@reclaimercube Even if you do, and even if Meh “sells” them, the odds of you actually getting one are smaller than the odds of something bothering Irk less than it should…
Well. Merry Christmas. Sorry not much to update beyond the wait for Quip to evidence a theft well enough for someone to believe them. Still a remote possibility but it’s kind of rude to make everyone sit around.
In case you missed it, here’s @matthew’s sing along (forwarded on for them to hum while they count)
@snapster The police detective should have been able to pretty quickly determine if the items were actually stolen or not. I’m a big believer in the “No body, no murder” defense. Don’t ask me how I know…
the following update will be delivered by email in a bit:
Dearest Schrödinger Toothbrush Club Members
It’s time for another exciting update in the epic quest for clean teeth. Things have been a little quiet on the toothbrush front over the holidays - We do hope you received our New Year postcard, detailing the joy and pain your toothbrushes are experiencing in our warehouse.
We had a few folks drop by who had missed all the goings-on. If that’s you, you can dive into the forum thread and figure all this out, or, of course, write us at meh.com/support and we’ll refund your order. This journey isn’t for everyone.
The big news: we have a court hearing next Wednesday. This should either immediately allow us to ship your order, or potentially extend this legal morass further. We’ve decided to use that as our deadline: you’ll either get your toothbrush, or we’ll refund your order and start building those Instant Regret Kits you were promised. On our side, we’ll continue to pursue a final outcome, but you’ll be able to get off this crazy ride. (The only delay we can imagine is if the court appointment changes.) Either way we’ll update you next Thursday.
So that’s the gist of it. Feel free to stop reading if that’s what you were wanting to know. There are a lot more things going on, things we know are happening, things we think are happening, and things that are truly a mystery. One day we hope to share all of that, but for now we’re concentrating on the binary outcome: getting you the toothbrush or the IRK.
One thing I want to clarify - I don’t see this as a win/loss scenario for us or Quip. I’ve got plenty of frustrations with how Quip is handling this, but the reality is we’re aligned in not wanting to profit off of a physical warehouse theft, if one occurred. We’re working with Quip to discover how these toothbrushes made it into the open market. In fact, we hired our own private investigator to explore our sourcing chain of custody, we provided samples of every toothbrush model to Quip, and we’ve been talking with the NYPD detective. While we’re figuring out if we can ship or if there was an actual theft, we’re caught up in this mess, and as they’ve shared with us, they have no idea what has occurred.
And a final note - if we are able to ship your order and at some later date there’s proof that Quip was a victim of a physical warehouse theft (rather than circumstantial claims), we will fully compensate Quip for their loss, paying them their cost of inventory on top of our open market cost.
@snapster in the future, could you please send a warning email indicating an update is coming in 10 minutes? That will allow time to make a cup of cocoa and gather the family for the telling of the tale.
@snapster Am I the only one who doesn’t this this is cute?! In the last update, they clearly said that if they couldn’t ship, they would end this madness and start creating the IRKs. Once again, Meh has gone back on their word.
@snapster I’m just going to ride this out until the end. At this point these are going to get framed along with the postcard and just hung on the wall for a laugh. I’m sure my dentist will be amused.
@snapster I’m just waiting for an M Night Shyamalam plot twist to this whole saga. Anyone have any good ideas what that might be? My brain is toaster strudel right now.
Official Confirmation: Your toothbrush orders from last year were shipped just after 5pm on Wednesday, January 23rd. By our collective observation of the it-happened-pic from @adamselby, the boxes (or well, bags actually) are now confirmed to contain your toothbrush(es).
Promised membership souvenirs and possible charter-member recognitions were not yet available to ship. We’ll be updating you on that soon.
@Stumpy91 from the email sent out first explaining the delay
When it’s resolved that we’re able to, we’ll ship your Quip toothbrush(es) to you along with an event souvenir we’ll make and send out so we can all fondly remember this time we had together.
@CapitalQ I would have said, “What’s Meh? It’s a “one deal per day” website like Woot? Is must be a cheap knock-off of Woot. I hope the Woot folks put Meh out of business and don’t do something stupid like selling-out to Amazon.com.”
A delay in litigation? No! You don’t say! Ah yes, such is the world of toothbrush litigation …
Does Meh have a courtroom sketch artist on staff for these hearings? If not, can a portion of our funds being held be used for such purpose? It would really amp up the level of interest and intrigue!
Alternatively, can anyone here pretend to be a courtroom sketch artist?
For those not in the club here’s the email
Greetings, Schrödinger’s Club Members,
The big day has arrived. You will shortly be getting emails confirming that something is heading your way. But Schrödinger’s box isn’t open yet…what is heading your way? Are you getting your toothbrushes? Is it souvenir preludes to an IRK? Did we ship you a framed transcript of an epic closing statement by a litigator forever to be known as The Scorpion?
While we figure out the way to explain the whole story, here’s a courtroom sketch of Quip making their case for another shipment delay, to tide you over:
Fiat justitia ruat caelum! (When you get an excuse to use Latin, use Latin. Google it.) You’ve waited this long, what’s a few more days spent with friends in the forum, during this, the closing days of our Quest for Clean Teeth?
12-20-2018 chronology edit: Before this post (but after the sale) we’d sent a shipment delay notice as follows via email.
Quip Orders: Expect 2-day shipment delay
An update on your toothbrush order - we are allowing Quip to inspect the product before we release it. While each toothbrush is factory sealed, date codes and other identifiers may help them determine where these left their supply chain. They’ll be flying down tomorrow, and we expect we will be able to ship our orders by Wednesday. Depending on holiday courier delays we’ll be at the end of our delivery expectation window.
meh
also – here’s the email “episode” sent right after this post that folks are responding to as the thread continued
Hi, it’s yet another update in the Great Toothbrush Saga. Yesterday, Quip pleaded to the court to stop our shipments - to wait and see if NYPD want these held should anyone find evidence of a theft beyond the existence of our inventory. To be clear, Quip previously relayed “neither we nor the NYPD yet know exactly how the inventory was acquired,” which was a fine conclusion to us, but they were granted a few more weeks to try and find out. Are they stolen or not? This is like Schrödinger’s Toothbrush.
This has dragged out long enough that if it’s going to continue, we need to make it more interesting. So let’s have some fun!
Ok, first, for those who don’t like fun, just write to us. This amount of delay is pretty absurd—we get it. We’ll cancel your order and issue a full refund, and we’re sorry to have involved you in all of this.
For the rest of you, we’ve got a few weeks of suspense. Fun! No, really, we have a plan - we’re converting your order to a voucher for one of the following:
When it’s resolved that we’re able to, we’ll ship your Quip toothbrush(es) to you along with an event souvenir we’ll make and send out so we can all fondly remember this time we had together.
If it’s resolved that we’re not able to ship you the toothbrush(es), we’ll refund your money BUT ALSO ship you a full-fledged IRK (Instant Regret Kit), our infamous mystery box of random things from our warehouse, for free.
Feel free to root for whichever outcome you prefer. Like Schrödinger’s thought experiment your order status is yet undetermined but in place of a dead cat you’ll at least get an IRK.
Another fun thing is that by accepting cancelations, we could offer additional vouchers on Meh as this drama unfolds, so more people may participate. Don’t worry, we’ll be sure to recognize your charter member status in the Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club.
@snapster I already own a Quip. WHY DID I BUY TWO MORE? Well this game of cat and mouse was certainly worth the moola. Can’t wait to see how things end up: am I going to have just my one Quip or Three Quips? MAYBE TWO IF ONE GETS LOST IN THE MAIL. Honestly don’t give a damn either way. AKA QUIP AGNOSTIC
@EVRYEDGE Hello, welcome to the FORUMS! You have an INTERESTING STYLE of posting. YOU SHOULD REALLY POST MORE, because we have LOTS OF FUN in the MEH FORUMS.
During a very important meeting just now, I glanced at my phone and saw an equally important update from Meh regarding the Quip toothbrush saga. As I have my priorities set correctly, I excused myself from the meeting to step outside and devote my full attention to the Meh update. Fearing Meh would take the easy (low) road and force a refund on me I was much relieved to read that we will all be in this together as the adventure continues. Bravo Meh!
@twz I was in a very similar situation this afternoon.
I stopped the meeting to explain the great toothbrush saga to my colleagues and also forwarded to them the update so they’d believe me.
Never gonna Quip you up
Never gonna brush you down
Never gonna run around and confuse you
Never gonna make you sue
Never gonna say injunct
Never gonna tell a lie and delay you.
You know, anyone can go down to the local store/web retailer and plunk down some money and walk away with an electric toothbrush. You know, a standard retail transaction. But only a truly visionary (hallucinating?) org like meh can sell you a whole electric toothbrush experience. I feel like the next update should include instructions on where to meet up with our designated teams so we can search for more clues to help unravel the mystery. It’s AFTER-dinner theater, the dental hygiene sequel. Bravo!
I’m a non-essential Federal employee (White House artificial (or any other) intelligence advisory committee). The bank can take my house, car, iPhone, TV, etcetera, but I’M IN ALL THE WAY for the Quip ride of a lifetime!
Quip is really shooting itself in the foot here. Why not try to come up with a reasonable solution for a bevy of new customers?? I mean, their whole shtick is subscription based so why not get those new subscribers locked in to their system? I just don’t get it. I guess that’s why I’m just your average multimillionaire meh commenter and not the CEO of a toothbrush startup.
@hurtsdonut It does seem to me that they’d stand to make a hell of a lot more on the subscriptions rather than bitching about a potentially legitimate way that a deal-a-day site based in Tejas got the stock. Offer up a free month coupon to anybody who signs up for a year or two and quityerbitchin’, Quip.
This is so great. The Matt Rutledge puppet can do a reenactment of the court hearing. Glen is the judge. I have never enjoyed buying a toothbrush more than this.
I want a Schrödinger Toothbrush Club Member lapel pin or secret decoder ring, so I can spot other members and gossip about the latest drama in our Quip toothbrush adventure.
Order 4 for the kids stockings. No coupon code for me
I wasn’t going to order then my daughter texted me that she liked the Toothbrush story on Meh. I was so proud that she checks Meh that I ordered. Spoiler alert daughter…you are getting a toothbrush in your stocking
I’m probably never going to open the damn thing and print the emails from Meh describing the saga. My grandchildren will be rich when they appear on antiques roadshow with this.
I have a hunch that the whole order process is going to be more fulfilling than the actual product. I’m hoping for an instant regret kit that contains a do it yourself dentistry kit with Novocain, drill, amalgam, cotton spacers and of course spit suction!
@adamselby I’m a little curious… I show two different shipments for this one order; 1 USPS & 1 FedEx. One shows it will arrive tomorrow & the other on Tuesday.
I wonder why that would be? Y’all’s all came in one package, right? (Those that’ve received their Quips, that is.)
@timothymh You got the email with the two codes, right? Make sure you’re using the one that’s eligible tonight, not the one that’s eligible starting tomorrow.
Ok I was too stupid to buy into this deal and now I’m just living on the sideline over here.
Anyone going to cancel their order so I can buy into the fun?
@Ignorant I actually placed an order right after the second sale launched for two metal and two plastic (two adults and two kids here). Then I canceled it after deciding I didn’t want to support Quip for the refills and my husband wouldn’t be thrilled with the expenditure. Now I’m kicking myself for the cancelation.
@katylava@zachdecker Same. I only bought it as something to remember #quipgate by. I will use it for travel. If I had paid full price for one these I actually would be quite disappointed. Not that one of these could ever replace an OralB or Sonicare anyway.
I’m most definitely not advocating a crime here, but wouldn’t it be funny if Meh’s warehouse was robbed and the whole shipment of toothbrushes was stolen?
As for me, I’ve never seen a company handle a delay in shipping with so much fun. I’m in this one for the long haul!
@Darnitol if such a thing happened I would immediately suspect Woot.
They’re located near Meh, and are jealous of their younger sibling’s mediocrity.
Whereas woot joined the retail Darkside as a minion of Amazon vowing to join them to rule the Galaxy as father and son, Meh has been a beacon of light, a new hope.
If anyone steals the toothbrushes it would be those dogs at woot.
Yes - my life is a dark drab place, please keep this going. In fact, maybe do this as a repeating event every quarter. Put something up for sale, hold it hostage for a couple of months with some funny emails going around. Cheaper than cable I say.
I love, love, love that this has become a sh-t-show court drama. I ordered some toothbrushes, and I don’t care if I ever get them, as long as the insanity continues.
@communist I was just coming here to share the post that popped up in my Google News feed about this. You just can’t make this shit up. huffpo piece about it
Got mine today (and ordered another from meh - still waiting). Frankly, if you use a Sonicare like I do then the Quip won’t be very impressive. However, I will take it along when I travel because the Sonicare is just too big and especially doesn’t have replaceable batteries. So in the end I got a decent travel toothbrush and a month of solid entertainment.
We’re working on that coupon code everyone, hang in there! If you placed an order, you can cancel and re order with it once it’s complete to get that discount, as always if you have any questions, shoot us an email: support@meh.com.
@riskybryzness I don’t want to have the stock run out for the specific color I want, any chance of just buying it now and applying the coupon code later?
@riskybryzness we demand satisfaction! Honestly though, I’m not worried about the 10%, consider it a very mediocre tip. Now, that second code… I’ll keep that n my back pocket for a day or two
/giphy hidden pocket code
Well kids, the moral of our story is simple… Don’t fuck with @snapster and his dedicated staff. The man has dined with Lord Bezos and lived to tell the tale. Meh sent those NYC toothbrush hawking shysters back to their West Village 5th floor walk-ups…
ordered Dec 14th, been waiting still. really need to brush my teeth. it’s getting pretty bad, hurry plz. this fuzz is real and as a medic i’m gettin bad looks from my patients. #Halitosis
@chasity_boyce fun fact, Halitosis was invented by Listerine. In it’s early days Listerine was the king of shame advertising, inventing not only the term “Halitosis” but also coining the phrase “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” to describe women with Halitosis. Not to imply that bad breath didn’t exist before Listerine, but there wasn’t a medical term for it before Listerine got involved. It also claimed to be great for cleaning your floor too.
I back a lot of things on Kickstarter for fun, so I’m used to infrequent updates and subpar deliveries (if any arrive at all!) so this has been a far more entertaining ride. I’m with meh til the end of this adventure, and meh, classy as hell how you’ve been handling the whole absurd situation.
Please don’t give up, I love this craziness. Hell, I’d be willing to double down and hold on for as long as it takes you to figure everything out- you could just send the toothbrush if all ends well or just send an even better IRK if the time comes that our toothbrush overlords have scrubbed away our resolve in minty fresh fashion. I’m willing to wait and I think a lot of other people are too. I just really want to be able to enjoy this toothbrush without paying quip directly so I can send a nice fuck you in the form of some pearly whites.
“Greetings and salutations, Schrödinger Toothbrush Club Members,
So, you know what we said about how “the only delay we can imagine is if the court appointment changes”? Well, it changed. Or in legalistic speak “a permanent injunction was not issued” and we’re rescheduled for January 23rd.
This is ridiculous. It is absurd for us to suggest that you wait two more weeks to figure this out. We’ve spent some time debating if we should end the whole thing, even with that rescheduled date. But we’ve also spent time reading through your comments and emails, and it’s our feeling that enough of you are enjoying this craziness that we should go ahead and wait to see what happens by the 23rd. It is truly wacky to keep this going, but we’re pleased to find we have a truly wacky community.
It is, of course, completely reasonable to not be enjoying this. Please, if you are not having fun, write to meh.com/support and ask to cancel. We don’t blame you. That is probably the rational choice.
For the rest of you irrational wackos, we will keep you up-to-date in emails and in the forum. While the next court hearing is a couple weeks away, the in-between-court-dates stuff has been pretty…interesting, as well. Let’s just say that our lawyers’ conversation with their lawyers wouldn’t be allowed on prime time TV. Anyway, we’ll talk to you soon, and thanks for continuing on this quest for clean teeth.
@4bel@uebergod Yeah, not working.
Still cool that they’ve tried. -I’m sure they’ll fix it for those patient enough, or for those who just go ahead and buy then follow up.
@uebergod-can y’all give out that coupon code? I would like a discount if possible. Please, although I ain’t got Any teeth, I wanted to buy this teethbrush for my Mom!!
Seriously . Now quip need to come in person to look at them one last time before you ship them out? They have some serious attachment issues to their product.
I can honestly say that this is the most dental related fun I have ever experienced! The drama… the intrigue… What will happen next? One thing is certain it’ll be fun!
So glad I bought a toothbrush I didn’t need, and that it got cancelled, and that I decided to try again so that I can be part of this game. Honestly so much more fun than a shitty toothbrush. Thanks Meh for this season of Dental Drama!
@jst1ofknd@therealjrn Me three. While I enjoy watching this from the outside, as it were, I can’t help but feel that I’m missing out on an epic experience by not being a part of the club.
@djslack@jst1ofknd@therealjrn It’s really as exciting as you think it is! I’m on this crazy rollercoaster and loving every minute. The suspense! The intrigue! The postcard! Oh My!
I’m sticking with my irrational choice. I don’t care if it takes two months and I end up with a bunch of weird crap in an IRK, I’m in it for the long haul. At least I’ll get a shopping bag out of it (but please, no more makeup stuff, especially not the used magnetic eyelashes that are likely to give the user a stye like were included in my last IRK)
I paid the price of a fancy movie ticket. I have had way more enjoyment out of this schadenfreude/ witty write-ups than most movies in the past two years. I’m amused. Keep the snarky quantum superposition up!
You can’t buy this kind of fun for the price of a semi maybe possibly stole or redirected quip toothbrush. I’ll take the drama over clean teeth, I dont like people anyway. #stayoffmylawn
You know, if this whole “meh” thing doesn’t work out, you could turn all of this into an 8-episode Netflix thing. Get a generic knockoff of the Law and Order theme, call it BRUSH AND FLOSS or something, and go to town.
“Your Ferrari had a paint chip.”
“Yeah, well you Amani suit is a little tight around the armpits.”
“The infinity pool at your second home is slightly less than five divided by zero”
meh, you guys were super forthcoming with you put these for sale - that they may never ship. I don’t even need the thing (I love my Sonicare and would never switch), I bought it just to support the mediocrity. I’m in this for the long haul for sure. While we find it entertaining, thanks to the meh sense of humor, I’m sure on the corporate side this sucks.
Through it all, meh has kept their sense of humor, kept us informed, and in every update, reminded people that they can request a refund.
Thanks for providing a ton of entertainment (to me) and for ensuring I’ll be a mehster for life!
Wait wait wait, did I read this right? So if I cancel, I get my money back and an IRK, but if I stay on this crazy train, no IRK and just a toothbrush or refund and an IRK anyways? I want the IRK more than the toothbrush, but I also don’t want off the wild ride. Shouldn’t the reward be with those who kept their money invested in this crazy scheme?
@goldnectar I’d prefer an Irk to a toothbrush too… Especially if I got two Irks because I ordered two toothbrushes lol.
After reading reviews about quip, I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re actually no better than a regular toothbrush and maybe worse…
… But with that said, I’m enjoying the ride and I’m way too stubborn. I’m sitting this out for the whole ride, even if it’s 2023 and the toothbrushes are still being held up by legislation.
I’m in for the long-haul. The entertainment value far exceeds the toothbrush cost and I don’t have to pay a handling fee to Ticketmaster or StubHub. Besides, the longer it takes, the less I’ll need the toothbrush as my teeth will have fallen out.
I have a recommendation. The Meh team should go to their devs. See if they can do this following user story (and, keep on reading to see why I ask):
GIVEN that I am a user
AND I have bought a specific product
WHEN I return to the product page (or forum page for that product)
THEN I see I poll that only purchasers of that product can vote in.
AND I can vote in that poll.
So, if you have your lawyers having meetings with the Quip lawyers, and you needed to extend again past the 23rd, one of the things I’d love to see is a poll I could vote in that says “What’s the next thing our lawyers should say?” and then take 4 or 5 good quotes from the forum as options for things to say. For example, there’s at least 2 jokes about people that can’t brush their teeth until they get their toothbrushes. There’s one that says “I do not regret it as bad as the 8 pairs of female underwear, a corset, a 24 pack of makeup brushes, and the old school iphone port speaker that came in my last IRK!” (h/t csimmons83) that would been a good contender to vote for already.
The last option, of course, is that your lawyer says “Yeah, well you Amani suit is a little tight around the armpits.” (h/t OnionSoup) to respond to anything Quip’s legal team says.
I guarantee that the thousands of customers waiting to see what’s going to happen will totally stay in it for months and months to come if they can vote to have an attorney tell another one that their suit is tight around the armpits.
Positives: You develop something new for your site, everyone goes crazy on how you’re totally awesome for engaging even more on a crazy issue, and you have a feature for soliciting feedback on products you sell after the fact. And, we have even more fun getting to participate in having a voice in what the attorneys say to each other.
Negatives: none at all
Also, to be totally clear, I’m sticking in for the long haul, even if you disregard the suggestion, just for the hope that one attorney says to the other “Yeah, well you Amani suit is a little tight around the armpits.”
Sat down to do bill last night and gathered all the mail from the last 2 weeks. In it? A post card from Meh about the Quip brushes. I laughed my buttocks off. I have told so many people the story on the brushes and how Meh has addressed it. Needless to say I am with you guys until the end. I want to see how it plays out. Also, several people I have told the story to were intrigued enough to lookup the site and start shopping with Meh as well.
Victory is mine, victory is mine! Fetch me the finest bagels and muffins in all the land!
Actually I think that I will prepare by eating a bag of Oreos and chasing it down with a quart of half-and-half. I’m going to put that Quip to the test!
Hey my quip arrived. gonna have to change the battery - pretty much DOA.
+1 for packaging though - my mailman thinks i ordered a dildo from meh - Hilarity will ensure because EVERYTIME i fly i am going to carry this thing in my carry on bag just so TSA can try and embarrass me.
Little do they know the lengths Mr. Rutledge had to go to get my my phallic shaped sonic tube of dental cleanliness.
@caldwell1 Having failed to successfully achieve any toothbrush purchase from Meh in recent months, I no longer have any teeth. Pity there was no where else I could have bought some toothbrushes…
@dave Ah shit, I caught this too late and can’t cancel my original order tampered-pleasant-gin. So should I make a new one and let y’all sort it out or…
@jdp@snapster
What I came here to say, more or less.
Brush heads should be sold in a month or two when today’s buyers are considering replacing. And before next Quip subscription would be mailed out.
For extra karma, ask Quip if they would like to undercut the knockoff price. If they don’t, they lose sales. If they do, they lose sales they might have had at a higher price.
FWIW, I think a lot of Mehtizens still have plenty of batteries.
The last time I heard a toothbrush story with this much drama, it involved vacationers developing a roll a film revealing their brushes up some stranger’s butt.
Hilarious. Isn’t their whole scam to get people to buy underpriced toothbrushes so that they can sell them overpriced replacement heads on a schedule?Giving out these brushes makes them money! Sheesh. They’re shooting themselves in the foot.
And hilarious b/c I just made the SO return an Oral-B electric toothbrush [with much cheaper replacement heads, by the way] purchased on sale back because I “had four Quips coming from meh”. Whoops.
The very TITLE OF THE SITE IS MEH!!! Seriously, it’s just stuff. I’m enjoying the ride and can’t wait to see what unfolds. With the Schrodinger reference, I’m hoping for a voucher for a kitten!!!
