@axleman1011 ...Took 4 minutes for Meh (from my phone) to update the new deal from yesterday's pillows...grabbed 1 Pink & 1 Black of the 64GB (Contentious-Dying-Mist), then realized that the 32GB had the mini too so went back and grabbed that in a Pink (Invincible-Unhealthy-Structure) because Axleman1011 predicted, quite accurately I might add, that they'd sell out quick. Thanks & hats off to you for the tip!
@ObliteRon Fudge. Missed that after buying 2 pink 64GB. Ah well, still a good deal, and my wife always will hit me up every 6 months for a flash drive. I'll be prepared.
In for 2 pink ones. I actually already have this with the micro, and I spent more for it from woot, and it is only 16g. But around my house it seems like we never have enough.
Thing is, I end up doing lots of Linux installs across a few different distributions. So the more USB drives I have that don't look the same, the better.
And doing an os install to an SSD from a USB drive at 3.0 speeds is sweet.
Not really sure why my independent-tiny-mango is only for 2 and not 3.
@laydros Because they sold out the rest- I had an order for 2x32 one and 1x64, all in pink and by the time I could send it, they had already sold out of them all.
@mehgrl it is also my plan to remediate the pinkness with something like a sharpie or paint of some kind. I might also polish it off, if the cases are metal under the pink.
Took me 4 button pushes - 3 of which said something went terribly wrong - before the 4th went through - at least I hope it really went through. No acknowledgement yet.
@sinless must be, i was also getting something went terribly wrong and then waited 15 minutes for my purchase email once i finally got through a purchase.
Do I make an exception to my no-Monster-ever for these? Decisions, decisions. I'll see how I feel when I get off this plane from LAX to SFO. (Random aside: Plane is a Virgin America A320 named "screw it let's do it".)
I was just looking for a few extra USB drives... Now if I could only find another great deal for a 5 pack of 8-16 GB drives... I think the last time was 5 8 GB for $12... If I could find that again I'd be happy... They make great USB recovery drives.
All the pinks were sold out. Really wanted to save some money on those. A little paint or a Sharpie would have done the trick. Oh well, I got two of the 32 GB. Now I can get rid of the smaller ones I've had for years.
I bought my first micro flash drive this very month in 2005 at 32mb (that's m for merge) for $36. If only I'd waited 10 more years, what a deal I would have had!
@numidian You made me look up my first flash drive purchase: 128mb from Dell in April 2005. Cost was $23, discounted from $30. Sounds like you got ripped off ;)
I still use that 128mb drive at work, where some of our PCs need flashed with a <2gb thumb drive.
Damn should have checked meh BEFORE I pooped, not after. Pink or not, I would have liked to get a 64gb (or two). True story; when camera phones first came out, I got a pink one because they were sold out of the silver one. Had that fucking thing for 2 years before I could upgrade.
I got pink, one each, then something went terribly wrong. Eventually I was able to get one in black- then they were gone. You wanted sellout - I helped. Nighty night.
@OldCatLady The order generator is on a food kick tonight. I got itchy-earnest-apricot and comedic-grandiose-corn, and they both have lots of images available.
I tried to post the virtues of these "M word" usb drives several times tonight, but it seems that meh was too busy selling out to process my post... so now I guess I don't need to.
For those who missed out, sams club has the 16GB ones for $14 for 2 in many locations... not nearly as good a deal... but one of them in the 2 pack has a OTG port AND a usb3 port, so you can use em with your android devices!
Have had the "M word" 16GB ones for under a year, but no real problems with them.
@WUZUP1998 I am not going to say unfair, but certainly does not work with my schedule as I have a Job that requires me to be at my desk early in the morning. I am not leaving mad, just not sending money to an online store that is only open 30 minutes for any item I would like. Same as a brick and mortar store. I wouldn't drive up there every night on the off chance they have something just to find out they are sold out because of lack of quantity. Just doesn't work for me. Glad it works for plenty of other people as I wish Meh well, just sorry it doesn't work for me.
I work 8-5 Monday-Friday in the state of Maine (Easyern Time Zone). It's not exactly the most ideal time for me to drop an item for sale either. But at the same time - It's never going to be ideal for someone or another.
@stupidrobot Your feats of strength makes me so happy I could just squeal! Great for you! Unfortunately your buying habits have absolutely no bearing to me and my schedule.
Why does everyone fear the pink? It's a thumb drive people! It's not like it's a face tattoo! Seriously, how many people will see your pink thumb drive? And what happens when they do see it? Are they gonna kick you out of the club?
Got a couple pinks (HAIL BOB!) For once it was worthwhile being awake at midnight. unknown-interesting-mystic - surprisingly no image worth posting.
I must say I am bemused by the number of people that give a shit about the color of their USB storage. I wish my life were such that trivial shit like this was what I fussed over.
@MrMark Tandon Digital is the official licensee of the Monster Digital brand and logo. Tandon Corp. made magnetic recording read/write heads for the floppy drive market back in the 70's and invented the first DS/DD 5.25" disk drives in the early 80's. Sold out to Western Digital in '88 for about $80 mil. Some of Tandon Corp's former honchos seem to be back now as Tandon Digital dba Monster Digital. So they're not really that Monster.
