Scavenger hunt:: The good, the bad, the reviews
7So, for one of today's tasks, I bring you reviews. No I'm not doing the reviews... It's a game where you write them, and Community can vote. For each Review you write (that is well written and a little thoughtful.... Not a review like this: It's a speaker dock... a speaker plus a dock, hence speaker dock.) You earn 10 points. Here's where the real points are. For each STAR you give to genuine reviews you liked. 20 points. The review with the most stars is declared the winning review. It will get a whopping 500 points... Oh shit... It's the weekend... Double all the points I said already.
What are you reviewing? Your past purchases at meh. Head on over to your Orders and get the link for discuss this purchase so we can see what others have said about it in the past.
I'd love to see some reviews that rival the sugar-free gummy bears or Daddle reviews on Amazon.
TL;dr Review your past purchases and vote for best of show to get points.
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Are we to post them here, or on the comments from the sale?
The Kershaw knives.
Was looking for some cheap knives for camping and general use. They've worked well for cutting oranges during 4th of July parade, for cutting a hot dog at city festival, and other small tasks. Much better than using my Learherman micro.
@mcanavino reviews like this. Perfect format! We can see what you're talking about. And informative!
Shit. Please post here :)
@sohmageek Great strategy for getting people to be less star-phobic! (And... great task in general. These are a lot of fun to read.)
Does this one have a cut-off time?
@christinewas I didn't post it... But Monday at 8 PM. :) That way I can tally up points. It makes it easier when I can put a closure to things and not have to... wait did I count XYZ's post... Which is part of why I haven't done point updates yet. I'll count the charades points at the end of next week. Then get any stragglers after that.
@sohmageek Is there a limit to how many we can write? I may be on a terrible roll.
nope! @Thumperchick
https://meh.com/deals/purrfect-arch-or-cat-s-meow
Well constructed, easy to assemble cat scratcher. My cats love it (even without the psycho freak out inducing catnip). Unfortunately, they are now kind of hesitant to use it because I'm a derp and keep yelling at them for what I think is scratching at our living room carpet....oops
@stardate820926 I got one of these, but the first week out, one of the cats peed on it. Probably Ronny Howard. He does that.
There's nothing more annoying than being on the road and realizing that your cellphone battery is low. That's why I keep one of these little puppies in the car at all times.
The IOGEAR Pocketable Power Bank is a must have for any traveler. Even if you're just traveling to the local CostCo. And it's small enough to slip into your back pocket.
A charged phone is much nicer for spousal location than walking through a store and yelling "Yoohoo! Honey!" (that does work, BTW).
@lisaviolet I had a healthy lead when I went to sleep. What have you done???
@christinewas I had 19 this morning, then 18 this afternoon. I had 17 last night.
@lisaviolet I've lost a couple, as well.
@christinewas I've been playing with my cutter. Got the Tigger done (well, the graphic, not the decal). Having a suck time with Tink. Lots of ripped paper on testing. Arrggghh....
@lisaviolet Will you be sharing pictures later?
@lisaviolet by the way, I'm officially throwing in the towel. Too many stars disappearing. Too depressing. I put work into that review and the stars I am getting and losing obviously have more to do with strategy than appreciation of the post. Plus... I was starting to ask people to consider unstarring you, too. That was just too far. This one is yours.
@christinewas I'll have pictures. Even of ripped up paper.
Don't quit. The voting goes through next Friday. And I've not asked anyone to unstar you, either.
@lisaviolet Well, I won't ask a moderator to delete my review or anything crazy. But I don't think it's worth trying to promote or do outside campaigning. (I'm too new here to pull that off anyway.) And I think we will continue to see more of these disappearing stars. So... I'm just going to stop checking stars and leave it alone. My migraine didn't like it anyway.
@christinewas @lisaviolet I am really hoping people aren't using stars as a way to win... The contest was meant to be a fun way to get the community more involved. NOT to be a popularity contest, NOT to try to "win" (cause it's not going to be an amazing prize unless someone at mediocre wants to throw a prize at it... It'll probably be under $10.) Bragging rights are cool for the meh staffer, but I don't think it's worth getting so UBER competitive that unstarring based upon who's team it is. I wonder if lost stars were @humper for me putting him on a different team than @thumperchick.
@lisaviolet All I'm really doing is reigning in my crazy competitive nature. Because I will make myself crazy and go to ridiculous extremes if I don't.
@sohmageek It's a pretty easy strategy to fall into. I'm not surprised it's happening. As I admitted, my wake up call came while I was starting to do it, myself.
@christinewas yes I agree it's a lot of points that way, but you're getting 20 for the star... I mean... It's something? right? Maybe If I boosted the stars up to 100 on this thread? All in agreement?
@christinewas I hope I didn't cause you drama. It's all in fun. I moved on strategy because we need that 1000 points to catch up to team @mehcus. Nothing against your turkey molesting skills ;)
Aaand I see that I'm doing the same thing. Hard to not be competitive in a competition :) I won't turn your star off to mess with you, I did enjoy your review.
@djslack trust me there will be plenty of opportunities to get points you don't need to unstar based upon that. :) Tomorrow's update may make it more clear. :)
@christinewas So, maybe it is because we're only children. It's a scary way to feel.
@sohmageek I'm sending the powerbank review to the people I gave them to, in case my friends and family don't think I'm strange enough. I don't find it necessary to mention the contest to them. I deeply regret not getting the roaster now.
@sohmageek wow. @humper stars what he wants, for his own reasons. Asking him to take back stars would be shitty. I'm insulted you think I'd play like that. Look at my starring to see that I starred for posts I liked - and there are a lot of them.