I’m in for all the drama and suspense of this new TV series, Meh and Order. I’ll take either option, maybe 2 for a little for suspense upon the conclusion.
I would love an update on where the investigation is going. I called out quip on instagram and strangely enough my comment disappeared much like stolen merchandise…
@gatesboy23 They are covering their tracks and removing any trail that threatens their lame corporate image. If you get an unexpected knock at your door - don’t answer it - you may disappear too.
@dashcloud My experience with this particular government website hasn’t been stellar. I’ve had luck in selecting the civil court, selecting parties, changing it to business, then requesting “A Mediocre Corporation”. However, now that I documented that, it is sure to fail.
I think their webdev is having some fun with all the traffic from meh.com…
I never thought of it as an investment, just a cheap way to try a toothbrush they advertise on all the podcasts. At this point it’s like the long-ass joke that @shahnm posted. I’m too far into it to stop now, and just waiting for the inevitably lame punch line.
Email just received: “Your meh.com order of Quip Electric Toothbrush has shipped.” Same tracking number as FedEx status notification received last evening. Damn, I thought this would at least outlast the gov’t shutdown. I mean, it’s litigation for gods sake.
@kevincoleman is it coming to an end though? How do we know that quip won’t start raiding our homes to steal the toothbrushes back. It sounds like something quip would do.
I am very happy to know we are getting the Quips, yet I was almost thrilled to think we might get a framed transcript of an epic closing statement! Plus, the IRK was a bit of an exciting mystery! But all good things must come to an end, thank you for the great ride! What’s next…??
I saw my dentist today, he was alluding to “Flowers for Algernon” and other classic fiction all the time while putting hardware in my face. Allusive bastard. Hopefully my Quip will keep me away from his clutches.
As a bonus - i just happened to think - i opted IN for the extra quip re-order when they sent the offer - i figured Mrs. YETB could use a decent travel dental appliance - I hope it comes before Feb 14th - because I shall wrap it as is - and let her mind wander a bit about what I got her for the holiday.
This is a crazy business model…Offer cheap electric toothbrushes that you can get similar models for $3 on alibaba, market the hell out of them on podcasts and radio, and sell SUBSCRIPTIONS for even cheaper replacement heads, genetic mint toothpaste, and even AAA batteries!?
@elpepe Recurring revenue, baby! You want to boost your valuation, recurring revenue. Appeal to the V.C.s, recurring revenue. Want to go public, recurring revenue. Selling goods is a 1x valuation, but services, recurring revenue, get ready for a 3x or more!
But seriously, can’t Meh customers be implicated in receiving known stolen property “accessory after the fact” since Meh and the manufacturer both disclosed it which would then make it in violation of interstate theft laws (Section 659 of Title 18 of the United States Code: the theft or fraudulent acquisition of goods that are part of an interstate shipment, whether from the carrier or a holding area, and also the willful buying, selling or possession of goods obtained.)
Currently, if the value of the goods is under $100, it is punished as a misdemeanor; otherwise, it is a felony.
(Partial source: Wikipedia and Section 659 of Title 18 of the United States Code)
Mehfolks, thanks for the coupon refund. You shouldn’t have. In future, please allow me to overpay. Meh is my first site check, everyday. Even when I was in the hospital for a month. They took away my credit cards then, among other items more or less dangerous, so I was unable to purchase anything. I’m Out now. The new meds are just fine. I’m feeling much better. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. The voices are still there, but I just meh them down.
This is getting pretty amusing. It is like how Apple has any parts being shipped in to the US from a non-approved vendor confiscated as counterfeit by customs.
The only evidence being that they didn’t sell it to them directly, so it must be fake!
We didn’t sell these to you directly so they must be stolen! Why do you think that? Cause we didn’t personally do it and we told everyone else to promise real hard not to do it either!
I don’t want a refund right now. I want to see where this goes. I’m sure Meh will make up for the delay in traditional mediocre fashion, so I’m holding out to see what that is. Don’t dissappoint me Meh.
I vote for the IRK. I feel your pain. 5 of my student Chromebooks ended up in an auction house in Kansas City. The eBay reseller had a legit receipt that he paid for them (but suspiciously sold them for ‘parts’). How did they get to Kansas City? I had to use my own CSI:Miami skills but I recovered 3 of them.
@stinks One of the buyers contacted us to ‘deprovision’ her Chromebook. That’s really how we found that 5 units were missing. I searched eBay and found another listed for sale. The photo was clear enough to see that it was one of our serial numbers. The local police raided the eBay reseller but he had receipts. He must have known they were stolen though because they were New In Box and when you turn them on they say “Managed by xxx School District”. So he was selling them for parts. The buyer returned hers and the seller gave her a full refund to keep his seller rating. We recovered that one, the one that was listed for sale, and another in the seller’s inventory. The other two had been parted out already. We never found out how they got to Kansas City though.
@aperfecttool72 You still have a poo icon, so either you paid one-time shipping (a horrible deal that nobody would willingly do) or… you never actually ordered toothbrushes at all!
I love this. I’m waiting til the end. Meh is awesome to have so many great outcomes to potentially see. I love them all.
I now find myself irrationally wrapped up in the scandal. Did Meh ever give us details on where they acquired the Quips from? It would be interesting to get some insight into the reseller that they got them from as well, as this domino effect of Quip not getting their precious inventory and it taking a left turn at Albuquerque had to start somewhere.
I searched for Quip toothbrush at Google News. There was a link to one article about the Meh saga. (There were many other articles if you are curious about Quip itself.)
I’m interested to see how it plays out. I saw the Quip first in Target and the styling caught my attention, but for $50 I wasn’t gonna bite. Saw them pop up on Meh a few days later and it was a no brainer.
At this point I will support Meh and however they can work it out.
Maybe someday the private investigator will write a book about this experience. Maybe Meh could sell us the audiobook version.
Good luck tomorrow @snapster! Whatever that would mean for you. Obviously this whole deal is lost profit at this point.
I am loving this drama. I only bought one of these toothbrushes because I wanted to see what it was like but now I want to ride it out to the end. Keep fighting the good fight!
Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t you just relist these once the injunction is lifted? What is the point of holding onto my money and not shipping an IRK to all the people that have patiently waited for almost a month? I know you’re going to beat me up on this thread fellow buyers but it only seems logical that if they are in the warehouse they won’t sit there forever and they will be sold at some point where you can get back on to this wild ride that you’ve enjoyed so much. This is just one man’s opinion and I’m sure it isn’t supported by many but the reason I held on this long was to get my order or IRK. We were all told that today would be the day and now that date has been moved forward. Don’t you feel like we are being treated like quip is treating meh to some level?
thank you for expressing this view - I am certain that it is held by others even if they are either not outspoken or the majority.
I made a statement about our deliberation time (regarding this last email send) to someone who was also frustrated above. This was a tough call and I’m aware we are stretching our (much enjoyed) credibility a bit thin.
I acknowledge that you and others want to resolve this issue with the Toothbrushes you ordered (plus souvenir) or the IRK you were promised NOW and that a refund isn’t sufficiently pleasing after waiting the extra time. What I would suggest as a compromise action for those of you who are stressed by this, if the next 2 weeks are too much to take as a matter of principle or economics, you should request a refund today and I will do my best to provide you with a satisfactory option at the end that will make you pleased to remain a customer of Meh. This will cause some delay and logistics hassle for everyone versus standing by, but it is not the holding your money that we are enjoying here. I don’t like that element at all. Our decision is to hold your place in line with us ready to proceed without a subsequent sale event that would likely be received rather like us crying wolf a third time.
As per our decision to extend the timeline by default, we would prefer that you not cancel if you have intent to benefit from the outcome.
For what it’s worth, the process of building random and creative IRKs is going to take us some time to accomplish, so the timeline to ship them wasn’t much different if we made the call today or we waited this outcome out. We have been preparing for IRK contents since we made the proposition several weeks ago and this work will continue for the next couple weeks should we need them. This is more IRKs produced than we have ever sold.
Thanks again for expressing a relevant viewpoint. Feel free to take any individual requests directly to customer service at meh.com/support
@snapster Very well said. Honestly, I am stunned that there are individuals whining about IRK’s. Really? I always thought it was sort of a Meh joke … “if you wait we’ll toss some IRK crap your way”. If you are so bent on “give me my IRK junk because you promised”, you have bigger issues in your life.
@snapster@twz let’s correct the record, I’m not whining about anything. The company that operates as a corporation not a charity last I
Checked offered something to the buyers to compensate for any Delays that may have occurred. I am just requesting information regarding that. Where as the response from the meh was both eloquent and informative yours is exactly what I have come to expect from keyboard crusaders, divisive and mean spirited. The simple fact that 5000 units at $15 a piece is $75,000 which is a very rough guess. Regardless monthly interest compounded on $75,000 does add up to something. I’m not whining or looking for a handout sir I’m bringing up a alternate opinion which obviously bothers you so much that you’ve taken 2 this forum to call me out for believing in something different than you.
@gatesboy23 Any interest earned has been spent on the $10 coupons issued and the cost to produce your valuable IRK package. And don’t even get me started on the legal costs Meh is absorbing. Seriously, take a deep breath and relax … life’s too short.
@twz Given your past response you must have much more experience in corporate law than I do.I am a police Officer and I work part-time as a researcher for an attorney so I guess you must be a lawyer. For the record I am staying until the deal is over. I’m very sorry that a difference of opinion get you this riled up.
@twz the percentage holding on is mindblowing and includes folks who have limited experience with us — for hundreds this was a first purchase. I get your take for the regular longtime member. I still enjoy a dose of “freshman libertarian” idealism from time to time.
@snapster When you said “this was a first purchase” … That’s me. I never knew the site existed. I don’t even remember how I found out about the deal (perhaps CNET?). But, the situation to me is QUITE amusing and I have to stick it out just out of curiosity to see how it ends. I absolutely love how you have handled it. Kudos.
15 years ago at the start of Woot’s community (the origins of all our fun here), we had a crowd favorite charter user named GallopingCow. We actually hired him and he quickly got burned out once it was a real job. Absolutely no relevance, but @Pigboat, I really like your user name. Welcome to Meh.
@snapster Thanks! Pigboat is actually a word in the dictionary. It’s OLD slang for a submarine. I was stationed on one for a while when I was in the US Navy. I was an early PC owner (1989) and we used to use modems back then to log onto Bulletin Board Systems (BBS’s). Most used peoples’ real names as a login. But, I eventually happened upon one that required a “handle.” I chose Pigboat and have been using it ever since.
I’m holding out! I just hope if it turns out to be an IRK, I do not regret it as bad as the 8 pairs of female underwear, a corset, a 24 pack of makeup brushes, and the old shcool iphone port speaker that came in my last IRK!
Thank you for the postcard and the email update, Meh! I’m in the “this is fascinating, keep fighting the good fight” camp. Maybe I’ll get a Quip, maybe I won’t, but this has plussed-up your credibility and loyalty amongst the proletariat for sure.
This is the most fun I’ve ever had with an online order. Bought, Cancelled, Refund, Bought, Limbo. HA HA HA HA. I’m riding this story line to the very last gavel swing.
So, you know what we said about how “the only delay we can imagine is if the court appointment changes”? Well, it changed. Or in legalistic speak “a permanent injunction was not issued” and we’re rescheduled for January 23rd.
So tomorrow we should know more. I will be so sad if it is the season finale.
@OnionSoup Honestly, that would be awesome. Especially if Quip wins overall and prevents Meh from shipping. Meh should charge Quip for warehouse space. lol
Hi I have been patiently waiting to get some information about my Quip purchase from MEH and I just saw a tracking number with a delivery date of February 1st. Thank you MEH for all that you have done and how you have taken care of your customers.
I looked up the case that someone posted on the other thread- last entry is 1/18/2019 “defendant’s objection to subpoena”. The temporary injunction expired 1/23 at 5 pm. Did they ship yesterday at 5 pm? Maybe Quip gave up and let it expire? http://justice1.dentoncounty.com/PublicAccessDC/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=2611699
Meh I honestly will not use another one item a day website after this. Fuck just make this a every couple month thing where if you buy an item you get weeks of entertainment by wondering if it’s going to come or not. This is the best.
Perfect, was upset I didn’t get in for the fiasco that were last years orders so I got a couple this go around. If only Meh can provide some issues this time.
I’ve been tracking my Quip and apparently it wanted to get a little traveling in before settling down at my house. It’s been several places already and still is not scheduled to arrive until Friday.
Uh, WHAT? He “wasn’t satisfied with the expensive options on the market”, so he decided to design an EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE OPTION??? And one that arguably does LESS than a similarly priced electric toothbrush that vibrates or spins, to boot.
@craigthom I’m using a sonicare for my daily, I don’t expect to replace it with this, but the quip should be great for travel where the sonicare is much bulkier
Let’s see if I’ve got this: You got these directly from Quip and dealt with a Quip employee, but then they said they were stolen, then said they don’t know where they came from and don’t know if one of their employees was actually involved, and now they aren’t talking so you had to file in court to get answers which are still pending…
Sounds to me like these are either counterfeit or are “shadow shift” products made on the same assembly line but after hours and unreported.
@Jon651 “Shadow shift” would make sense actually… The red one that was originally for sale looked like the Product(RED) version, but was unbranded. Might be something to this theory.
So pleased to see these back again after the fiasco. Sending previous ‘buyers’ a code for a discount was not just meh, it was super-meh. Bought two and glad i didn’t pull the trigger on the Quip site two days ago.
Did I just buy another electric toothbrush that I can travel with on meh? I feel like I just bought those really ugly travel toothbrushes a few months ago. Also, I don’t travel. What’s wrong with me?
Ordered the quip toothbrush during the initial offer and again after this debacle was resolved. Shit is insane but love the fact that guys stuck with it. Like doing business back in the day with the boys from the old neighborhood.
I’m going to hang in there and wait… all this is putting a bad taste in my mouth (pun intended) for Quip and their products. They don’t realize they’re being short-sided and in the long run are going to be losing customers who would possibly subscribe to the refills. Good job Quip!
@abricko Right? At this point, I’m not signing up for any subscription even if I DO eventually get the toothbrush. I’ll use it until it’s worn out and then tear it apart for robot parts.
Could we please start taking bets on when this will be resolved? We could have a couple of bets going on…
Under/over the amount of days it takes to be cleared up.
Actual Date of when it is cleared up or not…
Under/over on how many people will be arrested…
What happened to the Red Ones…
I didn’t really want the toothbrush to begin with, I just bought one to put my support behind Meh. Now I am definitely in this for the ride. Totally entertaining, but sorry that the meh-sters have to put up with these Quip jerks. Are they even allowed to come into Texas?
Meh, thanks for always maintaining a sense of humor and great customer service. Whatever happens, happens, but I’m in your court all the way! And super happy to be in “Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club”.
Deff want to be entertained and will continue riding the quipercoaster. If it stops I would rather get the price at the end than empty handed. Either way Meh always delivers if not the product for sure the entertainment. Can’t wait to see the season finale
I am staging a “BRUSH-OUT”! I vow to NOT brush my teeth until this is resolved!!! I support you MEH!. Let’s make the “MAN” burn!!! (or atleast until my wife informs me that I cannot come back into the house until I brush thoroughly…whichever comes first) Either way, I am sticking in this to the end!
12-20-2018 chronology edit: Before this post (but after the sale) we’d sent a shipment delay notice as follows via email.
Quip Orders: Expect 2-day shipment delay
An update on your toothbrush order - we are allowing Quip to inspect the product before we release it. While each toothbrush is factory sealed, date codes and other identifiers may help them determine where these left their supply chain. They’ll be flying down tomorrow, and we expect we will be able to ship our orders by Wednesday. Depending on holiday courier delays we’ll be at the end of our delivery expectation window.
meh
also – here’s the email “episode” sent right after this post that folks are responding to as the thread continued
Hi, it’s yet another update in the Great Toothbrush Saga. Yesterday, Quip pleaded to the court to stop our shipments - to wait and see if NYPD want these held should anyone find evidence of a theft beyond the existence of our inventory. To be clear, Quip previously relayed “neither we nor the NYPD yet know exactly how the inventory was acquired,” which was a fine conclusion to us, but they were granted a few more weeks to try and find out. Are they stolen or not? This is like Schrödinger’s Toothbrush.
This has dragged out long enough that if it’s going to continue, we need to make it more interesting. So let’s have some fun!
Ok, first, for those who don’t like fun, just write to us. This amount of delay is pretty absurd—we get it. We’ll cancel your order and issue a full refund, and we’re sorry to have involved you in all of this.
For the rest of you, we’ve got a few weeks of suspense. Fun! No, really, we have a plan - we’re converting your order to a voucher for one of the following:
When it’s resolved that we’re able to, we’ll ship your Quip toothbrush(es) to you along with an event souvenir we’ll make and send out so we can all fondly remember this time we had together.
If it’s resolved that we’re not able to ship you the toothbrush(es), we’ll refund your money BUT ALSO ship you a full-fledged IRK (Instant Regret Kit), our infamous mystery box of random things from our warehouse, for free.
Feel free to root for whichever outcome you prefer. Like Schrödinger’s thought experiment your order status is yet undetermined but in place of a dead cat you’ll at least get an IRK.
Another fun thing is that by accepting cancelations, we could offer additional vouchers on Meh as this drama unfolds, so more people may participate. Don’t worry, we’ll be sure to recognize your charter member status in the Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club.
Meh
I’m old, retired and have gotten really board with Law & Order reruns. If I last long enough to see this through, fine, meh! Otherwise, I have updated my will that Quips, or Irks, or whatever eventually comes to pass is donated to a good cause, like the Mexican Dental Association. This could end Migrant Caravans. We all should quip in and save a ton of dollar$ on a stupid wall.
@vinuash I ordered a metal one because I just wanted to add to the plastic one I have, although I suspect the cold handle in the morning will leave me feeling a little meh about my decision.
Just got the email update, thank you for letting those of us who are interested in riding it out do just that. Here for the long run. Looking forward to the next piece of the saga…
While I enjoy the suspense, the previous update says that Wednesday(Yesterday) was the going to be the decision point for whether we get our tooth brushes or we get refunds and IRKs. I get that you’re trying to make a fun situation out of an un-pleasant one but I originally bought these as a Christmas present and now delivery might get stretched indefinitely.
@Endreo the email said that they will process cancellations on request, I’m not sure what else they are supposed to do in this situation. They’ve already gone above and beyond with the emails, postcard, discount codes, and plan b IRK in my opinion.
@giggers The postcard was fun, though I never received a discount code. And getting a refund is an alright option but we’ve been waiting a while and I was under the impression that we would be compensated one way or the other with the next update. I think everyone at Meh is great and I know this is a (very)lame situation for them but if all we get at the end of this is a tooth brush 6+ months from now with a short email update every once in a while that doesn’t seem super worth it to me.
@Endreo I’m very sympathetic to your concern. If it helps, know that we took hours to deliberate this last announcement. If the refund is looking the better route for you, I don’t want you to feel pressured at all. We will do our best to come through with something special at the end however you decide.
I just finished Python Eric Idle’s sortabiography and I want to “Always look on the bright side of life” but can’t do it without clean teeth, so I’m still in…
In for a penny in for a quip. I was for quip before I was against quip before I was for quip before I was against quip. The only thing missing is the hanging quip Chad’s.
I’m in this for the long haul, but mainly because I keep forgetting that I ordered one of these here at Meh! on a whim sometime last year and it jogs my memory every time I come back to check what’s up for sale that day.
Most days, I’m like “Sorry but I don’t need another (insert the current Meh! product here). Oh, yeah - I ordered a toothbrush…” Man, getting old sucks.
I’m loving the whole saga. I am at the point at which I no longer care if I get the toothbrush but I want to see this followed through. It is worth the money just for the story.
Wow! They shipped!! These were supposed to be gifts - had to go buy them at Target for a huge difference but stuck it out for the joy of meh. Was kinda hoping for IRK at this point but was a fun ride
Dammit, back to having to brush my teeth!? However I’m not sure I’ll be able to remove the film that formed? Does quip offer refills with steel bristles??
Wow what a co-meh-ncidence! Or coinci-meh-nce? Meh-incidence?
I just chowdered mine last night (and now brush won’t stay on due to a crack) and was forced to use a normie toothbrush, like some kind of out-of-touch monster.
But I was not paying $35 for another one. It’s a steal at $14. (Ha ha but seriously $14 is also too much, it’s just better than $35).
@snapster I remember, and that was actually the first thing I thought of. Although, I thought the cards were supposed to be disposed of and the recycling company sold them to you?
@snapster In addition to all of us wanting to know what is going on, does pressing Quip (and possibly taking legal action) benefit you by discouraging other suppliers from pulling this type of crap, or does it not matter. Should we start a gofundme to hire a PI? :p
At the time, it looked like MSI was covering their butts with Nvidia for having been the source of some OEM latest-chip cards coming out prior to their approved retail release date. I’d heard from a VP there at Nvidia who was livid. It was indeed a recycling-style vendor who sold them to us so I offered that scenario as our best guess.
I would say in the circumstances of a suspected theft, a manufacturer should leave claims and actions to the legal authorities. I can understand the reflex, but it’s best to leave it to experts and avoid doing damage to good-faith buyers of your product.
I really didn’t buy a Quip because I didn’t want to give them and money for the heads, but after such an amazing journey I went ahead and purchased one after seeing the VMP email.
This was so much fun to follow! Kudos to Matt and the rest of the Crew!
@mfladd They’re trying to get them all out of the warehouse before Quip finds that videotape of the truck backing up to the loading dock at 3 am. Or maybe this but with a toothbrush instead of a beer.
Why did I buy another one? I don’t know - when I saw links earlier in the thread, it felt like Groundhog Day. I am hoping by ordering another one, I’ll final end the ongoing saga. Now, I’ll wait to hear about the next shipping delay with this second order to so our fun begins again.
Yep, got mine this afternoon and upon first inspection ( with me being over 50 years old and still having potty mouth juvenile sense of humor and mentality) I immediately thought damn it’s a Dual purpose quip vibrator/toothbrush…
I have to say I’m unimpressed with this toothbrush. I have an Oral B electric with a spinning head and that works way better, plus it’s cheaper than the retail price of these things. This one vibrates but you have to brush like usual, and the handle vibrates enough to numb my hand. I gotta say it’s all marketing and no substance.
If I had paid full price (in my case $40min for metal), I would be hoppin’ mad. As other have stated this brush is so underwhelming. If I had purchased at retail $, it would be returned. (I did check the battery.)
That being said, bought this thinking it would be better than one of my current travel toothbrushes, Violife that was sold here $5ea which included an extra brush.
IMHO, the $5 Violife is far better than the $40 Quip. They both run on 1-AAA battery. the differences, Violife is about an inch shorter, grip is the size of the Quip brush cover, so a bit wider at the base. No timer. I purchased from another site before Meh had them, mine has 2 speeds, not sure here, specs don’t say. Violife 22,000 strokes per minute, Quip 15,000, whether or not the stroke count is accurate, the slower speed on my Violife feels like it has more power than the Quip, so Violife at full speed… Form vs function, design, for me Quip wins hands down, function it’s Violife. Even the Violife battery is easy to replace.
just took a look a Morningsave, Violife 3for$19, extra brush head included for each.
for reference, my preferred battery operated (travel) toothbrushes:
Oral-B Pro-Health, prefer the round brush but it’s bulkier running on 2 AA batteries & brush heads can be pricey.