Hows about VMPs get one of the items reserved for them to purchase until noon. Then everybody wins? Or at least has no right to complain? Worst case scenario: 56265 people get VMP subscriptions, and then complain that everything sells out at midnight.
that is a horrible idea. right of first refusal is not a good way to run a deal a day site. this reduces the time they would have to sell out of the item if everyone with VMP has until noon to decline before they can open up that inventory. and what noon in what time zone?
in your scenario, meh would have to secure more of the item to ensure enough to cover the right of first refusal. and then this just makes a secondary time for everyone to bitch about to see if more inventory opens up. it doesn't fix the problem of limited supply, massive demand.
@raive Not a good idea. You snooze, you lose. If you aren't motivated enough to load the site at midnight EST, you can go to AMZN or BB and buy anything you want, at your leisure. Or you can go look for it on Woot; I'm sure they have something similar, or they will soon.
@vampje@OldCatLady Can I not have one simple pipe dream without everyone ruining it with logic and reasonableness? Not getting a cheap flash drive was bad enough before we added dreamkilling.
@raive That is why I cancelled my VMP yesterday. Totally useless and now I feel no obligation to buy rubber Bluetooth speakers. Hey Meh, I liked the socks and snap cables but I spent $70.00 on being a VMP just to find 90% of what I would have bought sold out.
@mdrcoast You should have canceled it the first time you didn't use it for 30 days, they would have then refunded the $5 and you would now have $65 extra. This ain't costco ;)
@thismyusername wait a minute, costco will give you your membership fee back at 11 months into it if you decide it's not worth it, maybe this is costco
@tightwad if by "solve" you mean "change to people bitching about VMP favoritism, followed by sellouts happening 2 hours earlier, followed by bitching about <20 minute sellout complaints."
@Thumperchick How would a sellout happen earlier if the VMP people had a 2 hour reservation? If anything the sellout would happen 2 hours later (2:00 am and some change) instead of happening at 12:20 am. The net effect for Meh is the same (sellout) and the VMP people are given a perk that doesn't cost Meh anything to provide.
@Thumperchick Can you really call it favoritism if anyone can be VMP for the cost of shipping one item a month? That would be like complaining they won't let you into the zoo because you didn't pay the entry fee.
I like how every once in a while people try to come up with an idea that is "more fair" than knowing exactly when an item will be released and having equal opportunity to purchase it on a first come, first served basis.
@djslack Nobody ever said "more fair". I want me personally to have more advantage. Ideally I would be the only one allowed to buy anything, but I'll settle for somewhere in between :)
@tightwad But it could cost meh non VMP customers. We already get shipping for a month with our $5, which seems more than fair. If you want to get a product before sellout, it's simple - be here at midnight EST. Why complicate it?
@raive Well no, see the entry fee to meh is free. You're asking for VMP to work like a park hopper pass, and that's not what it's designed for, really...
@raive Ok then how about Meh offers a $5 hold fee charged 24 hours before each item is released and guarantees you a 1 hour buying window? If you choose not to buy or happen to be away for the buying window, they get to keep the fee for their trouble. Are you willing for fork up an extra $5 every day to be guaranteed that advantage? If so, then they might be motivated to find a profit margin somewhere in there.
@kuoh that doesn't really solve the problem of having to be asleep before midnight, but I'd probably pay meh for whatever weird ideas they come up with. Perhaps the rollover should just be at noon instead of midnight? Or some other time that is convenient for the most people on average
@Thumperchick Looking is free, but you still have to pay $5 shipping to participate. I feel like it would be closer to buying tickets in advance instead of waiting in line at the gate. Either way, I'm not actually particularly in favor of this idea, even though I'm the one that brought it up in the first place :P
@kuoh@raive - why overcomplicate this? Store opens at 12am EST. Limited quantity. If you aren't there, you may not get what you want. It's a simple concept and it's weird to me that people try to add complicated situations and rules to it.
@raive Well if you're willing to pay more and need a more convenient time to buy, then it sounds like one of those *azon or *mart stores would be right up your alley.
@Thumperchick How could it possibly cost them non-VMP customers? If anything it would be a perk that encourage VMP membership. The reality is that other than a couple small perks there is no real reason to continue with VMP unless you know for certainty that you will order something every month...you are better off re-upping VMP each time you actually place an order.
I think this is twice in the last few days something sold out before I logged on. I already forgot what the other thing was, but it sold out in 26 minutes.
i bought (3x) 64GB, then read the 32GB micro note, cancelled and was still able to nab (2x) 32 GB pink and a 64GB pink for good measure, but honestly, i have no need for these things.
@DMlivezey I thought I didn't need and was picking up for backup... But... Now my mother in law picked up a 32 or 64 GB ssd little laptop... Guess what.. I found a use.
@sammydog01 See post below for more info about Woot's offerings. I should have posted that as a reply to your message, but I haven't had my coffee yet.