@christinewas Pictures. The first one is of the remnants of the paper of the first three test tiggers I did. Then I realized my software would do all the work for me, after spending hours trying to smooth out edges and make the thing cleaner. I didn't realize I could take a 300x300 pixel image and have it blowup nicely without any additional work on my part. (I printed it out, scanned it, resized it, spent hours and hours and hours on it.)
I'll be doing the Tigger in orange vinyl. It will be ten inches tall.
No word on Tink yet, I had problems, ended up buying another third party cutting software today to fix a problem that I realized wasn't a problem (I went outside and looked at the fading Tink on the car). I need to get the settings right for my cutter.
Yep, it's been a day.
(I keep forgetting to upload the resized photos.)
@lisaviolet Tigger looks great!
@sohmageek - Why would you make the stars worth more? I'm very confused.
@KDemo The increased star points would benefit the one who bestows stars, so it could make us more generous with our stars.
@Thumperchick I didn't mean it as an insult! I'm sorry, I didn't look, I was trying to figure out who/why anyone would want to do something. @Humper, I'm sorry I wasn't throwing you guys under the bus... I thought I was being funny-- me saying something about that... just like I thought it was funny putting you guys on different teams. :)
@christinewas @kdemo It's a fine line... I don't want to discourage people from starring something cause they are on a different team... I also don't want to encourage everyone to star everything just for the star points. I really wanted honest stars.
@sohmageek - I would have hoped for that too, but unfortunately that is very much not what is happening. I'll admit my thought was to star every review, but my sense of what's right would not let me do that. I hope people take your message to heart, if it's not too late.
I am not on any team, and you are all working hard - so everyone gets a star from me. I blame starring everyone on @Shrdlu. Ok, can't - it's a @sohmageeks fault!
@mfladd That will get you on a team... I'll have to check the board eventually...
@sohmageek no team for me except - FESUSGL.
@sohmageek Sssh, don't tell him until it's too late! We need another teammate, even if he's lazy ;) . I mean, busy with football.
@sohmageek To be honest, I don't think @humper is too interested in playing - we should ask @Thumperchick. If not, could we please have @mfladd?
@mfladd Football Equals Such Unbelievable Stupidity Goat League, right?
@sohmageek If @mfladd ended up on a team, he would probably sabotage the team as an act of rebellion. And I don't think he's exaggerating this football thing. If he had his way, everyone in the league would be completely immersed. Anyway... It's good to have people with no team biases who show up to give stars.
@KDemo I was kidding by suggesting we need him. I can't handle him being in Slack any more than he could handle the distraction from the football.
@jaremelz Hey now. I'm pretty excited about this FESUSGL thing, too.
@KDemo @jaremelz draft tomorrow, draft the next day. Thanks, but no thanks.
@christinewas Yeah, but I don't mean it when I'm talking to you. Just my little bitch. :)
@mfladd did you not also see where I said I don't want you fouling up Slack? You'd give it cooties.
@jaremelz
@jaremelz
@mfladd - I don't feel rejected. Not one little bit.
Mr Goat probably had other plans, anyway.
@mfladd
@jaremelz Seriously? you are bringing Brady into this? Wrong thread.
@mfladd I see you've run out of memes /gifs. What's the matter, car got your tongue? And every place is the right place for pushing your buttons, especially with him.
@jaremelz Getting ready for the draft and can't be bothered by you Riff-Raff
@mfladd
@jaremelz Those lions were painful to look at! But you're right. Every place is the right place to push those Brady/Patriots buttons.
@christinewas Oh, he's guaranteed to get pinged with Brady memes scattered throughout meh by yours truly. You nail him in in your football threads, I'll get him elsewhere. I do it for you!
@jaremelz @christinewas you both need serious help!
@mfladd Beyond help and happy about it!
@jaremelz I love Harley Quinn!
@mfladd So do I! Adorable destruction, what more could you want?
@jaremelz I have been wanting this comic book. I collect off and on (don't judge) But the asking prices have been too high on ebay.
@mfladd That's the image I almost used! And I might judge you for a lot of things, but not this ;)
Even 14 months later this shirt is still going strong! It is perfect for the weekend when you don't really want to do anything. You don't even have to talk while wearing it! If someone asks you a question you can respond by pointing to the small 'k' in the bottom left corner or shaking your head no. If someone asks you a how are you type of question you just point to the shirt itself!
I highly recommend this for any day you feel like being extra lazy! Please don't try this at work, or do it's your job not mine.
@zdunklee I added a word when reading. Then realized it. I thought you were advertising to wear the shirt the whole weekend long....
https://meh.com/forum/topics/panasonic-handheld-immersion-blending-system
Are you looking for the most immersive blending experience that technology can provide? THEN LOOK NO FURTHER (unless Coffee Stain Studios suddenly develops "Blender Simulator" I guess).
Forget pouring your soup into a blender, blending it, then tossing that back into a pot... that's a whole new huge container to clean. Also you probably spill because you're human and these things happen. No more! Just blend it right in the pot and get that soup as silky as you desire. Also great for sauces, which you can keep a little more chunky if you're going for that rustic charm.
A brief pause for the absolute worst phrase in the culinary world:
The Panasonic Immersion Blender helps you nail the-phrase-that-shall-not-be-named ^. It's also got accessories, and who doesn't love those?! Chop the onions going into your dish with zero tears or sadness.
The best part? It's cheaper than other popular models with literally no downside (other than being sparsely available in the US, so thanks meh!).
