Condition doesn’t seem to be stated in the product listing. New or refurbished? Dunno.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ve been researching and shopping out e-bikes and scooters for about 3 weeks. This looks like a decent deal. It has advantages over the Jetson I chose:
8Ah battery versus 5.2Ah in the Jetson
Front and rear disk brakes versus rear only on the Jetson
Disadvantages versus Jetson:
No mobile app or Bluetooth connectivity
90 MorningSave warranty vs. 1 year plus free unlimited tech support with the Jetson
@ruouttaurmind One thing to keep in mind, how much stuff that you’ve bought from Meh, really works, or rather, works the way you thought it would? Do you want to hassle with their warranty if there is a problem?
Actually, it’s decent reaffirmation of what my Spidey senses have been telling me since yesterday: this is too much money to take a chance on mediocre co. stores. Too many of my orders have arrived DOA or damaged, many took an unnecessarily long journey around the country after many days or weeks of “order processing”. I need to stick to a professional retailer for this much money.
@tinamarie1974, Thank you. I’m over it. My Target order will be here tomorrow and that is that.
@tinamarie1974 they’re slightly different in design than regular Staubs (different handle, different self-basting lid design) but if they are the same quality of construction and enamel this is a hell of a deal.
5.5qt $62.50
7.5qt $75
The Staub 4qt goes on sale for $99 every now and then but the larger sizes are usually up there.
Staub and Le Creuset have a kind of Blendtec-Vitamix thing going on with regard to which is the best piece of high end cookware. Both are great and both have rabid fans that will say the other one is inferior for reason X. And both have people that just buy them for decoration/status, too.
I wonder if any serious corners were cut in making this store brand version. I guess it’s off to read some reviews.
Code EXTRA is good for 50% off any item whose price ends in .98 or .99 through the end of the month. This looks like it includes all the W-S cast iron by Staub along with lots of other goodies. Many of those items are not available for shipping but may be available in store if you have a location nearby.
The 5.5qt is only available in red and the 7.5 in blue from the looks of it.
I had to bite on a 7.5 quart. Thanks for spending my money
@djslack I spending other peoples money! Everything you said was spot on, I read the reviews and it APPEARS to be a solid item.
I am personally a Le Creuset girl, but was really tempted to pull the trigger, but how many dutch ovens does a girl need? You will have to tell us what you think after you had a chance to try it out.
Uh… I’m terribly sorry for your loss? Were you two close?
I am at a loss to imagine how this item appeared in my “Inspired by your shopping trends” list. I mean… you order some duct tape, plastic sheeting and a rope, and THIS is what Amazon thinks you’re up to???
@ruouttaurmind good to know about, just in case, ya know? It’s Amazon’s Choice for “dead hooker air freshener”.
Is this a lightning deal or could I pretty much get this deal whenever I, you know, need it? As long as Prime makes their 2 day commitment I ought to be okay if I got it on demand.
(I don’t even want to click the link for fear of what havoc it will wreak on my Amazon data)
I just am in awe of the manufacturer’s product showcase image though. Toe tag? Really? These guys must be a blast to have a booth next to at trade shows.
@Barney I saw that over the weekend. Unfortunately it’s “miniblocks” manufactured by Tico out of Taiwan. So about half the size of regular LEGOs. If you look at the dims, it’s 2 inches tall, 1-1/4 inches wide, and 3/4 inch thick. I’m working on analyzing the photos and recreating it using LEGO bricks. Once I have the design figured out I can order the appropriate brown and yellow bricks from open stock at LEGO.com.
@Barney@RiotDemon Inspiring suggestion. But no, that wasn’t the plan. That would require many hundreds of LEGO bricks. The cost would rapidly exceed the value of the contents of all those BOCs I’ve ever received.
Also, I haven’t received a full size ? bag in a BOC for… dunno, 10 years?
@RiotDemon Of my last several BOCs, mostly I’ve received one of those 6x8 paper merchandise bags like they use for greeting cards in a stationery store. Easy enough to make a life size version of those. Kinda boring though.
@sammydog01 So it would cost about $30 plus shipping to build this with full-size LEGO bricks. And a couple of the required bricks are OOS or OOP in the Pick-a-brick at LEGO. A couple others aren’t available in appropriate colors.
A year ago tomorrow, during prime day amazon offered a discount in the audible 12-credits at once annual plan.
Normally this plan is $149 billed annually. Last year for prime day amazon put the plan in sale for either $99 or $119 I forget which.
I bought this. Decent price per credit.
But … the annual plan renews tomorrow at full price of $149.
I don’t wanna pay full price. The next best would be the 24-credits per year, all at once, for $229.
But I don’t wanna soemd that much today.
So I switched over to the 2 credits a month for about $23 I think, billed monthly.
Anyone who bought the audible annual plan during prime day last year, if you don’t wanna be re-billed at full price, you need to cancel or change before the renewal date.
For many people the renewal date is tomorrow.
You can change or cancel your plan by going to audible.com or by calling them. They do quality phone CS.
If you have a plan, and visit your audible account page, that’s where you can find your monthly or annual renewal date.
If you bought the annual plan last year and intend to cancel before renewal, spend any remaining credits first.
One you cancel, your credits are gone.
With any of these plans, once you have a plan: if you need more credits, once you are down to one credit, you can buy more, 3 at a time.
The price per credit for extra credits varies according to what plan you are on.
One benefit of subscribing is that subscribers have access to sales and daily deals. So, for addicts, the memberships are a /win.
That said, it’s stupid to have a subscription, for someone doesn’t listen to audiobooks very often.
