Relaxing IRKs.
19Now I’ve got 2 tats and I should get billions of free IRKs.
And what I notice is that the Meh-rations become just a wonderful relaxing chat with friends and acquaintances
Along with the usual silly stuff, and maybe a purchase here or there, or maybe not a purchase
Meh-rations were apparently ever so slightly irritating to me in the past because I was pretty sure I would have to scramble to get an IRK or I was pretty sure I wouldn’t get an IRK
And I was irritated that it was a pain
And I was irritated when they were expensive with coupons
And I was irritated when I knew I wouldn’t get one
The irritation was kind of under my awareness level. I just put it away.
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But this time, when I’m going to get billions of them (no sweat), the whole thing is like being at the best ever pool party, sipping a drink in the shade, and not caring about anything and not having any deadlines
/giphy hammock shade
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@brainmist and @kyeh have also experienced this.
: )
@f00l @Kyeh @brainmist So, i guess you guys could say you let it get under your skin, just a tad.
@ircon96 GROAN
@brainmist @f00l
@ircon96 Ooo, very good!
/youtube Ella Fitzgerald - I’ve Got You Under My Skin
@brainmist @ircon96 @Kyeh
/youtube under my thumb
@brainmist @f00l @ircon96
That’s more like how it used to be.
@f00l It IS relaxing, and I have no regrets (until the IRK shows up).
Just feeling calm and checking in and being much more invested in the chat.
Would be nice if we could get website notifications of responses in the chat, but I’m liking the current so I actually check my email.
@brainmist If I recall correctly you need to go to your profile and turn notifications on. If they are on contact support to get some help.
@brainmist @Kidsandliz
I think what are wanted are push notifications.
I would like that too, but I think it’s gonna take a app to handle that.
@Kidsandliz Good to know. lazily checks from hammock
@brainmist @f00l @Kidsandliz
Yes, push notifications would be great and I’d really appreciate them since I’m terrible at checking my email. I do the profile check but that’s only once in a while so it could be days before I respond to comment. Push notifications have my vote!
Yeah, I have to say I’m really enjoying this too! A good investment, although gaining more stuff is probably not the smartest thing for me to do; still, some charities have been happy with the stuff I’ve passed along!
@Kyeh I feel extra fine passing stuff along now I’m not thinking “did I cover costs?”
@Kyeh
I wish I could have gotten one. I thought about doing it and risking it but then thought about how bad my last blood clot was and decided not too.
@Star2236
Yeah, I can see how you wouldn’t want to risk that!
@Kyeh @Star2236 I am sorry you have medical issues you need to think about with this (and I presume many other things too).
I will continue to disdain overspending either on the IRK itself or the pursuit of it, so I most likely won’t see one very often going forward. Given the contents (and discontents) of the IRKs that have come my way, I’m not going to be all that disappointed. If I want surprises, I can always go magnet fishing instead.
@werehatrack Agreed, if I want a surprise I’ll buy some Cracker Jack.
Fuck the IRK for $100 convoluted BS…
@robson @werehatrack
All’s well that ends well
@werehatrack I need to try magnet fishing, but I suspect my neighboring Mississippi is full of unhelpful cars.
@werehatrack Next step: persuading the fine folks to let us randomly send our IRK to someone else.
@brainmist @werehatrack
Re shipping IRKs yo another person:
I got that done yeas ago once.
Then I think someone (or maybe I) asked for it a second time.
And I think that also happened courtesy of CS, if I remember.
But then they said “no more”.
Extra work for staff at a busy time. Too easy to ship the IRK to the purchaser well before someone else realized it needed s different address.
Too hard to track whether it went out on to
R to the right place.
It meant some CS person had to take time away from other things to babysit the order until it went out.
Etc etc. it was just a huge pain for CS.
So I guess “no more”.
@brainmist @f00l @werehatrack So temporarily change your shipping address and then it will go to someone else. Of course if you then go to buy something else before they are shipped that item will end up there too.