@cfg83 A black monolith? Pffft, no big deal everything in space is black. Find a pink one and you know something is up! Just image how much people would've talked about Stone Henge back in the day if it were pink. There'd be no mystery about when that crazy old farmer put it up after his favorite goat died.
Got my 2x64GB today. One was DOA, and was very clearly not in new condition. I understand damaged packaging, but it was obvious the flash drive in this package had previously been removed. I'm disappointed about that.
@jont How do i get support for your support? I am being pushed off to Monster Digital to take care of your company sending me a previously used and broken drive. Problem is, I have to pay to ship it to Monster before they'll replace it.
I asked meh for a replacement or a refund, and was only told they are out of stock with no response on the refund portion of it, and your support suggested I ask Monster to pay for my shipping. Why does meh not want to take ownership of the problem? I didnt receive the item, use it for a while, and then have it die on me. At that point, sure, it's between Monster and I to get it resolved. But ordering a new drive and receiving a used one? That's on you. And yes, I know it was listed as "blemished packaging". But the package actually being opened and scrape marks from being inserted into a USB port already present means it was not new.
Is this what I can typically expect from your support, someone just shrugging their shoulders and stepping away from the problem?
Hey @kyanostiger, If you'd simply like a refund and do not care to have the unit replaced we can certainly take care of that, just email our support team and link them to this post if they give you any grief (which they won't).
As for the replacement, what you've been told is correct, we are completely out of these and thus all replacements will need to come directly from Monster. Of course, as with any manufacturer warranty, we cannot control their policy for what costs may be associated with that transaction.
The units we sold were all new and we haven't had any reports outside of this one of them showing any prior use (outside of the scuffed packages which we mentioned in the sale).
@kyanostiger Hey KY, I've had nothing but excellent support from Meh. on any order I've had an issue with, and usually there is a little humor involved, like the 'packtastrophy', or something like that, when I received a box full of ceramic pieces instead of 3 ceramic coffee mugs, so don't be discouraged, Meh. will prevail!
I ordered 2x 32gb, 1x 64gb, all pink, received 3x 32gb, but one was black, have not yet tested, but maybe it woudl be a good idea. one was from walgreens, sticker placed over sticker, hmmm
@Thumperchick Why are you so Damn helpful! Don't you just want to say something else once... just once... like WTF are you bitching on here for Support.meh.com is how you deal with VMP issues... (note @DMlivezey It's just yours I picked... @thumperchick was goat for being too helpful... and it didn't stop her.)
@sohmageek Maybe I'm slow on the uptake, and I haven't figured out the whole goat thing yet, maybe someone can send me a link. But if you were blasting me because I posted my issue here IN ADDITION TO letting support know, it's to let my fellow aMehrican's know to check their orders. I personally rip open every Meh. package I receive, nearly every day (lies, kinda), because it's like Christmas on repeat shuffle, but some may 'let it linger' and not find out they've been (insert word here) until it's too late for sweet, sweet Holly to come to the rescue. If you weren't blasting me, @sohmageek, then in the words of the late, great Gilda Radner, never mind (btw, why do you have a goat by your name?)
@DMlivezey I read it that @sohmageek was taking the opportunity to heckle me, not you. Your post was just the most recent one I've replied to. Don't take it personally - he's just goating (ha) me... and you a bit by proxy. As to why there's a goat next to his name, you can start HERE for more info.
Ordered 2-32GB (pink/black) plus one 64 pink. Received as ordered, all tested perfect. I'm very pleased, but next time can you find a supplier for purple? TYVM.
@CrossIT I haven't opened the meh ones yet, but with the sams ones I bought, the read speed is great, and the write speeds are average. I'll rip one open and crystalmark it here in a bit.
Will try to do some more stress testing with crystaldiskmark later but it seems to be performing like they were made... I mean it's monster, if they had fast read AND WRITES they would still have a monster price. :)
Specs
32GB:
64GB:
Condition: New (with blemished packaging)
Warranty: Lifetime Monster Digital
Estimated Delivery: 9/22 - 9/24
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x USB 3.0 drive
Pictures
Options
Scale
64gb black packaging
64gb black
64gb pink packaging
64gb pink
32gb black packaging
32gb black
32gb pink packaging
32gb pink
Drive Henge
Price Comparison
$30.94 List, $19.99 at Amazon for 32GB
$44.99 List, $24.99 at Amazon for 64GB
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Warranty
90 days
first
I saved $7 by going pink.
No purple :(
Flash .. Thumb drive but can use other fingers too
Pro tip: black magic marker
@medz Plasti Dip FTW
Alright but only because my VMP is going to waste every month. This is probably actually the opposite way to handle that....
@stoopkid Hah, I know the feeling, last thing I bought was the July fuku.
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the 2nd google image result
@stoopkid And @unixrab's thesis gets validated again!
@jqubed @stoopkid - woot! ..er... I mean "Yay!" ;-) But at this point...can't we move on to calling it Unixrab's Law ? ... Theory at the very least
@unixrab's Theorem has a nice ring to it, imo.
@jqubed so be it ;-)
seems like a great deal if i didn't already have 100 flash drives, i'm sure this will sell out by 1:00.
@axleman1011 Almost 2/3 of people are buying them. I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before.
