Pre Valentine’s IRK reveal

@tinamarie1974 zero, the way it should be.

@Ignorant @tinamarie1974

@Felton10 You do know if you develop a hypothesis about how Meh works, Meh evolves to counter your assumptions, right?

@Felton10 @SHOVAR
/8ball Does Meh evolve or degrade?
Signs point to yes

@SHOVAR I am fully aware that they probably read everything I post and probably try to do things to counter what I say. You have to keep them on their toes right?

@Felton10 Can’t speak for everyone, but from my personal experience, the later the delivery, the more meh the contents. Seems like the folks in the late group all get filler/remnants.

@Felton10 @heartny I can attest to receiving a very late package with a robo vac/mop. It was a return, but it works perfect!

@Felton10 @heartny The electric scooter was a very late delivery, for what little that’s worth.

@blaineg @heartny It is possible the ones sent out in the middle are more of “let’s just get these out of here” production line stuffing of the boxes and the one sent out at the beginning and the end have to attention to assembling them.

@SHOVAR It is kind of fun and challenging to try to second guess them as to when an IRK might appear. For a time an IRK didn’t pop up when a mehrathon started until an hour after it started. Then for the last couple they had one within 10 minutes of it starting and not another one until the middle of the night.

Missing one on the first IRK of the night, I decided what the hell I had nothing better to do but sleep and stayed up to sell what else they were selling and low and behold another one popped up 45 minutes after it started-one of which I got. Two IRKs in the first 45 minutes of the mehrathon-unheard of.

@Felton10 @SHOVAR Doing that (being unpredictable) keeps us on our toes. And I would guess makes it more likely people would stay up if the didn’t get one yet. And we all know staying up and potentially buying (something other than an irk) is what they want from us anyway. So rigging the irk “rewards” erratically would encourage that.

Over the years, I have found there is a very high correlation between IRK purchases and regret.

@Kidsandliz @SHOVAR Have you ever cancelled things you have purchased after buying them? Have done that at least once in each of the last three mehrathon. Have regret during the entire 24 hours.

@Felton10 @SHOVAR Can one purchase more than one IRK a day/per marathon?

@mbersiam It will be canceled if you do. There have been rare exceptions but those are clearly stated.

@Felton10 Aren’t the early ones, assuming you mean the people who post their loot first just the people who live the closest to Meh HQ?

@er1c @Felton10 not necessarily, I was one of the last last time and I live in MO

@er1c @Felton10 *one of the first

@Felton10 @heartny Or… The boxes are pre-filled and sealed, getting labeled and shipped randomly…

@andrewkl @Felton10 @heartny

/giphy bingo

@ironcheftoni I was looking at those on morningsave re using the 20% off coupon they sent me. Nice colors, but corded and not enough attachments.

@ironcheftoni You’re not alone! Mine also shipped super quickly, but has been stuck in the Texas snowmageddon zone.

@ironcheftoni same…

@ironcheftoni @wifeduck @eggsterminate Texas is starting to thaw out! A majority of places got power back Wednesday or yesterday (Thursday). Major roads have at least a lane or two which is clear. Neighborhood streets can still be a bit dicey. But the forecast is for a week of sun and highs in the 40’s-60’s (maybe low 70’s). So things will only improve as far as transportation! Woo-hoo!
The bigger question is water. A good portion of the DFW area is under a boil water notice due to pressure drops in the water mains/power outages at the treatment plants. I know a bunch of people who have burst pipes. Others have ones which are frozen and may still burst (or have small leaks but we won’t know it until everything thaws out). Lots of businesses are closed due to lack of water. Plumbers are going to be working long hours (and getting large paychecks) in the coming weeks. Construction/restoration companies will profit in the coming months. Good realtors are going to try to figure out which neighborhoods share power grids with hospitals and other essential place which got priority in keeping power (I am very fortunate that my neighborhood is among those). But, mostly, Texas is thawing out and IRKs should (hopefully) be moving again by early next week at the very latest. (Mine is still in processing limbo.)

@eggsterminate @gt0163c @wifeduck Yes, My folks are in East Texas. They got 15 inches of snow. They just lost water today and are on a boil order when it comes back online. But they didn’t lose power since they are on the same grid as the hospital. I lost power for a few hours on monday and just got internet access back yesterday. So far no frozen pipes but I think the secondary pool pump froze.

@gogrrl Stickers! I have fond memories of a younger self buying them to take babysitting. I had a couple kids that would spend hours looking and trading them translating to an easy time for me.

@gogrrl @speediedelivery Most of them say Karl. I guess I should know who that is but I don’t.

@speediedelivery
Yes…at first I was excited about the stickers since I am a teacher. Upon further inspection, I realized the designs will probably not interest my 2nd graders much.

@sammydog01 @speediedelivery
A designer that I can’t afford on my salary.

@gogrrl @speediedelivery Can you put a sticker on your purse and pretend?

@sammydog01
Hmmmm… I like your way of thinking.

@gogrrl @sammydog01 @speediedelivery My best guess is Karl is an android of some sort.

@blaineg @sammydog01 @speediedelivery
You may be right.

@blaineg @gogrrl @sammydog01 Got my box today - Green bag, one tracker and a box of Karl stickers! Now we need to hunt down people who spell @carl669 wrong and give them to the significant other.

@blaineg @gogrrl @sammydog01 @speediedelivery

i tried. but giphy sucks at “karl” gifs.

