One red IRK bag
Several sheets of wall stickers including “BORN Chic” in huge letters
A packet of mosquito repellent wrist bands
A universal travel adapter (no transformer)
Six TrackRs (Tradition!)
And…
Twenty.
Pounds.
Of.
Linguine.
I gotta admit, I am typically underwhelmed but okay with it over the past few IRKs. I thought this one might at least be better than those. Sure, not $50 worth, but at least better.
Feeling a little burned with this one:
Another macbook pink hard cover, must be my 4th now.
Another car light micro usb car charger, must be my 20th
Another tracker thing, must be my 50th
Some more iphone protection screens for the iphones I don’t have, must be my 10th
The one okay thing: a Vine & Vine Stop set for wine bottles. Haven’t had these. We get a lot of wine from Casemates. Cool toy to add to that collection, I suppose.
And the bag.
That is all.
I convinced myself to buy $100 worth of meh for this…
Purchased: Cheap probably crappy robot vacuum for exactly $99.99 pretax
Meh: We know the thing you bought was crappy and will break, so here, have this backup
Shark Rotator Pet Plus
Some Trackers to add to the collection
2x BluVue SunGlasses
2x Womens Active Tank Tops
3-pack iPhone11 screen protector
0x Meh Bags
Probably one of the best one’s I’ve gotten. I have not tested it, but it was probably sent due to the condition of the box, which had a ton of holes/tape on it.
@lichme There are several daily auctions that sell damaged Amazon products near me. Got some great deals from just dented boxes! Good IRK you received; Congrats!
@IndifferentDude WOW I’d definitely jump on those if they were available close to me! I’d love to see pics or hear what kinds of things you’ve got in them!
@Lynnerizer A couple of my best purchases so far are a Blue Yeticaster Professional Broadcast Bundle with Yeti USB Microphone, Radius III Shockmount, and Compass Boom Arm – BLACKOUT in opened retail package. Retail:$199.99; I bought it for $27.00!! (It only had a small nick on the boom arm).
Then I got a Dell Ultrasharp U2719DX 27-Inch WQHD 2560x1440 Resolution IPS Monitor with Infinity Edge Bezels, Black listed as “Tested and works! Brand New!” Listed on Amazon at $489.15; I got it for $89.00!! Works Great! (I’m using it right now! )
@chinesedentist So we have:
-Olympia Harmony OF-5729 29" Black and Gold Expandable Large-Size Spinner luggage
-Blue IRK bag
-The very beautiful hardcover book Flour Lab by Adam Leonti and Katie Parla
-Ben Sherman all-purpose grooming set
-A random 40C bra
-SpaLife Coffee Break facial mask six pack
-A random flashlight (that was in a plain brown box).
-A small green bean bag thing. Honestly no idea what its story is.
-WallPops! “You Are My Home” 36 x 24 inch removable wall decal
-A blue kids’ foldable scooter
-Reliable OVO 150GT Travel Iron and Garment Steamer
-Style House Salon Quality Flat Iron Accessory Set
My best haul overall in my 17+ year history with both the previous site and this one, while still being mostly stuff I’ll re-gift/donate. A grooming set is actually something that was on my Christmas wish list this year so that was the most pleasant surprise.
I notoriously NEVER check luggage and don’t travel often, but this bag makes me want to change both of those things. (I won’t).
@chinesedentist Wow! That’s one of the best so far, in my opinion. The little green bag is a charcoal deodorizer thingie. Probably useful to put into luggage. Too bad the travel theme isn’t quite your style, but still excellent.
Your dog is cute, too!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THERE BE A MATTRESS TOPPER IN THERE.
SCORE! I’m using a too small $15 topper I got from Target because I’m cheap. It’s currently fluffing up and is three inches thick and soooo soft. I’m really excited. Hope my sheets fit.
Also received:
-Eye mask with both a pad to put in the freezer and ELECTRIC HEAT! THREE SETTINGS! Love this too.
-insect venom sucker, ewww
-set of glass microscope slides. HAHAHA I OWN AN OLD TIMEY MICROSCOPE AND CAN USE THESE. CHECK MATE. I should go get some creek water to look at.
-blue bag
Totally worth $50. And yet it was free. Thanks Meh and especially @Thumperchick. I haven’t been this excited by an irk for a long time.
@sammydog01@SpoopySkeleton
If I hadn’t just watched the episode of Shark Tank when they pitched the insect venom sucking thingy I wouldn’t have known what the heck you were talking about! All in all you got a decent box! YAY Meh, YAY YOU!
I have two coming, because eff me. The joke isn’t on me, though, oh no. I’m going to win this time. This time it’s my time. I’m a winner, damn it! I’m a winner!!
@smerk85@werehatrack It is still worth donating things even if you can’t get a charitable deduction. I donate things to places that give stuff way for free to people in need.
@Kidsandliz@smerk85@werehatrack
YES, EXACTLY! My gosh, even a pile by the curb with a cardboard sign saying FREE would have it gone in a heartbeat, AND you’d save time and gas money of having to bring it anywhere. THAT sounds like a WIN WIN to me!
@Lynnerizer The massager works great, that is the only thing I have tried. The Cuisinart is missing the entire side of the box but it appears to be brand new as packaged from the factory.
It was a day late and only had 4 items, but still good.
1 - blue bag
1 - pair of very long purple flowery socks
1 - pair of burgundy joggers size M (not shown, because I’m wearing them)
1 - 3” mattress topper size full. Now I don’t have a full size bed, but I’m sure I’ll find someone that does.
Mine was terrible, 2 car micro usb chargers, 2 12 volt usb A ports, the red bag, a remote neck massager and a beat up small canister set that has something spilled all over one of them. Meh, you magnificent bastards, well played.
First IRK- no regrets here! I was worried with some of the early reports - would I or wouldn’t I score 20# of pasta? With such low expectations, I was afraid to wait for Xmas to disappoint the Mrs. But it was an IRK-mas miracle! Headlining was a 9 cup KitchenAid food processor, $150+ retail) but the shirt fits, UV sanitizer will keep us healthy, and rubber stamps will keep idle hands busy. Plus, car USB chargers!
I looked at the linguine box, and my first thought was “Surely not…”. I mean, they’ve shipped good stuff in camoflage boxes before, so maybe? Nope. Pasta. Twenty pounds of it.
I went back and forth on buying this. I thought I was really missing out. Glad I saved my cash for something else. Amazon has a good deal on 3 mushroom grow kits. I can buy them and still have $10 left over.
@heartwoman Ooh, can you send/pm the link? I’ve always wanted to get easy grow kits to grow fresh mushrooms to cook at home but they seem so expensive for multiple diff types of mushrooms if you want to make a variety mushroom skewer or something.
@Vitanima I would if I knew how but if you search for Back to the Roots kits, you should find it. Otherwise, if you need a link, lmk how to get it to you.
@heartwoman@Vitanima
This is a great deal at 40% off! Originally $59.99, now only $35.99! For 3 different varieties! Woohoo!
Limited-time deal: Back to the Roots Organic Mushroom Grow Kit 3-Pack: Oyster, Oyster & Pink-Harvest Gourmet Mushroom in Just 10 Days https://a.co/d/55cdpsR
@heyitslauren Definitely! The book has been in my saved cart at Amazon for 3 years… waiting for the price to drop below $35, or see if it ever gets printed in paperback. When I saw it in the box, I couldn’t believe it! Also, as a crafter, I go through a lot of acrylic paints, which I’ve purchased at least once from Meh. The rest got snapped up by other adults in the household - everything worked, everyone is happy. Spent $110 pre-tax, so… Just waiting on the refund!
My IRK arrived today.
These will be great gift to donate for christmas. I liked everything, except the hole in the bag.
Blue IRK bag with hole on side
Wireless headphones - Donate
Hex Bluetooth speaker - Donate
Unicutie DIY pretty putty - Donate
2 - Decks of Cards - Donate
4 - TrackR.
“gifts of love” need teenager gifts. They will like the speaker and headphones. Smaller kids will like the cards and pretty putty. Thanks MEH!
$50.00 Irk… Yep… Instant regret…
6 Cuisinart stainless straws
1 Professional skin care system - face scrubber
1.Box KN95 masks
1 Quirky wine bottle stopper & stabilizer
10 pack of Justice League socks
1 pack of dark green Meltables
& 1 blue instant regret bag
Box arrived yesterday along with ninja foodie I ordered.
Red irk bag
Used? Neck fan, no charger but it works
Shoes with useless zipper. My size, yay!
Jogger pants, not my size, will be donated
Wireless headphones, don’t know what I’ll do with those. overall, not a bad irk.
@ironcheftoni
OH YUM, have fun with your new Ninja foodie!
To bad those pants don’t fit, if they’re the Members Only brand they’re wicked comfy! The TV wireless headphones, are they different than regular ones? I have trouble hearing our TV because I have the air conditioner humming right next to my head. Yes, 24/7 365 days a year, don’t ask! After I read up on them I might be interested in buying them from you if you’re interested.
@Lynnerizer I am hoping the ninja foodie can replace my air fryer and also I do not have an instapot so maybe it can be two things in one. I don’t use headphones so I don’t know how they work. Maybe like how casting from your phone works for videos?
@ironcheftoni@Lynnerizer I LOVE MY NINJA FOODIE. At Thanksgiving I had to make a turkey, ham, and pies. I put the ham in the foodie- pressure cooked it for a bit then added glaze and hit it with the air fryer. It was perfect. And it makes a mean chicken- pressure cook then air fry to crisp it.
@ironcheftoni@Lynnerizer@sammydog01
I agree, the Foodi is a wondrous device. I like how you can pressure-cook something and then it will stay warm for 12 hours afterwards! Great if you want to start a pot of beans before going to bed, for instance. It’s also great for reheating a small portion with the air-fryer or broiler, especially in the summer when you don’t want to use the oven. And it works very well as a slow-cooker, so it can replace that, too.
