong!
I have been less than pleased with Lowes as of late
@Barney @djslack @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I wasn’t expecting it, but UPS just dropped off my Razor. Never even got a shipping email.
KuoH
@Barney @djslack @kuoh @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind
/giphy lucky
@kuoh they keep authorizing the charge on my card and have not yet cancelled that order.
/giphy fingers crossed
@kuoh Whaaaa??? I’m very glad to hear at least someone got one.
Of course this makes me even more unhappy with Lowe’s since I placed my order hours before anyone up in here, but my order was cancelled. 
Maybe they really did do an rando lottery to see who would get their order.
@djslack Yeah I got another authorization alerts from my bank this morning and just figured it was the same as before and I would eventually get the middle finger email. Later in the afternoon I heard a thump at the front door and saw the UPS truck outside. I guess if they’re still authorizing on your card, you might actually get it sooner or later.
KuoH
@ruouttaurmind did you order the razor as well or just the orange one?
@kuoh I’m not putting false hope out there. Iirc they authorized my card the day before they cancelled my original order for the orange ones.
@djslack @ruouttaurmind I’m choosing to look at it as more of a COVID miracle.
KuoH
@kuoh @ruouttaurmind today a pair of Razor Patriots showed up on my doorstep. Same, no email. The order status still shows as “order received” and as far as I can tell my card was only authorized and not yet charged. Something weird is going on.
These things are awesome. My head feels almost too big for them, but they cut a lot of noise. My dogs went nuts barking right after I put them on (probably because I started clapping as loud as I could) and it was almost a pleasant experience lol. I would have liked to have heard what -26dB sounded like by comparison.
HIKING! VIKINGS! STRIKE KING [BRAND FISHING LURES]! AWESOME!
@kuoh @ruouttaurmind Lowe’s just authorized my card again (but still hasn’t charged it fully). Weird.
Lowe’s is still authorizing my card for the Patriot muffs. Who knows… Maybe I will get authorized for eternity.
@djslack If you are lucky you will be authorized to get one sent to you.
Epic games has Civilization VI for free:
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/sid-meiers-civilization-vi/home
@RiotDemon This is a Great game!
@Nate311 @RiotDemon
You missed GTA V last week. Epic really upped their game (haha) this past week.
They also lowered the price on The Witcher 3 GOTY to 14.98 so that you can’t use the $10 off any $14.99+ game (you get another coupon too - so lather, rinse, repeat). I got mine before, so it was $5.
@mike808 @Nate311 I posted about GTA V on the day it was ending.
If you are a YouTube music/premium user, check here to see if you are eligible for a free mini:
https://home.google.com/promotions?utm_campaign=GS104695&utm_source=app&utm_term=app&utm_content=US&hl=en
@RiotDemon Mini what?
@DennisG2014 oops. Google/nest home mini.
@RiotDemon Ok, thanks. So not a Mini Cooper then.
Guess I won’t be signing up.
Hey, ya gotta go back into work one day!
Amazon: Rubbermaid LunchBlox Leak Proof Large Entree Kit with Side and Snack Containers, 2pk for $15 and free Prime shipping.
This is for a 2-pack of the LunckBlox Large Entre kit.
Each kit includes:
A total of 10 containers with lids and four blue ice blocks
Deal is dead.
Audiobook “Swearing is Good for You” a dollar on Chirp. Sounds fucking good.
https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/swearing-is-good-for-you-by-emma-byrne?promotion_id=7799
@sammydog01 Do you fucking know if I can fucking listen to fucking audiobooks from fucking Chirp without using their fucking app? (@carl669 might be proud of that sentence)
@carl669 @ruouttaurmind No, you can’t. Those fuckers.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 You can use it from your fucking browser on your fucking computer.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind Wait, I’m fucking wrong? Fuck.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 That’s the way I’ve been listening to it. Maybe I’m wrong and I just don’t know better. Fuck!
@Barney @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
I fucking love motherfucking chirpbooks.
Shit, I fucking love them even fucking more when the content is about fuckwad swearing.
@Barney @f00l @sammydog01
@Barney @f00l @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
Is this as good as listening to The Wire?
@Barney @mike808 @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01
Few things are as good as that scene from The Wire.
More EpicGames.com giveaways of AAA titles:
May 28 to June 4: Borderlands the Handsome collection (borderlands 2 and the pre-sequel)
June 4: Ark: Survival Evolved
Another Epic Games giveaway - Total War: Troy will be free the first 24 hours at launch August 14.
Set a reminder. Not sure if it will be part of the normal giveaway or in addition to, if you remembered this low-key announcement from June.
GTA-V is FREE (for PC)
For any gamers, Grand Theft Auto V is FREE from Epic Games.
https://epicgames.com/
The Epic Games launcher automatically will download the game and install and launch the Rockstar Launcher. You will need to register with Rockstar and and permanently connect your Epic Games account with your Rockstar Games account (they call it the Rockstar Social Club). Then after you play through the welcome/training mission, you are eligible for the extra GOTY extras. Also, there are Twitch Prime bonuses for GTAV as well (through the Rockstar Social Club account linked to your Twitch account).
Anyway, GTAV is FREE. Also, Epic hives you a $10 off $15 game purchase coupon.
Lots of people are using the $10 coupon to buy the Witcher III GOTY edition for $5 ($15-$10).
Which gets you another $10 off $15 coupon. Lather, rinse, repeat, buying games one at a time to get multiple coupons.
Woot-off today, Wednesday 5/27.
On now: Cavedoni Balsamic Vinegar
ProTip: Awesome sauce. Worth the $40/btl
https://wine.woot.com/offers/cavedoni-botte-piccola-italian-balsamic-44
OWLS! TOWELS! JOWLS! AWESOME!
I don’t say this often, but @mike808 is on the money!!
Give it a try you will not be dissapointed
@mike808 @tinamarie1974 t-shirts, too. I got a Night Noodles by @jasneko. Available in v-neck also
@jasneko @mike808 @stolicat cute!!