Mehrican Exchange Ver. 2.0 emails sent out! Check, check, check, a check it out!
12Emails have officially been sent out.
Again, this is completely randomized and I'm just a human being, if you have any questions, concerns, or declarative statements just let me know.
ALSO: Keep in mind the rule change that limits most first time players to only a single exchange until they have proven themselves "worthy" of full open participation. It's nothing personal, just a way to limit potential problems.
Please send out your boxes to your recipients by the end of the week!
In the mean time, here's Mugatu. He could take a crap, wrap it in some tin foil, put a couple of fish hooks on it and sell it to Queen Elizabeth as a pair of earrings!
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Let the stalking of recipients begin..
@mikibell
Got my email, the box o' mediocrity gets mailed tomorrow!
My boxes are packed, just waiting for one more 'special' item before shipping. hehehe
Box is packed and ready to go. Headed for the Post Office tomorrow! And now I'm starting to worry that my stuff sucks...all this talk of being "worthy " and "proving" myself...SO MUCH PRESSURE FOR A BOX OF RANDOM STUFF!!!
@AnnaB I know, right? That's why I put a big screen TV, a surround sound system, and a dozen gold ingots in my box. Also, I'm a liar.
@AnnaB I'm waiting to be asked if I want insurance and what the value of the contents are....
@parodymandotcom Awaiting it's arrival. I am getting that one right? And by surround sound system I assume you mean speaker dock?
@AnnaB
@AnnaB The box was shipped out yesterday. On its happy way to SC. Should be there by Monday. Or so USPS claims...
what do the lines in yellow mean?
@Foxborn I use highlighting to help keep me organized. Other than that it means nothing.
@studerc I did not receive an email. Am I to take it that I'm now in reserve? Just want clarity. I have a box all ready to go.
@SIMBM Check spam folder. Did not come with gmail account. I lied. It just had a real name, too. It is the gmail address.
@SIMBM I'm holding yours in reserve just in case.
The week before I decided to join this party, we went through the mountain of boxes we'd been saving in the guest room. Threw out bunches. So finding one that was not too big or not too small has been tricky. (Who the hell wants to buy an empty box?) We did successfully find one in the shed that is just right. I'm not too crazy about the quality of it so it'll really taped well.
@Teripie The post office has flat rate boxes for free. Then you also just pay by weight, witch tracking and insurance, no matter the weight.
@remo28 Witch tracking is only available on Halloween.
Hey, I got @studerc -- that happened once before. He must have liked what I sent last time -- or at least wanted to spare someone else.
PS: I hope you like mock security cameras
@capguncowboy haha, yes it's been a while, I was gonna change it but I promised myself I would try to keep it as random as possible. And I love mock security cameras! :)
@studerc I honestly don't know how many I put in the box, but there is at least one in there
@capguncowboy hey man, I'll be happy with whatever. Haha
@studerc Your 8lb-ish box was dropped off at USPS today. I hope it's everything you didn't want :) There is a lot of meh-ness in there
@capguncowboy Nice, pretty meh about it all :)
Got my email with my user name, real name and address. This was less exciting than I expected. What now???
@smoo99 oops...give me a minute. Or you could just send yourself a package. It could be epic!!
@smoo99 should be remedied now, thanks for your patience!
Stumbled over to deals.woot. Found out that someone mentioned doing a holiday exchange. Kinda blown away that nobody even mentioned it over there...I completely forgot.
@studerc given the timing of this one I figured that's what this was
@Foxborn Figured that this was what? I'm confuzzled...
@studerc I've been checking in over here looking for a thread but somehow I missed the notification...maybe because the forum over here is such a clusterfuck? I has a sad. :(
@jsimsace Sorry guy.
@studerc Meh. I'll get over it. Maybe next time?
@jsimsace if something opens up ill shoot you a message. Ill be sure to tag you into future exchanges as well.
@studerc that it was a holiday exchange I mean the USPS is saying ship by the 20th and all
why is it that I'm always late to these parties?!
I have tons of crap that I'd have loved to have sent out (those of you who know me from the deals.woot crap exchanges know that my crap is better than your average crap).
I will likely remain clueless. Next time one of these starts up, please (PPWSOTAAC) someone poke me.
Thanks.
@baqui63 Thought about it and i can set something up if you want to be a part of the exchange. Same with you @jsimsace! Shoot an email with your address and the number of boxes to mehexchange@gmail.com.
@baqui63 I love being late.
Is it too late to sign up? I wasn't aware of this til just now :(
How random is this? One of my recipients lives 15 miles away from me. I could drive it over, visit some cousins, go to a Big Lots....
@mossygreen Hi, you'll be receiving crap from me all the way from Boston. I hope you like the crap I give you.