Received and opened my IRK with trepidation. Pleasantly surprised
1 M Navy Blue 3 button short sleeves shirt by Galaxy NIP
1 Solar Post Light NIB
1 Impulse wireless Bluetooth headphones NIB
1 Now Solutions Ultrasonic Oil Diffuser NIB
1 Bosma Sentry Video Doorbell NIB
1 Navy Blue IRK bag
I would think if those things would have been bought separately they would have been at least $50. So still regrettable but not nearly the amount of regret I thought I’d have. Yay!
PS Have a pic, not sure how to post. I’ll figure it out.
meh… this one was all regret. I wanted the excitement of opening it and getting useless junk items. Package was shipped as is - the label is on the other side of the box. IRK bag was inside. I guess I still got useless junk, but it was literally just the one item. I guess I will see if I can resell because I already have an ice cream maker I don’t use.
@spoole2020 Check inside the box carefully-they tend to stuff other stuff in the box. Got a vaccum in its original box inside a cardboard box with a bag and a few throwins and checked inside the vaccum box to see if it was new and found another IRK bag plus a few throw in items. Looks like the vacuum box was returned as someone didn’t know it was their IRK. So check completely inside the box.
My *free SideDeal IRK arrived:
-Blue IRK bag
-iPhone X screen protector
-Gray round case
-Coffee facial mask
-Dash Bread Maker in unknown operational condition
This was a $50 irk for me bc I didn’t see anything I really needed (trying not to buy useless stuff, actually trying to get rid of said useless stuff). I knew I was taking a chance but no matter what wasn’t gonna be sour about it bc that’s how the games played. I’ve gotten my fair share of regrettable irks. I’m happy with mine with the exception of the missing irk bag. I got
Mia k purse, black definitely like a lot. I’m a purse whole and am always rotating them.
Get into keto drink-Xmas gift for family irk pile
Blue sports bra L/XL hopefully it will fit me
Medium tank should fit me
Pain oils- Xmas family pile
Kiwi botanicals brightening eye cream and brightening honey melt- mom really liked cream that came from morningsave mystery box so she might like this.
No bagmy neighbors and family have taken all mine bc they love them so I really need more.
@chienfou
Christmas family vacation is my favorite Christmas movie. I saw the doll and had to get it. You pull the string and he says a bunch of different phrases from the movie too. Another really good Christmas movie is the ref with Dennis Leary and Kevin spacey.
@chienfou@Lynnerizer
The Clark Griswold? I got it from cvs, you pull the string and he says phrases from the movie. One of my favorite Christmas movies.
@Lynnerizer I know, right?! Honestly I’m pretty happy with it. The anesthetician tools are kick starting my facial care routine again, which has fully dropped off when Covid came around and I stopped leaving the house. The diffuser is nice too. I have a couple of them at this point, butt they’re both plastic so I’ll take it. It was very self care themed!
@heyitslauren
Yeah it’s nice when you get kind of a theme going on in your package. Well… as long as it’s a theme you’re into! Even the cup holders are useful, if not for you then someone else can always use them!
I got one of the best ones, I’m sure. It came in a seemingly really nice large piece of Olympia Harmony luggage and a bunch of stuff inside. It included the IRK bag, a foldable kids’ scooter, some sappy peelable wall art somebody I know will appreciate, a random 40C bra, and a bunch of other stuff I’m blanking on. Will try to remember to properly chronicle it all when I’m home later tonight.
After dancing on and off FedEx trucks, mine arrived!!
Navy IRK bag
Navy ladies v-neck blouse - super cute
Virmee smart watch
Mattress Topper!!! So excited about this. Zero regret
@AttyVette I was so close to taking a chance on the lawnmower, with the “free” Irk enticement, but the Irks sold out before I made up my mind. On the whole I’m relieved that it worked out that way!
I hadn’t gotten an irk at all this year. My fastest just isn’t fast enough. So the psychology of getting one at a hugely inflated price, compelled me.
Today, mine shipped with a whopping weight of 1lb. I didn’t offset it with any of the crap they were selling. Based on what I am seeing so far, at least I’ll get a lesson learned!
Woo Hoo! Thanks guys. I didn’t bite for the IRK, though I was tempted. And no, I have no regrets! And no cheap nowoven IRK bag either.
I decided that I have enough stuff and the IRK contents would most likely be stuff* rather than things**. So I passed. The gamble, you see, on an IRK is that you will be lucky and get more things than stuff. A wager with the Devil, or in this case, the capricious packers in the Meh warehouse.
Now I can go to webstrauntstore.com and buy fifty bucks of pasta of my choice in 20-lb packages, put it in an older IRK bag and be happy. Perfect.
Then the only regret will be the 10-lbs, I’ll gain from eating that much pasta!
OTH, hey, wait a minute. Do I REALLY need 40 lbs of pasta?
Nope. Sure don’t.
So, I’m a double winner! I didn’t blow fifty bucks. I didn’t by 40 lbs of pasta and then try to explain to the wife why we need that amount of noods.
Wu-ha-ha-ha-ha!
*Stuff – that belong to someone else and have no value.
**Things – that which belong and have value to you.
I got by box in today. Nothing but regret. King sheets (I have a queen). Face masks. Playing cards. Wine bottle stopper. And hair extension spray. Box was as described. Regret.
Pretty regretful.Someday I’ll learn that if there is nothing I want to buy from the site, there’s nothing they can give me that I’d want.
Red Irk Bag
2 screen protectors for an Iphone x that I don’t have
Sheets for a king size bed that I don’t have
2 Sacred Life essential oils “Pain Kit”-No thanks
Instacharge Power bank - Ok, nice to have these around
Eye am… eye shadow palette - no thanks
2 pack universal car chargers - someone might use them
Arrived today along with the new Foodi. I was a bit concerned when I picked it up because it was light and the tape on the top was loose. But hey - it was free and it didn’t contain any pasta, so I was going to be okay with it. Anything I didn’t need could go on the next trip to Goodwill. Contents:
Nice red Irk bag. (Keep!)
Oils. (I’ll find a use for them somewhere.)
Screen protector, unopened. (Will donate)
Clawz! I love Clawz. (Not my size, so will donate.)
Set of Lotus shopping bags. (I love these and will use.)
I’m happy with this, though I might be unhappy if I had paid $50 for it. (Which would never happen.)
@Star2236 They are! I liked them when I saw them on Amazon but couldn’t justify the price because I already had a lot of reusable bags. Here’s the Lotus listing on their own site (but they are actually cheaper on Amazon) : https://lotus-sustainables.com/products/trolley-bags
@rockblossom@Star2236 When I had similar bags they really confused the cashiers even if I had them open and hooked them on the cart. Plus four bags were not enough for a full cart of groceries.
@callow Around here, reusable bags confuse the cashiers even in stores where they sell the bags. Half of the time they still insist on loading stuff into plastic bags, which they hand to me to put into my bags. Sigh. It’s a good thing that my grocery store recycles plastic bags. I bring them all back along with bags from other places stuffed inside, as long as they are all the same kind of plastic.
The Lotus bags seem like they would be easier to use with the rods removed, especially the insulated ones. I don’t know how much I will like the ones with mesh bottoms or how well they will hold up. The ones I use now all have solid bottoms and hold up well when loaded with heavy stuff.
Looks like the overwhelming consensus is that this IRK was the most irksome of them all. I am inclined to agree, though I do appreciate the fact that it was technically free if I consider the other stuff I got during the mehrathon. (even though I likely wouldn’t have gotten any of it if not for the irk “deal”).
In my box, aside from the wicked-awesome red tote (I have three of these tote bags now, and I am so very happy about that) I got:
A pair of women’s pj pants (my gf says thanks)
An LED light therapy mask (whatever that is, gf says no-thanks)
4-pack of metal straws (ok, I guess.)
5x5 of the little button batteries.
I don’t have any immediate use for the button batteries, but I guess they’re nice to have on hand. (Insert watch-related pun here)
GF is happy with the pants, and I suppose the batteries will be worth it in the long-term. The straws and the mask I perhaps can find someone to gift them to for Christmas. So I guess I can call it a win in the end.
But my last box was definitely much better. $10 for a projector and two screens, pants, and a shirt (GF says thanks)
My first IRK. I wish I had more regret because now I’m going to have a hard time resisting next time (even though I know better). I have scored several appropriately crappy BOCs over the years so I am pretty immune to those but my first IRK turned out surprisingly well:
-1 plain black V neck tee in exactly my size. I mean, if I had been given a choice of shirts to choose from, I can pretty much guarantee I would have chosen this one, so I’m pleased.
-1 pair of blue vinyl espadrille type shoes with a zip-up toe box. Not my size. Nor is it the size of either of my daughters or my mother. I’m sure someone in my local “Spend Nothing” group will be happy to take them off my hands.
-1 Cortex Air Blade hair dryer. I don’t currently have a hair dryer because my occasions for using one are rare, but I do often think about getting one for those few times that I do need them. Having one show up in my IRK was serendipitous. No idea whether it’s worth the $50-150 price range I’m seeing them online for, but for zapping my hair enough to keep it from freezing when I venture out in the cold, it will do fine.
I can’t complain (not that I would anyway because it’s literally listed as regretful). I definitely got more than I paid for, which was nothing.
1 red Meh bag
1 box of 4 packs of functional tea
1 eyeshadow palette in peach
1 small women’s bright green polo shirt
1 Galaxy XXL mens shorts
1 large Galaxy mens sweatpants
I might have been more sad if I had paid $50 for it, but I wouldn’t have paid $50 for it. I didn’t think they were going to be anything extra special because they cost more. But as always, you never know.