@axleman1011 Amazing, can you also predict the next Fuku?
@dmlivezey thursday.
@axleman1011 awesome, any particular thursday?
@dmlivezey this Thursday, September 17
@axleman1011 ...Took 4 minutes for Meh (from my phone) to update the new deal from yesterday's pillows...grabbed 1 Pink & 1 Black of the 64GB (Contentious-Dying-Mist), then realized that the 32GB had the mini too so went back and grabbed that in a Pink (Invincible-Unhealthy-Structure) because Axleman1011 predicted, quite accurately I might add, that they'd sell out quick. Thanks & hats off to you for the tip!
@Jolara always happy to help!
( @JonT you can send my 5% commision for building artificial hype with my next fuku. )
@axleman1011 wait, artificial? i have 13 alarms set for good luck...
@axleman1011 lies, it's all lies
@dmlivezey I have failed you...
Oooh, that's cheap, but I already have enough Flash drives. Meh.
@lljk @axleman1011 - I must learn this curious new way of thinking.
Pay close attention.. the 32 GB models are the only ones with both USB and microUSB (OTG).
@ObliteRon right adter you said that I tried to buy it. After the order failing three times, it finally went through the fourth time
@ObliteRon no worries. I have 3 or 4 OTG adapters from DX around the house for my Nexus.
@ObliteRon Fudge. Missed that after buying 2 pink 64GB. Ah well, still a good deal, and my wife always will hit me up every 6 months for a flash drive. I'll be prepared.
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@wishlish That chili paste does not look at all bland to me.
Picked up two 64GB units because I just threw out all of my old 2GB and smaller flash drives...
@jmckinl I picked up two of those as well so now I need to remove some old drives and add these to my USB hub.
In for 2 pink ones. I actually already have this with the micro, and I spent more for it from woot, and it is only 16g. But around my house it seems like we never have enough.
ashamed-promiscuous-titanium
If I didn't have a 128GB drive in my pocket right now, I would totally go for this. But I do.
Ah, that lowly-kooky-frog is at it again.
Thing is, I end up doing lots of Linux installs across a few different distributions. So the more USB drives I have that don't look the same, the better.
And doing an os install to an SSD from a USB drive at 3.0 speeds is sweet.
Not really sure why my independent-tiny-mango is only for 2 and not 3.
@laydros Because they sold out the rest- I had an order for 2x32 one and 1x64, all in pink and by the time I could send it, they had already sold out of them all.
Still room in the junk drawer for these.
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in for one - deadly-fluid-prison
In for pink. I think I can remedy the pinkness with a sharpie or nail polish, right? needless-fluent-yogurt
@mehgrl it is also my plan to remediate the pinkness with something like a sharpie or paint of some kind. I might also polish it off, if the cases are metal under the pink.
@mehgrl washi tape
@baqui63 Never considered sanding the color off somehow. Good idea!
@jbrookebarrow I might just MacGyver it with duct tape too.
Lego my pinko?
Very fond of the color
Not for this monster
four-cliched-blueberry (a 32gb and a 64gb, both in pink)
Took me 4 button pushes - 3 of which said something went terribly wrong - before the 4th went through - at least I hope it really went through. No acknowledgement yet.
I tried for 3 black 64's
Had to go read reviews first.
64 in the pink. Wait...
@mcanavino phew pink, sorry, i'm a woman, and i wouldn't be caught dead in pink, literally, or even with a pink usb
@mcanavino That has to be some sort of record, amirite?
Wow, I actually tried to buy pink and it was sold out. That's a first for Meh. Has @barney gone soft?
@Collin1000 Nope.
@Collin1000 I got two pinks, one each size. Did I get the last ones?
Pink and black 64GB! Just spent that much on one similar drive earlier this year, so glad to get some cheaper ones!
pink-incandescent-heron!
@neshcom I must be really tired because at first I read pink-incandescent-heroin! That would be quite an order
@robson no, I read the same. Then again, I'm also pretty tired
In for 3 unsafe-exciting-sponge Went with pink to save the extra money, who cares what color it is, I got it cheap!
Purple paint = I don't care what the original color is. Then again, I've got a dozen pink woot shirts too.
Servers being stress tested? Or do we all love cheap storage just that much?
@sinless Storage Wars, meh style
@sinless must be, i was also getting something went terribly wrong and then waited 15 minutes for my purchase email once i finally got through a purchase.
Am I the first person to point out the Stonehenge arrangement in the pictures?
@GFunk With this much USB storage, I'd say the banshees are living well. Very well indeed.
@GFunk Considering the title of the image is called Drive Henge, no.
I just realized I am going to feel dumb when my next phone has USB-C.
@stoopkid you and your one plus usb-c
Do I make an exception to my no-Monster-ever for these? Decisions, decisions. I'll see how I feel when I get off this plane from LAX to SFO. (Random aside: Plane is a Virgin America A320 named "screw it let's do it".)
@kensey don't disobey the plane, just buy it already
@kensey they will be sold out by then
@robson happened
@robson Indeed they were! That made that easy.
