Sad, but not that sad (VMP)
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So this afternoon I finally said goodbye to VMP.
I had turned VMP on for most months during the first several years of Meh.com (back when you could turn VMP on & off), but was forced to leave it on or lose VMP when Meh.com made VMP a grandfather thing March 2017. (Damn, I’m a sucker, can it already be four years?)
Sad, because we bought some good stuff at good prices (and won some free stuff due to @JonT’s shenanigans). And kept occasionally buying stuff enough to sorta justify the $5/month charge. Until the past 5 months. Dry spell in spite of visiting every day and even losing a bit of sleep futilely watching the Mehrathons.
But not so sad to kill that $5/month cost since I am as Scot-cheap as anybody you’ll find and could no longer excuse that fee to my spouse.
So @unixrab, you turned out to be right in the end…
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Anybody want to buy some VEGA powder? I think we still have 5+ jugs of this shit.
@RedOak Only if you’ll take 80 pounds of fucking pasta in trade.
And there is now a bit more room in the VMP Lounge.
Me too.
Welcome to the shit show
Huzzah!
Same here, but I think my credit card helpfully expired or something.
You are one step ahead of me. I’ve been pondering the idea of cancelling my VMP. Today I logged in to see how many orders I’ve placed this year vs last, and to my surprise I have not ordered even 1 thing in 2021, but in 2020 I had ordered steady. I’m checking the site far less since the products have been pretty weak and are only getting worse and less appealing. When deals were solid it was easy to justify the $5 and saved shipping, but here I am about 6+ months in (6x$5=$30) and not one order placed. So I think my decision is made.
Today, I shall join you in the decision of cancelling my VMP for good. I never thought I’d see the day, but here it is…My decision is made…UNLESS Meh somehow does a complete flip flop and has the most amazing deals within my month of membership. I am setting my calendar to cancel the day before my renewal early July.
We should all expect the relationship with Meh to end in a very Meh way, it was written and was only a matter of time. At least my true expectations were never anything more.
Fun fact, I have been lucky enough to give Meh 82 months of $5 payments (82x$5=$410) and it was great to pay their bills all this time, but the decision is made and the buck stops here. I will no longer be one of your $5 sugar daddies.
I’ll still be lurking here and there, and hopefully deals get better. I’ll be one of those guys paying for shipping now.
@Stallion
@Stallion Pretty much my thoughts verbatim…
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good bye…
So weird to see this post, I’m thinking the same thing. Just like you, I’ve also ordered nothing for months.
I’ve only ordered a couple lame things I didn’t need this year, but casemates… not cancelling
I applaud your decision. By I should do it, too. But here i am, not doing it.
Thanks to this thread, I decided to review my order history and it looks like I’m ahead with VMP (member since November 2015). Counting my orders with Meh, Morningsave, and Side Deal, I’ve saved $110 (would be more if I included the free USB cord offer and coupon code savings from Side Deal and Morningsave purchases)
So unless I buy nothing for the next 22 months, I’m keeping my membership. Sometimes it will seem like it takes too long to find something I like, but then a Mediocre deal comes along to surprise me.
I see poo in my future.