@sushiboy - Your 5.3 lbs. of totally boring meh-ness left sunny Florida this afternoon via UPS. Should be arriving to bore you to tears on Thursday - 1Z6W580A0348383567.
@scfd0766 Thanks for the update. I bet the crap I'll receive will be better than the crap I got from Woot!
@sushiboy - ...... ummmmm......sadly, some of it really was from WOOT. Ahhhh, those were the days - when WOOT was WOOT!, and Amazon was nervous........
@scfd0766 It's fine, I'll probably get the same stuff that I'm shipping out hahaha.
Mine is all packaged up, label bought, and I'll hand it off to the mail carrier tomorrow. I hope my box isn't too terribly lame. (all you people talking up your boxes of stuff are making me insecure!) :p
@Pony I am having that same "I hope my stuff's not too lame" anxiety
@Kleineleh I've got the same worries. I hope my box full of stuff is meh-worthy.
@Kleineleh Me too. First one, so feeling like I need to find more stuff to put in it to make it worthy...
@Pony Me too… On the one hand I need to keep the cost of postage down because I am broke, on the other hand I don't want who gets this to feel ripped off because what I have in there is too lame.
@Kidsandliz Flat rate boxes from the Post Office to the rescue. $11.30 for the medium, $15 something for the large, no matter whether you are shipping bricks or feathers. And the boxes themselves are free.
Mine is halfway packed, because I'm a professional procrastinator.
@Thumperchick My nephew sent me a thank you note once where he apologized for it being late and said that He was really good at procrastination, it was his best skill because he practiced it a lot.
@studerc Thanks again for coordinating. Sorry I crapped out this time. I'll catch you all next round. Everyone enjoy the holiday crap!
Having lots of fun packing crap into boxes- hopefully should be out by Wednesday at the latest.
@dashcloud A box with your name on it will be leaving later today, please blame @lisaviolet for the contents.
@djames85 It had better be really awesome then! Or totally meh. Either one would work.
@djames85 Thank you!
@dashcloud I sure hope you think that on Thursday. The @lisaviolet Goat is prophetic - no middle ground here. This is my first box so not sure on the shipping number protocol - I can provide it if you'd like.
I'm so excited to mail mine out! I just have to pick up a couple more things today and it's going out at lunch tomorrow.
@studerc I went to print out my label and I no longer have the email. I'm so sorry. Could you possibly resend mine. I recall the username and state for my person, but not the address.
@LadyLeela Sent.
@studerc Thank you!
Darn, meant to pick up a box at the post office on the way home!!
Email received, packages being assembled
Your 5.28 lbs. of totally boring meh-ness left sunny Florida this afternoon via UPS. Should be arriving to bore you to tears on Friday - 1Z6W580A0315047974.
I've packed my box, but I ran out of packing tape. It will be on it's way soon.
My 2 boxes will be shipped out tomorrow. Need to put more crap into them. They will have at least 8-10 crap items.
The box is shipped! Three people in front of me when I got to the post office, thirteen people behind me when I left.
Just sayin'. If I can't tell your gender from your name, you're getting girl stuff. I hope you have the legs for a pink tutu.
@lisaviolet I was quite surprised by the number of people that immediately guessed that "Casey" was a girls name. Dear Mrs. Studer, can I be a part of the exchange? ...how about no.
@lisaviolet If you got my name I am indeed female.
@studerc I thought you were male. So, you wouldn't have ended up with a pink tutu. Not from me, anyway.
@Gurkie Good to know.
@studerc I immediately assumed it was a guy's name ala Casey Jones from TMNT.
@lisaviolet I have 3 dogs of different sizes. A tutu is bound to fit one of them.
@Teripie Noted!
@Teripie And now I want a tutu for my dogs (who both happen to be boys)
@studerc I would have gone with "Dear Dr. Studer, ..."
@lisaviolet Just sayin'
Officially Facebook stalking my target... Hopefully facebook is relatively accurate (and I am looking at the right person.)
@Gurkie Too funny! I was trying to find my person on FB also.
@bluedog found mine on linked in
@Kidsandliz Brilliant idea! I looked and found one result semi near the address I received. Hmmmm… given the person's Meh handle versus the profession given for the Linked In results, I'd be hysterical if they turned out to be one in the same.
@bluedog There's a lisaviolet out there that posts risque photos of herself. That is not me. I'm blonde. And dressed.
@lisaviolet I thought about replying to your post with a photo, but then I realized that I didn't want a Google search for "risque goat pictures" on my permanent record.
@parodymandotcom And I thank you for that.
@lisaviolet
My box is shipped, and I am very very jealous that it's leaving the snow of Buffalo and heading to sunny Pasadena and I am not...Lucky Box.