@blaineg @carl669 @gogrrl @sammydog01 @speediedelivery
Karl Lagerfeld took over as the director of the House of Chanel, but I think the coolest thing about him was that he owned this fabulous cat, Choupette. She inherited his fortune and has her own social media, etc.

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@blaineg @gogrrl @Kyeh @sammydog01 @speediedelivery

these damn “K” carls and their “K” cats

@blaineg @carl669 @gogrrl @sammydog01 @speediedelivery But Choupette is a “C” cat!
I agree that “C” carls are superior, though.

@KNmeh7 Just checked out MS and didn’t see any $1,100 patio sets-just lesser priced ones, but like you don’t think that would be the first (or last) place I would go shopping for patio sets.

@Felton10

I don’t even understand?!?

@KNmeh7 Thanks-put in the wrong specs-now I see it. My answer would still be the same.

@Felton10 @KNmeh7 It’s not even a two-fer.

@jdude727 It was part of the Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club Souvenir Kit., aka the Great Quip Toothbrush debacle.

https://meh.com/forum/topics/schroedingers-toothbrush-club-souvenir-kit

@heartny @jdude727 I think the only thing you can plan for this weekend is brushing your teeth

@heartny wow, I’m surprised I completely missed out on this when it happened… must’ve slept late that day. But at least with the coin I can now fake official membership into the Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club. I just hope no one asks me to also produce the official shirt and tote bag!

@jdude727 I got one of those in my IRK a few months back too! If anyone wants mine, they can pay the shipping and it is a done deal.

@Dakini @jdude727 pretty sure one of em were supposed to be mine, I had no idea they even offered that. Would have gladly purchased it.

@jdude727 @wifeduck If you want it, it is yours

@wifeduck Do you need the shirt? I think it is a large by the tag but I would have to check.

@heartny @jdude727
What all did you guys get in the kit? It was before me but I see the coins or it referenced a lot.

@jdude727 I also got a coin

@jdude727 I also got a coin, but mine is all shiny and new looking. I was kind of excited that it might be something special, but I should have known better.

@jdude727 @Lister It IS something special. The STC coin memorializes the best, and worst of times for Meh. The entire Quip debacle was fun to witness and I still wonder what shady goings-on were going on. Mediocre spent a shit ton of money on those coins.

@jdude727 @Lister @Noddy93 Nice! I like challenge coins, and other shiny objects.

@jdude727 I got basically the same IRK plus a non working charger.

@jdude727 @Lister You shall not convince me that my coin isn’t special. Get the fuck out with that nonsense.

@kolvet you might be missing some parts there

@arbdef @kolvet 59 piece flatware set?

@arbdef Looks like a knife ran away with the spoon. Must’ve tired of the dish.

somewhere in the distance, a little dog laughs…

Flatware service for seven is still a pretty good deal for $5! Plus the other things!

@Star2236 Mine left today-maybe yours did also

@Star2236 the snow is over and after today it is supposed to warm up and be in the 70’s this time next week. Gotta love (and hate) Texas weather.

@Star2236 You get more disappointment when it doesn’t arrive when you expect. Some folks are so lucky.

@Felton10
Nope

@Star2236 Mine is still “In transit” in Texas two places I never heard of-usually goes straight out of Texas so the fact it is still in the state is not a good sign.

@aaee Ooo…the cat toy has feathers! my cats aren’t much for most cat toys. But they love things with feathers. And one of them likes the little pom-pom balls. She bats them around, carries them with her and likes to keep them nearby while she naps. I occasionally find one in my bed that she has abandoned there after she wakes up.
Maybe I’ll get a nice toy for my kitties (other than the box. Both mine love IRK boxes.) when my IRK finally breaks free from processing limbo.

@gt0163c we remove the feathers from our cats toys. One once got stuck in her throat and that was awful

@aaee I’ve almost bought that purse multiple times now, it’s exactly my colors. alas, it was not in my IRK.

Misery loves company… same here.

@hammi99 Mine has shipped, but meandered across Mississippi for a few days, and looked like it was heading towards Atlanta (I lIve ~2 hours due-east, so that’s usually a good thing if it makes it to ATL), but then made a left-turn to Nashville…

Between the storms and standard FedEx incompetence, I’ll be surprised if it makes it here before March. I haven’t had a FedEx SmartPost package from anyone make it by it’s delivery date in over a year. When it does show up, it’s at least a week past the original date. At least so far everything does make it. Eventually.

My guess is that once it makes it to Nashville, it’ll head to Charlotte for a few days, then chill in Atlanta, and finally hitch a ride my way.

@hammi99 Maybe you can get a refund on the “instant” part?

Well, make that 1 power bank. When I tried to charge the colorful one, it made a loud pop and filled my kitchen with the wonderful smell of burning electronics. But I guess that was the fun I was hoping for from an IRK? LoL

@crickit Oh shit, looks like you dodged a bullet there!! Popping and smoking LiPos are not good at all

@crickit Free fireworks!

@jmhsrv Two cavalier blue tooth speakers
Two sets of laser tag
A cuisenart toaster
A massive amount of make up
Make up brushes
Several shirts
Wireless ear buds
Cocktail flavored candy
Two power banks
Two watches - one smart one not so smart
A heart necklace
A meh bag - very useful for my weekends when I do senior shopping for elderly and for my daughter who can’t go to stores

@jmhsrv Congrats - fabulous IRK!

@jmhsrv Hey, uh, I think they mixed up our orders. You just go ahead and pack that up to send my way, and I’ll do the same with mine to you, no harm no foul!