Petmate Dog Toy Bundle
Five stars at this price.
I buy this every time it comes up. My 1 year old collie loves toys. She loves them so much that she dismembers them as quickly as she possibly can. If she runs out of toys, sometimes she strays and picks up the remote to my Roku or a sock or something.
So these Petmate toys give her 4 more for the collection. One of them even has no stuffing, which may slightly disappoint her but it makes my girlfriend happier. This week when the skunk met its maker, there were zero fluffy entails strewn about the battlefield. Less Mess!
The pizza slice has an abundance of squeakers within. This also makes for fun play. The boomerang, although sturdy in appearance, is no match for a serious chewing session. When that happens, it's time to throw it out. But before that, it usually lasts for a couple of weeks of fetch, and is a good throwing and retrieving toy.
A prior bundle included a "bully stick" made of "100% braided bovine pizzle". That is Snoop Dogg's word for bull schlong. This toy earned outstanding marks from both my dogs, having them more excited than any other toy they've ever had. Unfortunately it stunk the house up so terribly that I had to immediately gift it to the neighbor's free range dog by leaving it in my front yard. Avoid the bully stick at all costs.
If your dog plays with toys like a civilized pup, one bundle may be all you need. But if your dog has stuffed creature heads on pikes surrounding her kennel like mine, and likes nothing more than the taste of her enemies' fluff and reaching in to remove their still-squeaking hearts with her teeth, this bundle can keep her conquering every few months without emptying your wallet.
Pictured: Crimson, conquering her favorite breakfast of a fresh picked pear this morning.
CRKT Ken Onion Shenanigan Tanto Combo Edge Knife
3 out of 5 stars - Cuts too well
I have used this knife as my EDC since I received it. I love the weight and size, plus it holds a very sharp edge. Unfortunately it's too sharp sometimes.. About a week ago I was trying to get a carrot out of the hard ground of my garden, and it did not want to come out into the sunlight! The darn thing was really stuck in the ground.. I had already ripped the stem and leaves off trying to pull it out.. I tried digging around it some, but the ground was pretty hard.. So I had a brilliant idea.. I'll just pry it out with my trusty knife! I whipped out my CRKT Ken Onion Shenanigan Tanto Combo Edge Knife and stabbed it a little way into the protruding top of the carrot, and I began to pry it out.. At first nothing was happening, so I tried with more force.. All of the sudden it moved! I was excited! But then I realized that the carrot didn't move, the knife did.. It moved right out of the carrot, and right into the finger of my other hand.. Right to the bone.. Not ideal. I pulled the knife out, and blood started to gush everywhere.. I moved swiftly to get inside and grab a band-aid for it, but boy was that thing bleeding! I left a steady trail of blood through my yard, up the steps into my house, across my kitchen, into the bathroom.. Where I left a pool of blood as I searched for a band-aid.. Once I rinsed the wound and wrapped it, I thought everything was going to be ok.. Until I bled through the band-aid in a matter of moments.. And through the next one.. And the one after that. The 4th band-aid was the charm though! And eventually, with lots of neosporin, I'm completely healed! Still sore when I bend it, but overall I'm good. I still carry my CRKT Ken Onion Shenanigan Tanto Combo Edge Knife on me daily, but I haven't tried to force any more root vegetables out of the ground with it. Overall satisfied.
High Dome Roaster & Thermometer
When you spend as much time
violatingpreparing a turkey as I do, you cannot endure the thought of stuffing your masterpiece into a poorly-designed roasting pan and hoping for the best. Thanks to the deal I got on this high-domed beauty, I don't have to take those chances with my beloved birds.To contextualize my sincere affection for this roasting pan, let's go on a quick journey through my annual turkey quest.
Selecting My Victim
Victim? Yes. You'll understand that soon enough. But, no... I do not murder my turkey. I opt for the convenient pre-killed option provided by grocery stores around the country. Shopping at a local store is a little bit too easy, though, so I've developed a habit of acquiring my turkey from different states. The first year I lived in Colorado, I drove my turkey home from Missouri. The next year, it was New Mexico. Rather than wasting time trying to make this seem rational, though, I'm just going to admit that it most certainly is not and move on.
I have to buy large turkeys. My dad (@joelmw) needs the option of consuming an entire week's worth of turkey at the first meal. And the rest of us appreciate our turkey leftovers as much as the big meal itself.
This is where the amazing roasting pan comes in. Typical roasting pans are not made for gigantic birds. Do you know how hard it is to use a lid or create a dome of foil when your bird is muffin-topping the pan? (If you're thinking impossible, you've nailed it.) And basting is completely out of the question. But this High Dome roasting pan... it laughs in the face of the obese bird challenge.
Getting Better Acquainted
OK... I'll just come out with it. I'm a turkey molester. Nothing more than some excessive fondling. But I fondle that deceased bird until I really get under its skin. I mean, literally... under its skin. Starting at the neck, I gently, but firmly, press my hands deeper under the skin until they have made their way all the way down to the thighs. I then give the turkey a deep herb-butter massage. And I always send it off with some refreshing orange slices under the skin. A memento of our time together.
Naturally, I shove as many things as I can into the bird's lower cavity. Don't we all?
Once I've massaged every remaining inch of the bird (above the skin) with the slippery residue, I tie him up. (I know... it's a little weird to wait on bondage until we're done.)
And that brings us back to the roasting pan. When your bird is slathered with butter, you don't want it to be precariously perched atop an inadequate pan. The chances of the bird making it into and out of the oven, without flying right off of that thing, are virtually nonexistent. But when it is nestled safely into this magnificent roasting pan, you can insert and remove your turkey without any worries.