@Nikodemus Pasadena...hmmmm
@AnnaB ![Things that make you go hmmmm][1] [1]:
@Nikodemus I was like hey I know that pic, then I was like hey I know who Nick is.:)
So is it acceptable to ping the person and tell them HEY! I GOT YOU!! or is this a ninja project? And people that I got - I SWEAR it's going out by the end of the week. It's just not going today, cause apparently I'm not smart enough to pick up boxes when I'm at the post office two days before this starts. And then do I supply tracking numbers to the unlucky recipients?
I sent mine from the UPS counter at Staples this morning. Nobody in the store! No waiting! Awesome. I don't plan to ping my recipient on here but I included a letter inside revealing who I am and giving a light-hearted explanation of the contents.
As for those contents...well it's like a garage sale in a box.
@Groovymarlin a box for you will be on the way soon. Just sealed it up tight and am dropping it off tomorrow. I am a fool and left it without a card inside - Just a bunch of stuff.
@Quazie Oooh exciting! In all the flurry of activity packing and sending my box, I sort of forgot I'd be receiving one too. Yay!
@Groovymarlin And it's in the mail - If there was a way to PM you i'd send you the tracking info - but maybe it's best to let that be a surprise as well. I'm gonna be honest - I think I did it wrong - You're getting some rather fun stuff form my stash, and i wouldn't call much of it crap.
I'm not even putting a picture of a goat in the ones I send.
@lisaviolet I don't know how you are going to put together abox with no gifs ;)
@chellemonkey It was tough, believe me. Lots of paper, stapled together to make little flip books... (remember those?)
Dear recipient of my box of crap.. er, stuff... My children desperately wanted me to include a dunkin donuts gift card they donated -- I understand there isn't a d&d in a 100 mile radius, but how do I say no???
@mikibell hahaha well there will be another exchange in a couple months, they can regift it then. Or maybe they will travel.
@Heli0s: I had my box packed and ready to go before I got your name in the drawing. Then I Facebook/LinkedIn/Google+/biking forum stalked you, discovered a little more about you, and added a note with a promise of some non-mailable materials if you ever make the two hour drive to my neck of the woods. I think I've seen your agent handle locally, but I may be mis-remembering.
And yeah, I know you're a dude, but there's still some girly stuff in the box. My daughter says it's expensive. Meh.
I waited 20 minutes at the post office self-service kiosk while three employees tried to help a little old lady figure out why she didn't get her postage. The fourth employee finally looked at the receipt and had granny run her card again. Turns out that the magnetic strip was facing the wrong way. Really, granny, don't you belong in the non-self-service line?
You should get the box on Thursday. I hope you're meh about it and not "WTF?", and if so, well, you've got stuff for Exchange 3.0.
@laurict Ha thats awesome! Ingress/pinkbike?
@heli0s Ingress? Yup -- found your "will attend" at an event in September, which led to your G+ profile, to me finding out that @MyApathy is a mutual G+ friend of ours (and a great local Enlightened agent). Pinkbike? Nope. Found a February 2012 event at The Lumberyard, though.
@laurict Ah cool, I met her at the Tacoma anomaly. I haven't done much biking in WA but would love to have an excuse to come check out the scene.
@laurict Ha! I just noticed that was you. Hi! :)
@Pony Howdy, non-stranger! What a tiny world.
@heli0s @laurict did a better job stalking you.. I hope you like your package, USPS 9405 5016 9932 0037 2748 35
@heli0s USPS says "Delivered!" There's one item that I may have put in there that, ironically, I see you also gifted to @bluedog in a slightly different format.
@heli0s your package is delivered!!!! I was disappointed that it sat in NJ for an entire day and was going to be delivered on Monday. Post Office came through and it is at your front door!!!!!!
@mikibell @laurict A big thanks to both of you! Both of your boxes were awesome and made every mystery box I have received before seem shameful. Getting these boxes jam packed with meh to slightly-above-meh quality items will really make me think twice before dropping even $8 on a mystery bag from that other place...
@studerc I took your box to Office Max this morning, and it is on the way. They offered me various shipping prices and though the Express looked very interesting, I baulked at the $140 price tag. So it’s coming regular old FedEx, no need to sign for it. Tracking #7722 3416 8273. Hope you enjoy, or at least find it interesting. We managed to cram a lot of stuff in that box.
@sushiboy- yours went out today via priority mail, so it should arrive by the end of this week. I did the best I could, I hope it isn't too lame.
@Pony Thanks for the info. I'll be happy with whatever is in the box. I'm sure I can find a good home for it.
Packages shipped USPS priority, should be arriving in 2-4 days. Each box was ~$27 to ship... Do they raise prices during the holiday season?
@heli0s Shipped mine 700 miles priority in their medium box for a little over $11. If you do not use their box, you pay for size and weight just like with UPS and Fedex. USPS can ship up to 70 lbs. in their box.