I was just looking for a few extra USB drives... Now if I could only find another great deal for a 5 pack of 8-16 GB drives... I think the last time was 5 8 GB for $12... If I could find that again I'd be happy... They make great USB recovery drives.
the 64G doesn't' have OTG? Meh - only in for 2 then.
As far as the color, vinyl wrap (like 3M Di-Noc Carbon) will solve any insecurities the pink may give you.
I have a few 8GB and 16GB Monster sticks. They are great. Now I have a few black 64GB ones.
legitimate-conniving-minister
Thomas Cromwell, the power broker and conniving minister to King Henry VIII.
Why almost no reviews on Amazon?
oh god, what did i just do?
read comments. pink sold out. meh.
All the pinks were sold out. Really wanted to save some money on those. A little paint or a Sharpie would have done the trick. Oh well, I got two of the 32 GB. Now I can get rid of the smaller ones I've had for years.
Random Hatchet Video:
Ed Ames on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on how (not) to throw a hatchet.
grainy-aquamarine-direction
In for two.
well that sold out quick.
@nhasian Sure did.
@nhasian beat me to that one!
And to think I could wait 30mins without today's deal getting sold out...
...I am an imbecile.
@TheOneAlex no one is arguing you are an imbecile, how does that make you feel?
I bought my first micro flash drive this very month in 2005 at 32mb (that's m for merge) for $36. If only I'd waited 10 more years, what a deal I would have had!
@numidian You made me look up my first flash drive purchase: 128mb from Dell in April 2005. Cost was $23, discounted from $30. Sounds like you got ripped off ;)
I still use that 128mb drive at work, where some of our PCs need flashed with a <2gb thumb drive.
Damn should have checked meh BEFORE I pooped, not after. Pink or not, I would have liked to get a 64gb (or two). True story; when camera phones first came out, I got a pink one because they were sold out of the silver one. Had that fucking thing for 2 years before I could upgrade.
well, that was quick. 30 min or less.
I got pink, one each, then something went terribly wrong. Eventually I was able to get one in black- then they were gone. You wanted sellout - I helped. Nighty night.
@OldCatLady The order generator is on a food kick tonight. I got itchy-earnest-apricot and comedic-grandiose-corn, and they both have lots of images available.
@OldCatLady I really really really love love love apricots. And corn is like water to me. nom nom. These images make me hunger.
@OldCatLady - Wonder why comedic-grandiose-corn didn't return Hank (short for Hen-ry) at open mic Friday?
I tried to post the virtues of these "M word" usb drives several times tonight, but it seems that meh was too busy selling out to process my post... so now I guess I don't need to.
For those who missed out, sams club has the 16GB ones for $14 for 2 in many locations... not nearly as good a deal... but one of them in the 2 pack has a OTG port AND a usb3 port, so you can use em with your android devices!
Have had the "M word" 16GB ones for under a year, but no real problems with them.
loony-cliched-wench
2 x 64 pink
1 x 32 pink
That sold out quick!
You really had to jump to get these drives.
@KDemo I usually do, as a rule of thumb.
@KDemo Yep, they went in a flash.
omg, the only time i didnt check on time, probably 1 person buying up all of it cuz i would lol
SO UNFAIR FOR CENTRAL TIME ZONE PEOPLE. Get a life Meh!!!
@phatmass Looking at the map, it appears plenty of other Central Time zone people got theirs....
@WUZUP1998 I am not going to say unfair, but certainly does not work with my schedule as I have a Job that requires me to be at my desk early in the morning. I am not leaving mad, just not sending money to an online store that is only open 30 minutes for any item I would like. Same as a brick and mortar store. I wouldn't drive up there every night on the off chance they have something just to find out they are sold out because of lack of quantity. Just doesn't work for me. Glad it works for plenty of other people as I wish Meh well, just sorry it doesn't work for me.
@phatmass still waiting for that deal site that posts at 6:00am Eastern.....
I work 8-5 Monday-Friday in the state of Maine (Easyern Time Zone). It's not exactly the most ideal time for me to drop an item for sale either. But at the same time - It's never going to be ideal for someone or another.
@mdrcoast Purchased two at 11:00pm. Live in CST and made it to work at 6:30 am without issue. Just another day.
@stupidrobot Your feats of strength makes me so happy I could just squeal! Great for you! Unfortunately your buying habits have absolutely no bearing to me and my schedule.
I was hoping for an analog version, but I pulled the trigger on a "64G-Black".
I got my 64GB Black before the sellout. Yay me.
fragrant-exciting-son
Why does everyone fear the pink? It's a thumb drive people! It's not like it's a face tattoo! Seriously, how many people will see your pink thumb drive? And what happens when they do see it? Are they gonna kick you out of the club?
@Teripie lol - I literally just commented in similar sentiment. It's like a page from whitewhine.com
@Pufferfishy Thanks for the awesome link!
@Teripie - I like the pink, and I'm proud to admit it. Hot pink makes me cringe, but this is nice.
@Pufferfishy Now I have another site to check every day. Thanks for the link. I wish I didn't know people who would take it seriously, but I do.
@OldCatLady He only updates maybe once a week - so you can relegate it to a weekly (rather than daily) ritual.
