@blaineg@hchavers They have been conditioned to be unable to believe that a high price is not just an unreliable predictor or quality, but often a warning sign of pretentious craptasticality.
@tasu99 The resupply of TrackRs seems to have been near zero of late, but the flow of Macbook cases and obsolete lighter-socket phone chargers continues unabated.
Last two IRKs were not even close to being worth the price. The seller is getting very stingy. No more unless tied to a full rebate if you buy something else. Those deals make you not care about overpriced IRKs.
I actually bought am IRK for the refunded price of $49.99, and bought an item as required for $49.99. I tried for years to get an IRK for $5. Very frustrating. So, I bit recently. I actually got a HUGE BOX with an Air Fryer Oven. I’m sure it is worth >$50. Problem is, it’s So Big, there isn’t really room in my kitchen for it, and if I put it where I could fit it, the plug wouldn’t reach. If I had wanted an Air Fryer, I would have bought a much smaller one. I thought I would get a box with various items for the IRK. So, if I could find someone to sell this to, I would jump on it. Kalorik Maxx Air Fryer Oven. People rave about Air Fryers.
@Mandamm I got something similar in the last one - I got a pressure cooker still in the box - but stuffed in the box around the pressure cooker were the other typical IRK items - One of the coolest IRK’s I have received yet - no use for the pressure cooker but it was fun to receive.
Long story short - check inside the box there might be other surprises in there!
One time, I got an IRK during one of the “it’s basically free of you buy $50 of stuff” sales. I got a giant box with two bottles of wig conditioner and a Cuisinart toaster oven (that had a smashed door, so I also got a box full of shattered shatterproof glass).
Another time, I bit at a similar deal. Another big box, this time with more wig conditioner (only one bottle this time) and a bigger-than-it-had-any-right-to-be pack of pre-moistened shop towels.
@mediocrebot Oh, I should get this then! I was just telling my partner how I needed a lamp with mosterely poniigrs popping UI, and a neacklacce of jingulying bells would be a perfect gift for my mom. Plus you can never have too many shoses
I am trying to figure out how to justify a $22 IRK. I have had IRKs in the past that exceeded that value but more than that which did not come close… I’m not sure I can pass the wife approval test on this one.
@woozy99 Yeah… it’s hard to resist after almost 20 years of missing out on BOCs, fukubukuros, and IRKs, but my husband will probably stop speaking to me if I pay twenty bucks for another box of Trackrs and tiny clothes.
OH WOW IT’S A MEH-RATHON! WOOHOO!
I’m late to the party but good thing that doesn’t matter much these days. Now that the IRKs are no longer random pop-ups throughout the day, AND… we’re allowed to go back and buy earlier offerings as long as they haven’t sold out, there is REALLY NO REASON to be “on time”, or to sit with my eye on the screen waiting for the timer to countdown! NO anxiety, NO sweaty palms, and with the forever changing price of an IRK there is possibly NONE of them either!
HAPPY DAY HAPPY DAY!
The sad thing is, these meh-rathons (which are happening much more often IMHO) are actually getting better.
I’m no longer at the point where I have to ask “what can I get to meet the (ever increasing) rebate price point” but rather “I’ve met it; why would I spend more on an IRK”?
Hmm, we’re down to the finish line. I’ve been eyeing the Presto Dorothy cold brewer since it was $19.99 for one. And now it would be $45 for two and an IRK. Hmmm.
When do we see the price drop? (IE: I bought it, I was suckered into more than $22 of stuff on the Mehrathon, and the IRK shipped, but still says $44.)
It arrived today, in a taped up Cuisinart box, rattling.
It is legit, a 6.5 quart stand mixer, presumably returned.
A dented shiny travel mug
There’s a L/XL pair of stretchy pants I can’t pull off and probably don’t fit anyone else.
The tan IRK bag
An inflatable pillow.
(My wife’s dog, Trixie, is suspicious of the pants, but I took them out of the package to find our what they were.)
@LexPendragon GREAT SCORE! I haven’t baked in several years but I want a nice new fancy pants stand mixer so bad… Lol I used to make cookies and other pastries at least 3 times a week and I miss it so much! I’d just leave it on the counter, maybe use it for a planter or something else unconventional! Lol
Can’t fool Trixie, she’s on to something, looks like she’s sniffing out another house on those retuned pants! She’s a little cutie!
Got my IRK today, and actually quite surprised. A brand new in the box Cuisinart 11 cup food processor that has a slight forklift kiss on the bottom. Other than that, it looks to be in perfect shape. Retail is $179.95!?! Also a pair of iJOY aqua bluetooth speakers, a package of Vegetasty noodle (ramen) soup and an IRK reusable bag. Quite pleased with this one, much better than the used roomba clone that I got last time.