Violife, light, compact, will easily fit in pocket/purse & replacement brush ≈$3ea.
Quip, probably will rarely if ever use, but it looks good (a Ferrari with a VW Bug air-cooled engine)
My Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club Souvenir Kit saved the day here. It will be better than the actual Quip, I get a t-shirt +stuff. Thank You MEH!!
Meh rocks!! But I won’t ever buy a Quip product, after this debacle. They just seem like a dishonest bunch of creeps, and I can use a 2/$1 manual toothbrush just fine, despite my advanced age, TYVM.
So Meh canceled my other toothbrush order, for mysterious reasons that were entirely to do with their own personal deep-seated counting dysfunction (or something).
Knowing this, I confidently predicted that they would not, in fact, ship the prior Quip toothbrushes that they brashly offered for “sale”. My soothsaying proved eerily correct. No one got that toothbrush.
So all of you who did not heed my admonition about purchasing the canceled Quip toothbrush got a coupon.
I did not, despite being the original victim of toothbrush non-shippery.
I still have like a thousand toothbrush heads for the Pulsonic I bought here last year. It fits in my bag just fine and I do not have to buy batteries for it.
I bought one, because I’m hoping that Quip and Meh will get together and give all the VIP members who soldiered thru this fiasco some badass free swag sometime in the not too distant future.
Just got it to brush my toddlers teeth. I don’t have to pin her down and worry about brushing at the same time. Now brushing is taken care while I keep her down. My most difficult 2 mins task! Looking forward to it.
@stinks I think red is a special Project (RED) product where proceeds are donated to charity. That or a Target exclusive color. Either way, probably not okay to sell on other marketplaces.
I don’t need a toothbrush, yet I bought one to be part of the community. I missed out the first time, but I’m glad to join the “fun” this time. (Sorry to anyone who was counting on this for a stocking stuffer!)
In semi related news… that some of you may find funny… I ordered the 2 pack plastic. It had a order has shipped track it here… Sunday I got an email with a new tracking number and told that it was upgraded shipping and had shipped… which one will arrive? Neither, both? Or did we just find out how the meh ones arrived???
Was going to ask for a refund, but I’ll hang in there and hope for the refund and IRK. At worst I get the toothbrush I ordered the first time. It was going to be my travel toothbrush, so I’m doing fine with my Oral-B at home.
I’m willing to wait for a good toothbrush, and who would want to miss out on a reward for our patience so we can always remember Quip’s terrible customer service?
I am always up for an adventure! This is like a roller coaster, up…it’s coming…down, no it’s not yet…curves,…we are searching! Wonder what the tunnel will be like!
I’m more than happy to wait it all out… but I’m not gonna go off all half-cocked about the folks at quip being jackasses.
imagine thousands upon thousands of your product mysteriously show up on the internet at a deal-a-day site and you can’t even find where the effing things are missing from your inventory. they’ve got to be missing… and thousands of them should be easy to track.
for quip this is a MUCH bigger issue than some stolen product.
that said, i bought into both sales cuz their marketing on facebook worked $20 worth and i’d rather use this when traveling than a new tiny brush from the hotel vending machine. if i get an IRK, i’ll be just as happy as long at it’s a $20 IRK… I want extreme MEH from this IRK.
@Noddy93 Yeah, I want one of those Pioneer receivers like other lucky A-Meh-ricans got in the last bunch. Mine was mostly makeup items that my wife wasn’t at all interested in.
More and more this is beginning to reinforce the feeling that these are either counterfeit or shadow-shift production that someone at Quip was dealing in on the side.
Since the Meh-sters almost certainly know who they got these from in the first place, just go to the police line-up of the usual suspects, point and say “That’s him (or her)! There’s the dirty dog!” I’d bet it’s the one who looks like Joe Pesci…
I knew something like this might happen. I bought the Quip the first time because I wanted it and it was a good deal. I bought the quip the second time because I suspected there might be more drama and I did not want to be left out. I want an IRK!..lol
Will stay put for now…will like to see how things evolve. Looking forward to all the bonuses you stated on email. Thanks for the continue communication!
Decided to cancel & was told by Meh support that the order had already shipped! So maybe things are moving faster than expected. It’s a christmas miracle!
@bixbyd they have not - sorry for the head fake - likely our CS rep moved too fast and used a common expectation from the order-state these are held up on. I’ll make a note for them to contact you and confirm refund.
I am so impressed with how you are handling this, Meh! You are truly a stand-up organization! Thanks for all the hassle you are going through, trying to provide this deal to us. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!
The three people for whom the brushes were intended for are hoping for the brushes. How wrong is it that I want the I.R.K. no matter how bad it is? But the way my luck has been running lately, it’ll be QuipBrush City, or it will be a bagless I.R.K. ( just like the bagless pity Fuko–although that was one hella great Fuko!!!).
Honestly at this point i’m done waiting. After the injunction meh will be able to sell the tooth brush if the court clears the sale. I work in law enforcement and I know that these types of cases can drag along forever especially if one of the parties has shitloads of money to waste on attorney fees.
I am so in for waiting. I’ve tried to share the fun, but my family doesn’t understand how much I love the humor in all this. Bring on the Quips and the transcripts! …whenever they let you, of course.
Just checked my order status and it says shipped with a tracking number. I really stayed in hoping for the IRK, but I’ll settle for the toothbrushes. I hope meh has a good story to tell later today.
@mphillips76 Well, according to this website a quip toothbrush weighs 3 oz, without any packaging. Since 5 x 3 = 15 oz, which is .937 lbs without any packaging. I do not believe you are getting your quip toothbrushes.
So, does the simple expiration of the temporary injunction mean anything for Mediocre’s suit beyond the simple ability to ship 'em?
The lack of additional recorded filings beyond the objection to a subpoena smells to me like stalling tactics (obviously, IANAL). Hopefully there’ll be something punitive to convey a lack-of-amusement if so.
@PowerUser IANAL but the case is still active. And since Mediocre initiated the lawsuit I’m sure they’re in it for damages. The objection to the subpoena didn’t extend the injunction, so next the court will issue an order compelling them to comply with the subpoena, or alternately upholding their objection. I don’t know how good the lawyers are or the merits of the case but I hope meh takes quip to the cleaners.
Meh’s email on the subject sounds very deliberately criptic on what was sent. Not committing to say they have shipped the toothbrush or whether it is a souvenir instead.
However, I would suspect it IS the toothbrush because those who ordered more brushes have heavier packages.
Unless of course they’re getting multiple souvenirs.
When it’s resolved that we’re able to, we’ll ship your Quip toothbrush(es) to you along with an event souvenir we’ll make and send out so we can all fondly remember this time we had together.
Still curious if the post card is the souvenir, or if they have something else planned. This has been fun.
Well the email sounds like the litigation is still active - maybe these are special @meh toothbrushes? Refurbs from OralB?
The email was great - that for LOL
I hope you are really sending the toothbrushes this time. After all this time we diehards who stuck with you through this deserve a surprise box of goodies!!,
@beviebear@martymar2577 the bonus was to see civil law in action. We got to be part of “ripped from the headlines drama”. No prize could compete with that. (You realize this has always been about toothbrushes, right? This is it. You get toothbrushes. You were only ever getting toothbrushes. Life is hilarious and banal)
Man - hope the battery still is good, it has been awhile - but glad I waited and since it was so long - it is a TOOTHBRUSH since that is all that is left is a tooth to brush…won’t be needing refill heads any time soon…
Wait! Did I just opt in for more, possibly pilfered, Quips? Oh my, ill-gotten gains are so sweet. Wait! is this all a new meh sales technique for cavity prone thief wannabes? Do I need 6 Quips? Am I in the market for a house with 6 bathrooms? Will I frame one with a link to this forum? Will my friends and family look at me stranger than they did yesterday? Will anybody believe my story about brushing the teeth of our cats? Please to send my Quips in an unmarked envelop.
@jaybird@somf69 I think someone above said that Target had exclusive rights to selling the red ones, so meh, probably to not risk the ire of Target, pulled the red off the site.
I received my first two (I opted in to ordering two more) and I am appropriately underwhelmed. The brush head is a little bit too big for an electric toothbrush and the motor is so much weaker than my ancient Sonicare. I will probably still use these for travel as originally anticipated, but these were definitely appropriate for Meh, if maybe a little premature on their demand curve.
Man…you guys got your toothbrushes? All I got were several dildos. Kinda weird though, I think they were meant for a kinky dentist as they are dental themed dildos. Oh well.
What to make of the ongoing legal drama?
01/25/2019 Subpoena(s) issued by attorney
for Arnold A Spencer
Party: A Mediocre Corporation
01/25/2019 Objection(s) or Complaint
to Subpoena
Party: Spencer, Arnold A.
@j37hr0 Snapster is suing them for screwing up his business and will split up the proceeds among folks who bought Quip brushes. Or buy beer for the office instead.
@gogarnth
As a previous attempted-purchaser buying Quip toothbrushes again, use the coupon code REQUIP when checking out to save 10% on the Quip event.
It didn’t work for me though… And yet I’m still in for a couple.
/giphy furry hungry wish
I would probably order again, but seems useless without a subscription from Quip to go with them. And after the whole debacle and how Quip handled it, that ain’t gonna happen.
Question: is it possible to buy extra brush heads without signing up for one of Quip’s plans? I want to use this as a travel brush, so I’ll only need occasional replacements.
@borisgoodenough yes. Here’s the link to their page… $5 charge for a single shipment, and you pay shipping, as opposed to their refill plan, where THEY pay shipping every 3 months…
So even though I actually was against the whole quip thing because they were being a bunch of a-holes to everybody at meth, I went ahead and reordered these because I wanted them the first time. Now my question is this, I’m obviously going to buy the replacement package where you get the heads mailed to you every month from quip, but what happens if something is wrong and the quip people say where did you buy your toothbrush and I tell him online at Meh, are they going to give me a hard time or just be assholes for the hell of it?
@snapster@somf69@therealjrn they won’t be dicks about it. It’s christmas. Not everyone gets a gift receipt with their gift. They won’t pass up moneyzzz
Well I guess I have to expect a sellout when I don’t buy sooner because I’m waiting to hear back from someone on whether they want in as well or not. (Obviously not a fan of spending money for no reason.) I look forward to reviews from everyone who got it and maybe a future sale. And just for the heck of it…(to be continued)
I see some irks coming in with competitor pallets of toothbrushes. But who competes with quip, on equivalent scale- electric and replaceable heads that aren’t the oralb ones that they’ve had for 20+ years?
Honestly, you guys should just do what Trump did. Make the commemorative coin before anything happens. Then you’re EXTRA motivated to make it happen, cus you don’t wanna look like an idiot!
And here I thought the chance of Matt standing before Judge Judy to plead Meh’s case was all but lost. Not so. We may still see a late afternoon episode as Meh wins and the Quip suits are chastised into submission by da Judge. Nice.
I was happy, then sad, then happy again. Now I’m meh. So if that was your goal, kudos. Job well done. But I will have my toothbrush. Oh yes. It shall be mine.
Would love Option 1 if delivered early 2027 (since the battery is good till 2028) or Option 2 is like winning a lottery , I’d take Option 2 and pass on the 1st Box - want Door #2 please…
Am I weird for getting giddy over whatever drama is sure to proceed? I literally get excited like a schoolgirl every time I see quip pop up in a subject line. Funny thing is I actually subscribe to quips actual mailing list so half of the time I’m sorely dissapointed upon opening said email. FWIW I’m in till the bitter end, or the fat lady sings, whichever comes first.
Hanging in for sure… it’ll be fun to see how they try to convince everyone that these were stolen. They’re a slimy company with apparent regrets. Either option is fine. (and the coupon code worked fine for me)
I’ll wait it out too. I support you meh! The quip company is just terrible overall. Sometimes I just don’t want to brush my teeth with their products but I need to smile.
@gatesboy23 he gave us an update yesterday. Quip is lying trying to make sure nobody sells these for below the minimum price. Eventually a court will tell meh they can ship these, and hopefully award punitive damages so they don’t pull this crap again.
@rudahead All the information you seek is summarized in the very first post in this thread. Other, less interesting information, is scattered throughout the remaining posts.
@bluecolor everyone holding an open order on this event was mailed one. Reminds me I haven’t looked through my mail for mine actually. I ordered 4 of these things myself!
No rush here. I’m still stuck in the end of year/beginning of new year time loop where I can barely tell what day it is. A legal battle over toothbrushes just might brighten my days enough to get me through 2019. If it was anything like last year, I’m gonna need it.
So, I still haven’t heard: what became of the red toothbrushes that weren’t sold in the second sale?
Someone mentioned they were part of a store exclusive promotion so shouldn’t have been sold… But were they returned to quip, or have the meh employees been luxuriously brushing their teeth with red toothbrushes the whole time?
I moved between ordering and now, and when I asked them to change my address after I moved they said to wait till this resolves… Good thing I know the people at the old address, as this was shipped SmartPost.
@tabbi13 I guess if we don’t know for sure what is in it, it is kind of a mystery box. It could be anything! It could even be a toothbrush, Meh knows how much I want one of those!
@ddempsey This Saga is winding down it seems. However, I’m sure the buyers will end up in some other future predicament… Remember the Saga with the semi of candy corn?
Do those that are jumping on the bandwagon now, after the re-listing get an IRK as well? Would LOVE one as a long-time meh-er and VMP’er! But if not, keep up the great work everyone!
/giphy giant-incredulous-thistle
@vanielle let’s see if I can confuse this any more. Select customers who ordered on a subsequently-cancelled November 29th event had an extra discount on this event in early December.
It’s ok to pass. In fact our survey suggests 9 out of 10 non-dentist Meh customers do not want a Quip toothbrush.
I received mine today, and it is the wrong color… I had ordered the green one because I like green well enough, and I’m too much of a cheapskate to pay for the cool metallic black one. And instead of green I got the metallic silver version… I’m not going to ask for a replacement, as apparently the green ones are all sold out now lol. But i went ahead and ordered a blue plastic one as a backup from the new sale, who knows, maybe they’ll accidentally send me a cool metallic black one this time.
@hugh0spaz A little late now to tell you but 39 buyers of plastic green had their orders upgraded to metal-silver – we obviously missed updating everyone. Sorry for the poor communication.
There is a new version that has a stronger vibration. Obviously, they just want to get rid of the earlier inferior models…I wish that I knew this, I wouldn’t have bought. Also, I thought that a 2nd replacement head was to be included…I didn’t get it.
The newer model is supposed to provide a stronger vibration. The reviews that I read said that the difference is night and day. The one I have has a very weak vibration…so I’m assuming it’s the older model. If it’s the newer one, I can’t imagine how the older one could have been weaker than this one. It arrived with no instructions, spec sheet or any other info sheet.
@sammydog01 I tried a new battery and vibration was a little stronger. The problem could be that I have used an Oral-B for years and, in comparison, the Quip seems anemic. Luckily, I plan to use the Quip only for travel but, even then it would seem to do only a marginal job…it would never replace the Oral-B for daily use.
@werekong I agree- the Oral-B I use is $25 and replacement heads are 10/$33 on Amazon. I have no idea why someone would buy a Quip except for travel. I feel really stupid for buying 3.
/giphy I’m a dummy
@werekong According to the following video that shows both versions, I received the newer version (with the added o-rings). I think he’s wrong about the removable base of the holder, though. Quip’s site lists the snap off bottom as the older design with the newer version being a twist off design (which is what I received).
@SpenceMan01 I saw that video before the purchase and because he said that the new one had a stronger vibration, that made me decide to buy it. If he considers that the new one has a strong vibration, I would have to disagree (I can’t imagine what the first one was like). When the brush head wears out, I don’t plan to replace it.
Did anyone else get the wrong color? I ordered two slate and a silver, and got two silver and a slate. The response was just “we had to hold on to some of each color”. Um… ok, I guess.
I finally opened mine and I got the wrong color. I ordered one green, one blue, one copper, one slate and one silver (so my family of 5 can tell them apart). I got two copper and zero silver…so now I have to hope my seven year old doesn’t use my toothbrush by accident.
Has anyone else had any problems with their toothbrushes? One of mine operates fine and the other powers thru batteries at the rate of one every 4-5 days.
I find the difference of opinion on the quality of these brushes interesting. I had done some research on these and was going to buy them before they appeared here. My expectations was not a high powered, auto electric toothbrush like the Sonicare or Oral B. Quip never claimed to be that. They claim a gentle vibration for teeth and gums and a timer for a two minute brushing. I am very satisfied in both of these qualities of the brush. I bought the metal one and find it feels well made. What am I missing here? Are most of the complainers from plastic handle users, or were you expecting an auto brush vs a manual one? Just curious.
I agree completely with @readnj. The suggested retail price for the Quip is in the same range as the base model Sonicares. If all I was going to get for the money was a weak vibration I can feel more in my hand than in my mouth and a two minute timer I would have purchased an egg timer and brushed my teeth while holding my cell phone set to vibrate.
Meh’s price made all the difference in my purchase decision, especially since I won’t be using it frequently enough (travel only) to need a subscription plan for new brush heads. It’s a good toothbrush but not for the MSRP. Chinese clones should be out in the market for less than $10 soon enough, however.
@sammydog,@Jon651, I found this history. Looks like it met intentions.
Founded by British designer Simon Enever, and Bill May, a former Mozilla product designer, Quip started after a frustrating trip to the dentist.
“It started after a checkup in October 2012,” Enever told us. “My dentist advised to ‘buy the cheapest vibrating brush with a 2-minute timer,’ explaining that any vibration or rotation wouldn’t make much difference to cleaning efficacy, but that the vibrations and timer would encourage better brushing technique. I wasn’t satisfied with the expensive options on the market, so I drafted up the first “quip” concept!”
@readnj You can buy inexpensive toothbrushes with timers. You can buy ones that play music for 2 minutes. You can even buy one with a minion that talks to you about changing quadrants and it’s 10 bucks. And I’m pretty sure that the rotating brushes do clean better or my dentist is a big fat liar.
I think his intentions were to make a fuck-ton of cash using marketing techniques. And he suceeded.
Fuck you I’m not falling for this again…
I’m never asking for toothbrushes again
@reclaimercube
@reclaimercube Even if you do, and even if Meh “sells” them, the odds of you actually getting one are smaller than the odds of something bothering Irk less than it should…
Well. Merry Christmas. Sorry not much to update beyond the wait for Quip to evidence a theft well enough for someone to believe them. Still a remote possibility but it’s kind of rude to make everyone sit around.
In case you missed it, here’s @matthew’s sing along (forwarded on for them to hum while they count)
Merry Christmas, @snapster.
@snapster Mehry Christmas Sir.
@snapster The police detective should have been able to pretty quickly determine if the items were actually stolen or not. I’m a big believer in the “No body, no murder” defense. Don’t ask me how I know…
@Jon651 @snapster So, you’re telling us you know a pig farmer with hungry hogs?
@snapster @matthew’s video was not nearly vengeful enough. Unless it got really vengeful after the closed captioning ended. Then I wouldn’t know.
@Jon651 @LaVikinga @snapster Never trust a man who raises pigs.
@breakerfall @Jon651 @snapster I dunno. A man who keeps pigs is also probably really good at keeping all sorts of secrets.
Dearest Schrödinger Toothbrush Club Members
It’s time for another exciting update in the epic quest for clean teeth. Things have been a little quiet on the toothbrush front over the holidays - We do hope you received our New Year postcard, detailing the joy and pain your toothbrushes are experiencing in our warehouse.
We had a few folks drop by who had missed all the goings-on. If that’s you, you can dive into the forum thread and figure all this out, or, of course, write us at meh.com/support and we’ll refund your order. This journey isn’t for everyone.
The big news: we have a court hearing next Wednesday. This should either immediately allow us to ship your order, or potentially extend this legal morass further. We’ve decided to use that as our deadline: you’ll either get your toothbrush, or we’ll refund your order and start building those Instant Regret Kits you were promised. On our side, we’ll continue to pursue a final outcome, but you’ll be able to get off this crazy ride. (The only delay we can imagine is if the court appointment changes.) Either way we’ll update you next Thursday.
So that’s the gist of it. Feel free to stop reading if that’s what you were wanting to know. There are a lot more things going on, things we know are happening, things we think are happening, and things that are truly a mystery. One day we hope to share all of that, but for now we’re concentrating on the binary outcome: getting you the toothbrush or the IRK.
One thing I want to clarify - I don’t see this as a win/loss scenario for us or Quip. I’ve got plenty of frustrations with how Quip is handling this, but the reality is we’re aligned in not wanting to profit off of a physical warehouse theft, if one occurred. We’re working with Quip to discover how these toothbrushes made it into the open market. In fact, we hired our own private investigator to explore our sourcing chain of custody, we provided samples of every toothbrush model to Quip, and we’ve been talking with the NYPD detective. While we’re figuring out if we can ship or if there was an actual theft, we’re caught up in this mess, and as they’ve shared with us, they have no idea what has occurred.
And a final note - if we are able to ship your order and at some later date there’s proof that Quip was a victim of a physical warehouse theft (rather than circumstantial claims), we will fully compensate Quip for their loss, paying them their cost of inventory on top of our open market cost.
@snapster in the future, could you please send a warning email indicating an update is coming in 10 minutes? That will allow time to make a cup of cocoa and gather the family for the telling of the tale.
@snapster you could have had the puppet read this.
Who is going to play you in the Lifetime movie of this epic toothbrush saga?
@genemct @snapster I am now reading this email in Shakespearean style.
@snapster That is kind of you to do that for the company if it is a theft. Hopefully though they’d have insurance to reimburse them if it is a theft.
@snapster Am I the only one who doesn’t this this is cute?! In the last update, they clearly said that if they couldn’t ship, they would end this madness and start creating the IRKs. Once again, Meh has gone back on their word.
@snapster I’m just going to ride this out until the end. At this point these are going to get framed along with the postcard and just hung on the wall for a laugh. I’m sure my dentist will be amused.
@snapster I’m just waiting for an M Night Shyamalam plot twist to this whole saga. Anyone have any good ideas what that might be? My brain is toaster strudel right now.
Official Confirmation: Your toothbrush orders from last year were shipped just after 5pm on Wednesday, January 23rd. By our collective observation of the it-happened-pic from @adamselby, the boxes (or well, bags actually) are now confirmed to contain your toothbrush(es).
Promised membership souvenirs and possible charter-member recognitions were not yet available to ship. We’ll be updating you on that soon.
@snapster Even the Viking Maidens agree with Grace about you and everyone at Meh.com…
@snapster “membership souvenirs and possible charter-member recognitions”?
@Stumpy91 from the email sent out first explaining the delay
These things are gonna sell like HOT cakes
@lichme LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICH!!
If you’d told me ten years ago I’d be rooting for a toothbrush order to get canceled on Meh, I would have said, “What is Meh?”
@CapitalQ my psychic had predicted meh to me 10 years ago. She also told me what happened to the red toothbrushes.
@CapitalQ I would have said, “What’s Meh? It’s a “one deal per day” website like Woot? Is must be a cheap knock-off of Woot. I hope the Woot folks put Meh out of business and don’t do something stupid like selling-out to Amazon.com.”
This is one of my favorite purchases I’ve made
This has been the best waste of money I’ve ever spent. I wish more purchases came with a court battle!
It’s like the gift you never received that keeps on giving.