Next time, no one will buy an IRK because of this time, and those that do will probably get something amazing, lol! That’s just the way Meh rolls.
@k4evryng If they just go back to the $10 pricing next time, there will be more than enough folks hitting “buy” to sell out the batches in a second or two. If they were to drop it to $5, the perceptible difference would be almost nil. But at $50, even as part of a “free if you also buy $X” deal, I would hope that they’d go begging. The problem is that there are people who don’t read the forums, and might be suffiently uninformed (and foolishly optimistic) about the reality of those IRKs that Meh will end up pissing off another small segment of their customer base.
This $50-or-free experiment should never be done again IMO.
@werehatrack yeah. There seemed to be a lot more confusion over it than I thought there should be, but that’s mostly because I’ve been here a while so I know what to expect. I do feel bad for those that didn’t because it was an expensive gamble.
I agree that this might not be a great repeat experiment. I’m sure the last thing Meh wants to do is piss off potential future customers…
Keeping with the Ink Club trend I too got a mattress topper. Also got
Navy Irk bag
Hot/cold eye mask
Virmee smart watch
The way @sammydog01 raved about the topper I am tempted to try it on my bed even though its not the right size. If that doesn’t work it will replace my much crappier topper I have for sleeping in the back of the car during road trips.
@metaphore Just make sure you give it some time to fluff up. I couldn’t figure out why there were giant ridges on it until I found instructions that said to leave it flat for 48 hours.
/giphy inflate
1 Homasy Humidifier. Box dirty with small tear but looks ok.
1 Hybridlight Hex. Case open
1 Amichihome ice cream Mason jar
3 decks of cards.
1 bottle mitch stone x-tender
Black bag
Really bad irk. Shower curtain (have doors on my showers), and rest is women’s clothing (I’m a guy). And all too big or small to actually fit anyone in my family. So basically, nothing I can even use.
This will be my first irk. Never been fast enough to get a real one. It hasn’t come yet. Was “supposed” to be here today. I’ve read all these people’s irk box regrets tonight. I’m at the conclusion before seeing it that my first irk will probably be my last. I love a surprise. But if there is zero I can use it will be disappointing, or some might say, regretful. It would be cool to get a purse or pjs or knives. Or really anything I or someone I know can use. The good news is that I’m a big donate person. And I don’t like to go with a little bit. I fill up the car. So this irk may help me clear out some clutter! My husband will be delighted! Yes, let’s call that the bright side!
Due to a hiccup, I ended up only buying 23 dollars of Meh stuff and the last purchase didn’t go through (the roomba, I actually like the things and this was a lidar version, if a bit weak) So this bag cost me $50
1x Digital antenna (for a household that only does games on TVs)
1x rubber boots size 10 (no one can fit into these)
1x Purse/wallet combo from Malibu Skye (maybe this can at least be gifted?)
Overall a complete wipeout for 10x the price of a normal IRK. So much for the “higher floor” theory, maybe the blessing is I’m disappointed enough to be sorta done with the theory.
If I cancel my membership for 10 months it’ll sorta be like it is free so long as I don’t buy anything right?
Mine was also suspiciously heavy, but instead of pasta, I got 1600 pre-moistened hand wipes, a deck of cards, phone car chargers, and a game. For 5 or 10-times the price of previous IRKs, this one was painfully disappointing.
@PnkFld
I remember the excitement of getting that heavy box last mehrathon! And yes, it quickly vanished within seconds of seeing that same blue bag cloth! Lol
We’re still trying to find a container to keep them from drying out once they’re opened up. They should be useful though!
@Lynnerizer@PnkFld And I also got the handwipes, except mine came in the middle of the pandemic and weren’t even “expired” yet. I sold them on craigslist for $25 and the person buying them was thrilled as at the time retail they were about $60 or something. It just misses fitting in a 2 gallon zip lock (your big problem is them not drying out once you open them so without opening I tried to fit them in the ziplock. Fits but can’t close it. Opps.)
@Kidsandliz@PnkFld Just a few months ago they were selling on eBay for $50! I don’t think we can use them up that fast and I’m thinking they’ll dry out too. Last week someone in the buy nothing FB group had about 20 square buckets with lids that they were gifting but I missed it. They looked like those big yellow ones that Tidy Cat kitty litter comes in and I think it might’ve been a perfect fit for the wipes!
@Kidsandliz@Lynnerizer@PnkFld You could probably put out a request to that group for a litterbox bucket - I used to have a bunch of them before I started buying the large bags from Chewy.
@Kyeh@Lynnerizer@PnkFld Or just split them between two large ziplocks. Unroll from the main roll and roll up as you unroll them. Do it over a bag or something so you don’t lose the liquid and can pour it back in. Once you have taken off enough the 2 gal or 2.5 gal or whatever it was should close.
@Kyeh@PnkFld @Kidsandliz THANKS!
I can tell you’re a mother, mom’s are so smart!! I find it funny that I didn’t even think about about splitting it up. DUH Lol
@Kyeh@Lynnerizer@PnkFld Well I did have the advantage of trying to figure out what to do before and then decided I’d never use them all and sold it unopened. The person who bought it had cancer so it was a win win. My irk was paid for and she got a ton of these things cheap.
Other necessary things parents might know:
My sister learned if you break a cookie in half so the toddler has a cookie half in each hand they think they have more and don’t keep asking for another cookie despite having one. As a bonus they can’t pick up anything in stores as their hands are full and they value the cookie over whatever it was they wanted to handle.
I learned receipts for cooking humans from the internet (and how to shrink heads from the Cleveland History Museum as a kid - threatened my younger siblings with that). Anyway my kid is lucky she lived through her childhood. I told her at one point in her teen years there were good reasons why some species eat their young. She told me I hate to cook so I wouldn’t know how to cook her. I told her there was always the internet. I later printed those out and gave them to her. She was only partly sure I wasn’t serious.
Of course I also told her a number of other outrageous things like Mark Twain said when a kid turned 13 you put them in a pickle barrel (55 gal wood) and fed them through the knot hole; at 16 you seal up the knot hole; that he did not say when you took them out - clearly not yet. So she was used to comments like this (she also took warnings about behavior better this way so she heard shit like this a lot.).
@Kidsandliz@Kyeh@Lynnerizer@PnkFld if you have the social media site Nextdoor ask your neighborhood if anyone is giving any empty litter boxes away. I’m sure someone will give you one.
I passed on this, having spent $100 on a mystery gift bag from Lawn Fawn, guaranteed to be worth twice what you spent. (All profits were donated to a good cause.) It was, but I already had a bunch of what they sent, but I did get my money’s worth with the items I didn’t have.
@lisaviolet@sammydog01
I like the bag AND the paper, nice colors! I hadn’t heard of that Co before, love the donation thing. I got a couple of mystery boxes from other places too. Passed on the IRK this time. One was from from Until Gone and another from Shark Tank which I’m waiting on. Didn’t get anything so great for myself but lots of stocking stuffers for some lucky little girl. I just love a good mystery box!
@lisaviolet@werehatrack
Oh, thanks - I think it’s nice-looking! Maybe they didn’t want to call it ugly so switched to itchy, and of course if they’re wool, they often are.
@mediocrebot most ppl probs paid 100$ to get the 50$ coupon for sidedeal. I wouldve done that but legit nothing stood out for me during the meh-rathon. so no irk for me
I almost had myself convinced that I wanted to buy the lawnmower, auto faucet, ukelele, etc but I guess my doubts were too strong at those prices. Looks like I made the right call.
Arrived today:
Ben Sherman body care set
1# Henry and David coffee
Ben Howell screw driver set with the tool card (and a RMA # on it)
Maude Asbury duffle bag. (ugly)
Holy crap I feel scammed. Not just the usual preordained regret, which is to be expected, this is even worse than a normal $10 IRK but cost 5x as much. I thought we’d at least get $50 worth of crap.
I got: 2 tank tops and a pair of sweats. a box of tea and a disposable makeup set. And a red bag.
@sammydog01 yes, but it appeared to be either a $50 version of irk, meaning more or better than a traditional, and then you would be rewarded with it for free of you spent $100 in the mehathon. I didn’t see anything or even consider that if you bought it and didn’t qualify for the $100 spend then you would be screwed over with a $50 regular irk…I assumed instead you just paid for it. But didn’t at all think it was a regular $10 irk marked up to $50. Even the grab bag that was sold on sidedeal a few weeks ago was at least value appropriate. This just feels like a scam instead of fun gambling this time.
@scilynt You thought they were giving out fifty plus dollars of merchandise with a hundred dollar purchase of stuff that was already bargain priced? They may be crazy but they’re not stupid.
/giphy dollars
@sammydog01 it’s pretty much what they do with $10 irks . And it was supposed to be a xmas thing, I thought.
Yeah I’m dumb for paying $50 for dollar store crap that’s barely worth the $10 price but still feel pretty scammed for the first time ever on meh. Every other time I knew generally what I was getting for my money/gamble. This time I feel like it was suggested they were buying “premium IRKs” with higher price, limited supply and sold special on sidedeal.
Maybe I’m the only idiot? Am I the only one that felt deceived by it? I don’t know…
@sammydog01@scilynt
I wasn’t expecting anything special out of this IRK, OR the entire mehrathon. My understanding wasn’t the same as yours. I figured it was just like any other IRK, you take your chance at possibly getting one of the few that are REALLY spectacular OR one filled with nothing but BIG TIME REGRET, and maybe, JUST MAYBE you’ll land one that’s somewhere in-between! You know, that mediocre, ho hum, run of the mill IRK that you watch everyone in the household scurry off with it’s contents. YEAH, those are sweet spot IRK’s that you really can’t complain about!