@jmhsrv you might be the “leader in the clubhouse” re the best IRK this time. Congrats

@jmhsrv that’s definitely a great haul!

@jmhsrv holy crap! That is a great Irk!!! What was your bubble wrap quotient? @felton10 is keeping track

@jmhsrv wowy powy!!! thats awesome. the way things are going for me lately I’ll be getting dirt…can’t wait…maybe I can turn it into a mud mask…

KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!

@jmhsrv so thrilled to see your post!!

@Felton10 @tinamarie1974 lol not a shred of texas air

Im literally speechless. I was going to repack it and have April open it tomorrow, but she saw the post - im giving her all that makeup and a whole bunch of the other things. She currently is isolated in my folks basement while she is in school. I dont think anyone has it harder than the kids during this pandemic - social life is so critical.

@jmhsrv I am so tickled pink for you two, after your posts during the Meh!-rathon this makes my heart so happy. Hope your daughter is thrilled with her portion of your haul

@jmhsrv Seriously cool. The meh gods were smiling on you. I think this probably comes close to the best irk/fuku/fuko of all time.

@jmhsrv @tinamarie1974 Texas air is different than regular bubble wrap FYI.

@Felton10 @tinamarie1974 no bubble wrap either

@jmhsrv @tinamarie1974 Inconceivable. How can that be?

@jmhsrv I only just noticed that set of eyeballs in the last photo…well and I did see the top photo but it is the bottom photo that made me realize something. Meh must have several black cats it is sending out. It would appear @syms got one too. By the time I finally get mine they will be faded with streaks with off white and some brownish gray dirt streaks too. Either that or yours are spiffy new black ones while the ones I get are used returns. Hmm considering where I get mine used returns rescued from the “trash” sounds about right.

@jmhsrv @Kidsandliz Think it depends how you rate them-either quantity of usable good items (of which this one rates high) or cost of the items (of which mine at about $ 600 has to be up there also).
Was thinking of starting a thread asking people to submit what they got in their fuko/BofC/IRK for consideration of the GOAT.

@Felton10 @jmhsrv @Kidsandliz maybe Meh is missing with you and decided to omit the bubble wrap…

@Felton10 @jmhsrv Well yes there is both ways of thinking of it - financial value or sheer number of new, nice, less than usual meh items. In either case they are as rare as hen’s teeth.

@jmhsrv @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 Now that me and Tina (and maybe no one else) have established the amount of bubble wrap you get as indication of a worthwhile IRK, I hope others will continue to inform us as to the bubble wrap status of their IRK when they receive it.

@jmhsrv @Kidsandliz That is for sure. I feel honored to have gotten the best IRK of my bunch not only because it not only validates my continued waste of money on IRKs but it keeps my wife from continually asking me why I am buying that worthless junk.

@jmhsrv Sure! You get all the good stuff, and the rest of us get the scraps and left-overs! That’s one of the best IRK’s I have seen in a long time! Congrats!

@jmhsrv Your cat is so cute

@jmhsrv
Sure hope my irk looks like that, cat can be included too. Such a cute kitty.

@riskybryzness Olive

@jmhsrv Nice! Looks like you also got an awesome box for your kitty to play in. My kitties love the IRK boxes.

KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!

@Felton10 @jmhsrv @Kidsandliz Used cats are the best cats!

@Felton10 @jmhsrv @OldCatLady Yes all my used cats have been very fine, each in their own way.

@jmhsrv
How where the candies? I’m very curious about them.

@Star2236 I have not tried them - 25 yrs sober this year, dont really have a desire to remind me of that which tried to kill me lol… giving to my brother. He can report back- funny story, in my secret santa I got a breathalyzer - lol cracked me up

@jmhsrv
I’ve been wanting one of those breathalyzers. congrats on your sobriety, I’m sure not all of it was easy.

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

@mehrk mine says similar in my account, but when i drill down on the tracking number it says delivery for Monday. Maybe try that and you may be pleasantly surprised.

@seraphmonkey We thank you for that

@seraphmonkey
I wonder if meh employees got the week off bc of weather or if they still had to ice skate and sled into work.

@seraphmonkey most likely meh employees were not able to get to the warehouse hence all the delays. We get major storms like this about every ten years or so and it essentially shuts the metroplex down. Then in a flash, it’s gone and we are back to running the AC in February

@syms I like the cat you got in the deal. Hope the thing works (air fryer, not cat - we can tell the cat works - has to sit on something that isn’t the floor).

@syms
That looks like a nice air fryer. I’ve always wanted to try them. Cute kitty.

@sweetpqte Nice, and the coin number breaks the “completely random” and “prepackaged” theories a bit.

@swhall05 nice weekend bag!

@tinamarie1974 the satchel is very nice. The leather is soft and supple. The list price for the same purse in different colors is $175.
https://www.americanleatherco.com/products/carrie-dome-satchel-dark-beige

@swhall05 nice win!!!

@swhall05
I’d be happy with that and I’m 38 lol

@swhall05 Never miss a chance to visit your Mom!

@swhall05 @tinamarie1974
Yeah, that is a super cool bag, it even looks soft from the picture! Definitely should be good for a few brownie points from mom!

@Trillian wow thats wonderful. Good cookware is so essential

@Trillian Cuisinart rocks!! Congrats, that is a delightful haul.

@Trillian I think the bubble wrap gods are conspiring against me given all my previous attention to that precious commodity.