Got my IRK today. See the abundance below in the photo. Got a shark vacuum, it’s used but seems to be in great shape with all the accessories, a pair of underwear?, sunglasses, a powerbank, some paint, and an IRK bag.
Great irk this time- gen leather purse that looks great, 3 head curling iron/straightener, waffle maker, thermo cup. Bad item was size 10 donateable shoes. And NO car chargers or bag-tags!!
Saying I got a pile of shit would be an upgrade from what I got today. This truly is the worst boc, fuko, fuku, IRK ever since I joined meh/woot.
6 plastic Wine glasses
3 pair of ladies underwear , 2 XL
1 bag of almost expired jerky.
1 IRK Bag
Moving forward, unless it’s the luck of getting a random bag and not one that included buying more stuff to lower the price of the IRK, I have to call it quits.
WORST IRK EVER… I even thouht i would support these compamies by not buying that day and paying full price, and what did i et for $44? an empty box this IS SO WRONG, THIS BORDERS ON THEFT
I used to love doing these IRK’s get really good, really crappy, mostly in between, but an EMPTY BOX IS SORRY
NEW LOW MEH &SIDE DEAL
@eskouf We have never and would never ship an empty box (intentionally, though I’m sure mistakes have been made). This is very likely tied to a problem that occurred in transit, but check your email for a response from our support team. Thanks.
@eskouf@ExtraMedium@sammydog01 Well, it wasn’t empty. It had textbooks and balls and a baseball glove and some other stuff. It just didn’t have what it said it had
I got my first IRK today and it is fantastic!! The coffee maker retails for $259.99 and the wireless speaker for $59.99! Much more than the $22.22 (plus $8 kids writing tablets) I ended up paying for it. So happy!!
What’s in the Box?
It is a mystery ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Jun 21 - Monday, Jun 24
/giphy nah bruh
/giphy suckers
I had to get one. My husband loves it!
Do I really need more returned bed sheets and another floor police mop w/o a handle???
@JvB
@JvB Is that a trick question?
The last two (expensive) IRKs truly lived up to their names. No more instant regret for me.
@hchavers Do people really think price correlates to quality around here?
@blaineg @hchavers They have been conditioned to be unable to believe that a high price is not just an unreliable predictor or quality, but often a warning sign of pretentious craptasticality.
Maybe this time I can get the air purifier that goes with the filter I got last time
@captainsweeps And maybe the sky will rain money too.
@captainsweeps What model air purifier? I might be able to take it off your hands.
Do I really need another winter coat and obsolete TRAKERS??
@tasu99 The resupply of TrackRs seems to have been near zero of late, but the flow of Macbook cases and obsolete lighter-socket phone chargers continues unabated.
Last two IRKs were not even close to being worth the price. The seller is getting very stingy. No more unless tied to a full rebate if you buy something else. Those deals make you not care about overpriced IRKs.
I actually bought am IRK for the refunded price of $49.99, and bought an item as required for $49.99. I tried for years to get an IRK for $5. Very frustrating. So, I bit recently. I actually got a HUGE BOX with an Air Fryer Oven. I’m sure it is worth >$50. Problem is, it’s So Big, there isn’t really room in my kitchen for it, and if I put it where I could fit it, the plug wouldn’t reach. If I had wanted an Air Fryer, I would have bought a much smaller one. I thought I would get a box with various items for the IRK. So, if I could find someone to sell this to, I would jump on it. Kalorik Maxx Air Fryer Oven. People rave about Air Fryers.
@Mandamm Bam! Regret!
@Mandamm Does it have all the accessories included?
@Mandamm I got something similar in the last one - I got a pressure cooker still in the box - but stuffed in the box around the pressure cooker were the other typical IRK items - One of the coolest IRK’s I have received yet - no use for the pressure cooker but it was fun to receive.
Long story short - check inside the box there might be other surprises in there!
No thanks, even at $22.
“this IRK effectively drops from $44.44 to $22.22”
One time, I got an IRK during one of the “it’s basically free of you buy $50 of stuff” sales. I got a giant box with two bottles of wig conditioner and a Cuisinart toaster oven (that had a smashed door, so I also got a box full of shattered shatterproof glass).
Another time, I bit at a similar deal. Another big box, this time with more wig conditioner (only one bottle this time) and a bigger-than-it-had-any-right-to-be pack of pre-moistened shop towels.
I’m good, thanks.