@f00l @werehatrack PITA for staff is fair.
@brainmist @werehatrack
Oh yeah that would be awe-some!! But wait, can’t we just change our delivery address and have it shipped anywhere we want?
@brainmist @Lynnerizer @werehatrack
Right - but as @Kidsandliz said above, make sure you remember to switch it back. I think @felton01 has accidentally sent his Irk to his daughter a few times because of this.
@brainmist @Kidsandliz @Kyeh @werehatrack
Yes Kyeh I remember that too. Felton’s daughter got lucky!
@brainmist @Kidsandliz @Lynnerizer @werehatrack Yeah, lucky gal! I guess I mistyped his name - @felton10
It’s great because yeah I never have to scramble and haven’t had to for years now. But there are definitely times I still forget to put my photo in the thread, lol…
It’s not too disappointing though because I know there will always be another one.
@raptorgorawr I’ve ‘forgotten’ to put my photos in the threads most of the last times I’ve managed to get one, due mostly to there not being anything worth noting. The only two truly amazing items I’ve acquired via IRKs are a Deebot 601 robot vacuum cleaner and a Cuisinart stand mixer. That said, some of the smaller stuff has proven useful. (Last time, the best item was a nice hair dryer, and that was the first substantial item in a long while.)
Um, I don’t get it. I thought that the original thread where it said:
Meant that this is the last opportunity for the meh tattoo = free IRK deal.
Either way, I’m not really invested as I: 1) don’t care about IRKs, and 2) have zero desire for a tattoo. Just confused.
@macromeh I asked if this was the last time for ink to get a free irk was happening and was told no this was just an announcement about permanently closing the window to get the ink; the ink for irks would continue, just no new members to the “club”.
@Kidsandliz Ah, I see. Thanks for satisfying my idle curiosity.
@macromeh Yeah it was sort of confusing, at least to me, how it was stated in the announcement.
@Kidsandliz @macromeh Does that mean going forward, only people who already have Meh tattoos, that want to get more Meh tattoos, are eligible? Heh
@macromeh @PooltoyWolf Yes. You would already have to have a meh one.
I have not seen any IRK’s during this MEHthon.
@mycya4me The irk is on sidedeal. You need to spend $100 to get it for free. No random chance crap shoot ones so far.
I used to spend a lot of time doing random sweepstakes and ended up winning some pretty decent stuff… Best, off the top of my head, was $5k cash (well a check) and a Vegas trip supposedly worth about $25k. As silly as it may sound, the elation of scoring a hard won IRK (or whichever name variation since inception) was as much, or more than, those prizes for some reason.
Being able to squeeze in just in time, or being extra diligent watching all the new listings and correctly timing out when the next IRK will be posted, had been fun and exciting and extra rewarding when it pays off. That “high” can last days! Yes, maybe my life is pathetic enough to where hunting down and scoring box of crap is a highlight that can last days but it still is what it is lol.
And now with ink I may have killed that
. This may be the start of a long term depression without that chase every other month and I’ll need to find real happiness and a real goal now! That or I’ll need to figure out how to talk all my debtors into accepting ink sponsorship as payment for my bills.
@scilynt
Just don’t turn to gambling!
@Kyeh But but but @scilynt can use the unopened irk as collateral, with a payment in full clause, for a cash advance of $100 - although that may only work once, once the irk is opened. The he/she may need to run for the hills, preferably prior to the reveal so they have a head start.
/youtube “sitting on the dock of the bay”
I was fully willing to get the tattoo if I somehow ended up at a tattoo parlour, or passed one that week and they just so happened to take walk ins.
Actually calling one and booking an appointment and speaking on a phone to a human for one was too much effort. Not actually sure where a tattoo place is around here.
I don’t like planning ahead but had decided to go in and ask if I passed one… Just didn’t pass one that week.
Oh well, if tattoos cost a minimum of $100 + tip, being lazy saved me a lot of money (in the short term).