@Trillian You tried ebay? I had to replace my pot lids when the box that had them got lost in the move. I set up an alert and over the period of several months enough replacements that way. Also try calling the manufacturer as maybe they sell them as “replacements”? Or measure the diameter of them and you may find other lids fit if you don’t care about matching.

@Trillian got my irk today:
Stockpot with lid
10inch sauté pan
Green irk bag
Hairbrush
Blue blocker 2.5 glasses
UV phone sanitizer
Pink meh highlighter pen
Looks like I got missing pans from your box!

@Trillian
That’s flipping awesome. Try thrift stores for the lids, I always see tons of lids when I’m in there.

VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!

@endi1276 long story short.

Meh tried to sell quip toothbrushes. Quip claimed they were stolen.
Court.
Meh sold them.
Coin and t-shirts for the wait.

@RiotDemon explanation mvp, ftw. Thanks!

@endi1276 @RiotDemon such a good tl;dr

@RomSteady 12 pairs???

@RomSteady that’s a lot of claws!

@RomSteady OMG!!! Someone’s daughter LOVED the Claws and that is the correct size. I can go back and search who it was if they do not find you first.

@cbilyak @RomSteady That was my daughter who they fit exactly-not sure if black was her color though-have to ask her.

@RiotDemon

@cbilyak @RomSteady
Finally, enough claws for a proper DIY plant wall! Woohoo!
@Felton10 remember there’s lots of tutorials out on painting your crocs/shoes.

@Kexlox sweet! I am a huge fan of anything Cuisinart…have never been disappointed. Just used my new Cuisinart knife in making dinner and that sucker is amazing. Congrats!!

@cbilyak Yeah, it’s weird getting something actually useful out of one of these things. I almost feel disappointed that I wasn’t like “what is all this crap?” I guess even when you get something useful from an IRK, you’re still full of regret…

@cbilyak @Kexlox In one of my first Fuko’s I received an Emulsifier (a fancy name for a blender that OD’d on steroids). Brand new in the box with a $149.00 price tag. We still use it to this day and love it. It evens makes HOT soup!

That “other” deal-a-day site sends out a bunch of dollar store garbage, and not worth the money or the wait.

@andrewkl @cbilyak @Kexlox
That’s what I want is a emulsifier. I love making soup. That would be awesome if meh sent me one. But anything Cuisinart would be much appreciated.

POPSOCKETS! SPA KITS! POLLY POCKETS! AWESOME!

@atravis6 Mine too!

@atravis6 @Dakini Mine three. Scheduled for delivery today!

@hdsshopping
I got some leggings in my irk last time and wore them yesterday. Didn’t realize until I wore them that they were fleece lined but they are so comfortable and warm, I can’t wait to wear them again.

@brshokieche That’s awesome!!

POPSOCKETS! SPROCKETS! DAVY CROCKETT! AWESOME!

@brshokieche Wow! Give us an update when you try it out.

@sasantosh we are twinsies.

@arbdef i would say siaMEHse twin

@arbdef @sasantosh
I’m your triplet.

@robthedude05 @sasantosh I like a good threesome

@arbdef @robthedude05 Three cheers for the threesome triplets. Ugh Incest much?

@sammydog01 I wouldn’t try the laptop charger; the Braven XXL one may work as long as the Polarity (+/-) is the same and the plug fits snugly in the port. To check the polarity, most chargers have a symbol that indicates the center & outer plugs polarity. If both symbols are the same on the charger & your speaker you should be OK. Good Luck!

@IndifferentDude The polarity looked right and it works. Thanks!

@IndifferentDude @sammydog01 For future reference, assuming you find a charger that will physically fit:

• Voltage must match
• Amperage can be the same or higher
• Polarity must match

For example, if the device calls for 12 volts DC at 1 amp, you could use any 12 volt DC adapter that provides 1 or more amps. (Some devices require AC voltage, but this is less common than DC.)

Higher voltage will damage the device. Lower voltage and it either will work erratically or not work at all. Lower amperage and it also won’t work properly. Reversed polarity will usually not work at all, but sometimes can cause serious damage!

PANS! GLANDS! CRAYONS! AWESOME!

@eggsterminate
Very nice, I’ve never had a portable speaker before so I guess I don’t know what I’m missing.

@Star2236 Yeah! It’s pretty snazzy. The wireless phone charger is a particularly great feature!

@Star2236 Yeah! It’s pretty snazzy. The wireless phone charger is a particularly great feature!

@tinamarie1974 Right after I saw your e-mail, I checked the status on mine figuring I wouldn’t get it until Monday since it was it left Ocala last night at 1:30 am which is over 100 miles away from me. OMG-saw it was on the truck for delivery today-then almost immediately the doorbell rang and it was the fedex driver who handed me a small package and ask me if this was for me. I looked at the name and address and said not me sorry, but I do think you have something for me. He said wait let me look and went back to his truck and handed me a box with was small in size but a little heavier than boxes I got that contained nothing but crap. See my post and pics below.

@looseneck it looks like a nice one with decent needles on the tree AND it has pine cones on it!! I like christmas trees with pine cones on them.

@earmstrong

Kota at least approves of the box.

@gt0163c beautiful kitty.

@gt0163c
Kota’s tail has got some pretty cool personality going on, I thought for sure he was sharing his box with some other black creature!

@RiotDemon Thanks. She’s a great little girl, loves to snuggle, rarely make trouble. Isn’t too friendly with outsiders…she leaves that to her sister (who was too tired to come play in the box). But once she gets to know people, she’s a great snuggler.