I got the bag, a portable video projector, a battery powered neck massager, a small crossbody purse, and a blue polo shirt. I am fairly pleased with my 1cent purchase.
-olivia & co aromatherapy gift set
-bamboo utensils 5 count
-2x tzumi DC charge pack (micro usb)
-DAY1 massage fitness roller with bag
-2x iphone x screen protectors (the only thing I won’t use)
-black IRK bag
My first ever irk, I’ve never been able to get one. I’ve also only gotten one woot boc back it then day when it was something like this irk when anyone could get one.
1 irk bag, blue or red, I’d have to look again.
1 rotating popcorn maker.
1 bathroom caddy for a straightener.
1 electric groomer.
And 1 tracker.
Annnnd it’s here. And I’m definitely full of regrets.
1 MKF purse in a pale blue, which is the best thing in the box.
1 pair of blue shorts in size 34.
1 youth unisex dri-fit shirt (M)
1 youth unisex dri-fit shorts (M)
1 beige underwire bra in 38B
1 red IRK bag
Man would have loved to get the pasta… but mine wasn’t terrible, just meh.
1 set of towels - which I’ll donate to my vet, they always need them.
2 cigarette usb charger things
2 usb-a battery chargers
2 sets of essential oils
1 eye shadow set
1 box of kingart acrylic paint
1 red irk bag
Tis the season to be irked! My irk brought me a smirk! I received a movie projector, a movie screen, irk bag and a 15 inch mac pro laptop case, and a lantern style flashlight! Thanks! I would post my picture but dont know how, sorry!
Not a bad haul overall. I was annoyed with the required $100 minimum on Meh to get the refund, but thankfully my buddy wanted some of the dash cams which got me far closer to the frankly difficult-to-attain threshold.
Then I got through that top layer to discover that the vacuum box actually has a vacuum in it! Now I just need a floor laid out in a way where it makes sense to have a robo-vacuum!
@ryanbruce eyyy welcome to the tacklife vacuum gang! Customer service is non-existent for this company but I’ve learned a lot getting mine online and working. Let me know if you have any questions. I have now designated myself the Meh tacklife S10 vacuum sherpa
@ryanbruce Yeah when you said not bad overall I was thinking what the heck are they talking about, this guys got a darn good attitude! Lol Then I got to the rest of your story and saw the pic of your robo vac! GREAT SCORE!
@heyitslauren heya! I probably won’t be firing it up for a bit, do you have any general advice? Hopefully it’s not reliant on their servers if they’re spotty with cust svc?
@ryanbruce I can’t tell about servers but the documentation was not super helpful! I had a heck of a time getting it on my wifi. It would just try and try and fail. Turns out my router needed to be in WPA2-PSK[TKIP]. That’s my initial protip for you.
@djslack@Kyeh
That’s interesting. I hadn’t picked up on that. I’m inked and got a mattress pad, too. I didn’t open the box yet to see what else was inside because I was saving that surprise for Christmas.
Huh. I guess I can consider myself fortunate on this round. So far, I haven’t seen an IRK that I’d have wanted more than the one I got, even though it had six more TrackRs. (But at least there weren’t any iPhone6 cases…)
I was thinking these would be the last of the year irks, which are usually really good. So if that’s what all of them are gonna be like, let hope there another mehathon before the end of the year. but for regular price bc I’m spending another $50.
Ugh… I’d actually enjoy the pasta. But my package is supposedly coming today and lists at 1lb on the tracking. So it seems like the regret has arrived before the package even does.
@indiebass They’re only 6x4x1 and 1lb when they leave; they accumulate more crap in transit. Mine started out at those specs, too, and had expanded to about 22 lbs overnight.
How did you get yours so early? I’m 30 minutes away from the warehouse and mine just shipped yesterday. At least other stuff is getting here fast. Got the Battery car jump start thing for Bro-in-law yesterday.
I got the worse of them all… super regret this… can it be returned?? 2 sets of bamboo kitchen utensils an iphone x screen protector and a set of Cuisinart knives…
Whoo boy. This is easily the worst one I’ve gotten. All that was in my box was four screen protectors for the same old phone, and a returned juicer that doesn’t even turn on. (Well, and the navy blue Meh bag.) Sucks that this was one such a pricey IRK. I remember when what you got was at least close to what you paid. Even at full price for a current phone, these four screen protectors aren’t worth close to fifty bucks.
My IRK arrived today and it’s mostly regret (MaRK?)
iPhone 6/6S Fashion Case
Medicinal Essential Oils
12pc Watercolor Cream color sticks
Cortex Beauty hair dryer (no box)
Partu Air Purifier
Large Black IRK Bag
@jmagg11861 SwiftTrack supports the TrackR with limited functionality. Just downloaded it, created an account, popped in some of the spare 2016 batteries that Meh sent, and added a half dozen
Red IRK Bag
NWT medium black and white women’s “Nike” Dri-Fit football/soccer jacket
NWT medium black women’s “Nike” Dri-Fit football/soccer shirt
NWT medium slim fit black youth unisex “Nike” football/soccer pants
NWT size 36 black Wicked Stitch men’s cargo shorts
Low voltage black Paradise LED landscape flood light (4-pack) - box is beat up, but appears new
It reads and looks like they were cleaning stuff out and that’s what you all got in your IRK’s and Meh got bank at $50 or free with $100 purchase. If I didn’t know better I would think it was April Fools. I thought is sounded too good to be true. Glad I held back. Sorrys to a lot of you.
@sunnysideup22 That was my thought as well. I did not let the “free IRK with $99.99 purchase” thing influence me. OTOH, when the Ninja Transformer came up, I figured “what the hell, grab the IRK too.” And when it arrived, very briefly, I thought I might have at last hit the jackpot. But no, I got Pasta. It’s useful, at least. TrackRs? Not so much.
I purchased the IRK early, thinking “surely I’ll find some way to spend $100 during this mehrathon.” It didn’t happen.
I held out hope. “Surely a $50 IRK will at least have some enticing goods.”
My package arrived today and, despite knowing better, I felt the anticipation growing as I carried it in to open it. “Surely there is something fun in this box.”
I peeled the disconcertingly sparse amount of tape from the top flaps et voila! My regret was indeed instant - and wrenching.
An IRK tote bag, 2 pairs of women’s pants (size 14, 18), the cardigan robe (3X/E), and a pair of polyester pajama pants.
Well played, meh… simultaneously crushing my spirit and adding a new errand to my to-do list.
Oh, God. Did I accidentally order two of these?
First box: 4 tumblers, skin scrubber/electric putty knife, blemish tools, and a large, vaguely egg shaped diffuser.
Box B: 20 lbs of linguini, jon adler wall art, travel adapter, some kind of makeup, TrackR-pixels, and a red bag.
I’m going to assume since there was only one bag it’s one order. And I’m not going to look at my orders because I don’t want to know otherwise.
@walarney Well at least you can complain that you didn’t get an irk bag in the second box. But yikes on getting charged for 2 when theoretically you can’t even order two.
My irk was all clothes
2 -4x cardigan robes by fruit of the loom seek no further
M -members only flannel
Size 2- Neiman Marcus pants
Size 24 -Neiman Marcus pants
Black irk bag
Regret was fast and lingers.
1 Xterity 3.0 Women’s Tank still in original package
1 BCBGMAXAZRIA sports bra, size M, still in original package
1 Hum smart battery powered toothbrush kit, unused (hooray!)
1 Now Solutions Ultrasonic oil diffuser
1 Helps Digest tea box
1 red Meh bag
Well, I’m never ordering a $50 IRK again. Regret doesn’t even begin to describe it. Though In that sense I got what I paid for.
Black IRK bag
Woman’s Seek No Further fruit of the loom sexy cardigan in size 4X
Women’s maidenform sport leggings in size S
Two Men’s TKO baselayer shirts in size S
2 packs of generic white KN95 masks from China.
There’s no way this stuff was even $50 retail, much less what it’s really marked down for daily. This site used to be better. This is a disappointment even for a regret kit
Just opened my IRK and it indeed is a disappointment of monumental proportion–just as I had longed for. A ceramic garden light so poorly secured that a minor jostle in transit resulted in its demise. An exercise mammary restraint in size medium that my size S girlfriend may find useful (gentlemen–size S can infer a more direct sensory avenue to destination “O”). But, I did receive a hardwood cat floor scrubber that may be useful when my cat elects to deposit this week’s hairball production in various locales within my abode.
My conclusion with the IRK’s as a first time victim—you will not be christened an E-bay savant with your stash
Mine is supposed to be delivered today. FedEx stopped in front of my house…then eft again and delivered a package a few houses down. Waiting to see if the truck returns or if my neighbor texts me…the game is on.
@k4evryng they did another driveby, slowed down but did not stop. Now my tracking says on vehicle for delivery with an unknown date, delivery date is pending. I hate FedEx, but I hate UPS too. We shall see!!
@k4evryng@Kyeh my IRK went back from being out for delivery to the FedEx facility Dec 6. Dec 7 their system still showed at the FedEx facility, but they sent me an email saying they turned it over to Smart Post on Dec 3 . Today (Dec 8th) it shows back on the FedEx vehicle for delivery…we will see
Pretty regrettable here:
• Red IRK Bag
• 8 pack of Disney books w/ a learning pad thing
• pink incase 15" MacBook Pro textured hardshell
• 2x 3,200mAh battery packs with integrated cable
@mediocrebot@walarney@werehatrack
You mean the bot gave you two results without your doing anything? I thought maybe you’d tried it twice and just copied and pasted in the second one.
Just found this (I don’t often look at the board). Paid the full $50 for mine with the idea that if I found $100 great.
Not really disappointed. Sorry no picture.