And that is why I love this roasting pan. I spend a lot of time with my turkey. I'm not going to lose it to a bad roasting pan.
The cat likes to watch:
Bondage:
(The thermometer is fun, too. It's like the turkey is calling me from the great beyond, telling me it's ready to be consumed.)
Note: the product does not appear in these pictures. The pictures are intended to give a better idea of the process and the magnitude of turkey that beast can take on.
@christinewas I feel like you stuffing that bird should have an NSFW tag on it.
@christinewas I want to cook a turkey now. Today. This minute. Yummmm
@Thumperchick I actually considered a NSFW notice in a couple of places!
@christinewas As a a father, this was weird for me to read. But I'm oddly proud.
@christinewas OK... so what is everyone's favorite part of the turkey? I bet no one will guess mine! :-D
@sohmageek I think the photos and description make it clear that I'm pretty into the whole bird, but... Oh! You mean to eat? Breastmeat that isn't overcooked and dry. You aren't one of those people that are into the icky weird parts like the gizzard, are you?
@sohmageek breast meat! Are you a weirdo that likes innards? Eyw. Just, no. My teen will devote a leg like a caveman. It's disturbing.
@sohmageek - The beak?
@joelmw - You're alive! So glad to hear from you. You have every right to be proud, now tell @Christinewas it's her bedtime ;)
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@KDemo This could be selective memory, but I don't remember that ever being something that went particularly well for him. (It didnt help that my mom was also very nocturnal.)
@christinewas - I'm just betting you were a challenge to parent. I believe I can identify with that. I was completely rebellious growing up - so I used to worry about my son because he behaved too well.
@jaremelz @christinewas my 2nd favorite used to be the neck. But now it's too much work. 3rd is the leg. 1st is the heart! :)
@sohmageek Neck was going to be my first guess, but I thought the gizzard seemed stronger. You were right, though... I never would have gone for heart.
@KDemo I was actually a pretty good kid. The kind that would be devestated at the idea of someone being disappointed in me. I mean... I offered my own unique challenges, but not many of the usual ones. Only @joelmw could really say.
@christinewas - You were more like my son, then. He has turned out to be an amazing person, beautiful inside and out, and the smartest and funniest person I know. You're in good company.
@joelmw (I think the forum ate my reply last night.) Since you go on about the unsettling things I do to the turkey every year, I knew you'd be proud.
I'm generally opposed to self-starring, but... since lisaviolet did it, I guess I'm going there! I like you, @christinewas, and I don't mind if the world knows it!
Gah... I keep losing more stars. This is NOT worth starring myself. Officially unstarred.
@christinewas Star yourself. Why wouldn't you? I took mine at the deadline to push my teammate @lisaviolet but since it wasn't the deadline after all I gave it back :)
I might just keep turning it on and off just to mess with you this week, though.
@christinewas I learned to self star from your father.
@lisaviolet Oh no! I'd better be extra careful, then, because I might be genetically susceptible. If I start now, there may be no going back! Haha!
@djslack Hahaha! You're cruel! I'm trying to talk myself into not looking at the stars on this thread for the rest of the week.
@christinewas Good luck with that. And I'll do my best not to punch my laptop in the face when my Silhouette software won't load up.
GoGroove Power Bank, Bluetooth Speaker, and FM Radio
This little gem is like a Swiss Army knife of smartphone accessories in a single handy package.
It charges your phone, like any USB powerbank should. Its 2200mAh battery will keep you connected with a matching army of electrons when you need a voltage pick-me-up.
It also pumps out the jams, providing wireless sound at reasonable volumes so you can carry the party in your pocket. It's slimmer than many Bluetooth speakers. It's not the loudest speaker, but it is way better than trying to listen to the latest Mad Ape Den video with your puny little phone speaker.
And if that wasn't enough, it will tune in FM radio as well. If you didn't get enough commercials on your free Pandora, you can tune in to FM and hear songs you may not have wanted to hear, plus more commercials than the Internet. I guess you could also use it to listen to something live, like a football game.
Basically, this device shrinks down your mobile phone accessories to maybe one one-thousandth of their original size for you to easily carry everything you need in your pocket or bag. It emulates your whole home's electrical system, charging your phone's battery with ease. This could normally take up from 700 to 6000 or more square feet! It also emulates that big boom box you've been carrying on your shoulder, saving you from scoliosis brought on by 37 pounds of shiny plastic and D-cell batteries! You'll still have to carry around the cardboard, though. The GoGroove power bank is too small to breakdance on.
Fuji batteries
Five stars- these batteries have truly changed our lives. First we used them in the Xbox 360 remote. After the acid burned through the electronics my son was no longer able to play Grand Theft Auto. On to the Wii remotes. No Super Smash Bros Brawl for my daughter. The Roku remote quickly followed allowing only on air programming. After the television remotes died my husband could no longer watch NCIS. Then all the radios were rendered unusable, and the singing bass and dancing hamster were the final fatalities. We now read books in peaceful silence. Thank you Fuji for bringing our family closer together.
@sammydog01 https://meh.com/deals/fuji-enviromax-aa-and-aaa-batteries
Cheerson CX-10 Mini Quadcopters
Probably the most popular thing I've bought on Meh. Random strangers have asked me about my "drone". They've seen how much fun it is to fly. I've let them experience it for themselves, since it's so durable they are unlikely to hurt it, and so cheap I don't really care if they do. And then they find out how inexpensive it is, and they leave thinking this meh.com place is some magical wonderland. Then they visit the site and probably see something like a sold out batch of knives, and think back that the guy they met flying that tiny drone was probably mentally ill.