A delay in litigation? No! You don’t say! Ah yes, such is the world of toothbrush litigation …
Does Meh have a courtroom sketch artist on staff for these hearings? If not, can a portion of our funds being held be used for such purpose? It would really amp up the level of interest and intrigue!
Alternatively, can anyone here pretend to be a courtroom sketch artist?
@hurtsdonut it’s like you were in our meeting yesterday
@hurtsdonut @snapster If you are even remotely considering a sketch artist, I’d highly suggest http://kingmanink.com/ - the talks I’ve seen covered by her are great.
@hurtsdonut Meh needs it’s own version of Reddit’s AWildSketchAppeared. I kinda miss that guy.
@hurtsdonut
/image Tom Brady courtroom sketch
For those not in the club here’s the email
Greetings, Schrödinger’s Club Members,
The big day has arrived. You will shortly be getting emails confirming that something is heading your way. But Schrödinger’s box isn’t open yet…what is heading your way? Are you getting your toothbrushes? Is it souvenir preludes to an IRK? Did we ship you a framed transcript of an epic closing statement by a litigator forever to be known as The Scorpion?
While we figure out the way to explain the whole story, here’s a courtroom sketch of Quip making their case for another shipment delay, to tide you over:
Fiat justitia ruat caelum! (When you get an excuse to use Latin, use Latin. Google it.) You’ve waited this long, what’s a few more days spent with friends in the forum, during this, the closing days of our Quest for Clean Teeth?
Meh
@j37hr0 Thank you!
standby for the next episode
12-20-2018 chronology edit: Before this post (but after the sale) we’d sent a shipment delay notice as follows via email.
also – here’s the email “episode” sent right after this post that folks are responding to as the thread continued
/end edit
@snapster will there be Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club forum flair?
@snapster Dibbs on a cancelled one! Wait, that’s probably not how this works.
@snapster
I now wish I had ordered one to get in on this action.
@snapster I am so excited to be in the toothbrush-soap-opera-law-and-order-drama-extravaganza club.
@snapster I already own a Quip. WHY DID I BUY TWO MORE? Well this game of cat and mouse was certainly worth the moola. Can’t wait to see how things end up: am I going to have just my one Quip or Three Quips? MAYBE TWO IF ONE GETS LOST IN THE MAIL. Honestly don’t give a damn either way. AKA QUIP AGNOSTIC
@EVRYEDGE Hello, welcome to the FORUMS! You have an INTERESTING STYLE of posting. YOU SHOULD REALLY POST MORE, because we have LOTS OF FUN in the MEH FORUMS.
@snapster I F’n told you. Again.
@snapster You should offer them a dead toothbrush icon by their names if they so desire.
I applaud you for going ahead with an unauthorized event - well done!
And to QUIP…
@mfladd love this
During a very important meeting just now, I glanced at my phone and saw an equally important update from Meh regarding the Quip toothbrush saga. As I have my priorities set correctly, I excused myself from the meeting to step outside and devote my full attention to the Meh update. Fearing Meh would take the easy (low) road and force a refund on me I was much relieved to read that we will all be in this together as the adventure continues. Bravo Meh!
@twz I was in a very similar situation this afternoon.
I stopped the meeting to explain the great toothbrush saga to my colleagues and also forwarded to them the update so they’d believe me.
Never gonna Quip you up
Never gonna brush you down
Never gonna run around and confuse you
Never gonna make you sue
Never gonna say injunct
Never gonna tell a lie and delay you.
@Unfeign Quip Astley?
@Unfeign Nice Quip-roll!
Quip 2: Electric Toothaloo
You know, anyone can go down to the local store/web retailer and plunk down some money and walk away with an electric toothbrush. You know, a standard retail transaction. But only a truly visionary (hallucinating?) org like meh can sell you a whole electric toothbrush experience. I feel like the next update should include instructions on where to meet up with our designated teams so we can search for more clues to help unravel the mystery. It’s AFTER-dinner theater, the dental hygiene sequel. Bravo!
/giphy electric toothbrush experience
I’m a non-essential Federal employee (White House artificial (or any other) intelligence advisory committee). The bank can take my house, car, iPhone, TV, etcetera, but I’M IN ALL THE WAY for the Quip ride of a lifetime!
@GAReed perhaps we could make a border wall out of stolen quip toothbrushes… Line them up across the border. No one would want to cross that
Quip is really shooting itself in the foot here. Why not try to come up with a reasonable solution for a bevy of new customers?? I mean, their whole shtick is subscription based so why not get those new subscribers locked in to their system? I just don’t get it. I guess that’s why I’m just your average multimillionaire meh commenter and not the CEO of a toothbrush startup.
@hurtsdonut if the meh deal falls through I certainly will never buy anything from quip in the future.
@hurtsdonut It does seem to me that they’d stand to make a hell of a lot more on the subscriptions rather than bitching about a potentially legitimate way that a deal-a-day site based in Tejas got the stock. Offer up a free month coupon to anybody who signs up for a year or two and quityerbitchin’, Quip.
I think there should be a new icon for forum users who purchased the toothbrush both times.
Mark us as survivors of the great toothbrush massacre of 2018
or… Since meh is located in Texas is it the:
Texas toothbrush massacre.
I keep getting Quip ads on social media, keep commenting about the great toothbrush heist of 2018 and my comments end up deleted…
@caffeineguy That doesn’t sound very sociable of them.
This is so great. The Matt Rutledge puppet can do a reenactment of the court hearing. Glen is the judge. I have never enjoyed buying a toothbrush more than this.
I want a Schrödinger Toothbrush Club Member lapel pin or secret decoder ring, so I can spot other members and gossip about the latest drama in our Quip toothbrush adventure.
@buckaroozen @snapster A teeshirt would be awesome…maybe the “meh” face with “quip me” as the tagline
Order 4 for the kids stockings. No coupon code for me
I wasn’t going to order then my daughter texted me that she liked the Toothbrush story on Meh. I was so proud that she checks Meh that I ordered. Spoiler alert daughter…you are getting a toothbrush in your stocking
This. Is. Amazing.
I’m probably never going to open the damn thing and print the emails from Meh describing the saga. My grandchildren will be rich when they appear on antiques roadshow with this.
As some of you internet sleuths have discovered, the story’s not quite over yet. Expect an email update in the next hour or so.
@dave Any way you can just post it here so your less loved members can see it too?
I love this site! Y’all are about the only people on Earth that can make me regret NOT buying something I had no desire to buy in the first place.
Weeeh! And plenty of time til Christmas!
@GAReed
Too much “toothbrush drama” for me.
I have a hunch that the whole order process is going to be more fulfilling than the actual product. I’m hoping for an instant regret kit that contains a do it yourself dentistry kit with Novocain, drill, amalgam, cotton spacers and of course spit suction!
Instead of having Quip come to town to visit to see the inventory, just describe the guy and truck you bought them out of the back of.
Next Meh t-shirt.
I waited over a month and all I got was this stupid toothbrush.
So, my package was delivered today. Am I the first one?
@adamselby And in it was…?
@adamselby
Must be! What was in it? The suspense is killing me!!
@adamselby pics or it didn’t happen.
@adamselby Got mine today too, all four Quips I ordered a year ago. Came in a padded envelope, not 6x6x6 boxes people were mentioning.
@adamselby Mine’s out for delivery!
@adamselby I’m a little curious… I show two different shipments for this one order; 1 USPS & 1 FedEx. One shows it will arrive tomorrow & the other on Tuesday.
I wonder why that would be? Y’all’s all came in one package, right? (Those that’ve received their Quips, that is.)
@adamselby Dang! Mine is scheduled for friggin’ Wednesday!
@adamselby that’s what mine looked like!
Ok, the coupon code is now working
(This is a code emailed to people who attempted to purchase the Quip toothbrushes when we last sold them.)
If you are eligible and attempted to use the code before now, we will refund your discounted amount.
/giphy now working
@dave I’m still getting “This coupon code was not found” even after refreshing
@timothymh You got the email with the two codes, right? Make sure you’re using the one that’s eligible tonight, not the one that’s eligible starting tomorrow.
@dave The solution was even sillier, actually — I misremembered and thought the code was simply “quip”! Sorry about that
@dave what’s a coupon?
Wow, a Meh-ception…a fuck up within a fuck up within a fuckup…
Very meh of Meh.
@dave @seraphimcaduto
Nothing. What’s a coupon with you?
Ok I was too stupid to buy into this deal and now I’m just living on the sideline over here.
Anyone going to cancel their order so I can buy into the fun?
@Ignorant I actually placed an order right after the second sale launched for two metal and two plastic (two adults and two kids here). Then I canceled it after deciding I didn’t want to support Quip for the refills and my husband wouldn’t be thrilled with the expenditure. Now I’m kicking myself for the cancelation.
I’m going to Dallas next week. Don’t suppose you’re allowing people to come visit the Quip brushes while they’re locked up in the pokey?
In for a penny, in for a pound, and am settling in to ride this train all the way to the end of the line!
@LaVikinga As long as it’s not a conjugal visit…
Every delay Quip implements delays when we order our refills. They lose in both attorney’s fees and refreshed brush heads.
@Ambiverbal let’s be honest, after the way they’ve dealt with meh, there’s zero chance in many of us ordering anything from Quip.
@Ambiverbal @j37hr0 if I get my quip, I’m going to search high and low for generic heads and I’m willing to pay extra not to get the heads from quip.
I got mine. This toothbrush is kinda lame, I still feel like I have to do all the brushing because it barely moves. Sticking with my Sonicare.
@katylava Same here. Ours arrived today, and I am underwhelmed.
I guess it can be a good travel toothbrush.
Also sticking with Sonicare.
@katylava @zachdecker Same. I only bought it as something to remember #quipgate by. I will use it for travel. If I had paid full price for one these I actually would be quite disappointed. Not that one of these could ever replace an OralB or Sonicare anyway.
I’m most definitely not advocating a crime here, but wouldn’t it be funny if Meh’s warehouse was robbed and the whole shipment of toothbrushes was stolen?
As for me, I’ve never seen a company handle a delay in shipping with so much fun. I’m in this one for the long haul!
@Darnitol if such a thing happened I would immediately suspect Woot.
They’re located near Meh, and are jealous of their younger sibling’s mediocrity.
Whereas woot joined the retail Darkside as a minion of Amazon vowing to join them to rule the Galaxy as father and son, Meh has been a beacon of light, a new hope.
If anyone steals the toothbrushes it would be those dogs at woot.
I’m in it for the long haul. Thanks for creating an interesting situation out of all of this. It helps me get up in the morning.
@meggerah Agreed! I’m in this until the end! Ride or die! Other clichéd phrases!
Yes - my life is a dark drab place, please keep this going. In fact, maybe do this as a repeating event every quarter. Put something up for sale, hold it hostage for a couple of months with some funny emails going around. Cheaper than cable I say.
You can’t just jump off the roller coaster mid-ride!!! This adventure just needs some pop corn… but then I’d need a toothbrush! What to do!!!
I love, love, love that this has become a sh-t-show court drama. I ordered some toothbrushes, and I don’t care if I ever get them, as long as the insanity continues.
I normally wouldn’t mind waiting until February, but my teeth are getting really gross.
(j/k I’m in to the end!)
If the Quip fits…
and now the weirdest quip update i see in the wild
quip sponsors podcasts
including Ben Shapiro ( you shouldn’t google him )
@communist I was just coming here to share the post that popped up in my Google News feed about this. You just can’t make this shit up.
huffpo piece about it
@communist don’t google him? Why? You a-feared that folks will see this?
Jared Holt Twitter followers: 37.6K
Ben Shapiro Twitter followers: 1.85M
lol
@therealjrn - Shapiro can attract bots, so what?
@kdemo Bless your heart.
@communist @therealjrn who is “Jared Holt”?
The courtroom sketch is fantastic.
@aldwardo I’d be happy with a framed/printed version of that sketch!
@aldwardo Yeah, they really outdid themselves
@aldwardo
@aldwardo
/giphy sky falling
Yes. Because we purchased them and they did not send us refunds.
Maybe.
I hope so.
Got mine today (and ordered another from meh - still waiting). Frankly, if you use a Sonicare like I do then the Quip won’t be very impressive. However, I will take it along when I travel because the Sonicare is just too big and especially doesn’t have replaceable batteries. So in the end I got a decent travel toothbrush and a month of solid entertainment.
I’m going to call it a win.
I only bought these because of the theft debacle. Made them 100x better in my eyes.
/giphy precious-gory-sugar
@vinuash I’m not even going to lie, same here.
/giphy melodic-influential-dog
@CaptainSparkles Slow down! You’ll kill us all!
@blaineg I refuse! Quip will never catch me alive with my new toothbrush!
We’re working on that coupon code everyone, hang in there! If you placed an order, you can cancel and re order with it once it’s complete to get that discount, as always if you have any questions, shoot us an email: support@meh.com.
@riskybryzness I don’t want to have the stock run out for the specific color I want, any chance of just buying it now and applying the coupon code later?
@riskybryzness we demand satisfaction! Honestly though, I’m not worried about the 10%, consider it a very mediocre tip. Now, that second code… I’ll keep that n my back pocket for a day or two
/giphy hidden pocket code
@barnanator Just sent you a PM!
Well kids, the moral of our story is simple… Don’t fuck with @snapster and his dedicated staff. The man has dined with Lord Bezos and lived to tell the tale. Meh sent those NYC toothbrush hawking shysters back to their West Village 5th floor walk-ups…
So far, totally worth it for the extra fun.
Option 1: get an event souvenir commemorating this Quiptastrophe
Otpion 2: Get an IRK
HONESTLY don’t know which option I want more.
I suppose I could have worse problems…
Oh yeah I don’t see a bad option here. Option 1 - I get what I ordered WITH an excellent story attached, Option 2 - I get an IRK for free.
/giphy win frickin win
You’ve ruined Christmas! All my kids wanted were new toothbrushes!!! NOW what am I supposed to do!??!? THANKS A LOT!!!
@buttermaker also, please send me random items
I bought 2 because of the drama, and now there’s more drama? Excuse me while I cancel all my streaming services because this is way more entertaining.
/giphy popcorn
A quip’s a quip but the IRK could be anything…it could even be a quip
Last xmas, I ordered a brush,
But the very next day quip said “kiss my tush”,
This year to save me from tears,
I’ll buy one from sonic-care
Postcard was an unexpected arrival, so thanks for that laugh
ordered Dec 14th, been waiting still. really need to brush my teeth. it’s getting pretty bad, hurry plz. this fuzz is real and as a medic i’m gettin bad looks from my patients. #Halitosis
@chasity_boyce fun fact, Halitosis was invented by Listerine. In it’s early days Listerine was the king of shame advertising, inventing not only the term “Halitosis” but also coining the phrase “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” to describe women with Halitosis. Not to imply that bad breath didn’t exist before Listerine, but there wasn’t a medical term for it before Listerine got involved. It also claimed to be great for cleaning your floor too.
MEH sure knows how to turn something sour into something fun. Thank You
I hope Meh shares the legal correspondence once this wraps up. I enjoy when lawyers get colorful.
@giggers “Lawyers get colorful”… so, you mean wearing a grey suit instead of black?
I back a lot of things on Kickstarter for fun, so I’m used to infrequent updates and subpar deliveries (if any arrive at all!) so this has been a far more entertaining ride. I’m with meh til the end of this adventure, and meh, classy as hell how you’ve been handling the whole absurd situation.
Please don’t give up, I love this craziness. Hell, I’d be willing to double down and hold on for as long as it takes you to figure everything out- you could just send the toothbrush if all ends well or just send an even better IRK if the time comes that our toothbrush overlords have scrubbed away our resolve in minty fresh fashion. I’m willing to wait and I think a lot of other people are too. I just really want to be able to enjoy this toothbrush without paying quip directly so I can send a nice fuck you in the form of some pearly whites.
Can somebody post the latest email for those of us in the peanut gallery?
@therealjrn :
“Greetings and salutations, Schrödinger Toothbrush Club Members,
So, you know what we said about how “the only delay we can imagine is if the court appointment changes”? Well, it changed. Or in legalistic speak “a permanent injunction was not issued” and we’re rescheduled for January 23rd.
This is ridiculous. It is absurd for us to suggest that you wait two more weeks to figure this out. We’ve spent some time debating if we should end the whole thing, even with that rescheduled date. But we’ve also spent time reading through your comments and emails, and it’s our feeling that enough of you are enjoying this craziness that we should go ahead and wait to see what happens by the 23rd. It is truly wacky to keep this going, but we’re pleased to find we have a truly wacky community.
It is, of course, completely reasonable to not be enjoying this. Please, if you are not having fun, write to meh.com/support and ask to cancel. We don’t blame you. That is probably the rational choice.
For the rest of you irrational wackos, we will keep you up-to-date in emails and in the forum. While the next court hearing is a couple weeks away, the in-between-court-dates stuff has been pretty…interesting, as well. Let’s just say that our lawyers’ conversation with their lawyers wouldn’t be allowed on prime time TV. Anyway, we’ll talk to you soon, and thanks for continuing on this quest for clean teeth.
Meh”
@bwiderski Thank you!
Refunds are for quiters!
@Pacers Quitte so
@meh let me know when its safe to deliver the shipment of toothbrush heads I commandeered from quip now that we got this taken care of.
@usr2284a ok
Still looking for generic heads to fit these so I don’t have to buy from quip.
The 10% off coupon code didn’t work. Quipped again! But I still bought it
@uebergod didn’t work for me too, still got it.
@4bel @uebergod Yeah, not working.
Still cool that they’ve tried. -I’m sure they’ll fix it for those patient enough, or for those who just go ahead and buy then follow up.
@4bel @uebergod Even with no working coupon, I’ll order 3 again.
lousy-unflappable-pastry
@uebergod Same here on coupon.
@uebergod-can y’all give out that coupon code? I would like a discount if possible. Please, although I ain’t got Any teeth, I wanted to buy this teethbrush for my Mom!!
Someone stole the codes!
Oh, I didn’t notice the email with the coupon before coming here to find that it wasn’t working for people after I’ve already purchased. Meh
Seriously . Now quip need to come in person to look at them one last time before you ship them out? They have some serious attachment issues to their product.
This is turning into a fantastic soap opera. At this point I don’t even need the toothbrush, I’m just having fun watching the oral hygiene drama.
/giphy daysofourlives
@revloki totally agree haha
@revloki @tabbi13 We had no idea.
/giphy like sand through an hourglass
Its all fun and games til someone loses a tooth…brush!
I can honestly say that this is the most dental related fun I have ever experienced! The drama… the intrigue… What will happen next? One thing is certain it’ll be fun!
@AbbiSams the most fun… You remember. Who knows what the dentist does when you’re knocked out.
I’m on this toothbrush train till the end of the line.
/giphy runaway train
@Bluedragon07 #preach
Well I mean I’m pretty sure I already have a toothbrush, so a bag full of random worthless crap is obviously the better option.
@bph A bag of random worthless crap could contain anything! It could contain a Sonicare toothbrush!
So glad I bought a toothbrush I didn’t need, and that it got cancelled, and that I decided to try again so that I can be part of this game. Honestly so much more fun than a shitty toothbrush. Thanks Meh for this season of Dental Drama!
I’m in for an Irk, but a commemorative doodad wouldn’t be terrible either. Maybe we need shirts regarding our survival of Quip 2018
@ChadP? If I get a Quip tattoo can I get an IRK?
@therealjrn I think you’ll feel that regret pretty instantaneously.
@therealjrn Please don’t. Please.
@therealjrn Naw, do it! do it! The pic of your instant regret would just add to my entertainment
@mfladd Well, I was just about to do it, then Rick and Morty came on.
So that’s why the Irks took so long…
Dear halp@meh.com,
Can I buy @rudahead’s place in line please?
Sincerely,
Feeling left out in Tulsa
@therealjrn
I agree. I really wish I had purchased a toothbrush just to get involved in this fun!
@jst1ofknd @therealjrn Me three. While I enjoy watching this from the outside, as it were, I can’t help but feel that I’m missing out on an epic experience by not being a part of the club.
And to think I almost ordered each time…
@djslack @jst1ofknd @therealjrn It’s really as exciting as you think it is! I’m on this crazy rollercoaster and loving every minute. The suspense! The intrigue! The postcard! Oh My!
@canuk :jealous:
Petition to make this the slowest-mo drinking game in ever.
I’m sticking with my irrational choice. I don’t care if it takes two months and I end up with a bunch of weird crap in an IRK, I’m in it for the long haul. At least I’ll get a shopping bag out of it (but please, no more makeup stuff, especially not the used magnetic eyelashes that are likely to give the user a stye like were included in my last IRK)
I paid the price of a fancy movie ticket. I have had way more enjoyment out of this schadenfreude/ witty write-ups than most movies in the past two years. I’m amused. Keep the snarky quantum superposition up!
You can’t buy this kind of fun for the price of a semi maybe possibly stole or redirected quip toothbrush. I’ll take the drama over clean teeth, I dont like people anyway. #stayoffmylawn
You know, if this whole “meh” thing doesn’t work out, you could turn all of this into an 8-episode Netflix thing. Get a generic knockoff of the Law and Order theme, call it BRUSH AND FLOSS or something, and go to town.
I really wanna know what the lawyers said to each other. This is fascinating, I’m in it till the end.
@Liya probably things like:
“Your Ferrari had a paint chip.”
“Yeah, well you Amani suit is a little tight around the armpits.”
“The infinity pool at your second home is slightly less than five divided by zero”
@Liya @OnionSoup ha! now run that through the “Texas Attorney” translater
/image texas lawyers
Got two quips in the initial offering. Ordered two again during the sequel. Only wish I bought more toothbrushes so I could be MORE in it to the end.
meh, you guys were super forthcoming with you put these for sale - that they may never ship. I don’t even need the thing (I love my Sonicare and would never switch), I bought it just to support the mediocrity. I’m in this for the long haul for sure. While we find it entertaining, thanks to the meh sense of humor, I’m sure on the corporate side this sucks.
Through it all, meh has kept their sense of humor, kept us informed, and in every update, reminded people that they can request a refund.
Thanks for providing a ton of entertainment (to me) and for ensuring I’ll be a mehster for life!
Ride or Die, in it till the end!
/giphy best toothbrush cat
Wait wait wait, did I read this right? So if I cancel, I get my money back and an IRK, but if I stay on this crazy train, no IRK and just a toothbrush or refund and an IRK anyways? I want the IRK more than the toothbrush, but I also don’t want off the wild ride. Shouldn’t the reward be with those who kept their money invested in this crazy scheme?
@goldnectar purposeful ambiguity is best served ambiguously.
@goldnectar I’d prefer an Irk to a toothbrush too… Especially if I got two Irks because I ordered two toothbrushes lol.
After reading reviews about quip, I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re actually no better than a regular toothbrush and maybe worse…
… But with that said, I’m enjoying the ride and I’m way too stubborn. I’m sitting this out for the whole ride, even if it’s 2023 and the toothbrushes are still being held up by legislation.
@goldnectar @OnionSoup by 2023 the toothbrushes will be selling humans on the inter webs
I’m in for the long-haul. The entertainment value far exceeds the toothbrush cost and I don’t have to pay a handling fee to Ticketmaster or StubHub. Besides, the longer it takes, the less I’ll need the toothbrush as my teeth will have fallen out.