8 pack of Disney books and a pad that you use for sound effects - gave this to my one year old niece whose mom loves Disney.
*15" pink insight MacBook shell -going to my sister because I don’t have a MacBook.
*3x batteries with built in usb-A ports but thankfully have an external port to plug usb-c into. Always handy!
*Iphone x glass screen protector - no idea what I’ll do with this since no one has this phone.
*Some essential oils. - might give away.
*Car charger.
*Red Irk bag.
Worst box I’ve gotten since before Matt sold Woot to Jeff. Nothing but regret.
King sheets. Face masks. Playing cards. Wine bottle stopper. Iphone screen protector (I have a Pixel). Box was as described. Worth about $25 and I didn’t get it for free*, either.
Hope the Meh team gets a Xmas bonus at least from this event!
Point 1: somehow I ended up with two orders?
Point 2: And I didn’t hit the $100 - so I paid for two of these.
IRK 1:
Solar light for a fencepost
Cheap bluetooth headphones
Phone lens kid designed for long discontinued phones
Pair of size 10 women’s shoes
Cupholder mount for phone
IRK bag
IRK 2:
Solar light for a fencepost
Set of polyester twin sheets
Size XL women’s PJ set
Small purse
IRK bag
@dark54555
I’d be happy with that. Not every irk is gonna contain a vacuum or pots and pans. At least you didn’t get a bunch of trackers. And somehow you got two.
@dark54555@Star2236 Well, you could get up to three, but they’d refund only one, IF you reached the $100 level. I’d be bummed if I’d spent $50x2 for that haul - but I resisted the temptation to get anything at all Monday, so I’m feeling pretty relieved right now.
I got a pants hanger and off brand electric toothbrush, along with earbuds and a women’s shirt. Got the IRK bag, which might be more useful than the rest. Thanks, Meh - I always enjoy the anticipation even if i can’t use any of the items I receive.
Wondering if bribery would yield one of the ice cream makers, knife sets, etc, because I have about $5 left after Christmas shopping is complete and I am not above that.
@Kyeh@Pony I think it’s more that x many IRKs were for sale then they included the ink club and had to make more. Our orders didn’t go in until later. I’m thankful we were included this mehrathon!
I see a ton of the RTrackers in there, those are actually useless at this point because the site went down and out of business. No website means no login so even if you can find an old APK it won’t function on your phone.
@ATanYam The dimensions are identical for all packages. My package was listed the same as yours, but the actual box is 14x10x10 and probably weighed about 5 pounds.
Terrible terrible terrible. Instant regret indeed. Got two wrinkled “Greek life” word art posters, two unicorn poop putty kits, two rolls of tape, and two cookie cutters (plastic).
All dollar-store level objects. Been burned by Meh/sidedeal a lot this year, (expired / rancid food most atrociously) this is the icing on the cake , they were better when they were $5. I guess I finally cancel my VMP and recoup some of these Ls
One red IRK bag
Several sheets of wall stickers including “BORN Chic” in huge letters
A packet of mosquito repellent wrist bands
A universal travel adapter (no transformer)
Six TrackRs (Tradition!)
And…
Twenty.
Pounds.
Of.
Linguine.
Discussion may commence.
@werehatrack Were you ones of the ones wanting another pasta drop? If yes the meh gods were listening.
@Kidsandliz No, I really don’t have much of a use for huge amounts of pasta, although I guess I’m going to be eating a lot of it in the near future.
@werehatrack Food drives and charity kitchens would appreciate some pasta.
I gotta admit, I am typically underwhelmed but okay with it over the past few IRKs. I thought this one might at least be better than those. Sure, not $50 worth, but at least better.
Feeling a little burned with this one:
And the bag.
That is all.
I convinced myself to buy $100 worth of meh for this…
Purchased: Cheap probably crappy robot vacuum for exactly $99.99 pretax
Meh: We know the thing you bought was crappy and will break, so here, have this backup
Shark Rotator Pet Plus
Some Trackers to add to the collection
2x BluVue SunGlasses
2x Womens Active Tank Tops
3-pack iPhone11 screen protector
0x Meh Bags
Probably one of the best one’s I’ve gotten. I have not tested it, but it was probably sent due to the condition of the box, which had a ton of holes/tape on it.
Woohoo!
@lichme Nice! This is probably the best one I’ve seen yet!
@lichme There are several daily auctions that sell damaged Amazon products near me. Got some great deals from just dented boxes! Good IRK you received; Congrats!
@lichme
Very nice score, hope it works.
@lichme Congrats on your great score, that’s super cool!
@IndifferentDude About those Amazon auctions, are they online or do you have to go in person?
@Lynnerizer You bid online but pick up at a warehouse in your area. Most of the warehouses are only about 5 minutes from me!
@IndifferentDude WOW I’d definitely jump on those if they were available close to me! I’d love to see pics or hear what kinds of things you’ve got in them!
@Lynnerizer A couple of my best purchases so far are a Blue Yeticaster Professional Broadcast Bundle with Yeti USB Microphone, Radius III Shockmount, and Compass Boom Arm – BLACKOUT in opened retail package. Retail:$199.99; I bought it for $27.00!! (It only had a small nick on the boom arm).
Then I got a Dell Ultrasharp U2719DX 27-Inch WQHD 2560x1440 Resolution IPS Monitor with Infinity Edge Bezels, Black listed as “Tested and works! Brand New!” Listed on Amazon at $489.15; I got it for $89.00!! Works Great! (I’m using it right now!
)
Hope some will be available soon in your area!
@IndifferentDude
That’s so cool! I’m hoping they’ll come to my area soon too!
So here’s the luggage my Instant Regret Kit came in, with my photobombing dog for scale. (She was not included).
@chinesedentist Here’s a photo of all the contents.
@chinesedentist So we have:
-Olympia Harmony OF-5729 29" Black and Gold Expandable Large-Size Spinner luggage
-Blue IRK bag
-The very beautiful hardcover book Flour Lab by Adam Leonti and Katie Parla
-Ben Sherman all-purpose grooming set
-A random 40C bra
-SpaLife Coffee Break facial mask six pack
-A random flashlight (that was in a plain brown box).
-A small green bean bag thing. Honestly no idea what its story is.
-WallPops! “You Are My Home” 36 x 24 inch removable wall decal
-A blue kids’ foldable scooter
-Reliable OVO 150GT Travel Iron and Garment Steamer
-Style House Salon Quality Flat Iron Accessory Set
My best haul overall in my 17+ year history with both the previous site and this one, while still being mostly stuff I’ll re-gift/donate. A grooming set is actually something that was on my Christmas wish list this year so that was the most pleasant surprise.
I notoriously NEVER check luggage and don’t travel often, but this bag makes me want to change both of those things. (I won’t).
@chinesedentist that is a really fun IRK! Congrats!
@chinesedentist Wow! That’s one of the best so far, in my opinion. The little green bag is a charcoal deodorizer thingie. Probably useful to put into luggage. Too bad the travel theme isn’t quite your style, but still excellent.
Your dog is cute, too!
@chinesedentist
Wow, very nice luggage and they really filled it up.
Here’s the box-
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THERE BE A MATTRESS TOPPER IN THERE.
SCORE! I’m using a too small $15 topper I got from Target because I’m cheap. It’s currently fluffing up and is three inches thick and soooo soft. I’m really excited. Hope my sheets fit.
Also received:
-Eye mask with both a pad to put in the freezer and ELECTRIC HEAT! THREE SETTINGS! Love this too.
-insect venom sucker, ewww
-set of glass microscope slides. HAHAHA I OWN AN OLD TIMEY MICROSCOPE AND CAN USE THESE. CHECK MATE. I should go get some creek water to look at.
-blue bag
Totally worth $50. And yet it was free. Thanks Meh and especially @Thumperchick. I haven’t been this excited by an irk for a long time.
@sammydog01 … my partner used the insect venom sucker on a pimple… I regret that purchase and it wasn’t even in an IRK.
@sammydog01 @SpoopySkeleton oh nasty
@sammydog01 @SpoopySkeleton
If I hadn’t just watched the episode of Shark Tank when they pitched the insect venom sucking thingy I wouldn’t have known what the heck you were talking about! All in all you got a decent box! YAY Meh, YAY YOU!
@heyitslauren @sammydog01 he is a monster and sometimes I just disown him
@SpoopySkeleton
/giphy eww
@sammydog01 oh that eye mask looks noice
I have two coming, because eff me. The joke isn’t on me, though, oh no. I’m going to win this time. This time it’s my time. I’m a winner, damn it! I’m a winner!!
Received credit this morning so pretty good for free. I bought standing desk I probably would have bought anyways.
I was kind of looking forward to some pasta though haha
$50 IRK - SideDUD.
Rotary popcorn maker (Amazon return)
Box of bowel friendly tea.
Metal straws.
Wine bottle stopper / bottle prop.
Frozen kiddy toy (mystery contents).
IRK bag.
Wine stopper may get gifted, straws might get used - everything else is trash-bound.
Live, learn - get burned.
@gordondkane If that popcorn maker works, it could be rehomed…
@gordondkane Why trash it when you can drop it off at the Goodwill, and write it off as a tax deduction? You get to write off the full MSRP that way.
@smerk85 Only if you qualify to be able to take charitable contributions at all. I’ve never realized a cent from that.
@smerk85 @werehatrack It is still worth donating things even if you can’t get a charitable deduction. I donate things to places that give stuff way for free to people in need.
@Kidsandliz @smerk85 @werehatrack
YES, EXACTLY! My gosh, even a pile by the curb with a cardboard sign saying FREE would have it gone in a heartbeat, AND you’d save time and gas money of having to bring it anywhere. THAT sounds like a WIN WIN to me!