Twenty stars out of five. A must buy.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/built-ny-assorted-bundle#54b354d1c47586e00986baaf
Quick question, how much did you pay for your handy dandy e-reader, tablet, or other electronic device? You know, that thing that connects you to your friends, family, and random strangers who are wrong on the internet (when will they ever learn?). Chances are, you paid somewhere between 'more than my last five pairs of shoes' and 'Sweet Jesus did I just sign my life away'. So what happens when your sweet tech just bounces around all willy nilly? It gets scratched. Beat up. Before long it looks less like something that cost you a year's worth of triple Vente soy no foam lattes and more like what comes out after drinking a year's worth of triple Vente soy no foam lattes all at once. If only there was something you could put around your baby to keep it safe. Well look no further! One Built NY sleeve perfectly encases my e-reader, and never again will one be so scratched up that I'm left just wondering why it was the best of times and the worst of times. Another protects my 7.5 inch tablet, ensuring that never again will my screen be so nasty that I mistake a message from Grandma with one from that guy off the dating site. Let's just say Christmas will be mighty awkward after the pics I sent her.
These sleeves run the gamut from all black and suitable for bringing out at your next business meeting, to bright and whimsical with a lining so plush, it'll make Burt Reynolds' sheepskin rug green with envy. But there's more! I quickly found that my sleeves were useful for many different tasks. One found itself guarding Great Aunt Ida's treasured pink poodle salt and pepper shakers during a big move last year. And they made excellent no-scratch mittens after we wandered into that poison oak this summer. Not to mention, no less than ten are keeping all my charges nicely separated. These Built NY sleeves have become indispensable! Now I must run, I've 67 more sleeves to find uses for.
Nanotek Stands 2 Pack
I don't know why I bought these. I mean, I do, I bought then because they were three dollars for two. I had recently seen one in Radio Shack, and it was like seven dollars on the going out of business sale. I put it back on the shelf. Then it came up on Meh for basically free with my VMP plan. It's worth three dollars just to have the excitement of a package showing up.
I thought it might be neat to have my phone sit neatly on the stand and charge. But I use a wireless charger on my nightstand, so I don't really charge it at my desk.
So these have sat in their boxes. I was going to send one to @mossygreen in her exchange box but it wouldn't fit. So they have done nothing.
Basically, VMP made me a sucker here.
Rival 3-Step Vacuum Sealer (Refurbished)
A REAL SEAL DEAL!!
This sealer works great for sealing foods in plastic bags, but no one talks about its fantastic vacuum power.
Sure, you can vacuum seal spices, electronics, tools, and mittens in the bags, but it’s also great at compressing stuff.
Putting grapes or cooked spaghetti in the bag will produce mush. Seal cooked potatoes for lovely mashed potatoes. Perfect for squashing squash, or squashing rubber bands into a (less than round) ball for playing squash. Need rocks for your garden? Just seal lumps of fresh bread. I have even sealed clay with this to make perfect adobe bricks!
I sealed some bags of ice cubes to toss into my disaster kit. You never know when you will need an ice pack.
No USB cables necessary; no batteries or chargers to worry about. Just plug it in and it works!
At $15 it is a great deal, and if you can score one for free like I did, it’s totally worth the price!
☆☆☆☆☆
Would recommend
72 Pack of Colgate Wisp toothbrushes
Almost two years ago I was in the hospital, lying broken after an unplanned dismount from a motorcycle. A dear friend came to visit, and she brought me a 3 pack of these weird looking toothbrushes.
Clean teeth are something you take for granted. When you're at home, your toothbrush is right there in the bathroom. You can use it anytime. There's toothpaste. There's a sink with water. It comes naturally.
When you are somewhere without those things (or unable to get to them), all of a sudden you realize that something isn't right. These little marvels use technology and plastic to emulate the functions of your toothbrush, toothpaste, and sink. They probably get the job done like 80 or 90 percent. It's not the same as a real toothbrush, but it's better than gross mouth.
I don't intend on landing in the hospital again. But I did buy these for situations where toothbrushes, toothpaste, and a sink might be inaccessible. Like camping. Or waiting in line at the DMV. Or sitting glued to the screen doing a scavenger hunt on Meh.
Four stars. Not perfect, but pretty good.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/ivation-remote-control-outlets
Ivation Remote Control Outlets
Not all inventions can truly claim to have saved a life. Not so with the Ivation Remote Control Outlets. Of course they can be used to turn on holiday lights with ease and eliminate the risk of of bringing down the entire Christmas tree on yourself as you find new positions you never dreamed possible in your attempts to plug and unplug the lights. And they can be used to turn on the fan without having to get up, because we all know that once the temperatures hit 95, the only thing you're getting up for is Brad Pitt or Mila Kunis needing help moving a bathtub full of ice cream.
But last Saturday, I hooked mine up to the outside outlet and 100 strings of lights and when I hit 'on', those lights combined with the true life sound blasting from my realistic looking speaker dock rock set sent the raccoon that's been coming in my broken cat door running for his life! Mr. Mittens will sleep easy tonight.
Almost Blank Meh AA Shirt
Great shirt. Very comfortable. Hides the hair from my black dog very well. The only downside is, the meh logo needs a bit more contrast against the black shirt. it's somewhat hard to read as it currently is. i've had a few people ask my why my shirt says "men".
@carl669
Grime Boss Hand Wipes
Five stars.
These are spectacular. I bought a bunch of them based on their good reviews. Turns out they are even better than advertised. I keep a pack in the kitchen drawer, a pack in the garage, and a pack in the glovebox of the car.