I have a recommendation. The Meh team should go to their devs. See if they can do this following user story (and, keep on reading to see why I ask):
GIVEN that I am a user
AND I have bought a specific product
WHEN I return to the product page (or forum page for that product)
THEN I see I poll that only purchasers of that product can vote in.
AND I can vote in that poll.
So, if you have your lawyers having meetings with the Quip lawyers, and you needed to extend again past the 23rd, one of the things I’d love to see is a poll I could vote in that says “What’s the next thing our lawyers should say?” and then take 4 or 5 good quotes from the forum as options for things to say. For example, there’s at least 2 jokes about people that can’t brush their teeth until they get their toothbrushes. There’s one that says “I do not regret it as bad as the 8 pairs of female underwear, a corset, a 24 pack of makeup brushes, and the old school iphone port speaker that came in my last IRK!” (h/t csimmons83) that would been a good contender to vote for already.
The last option, of course, is that your lawyer says “Yeah, well you Amani suit is a little tight around the armpits.” (h/t OnionSoup) to respond to anything Quip’s legal team says.
I guarantee that the thousands of customers waiting to see what’s going to happen will totally stay in it for months and months to come if they can vote to have an attorney tell another one that their suit is tight around the armpits.
Positives: You develop something new for your site, everyone goes crazy on how you’re totally awesome for engaging even more on a crazy issue, and you have a feature for soliciting feedback on products you sell after the fact. And, we have even more fun getting to participate in having a voice in what the attorneys say to each other.
Negatives: none at all
Also, to be totally clear, I’m sticking in for the long haul, even if you disregard the suggestion, just for the hope that one attorney says to the other “Yeah, well you Amani suit is a little tight around the armpits.”
Sat down to do bill last night and gathered all the mail from the last 2 weeks. In it? A post card from Meh about the Quip brushes. I laughed my buttocks off. I have told so many people the story on the brushes and how Meh has addressed it. Needless to say I am with you guys until the end. I want to see how it plays out. Also, several people I have told the story to were intrigued enough to lookup the site and start shopping with Meh as well.
Anyone else go on Quip’s FB page and post stuff, or is it just me? Let’s roll out #LetMehShipOurQuip all over their pages.
@moose3425 I love this idea, but I deleted my Facebook account in 2012 and encourage you to do the same.
@j37hr0 Did you also stop watching TV, eating refined sugar, drinking caffeine, or anything similar?
If so please share details.
@j37hr0 @moose3425 - Frankly I would agree with you, but I can’t travel back in time to 2012… However, I am impressed that you managed to do just that!
This has been far more entertaining than just ordering a toothbrush. Go Team MEH
I’m much happier with the Quip v. Meh Odyssey than I’ll ever be with any toothbrush. This has unequivocally been money well spent.
@snapster I can’t wait for the OHSHIT report - please, please do one!
I really hope we get a chance to order refills. I have the best email subject for you “Just the tip”
Victory is mine, victory is mine! Fetch me the finest bagels and muffins in all the land!
Actually I think that I will prepare by eating a bag of Oreos and chasing it down with a quart of half-and-half. I’m going to put that Quip to the test!
@Jon651 Just make sure the bagels and muffins are filled with poppy seeds to really put the Quip to the test.
Aww, you remembered us!
/giphy smelly-frosty-parrot
Proof that if you keep offering me a toothbrush, I’ll eventually buy it.
/giphy eclectic-gushing-dinosaur
@jakeline Took me three times too.
@jakeline seriously - if there was any possible scenario with more of us using Quip toothbrushes afterwards than this, it’s beyond my creativity…
@jakeline @snapster - I’m just happy to be included in the drama. Fangs a lot for the email! It crowned my day.
Hey my quip arrived. gonna have to change the battery - pretty much DOA.
+1 for packaging though - my mailman thinks i ordered a dildo from meh - Hilarity will ensure because EVERYTIME i fly i am going to carry this thing in my carry on bag just so TSA can try and embarrass me.
Little do they know the lengths Mr. Rutledge had to go to get my my phallic shaped sonic tube of dental cleanliness.
Thanks Matt !!!
@YETB I had a battery operated toothbrush turn itself on in my luggage once. It was bad.
@sammydog01 That’s great - actually I think the package will prevent that from happening.
Do people really still brush their teeth?
@caldwell1 Having failed to successfully achieve any toothbrush purchase from Meh in recent months, I no longer have any teeth. Pity there was no where else I could have bought some toothbrushes…
What happened to the red ones?
Also: 10% off code mentioned in the email doesn’t work at the moment.
@adamselby The code should be working now. And yeah, we decided not to sell the red ones.
@dave Ah shit, I caught this too late and can’t cancel my original order tampered-pleasant-gin. So should I make a new one and let y’all sort it out or…
@adamselby @dave either way we’ll take care of it if you didn’t.
@adamselby @dave but the red is the one I really wanted.
@adamselby @dave @OnionSoup “really wanted” is not what Meh sells.
Is it still within the cool window to say the 10% code didn’t work for me, but I bought two anyway?
It isn’t?
Meh.
/giphy bouncy-distracting-mongoose
@submariner This made me laugh XD
The only way to satisfy us now is with speaker docks.
Nice that the two year warranty link includes…
Can we make the 90-day timeframe less clear in this case?
/giphy kk thx
@stinks The warranty in the product specs supersedes the standard warranty.
This is covered by meh(diocre) for 2 years.
@Thumperchick Thanks
/giphy ianal yanal wanl but thanks
We didn’t state the obvious, but for the record:
@snapster So the actual resolution of the arrangement between Mediocre and Quip remains unclear. I read the story so far as:
Is this about right? I will take silence as confirmation.
@snapster nice hat
My first foray into criminal behavior is the purchase of a probably hot toothbrush.
Take THAT Capone!
@dynomoose
@dynomoose @stinks
“Thus endeth the lesson.”
Now all we need is some knock off no brand replacement brush heads to show up for sale to really stick it to 'em. Please make it so!
@jdp @snapster
What I came here to say, more or less.
Brush heads should be sold in a month or two when today’s buyers are considering replacing. And before next Quip subscription would be mailed out.
For extra karma, ask Quip if they would like to undercut the knockoff price. If they don’t, they lose sales. If they do, they lose sales they might have had at a higher price.
FWIW, I think a lot of Mehtizens still have plenty of batteries.
Ultimate toothbrush technology.
@blaineg I don’t think that’s an ADA Approved use of a toothbrush mister.
This is one dead person away from being a Law and Order episode…
@somf69
@ChadP @somf69
“Looks like Quip needs to brush-up on their business skills.”
This is awesome.
I’m kind of torn between the 2 outcomes listed in the email… I want both!
Greatest meh offering ever. No sarcasm.
I’m with so many who have already weighed in! This is so much fun during an especially stressful time!! I can’t WAIT to see what’s next!!
@Pamwham indeed. Screw Xmas. I want more toothbrush controversy.
The last time I heard a toothbrush story with this much drama, it involved vacationers developing a roll a film revealing their brushes up some stranger’s butt.
@hermannj Classic urban legend.
I refuse to brush my teeth with my regular toothbrush until this is resolved! I vote for the commemorative junk.
Hilarious. Isn’t their whole scam to get people to buy underpriced toothbrushes so that they can sell them overpriced replacement heads on a schedule? Giving out these brushes makes them money! Sheesh. They’re shooting themselves in the foot.
And hilarious b/c I just made the SO return an Oral-B electric toothbrush [with much cheaper replacement heads, by the way] purchased on sale back because I “had four Quips coming from meh”. Whoops.
I’m good for either outcome.
/giphy roll the dice
/giphy no seriously, hilarious
Please make my icon a toothbrush in the shield if possible
I’ve got nothing but time. Sign me up for the long haul! This has been the most entertainment I’ve had in a long time.
I have a boring life.
@just_hush sounds like you need a Slap Chop.
The very TITLE OF THE SITE IS MEH!!! Seriously, it’s just stuff. I’m enjoying the ride and can’t wait to see what unfolds. With the Schrodinger reference, I’m hoping for a voucher for a kitten!!!
@Odzmye Wait! There’s kittens?!?!?!?
@Butterspider @Odzmye You get a kitten, you get a kitten! Everyone gets a kitten!!!
I’m in for all the drama and suspense of this new TV series, Meh and Order. I’ll take either option, maybe 2 for a little for suspense upon the conclusion.
I would love an update on where the investigation is going. I called out quip on instagram and strangely enough my comment disappeared much like stolen merchandise…
@gatesboy23 They are covering their tracks and removing any trail that threatens their lame corporate image. If you get an unexpected knock at your door - don’t answer it - you may disappear too.
Got the postcard at the end of last week. Loved the art on it. Thanks for keeping this fun, Mediocre staff!
Got my postcard yesterday! This is fun! I do love some good legal morass (and more ass as well!)
Big day today! I’ve got a dentist appointment next friday so I hope i’m not scrubbing my teeth with an instant regret kit before he jabs my gums.
The Temporary Injunction hearing is going on!
@ManBehindPlan Any idea why this doesn’t show anything now? Looking up the case ID number doesn’t show anything either.
@dashcloud My experience with this particular government website hasn’t been stellar. I’ve had luck in selecting the civil court, selecting parties, changing it to business, then requesting “A Mediocre Corporation”. However, now that I documented that, it is sure to fail.
I think their webdev is having some fun with all the traffic from meh.com…
No toothbrushes?
@j37hr0 Another delay, most likely.
Oh, I’m in. I only bought it for the lulz, so I’m hanging on to the bitter end
/giphy the bitter end
@JaBbA64 You got the bargain of the century!
Just wanted to throw my 2 cents in that I am also enjoying this nonsense. From my end I’m happy for the spectacle to continue.
I never thought of it as an investment, just a cheap way to try a toothbrush they advertise on all the podcasts. At this point it’s like the long-ass joke that @shahnm posted. I’m too far into it to stop now, and just waiting for the inevitably lame punch line.
@walarney better Nate than lever.
@OnionSoup Only if you pronounce it like us red-blooded 'Mericans. Not like those red-coated Brits…
@shahnm jokes on you… I don’t even own a coat.
@walarney
This is all for a toothbrush? I thought it was vibrator.
@gblandin That would be a Quiv, not a Quip
@gblandin how you choose to use your quip is up to you
@gblandin
/youtube news anchor toothbrush
#best.courtroom.sketch.ever
This is the most fun you can have on the internet. And I’ve see the cats.
Email just received: “Your meh.com order of Quip Electric Toothbrush has shipped.” Same tracking number as FedEx status notification received last evening. Damn, I thought this would at least outlast the gov’t shutdown. I mean, it’s litigation for gods sake.
I also just received my shipping notification. Honestly, I think I’m a little sad that it’s coming to an end.
@kevincoleman is it coming to an end though? How do we know that quip won’t start raiding our homes to steal the toothbrushes back. It sounds like something quip would do.
This has truly been a fun ride. My wife and i laugh about this almost every day. Thank you Meh for making a debacle enjoyable.
I am very happy to know we are getting the Quips, yet I was almost thrilled to think we might get a framed transcript of an epic closing statement! Plus, the IRK was a bit of an exciting mystery! But all good things must come to an end, thank you for the great ride! What’s next…??
Sot he faithful have been rewarded with…
The chance to buy even more toothbrushes?
@Trinityscrew Which I did. I was actually regretting only purchasing one before.
/giphy fluid-passionate-berry
Felt so involved but so left out from not ordering. Had to take chance the third time!
Great order number too.
/giphy secret-verbose-plastic
I saw my dentist today, he was alluding to “Flowers for Algernon” and other classic fiction all the time while putting hardware in my face. Allusive bastard. Hopefully my Quip will keep me away from his clutches.
As a bonus - i just happened to think - i opted IN for the extra quip re-order when they sent the offer - i figured Mrs. YETB could use a decent travel dental appliance - I hope it comes before Feb 14th - because I shall wrap it as is - and let her mind wander a bit about what I got her for the holiday.
Bold move. I love it!
/giphy if at first you don’t succeed…
Code borked but still bought one, don’t want to miss the toothbrush I already wanted lol
This is a crazy business model…Offer cheap electric toothbrushes that you can get similar models for $3 on alibaba, market the hell out of them on podcasts and radio, and sell SUBSCRIPTIONS for even cheaper replacement heads, genetic mint toothpaste, and even AAA batteries!?
Does everything have to be a subscription now?
@elpepe mmmm genetic mint
@elpepe Recurring revenue, baby! You want to boost your valuation, recurring revenue. Appeal to the V.C.s, recurring revenue. Want to go public, recurring revenue. Selling goods is a 1x valuation, but services, recurring revenue, get ready for a 3x or more!
@elpepe See: Peel phone cases (https://buypeel.com).
Oh, there’s no logo because they’re minimalist? Sureeeeeee.
@elpepe its Toothbrushes as a service! or as we in the biz call it “TaaS”
@elpepe next thing you know, people will be subscribing to receive writing utensils and journals.
@elpepe Maybe. Please subscribe to my comment blog for a definitive answer.
@elpepe you’re just mad that YOu didn’t think of it
@elpepe It sounds like a pyramid scheme to me!
@Thumperchick It’s already been done.
https://www.cratejoy.com/box-insider/10-planner-and-stationery-subscriptions/
@blaineg @Thumperchick All those suck, what you need is https://www.scribedelivery.com/
@blaineg @therealjrn see @chadp - someone remembers your empire of pulp!
Coupon just worked for me
Strong feeling of déjà-tooth here…
But seriously, can’t Meh customers be implicated in receiving known stolen property “accessory after the fact” since Meh and the manufacturer both disclosed it which would then make it in violation of interstate theft laws (Section 659 of Title 18 of the United States Code: the theft or fraudulent acquisition of goods that are part of an interstate shipment, whether from the carrier or a holding area, and also the willful buying, selling or possession of goods obtained.)
Currently, if the value of the goods is under $100, it is punished as a misdemeanor; otherwise, it is a felony.
(Partial source: Wikipedia and Section 659 of Title 18 of the United States Code)
I’m just sayin…
@VnQ59JtrM9xVYw that almost makes me want to be part of the fun!
@thechilipepper0 @VnQ59JtrM9xVYw Don’t you threaten me with a good time!
Sorry, buying these = supporting Quip (brush heads, at least) and I’m not going there.
/giphy actual-restorative-van
“Actual footage of Quip delivery van”
@jerrygradwohl It that meh making their escape during the infamous toothbrush caper?
Mehfolks, thanks for the coupon refund. You shouldn’t have. In future, please allow me to overpay. Meh is my first site check, everyday. Even when I was in the hospital for a month. They took away my credit cards then, among other items more or less dangerous, so I was unable to purchase anything. I’m Out now. The new meds are just fine. I’m feeling much better. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. The voices are still there, but I just meh them down.
Man, I knew these brushes were supposedly good but I didn’t know they were CSI good. I mean do you have millions of these? It’s all very exciting
This is getting pretty amusing. It is like how Apple has any parts being shipped in to the US from a non-approved vendor confiscated as counterfeit by customs.
The only evidence being that they didn’t sell it to them directly, so it must be fake!
We didn’t sell these to you directly so they must be stolen! Why do you think that? Cause we didn’t personally do it and we told everyone else to promise real hard not to do it either!
Is Quip really so naive as to never hear of the grey market? Their factory is churning out off the books products. Mystery solved.
@grmeyer No. That’s not it. They told them not to do that. So that’s out.
Is anyone else, rather than being upset by this whole ordeal, finding it rather amusing and entertaining and glad it happened?
Not that I appreciate our friends at Meh HQ having to go through whatever stress it must be causing them, but it’s all rather entertaining to follow.
Meh needs to resell more items they buy from “Trotters international traders”
/giphy trotters 3 wheels
I don’t want a refund right now. I want to see where this goes. I’m sure Meh will make up for the delay in traditional mediocre fashion, so I’m holding out to see what that is. Don’t dissappoint me Meh.
I’m a gonna ride this all the way out! https://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OGC.08ef39764cfa318ec5417aaf72d43438&pid=Api&rurl=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2FPjdgEh8P9Qr28%2Fgiphy.gif&ehk=CxRLwmMvY%2BylxMTFhw367w
@seceshman I’m with you!
/giphy let’s do this
I’m popping the popcorn now. Dis’ gonna be great!
I’m in for the long haul. At this point I don’t really care how this plays out - it’s just nice to be part of history.
It’s also pretty pathetic from their side of things. I’m sure they will offer free lifetime brush head replacements for all of us involved !
You can’t put a price on suspense. All in!!
Starts chanting. Random crap! Random crap! Random crap!
oh and I’m in for the Long Haul, Kickstarter-VMP all the way!!!
I vote for the IRK. I feel your pain. 5 of my student Chromebooks ended up in an auction house in Kansas City. The eBay reseller had a legit receipt that he paid for them (but suspiciously sold them for ‘parts’). How did they get to Kansas City? I had to use my own CSI:Miami skills but I recovered 3 of them.
@mdiaz Finish the story.
@stinks One of the buyers contacted us to ‘deprovision’ her Chromebook. That’s really how we found that 5 units were missing. I searched eBay and found another listed for sale. The photo was clear enough to see that it was one of our serial numbers. The local police raided the eBay reseller but he had receipts. He must have known they were stolen though because they were New In Box and when you turn them on they say “Managed by xxx School District”. So he was selling them for parts. The buyer returned hers and the seller gave her a full refund to keep his seller rating. We recovered that one, the one that was listed for sale, and another in the seller’s inventory. The other two had been parted out already. We never found out how they got to Kansas City though.
I will fight toothbrush and mail for my (possibly stolen) Quip! Via la IRK!
I’ll ride it out. I gave Tesla a $1000 deposit almost 3 years ago and I still don’t have my $35000 Model 3.
/giphy I can wait
I don’t want to be Quip to jump to conclusions, but a commemorative trinket sounds great.
I’m in till the end. It would appear that Meh subscribes to one of my role models basic tenents.
@tomdina
This saga is so stupid it’s dumb and I can’t wait to see what happens. I’m in it till the end. Give me Meh or give me… a toothbrush?
@aperfecttool72 Wait, but you’re still a poo. Why didn’t you get a month of shipping?
/giphy shenanigans
@stinks Uh. I’m sorry? What did I do?
@stinks that gif is ridiculously long, but funny.
@aperfecttool72 @stinks
Found it!
@aperfecttool72 You still have a poo icon, so either you paid one-time shipping (a horrible deal that nobody would willingly do) or… you never actually ordered toothbrushes at all!
/giphy the game is afoot
@stinks Oh is that what the icon means? Yeah, I did the single shipping. I know it’s a bad deal but I don’t even get one thing a month off Meh.
I love this. I’m waiting til the end. Meh is awesome to have so many great outcomes to potentially see. I love them all.
I now find myself irrationally wrapped up in the scandal. Did Meh ever give us details on where they acquired the Quips from? It would be interesting to get some insight into the reseller that they got them from as well, as this domino effect of Quip not getting their precious inventory and it taking a left turn at Albuquerque had to start somewhere.
Oh my goodness. This is even more fun than brushing my teeth.
Also, I’m actually typing this while brushing my teeth.
I searched for Quip toothbrush at Google News. There was a link to one article about the Meh saga. (There were many other articles if you are curious about Quip itself.)
I’m interested to see how it plays out. I saw the Quip first in Target and the styling caught my attention, but for $50 I wasn’t gonna bite. Saw them pop up on Meh a few days later and it was a no brainer.
At this point I will support Meh and however they can work it out.
I love the postcard and I’m committed to seeing how this show ends. Most fun on Meh in years!
@evbarnstormer Post card? There’s a post card coming?
OH, BOY!
@LaVikinga yes, and I laughed out loud so i won’t spoil anything
@evbarnstormer Yay! Something GOOD to look forward to.
Love the quip postcard, glad I’m sticking with this
I love the suspense… please take longer!
Maybe someday the private investigator will write a book about this experience. Maybe Meh could sell us the audiobook version.
Good luck tomorrow @snapster! Whatever that would mean for you. Obviously this whole deal is lost profit at this point.
@aldwardo That would be a good listen over a speaker dock!
When I get my IRK, I hope there is enough stuff in there to sell on Ebay so I can go buy a quip toothbrush…
@somf69 the yellow irk bag alone is more valuable than the quip tooth brush.
@OnionSoup @somf69 Don’t count your yellow bags before they hatch. I (and others) got no bag in the TIRK.
@medz @OnionSoup @somf69 Write in to suppooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooort.
We may or may not still be catching up.
@medz @OnionSoup @somf69 @ThomasF
@medz @OnionSoup @somf69 TIRK?
@medz @sohmageek @somf69 I assumed TIRK was a typo…
… And not an Irk that wears a Fez.
@OnionSoup @sohmageek @somf69
/google The Instant Regret Kit
Instant Regret Kit
I’m still in. It’s funny as hell watching this soap opera unfold.
Hey Meh Dream Team! I am buckled in and holding on. I am staying on this roller coaster ride until the wheels fall off! I gotta see where this goes!
I am loving this drama. I only bought one of these toothbrushes because I wanted to see what it was like but now I want to ride it out to the end. Keep fighting the good fight!
I’m in as one of the “crazy” people that totally enjoy this saga!!
This is the greatest thing I’ve participated in in a long time. In for the long haul all the way!
Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t you just relist these once the injunction is lifted? What is the point of holding onto my money and not shipping an IRK to all the people that have patiently waited for almost a month? I know you’re going to beat me up on this thread fellow buyers but it only seems logical that if they are in the warehouse they won’t sit there forever and they will be sold at some point where you can get back on to this wild ride that you’ve enjoyed so much. This is just one man’s opinion and I’m sure it isn’t supported by many but the reason I held on this long was to get my order or IRK. We were all told that today would be the day and now that date has been moved forward. Don’t you feel like we are being treated like quip is treating meh to some level?
thank you for expressing this view - I am certain that it is held by others even if they are either not outspoken or the majority.
I made a statement about our deliberation time (regarding this last email send) to someone who was also frustrated above. This was a tough call and I’m aware we are stretching our (much enjoyed) credibility a bit thin.
I acknowledge that you and others want to resolve this issue with the Toothbrushes you ordered (plus souvenir) or the IRK you were promised NOW and that a refund isn’t sufficiently pleasing after waiting the extra time. What I would suggest as a compromise action for those of you who are stressed by this, if the next 2 weeks are too much to take as a matter of principle or economics, you should request a refund today and I will do my best to provide you with a satisfactory option at the end that will make you pleased to remain a customer of Meh. This will cause some delay and logistics hassle for everyone versus standing by, but it is not the holding your money that we are enjoying here. I don’t like that element at all. Our decision is to hold your place in line with us ready to proceed without a subsequent sale event that would likely be received rather like us crying wolf a third time.
As per our decision to extend the timeline by default, we would prefer that you not cancel if you have intent to benefit from the outcome.
For what it’s worth, the process of building random and creative IRKs is going to take us some time to accomplish, so the timeline to ship them wasn’t much different if we made the call today or we waited this outcome out. We have been preparing for IRK contents since we made the proposition several weeks ago and this work will continue for the next couple weeks should we need them. This is more IRKs produced than we have ever sold.
Thanks again for expressing a relevant viewpoint. Feel free to take any individual requests directly to customer service at meh.com/support
@snapster Very well said. Honestly, I am stunned that there are individuals whining about IRK’s. Really? I always thought it was sort of a Meh joke … “if you wait we’ll toss some IRK crap your way”. If you are so bent on “give me my IRK junk because you promised”, you have bigger issues in your life.