But as an Old Cat Lady you may want to obsess over this site: PlutoTV - Cats!
Got a couple pinks (HAIL BOB!) For once it was worthwhile being awake at midnight.
unknown-interesting-mystic - surprisingly no image worth posting.
I must say I am bemused by the number of people that give a shit about the color of their USB storage. I wish my life were such that trivial shit like this was what I fussed over.
@Pufferfishy I needed black so my thumb drive can match my soul.
@Saffer49 lol - OK, now that I appreciate.
So, what's up with the downtime this morning? The site has been flaky since at least 6am.
@lumpthar - I haven't read all the posts, but I bet it had to do with this hot item selling out. A sort of DDOS attack by purchasers.
@lumpthar It was flakey for me at 2 or 3 am too. I probably would've bought one if I could get in before it sold out.
gray-passionate-caterpillar
Apparently everyone's moral opposition of Monster goes out the window with cheap enough prices.
@MrMark the price is the moral issue, charging people $100 for a $1 cable... tsk tsk.
@thismyusername Ah, I thought it was their propensity to sue anyone that used the term Monster that everyone objected too.
@MrMark Tandon Digital is the official licensee of the Monster Digital brand and logo. Tandon Corp. made magnetic recording read/write heads for the floppy drive market back in the 70's and invented the first DS/DD 5.25" disk drives in the early 80's. Sold out to Western Digital in '88 for about $80 mil. Some of Tandon Corp's former honchos seem to be back now as Tandon Digital dba Monster Digital. So they're not really that Monster.
Impulse bought the shit out of this. I have 2 other monsters with the micro-USB, but couldn't pass up on 64gb for $10.
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You FINALLY have something decent for sale, and they are sold out!
@michaeli They did it just to screw with you.
@michaeli General rule for meh or any daily deal site really is if it's good it's sold out in an hour or less.
Late posting but couldn't pass up 64GB USB3 for $10. Pink is moot.
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@bakerzdosen Wow. That's probably the most accurate image match I've ever seen.
@SSteve It's why I had to post it, even though it was obviously several (10?) hours after I made the purchase.
Would have bought one, but the site has refused to load every time I tried to access it.
Of course, now that they're sold out, the site's up.
meh.
@j8048188 Don't worry, they were sold out way before you tried to log on.
Ah man, the one time I'm too tired to stay up past midnight. My 360 needs more storage, so I would have bought the hell out of some 32's.
I like pink.
I like that micro USB feature. I'll have to keep that in mind in the future. Totally woulda bought one if the site had been working last night.
Looks like transfer speeds around 80MB/s at best for those curious.
of course didnt get these
why would I ever get something useful on meh. haven't yet why did I think it would start now.
Dearest Meh,
Hows about VMPs get one of the items reserved for them to purchase until noon. Then everybody wins? Or at least has no right to complain? Worst case scenario: 56265 people get VMP subscriptions, and then complain that everything sells out at midnight.
With loaf,
Working adults
that is a horrible idea. right of first refusal is not a good way to run a deal a day site. this reduces the time they would have to sell out of the item if everyone with VMP has until noon to decline before they can open up that inventory. and what noon in what time zone?
in your scenario, meh would have to secure more of the item to ensure enough to cover the right of first refusal. and then this just makes a secondary time for everyone to bitch about to see if more inventory opens up. it doesn't fix the problem of limited supply, massive demand.
@raive Not a good idea. You snooze, you lose. If you aren't motivated enough to load the site at midnight EST, you can go to AMZN or BB and buy anything you want, at your leisure. Or you can go look for it on Woot; I'm sure they have something similar, or they will soon.
@vampje @OldCatLady Can I not have one simple pipe dream without everyone ruining it with logic and reasonableness? Not getting a cheap flash drive was bad enough before we added dreamkilling.
@raive lol. i need to get that on a business card. Vampje, Killer of Dreams.
@raive We'll take that under advisement. Feel better?
@sammydog01 You will? This is the best day of my life.
@raive That is why I cancelled my VMP yesterday. Totally useless and now I feel no obligation to buy rubber Bluetooth speakers. Hey Meh, I liked the socks and snap cables but I spent $70.00 on being a VMP just to find 90% of what I would have bought sold out.
Supply and demand works both ways.
@mdrcoast You should have canceled it the first time you didn't use it for 30 days, they would have then refunded the $5 and you would now have $65 extra. This ain't costco ;)
@raive dreamkilling, well said!
@thismyusername wait a minute, costco will give you your membership fee back at 11 months into it if you decide it's not worth it, maybe this is costco
@raive I liked the concept...hell, give VMP members 2 hours and you would solve a lot of the "sold out in <20 minutes" complaints
@tightwad if by "solve" you mean "change to people bitching about VMP favoritism, followed by sellouts happening 2 hours earlier, followed by bitching about <20 minute sellout complaints."
@Thumperchick How would a sellout happen earlier if the VMP people had a 2 hour reservation? If anything the sellout would happen 2 hours later (2:00 am and some change) instead of happening at 12:20 am. The net effect for Meh is the same (sellout) and the VMP people are given a perk that doesn't cost Meh anything to provide.