Besides being good at cleaning hands, they are also nice for surfaces. I use the scrubby side for cleaning the stove top and inside the microwave. I also recently got a smoker, and they are great for cleaning the racks of meat gunk after a smoking session. And one time a soda was apparently murdered violently in my girlfriend's car. These wipes made quick work of removing Coke deposits from the dashboard, center console, shifter, doors, leather seats, steering wheel, and everywhere else.
I bought a ton of these, but I may actually use them all by the year 2018. So around then, it would be cool if Meh got some more.
@djslack you get 50 points for reminding me of these... I got a ton of them and just pulled out a 360 controller to play the free Goat sim from yesterday.... (No joke... I've wanted to play but it is broke on my iPhone) and... The controller was sticky... upon closer inspection it looks like soda, coffee or a combination of both... Anyway, I'll be using these wipes to clean it up... cause I remember it did cut grease and anything else I threw at it... @moose @JonT @MEHcus @Hollboll Sell these again... soon...
@sohmageek Follow up... I purchased I think 3-4 boxes of these things... One box ended up going to my father, One box to work, One box had a leak.. I could never find where it was.. until I opened one of them and they were dryer than.. a desert. Anyway, I am down to like the last 3 packs... so I'd love some on sale by the end of the year :)
Eveready Compact LED Lanterns
The resolution on these is passable at 640x480. Once you get the app working and ports forwarded properly on your router you can view the streaming video from anywhere on your phone. May take a techie friend or someone's grandchild to set it up.
Not very good to read by, though.
@djslack While I've been loving all of your reviews, this could be my new favorite.
@djslack It took me a minute to get it - then you got a star. I'd give you 2, if I could.
@djslack - Very clever.
Day Zero T-shirt
At first glance, this shirt is just an ordinary tshirt with a random green word on it. That first glance couldn't be more wrong.
Aside from being the kind of soft fabric that makes you think of fluffy kittens, from being the shirt your hand unknowingly gropes for in your overstuffed shirt drawer; this shirt sends a message to the world. Well, maybe not the world... but it tells other mehricans that you're special. That you were here from the kickstarter. What other simple tshirt could convey that much self importance to some, while telling the rest of the world, "meh."?
No other shirt. That green 'k' at the bottom is a badge that sets you apart from like, 5 other people.
Just an ordinary shirt?
meh.
@Thumperchick shakes fist rub it in! :P
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX
Amazon nailed it with this. What other retailer could take good specs, a great base OS and strangle it down to such limited functionality? Disney, but that's beside the point.
This tablet/ereader is a fantastic tool for children and grandparents - I know because we bought it for my grandmother!
Ahh Grandma, who now uses "The Facebooks" to admonish us for cursing. We can always spot her comments in our feed BECAUSE THEY'RE IN ALL CAPS AND ALL END WITH "LOVE YOU! GRANDMA."
What other tablet gives you the ability to be instantly guilt tripped from across a continent? That allows your grandmother to read her mysteries AND try to instill some manners into your ungrateful ass?
That's right. None other than the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX.
(This is all 100% true, but I actually love seeing those CAPSLOCK comments.)
Working from home, taking care of business, we occasionally get a customer who is reluctant to use our online payment system or is having a problem following the directions. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen.
This is when the boss puts the ball in my court. I have to actually speak to someone I don't know. Besides carrying on a conversation with a complete stranger, I have to type. This can be extremely stressful for me, holding the phone to my ear with one hand while typing with the other. My hands work together when typing, one is lost without the other.
I have found the perfect solution. The Able Planet Stereo Headphones with Linx Audio headphones are nothing short of a miracle.
These are very comfortable and I can hear quite well with them. They filter out the ambient noise from around me (like the boss's yapping and the cat screaming) and I can better understand the heaviest accents from those down south and back east. I rarely have to repeat my questions. Even though I loathe taking credit card information over the phone, this headset has made my job much more enjoyable.
@lisaviolet
@sohmageek We actually had someone from the Northeast, Maine, I think, complain to Brian that his accent was so heavy he could barely understand him. I don't think about us having accents....perspective.
Your meme always makes me laugh and I always say it out loud.
@lisaviolet I don't ever mean it as a mean meme... But It's pretty true... I'm close enough to Boston that I understand most of it... but far enough away to not have the accent.... I pick up accents and drop them based upon who I'm talking to fairly quickly... Which Leads some to think I'm making fun of them. Which I'm not... I have to really try hard NOT to pick up their accent (this isn't over an hour quick... but it is over a weekend quick.)
@sohmageek I do the same thing. Especially with my cousins in South Louisiana. I get dat Cajun talk goin quick, yeah.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/midland-wearable-action-camera-refurbished
Midland Wearable Action Camera
Did not turn me into Michael Bay - 1 star.
On second thought - 5 stars
Most recent Fukubukuro
Some of these things were amazing. I mean it looks like most of the really sweet stuff was returns, but from the comments most of it was in perfect working condition, just a little used... (Gald not too many of them needed batteries) Some of these things... well they needed some TLC... I mean... there's even a song for it... But either way... They are always a good gag to see what comes in. I'll say that I'm not sure If I'm the lucky or unlucky one to have gotten one of the "oversold" status boxes... But it wasn't a pallet of speaker docks.. right? ;)
I couldn't resist putting one in... (Who says the goat can't have any fun) My points will be awarded to the first team captain that tells me they have found a white speaker dock with my name on it! ;)
@sohmageek Do they have to actually HAVE the speakerdock? Or can @JonT just tell you he has one?