@stephmehnie
But now your wigs aren’t going to be well conditioned
@Ignorant that’s okay. I’m in my rat queen era
/showme what kind of stuff is likely to arrive in a $40+ instant regret kit from meh.
@mediocrebot that is surprisingly accurate… Although not all those items at once.
@OnionSoup I don’t recall anyone getting chickens
@heartny they will now…
But the lamps, necklace, clothing, stinky sprays, “monster” plushies… That’s all Irk material.
The chickens are a forecast of what’s to come.
@mediocrebot Oh, I should get this then! I was just telling my partner how I needed a lamp with mosterely poniigrs popping UI, and a neacklacce of jingulying bells would be a perfect gift for my mom. Plus you can never have too many shoses
@agnesnutter @mediocrebot jingulying is how I shall refer to all bells that Jinguly from now on.
@OnionSoup I want that exact Irk!
@Kyeh @OnionSoup Or a T-shirt?
@Kyeh @mossygreen @OnionSoup Somebody’s got to get a rubber chicken in this round.
@OnionSoup Far better than most IRKs!
Wasn’t expecting to. But got those vacuum sealers, so…WTF?
/giphy inveterate-wailing-science
/showme inveterate-wailing-science
I bought one a couple of weeks ago during the 1 cent sale. True to the name, I instantly regretted it.
Instantly? Not just after waiting a week for it to arrive?
I remember when you used to get interesting stuff every now and then. After the last 4 IRKs, I will not pay more than $5 for this garbage.
@ohhwell I’m sorry your Instant Regret Kits have been full of regret.
I am trying to figure out how to justify a $22 IRK. I have had IRKs in the past that exceeded that value but more than that which did not come close… I’m not sure I can pass the wife approval test on this one.
@woozy99 Yeah… it’s hard to resist after almost 20 years of missing out on BOCs, fukubukuros, and IRKs, but my husband will probably stop speaking to me if I pay twenty bucks for another box of Trackrs and tiny clothes.
@whogots @woozy99 would you like some oversized IRK clothes?
@whogots @woozy99 sounds like $20 well spent
OH WOW IT’S A MEH-RATHON! WOOHOO!
Now that the IRKs are no longer random pop-ups throughout the day, AND… we’re allowed to go back and buy earlier offerings as long as they haven’t sold out, there is REALLY NO REASON to be “on time”, or to sit with my eye on the screen waiting for the timer to countdown!
NO anxiety, NO sweaty palms, and with the forever changing price of an IRK there is possibly NONE of them either!
I’m late to the party but good thing that doesn’t matter much these days.
HAPPY DAY HAPPY DAY!
@mediocrebot
I decided to go for it and
THAT’S my creamy-olden-letter that apparently doesn’t delete. Lol
Fingers crossed for a killer IRK!
My last IRK.
@SpeedyMeh does that smell as bad as it looks?
@milstarr Probably. I didn’t want to get close enough to find out.
@SpeedyMeh Amazing!
Amehzing?
The sad thing is, these meh-rathons (which are happening much more often IMHO) are actually getting better.
I’m no longer at the point where I have to ask “what can I get to meet the (ever increasing) rebate price point” but rather “I’ve met it; why would I spend more on an IRK”?
/giphy oh why not
In true Two for Tuesday fashion, I’d actually pay $22.22 for two IRKs.
As bad as I expect the regret to be. (Though, geez, where would anyone store that much disappointment.)
Hmm, we’re down to the finish line. I’ve been eyeing the Presto Dorothy cold brewer since it was $19.99 for one. And now it would be $45 for two and an IRK. Hmmm.
@mossygreen Irk is sold out
@speediedelivery So it is. Decision made! So happy I bought a bunch of junk at Goodwill today.
@mossygreen it’s also available on Morning Save for
9.99$24.99; wait, why?@pakopako That is the eternal mystery.
@mossygreen It’s back down to $19.99 on Sidedeal.
@Kyeh It’s down to $9.99 on Morning Save now, and there’s a Father’s Day coupon. So I did, in fact, buy it.
@mossygreen Oh, terrific!
(Coupon?)
@Kyeh @mossygreen I used the coupon for a cupholder phone holder. Thanks for the heads up.
@Kyeh @sammydog01 Gotta check your email for coupons every time you want something from Side Deal or Morning Save!
@mossygreen @sammydog01 I NEVER GET THOSE! I have the box checked to get emails from Morningsave but I never do, even though I’ve bought things there.
@Kyeh @mossygreen I didn’t even want anything. I guess they won.
@mossygreen @sammydog01 Yeah, I suppose it’s good that I’m not getting them, really.
@Kyeh @sammydog01 And I’m part of the problem!