@heli0s Sent my 10 pound box via FedEx and it was $19.29. Hopefully it will be well worth it when the contents arrive and are posted on here. it's got some pretty weird shit in it. @studerc
@heli0s Lesson learned ... the medium flat-rate box is the way to go on these. If you print postage/labels online (also highly-recommended), it's $11.30. You can "upgrade" to the large flat-rate box for $15.80 if you've got huge crap (lol). I had so many boxes lying around, I just used my own this time. I probably would have saved about $10 using USPS boxes. My boxes averaged out around 4 lbs. When it comes to crap, I aim for quantity over quality. =) I'm confident much of the stuff will be useful for someone, even if just for re-gifting.
@SColburn I wonder how many of us thought about that "well, it can be regifted".
@heli0s I also should have used a USPS flat rate box. Paid $18 via FedEx. Now I know for next time.
Working on packing boxes today and tomorrow, hopefully getting them out in the mail on Wednesday. I'm sure my mailman is going to be thrilled to be picking up 3 boxes...weighing who knows what. I love the ship from home option!~
All packed up and shipping my three tomorrow! I keep fighting the urge to open them to make sure I did not accidently seal my keys or something in there... This too shall pass.
Damn, we're way behind the curve on this one, going to be pushing it to get it mailed by Friday! Have no fear random person somewhere in the upper-middle portion of our fair country-it will be mailed!!!
@MrHappypants I'm in the same boat. My poor recipients.
@MrHappypants Maybe this will guilt you into getting your box out faster - yours is on its way to you via FedEx 3 day.
@bluedog Well dammit!! And how are people linking their emailed recipients to the forum name? Either I'm a terrible sleuth, or that was missing from my correspondence.
@MrHappypants The email I received had three columns: real name, address, forum name
FedEx hubby just left for work, the approx. 10lb box of assorted stuffs tucked under his arm. He'll ship it today for me. Soon it will be winging it's way down the eastern seaboard, headed to it's lucky (?) recipient.
Mine recipient's packages will likely get dropped off at the Post Office sometime today after school ends. That means you, @scolburn @v @kidsandliz. Be afraid, they are coming. Run, you fools!
@studerc What me worry? My cats will attack the box and make sure it is safe for me to open. Besides the family I am staying with has 3 dogs, 2 goats - yes goats - and 2 cats so plenty of attack animals in case something in there is alive and dangerous. LOL (and thanks)
I'm getting mail from THE @studerc ??
@SColburn I wouldn't be excited...haha.
At least two packages going out today. Possibly three, depending on when the postman gets here. I ran out of pink tutus.
One to the Lone Star state, one to the Eureka...I have found it state (what a stupid motto) and one to the Excelsior state. (Really, California? Really?) SMH.
@lisaviolet So I do hope you put the orange and green striped ones in there with the glow in the dark skull heads on them in there...
@lisaviolet Think California Gold Rush of 1849. If it wasn't for the gold, the US would not have been interested in making California a state.
@SIMBM I know, but it's still stupid. If they'd left it at Eureka! it wouldn't sound so silly. It's the "I found it" that has me shaking my head.
@lisaviolet Actually, I just looked it up. The official motto is "Eureka". Full stop. The (I have found it) is added in some contexts to explain what the word means, but the official motto does not include the parenthetical part. http://www.netstate.com/states/mottoes/ca_motto.htm
@SIMBM Well, that's better. Way better.
@lisaviolet We are a bit testy in Virginia. Sic semper tyrannus, which is a classy way of saying "f u, asshole!".
Mine went out yesterday, stretching from coast to coast. If you live in CA, WA, FL, VA ... look out, they are coming!! Yes, I had a lot of crap. =) Hope you enjoy!
@SColburn ooh I am in Virginia. Pick me! Pick me!!
@SColburn Hmm. I'm in WA, but so are some other folks here.
@SColburn It was ME!! Yay yay yay yay! I love it, and i am overwhelmed at the amount of ingenious crap. Who the heck thought "you know, if only my visor sunglass clip also held a miniscule calculator, it'd be PERFECT!" And is that person now rich?? I am going to bed super happy, and shall post photos of joy tomorrow.
@Pamtha Virginia here too don't get too greedy you have to share ;)
@mossygreen, @lumpthar
Your boxes will be shipped out today. Both weighing 3.5 lbs of pure crap. Let me know if you want a tracking #. I'm high class so I'll be shipping it UPS Ground. Will probably arrive in 1-2 days.
My box was sent out at lunch today. It's on it's way to SC and should be there by Friday. I had male and female items set aside before I got my email and found out I was assigned a fella. Some items are non gender specific. Sorry about the lady stuff, man. They are fun things and they should be there before Christmas so maybe you can regift them or save them for a box you send out in the next round. Also, thank goodness for flat rate boxes from the post office. That shizzle was heavy.