@Thumperchick I'll love that up to the Meh staffer... ;)
@MEHcus, you can score us some points here, Please? (I'm pretty sure they make white sharpies)
Edit:
@sohmageek Leave not love... I seriously think the iPhone's autocorrect HATES me this month!
@KDemo Yes, they have suggested that, or whiteout!
@sohmageek- If anyone can find one, @MEHcus can. (or bluff if necessary)
@KDemo @MEHcus hasn't come through yet... maybe @hollboll or @Moose can be your savior... ;)
@sohmageek - You mean if they deliver a polite reminder to MEHcus? ;-)
Wallet Ninja
Where to start with these handy multi-tools? I know, we'll start with my family; they're who I bought these for, after all.
Picture Christmas morning, a dozen people scattered around the living room floor in pajamas, coffee cups in hand, the wreckage of annihilated gift wrapping strewn about like shrapnel.
More than half of these people are martial artists, so this little gift was a great in-joke gift. Unfortunately, my family of sort-of-ninjas are also sort-of-jackasses.
Upon opening these, after a minute or 2 to fully comprehend all of the features included: TSA approved, screwdrivers, hex-head drivers, bottle/can/letter openers, box cutter, ruler, cellphone stand, and peeler.
After realizing the truly useful gadget they received, these fully functional adults immediately started using them as weapons and tools of destruction on each other's gifts.
There were no injuries requiring stitches, the only true casualty of the war was a small stocking stuffer speaker.
Wallet Ninja. Turning Christmas into a bloodbath since 2014.
Cool Gear Food Storage Variety Pack
Collapsible, snap tight lids, steamers, ice packs, and more. That's what's included in this awesome Cool Gear Food Storage Variety Pack.
I took one look at the specs and hit the buy button with no hesitation.
These will help make sure my husband takes his lunch and eats the way he wants to when he's out on a long call! I thought.
I was wrong, but that's what I thought.
What these great containers are truly talented at is much less useful. You see, these are the absolute best at sitting on top of my fridge, taunting me to used them for their intended purpose while I rummage through the fridge for a less-than-healthy snack.
Buy these if you don't have enough crap on your fridge.
Kalorik 4-Quart Deep Fryer
This purchase was the unicorn of mehdom. A Kalorik 4-Quart Deep Fryer for $10? Insta-buy x3. We bought 1 for us, 1 for a friend's gift, and the other one was sold at a garage sale for $20 to a very happy couple.
Our friends had a fried food fest for a weekend with theirs. They did it all - fried oreos, bananas, fritters, and more than I can remember. It was glorious for them. It was also the last time either of them looked at fried food for several months.
We used ours a few times to make wings and they turned out perfectly. Unfortunately, it's still easier to call the local pizza and wing place for wings than it is to bust out the fryer, so it sits in kitchen appliance purgatory.
It was easy to use & clean. I'd buy it again in a heartbeat. It'd still be in purgatory, but I'd buy it!
@Thumperchick I wish I had picked up one... I saw it and was like Meh... I don't need the weight... cause I could see the Fried food fest... then the fried food hangover... and the fried food banning... then it would be evicted from the apartment.
@Thumperchick Still pisses me off that I didn't get one. I mean, seriously pisses me off. I feel the rage building as I type....
@Thumperchick That is one of the products I remember wanting to buy and regretting when it sold out. I know that deep fryers are a pain but that one was dirt cheap, looked good, and I want to make falafel again.
Some of these are mighty Crafty! :)
@sohmageek Thanks for getting this song stuck in my head.
@hallmike
is that jaremelz?
@jaremelz apologies, I pinged you wrong here.
@mfladd I loathe these fucking parodies. Gimme the original song!
@jaremelz Couldn't find original video that would post. Just original track - which this is. Deal with it Crafty Bitch!
@mfladd Yes Boss ;)
Cool Gear Stay Fit 3-Piece Set
This is my lesson to read the description carefully.
Wanting to lose weight, I thought I was ordering an affordable workout outfit, instead I got dishes for food, which will not help my cause at all. I guess if I use them to store radishes or something, that would be good, but I’m left having to exercise in my pajamas. Everyone moves away from me when I walk into the gym.
Read descriptions!
Voting seems to have tapered off. Bumping for attention.
@djslack that's a weird product review ;) (not so shameless bump!) tag people to get their attention.
2-for-Tuesday: eWave Automatic Soap & Sanitizer Dispenser
First thing I ever bought at meh, on the very first Two-For-Tuesday. Also this was the first thing I bought that I didn’t know I needed. At 2 for $5, this was a gateway drug.
They told me it probably wouldn’t work for shampoo, but I figured mine was not much thicker than handsoap. I tried it. Didn’t work. It spit out a little, but not even enough to wash the hair on a Barbie.
Next I tried dish soap. How convenient, I thought, to move the sponge past the dispenser with one hand, and suds up the dishes. Didn’t work.
Okay, okay, I thought, let’s pretend that we believe the limitations. Dumped out the dish soap, added hand soap. Lovely French liquid Orange Blossom Honey soap. As promised, it worked!
For about a day. Tried new batteries, cleaning the dispenser part with a toothbrush, mixing the soap with water. Each time it worked for one day. Ended up tossing it just about a week before @sohmageek offered bonus points for a picture of it. Sob
☆
Would not recommend.
Upside: I did score VMP from the deal, so there’s that.
TL;DR Try the Grime Boss Wipes instead.