Not Bad
1 Cuisinart Mini Food Processor
1 Neck Massager
1 pack womens socks
2 packages Charcoal Wipes
1 Black IRK bag
@derek17j The socks are pretty cute!
@derek17j
I say that’s pretty good and who can’t use socks?
@derek17j
You can’t lose with a Cuisinart appliance! 
I’m thinking this is in the top 3 of the winning IRK’s, congratulations!!
…unless it’s a open boxed, defective returned item.
Said the negative Nancy that’s been slowly taking over my once positive and upbeat self! 
@Lynnerizer The massager works great, that is the only thing I have tried. The Cuisinart is missing the entire side of the box but it appears to be brand new as packaged from the factory.
It was a day late and only had 4 items, but still good.
1 - blue bag
1 - pair of very long purple flowery socks
1 - pair of burgundy joggers size M (not shown, because I’m wearing them)
1 - 3” mattress topper size full. Now I don’t have a full size bed, but I’m sure I’ll find someone that does.
Mine was terrible, 2 car micro usb chargers, 2 12 volt usb A ports, the red bag, a remote neck massager and a beat up small canister set that has something spilled all over one of them. Meh, you magnificent bastards, well played.
Guess I could have done worse! Tea, tracker, red bag, meltable chocolate and a cheap projector…
@giersj mine exactly . projector still wrapped
? its like new
First IRK- no regrets here! I was worried with some of the early reports - would I or wouldn’t I score 20# of pasta? With such low expectations, I was afraid to wait for Xmas to disappoint the Mrs. But it was an IRK-mas miracle! Headlining was a 9 cup KitchenAid food processor, $150+ retail) but the shirt fits, UV sanitizer will keep us healthy, and rubber stamps will keep idle hands busy. Plus, car USB chargers!
@tecs55 so did you get any pasta?
@tinamarie1974. No pasta, but I can go buy all the noodles I want & carry them around in my genuine blue IRK- bag!
@tecs55
I looked at the linguine box, and my first thought was “Surely not…”. I mean, they’ve shipped good stuff in camoflage boxes before, so maybe? Nope. Pasta. Twenty pounds of it.
I’m gonna need a bigger pile of garlic.
@werehatrack If you wait meh might sell that too.
@werehatrack
Or get some of this - it’s excellent: https://www.penzeys.com/online-catalog/granulated-garlic-powder/c-24/p-1000/pd-s
@Kyeh @werehatrack Good recommendation. Penzey’s has good stuff, good prices, and weekly specials in their newsletters.
@Kyeh @werehatrack I sure did use “good” a lot, didn’t I? Meh.
@Kyeh There’s a Penzey’s within bicycle distance of me.
@werehatrack Lucky you!
I went back and forth on buying this. I thought I was really missing out. Glad I saved my cash for something else. Amazon has a good deal on 3 mushroom grow kits. I can buy them and still have $10 left over.
@heartwoman Ooh, can you send/pm the link? I’ve always wanted to get easy grow kits to grow fresh mushrooms to cook at home but they seem so expensive for multiple diff types of mushrooms if you want to make a variety mushroom skewer or something.
@Vitanima I would if I knew how but if you search for Back to the Roots kits, you should find it. Otherwise, if you need a link, lmk how to get it to you.
@heartwoman @Vitanima
This is a great deal at 40% off! Originally $59.99, now only $35.99! For 3 different varieties! Woohoo!
Limited-time deal: Back to the Roots Organic Mushroom Grow Kit 3-Pack: Oyster, Oyster & Pink-Harvest Gourmet Mushroom in Just 10 Days https://a.co/d/55cdpsR
I’m glad I thought better than to purchase
@tinamarie1974 Those of us who resisted buying it:
Schadenfreude!
@Kyeh @tinamarie1974
AH HA, malicious joy!
The meh gods have listened to my dreams!
Would never pay for an ice cream maker but can’t wait to try out this beast. New in damaged box. Plugged in and works!
Thank you, Meh!!
@tahshar honestly this is a really solid haul.
@heyitslauren Definitely! The book has been in my saved cart at Amazon for 3 years… waiting for the price to drop below $35, or see if it ever gets printed in paperback. When I saw it in the box, I couldn’t believe it! Also, as a crafter, I go through a lot of acrylic paints, which I’ve purchased at least once from Meh. The rest got snapped up by other adults in the household - everything worked, everyone is happy. Spent $110 pre-tax, so… Just waiting on the refund!
My IRK arrived today.
These will be great gift to donate for christmas. I liked everything, except the hole in the bag.
Blue IRK bag with hole on side
Wireless headphones - Donate
Hex Bluetooth speaker - Donate
Unicutie DIY pretty putty - Donate
2 - Decks of Cards - Donate
4 - TrackR.
“gifts of love” need teenager gifts. They will like the speaker and headphones. Smaller kids will like the cards and pretty putty. Thanks MEH!
/giphy dodged-bullet
@medz As someone that basically got a box of garbage (iPhone 6 case… wtf?)… seriously this
@milstarr Those ear phones aren’t bad. I got a very used one in an irk maybe 2 years ago.
/showme A bunch of stuff I didn’t want but paid a lot for
@mediocrebot Damn that AI is good… That’s what 75% of our IRKs look like
Still waiting on my refund!
Bought the mower, my old gas one is burning oil,
IRK came today
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Wadded up king size mattress cover in red bag
Ladies size small shirt
Beanie hat
Travel iron
When my refund comes thru, l’ll be glad that I didn’t pay for this crap!
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@lonocat
I wouldn’t mind the travel iron/streamer. I kinda want a streamer bc I hate to iron.
$50.00 Irk… Yep… Instant regret…
6 Cuisinart stainless straws
1 Professional skin care system - face scrubber
1.Box KN95 masks
1 Quirky wine bottle stopper & stabilizer
10 pack of Justice League socks
1 pack of dark green Meltables
& 1 blue instant regret bag
Box arrived yesterday along with ninja foodie I ordered.
overall, not a bad irk.
Red irk bag
Used? Neck fan, no charger but it works
Shoes with useless zipper. My size, yay!
Jogger pants, not my size, will be donated
Wireless headphones, don’t know what I’ll do with those.
@ironcheftoni Bravo for donating instead of disposing!
@ironcheftoni
After I read up on them I might be interested in buying them from you if you’re interested. 
OH YUM, have fun with your new Ninja foodie!
To bad those pants don’t fit, if they’re the Members Only brand they’re wicked comfy! The TV wireless headphones, are they different than regular ones? I have trouble hearing our TV because I have the air conditioner humming right next to my head. Yes, 24/7 365 days a year, don’t ask!
@Lynnerizer I am hoping the ninja foodie can replace my air fryer and also I do not have an instapot so maybe it can be two things in one. I don’t use headphones so I don’t know how they work. Maybe like how casting from your phone works for videos?
@ironcheftoni @Lynnerizer I LOVE MY NINJA FOODIE. At Thanksgiving I had to make a turkey, ham, and pies. I put the ham in the foodie- pressure cooked it for a bit then added glaze and hit it with the air fryer. It was perfect. And it makes a mean chicken- pressure cook then air fry to crisp it.
@ironcheftoni @Lynnerizer @sammydog01
I agree, the Foodi is a wondrous device. I like how you can pressure-cook something and then it will stay warm for 12 hours afterwards! Great if you want to start a pot of beans before going to bed, for instance. It’s also great for reheating a small portion with the air-fryer or broiler, especially in the summer when you don’t want to use the oven. And it works very well as a slow-cooker, so it can replace that, too.
Received and opened my IRK with trepidation. Pleasantly surprised
1 M Navy Blue 3 button short sleeves shirt by Galaxy NIP
1 Solar Post Light NIB
1 Impulse wireless Bluetooth headphones NIB
1 Now Solutions Ultrasonic Oil Diffuser NIB
1 Bosma Sentry Video Doorbell NIB
1 Navy Blue IRK bag
I would think if those things would have been bought separately they would have been at least $50. So still regrettable but not nearly the amount of regret I thought I’d have. Yay!
PS Have a pic, not sure how to post. I’ll figure it out.
Heavy regret here too…
Not as exciting as I unrealistically hoped but it’s not too shabby!
Red IRK bag
LED makeup mirror
Fleece pj pants size 3X
Sports bra size M
Workout tank size M
meh… this one was all regret. I wanted the excitement of opening it and getting useless junk items. Package was shipped as is - the label is on the other side of the box. IRK bag was inside. I guess I still got useless junk, but it was literally just the one item. I guess I will see if I can resell because I already have an ice cream maker I don’t use.
@spoole2020
I wouldn’t call that junk!
@Kyeh I have its twin gathering dust in the garage
It might even be the same model
@spoole2020 Give them as Christmas presents??
@spoole2020 Check inside the box carefully-they tend to stuff other stuff in the box. Got a vaccum in its original box inside a cardboard box with a bag and a few throwins and checked inside the vaccum box to see if it was new and found another IRK bag plus a few throw in items. Looks like the vacuum box was returned as someone didn’t know it was their IRK. So check completely inside the box.
@Felton10 thanks for the tip, but I already checked - the only other thing that was in the box was the IRK bag
20lbs of noods
6 trackers
Universal travel plug
A wall cling “Born Chic”
IRK bag
@jasonjm Long live the Pasta Drop!
My *free SideDeal IRK arrived:
-Blue IRK bag
-iPhone X screen protector
-Gray round case
-Coffee facial mask
-Dash Bread Maker in unknown operational condition
I’ve had worse, so regular regret I guess.
This was a $50 irk for me bc I didn’t see anything I really needed (trying not to buy useless stuff, actually trying to get rid of said useless stuff). I knew I was taking a chance but no matter what wasn’t gonna be sour about it bc that’s how the games played. I’ve gotten my fair share of regrettable irks. I’m happy with mine with the exception of the missing irk bag. I got
@Star2236
you forgot to mention the Griswold doll/statue ?