I've got some really neat stuff i'm going to be sending out tomorrow - Something new, Something redeemable, something used (but still highly functional), and something fun, and maybe something for a cat because why not.
@Quazie Ohh, I considered putting cat toys in, because there are so many cat lovers in this community but I didn't get a chance to get out and buy any. It's kind of you to do that.
@LadyLeela Cat toys seem like a great bonus gift - making sure there are at least 3 hooman gifts though
@Quazie Oh, of course. Lots of human gifts. I just think next time I'll include a cat toy bonus gift should the recipient have a kittah.
I'm on my way to the post office shortly (package bundled and labels on them, I just have to put them on the counter and not wait in line).
There may be a slight problem with two of the three boxes. They're the same size and I didn't mark either one of them, which the hubs let me know after he'd taped them up with a roll of packing tape each. The problem is one of the items enclosed is personalized. So, if you get a thing with someone else's name on it, well, I guess you'll just need to change your meh username accordingly.
(Because goats, which has nothing whatsoever to do with my possible fuck up.)
@lisaviolet I got the right box and I love my personalized item. Thank you!
Mine was supposed to be picked up today, but USPS came, went and left the box. Soooo, it will go out tomorrow to Missouri. 5 people, including 3 generations of my family, contributed to this box. At the least, it is eclectic, but it is still crap.
My 5 boxes have been shipped out (FL, VA, TX, VA, and SC), and I've learned some new things about shipping: PO boxes require USPS shipping, USPS is cheaper for light packages, and UPS is cheaper for heavier packages.
Supposedly most of the packages should be there by Friday, and all of them should be there by early next week.
Also, if you haven't shipped yet, Staples has a 20% off in-store coupon for UPS & USPS shipping (I only got the USPS one in the mail, but the nice lady who did my order let me use the combined coupon-).
@nadroj I've been wandering the house collecting a variety of mediocrity for you, and have amassed quite a collection! I worked late today and the post office was closed but hopefully can grab a box tomorrow, stuff it silly, then ship it out on Thursday!
I was left out. Im offended.
@ErikRL left out, or didn't sign up on time...
@studerc I'm the victim. ... so left out. If you want to split hairs about it, i didn't sign up because i didn't see the post. How am i supposed to play the role in that though?
@ErikRL well, in the words of the ancient Mayans, sucks to suck. Maybe next time.
@studerc those Mayans, when they're right, they're right.
3 boxes packed and scheduled for pick up Wednesday morning. I'm going to make sure the mail person takes them (sometimes they like to leave them...since why should they have to pick them up?! LOL). Boxes are heading to: OH, PA, TX. Enjoy.....or...don't. meh.
How many participants this round? @studerc
So all my crap from over the years is out in the dinning room getting separated. When I did it with deals.woot and WSSSS I was always very kind and generous. Well this year it is Krampus. It will be in good fun, there will be crap, and I mean MEH.com kind of crap for fun, and also some good/okay/great stuff. So I hope everyone just enjoys the fun of it and happy holidays no matter what your beliefs are yo.
I'm out of town until later tonight so my package will be assembled tomorrow and out on Friday to Texas. My person didn't include a name and just a PO box and user name. Still tracked them down on twitter, hope they like what I have.
My two packages are shipped. In true fashion they are random and I choose the recipient for each after I sealed them up...so I don't even know who is getting what.
1 package to Oregon sent from the kiosk at work today.. no line -- they even had supplies to box and label the package! I will post tracking number later.
For those that were curious here are some random stats from the exchange thus far...
VER. 2.0
Number of participants: 75
Number of new participants to the exchange: 35
Number of total boxes being exchanged: 120
Number of states with boxes being sent to: 30
State with the most participants: Texas
VER 1.0
Number of participants: 40
Number of new participants to the exchange: 25
Number of total boxes being exchanged: 76
Number of states with boxes being sent to: 21
State with the most participants: Texas
@studerc Excuse my density, but wouldn't everyone in the first exchange be a new participant?
@parodymandotcom Well...kinda. I included the participants of the Woot exchanges in with that number.
@studerc This also seems to imply that everyone from VER 1.0 is also participating in VER 2.0?
@walarney If he is including woot some people might have swapped out. I know for certain at least one person was banned.
So are we posting pics of your crap here or will there be another page for that?
@sushiboy I think we should start a new one
@sushiboy We will make another thread. Last time I checked I'm pretty sure @dave said we could have three threads without "polluting" the forums with too many posts. We cool, @dave?
@studerc Whoa, whoa, whoa. There are no rules here!
@chellemonkey
@lisaviolet It is all lisaviolet's fault we have no rules!!!
@mikibell
@studerc Seems good to me. It'll be a few days out if not more, right? Basically good if this one mostly dies and then that one shows up.
@dave for sure, first packages probably wont show up for another day or so. The new thread shall rise from the ashes of the old, like a phoenix rises from it's own ashes!