And @lynnerizer, Kota’s tail does have a personality all it’s own. She’s got some interesting coloring and the tabby part comes out most in her tail. What you can’t see is the part which perpetually doesn’t have fur. When she gets stressed she overgrooms and it’s usually that one particular spot on her tail. She had a bit of a rough life before coming to live with me so I’m not sure the fur will ever completely grow back. But I do what I can to give her the best, least stressful life I can.

@gt0163c I’m starting to think cats are related to hermit crabs.

@blaineg Mine do seem to be happier when they’re inside of things. Well, Kota does. Nix, my other furry weirdo will spend a little time in a good box or curl up in a warm fluffy kitty bed if it’s cold. But what she really likes it being up high. I got her a cat tower recently and she plays gargoyle/“I am the hero you need, not the hero you deserve” from the top of it regularly…and then she comes down a level or two so that she can more easily beg for pets and ear scritches.

@APDWaldo6 It is not unusual however to have a huge box with very little in it. I’ve had that happen before, most of the time adequately taped shut. Although several times I’ve had a torn box with some stiff in there although then one wonders what, if anything, fell out. And one time an empty one with very little tape. Oops for that one.

@APDWaldo6 @Kidsandliz I got a box once (not from meh) brought by UPS that had MORE holes than actual BOX! They didn’t even TRY taping it back together! Unbelievably ALL my items made it. Crazy!!

@APDWaldo6 @Kidsandliz @Lynnerizer Completely non-Meh, but a got a empty envelope from Australia a couple of months ago. It should have been a couple of custom Vectrex game cartridges.

That was way more regret that I’ve ever received from Meh.

The sender immediately refunded me when I contacted him, so it turned out ok.

@blaineg That sucks. I love the vectrex although I only have a couple of carts, I got the vextreme flash cart. Still havent used it yet though. I got to see if smokemonster has a rom pack for it.

@APDWaldo6 Funny enough, a Vextreme was one of them. The other was a new game, Vectorblade, the biggest Vectrex game yet and in the Galaxian vein.

I’ve since got a Vectorblade elsewhere, and am in the process of buying a Vextreme from it’s creator.

Maybe I should start a Vectrex thread.

@blaineg I got mine from Game-Tech.us

@APDWaldo6 Cool, I didn’t know about them.

What’s your source for Vectrex info? I hang out on https://www.facebook.com/groups/vectrex/

It’s very active, including a lot of developers.

@blaineg yeah I’m pretty sure I’m a member. I haven’t been playing anything recently. I moved last year and have been working on doing 3d printed projects on most of my free time, but my main focus for retro games has always been NES.

@ironcheftoni Be wary when charging or using that colorful power bank…another user above received the same model, and it promptly popped and smoked when plugged in to charge! Let us know how yours fares…

@PooltoyWolf yikes! Very good to know. During our recent power outage, I charged up portable chargers in my car. I will be sure to label this one do not charge unsupervised. Thanks for the warning. I guess it makes the box even more meh.

@ironcheftoni Oh yeah, be super careful charging lithium polymer batteries of any type! I definitely wouldn’t want to hear about a car fire >.>

@Felton10 OMG, that is hilarious!!! I told you they mess with us!!!

@tinamarie1974 Even the coin was bubbled wrapped and to make matters worse-there was a fragile sticker on the outside of the box (same sticker that was on outside of box when they sent me the xbox) so to make me think there was something worthwhile inside.

I wonder if I should renounce and disavow all rights and claims to the bubble wrap theory or everything I get from them in the future will be bubble wrapped?

@Felton10 HA HA HA you had that coming!!! And, by the way, since you can’t delete old messages, you are now doomed and can’t renounce and disavow. The internet is forever.

Maybe you should bubble wrap “something” equally as deserving and send it to corporate. You know - just returns. I do recall our little toilet paper stunt from some years ago. That was fun.

PS and of course they had to bubble wrap your daughter’s claws because heaven help you if they were destroyed since she wanted more of them.

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 Maybe I should start a new thread warning everyone who has bought into the “fake news” about bubble wrap that any mention of bubble wrap or lack thereof in their IRK might condemn them to eternal damnation or even worse mass quantities of bubble wrap in their IRK even if not needed with me as a prime example.

@Felton10 @tinamarie1974 Hey look at it this way. You now have a supply of bubble wrap to use shipping out packages, if you need to pack when moving…

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 We moved a little over a year ago so we already have extra bubble wrap to do interesting and kinky things with.
PS-please disregard the gentlemen in the background with the mask on smoking the joint.

@Felton10 @Kidsandliz is Walter (or your wife) trying to suffocate you?!?!?

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 I hope not LOL

@Felton10 @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 Kinky things with bubble wrap??

@Felton10 @Kidsandliz
Please, DO tell, what did you all do with the T.P?

@Felton10 @Lynnerizer That’s when (very early on) meh employees complained they were out of TP so a bunch of us obligingly sent them a bunch, much of it had very weird things printed on the rolls.

@Kidsandliz @PooltoyWolf @tinamarie1974 As someone who appreciates the possibilities for enjoyment that air and plastic can deliver (ie Fenris), I won’t go into any graphic detail as to what to what I was referring.

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 With everyone seemingly getting such quality IRKs this time, I wonder if I haven’t done myself in. At the very least the bubble wrap takes up space for more or quality junk in the box.