@chienfou
I bought that at cvs
@Star2236
That’s the thing I thought was the best! Still one of my all-time favorite Christmas Movies – along with Scrooged, and now Spirited!
@Star2236 If you let CS know that you didn’t get the Irk bag, they’ll send you one.
@chienfou
Christmas family vacation is my favorite Christmas movie. I saw the doll and had to get it. You pull the string and he says a bunch of different phrases from the movie too. Another really good Christmas movie is the ref with Dennis Leary and Kevin spacey.
@chienfou @Star2236
Cool purse, nice IRK and those sports bras usually run tight/small!
Yeah what’s up with the statue? Haven’t seen that before!
@chienfou @Lynnerizer
The Clark Griswold? I got it from cvs, you pull the string and he says phrases from the movie. One of my favorite Christmas movies.
@chienfou @Lynnerizer @Star2236
Sold out at CVS but available at the Zon:
https://www.amazon.com/Dough-Q-Christmas-Vacation-Griswold-Talking/dp/B07KW2NFKQ
@chienfou @Kyeh @Lynnerizer
Wow! Glad I bought it when I saw it.
-no IRK bag
-a nice porcelain essential oil defuser
-some pimple extractor tools
-a skin scrubber
-a two pack cell phone mount for your cup holder
Meh!
@heyitslauren
YAY FOR YOU POSTING A PICTURE! 
Not too shabby on your IRK either!
@Lynnerizer I know, right?! Honestly I’m pretty happy with it. The anesthetician tools are kick starting my facial care routine again, which has fully dropped off when Covid came around and I stopped leaving the house. The diffuser is nice too. I have a couple of them at this point, butt they’re both plastic so I’ll take it. It was very self care themed!
@heyitslauren I think they will send you a bag if you ask and they had neglected to send one.
The bag is worth $50 alone.
To some people.
Or to one person somewhere.
Probably.
@heyitslauren
Even the cup holders are useful, if not for you then someone else can always use them!
Yeah it’s nice when you get kind of a theme going on in your package. Well… as long as it’s a theme you’re into!
@OnionSoup I was kinda relieved if I’m being honest. I’m swimming in bags over here
I got one of the best ones, I’m sure. It came in a seemingly really nice large piece of Olympia Harmony luggage and a bunch of stuff inside. It included the IRK bag, a foldable kids’ scooter, some sappy peelable wall art somebody I know will appreciate, a random 40C bra, and a bunch of other stuff I’m blanking on. Will try to remember to properly chronicle it all when I’m home later tonight.
@chinesedentist A picture would be great!
@Lynnerizer I posted photos and descriptions in a separate comment thread.
@chinesedentist
You did get one of the best IRKs too! 
I see the picture now, what a adorable dog you’ve got! He/she is beautiful!
After dancing on and off FedEx trucks, mine arrived!!
Navy IRK bag
Navy ladies v-neck blouse - super cute
Virmee smart watch
Mattress Topper!!! So excited about this. Zero regret
@cbilyak Yay! Worth the wait!
/showme pasta drop continues in the style of surrealism
Glad I didn’t buy $100 worth of meh to get this side deal irk for “free”.
@AttyVette I was so close to taking a chance on the lawnmower, with the “free” Irk enticement, but the Irks sold out before I made up my mind. On the whole I’m relieved that it worked out that way!
I hadn’t gotten an irk at all this year. My fastest just isn’t fast enough. So the psychology of getting one at a hugely inflated price, compelled me.
Today, mine shipped with a whopping weight of 1lb. I didn’t offset it with any of the crap they were selling. Based on what I am seeing so far, at least I’ll get a lesson learned!
@railek I did the same thing. We’ll see what we get.
@railek the default is always 1lb and less than a cubic foot in volume. My box actually weighed closed to 10-15lbs
Woo Hoo! Thanks guys. I didn’t bite for the IRK, though I was tempted. And no, I have no regrets! And no cheap nowoven IRK bag either.
I decided that I have enough stuff and the IRK contents would most likely be stuff* rather than things**. So I passed. The gamble, you see, on an IRK is that you will be lucky and get more things than stuff. A wager with the Devil, or in this case, the capricious packers in the Meh warehouse.
Now I can go to webstrauntstore.com and buy fifty bucks of pasta of my choice in 20-lb packages, put it in an older IRK bag and be happy. Perfect.
Then the only regret will be the 10-lbs, I’ll gain from eating that much pasta!
OTH, hey, wait a minute. Do I REALLY need 40 lbs of pasta?
Nope. Sure don’t.
So, I’m a double winner! I didn’t blow fifty bucks. I didn’t by 40 lbs of pasta and then try to explain to the wife why we need that amount of noods.
Wu-ha-ha-ha-ha!
*Stuff – that belong to someone else and have no value.
**Things – that which belong and have value to you.
As in,
[You} “Hey! Where are all my things!”
[Response] “Oh, I threw out all that stuff.”
I got by box in today. Nothing but regret. King sheets (I have a queen). Face masks. Playing cards. Wine bottle stopper. And hair extension spray. Box was as described. Regret.
@alexbrewer
All you people that are posting without pictures sure do like passing the regret on to those of us who live for the pictures!
Pretty regretful.Someday I’ll learn that if there is nothing I want to buy from the site, there’s nothing they can give me that I’d want.
Red Irk Bag
2 screen protectors for an Iphone x that I don’t have
Sheets for a king size bed that I don’t have
2 Sacred Life essential oils “Pain Kit”-No thanks
Instacharge Power bank - Ok, nice to have these around
Eye am… eye shadow palette - no thanks
2 pack universal car chargers - someone might use them
Arrived today along with the new Foodi. I was a bit concerned when I picked it up because it was light and the tape on the top was loose. But hey - it was free and it didn’t contain any pasta, so I was going to be okay with it. Anything I didn’t need could go on the next trip to Goodwill. Contents:
Nice red Irk bag. (Keep!)
Oils. (I’ll find a use for them somewhere.)
Screen protector, unopened. (Will donate)
Clawz! I love Clawz. (Not my size, so will donate.)
Set of Lotus shopping bags. (I love these and will use.)
I’m happy with this, though I might be unhappy if I had paid $50 for it. (Which would never happen.)
@rockblossom
Those lotus bags look really neat.
@Star2236 They are! I liked them when I saw them on Amazon but couldn’t justify the price because I already had a lot of reusable bags. Here’s the Lotus listing on their own site (but they are actually cheaper on Amazon) :
https://lotus-sustainables.com/products/trolley-bags
@rockblossom @Star2236 When I had similar bags they really confused the cashiers even if I had them open and hooked them on the cart. Plus four bags were not enough for a full cart of groceries.
@callow Around here, reusable bags confuse the cashiers even in stores where they sell the bags. Half of the time they still insist on loading stuff into plastic bags, which they hand to me to put into my bags. Sigh. It’s a good thing that my grocery store recycles plastic bags. I bring them all back along with bags from other places stuffed inside, as long as they are all the same kind of plastic.
The Lotus bags seem like they would be easier to use with the rods removed, especially the insulated ones. I don’t know how much I will like the ones with mesh bottoms or how well they will hold up. The ones I use now all have solid bottoms and hold up well when loaded with heavy stuff.
Looks like the overwhelming consensus is that this IRK was the most irksome of them all. I am inclined to agree, though I do appreciate the fact that it was technically free if I consider the other stuff I got during the mehrathon. (even though I likely wouldn’t have gotten any of it if not for the irk “deal”).
In my box, aside from the wicked-awesome red tote (I have three of these tote bags now, and I am so very happy about that) I got:
A pair of women’s pj pants (my gf says thanks)
An LED light therapy mask (whatever that is, gf says no-thanks)
4-pack of metal straws (ok, I guess.)
5x5 of the little button batteries.
I don’t have any immediate use for the button batteries, but I guess they’re nice to have on hand. (Insert watch-related pun here)
GF is happy with the pants, and I suppose the batteries will be worth it in the long-term. The straws and the mask I perhaps can find someone to gift them to for Christmas. So I guess I can call it a win in the end.
But my last box was definitely much better. $10 for a projector and two screens, pants, and a shirt (GF says thanks)
Here’s to the next IRK!
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
My first IRK. I wish I had more regret because now I’m going to have a hard time resisting next time (even though I know better). I have scored several appropriately crappy BOCs over the years so I am pretty immune to those but my first IRK turned out surprisingly well:
-1 Red IRK Bag
-1 Box (slightly distressed) Vanilla Blueberry KIND bars
-1 plain black V neck tee in exactly my size. I mean, if I had been given a choice of shirts to choose from, I can pretty much guarantee I would have chosen this one, so I’m pleased.
-1 pair of blue vinyl espadrille type shoes with a zip-up toe box. Not my size. Nor is it the size of either of my daughters or my mother. I’m sure someone in my local “Spend Nothing” group will be happy to take them off my hands.
-1 Cortex Air Blade hair dryer. I don’t currently have a hair dryer because my occasions for using one are rare, but I do often think about getting one for those few times that I do need them. Having one show up in my IRK was serendipitous. No idea whether it’s worth the $50-150 price range I’m seeing them online for, but for zapping my hair enough to keep it from freezing when I venture out in the cold, it will do fine.
I can’t complain (not that I would anyway because it’s literally listed as regretful). I definitely got more than I paid for, which was nothing.
1 red Meh bag
1 box of 4 packs of functional tea
1 eyeshadow palette in peach
1 small women’s bright green polo shirt
1 Galaxy XXL mens shorts
1 large Galaxy mens sweatpants
I might have been more sad if I had paid $50 for it, but I wouldn’t have paid $50 for it. I didn’t think they were going to be anything extra special because they cost more. But as always, you never know.