Wow- just checked tracking, and my package to @sushiboy is already out for delivery. That was quick!
@Pony I'll be patiently waiting for the guys at the mail room to drop it off at my desk. I'll snap some pics and maybe start a new thread?
@sushiboy As the first recipient, the honor has been bestowed to you to start the new reveal thread. BOOM.
Cool! @studerc is starting threads your gig, or can the first recipient have the honor?
@Pony
@pony @studerc
I just got my meh box. Go ahead and create a new thread and I'll post the contents of it. Thanks!
@sushiboy You did a great job!
I'll start the new thread.
My 2 boxes went out this morning via USPS.
@nadroj Your box is packed, labeled, and will hit the mail tomorrow. Enjoy!
I get the illustrious position of disappointing @studerc. First with delayed shipment (think Friday.) Secondly with contents, I've gotten a lot of crap over the years, and from one goat to another, ewe can have iiiiiiiit.
@Thumperchick That's actually pretty awesome that you got another goat. I could totally picture him opening the box and finding a decapitated goat head staring up at him. (Disclaimer: I was going to post a matching photo but they really were too gory.)
@Cinoclav I appreciate your restraint.
@Cinoclav @thumperchick
Mmmm, so work has been crazy this week and I've not yet gotten to the post office to mail out my crapbox for @Foxborn. I'm off tomorrow, though, so I'll be waiting in line at the post office first thing in the morning. It's being shipped in a priority mail box and I'll respond to myself here with the estimated date of delivery. Sorry for the delay! (And the crappy crap!)
@goldenthorn no worries mine should be going out today
@Foxborn Your box is on its way with an estimated delivery date of Tuesday. If you'd like a tracking number, you can talk at me via turbunguin at google email services. Cheers and Happy Crapmas!
@Foxborn According to tracking, it seems like your box is currently out for delivery. Please look out for a Priority Mail large box with your regular USPS delivery!
So, the package to New York (@ladyleela) is being delivered today. The one going to a town in Texas (@mehhhhhh) should be delivered tomorrow. The one going to to a city up in NorCal (@mamawoot) is calling for delivery on Saturday.
I'm in San Diego. How does any of this make sense? They were all shipped on the same day, put on the post office counter at the same time.
@lisaviolet sigh no kitties for me
@hallmike No, no kitties. All the kitties are still at the house.
@lisaviolet If there's one thing I've learned since working here it's that shipping and post office things tend to not make sense.
@lisaviolet Horray! Thank you lisaviolet! I'm so excited, I didn't think it would arrive that quickly. I shall now review the instructions on how to upload pics so I'm prepared.
@LadyLeela I hope it's your package. lol It will be obvious if it is. Or isn't.
@LadyLeela Yours shows as delivered.
@lisaviolet I'm so excited! It's my one night to myself before Christmas. This just takes it to the next level.
@LadyLeela Uh, don't get too excited.
@lisaviolet I just love the anticipation. I'm never under the illusion I'll get some grandiose item in my fuku, I just like to be surprised by what will cause the disappointment.
@lisaviolet I'm a middle child, I'll take anything and be happy with it.
@hallmike You want kitties? I have 3 that need homes. I can't afford all my kitties (the three I am talking about a neighbor left behind - sweet little babies)
@Kidsandliz No, we have 4 now, and that is plenty.
I had my boyfriend ship the box to Florida via FedEx last night. As of now, I have no tracking number nor any idea when it will get there. I'll ask him about it today.
@milujite Estimated delivery is tomorrow.
@milujite It updated to Tuesday.
@milujite Yours shipped yesterday (finally) and will be delivered Tuesday. USPS 9405503699300444337341.
@PyxienTX I'm excited! Thanks! Or.. meh.
OMG @studerc! Your package was left at your front door this morning! I was stupid and did not request a signature. Please tell me someone was home to get it.
@Teripie Small town Iowa, I'm sure its fine :) I'll be leaving in about 5 minutes and I live across the street from my school.
@Teripie just fyi I think you made the best choice. If you had required a signature from me I would have been irritated
@chellemonkey That's exactly what I thought.
Just checked the tracking, and my box o' meh is scheduled to arrive at its destination on Monday. Someone west of Dallas will soon get a mediocre delivery.
@parodymandotcom Ok, someone well west of Dallas.
@parodymandotcom Over 1,300 miles west of Dallas.
@parodymandotcom San Diego
@parodymandotcom Delivered today.
@parodymandotcom Yours is out for delivery today too! Enjoy a box with stuff in it.