@snapster @twz let’s correct the record, I’m not whining about anything. The company that operates as a corporation not a charity last I
Checked offered something to the buyers to compensate for any Delays that may have occurred. I am just requesting information regarding that. Where as the response from the meh was both eloquent and informative yours is exactly what I have come to expect from keyboard crusaders, divisive and mean spirited. The simple fact that 5000 units at $15 a piece is $75,000 which is a very rough guess. Regardless monthly interest compounded on $75,000 does add up to something. I’m not whining or looking for a handout sir I’m bringing up a alternate opinion which obviously bothers you so much that you’ve taken 2 this forum to call me out for believing in something different than you.
@gatesboy23 Any interest earned has been spent on the $10 coupons issued and the cost to produce your valuable IRK package. And don’t even get me started on the legal costs Meh is absorbing. Seriously, take a deep breath and relax … life’s too short.
@twz Given your past response you must have much more experience in corporate law than I do.I am a police Officer and I work part-time as a researcher for an attorney so I guess you must be a lawyer. For the record I am staying until the deal is over. I’m very sorry that a difference of opinion get you this riled up.
@twz the percentage holding on is mindblowing and includes folks who have limited experience with us — for hundreds this was a first purchase. I get your take for the regular longtime member. I still enjoy a dose of “freshman libertarian” idealism from time to time.
@snapster When you said “this was a first purchase” … That’s me. I never knew the site existed. I don’t even remember how I found out about the deal (perhaps CNET?). But, the situation to me is QUITE amusing and I have to stick it out just out of curiosity to see how it ends. I absolutely love how you have handled it. Kudos.
15 years ago at the start of Woot’s community (the origins of all our fun here), we had a crowd favorite charter user named GallopingCow. We actually hired him and he quickly got burned out once it was a real job. Absolutely no relevance, but @Pigboat, I really like your user name. Welcome to Meh.
/giphy Pig Boat
@snapster Thanks! Pigboat is actually a word in the dictionary. It’s OLD slang for a submarine. I was stationed on one for a while when I was in the US Navy. I was an early PC owner (1989) and we used to use modems back then to log onto Bulletin Board Systems (BBS’s). Most used peoples’ real names as a login. But, I eventually happened upon one that required a “handle.” I chose Pigboat and have been using it ever since.
Very cool, .gif by the way!
@Pigboat good to see a brother on here!
@snapster
Well, anything would be more creative than the first Irk.
/giphy Rimshot
I would like to know how he lost the use of his left (iirc) arm, however.
I’m ride or die, meh… ride or die.
No way I want off this ride…I’m in to the end!! Your credibility and customer service are not only in tact, but STELLAR!!
I’m holding out! I just hope if it turns out to be an IRK, I do not regret it as bad as the 8 pairs of female underwear, a corset, a 24 pack of makeup brushes, and the old shcool iphone port speaker that came in my last IRK!
@csimmons83 The journey started out as a solution to clean your teeth and ended with a transformation and a new life.
Thank you for the postcard and the email update, Meh! I’m in the “this is fascinating, keep fighting the good fight” camp. Maybe I’ll get a Quip, maybe I won’t, but this has plussed-up your credibility and loyalty amongst the proletariat for sure.
This is the most fun I’ve ever had with an online order. Bought, Cancelled, Refund, Bought, Limbo. HA HA HA HA. I’m riding this story line to the very last gavel swing.
So excited for this weeks episode!
@aldwardo what is happening this week? Are these still just in limbo?
@alahser in the last big update they told us that
So tomorrow we should know more. I will be so sad if it is the season finale.
@alahser @aldwardo especially if it turns out we were dead the whole time.
Yay! - update set for 01/23
January 23rd is now officially Q-day.
@jcdunn watch the courts delay it for 2 more weeks.
Meh should start charging quip rent for the space in the warehouse that the toothbrushes take up.
@OnionSoup Honestly, that would be awesome. Especially if Quip wins overall and prevents Meh from shipping. Meh should charge Quip for warehouse space. lol
So FedEx alerted me that something just shipped under my beleaguered Quip order number - Quip, or IRK? Anyone?
@wayneham my package is .20 lbs, so I’m guessing Quip, unless it’s a really small IRK
@wayneham me too! I came to check and it is the only thing that hasn’t been shipped. I can’t wait to finally brush my teeth
@wayneham
/giphy much rejoicing
Got my tracker as well… I expect we’ll see an email soon
/giphy six inches
@submariner starred for the twin peaks gif!
Hi I have been patiently waiting to get some information about my Quip purchase from MEH and I just saw a tracking number with a delivery date of February 1st. Thank you MEH for all that you have done and how you have taken care of your customers.
I looked up the case that someone posted on the other thread- last entry is 1/18/2019 “defendant’s objection to subpoena”. The temporary injunction expired 1/23 at 5 pm. Did they ship yesterday at 5 pm? Maybe Quip gave up and let it expire?
http://justice1.dentoncounty.com/PublicAccessDC/CaseDetail.aspx?CaseID=2611699
(That someone was @manbehindplan:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/quip-electric-toothbrush#5c15babbbfb409b228c2f285)
@sammydog01 Yeah, their website took more hits in the last few days than the last year, I bet.
After the vibrator/toothbrush drama comes to an end, maybe the #MehJusticeLeague should step into the arena and help end the #shutdown.
Meh I honestly will not use another one item a day website after this. Fuck just make this a every couple month thing where if you buy an item you get weeks of entertainment by wondering if it’s going to come or not. This is the best.
I got my shipment email and tracking number - checked outside and the heavens aren’t falling
So are we getting the toothbrush or is just a wait and see what’s in the box? I think it’s kinda exciting!
@revloki Exactly!
@revloki Oh, nononononono!
Perfect, was upset I didn’t get in for the fiasco that were last years orders so I got a couple this go around. If only Meh can provide some issues this time.
It’s a pretty sad commentary on my life that ordering a toothbrush is the highlight of my week, but hey! I’m officially part of the cool kids club!
I’ve been tracking my Quip and apparently it wanted to get a little traveling in before settling down at my house. It’s been several places already and still is not scheduled to arrive until Friday.
@davidwr99 I think my brushes are trying to sneak into the SuperBowl game.
@LaVikinga Who knows what these things may do. It’s been suggested they may have snuck out of the Quip warehouse.
@davidwr99 it’s weird. Frequently things I get from meh always end up going way up North to Ohio before coming back south.
They can literally be in a neighbouring state but then get redirected all the way up to Ohio before coming here.
Uh, WHAT? He “wasn’t satisfied with the expensive options on the market”, so he decided to design an EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE OPTION??? And one that arguably does LESS than a similarly priced electric toothbrush that vibrates or spins, to boot.
And the coupon code isn’t working…
@jkifer-What is the coupon code? Could I, Please, have the coupon code? I love better prices wherever possible!
@decoratedwarvet All Mediocre coupon codes are tied to your account and non-transferable.
10% Code isn’t working, but I still bought anyways… Looking forward to more emails explaining this one. Meh.
Piling on re. Code not working!!!
@genemct Try again here in a few minutes, it should go through now!
@genemct Okay maybe a few more minutes…we’ll update you below on it
Also tried the 10% code and did not work, gonna go ahead and purchase tho hope they sort it out later
In for 3 (again). Coupon didn’t work for me, but I’m Meh with it.
Code didn’t work. Bought 3 anyway. Why no red this time?
@artmem Are you me?!
There’s an actual Sonicare toothbrush on Morningsave for $35.
https://morningsave.com/deals/philips-sonicare-series-2-plaque-control-electric-toothbrush-9
@craigthom I’m using a sonicare for my daily, I don’t expect to replace it with this, but the quip should be great for travel where the sonicare is much bulkier
@craigthom More importantly, they have these …socks?
https://morningsave.com/deals/3-pack-keysocks-knee-high-no-show-socks
There’s nothing sexier than an enticing half-ankle. Yowzas!
@craigthom @submariner Or you could get the battery powered Sonicare for about the same price.
@craigthom @jmkiii I do not even know what to say about these socks.
/giphy speechless
@craigthom @jmkiii Victorian socks?
@jmkiii
“Weekend Keysocks are made from 32% Coffee Charcoal/48% Rayon/18% Nylon/2% Spandex”
What the hell is “coffee charcoal” and how does one make cloth from it?
Coupon code didn’t work but bought three anyway. Happy to join in this interesting development.
But where did the red plastic ones go?
But is it cool?
And here I thought you’d just sold out last time, and I’d spent too long considering…
/giphy more arse lemonade
After Quip’s nonsense story I am not sure I can bring myself to buy a Quip toothbrush now.
Let’s see if I’ve got this: You got these directly from Quip and dealt with a Quip employee, but then they said they were stolen, then said they don’t know where they came from and don’t know if one of their employees was actually involved, and now they aren’t talking so you had to file in court to get answers which are still pending…
Sounds to me like these are either counterfeit or are “shadow shift” products made on the same assembly line but after hours and unreported.
Ok, I’m in for one!
@Jon651 “Shadow shift” would make sense actually… The red one that was originally for sale looked like the Product(RED) version, but was unbranded. Might be something to this theory.
I’m way too invested in this debacle.
@Jon651 The “shadow shift” would have to be in China.
Of course these toothbrushes are made in China:
Each one of these was smuggled out of prison in someone’s anus.
Wait. Why did the sales in Mississippi just spike?
I missed all the drama last time. I’m not going to let that happen again. In for two, I guess.
But where’s the red ones?
@spacetuna8 We decided not to sell 'em.
@spacetuna8 @troy I’ve heard this a couple times now, but not a specific reason. Color me curious (no pun intended).
@troy oh okay… But do though…
Please?
So pleased to see these back again after the fiasco. Sending previous ‘buyers’ a code for a discount was not just meh, it was super-meh. Bought two and glad i didn’t pull the trigger on the Quip site two days ago.
Did I just buy another electric toothbrush that I can travel with on meh? I feel like I just bought those really ugly travel toothbrushes a few months ago. Also, I don’t travel. What’s wrong with me?
judicious-noteworthy-map
@goldnectar
What did I just do? I’ll tell you what I just did.
/giphy mandatory-damp-grasshopper
@lweese Alan!
Missed it by two minutes. Wow. Somehow I managed to miss a whole mehrathon and this listing twice!
Congrats on the sellout
@medz And I had just come back to buy a second brush today.
Ordered the quip toothbrush during the initial offer and again after this debacle was resolved. Shit is insane but love the fact that guys stuck with it. Like doing business back in the day with the boys from the old neighborhood.
I think this was all planned from the onset!
@JustineEvans No one here plans ahead this well. It’s why we do the daily thing.
Well, if the quips can’t be quick, at least they can be plentiful.
@barugon We’ll have to call these slowps by the time they let us ship them. (Or if, I guess.)
I ordered four both times so I’m living for this!
They would rather have these compacted and buried in the old Atari landfill than to let customers get their hands on them!
/giphy are you not entertained
I’m going to hang in there and wait… all this is putting a bad taste in my mouth (pun intended) for Quip and their products. They don’t realize they’re being short-sided and in the long run are going to be losing customers who would possibly subscribe to the refills. Good job Quip!
@abricko Right? At this point, I’m not signing up for any subscription even if I DO eventually get the toothbrush. I’ll use it until it’s worn out and then tear it apart for robot parts.
I’m staying in to see the outcome of this toothbrush oraldeal! I love a good dirty mystery. Not brushing this one aside
@snapster
Could we please start taking bets on when this will be resolved? We could have a couple of bets going on…
Under/over the amount of days it takes to be cleared up.
Actual Date of when it is cleared up or not…
Under/over on how many people will be arrested…
What happened to the Red Ones…
Maybe Fan Duel or Draft Kings can set the lines…
Yipppeee! An IRK! I want an IRK! Never been able to get one (or its predecessor) after trying a long time.
But, dang it… I want my toothbrushes, too.
Arg.
Conundrum.
@Lydia maybe if they can’t sell the toothbrushes they can “give them away” in an irk so you end up with a toothbrush after all.
Hanging in! IRK at worst case. Never surrender!
I’ll go down with the ship, full steam ahead!
Let’s twIRK
I want to wait for commemorative items. I’m starting to feel like I’m part of something bigger than myself.
I feel like I am in a real-life rerun of Law & Order. I’ve got to see where this thing goes…
I didn’t really want the toothbrush to begin with, I just bought one to put my support behind Meh. Now I am definitely in this for the ride. Totally entertaining, but sorry that the meh-sters have to put up with these Quip jerks. Are they even allowed to come into Texas?
Meh, thanks for always maintaining a sense of humor and great customer service. Whatever happens, happens, but I’m in your court all the way! And super happy to be in “Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club”.
/giphy awesome toothbrush envy
Deff want to be entertained and will continue riding the quipercoaster. If it stops I would rather get the price at the end than empty handed. Either way Meh always delivers if not the product for sure the entertainment. Can’t wait to see the season finale
I’m totally ok with waiting while the quip jackasses mess about.
The drama is just a bonus for me!
Best kind of lottery… where I win no matter what… I’m in.
I’m waiting it out with you guys! This is already interesting & I love me some drama! Happy Holidays to everyone at Meh & my fellow buyers!
I’m so in. I had no idea there’d be this much drama over some flipping toothbrushes. Awesome.
I’m proud to be a Charter Member of the Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club…and I vote for #1!!! I plan to hang in there until a conclusion is reached.
I am staging a “BRUSH-OUT”! I vow to NOT brush my teeth until this is resolved!!! I support you MEH!. Let’s make the “MAN” burn!!! (or atleast until my wife informs me that I cannot come back into the house until I brush thoroughly…whichever comes first) Either way, I am sticking in this to the end!
Can I subscribe to the thread to be alerted whenever @snapster posts an update? What a classic!
@titanzrule32
https://meh.com/forum/topics/quip-electric-toothbrush-1#5c1ab7ac3e240a008d6bd6c9
standby for the next episode
12-20-2018 chronology edit: Before this post (but after the sale) we’d sent a shipment delay notice as follows via email.
also – here’s the email “episode” sent right after this post that folks are responding to as the thread continued
/end edit
I’m old, retired and have gotten really board with Law & Order reruns. If I last long enough to see this through, fine, meh! Otherwise, I have updated my will that Quips, or Irks, or whatever eventually comes to pass is donated to a good cause, like the Mexican Dental Association. This could end Migrant Caravans. We all should quip in and save a ton of dollar$ on a stupid wall.
Quip pro quo, will wait until I get quipped with my brush.
Meh, whatever. Hopefully poopouri doesn’t try to say they experienced a theft.
@j37hr0 a stench theft
@j37hr0 That Poopouri is horrible! It really burns!
@Trinityscrew Where exactly are you spraying that stuff?
I’m in it for the long haul at this point. Win or lose I’m here in this ship, dammit
Whens the next update coming? I need some good drama for 2019. All these birdbox memes aren’t enough. Lets get some creative memes on this board!
Loved my postcard when I got it. Now I’m just wishing I went for the metal toothbrushes vs the plastic I chose
@vinuash I ordered a metal one because I just wanted to add to the plastic one I have, although I suspect the cold handle in the morning will leave me feeling a little meh about my decision.
Nice to get an update today. Kinda want to see the regret kits.
I can’t wait for Thursday’s update! So excited! Like Christmas!
Not before the 23rd at least?
Best possible solution:
We all get Irks out of this, and in the IRKs are our toothbrushes.
Maybe I can a red one out of this even.
Or am I being too greedy
@OnionSoup At this point, I’d rather wait it out than force Meh’s hand. Maybe they should do a little poll…
/giphy grabbing popcorn
@ManBehindPlan oh, I will wait as long as it takes… No intention to force their hand.
I can sit this out longer than a government during a government shutdown.
Just got the email update, thank you for letting those of us who are interested in riding it out do just that. Here for the long run. Looking forward to the next piece of the saga…
I hope we get a Lifetime Channel Original Straight-to-Video documentary out of this drama!
As long as Irk plays Snapster, we’re good.
While I enjoy the suspense, the previous update says that Wednesday(Yesterday) was the going to be the decision point for whether we get our tooth brushes or we get refunds and IRKs. I get that you’re trying to make a fun situation out of an un-pleasant one but I originally bought these as a Christmas present and now delivery might get stretched indefinitely.
@Endreo the email said that they will process cancellations on request, I’m not sure what else they are supposed to do in this situation. They’ve already gone above and beyond with the emails, postcard, discount codes, and plan b IRK in my opinion.
@Endreo Christmas present is past … we are now onto Christmas future.
@giggers The postcard was fun, though I never received a discount code. And getting a refund is an alright option but we’ve been waiting a while and I was under the impression that we would be compensated one way or the other with the next update. I think everyone at Meh is great and I know this is a (very)lame situation for them but if all we get at the end of this is a tooth brush 6+ months from now with a short email update every once in a while that doesn’t seem super worth it to me.
@Endreo I’m very sympathetic to your concern. If it helps, know that we took hours to deliberate this last announcement. If the refund is looking the better route for you, I don’t want you to feel pressured at all. We will do our best to come through with something special at the end however you decide.
@snapster Thanks Snapster. You all are great.
I wouldn’t leave this road less traveled for anything! Enjoying the show and look forward to further fun updates!
YEAH! Still in!
lets keep goin’ with this, i’m in it till the end
I love this! So riding this one out! The Great Quip event of 2018/2019 maybe even 2020!
@membrr future Klingons will sing of the great Quip hunts
I’m here till the end of this saga. Oh the song that bards will sing about this in future days.
I just finished Python Eric Idle’s sortabiography and I want to “Always look on the bright side of life” but can’t do it without clean teeth, so I’m still in…
Would also LOVE to see this taken to the Supreme Court! Could be RBG’s last opinion ever! What a way to go out!!
We need a Quipocalypse count-up timer from the first listing on Meh.
This is not the first time I’ve been called an irrational wacko.
/giphy irrational Wacko
In for a penny in for a quip. I was for quip before I was against quip before I was for quip before I was against quip. The only thing missing is the hanging quip Chad’s.
The Great Quip Brush Off of 2018-2019!
I’m in this for the long haul, but mainly because I keep forgetting that I ordered one of these here at Meh! on a whim sometime last year and it jogs my memory every time I come back to check what’s up for sale that day.
Most days, I’m like “Sorry but I don’t need another (insert the current Meh! product here). Oh, yeah - I ordered a toothbrush…” Man, getting old sucks.
I’m loving the whole saga. I am at the point at which I no longer care if I get the toothbrush but I want to see this followed through. It is worth the money just for the story.
Looks like a Quip to me! Or the saddest IRK ever
@noel I ordered two. I think you’re right.
@noel 0.4 lbs for mine. I ordered three. I hope they don’t arrive with my Poo-pourri replacement order that may, or may not be leaking again.
Just checked Fedex and see two new tracking numbers for my two Quip orders. One is 6x4x1 and another is 6x6x6, both @ 0.10 lbs. Methinks meh won.
@mz I see two also. One has “Shipped” and one is “label created”. I ordered two in one order. Could the other order be an IRK?
I came here to say I also have a FedEx package on its way to me. Expected delivery is the 26th.
Also has anyone found a compatible Chinese toothbrush refill for Quip yet? Asking for a friend…
My teeth are chattering with suspense.
Meh has recently become a T-Shirt Company I am sure our souvenir will be a T-Shirt.
I was surprised not to see sparkling teeth on the litigator.
Ooo. Is this the epic ending to the TEETHBRUSH saga?
Or is this just the entertaining middle part?!
Only the mail can tell us for sure!
Got an email saying my toothbrush has shipped!
They’re shipping?? Wha wha whaaaaaaaaaaaaat??
Wow! They shipped!! These were supposed to be gifts - had to go buy them at Target for a huge difference but stuck it out for the joy of meh. Was kinda hoping for IRK at this point but was a fun ride
@adman222
@adman222 I agree - I was hoping for an IRK, but I guess I’ll take what I actually paid for…I guess.
A 6x6x6 box at 0.1 Pounds? Sounds like we are getting Schrödinger’s box without the cat… A 6x6x6 box weighs about 3 oz… … … .
I’m actually a little sad knowing that the waveform collapse is imminent. This has been a fun ride while it’s lasted.
Dammit, back to having to brush my teeth!? However I’m not sure I’ll be able to remove the film that formed? Does quip offer refills with steel bristles??
I admit it… I’m a glutton for punishment… I ordered 2 spares… #QuipMe #MehRocks #IRKmeNow!
@jljoslin same!
@jljoslin I just ordered a silver one so now I will have all 3 metal versions. First two were supposed to be Christmas gifts but…
Fuck it, I bought one.
Got my toothbrushes today!
Wow what a co-meh-ncidence! Or coinci-meh-nce? Meh-incidence?
I just chowdered mine last night (and now brush won’t stay on due to a crack) and was forced to use a normie toothbrush, like some kind of out-of-touch monster.
But I was not paying $35 for another one. It’s a steal at $14. (Ha ha but seriously $14 is also too much, it’s just better than $35).
/image artificial chatty saffron
Woohoo! Thanks meh! Got my 3!
/giphy bulbous-veritable-gambler
So… were they stolen?
@Fen_Star they remain allegedly stolen. Possibly pilfered, if you prefer a more poetic term.
not like anyone’s going to remember a 12 year old obscure reference so thanks to google, this description: https://forums.woot.com/t/infocus-76-inch-16-9-projector-screen/44768 (the prior day featured some msi video cards that escaped their supply chain)
@snapster I remember, and that was actually the first thing I thought of. Although, I thought the cards were supposed to be disposed of and the recycling company sold them to you?
@snapster In addition to all of us wanting to know what is going on, does pressing Quip (and possibly taking legal action) benefit you by discouraging other suppliers from pulling this type of crap, or does it not matter. Should we start a gofundme to hire a PI? :p
@snapster Wasn’t there a line about selling stolen goods on the original purple-on-white woot shirt?
@Fen_Star I’m impressed! I found an old archived mention https://www.neowin.net/news/msi---stolen-video-cards/
At the time, it looked like MSI was covering their butts with Nvidia for having been the source of some OEM latest-chip cards coming out prior to their approved retail release date. I’d heard from a VP there at Nvidia who was livid. It was indeed a recycling-style vendor who sold them to us so I offered that scenario as our best guess.
I would say in the circumstances of a suspected theft, a manufacturer should leave claims and actions to the legal authorities. I can understand the reflex, but it’s best to leave it to experts and avoid doing damage to good-faith buyers of your product.
We hired a PI a while back
@Fen_Star @snapster I wonder if this is a reason why Apple has a “must shred” policy for their e-waste recyclers.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yp73jw/apple-recycling-iphones-macbooks
(Granted, my more logical reason is that by reducing the supply to the second hand market, their own primary market is bolstered.)
@Fen_Star @narfcake @snapster
This has been one
crazyentertaining ride, @snapster./image four-bragging-passenger
/giphy four-bragging-passenger
/giphy jokey-unkind-weaver
@mehmoth This was my least favorite Alien movie, but this giphy makes me want to watch it again for some reason
I ordered one more (to add to my previous 3) just because I think anytime that we use of of these I will smile a bit.
This was fun (not for everyone involved of course, but fun for me).
I really didn’t buy a Quip because I didn’t want to give them and money for the heads, but after such an amazing journey I went ahead and purchased one after seeing the VMP email.