@f00l I bailed out on my monthly subscription maybe a year ago. Since then I frequently get offers from Audible for 40% or 50% off for three or four month subscriptions, billed monthly. A couple months ago they also offered a $99 one year/12 credits up front plan. Just an FYI for anyone who has plenty of books in the pipe for now and may choose to wait and see what irresistible incentive Audible direct marketing may send their way.
@ruouttaurmind I think they’re doing 4000 today. And some yesterday and more tomorrow. And one one that scored at the last woot-off is eligible. So it’s probably a good time to give it a try.
@RiotDemon The one I got came up in the regular clearance category woot-off sale. I recommend using the app though. It seems to post the new deals a few seconds before the web shows them. Plus, you can preview the next upcoming deal.
Woot is selling 4,000 BoCs. Do you enjoy buying dollar store crap?
I grabbed one because I’ve been shut out of the IRKs. Not on the whitelist.
Plus, just not having any fun in life right now, so the weeks of anticipation followed by disappointment and regret are probably better than the void I’m feeling these days.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@Barney@ruouttaurmind Unfortunately they ship quickly so you only get a couple days of anticipation. You did good- I couldn’t even buy a stupid laminator.
@Barney@f00l@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind@tinamarie1974 For some reason I played the game on the app today. It was the puzzle and when I finished it, it gave me a BOC to buy. I swore I wouldn’t buy any more of them. I gave in.
@walarney I would say an irk is becoming more BoC like lately. Other than not having a couple amazon basics or cheep Chinese made items tossed in with the BoC. Irks I would certainly still rank higher in desirability though.
@Barney I received my BOC today from last Friday’s birthday Woot-off. Hopefully yours will be as acceptable as mine. Almost like they filled it with me in mind. It contained a jigsaw puzzle (a full-size name brand made in USA one, not the dollar store crap puzzles I’ve received in previous BOCs), a generic LEGO kit for building two little puppies, a DVD of Agents of Shield Season 2 (never seen this series but I might like?), a set of fitted sheet elastic retainer clip thingies (mom has been wanting a set), a little light-up keychain marquee thingy, some kind of crafting kit, a tub of stretchable poo putty and some kind of decorative iron wall hanger deal that I think is a frying pan hook maybe. Oh, and the ubiquitous green shopping bag. Overall a fun assortment, most of which will be put to use or regifted.
Fingers crossed yours shows up soon and has a few things you can use. Might help lessen the sting from the meh birthday IRK.
@ruouttaurmind Have you checked to see where they hid the cameras and mic at your house? Really, that’s one of the nicest BoC’s that I’ve seen in quite a while.
Mine hasn’t even shipped… Did you double check that mailing address to verify that it wasn’t mine?
Meh’s birthday IRK made me laugh. I guess it was about time that I got a really meh one.
@Barney I’ve been very disappointed with the last couple IRK/Fuks. It’s been a bit since I received much more than some little bits of crap. Most of them have broken or incomplete electronic gadgets. But over the years I’ve had a few gems. Not long ago I received a pretty decent computer monitor marked “broken, return” but it worked perfectly fine when I tested it. Been using it with my Raspberry Pi.
I’ve never received anything particularly notable in a BOC, but it’s been rare that I got a box of totally useless junk. Usually at least a couple things I could use, or which amused me.
@tinamarie1974 Wait! Stop the presses! I missed this on the first pass because it was stuck to some bubble wrap. Hello Kitty LA Angels hair pins. So not totally devoid of girly stuff.
@ruouttaurmind There were a few other things such as 5 license plates for the New Mexico Aggies. Oh, and the bean bags came in a box of six, which made for a pretty heavy BoC when you add in the pan organizer rack for a counter that I also got. Um… who wants organized pans?
I’d contact customer service and complain about your defective marquee thingy. Something is definitely wrong with it.
@RiotDemon Poor Lady came from a home where she never learned how to play fetch or play with toys when she was a pup. I had this huge basket of toys and she just turned her nose up at them.
@tinamarie1974 You may have broken their servers yet again. I’ve been trying to buy MS Office for 10 minutes. Server error… (edit: as soon as I posted this, suddenly the server worked again. Hmm.)
@OldCatLady@tinamarie1974 I switched my office to LibreOffice about 10 years ago. We have had excellent success with MS Office document compatibility. A couple more complex Excel spreadsheets required some tweaking, but overall it’s been very painless. We receive MS Office documents from the outside world, and send MS Office compatible documents out on the reg, so “compatible” truly means compatible.
LibreOffice is safe, and free of ads, spyware or malware. Oh, and it’s totally free. LibreOffice.org
@OldCatLady@ruouttaurmind@tinamarie1974
Here’s another vote for LibreOffice. I’ve been using it exclusively for quite a while and have experienced no problems.
@OldCatLady@ruouttaurmind@therealjrn ok boys, so lets say I am working on my beautiful resume on this libreoffice. If I forward this beautiful document to someone that is using MS Office does it mess up formatting. Also can you convert from LO to pdf?
Not that I am looking for a new position…strike that…new job, but it will come up at some point.
@tinamarie1974 You can save as .doc format, and export in PDF format.
In our experience, as long as the document formatting isn’t over the top, using unusual fonts, macros, complex tables, etc, the formatting is preserved well. Best bet is to try it, create a couple documents and move them back and forth and see for yourself how well it may (or may not) work for you. Since it’s free to download and install, and uninstalls cleanly, you really have nothing to lose but a little time. The potential gain is the money you would have spent on MS Office.