@Thumperchick Can you really call it favoritism if anyone can be VMP for the cost of shipping one item a month? That would be like complaining they won't let you into the zoo because you didn't pay the entry fee.
I like how every once in a while people try to come up with an idea that is "more fair" than knowing exactly when an item will be released and having equal opportunity to purchase it on a first come, first served basis.
@djslack Nobody ever said "more fair". I want me personally to have more advantage. Ideally I would be the only one allowed to buy anything, but I'll settle for somewhere in between :)
@tightwad But it could cost meh non VMP customers. We already get shipping for a month with our $5, which seems more than fair. If you want to get a product before sellout, it's simple - be here at midnight EST. Why complicate it?
@raive Well no, see the entry fee to meh is free. You're asking for VMP to work like a park hopper pass, and that's not what it's designed for, really...
@raive Ok then how about Meh offers a $5 hold fee charged 24 hours before each item is released and guarantees you a 1 hour buying window? If you choose not to buy or happen to be away for the buying window, they get to keep the fee for their trouble. Are you willing for fork up an extra $5 every day to be guaranteed that advantage? If so, then they might be motivated to find a profit margin somewhere in there.
KuoH
@kuoh that doesn't really solve the problem of having to be asleep before midnight, but I'd probably pay meh for whatever weird ideas they come up with. Perhaps the rollover should just be at noon instead of midnight? Or some other time that is convenient for the most people on average
@Thumperchick Looking is free, but you still have to pay $5 shipping to participate. I feel like it would be closer to buying tickets in advance instead of waiting in line at the gate. Either way, I'm not actually particularly in favor of this idea, even though I'm the one that brought it up in the first place :P
@kuoh @raive - why overcomplicate this? Store opens at 12am EST. Limited quantity. If you aren't there, you may not get what you want. It's a simple concept and it's weird to me that people try to add complicated situations and rules to it.
@raive Well if you're willing to pay more and need a more convenient time to buy, then it sounds like one of those *azon or *mart stores would be right up your alley.
KuoH
@kuoh If I just wanted to buy things, I would just buy things.
@Thumperchick How could it possibly cost them non-VMP customers? If anything it would be a perk that encourage VMP membership. The reality is that other than a couple small perks there is no real reason to continue with VMP unless you know for certainty that you will order something every month...you are better off re-upping VMP each time you actually place an order.
I think this is twice in the last few days something sold out before I logged on.
I already forgot what the other thing was, but it sold out in 26 minutes.
or was that this?
lol
@ekw get some sleep
For slightly more... There is a 32 GB micro SD card w SD adapter from Newegg -na--na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10440897&PID=3668349&SID=">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211743&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-Woot%20Services%20(deals.woot.com)--na--na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10440897&PID=3668349&SID= It comes out to almost $10 I think for the 32 GB... Yes it's more than what was here, but It's an extra chance to get it if you needed it.
@sohmageek It is a good deal. Why does it have 'woot services' in the address?
@OldCatLady looks like he linked it from deals woot.
@Thumperchick @oldcatlady I saw it and remembered a lot of people were missing out on the deal here...
Could've used one of these for my tablet. Sigh. Meh
i bought (3x) 64GB, then read the 32GB micro note, cancelled and was still able to nab (2x) 32 GB pink and a 64GB pink for good measure, but honestly, i have no need for these things.
@DMlivezey I thought I didn't need and was picking up for backup... But... Now my mother in law picked up a 32 or 64 GB ssd little laptop... Guess what.. I found a use.
Got my pink 64GB today. Write speed tested at 18MB and read speed got up to 96MB according to Flash Drive Tester. Pretty darn good for the price.
KuoH
they are TINY
afraid I'll loose them, LOL
don't connect as smooth as they could but for the price, meh, they'll do
@Cerridwyn I just put a mini lanyard thingy on mine to help with finding. Maybe rebuild it into a Pokemon or something, assuming it wouldn't overheat.
For those of you who missed out on these. Woot has an 11 pack of 32s or 5 pack of 64s for fifty bucks.
http://computers.woot.com/offers/monster-usb-drive-multipacks-2-options?ref=cnt_dly_wobtn
@sammydog01 See post below for more info about Woot's offerings. I should have posted that as a reply to your message, but I haven't had my coffee yet.
@sammydog01 The 5 pack is 2 Black, 3 Pink. $5 s/h
@cengland0 3x$10 + 2x$12 = $54 worth from here, which $5 shipping exists too, as a second account is necessary for buying the 4th and 5th.
OMG, Woot is cheaper! What is the world coming to?! Why haven't I blamed the goat yet?!? Ahhhhhhhh!!!
According to Woot's description, though, the 32s are USB 2.0. Only the 64s are USB 3.0.
@gertiestn I missed that- the 32s also don't have the extra plug in thingy. But the colors are the same!
Got my 64 GB ... It's so small!!! I don't know what I would do with a 5 pack of 64GB ... yet.
@cfg83 Gifts? A backup for every computer/device you have?
@narfcake 2001 Space Odyssey Monolith diorama?