This was so much fun to follow! Kudos to Matt and the rest of the Crew!
wishful-famished-card
@mfladd They’re trying to get them all out of the warehouse before Quip finds that videotape of the truck backing up to the loading dock at 3 am. Or maybe this but with a toothbrush instead of a beer.
Why did I buy another one? I don’t know - when I saw links earlier in the thread, it felt like Groundhog Day. I am hoping by ordering another one, I’ll final end the ongoing saga. Now, I’ll wait to hear about the next shipping delay with this second order to so our fun begins again.
Ooh… my Quips arrive today! It almost like we need a reveal thread, they’ve been so mythical the past couple months.
/giphy quip
My (allegedly) illicit contraband arrived!
I ordered one because my wife needs a new travel toothbrush. I figured this was as good as any, right? Also:
/giphy ravishing-righteous-crayfish
It finally happened. Toothbrushes in my hand. Huzzah!
Yep, got mine this afternoon and upon first inspection ( with me being over 50 years old and still having potty mouth juvenile sense of humor and mentality) I immediately thought damn it’s a Dual purpose quip vibrator/toothbrush…
I have to say I’m unimpressed with this toothbrush. I have an Oral B electric with a spinning head and that works way better, plus it’s cheaper than the retail price of these things. This one vibrates but you have to brush like usual, and the handle vibrates enough to numb my hand. I gotta say it’s all marketing and no substance.
That said it’s OK for a travel toothbrush.
If I had paid full price (in my case $40min for metal), I would be hoppin’ mad. As other have stated this brush is so underwhelming. If I had purchased at retail $, it would be returned. (I did check the battery.)
That being said, bought this thinking it would be better than one of my current travel toothbrushes, Violife that was sold here $5ea which included an extra brush.
IMHO, the $5 Violife is far better than the $40 Quip. They both run on 1-AAA battery. the differences, Violife is about an inch shorter, grip is the size of the Quip brush cover, so a bit wider at the base. No timer. I purchased from another site before Meh had them, mine has 2 speeds, not sure here, specs don’t say. Violife 22,000 strokes per minute, Quip 15,000, whether or not the stroke count is accurate, the slower speed on my Violife feels like it has more power than the Quip, so Violife at full speed… Form vs function, design, for me Quip wins hands down, function it’s Violife. Even the Violife battery is easy to replace.
just took a look a Morningsave, Violife 3for$19, extra brush head included for each.
for reference, my preferred battery operated (travel) toothbrushes:
My Schrödinger’s Toothbrush Club Souvenir Kit saved the day here. It will be better than the actual Quip, I get a t-shirt +stuff. Thank You MEH!!
You denizens of Meh are really into your electric toothbrushes.
Courts Dismissal Hearing scheduled for August 30. I don’t know what that means.
@aldwardo I hope we get a final write up.
@aldwardo I think it means one side is arguing for the case to be dismissed and so Aug 30th the judge will decide whether or not to do so.
The coupon code in the email from 5 minutes ago isn’t working!
Code didn’t work, but ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Still purchased.
@buttermaker
Yeah seriously, the meh Markdown lib needs to stop seeing the backslash as an escape for shruggies. But ¯\(ツ)/¯
/giphy the coupon didn’t work, the coupon didn’t work
@buttermaker @stinks
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
can just use the slash command
@buttermaker @Ignorant /shrug
10% code didn’t work. Bought it anyways. Meh.
Code didn’t work, still bought
Code worked, cancelled original order
Code didn’t fly, plopped down the funds anyway
the only thing I would subscribe to is Playboy…
other than that, Costco, Oral B and cheaper prices after 2 years…
Code is bunk! In for a copper!
Just hanging out here now, waiting for some mehmployee to chime in about fixing the code! That’s a totally mehlike behavior, isn’t it?
@KellanC Should be good to go now!
Meh rocks!! But I won’t ever buy a Quip product, after this debacle. They just seem like a dishonest bunch of creeps, and I can use a 2/$1 manual toothbrush just fine, despite my advanced age, TYVM.
Didn’t get the coupon code until late, but I’m not gonna quibble over less than $2. Keeping that future purchase one handy, though. Good luck y’all!
/giphy outrageous-instinctive-teeth
No longer interested.
Code didn’t work. No way bought it.
Code now working, smashed that Buy It Already button so hard.
So Meh canceled my other toothbrush order, for mysterious reasons that were entirely to do with their own personal deep-seated counting dysfunction (or something).
Knowing this, I confidently predicted that they would not, in fact, ship the prior Quip toothbrushes that they brashly offered for “sale”. My soothsaying proved eerily correct. No one got that toothbrush.
So all of you who did not heed my admonition about purchasing the canceled Quip toothbrush got a coupon.
I did not, despite being the original victim of toothbrush non-shippery.
Where’s the justice?!?
@shahnm If you don’t play, you can’t win?
@blaineg There are no winners here.
My quip is no coupon makes this Quip debacle right!
I still have like a thousand toothbrush heads for the Pulsonic I bought here last year. It fits in my bag just fine and I do not have to buy batteries for it.
/giphy temperate-omnivorous-chipmunk
I bought one, because I’m hoping that Quip and Meh will get together and give all the VIP members who soldiered thru this fiasco some badass free swag sometime in the not too distant future.
Just got it to brush my toddlers teeth. I don’t have to pin her down and worry about brushing at the same time. Now brushing is taken care while I keep her down. My most difficult 2 mins task! Looking forward to it.
@happyash I just do it in 120 different 1 second intervals.
/giphy grumpy-daring-drum
Did anyone figure out what happened to red?
@stinks I think red is a special Project (RED) product where proceeds are donated to charity. That or a Target exclusive color. Either way, probably not okay to sell on other marketplaces.
@kshannon1 @stinks Ooh, good catch.
https://www.getquip.com/products/product-red-electric-toothbrush-set
@kshannon1 @sammydog01 Yeah, but wasn’t it for sale the first time through? Did those fall back up onto the truck?
@kshannon1 @sammydog01 No, self, it appears it was not.
But the ride is nearly worth the trouble all by itself.
I don’t need a toothbrush, yet I bought one to be part of the community. I missed out the first time, but I’m glad to join the “fun” this time. (Sorry to anyone who was counting on this for a stocking stuffer!)
Did these come from New Jersey by chance?
http://www.theobserver.com/2018/12/lengthy-kearny-pd-investigation-takes-down-massive-cargo-theft-network-chief/
Ummm Hershey syrup and waffle sandwiches! You would need to brush your teeth after that!
This is too much fun. Let’s keep making this train wreck worse. I’ll get the gasoline!
Resist!
I love how this is turning out!
In semi related news… that some of you may find funny… I ordered the 2 pack plastic. It had a order has shipped track it here… Sunday I got an email with a new tracking number and told that it was upgraded shipping and had shipped… which one will arrive? Neither, both? Or did we just find out how the meh ones arrived???
Was going to ask for a refund, but I’ll hang in there and hope for the refund and IRK. At worst I get the toothbrush I ordered the first time. It was going to be my travel toothbrush, so I’m doing fine with my Oral-B at home.
I feel like I’m missing an email or something. What happened?
@therealjrn I’ll just hang out with you at the geek table while the cool kids talk among themselves. Pass the ketchup please?
Wait for toothbrushes
@snapster I think it may be time to resurrect the “Lab Report” for this one. Regular emails just don’t convey the same emotions!
I’m willing to wait for a good toothbrush, and who would want to miss out on a reward for our patience so we can always remember Quip’s terrible customer service?
I’m in it to win it, how ever this turns out! Behind Meh all the way!
The hopes and fears of all the years are held with Quip toniiiiiiiiight…
I am always up for an adventure! This is like a roller coaster, up…it’s coming…down, no it’s not yet…curves,…we are searching! Wonder what the tunnel will be like!
I’m more than happy to wait it all out… but I’m not gonna go off all half-cocked about the folks at quip being jackasses.
imagine thousands upon thousands of your product mysteriously show up on the internet at a deal-a-day site and you can’t even find where the effing things are missing from your inventory. they’ve got to be missing… and thousands of them should be easy to track.
for quip this is a MUCH bigger issue than some stolen product.
that said, i bought into both sales cuz their marketing on facebook worked $20 worth and i’d rather use this when traveling than a new tiny brush from the hotel vending machine. if i get an IRK, i’ll be just as happy as long at it’s a $20 IRK… I want extreme MEH from this IRK.
@Noddy93 Yeah, I want one of those Pioneer receivers like other lucky A-Meh-ricans got in the last bunch. Mine was mostly makeup items that my wife wasn’t at all interested in.
@guyfromhawthorn @Noddy93
I hear ya brother.
I’ll wait this out. In for a penny, in for an IRK.
This is intriguing. The most fun shopping experience since amazon surprised me with a Christmas gift in 1998.
Damn the toothbrushes - full speed ahead!
More and more this is beginning to reinforce the feeling that these are either counterfeit or shadow-shift production that someone at Quip was dealing in on the side.
Since the Meh-sters almost certainly know who they got these from in the first place, just go to the police line-up of the usual suspects, point and say “That’s him (or her)! There’s the dirty dog!” I’d bet it’s the one who looks like Joe Pesci…
I knew something like this might happen. I bought the Quip the first time because I wanted it and it was a good deal. I bought the quip the second time because I suspected there might be more drama and I did not want to be left out. I want an IRK!..lol
In it till the end. #1 for me.
Agreed…I’m in to wait it out. I don’t have to get a tattoo or anything do I?
Will stay put for now…will like to see how things evolve. Looking forward to all the bonuses you stated on email. Thanks for the continue communication!
Decided to cancel & was told by Meh support that the order had already shipped! So maybe things are moving faster than expected. It’s a christmas miracle!
@bixbyd they have not - sorry for the head fake - likely our CS rep moved too fast and used a common expectation from the order-state these are held up on. I’ll make a note for them to contact you and confirm refund.
Anyone care to share what your super secret toothbrush email said?
@RiotDemon https://meh.com/forum/topics/quip-electric-toothbrush-1#5c1ab7ac3e240a008d6bd6c9
I am so impressed with how you are handling this, Meh! You are truly a stand-up organization! Thanks for all the hassle you are going through, trying to provide this deal to us. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all!
Thank you Meh! You’re handling this as well as can be expected given the circumstances. Carry on.
Yay! The Post Card arrived.
The three people for whom the brushes were intended for are hoping for the brushes. How wrong is it that I want the I.R.K. no matter how bad it is? But the way my luck has been running lately, it’ll be QuipBrush City, or it will be a bagless I.R.K. ( just like the bagless pity Fuko–although that was one hella great Fuko!!!).
@LaVikinga What’s the postcard? Have not gotten one… yet
@stinks
Side 1: https://meh.com/forum/topics/i-was-wondering-how-many-others-received-a-postcard-pertaining-to-the-great-quip--debacle#5c2a9cfd8406cd368419baae
Side 2: https://meh.com/forum/topics/i-was-wondering-how-many-others-received-a-postcard-pertaining-to-the-great-quip--debacle#5c2a6eb1cc96a5187029cb65
What’s taking so long to ship? It’s just a tooth brush. Hope it arrives before all teeth fall out.
Happy three year meh anniversary @ninadj!
@ninadj
https://meh.com/forum/topics/quip-electric-toothbrush-1#5c1ab7ac3e240a008d6bd6c9
@ninadj You should get it once you are down to one tooth. Thus the name, “tooth” brush.
@Trinityscrew indeed. I had thought of so many replies but brushed them all away. This will be a tooth n nail finish
I love the postcard! Thank you meh!
Can we start a social media campaign to shame quip into admitting they are dirty dirty liars? Hashtag #quiplies
My dentist just recommended Quip for my family’s teeth! Need these to ship!!!
Love the postcard. Thanks, @snapster for the great way you are handling this.
Honestly at this point i’m done waiting. After the injunction meh will be able to sell the tooth brush if the court clears the sale. I work in law enforcement and I know that these types of cases can drag along forever especially if one of the parties has shitloads of money to waste on attorney fees.
Kids these days…no sense of history.
@therealjrn explain please?
@gatesboy23 Just enjoy the ride. You are in the middle of a legitimate “unusual occurrence”
This is exciting.
You know what I find whacky? That whacky can also be correctly spelled “wacky”. That’s WHACKY!
My teeth will never be clean
@MarkLaroche you think getting a quip will change that?
@OnionSoup Now it seems we will never know!
I’ll hang in there! This is interesting/fun!
I am so in for waiting. I’ve tried to share the fun, but my family doesn’t understand how much I love the humor in all this. Bring on the Quips and the transcripts! …whenever they let you, of course.
This is a fun crazy story I am telling my Grandkids why they do not get to see the Toothfairy! He has been Quipped… !
This is literally the most fascinating thing to ever happen to my teeth, and my spouse is an odontophilic vampire.
If Tolstoy wrote toothbrush dramas…
War and Teeth
I’m staying in for the long haul. Clean teeth quest for all!
This is the next big blockbuster suspense movie, scheduled for release 2020! Forget Bird Box or A Quiet Place…Schrödinger’s Toothbrush!
I’m staying on for now. I can’t find my Quip related discount code, I may but the speaker on sale today.
@wilfbrim search for an email from support@meh.com on December 13-14 depending on time zone.
@shahnm that would work better if they were selling the Ruby red ones the second time around.
The wicked Quips of the west stole our Ruby Red Brushes before the second sale.
@OnionSoup Oh I’m not that kind of witch…
@OnionSoup BTW - my picture was referencing this blurb from the prior Quip thread.
01/16/2019 Record/Copy Request
01/18/2019 Defendant’s
Objection to Subpoena
I thought tomorrow was the date mentioned for an update… the hearing is today but they will likely need time to come up with a plan
Just got the same FedEx shipment notice, damn I was hoping to get a IRK…
I have a tracking!
/giphy excited teeth
Awh, looks like the saga has an end, and all we get are the tooth brushes we originally ordered.
@anetaaa123 Cite your sources!
I haven’t seen anyone confirm delivery of one yet.
these could be IRKs, these could be… anything!
@anetaaa123 @teh_chris You’re right - it could be anything!
A boat! Or even a toothbrush!!
@anetaaa123 @teh_chris @zachdecker A boat! A sailboat! Meh is sending the mast first. In pieces. BEST. IRK. EVER.
@anetaaa123 It could be the event souvenir, unless that was the postcard.
Just checked my order status and it says shipped with a tracking number. I really stayed in hoping for the IRK, but I’ll settle for the toothbrushes. I hope meh has a good story to tell later today.
So I ordered 5 toothbrushes, and my shipment facts are:
WEIGHT
0.7 lbs / 0.32 kgs
DIMENSIONS
6x6x6 in.
Is that even big enough to fit five?!
@mphillips76 Well, according to this website a quip toothbrush weighs 3 oz, without any packaging. Since 5 x 3 = 15 oz, which is .937 lbs without any packaging. I do not believe you are getting your quip toothbrushes.
@alahser It also says they are 7.5" long. NO WAY there are Quips in the box!
So the Fedex notice says it’s arriving on Wednesday, the 30th… and I leave for vacation the next day, with my new Quip. Talk about great timing!
On the other hand, it’s coming DumbPost. So anything could happen.
Mine on the way!
Suck it quip!
So, does the simple expiration of the temporary injunction mean anything for Mediocre’s suit beyond the simple ability to ship 'em?
The lack of additional recorded filings beyond the objection to a subpoena smells to me like stalling tactics (obviously, IANAL). Hopefully there’ll be something punitive to convey a lack-of-amusement if so.
@PowerUser IANAL but the case is still active. And since Mediocre initiated the lawsuit I’m sure they’re in it for damages. The objection to the subpoena didn’t extend the injunction, so next the court will issue an order compelling them to comply with the subpoena, or alternately upholding their objection. I don’t know how good the lawyers are or the merits of the case but I hope meh takes quip to the cleaners.
Meh’s email on the subject sounds very deliberately criptic on what was sent. Not committing to say they have shipped the toothbrush or whether it is a souvenir instead.
However, I would suspect it IS the toothbrush because those who ordered more brushes have heavier packages.
Unless of course they’re getting multiple souvenirs.
Still curious if the post card is the souvenir, or if they have something else planned. This has been fun.
In the sketch, Glenn is on one side and Irk on the other. It begs the question, where is Matthew?
This case will set major precedent in the world of toothbrush law.
@featherforce
My wish is a challenge coin, with graphics on each side that make it a twist of logic to interpret either as heads or tails.
Well the email sounds like the litigation is still active - maybe these are special @meh toothbrushes? Refurbs from OralB?
The email was great - that for LOL
@pacoffeegirl my special toothbrush is a sonicare.
“Let justice be done though the heavens fall.” I’m a little scared.
Wooo! I just got my notification that my Quips are shipping!
Can we get a schrodinger tooth brush club shirt or coin, or a pin!
Thx for the entertainment.
Can’t wait to here about the “trial” and what transpired…
This is the best law and order episode episode ever.
Finally!! I’ve been on a tooth brushing strike!! Not really, that would be gross.
YES they shipped! Looking forward to the whole story
I hope you are really sending the toothbrushes this time. After all this time we diehards who stuck with you through this deserve a surprise box of goodies!!,
@beviebear YAY! Finally shipped, but like you, kinda hope there’s a little bonus to go with it.
@beviebear souvenirs as promised are either in the works for separate shipment or shipped here
@beviebear @martymar2577 the bonus was to see civil law in action. We got to be part of “ripped from the headlines drama”. No prize could compete with that. (You realize this has always been about toothbrushes, right? This is it. You get toothbrushes. You were only ever getting toothbrushes. Life is hilarious and banal)
The courtroom sketch was fantastic.
I’m really hoping for more to go along with a description of the hearing.
@zachdecker I’m really looking forward to an in-depth analysis of Quip getting their ass handed to them, legally speaking.
Just add an “s” for high hilarity (Quisp cereal)
http://hahnconsultinggroup.com/Photos/quisp-quake
Yes, it’s a very bizarrely written page for some reason
@DMO Best.Cereal.Ever.
/8ball Am I getting a toothbrush?
Reply hazy try again
YEAH! & YEAH! I just got notified that my TWO Quips are being shipped. I just got notified that my TWO Quips are being shipped.
I’m sad the saga is ending. Fun times!
Man - hope the battery still is good, it has been awhile - but glad I waited and since it was so long - it is a TOOTHBRUSH since that is all that is left is a tooth to brush…won’t be needing refill heads any time soon…
@1BarginHunter you need to store your toothbrush in the fridge to preserve the battery.
And here I was excited for an IRK.
/giphy glaring-plaid-cilantro
In for one the second go around I suppose
/giphy hungry-artsy-cabbage
/giphy passive-abashed-cow
my first Quip!
/giphy tight-titled-protest
Wait! Did I just opt in for more, possibly pilfered, Quips? Oh my, ill-gotten gains are so sweet. Wait! is this all a new meh sales technique for cavity prone thief wannabes? Do I need 6 Quips? Am I in the market for a house with 6 bathrooms? Will I frame one with a link to this forum? Will my friends and family look at me stranger than they did yesterday? Will anybody believe my story about brushing the teeth of our cats? Please to send my Quips in an unmarked envelop.
Thanks, guys!
/giphy sober-zealous-parent
/image sober-zealous-parent
/giphy delicate-present-guide
So I got mine, I can see why people thought these were stolen…
No packaging, no directions…
But I did get some info on their web site.
Also, what happened to all the Red Ones? Was Target mad you were selling RED?
@somf69 no but bono was
@somf69 I really wanted red. I got copper second time around because couldn’t get red. (Wife wanted the boring dark grey one).
Really wish I could have got red. I will shed a tear each morning and night as I brush my teeth with a non-red quip.
@somf69 So you’re suggesting that these may have been previous returns that someone sold out of the burn pile?
@jaybird absolutely not suggesting that but I will say these do not have any conventional retail packaging to them whatsoever.
@jaybird @somf69 I think someone above said that Target had exclusive rights to selling the red ones, so meh, probably to not risk the ire of Target, pulled the red off the site.
@OnionSoup A red permanent marker might solve your copper colored problem!
@LaVikinga then I’ll get high from marker fumes whilst brushing my teeth.
/giphy getting high brushing teeth
@somf69 @vinuash They’re fer the stahrvin’ children!
Got mine… https://flic.kr/p/2dpiuzN
Meh… Mine got here early. Not overly impressed. An irk would have been better. Quip was doing us a favour by holding them back.
I received my first two (I opted in to ordering two more) and I am appropriately underwhelmed. The brush head is a little bit too big for an electric toothbrush and the motor is so much weaker than my ancient Sonicare. I will probably still use these for travel as originally anticipated, but these were definitely appropriate for Meh, if maybe a little premature on their demand curve.
Man…you guys got your toothbrushes? All I got were several dildos. Kinda weird though, I think they were meant for a kinky dentist as they are dental themed dildos. Oh well.
@jcdunn They don’t really vibrate much either.
Meh
Mine appears to be lost in the depths of the USPS…
Cool I am message number 1000. Fun saga to follow, especially since I had no teeth in the game.
What to make of the ongoing legal drama?
01/25/2019 Subpoena(s) issued by attorney
for Arnold A Spencer
Party: A Mediocre Corporation
01/25/2019 Objection(s) or Complaint
to Subpoena
Party: Spencer, Arnold A.
@j37hr0 Snapster is suing them for screwing up his business and will split up the proceeds among folks who bought Quip brushes. Or buy beer for the office instead.
If you bought a Quip on December 14th, expect an email in the next few hours.
No updates on the case since Jan 25. I need more drama!
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Toothbrush Handle
1x Toothbrush Head
1x Mountable Toothbrush holder
1x AAA Battery (Energizer, Expiration 2028)
Price Comparison
$35 - $50 at Target
Warranty
2 Year Mediocre
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
Seriously - these AGAIN??
Ahh after reading the rest of this thread now I understand why there is a take two.
The coupon is for a future purchase on Meh only. NOT for this quip sale
@gogarnth there were two separate codes, one for a future one and one for this one.
@gogarnth
As a previous attempted-purchaser buying Quip toothbrushes again, use the coupon code REQUIP when checking out to save 10% on the Quip event.
It didn’t work for me though… And yet I’m still in for a couple.
/giphy furry hungry wish
@gogarnth No, there are two codes in one email.
Yeppers. Code didn’t work. Womp womp. Still bought 2, tho.
Seriously? The coupon code isn’t working?!?!?
Code still not working but bought 2 anyway.
Soon as I see the code I will cancel my order Then re-order, what interesting GIPHY my unique order phrase would be (triangle-bloody- cord)
As a previous non purchaser can I have a coupon too?
@bdp Wouldn’t that be a non-coupon?
@blaineg very true. I ordered one all the same.
Code is working, now if they arrive before Christmas…
Awaiting the toothbrush Theranos exposé…
/giphy prudent-qualified-treatment
@dj_m We need creepy photos of the Quip CEO, like all the stalker/serial killer/overly attached girlfriend photos of Elizabeth Holmes.
I liked my first order number way better than this one ( freaky-mocking-lift ) but thanks for the discount…
Hmmm. Just got the code after buying another brush…
I bought one just because I read what Quip did before and want to say “GO MEH!!!” screw you Quip.
/giphy spiffy-ageless-gunslinger
If anybody got a code they won’t be using, I’m interested!
@ishoppe247 the codes aren’t unique, but they’re tied to specific accounts.
In for 2 I guess
/giphy toasty-grateful-quiver
/giphy wimpy-coy-trip
Well done, Meh. Above and beyond the call of duty!