@Starblind I have my Meh shirt on in anticipation. :-)
Just printed postage and decided to torture everyone in CA, NY, MA, KS and AR that has not received their box yet here are the tracking numbers in no particular order
9405509699937163816233
9405509699939512039942
9405509699939512048159
9405509699939512054570
9405509699938034263903
everything should be shipped out tomorrow
I got a bit of a harebrained idea at the last minute & it took a little longer to get packed up, but @v, you should have your box in a couple of days! Hope you like it!
@Kleineleh lol, I'm already in love with it and haven't even seen it yet :)
@Kleineleh Wondering if we had the same time consuming hairbrain idea
@v oh... in love? Gee... that's uh, kind of a lot of pressure... I mean, I thought we were having fun and all, but... umm... thank you? :P
@Foxborn haha, I would be delighted and astounded to find out someone else is on my same screwy wavelength
@Kleineleh I'll just tag in, cause I sent a box to @v today as well. A day or two later than I hoped, but it looks like they may just arrive together!
@MrHappypants How funny. And good, hopefully yours will offset any disappointment from mine. No pressure.
@v your box shows as delivered/abandoned at your doorstep, so hopefully you have it now & it didn't run away on its own. Enjoy!
@yendi your package made it out about 30 minutes ago.
USPS tracking number: 9114 9999 4423 8776 3814 06
It will be over 8 pounds of utter disappointment.
Running a little late but am packaging my boxes this weekend. 2 lucky people out there, trust!
OK my box is going out Saturday morning I hope. Also the person I was sending my last meh red bag to that will be mailed at the same time. Have a dying cat and a paper deadline that has slowed me down a bit - not to mention most of what I own is 17 miles away in a storage unit at the moment and I can't even get at the boxes for some of the stuff I'd otherwise send (although the box needs to be light because I am broke).
@Kidsandliz the USPS flat rate boxes are the same price regardless of weight.
@DaveInSoCal What I am hoping is to be under that cost by weight. AND can someone please explain why this stupid post office in this stupid new town I live in is NOT OPEN ON SATURDAY??? Too little time to get to one that is open so now my stuff won't go out until Monday!!! WTF?
@Kidsandliz Can you send stuff book rate, or whatever that's called?
@DaveInSoCal NO only Media can go Media mail even amazon got into deep doo doo with the post office over that one. When caught it gets bumped to priority mail by weight and charged to the recipient. yeah don't do it
@Foxborn TIL
It sounds like bad timing @Kidsandliz
@SunnyBeach My other bad timing was not knowing the local post office was not open on Saturday!!! Set to go Monday morning bright and early!
@hallmike @pitamuffin are either of you Cubs fans?
@v
@v only the cute baby bear or lion kind.
@v Huge Cubs fan, all my life! Yes, it's embarassing to admit, but it's true. Some of my fondest memories are being a single lady, sitting out in the bleachers with my friends, drinking beer and swooning over Mark Grace.
@pitamuffin well, hope you dig it. The box will be sent tomorrow. :)
@hallmike your box goes out in the morning - I hope you dig at least one of the things
@v My heartfelt apologies for not following up on this. I received your box and loved it! Life got very hectic right before Christmas, and then I ended up in bed with the flu for the last couple of days. I'll try to post my pictures tomorrow. But trust me when I tell you I got a good laugh out of your box!
I've been running incredibly late for no good reason, and am hoping to get my boxes out tomorrow, but it may not be until Monday. Should I tag my recipients and let them know, or let it be a horribly disappointing surprise?
@mossygreen If it's me, tag me! I'm dying to know who got my name.
@kadagan your box goes out tomorrow. Note, it is not a tv and you should be terribly disappointed.
@scolburn @chellemonkey your boxes are going out in the am. sorry for the delay, I hope it will be worth it....but I know better!
@flouise I ran late, your 10# box left yesterday. Then I realized I left a funny item out last night :( hope your box is meh enough without it though!
USPS saying Monday delivery for @jmackie3501 and @djames85
Tracking shows both delivered Monday. jmackie3501 posted already. Hopefully @djames85 received his as well and has just been busy. If not, let me know if you want the tracking number.
@nadroj Sorry - I've been out of town. Had someone pick up the box and I'll be posting about it tomorrow
Very disheartening to see at least 2 of my recipients have received their boxes (according to tracking info) and not posted anything about them. I didn't think they were that bad. Any thoughts?
@dashcloud I'm of the opinion that some of the participants lurk more than post. Maybe some are waiting until Christmas to open them? Maybe some people only visit meh from work? Maybe some people aren't able to upload photos? I doubt the mehness of your offering is part of the equation.
@lisaviolet I'm thinking Christmas openings too
@dashcloud Your post made me go double-check my mail just in case I'd gotten something and accidentally ignored it. I didn't. But perhaps they just haven't gotten a chance to sit down and post yet.
Thanks folks for making me feel better here.
Also many boxes arrived without the sender's username so some do not know who to credit and doubt they want to put their private information out there.