@KDemo I LOVE that soap dispenser... I had got 2 of them and my wife hates automatic dispensers... I convinced her to try it... We just recently moved it to the bathroom, as she almost threw it across the room... She has it right next to the other dispenser that she uses... Bonus... I wash my hands and It seems to work for me... not for her... Weird... But Either way, the thing rations you out to the perfect amount of soap while keeping your soap consumption down. I don't think I refilled it yet and it's at about 60% left... I hooked it up a week after I got it... Back then it was about 2 weeks shipping... thanks @Dstanley for making it run about a week faster for me.
@sohmageek I thought I still had the second one, but wasn't able to find it. If it turns up, are you saying I should try it again?
@KDemo yeah I use rechargeable batteries and change them every 3 weeks or so... seems to keep it running well.
@sohmageek Have you considered that your wife might be a ghost? Or a vampire? That's too weird that it works for you and not her.
@KDemo some poor sucker got them mine ( one still in box , one slightly used) for a real "deal" at a local charity garage sale.
IVATION REMOTE CONTROL OUTLETS
At first, I was very happy to receive these. I thought I'd use them all of the time to turn on and off my lamps and computer monitor. The problem with the computer monitor was that it turns off the entire power supply.
These work well for lamps and such though. What I did is I used handy dandy duct tape to tape it to my headboard, so when I was done reading a book, I could just push the appropriate button to turn off the appropriate light. That's the epitome of laziness.
However, since I quickly became tired of these, they're not resting in some drawer, of which I'm not sure, where they will remain until I have the gumption to set them all up again, if I can ever find them with all of the various crap in my room.
-end review-
2-FOR-TUESDAY: BELKIN BLUETOOTH KEYBOARDS
I ordered these, knowing that I'd have to cut them up and play surgeon on them to get any use out of them, as the only tablet I own doesn't fit. It's an Ipad. Nothing works right with Ipads, it's just because of how crappy Apple is, but that's a tangent that I'm not going to go on right now.
However, I kept one of them for myself and gifted the other to my brother who tried to use them with his smartphone, however he thinks the keyboard is too small.
I agree with his professional assessment that it's a bit small, however it's not near as flimsy as some of the others I've used and the battery actually lasts a good while, while a couple I've had in the past have had very short life spans, they didn't last as long as the two days that most of the love bugs over here live before they mate and die. Poor love bugs.
It was easy enough to cut the top holder off with a pair of scissors, however I couldn't get it as neat as I liked. I used it for a few days, however, as I usually do, I said 'fooey' and tossed it in a drawer as it was yet another Meh purchase that was spur of the moment that I really didn't need.
Now, let's talk about why Apple is far inferior to Android...
-end review-
@juststephen say what?
@sohmageek You say bleat. Close, though.
@juststephen No... Why hating on apple? :)
@sohmageek
Because it's true, Apple has me blue, it smells like sublingular glue, I love Android true and true, Apple's not gonna tell me what to do.
Apple is sad, Apple is slow, I'm not gonna support Apple any mo. Android is fine, user replacable batteries are divine, adding memory makes me shimmery, but Apple is hating, but Android is demonstratin', being one with the time, it's 2015 not 2005, let's multiply not divide. Apple got left behind for the ride.
Android has features that are true, surely, Apple is not for you. If you think so you're coocoo.
Or something similarly stupid.
@juststephen - Star for the poetry, not necessarily the sentiment.
@KDemo I despise rap or anything that sounds like it, so that was insanely hard to type
@juststephen - It was fun - made me laugh.
JLab "Premium" Metal Earbuds
https://meh.com/forum/topics/jlab-premium-metal-earbuds
Are you looking to test the shipping speeds from meh.com or the fedex smart post system in general? This is the item for you... very cheap if you have VMP.
This package will show you just how fast meh.com can ship items, and the path they will take through the complex logistics system known as FedEx.
JLab Premium Metal Earbuds
https://meh.com/forum/topics/jlab-premium-metal-earbuds
Upon receiving my JLab Premium Metal Earbuds, I promptly inserted them into Donald Trump. However, all that could be heard was a sound similar to gas escaping a deflating balloon mixed with fingernails scraping a chalkboard. Unable to discern from which source the sound is coming from. No stars.
New reviews here will be point ignored... Use part 2 please for future ones. (only difference will be points.) I'll also hold off on tallying points till Friday here too so that people can still star posts if they want.
@sohmageek In case you can't find part 2:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/scavenger-hunt-the-good-the-bad-the-reviews-part-2
OK Points. Please let me know if autocorrect screwed up your name... also:
@Lisaviolet 2000
@mfladd 1280
@gio 1240
@bogie 1200
@kadagan 1180
@Kdemo 1180
@Thumperchick 1100
@djslack 1080
@sammydog01 920
@christinewas 780
@jaremelz 700
@ceagee 560
@stardate820926 420
@oldcatlady 400
@Jowelmw 320
@pamtha 320
@zdunklee 260
@carl669 220
@lotsofgoats 220
@humper 200
@Savysaphire 200
@geeg223 160
@hallmike 160
@juststephen 160
@mcanavino 100
@bfb62185 80
@daveinsocal 80
@medz 80
@thismyusername 60
@connorbush 40
@crwoblew 40
@drunkcat 40
@kitterz 40
@mntviewranch 40
@mrfisher527 40
@MrsKlzannie 40
@teripie 40
@Wondermeh 40
@sohmageek Wow, that's a lot of counting, Cool!
@KDemo yeah like 30+ minutes of counting... You guys have to know how much I care now right??? ;)
@sohmageek How the hell did I get 40 points? I demand a recount, it should be -13.