I just had to buy this because of the write-up. I tried a Crest Spinbrush and hated it. I hope this one is different.
/image mocking-cheesy-tortellini
We have an ultrasonic toothbrush already, but these will be nice for travel.
/giphy gloomy-habitual-scotch
I hope you guys at Meh don’t mind that I didn’t use the coupon code.
I feel the need to quip “meh”.
/giphy fanatical-moronic-volcano
I have a problem supporting quip after that whole ordeal and wonder if these are the stolen ones or not. Or if meh just said eff it.
Also won’t get these in, in time for my initial need.
No Meh, just no.
I would probably order again, but seems useless without a subscription from Quip to go with them. And after the whole debacle and how Quip handled it, that ain’t gonna happen.
Question: is it possible to buy extra brush heads without signing up for one of Quip’s plans? I want to use this as a travel brush, so I’ll only need occasional replacements.
@borisgoodenough yes. Here’s the link to their page… $5 charge for a single shipment, and you pay shipping, as opposed to their refill plan, where THEY pay shipping every 3 months…
https://www.getquip.com/store
/giphy repulsive-cardiac-animal
Yeah! My tampon shaped toothbrushes are coming after all.
Little disappointed couldn’t get the red this time around though.
Anyone else think they are holding the red ones to see if they can put a meh logo on them, or maybe Mediocre Labs?
@Euniceandrich That sounds like much more than a mediocre effort
So even though I actually was against the whole quip thing because they were being a bunch of a-holes to everybody at meth, I went ahead and reordered these because I wanted them the first time. Now my question is this, I’m obviously going to buy the replacement package where you get the heads mailed to you every month from quip, but what happens if something is wrong and the quip people say where did you buy your toothbrush and I tell him online at Meh, are they going to give me a hard time or just be assholes for the hell of it?
@somf69 they don’t care. You just order the replacement heads.
@somf69 sounds like you need to gift it to yourself and then receive it as a gift – I’ll lend you my hat.
@snapster @somf69 Ho ho ho! So what you are saying is a gift recipient may not always know the store where the gift came from?
/giphy santas elves
@snapster @somf69 @therealjrn they won’t be dicks about it. It’s christmas. Not everyone gets a gift receipt with their gift. They won’t pass up moneyzzz
Have to know what images this will make.
/giphy stinky-unified-basin
I’m too lazy to read down the thread. When is ship date for these? Originally wanted for stocking stuffers
@mdj007 Possibly by Christmas, but can’t guarantee it. Notice the Estimated Delivery Date is showing Monday, December 24th - Thursday, December 27th
@dave @mdj007 unfortunately we’re only able to post down the thread. please turn your monitor.
@dave @mdj007
Just in case…
@dave @mdj007 @medz
I’ve ordered worse things for $30. Will probably be used for travel toothbrushes.
/giphy meddlesome-rural-prison
I’ll try one out. It’ll be a good backup/travel option until Quip sneaks in and steals it back.
/giphy itchy-guilty-party
/buy
@dand2692 Sorry, this deal contains 5 unique items and I’m not sure which one you want. You can review how to pick one, or just try ordering from the checkout page.
Well I guess I have to expect a sellout when I don’t buy sooner because I’m waiting to hear back from someone on whether they want in as well or not. (Obviously not a fan of spending money for no reason.) I look forward to reviews from everyone who got it and maybe a future sale. And just for the heck of it…(to be continued)
/buy -color silver
Aww, I didn’t read my email in time.
This toothbrush must have been created somewhere near East Cupcake, West Virginia. Otherwise it would have been called a “teethbrush”…
I did not get the discount on the order.
https://meh.com/support
I want to say this whole saga has been meh…but come on, this is the most fantastic sale ever. Website name change?
Can we have Option 3? meh keeps our money and mails all of them back to the owners home address. Each one in its own box, along with a “glitter bomb”!
Can I get an IRK because i’m awesomely enjoying this and i’m sticking around top see what happens!!! Lol
I see some irks coming in with competitor pallets of toothbrushes. But who competes with quip, on equivalent scale- electric and replaceable heads that aren’t the oralb ones that they’ve had for 20+ years?
IRK for me peeps!
Honestly, you guys should just do what Trump did. Make the commemorative coin before anything happens. Then you’re EXTRA motivated to make it happen, cus you don’t wanna look like an idiot!
@msprout just our luck that outcome 2 includes a way to dispose of them
@msprout Kinda like “winning” the Nobel Peace prize before you do a damn thing.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@therealjrn hey, relax. i’ll get around to my thesis eventually.
Fight to the bitter end! - IRK for me
And here I thought the chance of Matt standing before Judge Judy to plead Meh’s case was all but lost. Not so. We may still see a late afternoon episode as Meh wins and the Quip suits are chastised into submission by da Judge. Nice.
Off with Quips head, all in!
I, for one, welcome our Quip overlords. I’ll ride the wave!
Willing to wait… Hopefully we will get the mystery box
Waiting it out…can’t wait to hear more of the story
I was happy, then sad, then happy again. Now I’m meh. So if that was your goal, kudos. Job well done. But I will have my toothbrush. Oh yes. It shall be mine.
2!
Would love Option 1 if delivered early 2027 (since the battery is good till 2028) or Option 2 is like winning a lottery , I’d take Option 2 and pass on the 1st Box - want Door #2 please…
I wouldn’t miss this for a tube of Feldercarb.
Am I weird for getting giddy over whatever drama is sure to proceed? I literally get excited like a schoolgirl every time I see quip pop up in a subject line. Funny thing is I actually subscribe to quips actual mailing list so half of the time I’m sorely dissapointed upon opening said email. FWIW I’m in till the bitter end, or the fat lady sings, whichever comes first.
@asherwitt I’m not feeling melodious. So, you’ll be in 'til the bitter end.
Option #2 for me. As this saga unfolds it’s pretty clear that Quip does not care at all about their brand image.
Hanging in for sure… it’ll be fun to see how they try to convince everyone that these were stolen. They’re a slimy company with apparent regrets. Either option is fine. (and the coupon code worked fine for me)
iM WAITINg
How do you mess up so bad that you can’t figure out where your own product came from
I’ll wait it out too. I support you meh! The quip company is just terrible overall. Sometimes I just don’t want to brush my teeth with their products but I need to smile.
Wow I guess Quip want us to pay the price they want to sell them for…not for me. Waiting to see this through, thanks for the communication.
The drama of all this for a toothbrush is more than worth the wait for me. I’ll roll the dice with Meh!
Quirked At Quip but Waiting …
Can’t wait to hear how the mystery ends! Or even better yet, another twist in the saga of the missing Quips!
The great Toothgate continues…TBD!!
Meh sold Quips? Dang! I’ve got to drop by more often.
@magic_cave - The jury is still out on that question…
So how long till we know what is going on? I hope option 2 happens.
@Aschdrw You might want to go ahead and buy a gas station toothbrush or something while you wait.
@therealjrn i have a a Sonicare. I wanted this as a travel brush. Just like the idea of a irk
I’ve been brushing with a washcloth and baking soda since I ordered this like 2 weeks ago. Come on Meh, give us the 411 on the status
@gatesboy23 he gave us an update yesterday. Quip is lying trying to make sure nobody sells these for below the minimum price. Eventually a court will tell meh they can ship these, and hopefully award punitive damages so they don’t pull this crap again.
@gatesboy23 last update was a few posts up (without claim to know their intent)
That moment when your instant regret kit ships before your quip toothbrush, even though it was ordered a week later…
This is also why I’m hoping to get a toothbrush in the end.
Any update on these? Email just said “a few weeks” pretty vague.
@longjohntanner There’s an update posted Monday
Will these ever ship?
@aubbsy You can guarantee they’ll ship. Whether it’s to customers or some police evidence locker is the real mystery
/giphy mystery
Got the postcard. Would like some type of explanation about the delay
@tbones lol
@tbones
https://meh.com/forum/topics/quip-electric-toothbrush-1#5c1ab7ac3e240a008d6bd6c9
Postcard arrived, more than I can say for the alive-dead-alive again Quip. Ordered two, still no word?
@jaydpiii The first rule of Quip Club is you don’t talk about Quip club.
Any Idea when these will ship?
Anyway to get my money back?
@rudahead All the information you seek is summarized in the very first post in this thread. Other, less interesting information, is scattered throughout the remaining posts.
ship the quip so I don’t feel gypped, skip!
Never got a postcard… are only people who purchased the quips originally the first time included in the fun?
@bluecolor everyone holding an open order on this event was mailed one. Reminds me I haven’t looked through my mail for mine actually. I ordered 4 of these things myself!
@snapster how about, for those that didn’t throw away those post cards, they can send them in and redeem them for a special treat…
@somf69 The card isn’t “treat” enough for you???
@snapster ah kk, thx. I’ll keep an eye out and otherwhise chalk it up to lost mail.
@bluecolor @snapster never got a post card…i am unloved
What can we say?
@tbones What do you want to say? …go ahead…use your words…
Appreciate the updates
I want
Only two more weeks? I will wait for the toothbrushes!
I guess the ride keeps on going then!
Yes, enough is enough. Damn.
No rush here. I’m still stuck in the end of year/beginning of new year time loop where I can barely tell what day it is. A legal battle over toothbrushes just might brighten my days enough to get me through 2019. If it was anything like last year, I’m gonna need it.
I was trying to come up with an amusing Quip but alas I find that my Quip is still in purgatory.
Was everyone supposed to receive a postcard? I didn’t :,(
@SKostohryz neither did I unfortunately
/giphy waiting is the hardest part
So, I still haven’t heard: what became of the red toothbrushes that weren’t sold in the second sale?
Someone mentioned they were part of a store exclusive promotion so shouldn’t have been sold… But were they returned to quip, or have the meh employees been luxuriously brushing their teeth with red toothbrushes the whole time?
@OnionSoup I dunno, I jumped on the ride in December.
/youtube I’m a blue toothbrush
I don’t see a hearing on the calendar today. So are we getting toothbrushes?
@j37hr0 I think the injunction just ends today.
Oh yay! I just came to see if there’s an update and there should be one today! Goody!
Well, looks like we’re getting…something…
@j8048188 Smartpost is delivered via USPS and will be forwarded per your USPS forwarding order. I assume you filed one?
Haven’t gotten a fedex notification or anything at all. Assuming it will go out in waves but am hoping to hear something soon!
@dreamer22 I just received my email from Meh saying an update is coming soon. My email must be running real slow.
Well, mine says 0.01 lbs and I ordered one. Looks like it’s a …toothbrush.
Sooooo… should they start selling the refills now so we can get them when we need them? J/k, glad to be getting my order!
I don’t remember a shipping notification email but I have a Tracking# and an estimated delivery date of Saturday!
/giphy success
So it would seem to me that we are not yet getting toothbrushes but maybe something else…
Suspense!
Filings at Denton county? Seal of Texas in the courtroom sketch??! I thought this was a FEDERAL case! Pffft, figures. meh
@jester747 Shh, you might hurt Texas’ feeling. They like to think they’re their own country.
I’m so HAPPY to see that Glen is ok!
Also, Who wears a suit with White Lapels ??
@somf69 Might be related to Robert Kraft. He’s very fond of shirts with white collars, especially blue shirts with white collars.
Has anyone seen a refund to their card? I’m guessing no refunds means the brushes are coming…
This is just absolutely awesome!
For the record, I ordered two toothbrushes and the weight is 0.3 lbs/ 0.14 kgs
Also the boxes that the Items are shipping in are 6x6x6 inch. Don’t think the brushes are that short… guess we all will find out soon enough.
@Drkcloud They are not. They are 7.5" long according to the Quip website. So, I guess no brushes.
@Drkcloud @mphillips76 maybe the TBs are sent in two pieces - brush and base.
@Drkcloud @mphillips76 target website Shipping details
estimated ship dimensions: 2.17 inches length x 5.6 inches width x 11.9 inches height
estimated ship weight: 0.8 pounds
@Drkcloud @j37hr0 I’m thinking the box dimensions are just wrong. We got shipping notifications!
@Drkcloud @mphillips76 so that length (that’s what she sais) is with the brush head attached. I’d assume they ship unattached? Here’s the official dimensions page so you can see what I’m thinking: https://help.getquip.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019957111-What-are-the-dimensions-of-a-quip-brush-
Same here. Says my Quips have shipped
Glad I waited! Way to Meh. Waiting to hear court details.
Victory!
How about a “MEHa QUIPa” (Mea Culpa) saga T-shirt?
Is this written by a bot? https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/abblog/blog.pl?/pl/2018/12/1544822739.html
@naropa funny, that article showed up in my pixel feed today
@naropa Yeah, very weird syntax.
Wait so are we getting like a mystery box? Then we will get the toothbrushes as well later on? Or are we getting the toothbrushes?? I’m confused.
@tabbi13 Given the references to Schrödinger in the prior emails, perhaps it’s none of the above.
@tabbi13 I guess if we don’t know for sure what is in it, it is kind of a mystery box. It could be anything! It could even be a toothbrush, Meh knows how much I want one of those!
Unfortunately mine was sent FedEx Snail Post. I will have to wait a week or so to start brushing my teeth again.
Though an IRK would have been nice too.
Was the IRK only coming if we didn’t end up with the quips?
@guardian_44 I think so. Irk was the booby prize if we couldn’t get the quips.
Personally I would have preferred the Irk… But meh, I guess I’ll brush my teeth instead… But probably not before February based on shipping speed.
@guardian_44 @OnionSoup
Yes it was either going to be a Quip toothbrush and a surprise or a refund and an IRK.
@guardian_44 @Ignorant @OnionSoup So now will you sell use IRK?
The #QuipSaga is over? Say it ain’t so! I will miss the fun, but bring on the brushes!
@ddempsey This Saga is winding down it seems. However, I’m sure the buyers will end up in some other future predicament… Remember the Saga with the semi of candy corn?
someone asked earlier about non-quip head replacements – was there any resolution to that?
I figure ill sign up for their replacement head package at some point anyway, but ooc.
@Alderuen I haven’t found them. I’ve checked alibaba and dh-gate.
@Alderuen @j37hr0 Five bucks isn’t that bad for a toothbrush head, especially with free shipping.
@j37hr0 @sammydog01 i dont disagree. I was more curious as to whether or not there was a secondary market option. I fully intend on utilizing oem heads
@Alderuen @j37hr0 I do hate the thought of giving those guys my money though.
@Alderuen @sammydog01 exactly
Are these actually supposed to be good toothbrushes?
@Stumpy91 ¯\(ツ)/¯
Do those that are jumping on the bandwagon now, after the re-listing get an IRK as well? Would LOVE one as a long-time meh-er and VMP’er! But if not, keep up the great work everyone!
/giphy giant-incredulous-thistle
@hammi99 I think the IRK was if the toothbrushes didn’t ship.
@sammydog01 oh good point. I skimmed the entire thread too fast. Either way, meh is awesome
“And oh, yeah, meh.com will never, ever “expand selection”. We’ll offer one (1) item at a time. Period, forever.”
@medz remember that Last Call feature — it was on the home page even
@snapster Good point. This isn’t the first time you’ve broken promises.
@medz maybe every other millisecond we are switching between these offers. Like “deal interlacing”
is the metal copper one actually copper or is that just the name of the color?
@elpepe name of the color
/giphy aluminium
@elpepe-It is the name of the color, similar to a Blue handle one that is the color Blue.
@elpepe @snapster This is mesmerising. Looks like a bunch of concentric rings
@elpepe @PooltoyWolf agree. I could meditate to this and Jony Ive saying it.
Where can I receive the Coupon Code? I would love a dicount!!
When I put in the codes I recieved it says they are expired or don’t exist. Can I not use them anymore?
@vanielle let’s see if I can confuse this any more. Select customers who ordered on a subsequently-cancelled November 29th event had an extra discount on this event in early December.
It’s ok to pass. In fact our survey suggests 9 out of 10 non-dentist Meh customers do not want a Quip toothbrush.
OK I got my two today, but there were no instructions. How am I going to know how to use this new fangled item?
@readnj
https://help.getquip.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000319623-How-should-I-use-quip-
My Quips are in Kansas. Guess I’ll keep using my sonicare.
I received mine today, and it is the wrong color… I had ordered the green one because I like green well enough, and I’m too much of a cheapskate to pay for the cool metallic black one. And instead of green I got the metallic silver version… I’m not going to ask for a replacement, as apparently the green ones are all sold out now lol. But i went ahead and ordered a blue plastic one as a backup from the new sale, who knows, maybe they’ll accidentally send me a cool metallic black one this time.
@hugh0spaz Or maybe the mysterious red version will show up!
@LaVikinga I suppose anything is possible!
@hugh0spaz A little late now to tell you but 39 buyers of plastic green had their orders upgraded to metal-silver – we obviously missed updating everyone. Sorry for the poor communication.
@hugh0spaz Can I change my metal-silver order to green and then upgraded?
Mine still haven’t shipped yet… glad everyone else recieved theirs…
@gatesboy23
Looks like it should be there today from the tracking. If you don’t get that, you can let us know here: https://meh.com/support
@Cythwulf I didn’t know the Olsen twins were in The Shining.
@Cythwulf @sammydog01 Must have been the TV remake.
Arrived D.O.A. but put a new battery in and it’s good to go.
Mines doa and can’t figure out how to open the cover for a new battery
@anetaaa123 https://help.getquip.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000349866-How-do-I-change-the-battery-
@anetaaa123 Just pull very hard. Right before it breaks to bits in your hands, it should pop open.
Got mine, kinda disappointed that we didn’t get anything extra for having to wait so long to get them.
@tabbi13 we’re not quite done here in this regard.
@snapster good to know
Got mine. The sadness that I’m no longer part of a special, active club is overwhelming.
/giphy it’s over
I’ve got the sneaking suspicion that quite a few of these will be gifted to a significant other this upcoming Valentine’s Day…
It’s sure to put a smile on anyone’s face - one way or another!
There is a new version that has a stronger vibration. Obviously, they just want to get rid of the earlier inferior models…I wish that I knew this, I wouldn’t have bought. Also, I thought that a 2nd replacement head was to be included…I didn’t get it.
@werekong The specs say this is the newer model- why do you say it’s not?
The newer model is supposed to provide a stronger vibration. The reviews that I read said that the difference is night and day. The one I have has a very weak vibration…so I’m assuming it’s the older model. If it’s the newer one, I can’t imagine how the older one could have been weaker than this one. It arrived with no instructions, spec sheet or any other info sheet.
@werekong Some people said their batteries were dead- have you tried a new one?
@sammydog01 I tried a new battery and vibration was a little stronger. The problem could be that I have used an Oral-B for years and, in comparison, the Quip seems anemic. Luckily, I plan to use the Quip only for travel but, even then it would seem to do only a marginal job…it would never replace the Oral-B for daily use.
@werekong I agree- the Oral-B I use is $25 and replacement heads are 10/$33 on Amazon. I have no idea why someone would buy a Quip except for travel. I feel really stupid for buying 3.
/giphy I’m a dummy
@sammydog01 Many people in that club…lol
@werekong According to the following video that shows both versions, I received the newer version (with the added o-rings). I think he’s wrong about the removable base of the holder, though. Quip’s site lists the snap off bottom as the older design with the newer version being a twist off design (which is what I received).
https://help.getquip.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000319583-How-do-you-clean-the-cover-and-remove-the-cap-
@SpenceMan01 I saw that video before the purchase and because he said that the new one had a stronger vibration, that made me decide to buy it. If he considers that the new one has a strong vibration, I would have to disagree (I can’t imagine what the first one was like). When the brush head wears out, I don’t plan to replace it.
weren’t we supposed to get something else with this?
@jaehan93 See the note here
Mine managed to go to Pflugerville, and got delayed… (trying to get to seattle) Latest delivery date is now Feb 11th… Taking so long to get here.
I cant find the coupon code Meh sent. Can anyone share what date the email with this code was sent? If not, I may request Meh to resend. Thanks all.
@kcook28 looks like the email went out just before launch the night of 12/13.
Did anyone else get the wrong color? I ordered two slate and a silver, and got two silver and a slate. The response was just “we had to hold on to some of each color”. Um… ok, I guess.
I finally opened mine and I got the wrong color. I ordered one green, one blue, one copper, one slate and one silver (so my family of 5 can tell them apart). I got two copper and zero silver…so now I have to hope my seven year old doesn’t use my toothbrush by accident.
@mphillips76 Your seven year old was going to use your toothbrush by accident no matter what color it was.
@sammydog01 Probably true, but much less likely if they are different. LOL
So the lawsuit is resolved, The tooth brushes are released And suddenly the meh website is flooded with Quip ads. Is this a quip pro quo?
@newyorkjew I’ve searched for Quip a few times and now I get tons of emails and see their ads everywhere. Get out of my head, Quip!
I bet the surprise are quip heads!
Has anyone else had any problems with their toothbrushes? One of mine operates fine and the other powers thru batteries at the rate of one every 4-5 days.
@aperper You’re not supposed to keep them turned on…
@Jon651 hmmm. well perhaps that’s why.
I use usual toothbrush! What about you?
@manMen yes human I too use usual toothbrush.
@Ignorant I wonder if he’s interested in kid’s jackets?
@sammydog01 lol
I find the difference of opinion on the quality of these brushes interesting. I had done some research on these and was going to buy them before they appeared here. My expectations was not a high powered, auto electric toothbrush like the Sonicare or Oral B. Quip never claimed to be that. They claim a gentle vibration for teeth and gums and a timer for a two minute brushing. I am very satisfied in both of these qualities of the brush. I bought the metal one and find it feels well made. What am I missing here? Are most of the complainers from plastic handle users, or were you expecting an auto brush vs a manual one? Just curious.
@readnj For forty bucks with five dollar heads I did expect it to be as good as a Sonicare.
I agree completely with @readnj. The suggested retail price for the Quip is in the same range as the base model Sonicares. If all I was going to get for the money was a weak vibration I can feel more in my hand than in my mouth and a two minute timer I would have purchased an egg timer and brushed my teeth while holding my cell phone set to vibrate.
Meh’s price made all the difference in my purchase decision, especially since I won’t be using it frequently enough (travel only) to need a subscription plan for new brush heads. It’s a good toothbrush but not for the MSRP. Chinese clones should be out in the market for less than $10 soon enough, however.
@sammydog,@Jon651, I found this history. Looks like it met intentions.
Founded by British designer Simon Enever, and Bill May, a former Mozilla product designer, Quip started after a frustrating trip to the dentist.
“It started after a checkup in October 2012,” Enever told us. “My dentist advised to ‘buy the cheapest vibrating brush with a 2-minute timer,’ explaining that any vibration or rotation wouldn’t make much difference to cleaning efficacy, but that the vibrations and timer would encourage better brushing technique. I wasn’t satisfied with the expensive options on the market, so I drafted up the first “quip” concept!”
@readnj You can buy inexpensive toothbrushes with timers. You can buy ones that play music for 2 minutes. You can even buy one with a minion that talks to you about changing quadrants and it’s 10 bucks. And I’m pretty sure that the rotating brushes do clean better or my dentist is a big fat liar.
I think his intentions were to make a fuck-ton of cash using marketing techniques. And he suceeded.
USPS Informed Delivery shows a package coming soon from Meh. Haven’t ordered anything else so guessing it’s the final chapter of the Quip story.
What happened with the lawsuit? Settled? Ongoing?
What happened with the lawsuit? Settled? Ongoing?