@cfg83 A black monolith? Pffft, no big deal everything in space is black. Find a pink one and you know something is up! Just image how much people would've talked about Stone Henge back in the day if it were pink. There'd be no mystery about when that crazy old farmer put it up after his favorite goat died.
KuoH
@kuoh Pink Monolith => Until there's a goat day?
@kuoh ALL THESE GOATS ARE YOURS—EXCEPT MY GOAT
ATTEMPT NO STEALING GOAT
@cfg83 Just imagine how infamous that last line would be if it had been "My god, it's full of goats!"
KuoH
Got my 2x64GB today. One was DOA, and was very clearly not in new condition. I understand damaged packaging, but it was obvious the flash drive in this package had previously been removed. I'm disappointed about that.
@jont How do i get support for your support? I am being pushed off to Monster Digital to take care of your company sending me a previously used and broken drive. Problem is, I have to pay to ship it to Monster before they'll replace it.
I asked meh for a replacement or a refund, and was only told they are out of stock with no response on the refund portion of it, and your support suggested I ask Monster to pay for my shipping. Why does meh not want to take ownership of the problem? I didnt receive the item, use it for a while, and then have it die on me. At that point, sure, it's between Monster and I to get it resolved. But ordering a new drive and receiving a used one? That's on you. And yes, I know it was listed as "blemished packaging". But the package actually being opened and scrape marks from being inserted into a USB port already present means it was not new.
Is this what I can typically expect from your support, someone just shrugging their shoulders and stepping away from the problem?
@hollboll @mehcus ^^
Hey @kyanostiger, If you'd simply like a refund and do not care to have the unit replaced we can certainly take care of that, just email our support team and link them to this post if they give you any grief (which they won't).
As for the replacement, what you've been told is correct, we are completely out of these and thus all replacements will need to come directly from Monster. Of course, as with any manufacturer warranty, we cannot control their policy for what costs may be associated with that transaction.
The units we sold were all new and we haven't had any reports outside of this one of them showing any prior use (outside of the scuffed packages which we mentioned in the sale).
@kyanostiger Hey KY, I've had nothing but excellent support from Meh. on any order I've had an issue with, and usually there is a little humor involved, like the 'packtastrophy', or something like that, when I received a box full of ceramic pieces instead of 3 ceramic coffee mugs, so don't be discouraged, Meh. will prevail!
I ordered 1x32 and 1x64.. I got 2x32
@spacezorro contact us at https://meh.com/support and we'll get it worked out with you.
@JonT I did. Then a robot sent me an email. It told me you are all at home or "have lives" or something.
@spacezorro Give them a little while :) I had an issue too and I received a same day response. I think I sent my email around noon edt.
I already got my replacement shipment notification email thing. yay meh or meh yay
@spacezorro so did i but they fixed it and sent a 64 free
I ordered 2x 32gb, 1x 64gb, all pink, received 3x 32gb, but one was black, have not yet tested, but maybe it woudl be a good idea. one was from walgreens, sticker placed over sticker, hmmm
@DMlivezey You should definitely write in to meh.com/support and let them know about the order issue.
@Thumperchick Why are you so Damn helpful! Don't you just want to say something else once... just once... like WTF are you bitching on here for Support.meh.com is how you deal with VMP issues... (note @DMlivezey It's just yours I picked... @thumperchick was goat for being too helpful... and it didn't stop her.)
@sohmageek Maybe I'm just a really slow learner...
@sohmageek Maybe I'm slow on the uptake, and I haven't figured out the whole goat thing yet, maybe someone can send me a link. But if you were blasting me because I posted my issue here IN ADDITION TO letting support know, it's to let my fellow aMehrican's know to check their orders. I personally rip open every Meh. package I receive, nearly every day (lies, kinda), because it's like Christmas on repeat shuffle, but some may 'let it linger' and not find out they've been (insert word here) until it's too late for sweet, sweet Holly to come to the rescue. If you weren't blasting me, @sohmageek, then in the words of the late, great Gilda Radner, never mind (btw, why do you have a goat by your name?)
@DMlivezey I read it that @sohmageek was taking the opportunity to heckle me, not you. Your post was just the most recent one I've replied to. Don't take it personally - he's just goating (ha) me... and you a bit by proxy.
As to why there's a goat next to his name, you can start HERE for more info.
@DMlivezey I'm not trolling you, Just @Thumperchick ;)
Ordered 2-32GB (pink/black) plus one 64 pink. Received as ordered, all tested perfect. I'm very pleased, but next time can you find a supplier for purple? TYVM.
anyone else have horrible benchmark readings ???
@CrossIT
@medz touché
@CrossIT Honestly though, I haven't used the one I bought yet. Sorry. Maybe someone else will actually be helpful.
@CrossIT I haven't opened the meh ones yet, but with the sams ones I bought, the read speed is great, and the write speeds are average. I'll rip one open and crystalmark it here in a bit.
@CrossIT Here ya go:
Will try to do some more stress testing with crystaldiskmark later but it seems to be performing like they were made... I mean it's monster, if they had fast read AND WRITES they would still have a monster price. :)