EDIT: After decades of spending thousands of dollars on MS Office I can’t believe I didn’t switch to LibreOffce long before I did. I always assumed “It’s free, how good can it be?”. Pretty darned good, that’s how good. We also use the companion email client Thunderbird Mail. Also free.
@ruouttaurmind@tinamarie1974
The licensing terms are super easy. Install on as many computers as you like. Not a trial or ads. It is standalone, though.
If you want something with cloud/collaboration, then you are back to non-free alternatives (e.g. O365), or you can “fake it” with Google Drive or OneDrive or Dropbox, etc.
@Barney for the record no BOC. As @ruouttaurmind said earlier I don’t think I am on the “white list” these days. Oh well, I likely saved $10, as recent BOC have been pretty blah!
If you liked/wanted those floaty LED things here on Meh earlier this month, but wished they came in colors or were solar powered, then until July 22 is your lucky day.
MPowerd.com is having their 8th Birthday sale and everything is 30% off.
It’s our 8th birthday!
> We are celebrating offering 30% off sitewide. No exclusions.
This title is MA compatible. Link your Microsoft Movies and TV account to MA and stream these films from a number of streaming services. I verified access in the following services: Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, Google Play Movies. I have not yet tested in Fandango, but I hate Fandango, so who cares?
I stopped buying digital content a long time ago after getting hosed out of some movies by Fandango after the UV acquisition. I prefer to buy DVD and rip to digital. But at three bucks a film, this was just too convenient.
@f00l You mean theatrical edition vs, say, director’s cut or extended versions? Dunno for sure, but I’m assuming that’s what “Standard Edition” means (in addition to no extras, commentaries, etc).
It’s a saw. It cuts stuff. It’s cheaper than the Harbor Freight 14 in. saw, even with a coupon. Very suitable for most homeowners. Don’t forget the bar oil.
Will they protect you from getting the Coronapocolypse virus? No. Will they protect you from becoming Typhoid Mary and spreading the virus to others? Yes. But most importantly, they will absolutely protect you from getting arrested for not wearing face covering in areas where it is legally mandated.
I ordered a pack of these a couple weeks ago when they were $8. My order was shipped promptly and included a tracking number. Quality is decent. Early supplies of this brand were reported to have a high ear loop failure rate (detachment from the mask) but after using/sharing most of the box of 50 we haven’t experienced any such failures.
Yes, it has a metal nose piece, although the metal is pretty thin and won’t hold it’s shape quite as well as some other disposable masks I’ve used. One advantage to this over some other disposables: The metal nose piece is incorporated into the layered manufacturing process and can’t come off like has been the case for many of the disposables I’ve used.
@ruouttaurmind Thank you, I ordered some. The doctor’s office doesn’t allow fabric masks. Weird, right? They usually have some to hand out but last time they ran out and had some weird nonwoven thing.
@sammydog01 I’ve been taking mom to her oncology and doctors appointments so frequently I’ve been going through them like crazy. Some of the doctors offer masks, but they are the tie-on kind. What a royal PITA those are!
I have a couple N95 masks left and those things are awesome. They breathe so much easier than any of the disposables and they fit my face really well. Very comfortable wearing them all day in the office. I wish they weren’t so costly.
@ruouttaurmind cool! I saw some in related items that were $8 and had multiple colors including purple, but all the colors that weren’t blue were $22 per pack. This is not a bad deal to have some throwaways handy.
@ruouttaurmind The tie ones might be surgical masks. They are “better” filtration wise than the general public disposables. Of course a tightly fitting N95 is best for that. At MD Anderson if they didn’t like your mask they gave out surgical ones. They have a strip of foam rubber along the top. Helped a lot with glasses fogging (well and the nose piece held its shape really well too). I went to buy some of those online and discovered the company only sells to medical facilities. I am hoarding the 4 I have for situations where I have to go somewhere and there are too many people at the store (like the grocery stores here always).
@ruouttaurmind Sorry to hear your mom has cancer. If she has to do chemo right now doing that in a pandemic has to be worrisome. I hope she is doing OK.
@Kidsandliz These last precious few N95 I have are leftovers from when my stepfather was in the home hospice stage of his cancer a couple years ago. We were having him wear these when his friends and family would come visitin’.
When I moved boxes and boxes of medical supplies here with my moms stuff last year we had no clue six months later we’d be needing those masks and gloves. Kinda makes me regret using up all those N95 masks for mowing her lawn and stuff in the pre-coronapocolypse era.
@ruouttaurmind But who knew… and of course the shortage is also affecting those in professions outside of the health care field that use/need them as well.
In my personal opinion it would be worth throwing some federal money at the problem to build/retrofit/expand existing plants to make enough of them (N95’s, surgical masks, general use masks -that have functional nose pieces for starters and have foam strips) that they are again available, without price gouging, to the general public.
I received my second box of masks yesterday. Same as the first. Functional. Disposable. Now I’m hoping I have enough to ride out the remainder of the Coronapocalypse and the return of sanity and civility in society.
Tons of fun for any LEGO fan. This is not a tutorial, does not contain instructions or how-to guides, just 146 pages of awesome pics of top shelf LEGO dioramas created by talent far in excess of my own.
Echo Spot, used for $30 at Woot.
https://electronics.woot.com/offers/echo-spot-smart-alarm-clock-with-alexa-5?ref=w_cnt_cdet_elec_dly_wobtn
Sammydogs Sizzling Savings?
@tinamarie1974 I LIKE IT! Except I rarely post.
@sammydog01 @tinamarie1974
Maybe “Star Spangled Bargains - July 2020 (Unofficial) Deals”?