@mossygreen @sammydog01 Oh, I wonder if it’s a VMP perk? VMPs keep kvetching that they get nothing special but maybe this is one?
@Kyeh @mossygreen VMPs get 10% off at morningsave and sidedeal except for daily deals. Their email system is probably just messed up.
@mossygreen @sammydog01 I knew they did, but is the coupon for more than that? Or can you stack it on the VMP discount?
@Kyeh I don’t think you can stack coupons.
@Kyeh @mossygreen The coupon was for 20% off and they don’t stack. I bet one of the employees can get you on the email list if you ask.
Just reviewing everything and the IRK just sold out a min ago!
/giphy SOLD OUT
Side deal is sold out of irks.
@milstarr I was actually going to buy one and they are sold out. I can’t believe it. Oh well.
When do we see the price drop? (IE: I bought it, I was suckered into more than $22 of stuff on the Mehrathon, and the IRK shipped, but still says $44.)
@LexPendragon I usually see a refund on my CC anywhere from 3 to 12 days after the Meh-rathon. It will come, practice patience is key.
@Lynnerizer Thanks!
It arrived today, in a taped up Cuisinart box, rattling.
It is legit, a 6.5 quart stand mixer, presumably returned.
A dented shiny travel mug
There’s a L/XL pair of stretchy pants I can’t pull off and probably don’t fit anyone else.
The tan IRK bag
An inflatable pillow.
(My wife’s dog, Trixie, is suspicious of the pants, but I took them out of the package to find our what they were.)
@LexPendragon GREAT SCORE! I haven’t baked in several years but I want a nice new fancy pants stand mixer so bad… Lol
I used to make cookies and other pastries at least 3 times a week and I miss it so much! I’d just leave it on the counter, maybe use it for a planter or something else unconventional! 
Lol 
She’s a little cutie! 
Can’t fool Trixie, she’s on to something, looks like she’s sniffing out another house on those retuned pants!
@LexPendragon @Lynnerizer We need more Trixie …
Got my IRK today, and actually quite surprised. A brand new in the box Cuisinart 11 cup food processor that has a slight forklift kiss on the bottom. Other than that, it looks to be in perfect shape. Retail is $179.95!?! Also a pair of iJOY aqua bluetooth speakers, a package of Vegetasty noodle (ramen) soup and an IRK reusable bag. Quite pleased with this one, much better than the used roomba clone that I got last time.
Totally great IRK arrived today. Worth it 100%.
@stonesean
/giphy well?
@stonesean When you post what you got, if someone hasn’t already done so start the irk reveal thread.
Got my IRK today. See the abundance below in the photo. Got a shark vacuum, it’s used but seems to be in great shape with all the accessories, a pair of underwear?, sunglasses, a powerbank, some paint, and an IRK bag.
There’s an official reveal thread to post your Irks in now!
https://meh.com/forum/topics/june-it-takes-two-meh-hem-mehrathon-reveal-thread
Great irk this time- gen leather purse that looks great, 3 head curling iron/straightener, waffle maker, thermo cup. Bad item was size 10 donateable shoes. And NO car chargers or bag-tags!!
Saying I got a pile of shit would be an upgrade from what I got today. This truly is the worst boc, fuko, fuku, IRK ever since I joined meh/woot.
6 plastic Wine glasses
3 pair of ladies underwear , 2 XL
1 bag of almost expired jerky.
1 IRK Bag
Moving forward, unless it’s the luck of getting a random bag and not one that included buying more stuff to lower the price of the IRK, I have to call it quits.
WORST IRK EVER… I even thouht i would support these compamies by not buying that day and paying full price, and what did i et for $44? an empty box this IS SO WRONG, THIS BORDERS ON THEFT
I used to love doing these IRK’s get really good, really crappy, mostly in between, but an EMPTY BOX IS SORRY
NEW LOW MEH &SIDE DEAL
@eskouf We have never and would never ship an empty box (intentionally, though I’m sure mistakes have been made). This is very likely tied to a problem that occurred in transit, but check your email for a response from our support team. Thanks.
@eskouf @ExtraMedium An empty box in a box, that’s a different story. Right @djslack?
@eskouf @ExtraMedium @sammydog01 Well, it wasn’t empty. It had textbooks and balls and a baseball glove and some other stuff. It just didn’t have what it said it had
I was due for a crappy IRK. Got it!
@BergyD Same
I got my first IRK today and it is fantastic!! The coffee maker retails for $259.99 and the wireless speaker for $59.99! Much more than the $22.22 (plus $8 kids writing tablets) I ended up paying for it. So happy!!