This time my box was almost full, but a good part of it was taken up by the bubble wrap.

@Felton10 @tinamarie1974 Having gotten huge boxes filled mostly with a ton of free range TX air in them, I am sure were they planning to send you the winning lottery IRK they’d have found a bigger box if they needed it.

And you did get more claws for your kid as she wanted more in different colors. They even picked out the right size for you. That has to count for a lot on the quality scale. (grin).

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 It seems they have gotten away from including Texas air to protect the content instead letting things bounce around and get more damaged then they already are.

But Texas Air is easy to stuff in the boxes-even as an afterthought. Bubble wrap on the other hand is very personal as it has to be wrapped around items individually in order to be effective. Think of the time it took to wrap and tape that stupid coin in my IRK not to mention the Claws.

@Felton10 @tinamarie1974 Ahh. Meh really 's you. Their care in wrapping your precious items in your irk shows that. Free range TX air is what is in the boxes sent to the unwashed peasant masses

@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 —cbilyah just got a PS5 gaming system with massive quantities of bubble wrap-my theory is not dead yet.

@Felton10 @Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 Awwww boooooo!

@Felton10 @Kidsandliz @Lynnerizer - Regarding the toilet paper caper - iirc, on their first birthday the meh staff did a huge statistics project. Everyone got their collected meh statistics (this was before the profile pages existed). Meh’s own statistics included tp usage so people randomly sent them rolls of tp. In those days, we knew the staff from videos and games, and the community sent them care packages all the time.

@jrhatton I wouldn’t count on it leaving there any time soon. Mine has been there since the 13th. Of course sending it forward here would make no sense as the post office has been closed for a week, no mail delivery, etc.

@jrhatton Mine was in Irving, Texas also and after leaving went to 4 towns I had never heard of before
BEAUMONT, MS
IOWA, LA
WASKOM, TX
KILGORE, TX
and had never been to before before it got to my state. So have faith, it might take a different route and take longer, but it will get to you. They have a vested interest in making you regret ordering it.

@PooltoyWolf How fun that you got a robot!

@Kyeh He’s pretty cool! In addition to his dance moves, you can also record messages from the transmitter and have him speak them back in different robotic voices, monitor sounds in the area via microphones on the robot and a speaker in the transmitter, and even program and execute your own custom movement combinations! I’m pretty sure someone else had some fun with him before me, because the one existing custom moveset is a dab

@PooltoyWolf Have you told Fenris he has a new sibling although a more high tech one?

@PooltoyWolf How fun! You should post a video of him dancing.

@PooltoyWolf
I need a new Matress topper but in a king and preferably more then one inch. Or at least some kind of foam/topper for just my side.

@Star2236 Sorry we didn’t match up!

@Kyeh Is there a way to upload a short video file directly in a forum post?

@Felton10 Oh, Fen is in no danger of being replaced, and he knows it!

@PooltoyWolf I’ve never tried - maybe one of the mods or Meh employees can help?

@Kyeh @PooltoyWolf there is not. You need to use an outside host.

@Kyeh @RiotDemon That’s what I was thinking, yeah.

Beep beep boop boop. (I assume if you failed CAPTCHA you now understand Robot.)

@jheaton6 sorry, every IRK purchase comes with a free captcha.

@clonetek
Love the cuisinart chopper, I only have a 2 cup and and it’s definitely not big enough.

@clonetek did the cash cannon come pre-loaded?

@ticklescratch yep!

@nonlion Likely for postage one of those folks might send theirs to you.

@blaineg The chemical weapons factory is broken! Yay!

Unfortunately my wife knows a guy that does electronics.

@blaineg The wall wart is good, 24VDC. There are screws on the weapons factory, so I’m not out of the woods yet.

@blaineg Quick. Remove the motor. And don’t tell.

@Kidsandliz The wiring is intact, but I haven’t got any farther than that. I may be working against myself, but I’m stubborn when I’m working on a problem.

@blaineg So there is still time to remove and toss the motor so you don’t have to have a working chemical weapon device. Well if it will make your wife happy fix it but if you have animals be careful what you put in them as some of that stuff is toxic to pets.

@djslack And the person who posts after you received a PS5. So close and yet so far once again.

@djslack i actually bought that dutch oven, and its beautiful. But be careful, it will burn your food easily.

Apparently I did it wrong because all my text failed to post. In the IRK was:
Unicorn finger puppets
Unicorn squishy
Unicorn horn
Unicorn air freshener
Unicorn plastic toy
6 AW3SOME T-shirts
Green IRK bag
…and a friggin’ PS5!!

@cbilyak WHAAAAAT WOAH

@cbilyak @felton10 look at this bubble wrap quotient!

I am amazed and now know I won’t get that in mine that hasn’t shipped yet

@cbilyak Heck yeah. I really hope you enjoy everything

@cbilyak oh meh-god you lucky…

@cbilyak I work here and didn’t know we had that kind of power! Congrats and enjoy!

@cbilyak Look at all the jealous employees. lol.

@cbilyak Go forth and enjoy thine IRK!!!

@cbilyak so uh…if you ever want to sell a ps5…cough cough

@cbilyak just another jealous employee

@cbilyak CONGRATS!

@Koolhandjoe I would have been thrilled to get a monster doll. Never imagined I would ever score the unicorn item, LOL, received both actual unicorn items and THE Unicorn item.

@cbilyak congrats! And if that’s a boxless PS5 it probably means that someone else has a fun box coming!