With this as the thumb img?
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I like it! @riotdemon Can you do this?
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 impossible.
@RiotDemon, I don’t care what @sammydog01 says, you’re the best!
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974
By the way Sidedeal has that putty in anyone missed out.
I’ve decided to stick with my original choice of the Jetson Bolt full-electric bike, but I’m still gonna call this one a deal…
MorningSave.com: Go Power GoVelo All-Electric Bike for $279 plus $5 shipping or free VMP/Member shipping. Use discount code fireworks at checkout.
Condition doesn’t seem to be stated in the product listing. New or refurbished? Dunno.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’ve been researching and shopping out e-bikes and scooters for about 3 weeks. This looks like a decent deal. It has advantages over the Jetson I chose:
Disadvantages versus Jetson:
@ruouttaurmind with a 20% off coupon today!!
@tinamarie1974 Yupper. I mentioned the discount code up there in the deal.
I guess I shoulda mentioned “today only” though.
@ruouttaurmind ooohhhhh sorry, my bad! That is what I get for trying to read posts while visiting.
@ruouttaurmind
That sounds like a bike made for a barney.
@tinamarie1974 No bad! Only good!
@Barney Just imagine how much fun you could have chasing Nathan around his route!
@ruouttaurmind I’ll need a sidecar for Lady.
Huh. Here’s an unexpected plot twist: MorningSave doesn’t charge sales tax in my state.
This means my final price for the Jetson from Target is 27.6% higher ($78.32) than if I purchase the GoVelo from MorningSave.
I have until noon PT to decide (discount code expires then).
Is MorningSave still shipping via PB? If that’s the case I may not see my order until mid-August.
@ruouttaurmind I know I wouldn’t buy that router from Meh; I don’t have a clue what you should do about this bike. However, $78 is a chunk of change.
As for shipping –
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Edit: How’s that for helping you decide?
@ruouttaurmind One thing to keep in mind, how much stuff that you’ve bought from Meh, really works, or rather, works the way you thought it would? Do you want to hassle with their warranty if there is a problem?
@ruouttaurmind sometimes it is worth the extra money for peace of mind
@Barney
Actually, it’s decent reaffirmation of what my Spidey senses have been telling me since yesterday: this is too much money to take a chance on mediocre co. stores. Too many of my orders have arrived DOA or damaged, many took an unnecessarily long journey around the country after many days or weeks of “order processing”. I need to stick to a professional retailer for this much money.
@tinamarie1974, Thank you. I’m over it. My Target order will be here tomorrow and that is that.
Epicgames.com has a few free games right now. One of them is Killing Floor 2.
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/killing-floor-2/
Lifeless planet
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/lifeless-planet-premier-edition/home
And one more.
Calling @sammydog01!!! I feel like you NEED this little guy. He is pretty adorable
Echeers Dancing Educational Robot Toy - $29.99 - Free shipping for Prime members https://sellout.woot.com/offers/echeers-dancing-educational-robot-toy?utm_medium=share&utm_source=app
@tinamarie1974. Aww!
An AMAZING deal on a 5.5 Qt Straubs Dutch oven. When using coupon code EXTRA. The price drops to $62.50. MSRP is $249
https://www.williams-sonoma.com/m/products/williams-sonoma-cast-iron-round-oven/?cm_cat=50053&irpid=50053&irgwc=1&cm_ite=None&clickid=26YWtmzSjxyJTb208lQuCVrSUkiU%3AF0nIVfzUY0&cm_ven=afshoppromo&bnrid=3917500&cm_pla=ir
@tinamarie1974 they’re slightly different in design than regular Staubs (different handle, different self-basting lid design) but if they are the same quality of construction and enamel this is a hell of a deal.
5.5qt $62.50
7.5qt $75
The Staub 4qt goes on sale for $99 every now and then but the larger sizes are usually up there.
Staub and Le Creuset have a kind of Blendtec-Vitamix thing going on with regard to which is the best piece of high end cookware. Both are great and both have rabid fans that will say the other one is inferior for reason X. And both have people that just buy them for decoration/status, too.
I wonder if any serious corners were cut in making this store brand version. I guess it’s off to read some reviews.
Thanks for the heads up!
Code EXTRA is good for 50% off any item whose price ends in .98 or .99 through the end of the month. This looks like it includes all the W-S cast iron by Staub along with lots of other goodies. Many of those items are not available for shipping but may be available in store if you have a location nearby.
The 5.5qt is only available in red and the 7.5 in blue from the looks of it.
I had to bite on a 7.5 quart. Thanks for spending my money
@djslack I
spending other peoples money! Everything you said was spot on, I read the reviews and it APPEARS to be a solid item.
I am personally a Le Creuset girl, but was really tempted to pull the trigger, but how many dutch ovens does a girl need? You will have to tell us what you think after you had a chance to try it out.
@djslack @tinamarie1974 oof. They have a few calphalon items on sale. I was really tempted even though I have way too much cookware already.
@RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 my Dutch oven was delivered today, but I’ll be working late tonight. Maybe this weekend I’ll get to try it out.
@djslack @RiotDemon wow that was fast! So no PB??
Ubisoft has Far Cry 5 on sale for $9.
https://store.ubi.com/us/game/?lang=en_US&pid=591567f6ca1a6460388b4568&dwvar_591567f6ca1a6460388b4568_Platform=pcdl&edition=Standard Edition&source=detail
Amazon: Smelleze® Natural Corpse Odor Absorbent & Deodorizer Powder. Available in 2-lb container for $17 or 50-lb pack for $150.