@xarous what's wrong with that? I don't think any that I got in round one had user names
@Foxborn Well some people might be leery of posting their exchange without knowing which user gave it to them.
@xarous why though? if the person wants to be know then they will and if not then why would that hold the recipient back from posting?
@Foxborn About thanking them for the boxes, either way I don't know ask them. I was just posting that they may be some of the reason why unboxing has been slow. But what do I know I've only been doing this since Deals.Woot 2010.
@xarous I believe I sent you a box- did it come from PA and have a single number from 1-5 written on the box (separate from the label)? If so, very likely that it's from me.
@xarous Let's just blame @lisaviolet and call it a day
@dashcloud I am saving all my boxes for one big go around. :)
@xarous Me too, more fun that way
@xarous Whatever happened to the box opening?
@dashcloud Three kids, multiple families, and a chronic disability. I have pictures of them all and will be updating on here soon. I have about four hours a day that are of good use, when I hit that wall, whenever it may be I am done for the day. So sorry the pictures haven't been posted yet. I just got the last box after Xmas.
@xarous I'm just glad to know someone actually received my box. Take your time.
Not sure who had me but I had to travel for the holiday. Someone will be there to receive the package but i wont be able to open and post pictures until I get back.
@Nikodemus no worries. =)
@marissalt your package has been mailed. Due 12/26. Check your gmail for the tracking number. Ironically it was cheaper to send it in my box priority mail than package rate or a priority rate box. Go figure.
@Kidsandliz Thank You!
@lisaviolet what is your email? Mine is username and then the ol' often down yahoo. When hunting for things for the box I was sending out I found something you'd likely really like. Meow.
@thumperchick Your package went out today. It probably sucks. Sorry.
@marissalt I'm so excited to know who pulled my name!! Thanks!
@Thumperchick I think someone is pulling your leg, names weren't pulled. @studerc randomized the process ;)
@mikibell You know what I meant :P @marissalt was assigned my name.
@marissalt It just got here! I'll post pics in the unboxing thread, but I love it!
@stallion and @djslack You both have a package due tomorrow. I forgot to put my name in them
@chellemonkey Yay!!! I mean, meh. I guess I'll open it before Christmas. Or not. Whatever.
Thanks for the update! I didn't think about putting my username in my box I sent out, either.
@chellemonkey Sweet!!!!Xmas is coming early! Or....I may wait until Xmas night after all my other presents are open only to keep myself is such Meh suspense. Thanks again!
@chellemonkey Hasn't showed yet so no Xmas night fun, but i'll be anxiously awaiting its arrival soon.
@Stallion that doesn't make me happy. it was supposed to be 2 day priority. I don't have the tracking number on me but I'll check and see what's up with it
@Stallion Your package should arrive today. I checked the tracking and evidently it took from midnight the 21st until midnight the 24th to get from Cleveland to NY...I guess it walked
I contacted my person on their livecast page. Think I freaked them out a bit that I tracked them down.
@StrangerDanger with a name like that? pshaw!
@nadroj I guess that would creep people out a bit.
@lisavoilet and @capguncowboy, you have packages on the way. I was a bad santa and got them out late so they will NOT show before xmas, but they will be there next week.
@lisavoilet, you have 8.7 lbs of Meh glory coming your way,estimated arrival is 12-30-14 via FedEx
@capguncowboy, you have 10 lbs of Meh glory coming your way,estimated arrival is 12-26-14 via FedEx
@Stallion Yay! This is the first time I saw this cause you spelled my name to rhyme with toilet.
@lisaviolet Wow, that was some MEH spelling on my part. The day was so darn crazy trying to get business done before the holiday i'm not surprised I spelled it wrong. Glad you found this message either way. Mehness shall arrive next week for your enjoyment :)
Huh. Hmmm. Well, haven't heard from anyone about anything, nor have I received anything. Hopes I get muh box...
Same here, no mentions, crossing fingers it comes in tomorrow.
@StrangerDanger Waiting sadly-no box no mention.
After much procrastinating and stressing about how not to make it lame, I finally got my first box of Meh shipped out today to the lovely @Kleineleh. I'm so sorry it took this long and I hope the quantity of Meh makes up for it a little! It says it will arrive on Saturday, but since it's only going up the road from Austin to Dallas, hopefully it will show up sooner.
At first I was struggling to think of things to put in the box. But when I actually started going around my house yesterday looking for very mediocre things I ended up with way more stuff than would fit into the large-sized priority mail box I had acquired, even after repacking it a few times trying to jam as much as I could to make up for the lack of quality. So I already have another box full of crap for the hopefully-soon Mehrican Exchange 3.0, or maybe I could send out another box if there's anyone left box-less this time around. Meh.
@harder Hey, no worries, the anticipation is part of the fun! And now after everything calms down this week, I still have something to look forward to!