@cbilyak @djslack

@djslack True! Actually, there was a white box next to the bubble wrap, I opened the white box 1st and it contained the user’s manual, controller and cables for a PS5. I thought to myself, probably 50/50 as to whether the bubble wrapped item is actually the PS5 to go with the accessories. When I unwrapped it enough to see that is what it was is when the tears and the shaking started.

@cbilyak @tinamarie1974 Same thing happened when I got my Xbox-massive quantities of bubble wrap. MY BUBBLE WRAP THEORY LIVES ON.

@cbilyak @djslack I thought of you @djslack immediately. The person who gets the box will have an unseparable bond with us-xbox, box to x box, PS5 and box to PS5. We ought to start a club.

@Felton10 @cbilyak I like my sandwiches with three pieces of bread. Instead of cutting them once, let’s cut em again. Four triangles, arranged in a circle, and in the middle we can dump chips. How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?

@cbilyak I didn’t even see the box with the controller and the cables for my xbox initially-thought it came without it once I figured out what in the heck that large bubble wrapped thing was. I think we should also form a club open only to those who have received massive quantities of bubble wrap.

@djslack @Felton10 OMG that is funny! Thanks for the laugh! I am so giddy right now that everything is funny though, so take it with a grain of salt.

@cbilyak @Felton10 ooohhhh a bubble wrap club. How intriguing

@cbilyak @tinamarie1974 Maybe for those who got a lot of it and those who wrap themselves in it.

@cbilyak So the $ 64 dollar question is what are you going to do with it? No use at my age, but my daughter wanted to sell it and my son wanted it as an upgrade as he had two older models. Gave to it to my son and it pissed my daughter off.

@cbilyak @ChadP It looks like the employees were tracking that box closer than @cbilyak was.

@Felton10 honestly not sure. I really thought my son would be over the moon and as happy for me as he was, he said his gaming PC is good for him and he swiped the Among Us T-shirt (not sure if I spelled that right). My husband wants it, but he already has an Xbox One with a TB of memory, so he is good. I need to ponder my thoughts, but there is a chance I may donate it either to a children’s hospital or an abuse shelter here that is for mothers and children - although with COVID not sure if they would even want it. I also have a good friend getting a divorce and has children so I am sure the kids would love it. Just honestly not sure. Maybe I will just set it up on one of the TVs with no gaming devices and use it for when we have company - so many options right now. I will let the shock wear off and talk more with my kids before I decide.

@Felton10 REVISION - my son has now said how much he is excited to use it and started asking for accessories. Looks like it will be a keeper. He also asked me if I am going to keep buying IRKs now that I have scored the unicorn. I said of course, only now there is no hope for scoring big so the anticipation will be less but still a fun game!

@cbilyak if you don’t want to keep it, you could easily sell it because of the shortage. You could donate the money instead.

@cbilyak that’s absolute best!

@cbilyak @Felton10 @tinamarie1974
I’m about to break your bubble wrap theory when I post what I got. I want a good, fun box.

@cbilyak @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 Ok-let’s see what you’ve got. Now remember, only the best IRKs get bubble wrap.

@Felton10 @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 waiting for @star2236 to post the IRK haul…to bubble wrap or not to bubble wrap, that is the question!

@cbilyak when my son told me he already had over 100 games for the x-box him getting it was a done deal.

@Felton10 my son has already priced Oculus goggles for this and has asked me to take him to the bank to take out enough $ to get it. He is 11 and needs the parental consent at the bank. Yes, it is definitely a keeper here.

@cbilyak @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 You might want to keep your love and praise of bubble wrap to a minimum-you saw what happened to my IRK above-everything in it was bubble wrapped. So now I am a marked man not only for what I get in my IRK but everything I get will now be bubble wrapped.

@cbilyak My son’s biggest issue was which TV to put it on as it didn’t support the 4k TV in his living room, but that is where it ended up anyway.

@cbilyak @Felton10 apparently someone else had this idea. JENKIES!!!

http://ylhelp.com/2009/02/16/bubble-wrap-club/

@cbilyak @Felton10 @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 Well felton10, you could keep hoping for bubble wrap so you could do this:

@cbilyak @Kidsandliz @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 WOW-thanks for taking the time to find all this pics. Showed them to my wife and now she knows that the people who post here are a little off. She already knows I’m more than a little off when I asked her to wrap bubble wrap around me, but compared to these guys I did an awful job not wanting to waste more bubble wrap than I had to.

@cbilyak @Felton10 @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 Hey we aren’t ‘a little off’. We didn’t dress like this - just you. (grin).

@cbilyak @Kidsandliz @Star2236 @tinamarie1974 Well I put my money where my mouth is. Not afraid to expand the limits of my insanity and put it out there for all the world to see. And hey-just the fact that we are having an extended conversation about bubble wrap must say something about us.

@cbilyak @Felton10 @Star2236 @tinamarie1974

And hey-just the fact that we are having an extended conversation about bubble wrap must say something about us.

What? That we are air heads? (snicker - we really need a snicker emoji).

@Felton10 I just love that they very carefully bubble wrapped that beautiful purse!

@eggsterminate Yeh that was beauty all right that really needed protection.

@Club33NOS I received that robe a few IRKs ago and love it.

@Hskrjer99

@romellex Mine only just left Irving, TX due to the storm (left meh on the 12th). I think there will be a burst of these arriving in about 2-3 days as stuff starts moving again.