Uh… I’m terribly sorry for your loss? Were you two close?
I am at a loss to imagine how this item appeared in my “Inspired by your shopping trends” list. I mean… you order some duct tape, plastic sheeting and a rope, and THIS is what Amazon thinks you’re up to???
@ruouttaurmind
@ruouttaurmind good to know about, just in case, ya know? It’s Amazon’s Choice for “dead hooker air freshener”.
Is this a lightning deal or could I pretty much get this deal whenever I, you know, need it? As long as Prime makes their 2 day commitment I ought to be okay if I got it on demand.
(I don’t even want to click the link for fear of what havoc it will wreak on my Amazon data)
@ruouttaurmind Were you shopping for switch blades, guns and grenades but not for caskets thus would have a, um, body, problem?
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 Cow?
I just am in awe of the manufacturer’s product showcase image though. Toe tag? Really? These guys must be a blast to have a booth next to at trade shows.
@djslack
Asking for a friend?
Let your friend know: A bag of hydrated lime from Lowe’s will help in a pinch.
@tinamarie1974
Active social life? Ted Bundy?
@Kidsandliz
Nope, just home improvement stuff. I did buy some hacksaw blades and a gardening machete a few weeks ago.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/woot-boc-miniblock-set
Wow, that picture is big.
ATTN @ruouttaurmind
@Barney I saw that over the weekend.
Unfortunately it’s “miniblocks” manufactured by Tico out of Taiwan. So about half the size of regular LEGOs. If you look at the dims, it’s 2 inches tall, 1-1/4 inches wide, and 3/4 inch thick. I’m working on analyzing the photos and recreating it using LEGO bricks. Once I have the design figured out I can order the appropriate brown and yellow bricks from open stock at LEGO.com.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind please tell me you are going to make it the same size as an actual brown paper lunch bag.
@Barney @RiotDemon
Inspiring suggestion. But no, that wasn’t the plan. That would require many hundreds of LEGO bricks. The cost would rapidly exceed the value of the contents of all those BOCs I’ve ever received. 
Also, I haven’t received a full size ? bag in a BOC for… dunno, 10 years?
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind It’s about the size of some of the Happy Meal figures they had way back in the day.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind I can show you the parts list after mine comes.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind ah damn. I actually thought about editing my comment to say paper grocery bag.
@RiotDemon Of my last several BOCs, mostly I’ve received one of those 6x8 paper merchandise bags like they use for greeting cards in a stationery store. Easy enough to make a life size version of those. Kinda boring though.
I really need to stop dropping by lego.com and seeing what’s up and coming.
LEGO NES drops in 2 weeks. Why in the world do I want one of these?? At $230 it’s more expensive than an actual vintage NES!
And that new Lambo Sián is pretty sharp too.
@ruouttaurmind
@sammydog01 So it would cost about $30 plus shipping to build this with full-size LEGO bricks. And a couple of the required bricks are OOS or OOP in the Pick-a-brick at LEGO. A couple others aren’t available in appropriate colors.
/giphy dreams dashed
Dental floss may not be exciting but it’s definitely worth owning.
https://www.woot.com/offers/oral-b-glide-pro-health-dental-floss-6
@sammydog01 ooohhh and it is my favorite type/brand! Thank you!!
@sammydog01 so I purchased two packs. For some reason they are shipping them seperate. Weird
@tinamarie1974 I bought 10 because I’m that guy. They’re supposed to come today. I hope it’s not in 10 packages.
Audible subscriber info:
A year ago tomorrow, during prime day amazon offered a discount in the audible 12-credits at once annual plan.
Normally this plan is $149 billed annually. Last year for prime day amazon put the plan in sale for either $99 or $119 I forget which.
I bought this. Decent price per credit.
But … the annual plan renews tomorrow at full price of $149.
I don’t wanna pay full price. The next best would be the 24-credits per year, all at once, for $229.
But I don’t wanna soemd that much today.
So I switched over to the 2 credits a month for about $23 I think, billed monthly.
Anyone who bought the audible annual plan during prime day last year, if you don’t wanna be re-billed at full price, you need to cancel or change before the renewal date.
For many people the renewal date is tomorrow.
You can change or cancel your plan by going to audible.com or by calling them. They do quality phone CS.
If you have a plan, and visit your audible account page, that’s where you can find your monthly or annual renewal date.
If you bought the annual plan last year and intend to cancel before renewal, spend any remaining credits first.
One you cancel, your credits are gone.
With any of these plans, once you have a plan: if you need more credits, once you are down to one credit, you can buy more, 3 at a time.
The price per credit for extra credits varies according to what plan you are on.
One benefit of subscribing is that subscribers have access to sales and daily deals. So, for addicts, the memberships are a /win.
That said, it’s stupid to have a subscription, for someone doesn’t listen to audiobooks very often.
@f00l I bailed out on my monthly subscription maybe a year ago. Since then I frequently get offers from Audible for 40% or 50% off for three or four month subscriptions, billed monthly. A couple months ago they also offered a $99 one year/12 credits up front plan. Just an FYI for anyone who has plenty of books in the pipe for now and may choose to wait and see what irresistible incentive Audible direct marketing may send their way.
@ruouttaurmind
Interesting
Hey @barney do you need a purple powerwasher?
https://tools.woot.com/offers/earthwise-1600psi-pressure-washer?ref=cnt_wp_0_12
@CaptAmehrican That’s a beautiful purple. I’ll buy it if you come over and power wash my house for me.
Woot-off has been going on since 7am. I just got a BOC, but judging by how long it was up, I’m guessing there were thousands available.
@ruouttaurmind I think they’re doing 4000 today. And some yesterday and more tomorrow. And one one that scored at the last woot-off is eligible. So it’s probably a good time to give it a try.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 maybe this is a stupid question but how do even find the boc? Is it just on the main page or is it hidden inside a category?
@RiotDemon The one I got came up in the regular clearance category woot-off sale. I recommend using the app though. It seems to post the new deals a few seconds before the web shows them. Plus, you can preview the next upcoming deal.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind They also pop up early on the forums under Deals- woot off. I’m not sure which is faster.
@RiotDemon one is up NOW.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind well shoot. I keep missing them
@RiotDemon @tinamarie1974
Woot is selling 4,000 BoCs. Do you enjoy buying dollar store crap? I almost said dime store crap – it’s been a long day and my age is showing.
@Barney @RiotDemon its ok. I remember dime stores too!! Use to love going w my parents to get $0.05 candy!!
@RiotDemon @tinamarie1974 Um… when I was growing up, it was penny candy.
BOC now
@Barney
I grabbed one because I’ve been shut out of the IRKs. Not on the whitelist.
Plus, just not having any fun in life right now, so the weeks of anticipation followed by disappointment and regret are probably better than the void I’m feeling these days.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind I have been so screwed over on BoCs, they leave a sour taste in my mouth. I do wish you luck though.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind Unfortunately they ship quickly so you only get a couple days of anticipation. You did good- I couldn’t even buy a stupid laminator.
@sammydog01 That was an exceptional bargain on the laminator.
@ruouttaurmind
/giphy cheer up
@Barney @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 ended up in the damn vestibule of patience trying to get that last BOC. I have no patience!!
@tinamarie1974 Pretty much everyone winds up there- it keeps the server from crashing. You might still get one.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 go figure, I ask where they show up and then two arrive while I was busy, haha.
I’m pretty ambivalent about them.
@sammydog01
@tinamarie1974 I was in the VOP for about 30 seconds before mine went through. But I’ve been in there for over a minute and still gotten one.
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 @RiotDemon
I HATE YOU GUYS! I had stayed away from the Woot-Off all day and then y’all started talking about BoCs. I HATE BoCs!
Long story short – Went to Woot and bought one.
(You guys are a bad influence on me.)
@Barney @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind srsly?!?!?!? I still haven’t got one
@Barney @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind for the record. No IRK and no BOC!! WTAF. Oh well. Back to TV for the night
/giphy later
@Barney @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974
I wasn’t able to pay much attention today but I did try for a BOC oft and on and I didn’t get one
Recently for me: when they arrive, you’re just disappointed
@f00l @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 You’re right,@f00l, they are, for the most part, very disappointing.
@Barney @f00l @RiotDemon @tinamarie1974
BOC is like methadone for when you can’t score an IRK.
@walarney but when you can’t score either…
/giphy withdrawal
@Barney @f00l @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 For some reason I played the game on the app today. It was the puzzle and when I finished it, it gave me a BOC to buy. I swore I wouldn’t buy any more of them. I gave in.
@cinoclav Welcome to the club.
@walarney I would say an irk is becoming more BoC like lately. Other than not having a couple amazon basics or cheep Chinese made items tossed in with the BoC. Irks I would certainly still rank higher in desirability though.
@Barney I received my BOC today from last Friday’s birthday Woot-off. Hopefully yours will be as acceptable as mine. Almost like they filled it with me in mind. It contained a jigsaw puzzle (a full-size name brand made in USA one, not the dollar store crap puzzles I’ve received in previous BOCs), a generic LEGO kit for building two little puppies, a DVD of Agents of Shield Season 2 (never seen this series but I might like?), a set of fitted sheet elastic retainer clip thingies (mom has been wanting a set), a little light-up keychain marquee thingy, some kind of crafting kit, a tub of stretchable poo putty
and some kind of decorative iron wall hanger deal that I think is a frying pan hook maybe. Oh, and the ubiquitous green shopping bag. Overall a fun assortment, most of which will be put to use or regifted.
Fingers crossed yours shows up soon and has a few things you can use.
Might help lessen the sting from the meh birthday IRK. 
@Barney @ruouttaurmind so for once, not a girly suprise
@ruouttaurmind Have you checked to see where they hid the cameras and mic at your house? Really, that’s one of the nicest BoC’s that I’ve seen in quite a while.
Mine hasn’t even shipped… Did you double check that mailing address to verify that it wasn’t mine?
Meh’s birthday IRK made me laugh. I guess it was about time that I got a really meh one.
@Barney I’ve been very disappointed with the last couple IRK/Fuks. It’s been a bit since I received much more than some little bits of crap. Most of them have broken or incomplete electronic gadgets. But over the years I’ve had a few gems. Not long ago I received a pretty decent computer monitor marked “broken, return” but it worked perfectly fine when I tested it. Been using it with my Raspberry Pi.
I’ve never received anything particularly notable in a BOC, but it’s been rare that I got a box of totally useless junk. Usually at least a couple things I could use, or which amused me.
I’m hoping for something spectacular in your BOC!
@tinamarie1974 no girly stuff at all!
@tinamarie1974 Wait! Stop the presses! I missed this on the first pass because it was stuck to some bubble wrap. Hello Kitty LA Angels hair pins. So not totally devoid of girly stuff.
@ruouttaurmind aawww those are adorb, buy yes very girly.
@ruouttaurmind
Well, there wasn’t much exciting in my BoC, just the usual John Deere bean bags:
BUT
I also got this!