@romellex Take heart-mine showed the same message up until the day it got delivered and it was over 100 miles away the night before and then suddenly showed it was out for delivery with still “no delivery scheduled at this time” showing.

Thanks for the encouragement!

@Star2236 the anticipation…

@Star2236

Didn’t somebody get one of these last month? What did they do send it back to the warehouse with a bunch of other junk? If that the case the warehouse is getting a box from me.

@Star2236 he is a completely different one… made special… and now he can watch over you while you sleep.

@Star2236 That looks like a @Koolhandjoe original creation and it’s spectacular. What is wrong with you?

@Koolhandjoe @Star2236 THOSE EYES…

@Koolhandjoe @Star2236 that is friggin aw3some! LOVE it!!!

@Star2236 I don’t think anyone would disagree with me that thing (whatever it is) is worth protecting with massive amount of bubble wrap (which it appears to have been). Congrats-you hit the jackpot twice-probably the weirdest IRK of the bunch and a good supply of bubble wrap.

And no I would not want to trade.

And BTW-not the picture I want in my head before I go to bed.

@Koolhandjoe @Star2236 Assuming you can sleep after seeing it. One person who got something similar put it in the garage. Tina-was that you?

@Star2236
With all the cuisinart stuff going out I was really hoping for something good. All these post got my expectations way high. A set of pots and pans, Air fryer, food processor, emulsion blender would have been nice, l love to cook. Shit I was still hoping I could score that cool shark 2 piece vacuum people got a while back so I could really clean the couches and blinds. Anyways I go

• Green irk bag, nothing in pockets. One time meh i would like to find something in the pockets.
• 4000 mah power bank, does high the number mean better the charging power? I have a few and don’t know how to determine the best ones.
• Not one but two Atari games, who still has an Atari? Original, not the newer one they came out with a few years back.
• Calista triangl styling brush. I have very curly hair and only wear it straight when I get it done at the salon so I don’t know if it would be better than my flat iron to refresh my hair for the couple days after.
• Handmade doll head. I have no idea what I’m going to do with this? The nugs not drugs poster and welcome to adulting trophy from my last irk are more my style and are on display but I’m not sure about a creepy doll head.
• Any way meh that’s for the instant regret from the moment I saw the box, I knew it was to small to contain anything good.

@Koolhandjoe
It is a fantastic paint job on the doll. I also like how the eyes open and close too. I do know I’m gonna sneak into my brothers house after he goes to sleep and put it on his nightstand for him to wake up too. Hopefully he’ll get a good scare out of it. Then I’ll find a place for him with my plants or staring out the window so people can see him when they drive by. Now I’m getting so many ideas and need a bigger one

@Star2236

One time meh i would like to find something in the pockets.

Be careful what you wish for… there are many devious and creative people who work at meh. There are many things those people could dream up to put in those pockets that you definitely would wish you had never found. (grin). Heck we could help them with ideas. Now that could be, um, “interesting” fun.

@Kidsandliz @Star2236 Pockets? There are pockets in the IRK bags? I have never received a bag with pockets.

@andrewkl @Star2236 Yes you have. Look on the outside on the narrow sides.

@Kidsandliz
Well nothing gooey or gross but they could put a special note just for me in there or one of my items.

@Koolhandjoe, That is a super cool head!! I think I remember seeing a bunch of similar specialty heads/artwork last year somewhere. Do you have a special place where they’re made or displayed?
On another note, @Star2236, how old where you when you embraced YOUR super curly locks? I finally fell in love with mine around year 25!

@Koolhandjoe @Lynnerizer
I think I started wearing my hair curly when I was a junior in high school. I had a fake id (it wasn’t fake it was my best friends, she had an extra bc she had lost hers). Anyway the story behind my friends not calling me the name in the id and by real name was bc I always wore my hair in a bun like Audrey Hepburn. So I never went to school for my junior and senior year bc I was out at the bar all night with my friends.
Back to my hair, in elementary I would brush all the curls out (back then nobody knew what to do with curly hair) and wear it a big frizz ball mess. In 5th grade my hair was so big it didn’t even fit in my school picture. In 4th grade they cut it too short to account for it curling and I looked like a boy for the longest time. Middle school into high school I wore it in a pony tail and slicked it back with gel so no frizz could poke out. I can’t remember how or why I started to wear it down and embrace my curls but I’m sure glad I did. Ever since then has been a battle to find the perfect cream for my curls. I gone through so many hair products. Right now I use OGX Coconut Curls Curl Styling Milk, only place I can find it is as Walmart.

@Lynnerizer I don’t really have a special place to display them… but we only have one kid so and a 3 bedroom home. So my son has his gaming set up on one side of the spare room and I have my work area set up on the other side…and that is where I make them… I have some displayed around that room… and a few in my office at work… and what I don’t have out I either sell on Etsy (TheHauntedScotsman) or I give away in IRKs.

@Koolhandjoe @Lynnerizer And bookmarked! I’ll be stealing your ideas, hope you don’t mind. I won’t be making anything of Etsy quality.

@Lynnerizer @sammydog01 Don’t mind at all… I plan to do more Monsterfy This posts and I would love to see your finished products… If I can offer a little inspiration… I take that as a compliment… and If you ever want to know how I did something I will gladly tell you

@Star2236 And your bubble wraps looks like it is one piece so you can wrap yourself in it if you can get someone to do to you.

@Felton10 @Star2236 and if not she can lay it out on the floor and roll herself up…then roll around and POP bubbles!!!

@Felton10 @Star2236 @tinamarie1974