Pretty cool, huh?
@Barney Only those two things? Well, four things?
I also got that keychain marquee thingy, but mine doesn’t say Barney Loves Purple. Maybe mine is defective?
@ruouttaurmind There were a few other things such as 5 license plates for the New Mexico Aggies. Oh, and the bean bags came in a box of six, which made for a pretty heavy BoC when you add in the pan organizer rack for a counter that I also got. Um… who wants organized pans?
I’d contact customer service and complain about your defective marquee thingy. Something is definitely wrong with it.
@Barney Those bean bags look like they might be ideal for when you decide to learn how to juggle!
I was thinking I was pretty happy with my marquee keychain, but now that I know it’s defective I’m kinda bummed.
@ruouttaurmind Aww… I’m pretty sure they can fix it for you.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind pan organizer? Like to organize the lids?
I thought the bean bags would be good for cornhole… Just make one board green, the other yellow.
@RiotDemon Cornhole, yeah, like I play that every night.
Here’s the pan organizer:
https://sellout.woot.com/offers/heavy-duty-pan-organizer-5-tier-rack
@Barney @ruouttaurmind ohh, that’s kind of useful, actually.
I’m sure Lady is getting really good at gathering the bags.
@RiotDemon Poor Lady came from a home where she never learned how to play fetch or play with toys when she was a pup. I had this huge basket of toys and she just turned her nose up at them.
@Barney aw. What about food toys? Bones, filled Kongs?
@RiotDemon Nope, no luck.
@Barney so is she just a cuddly couch potato?
@RiotDemon She’s not even much of a cuddler, but she keeps an eye on me and follows me from room to room. She does like having her belly “tickled”.
There is a sale on that OTHER site!!!
@tinamarie1974 You got one? Yay?
@Barney haha, nope. Got a good deal on some Toms toothpaste though! Under $4.00 for two tubes
@tinamarie1974 Darn, well the day is early and there’s still plenty of time to fall into the abyss.
@Barney @tinamarie1974 I tried Tom’s a couple of times.
My teeth felt grungy shortly after. No likey.
@tinamarie1974 You may have broken their servers yet again. I’ve been trying to buy MS Office for 10 minutes. Server error… (edit: as soon as I posted this, suddenly the server worked again. Hmm.)
@Barney @RiotDemon hum…I haven’t used it for a while, and I noticed new packaging. Wonder if they changed rhe formula. Well I will find out!
@OldCatLady I have that in my cart. I am thinking hard about the purchase.
@OldCatLady @tinamarie1974 I switched my office to LibreOffice about 10 years ago. We have had excellent success with MS Office document compatibility. A couple more complex Excel spreadsheets required some tweaking, but overall it’s been very painless. We receive MS Office documents from the outside world, and send MS Office compatible documents out on the reg, so “compatible” truly means compatible.
LibreOffice is safe, and free of ads, spyware or malware. Oh, and it’s totally free. LibreOffice.org
@tinamarie1974 I picked up a box of Borax last night. Couldn’t remember why I wanted it, but was pretty sure that I did. An art project?
@OldCatLady @ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974
Here’s another vote for LibreOffice. I’ve been using it exclusively for quite a while and have experienced no problems.
@mossygreen oh, it is really good for getting rid of ants in your house and I think I remember it is non toxic for dogs. Double check that though.
@OldCatLady @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn ok boys, so lets say I am working on my beautiful resume on this libreoffice. If I forward this beautiful document to someone that is using MS Office does it mess up formatting. Also can you convert from LO to pdf?
Not that I am looking for a new position…strike that…new job, but it will come up at some point.
@tinamarie1974 You can save as .doc format, and export in PDF format.
In our experience, as long as the document formatting isn’t over the top, using unusual fonts, macros, complex tables, etc, the formatting is preserved well. Best bet is to try it, create a couple documents and move them back and forth and see for yourself how well it may (or may not) work for you. Since it’s free to download and install, and uninstalls cleanly, you really have nothing to lose but a little time. The potential gain is the money you would have spent on MS Office.
EDIT: After decades of spending thousands of dollars on MS Office I can’t believe I didn’t switch to LibreOffce long before I did. I always assumed “It’s free, how good can it be?”. Pretty darned good, that’s how good. We also use the companion email client Thunderbird Mail. Also free.
@ruouttaurmind perfect. thank you
i will check it out
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974
The licensing terms are super easy. Install on as many computers as you like. Not a trial or ads. It is standalone, though.
If you want something with cloud/collaboration, then you are back to non-free alternatives (e.g. O365), or you can “fake it” with Google Drive or OneDrive or Dropbox, etc.
@Barney for the record no BOC. As @ruouttaurmind said earlier I don’t think I am on the “white list” these days. Oh well, I likely saved $10, as recent BOC have been pretty blah!
/giphy shoulder shrug
Morningsave has a putty parlor. How awesome is that?
https://morningsave.com/events/putty-parlor
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
@mediocrebot
If you liked/wanted those floaty LED things here on Meh earlier this month, but wished they came in colors or were solar powered, then until July 22 is your lucky day.
MPowerd.com is having their 8th Birthday sale and everything is 30% off.
https://mpowerd.com/collections/our-lineup
Use code BDAY30 at checkout.
Sale ends July 22, midnight PST.
Microsoft Store: LotR Trilogy, Digital HD (Standard Edition) for $9.
This title is MA compatible. Link your Microsoft Movies and TV account to MA and stream these films from a number of streaming services. I verified access in the following services: Prime Video, Apple TV, Vudu, Google Play Movies. I have not yet tested in Fandango, but I hate Fandango, so who cares?
I stopped buying digital content a long time ago after getting hosed out of some movies by Fandango after the UV acquisition. I prefer to buy DVD and rip to digital. But at three bucks a film, this was just too convenient.
@ruouttaurmind
This is for the theatrical editions of the films?
@f00l You mean theatrical edition vs, say, director’s cut or extended versions? Dunno for sure, but I’m assuming that’s what “Standard Edition” means (in addition to no extras, commentaries, etc).
Home Depot: Sun Joe 14 in. 9-Amp Electric Chain Saw for $35 and free store pickup (or pad your order to $45 for free shipping).
It’s a saw. It cuts stuff. It’s cheaper than the Harbor Freight 14 in. saw, even with a coupon. Very suitable for most homeowners. Don’t forget the bar oil.
How low can they go?
DPT Motorsport via eBay: 50-pack of 3-Ply Disposable Face Masks for $5.88, includes “fast and free” shipping.
Will they protect you from getting the Coronapocolypse virus? No. Will they protect you from becoming Typhoid Mary and spreading the virus to others? Yes. But most importantly, they will absolutely protect you from getting arrested for not wearing face covering in areas where it is legally mandated.
I ordered a pack of these a couple weeks ago when they were $8. My order was shipped promptly and included a tracking number. Quality is decent. Early supplies of this brand were reported to have a high ear loop failure rate (detachment from the mask) but after using/sharing most of the box of 50 we haven’t experienced any such failures.
Yes, it has a metal nose piece, although the metal is pretty thin and won’t hold it’s shape quite as well as some other disposable masks I’ve used. One advantage to this over some other disposables: The metal nose piece is incorporated into the layered manufacturing process and can’t come off like has been the case for many of the disposables I’ve used.
@ruouttaurmind Thank you, I ordered some. The doctor’s office doesn’t allow fabric masks. Weird, right? They usually have some to hand out but last time they ran out and had some weird nonwoven thing.
@sammydog01 I’ve been taking mom to her oncology and doctors appointments so frequently I’ve been going through them like crazy. Some of the doctors offer masks, but they are the tie-on kind. What a royal PITA those are!
I have a couple N95 masks left and those things are awesome. They breathe so much easier than any of the disposables and they fit my face really well. Very comfortable wearing them all day in the office. I wish they weren’t so costly.
PANS! GLANDS! CRAYONS! AWESOME!
Zip it, @mediocrebot. Nobody rattled your chain.
@ruouttaurmind cool! I saw some in related items that were $8 and had multiple colors including purple, but all the colors that weren’t blue were $22 per pack. This is not a bad deal to have some throwaways handy.
@ruouttaurmind spending my money
Thanks for the heads up! I scored two boxes
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 I bought two boxes, too!
@Barney @ruouttaurmind great minds
@ruouttaurmind The tie ones might be surgical masks. They are “better” filtration wise than the general public disposables. Of course a tightly fitting N95 is best for that. At MD Anderson if they didn’t like your mask they gave out surgical ones. They have a strip of foam rubber along the top. Helped a lot with glasses fogging (well and the nose piece held its shape really well too). I went to buy some of those online and discovered the company only sells to medical facilities. I am hoarding the 4 I have for situations where I have to go somewhere and there are too many people at the store (like the grocery stores here always).
@ruouttaurmind Sorry to hear your mom has cancer. If she has to do chemo right now doing that in a pandemic has to be worrisome. I hope she is doing OK.
@Kidsandliz These last precious few N95 I have are leftovers from when my stepfather was in the home hospice stage of his cancer a couple years ago. We were having him wear these when his friends and family would come visitin’.
When I moved boxes and boxes of medical supplies here with my moms stuff last year we had no clue six months later we’d be needing those masks and gloves. Kinda makes me regret using up all those N95 masks for mowing her lawn and stuff in the pre-coronapocolypse era.
@ruouttaurmind But who knew… and of course the shortage is also affecting those in professions outside of the health care field that use/need them as well.
In my personal opinion it would be worth throwing some federal money at the problem to build/retrofit/expand existing plants to make enough of them (N95’s, surgical masks, general use masks -that have functional nose pieces for starters and have foam strips) that they are again available, without price gouging, to the general public.
I received my second box of masks yesterday. Same as the first. Functional. Disposable. Now I’m hoping I have enough to ride out the remainder of the Coronapocalypse and the return of sanity and civility in society.
Amazon: Bricksy: Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art, Kindle Edition for free.
Tons of fun for any LEGO fan. This is not a tutorial, does not contain instructions or how-to guides, just 146 pages of awesome pics of top shelf LEGO dioramas created by talent far in excess of my own.
POPSOCKETS! SPA KITS! POLLY POCKETS! AWESOME!
Amazon - More free LEGO themed Kindle books:
Brick Greek Myths: The Stories of Heracles, Athena, Pandora, Poseidon, and Other Ancient Heroes of Mount Olympus
Brick Dracula and Frankenstein: Two Classic Horror Tales Told in a Whole New Way
Badass Bricks: Thirty-Five Weapons of Mass Construction (includes instructions and parts list)
This one is a little macabre. I’ll leave it to you to decide if it’s in poor taste: Assassination!: The Brick Chronicle of Attempts on the Lives of Twelve US Presidents
Extreme Bricks: Spectacular, Record-Breaking, and Astounding LEGO Projects from around the World
One more LEGO themed free Kindle book that includes instructions and parts lists: Black Ops Bricks: How to Build Your Own Model Military and Armored Fighting Vehicles