Next time, no one will buy an IRK because of this time, and those that do will probably get something amazing, lol! That’s just the way Meh rolls.
Thanks Meh!
@k4evryng If they just go back to the $10 pricing next time, there will be more than enough folks hitting “buy” to sell out the batches in a second or two. If they were to drop it to $5, the perceptible difference would be almost nil. But at $50, even as part of a “free if you also buy $X” deal, I would hope that they’d go begging. The problem is that there are people who don’t read the forums, and might be suffiently uninformed (and foolishly optimistic) about the reality of those IRKs that Meh will end up pissing off another small segment of their customer base.
This $50-or-free experiment should never be done again IMO.
@werehatrack yeah. There seemed to be a lot more confusion over it than I thought there should be, but that’s mostly because I’ve been here a while so I know what to expect. I do feel bad for those that didn’t because it was an expensive gamble.
I agree that this might not be a great repeat experiment. I’m sure the last thing Meh wants to do is piss off potential future customers…
Flour Lab cookbook for freshly milled grains
Watercolors
Get into Keto strawberry lemonade drink powder
Colgate electric toothbrush (isn’t even used!)
Ugly blue-light blocking 0.0 computer glasses
Antimicrobial powder coated key thingy
Keeping with the Ink Club trend I too got a mattress topper. Also got
Navy Irk bag
Hot/cold eye mask
Virmee smart watch
The way @sammydog01 raved about the topper I am tempted to try it on my bed even though its not the right size. If that doesn’t work it will replace my much crappier topper I have for sleeping in the back of the car during road trips.
@metaphore Just make sure you give it some time to fluff up. I couldn’t figure out why there were giant ridges on it until I found instructions that said to leave it flat for 48 hours.
/giphy inflate
/showme pasta drop in the style of Norman Rockwell
@blaineg Euwww.
1 Homasy Humidifier. Box dirty with small tear but looks ok.
1 Hybridlight Hex. Case open
1 Amichihome ice cream Mason jar
3 decks of cards.
1 bottle mitch stone x-tender
Black bag
3 xl women’s pj bottoms
travel iron
some model laptop protective cover
definitely feel far more regret as it’s worse than any previous $5 and $10 ones.
Truly a regretful bag of random crap
Flat iron accessory set
Travel iron
Bamboo charcoal bags
Facial mask
Flour cookbook
And a blue IRK bag - useful for our crappy bag ban in New Jersey
My second one since I scored the Fuku a couple years ago
But there will be regifting!!!
Really bad irk. Shower curtain (have doors on my showers), and rest is women’s clothing (I’m a guy). And all too big or small to actually fit anyone in my family. So basically, nothing I can even use.
This will be my first irk. Never been fast enough to get a real one. It hasn’t come yet. Was “supposed” to be here today. I’ve read all these people’s irk box regrets tonight. I’m at the conclusion before seeing it that my first irk will probably be my last. I love a surprise. But if there is zero I can use it will be disappointing, or some might say, regretful. It would be cool to get a purse or pjs or knives. Or really anything I or someone I know can use. The good news is that I’m a big donate person. And I don’t like to go with a little bit. I fill up the car. So this irk may help me clear out some clutter! My husband will be delighted! Yes, let’s call that the bright side!
Due to a hiccup, I ended up only buying 23 dollars of Meh stuff and the last purchase didn’t go through (the roomba, I actually like the things and this was a lidar version, if a bit weak) So this bag cost me $50
1x Digital antenna (for a household that only does games on TVs)
1x rubber boots size 10 (no one can fit into these)
1x Purse/wallet combo from Malibu Skye (maybe this can at least be gifted?)
Overall a complete wipeout for 10x the price of a normal IRK. So much for the “higher floor” theory, maybe the blessing is I’m disappointed enough to be sorta done with the theory.
If I cancel my membership for 10 months it’ll sorta be like it is free so long as I don’t buy anything right?
@Shingro YES INDEED, cancel that membership and make up for your losses! THAT’LL SHOW EM!
Mine was also suspiciously heavy, but instead of pasta, I got 1600 pre-moistened hand wipes, a deck of cards, phone car chargers, and a game. For 5 or 10-times the price of previous IRKs, this one was painfully disappointing.
@PnkFld
I remember the excitement of getting that heavy box last mehrathon! And yes, it quickly vanished within seconds of seeing that same blue bag cloth! Lol
We’re still trying to find a container to keep them from drying out once they’re opened up. They should be useful though!
@Lynnerizer @PnkFld And I also got the handwipes, except mine came in the middle of the pandemic and weren’t even “expired” yet. I sold them on craigslist for $25 and the person buying them was thrilled as at the time retail they were about $60 or something. It just misses fitting in a 2 gallon zip lock (your big problem is them not drying out once you open them so without opening I tried to fit them in the ziplock. Fits but can’t close it. Opps.)
@Kidsandliz @PnkFld Just a few months ago they were selling on eBay for $50! I don’t think we can use them up that fast and I’m thinking they’ll dry out too. Last week someone in the buy nothing FB group had about 20 square buckets with lids that they were gifting but I missed it. They looked like those big yellow ones that Tidy Cat kitty litter comes in and I think it might’ve been a perfect fit for the wipes!
@Kidsandliz @Lynnerizer @PnkFld You could probably put out a request to that group for a litterbox bucket - I used to have a bunch of them before I started buying the large bags from Chewy.
@Kyeh @Lynnerizer @PnkFld Or just split them between two large ziplocks. Unroll from the main roll and roll up as you unroll them. Do it over a bag or something so you don’t lose the liquid and can pour it back in. Once you have taken off enough the 2 gal or 2.5 gal or whatever it was should close.
@Kyeh @PnkFld
I find it funny that I didn’t even think about about splitting it up. DUH 
Lol 
@Kidsandliz THANKS!
I can tell you’re a mother, mom’s are so smart!!
@Kyeh @Lynnerizer @PnkFld Well I did have the advantage of trying to figure out what to do before and then decided I’d never use them all and sold it unopened. The person who bought it had cancer so it was a win win. My irk was paid for and she got a ton of these things cheap.
Other necessary things parents might know:
My sister learned if you break a cookie in half so the toddler has a cookie half in each hand they think they have more and don’t keep asking for another cookie despite having one. As a bonus they can’t pick up anything in stores as their hands are full and they value the cookie over whatever it was they wanted to handle.
I learned receipts for cooking humans from the internet (and how to shrink heads from the Cleveland History Museum as a kid - threatened my younger siblings with that). Anyway my kid is lucky she lived through her childhood. I told her at one point in her teen years there were good reasons why some species eat their young. She told me I hate to cook so I wouldn’t know how to cook her. I told her there was always the internet. I later printed those out and gave them to her. She was only partly sure I wasn’t serious.
Of course I also told her a number of other outrageous things like Mark Twain said when a kid turned 13 you put them in a pickle barrel (55 gal wood) and fed them through the knot hole; at 16 you seal up the knot hole; that he did not say when you took them out - clearly not yet.
So she was used to comments like this (she also took warnings about behavior better this way so she heard shit like this a lot.).
@Kidsandliz @Kyeh @Lynnerizer @PnkFld if you have the social media site Nextdoor ask your neighborhood if anyone is giving any empty litter boxes away. I’m sure someone will give you one.
I passed on this, having spent $100 on a mystery gift bag from Lawn Fawn, guaranteed to be worth twice what you spent. (All profits were donated to a good cause.) It was, but I already had a bunch of what they sent, but I did get my money’s worth with the items I didn’t have.
No regret.
@lisaviolet Got a photo?
@sammydog01
Stamp and die sets:
*Year Eleven (sorry I missed your birthday)
*Tiny Spring Friends
*Beachy Christmas
Standalone dies:
*Apple border
Polka Heart Backdrop
*Mahalo stamp
*For Reveal Wheel set - Reveal Wheel Tulip Add On
Slimline Grassy Hillside Stencils
Double Sided Adhesive Sheets
Plaid mini notebooks
All the Dots 6x6 petite paper pack
Grape Jelly ink pad
Rose gold embossing powder
Enamel pin “Hope your day is on point” (it’s a cactus in a pot)
12" x 12" paper pack “Itchy sweater”
And a nice sized zippered pouch “Happiness is a pouch full of STAMPS”
Profits went to METAvivor.
*Already had
I’m happy with what I got. I can most likely give away the stamps and dies I already have.
@lisaviolet I like the bag!
@lisaviolet @sammydog01
I like the bag AND the paper, nice colors! I hadn’t heard of that Co before, love the donation thing. I got a couple of mystery boxes from other places too. Passed on the IRK this time. One was from from Until Gone and another from Shark Tank which I’m waiting on. Didn’t get anything so great for myself but lots of stocking stuffers for some lucky little girl. I just love a good mystery box!
@lisaviolet
“Itchy sweater”?
@Kyeh
@Kyeh @lisaviolet Oh! Fugly holiday-season sweater! (And yes, those are usually itchy. Dunno why.)
@lisaviolet @werehatrack
Oh, thanks - I think it’s nice-looking! Maybe they didn’t want to call it ugly so switched to itchy, and of course if they’re wool, they often are.
/showme cooked linguine in the style of Caravaggio with capers
@OldCatLady Oh wow, that one turned out great! And horrifying!
@mossygreen @OldCatLady is there a site or app that does this so I don’t flood a thread with “showme” experiments?
/showme Fools who wasted $50 in the style of Jerry Lewis
@mediocrebot Looks about right!
@mediocrebot most ppl probs paid 100$ to get the 50$ coupon for sidedeal. I wouldve done that but legit nothing stood out for me during the meh-rathon. so no irk for me
I almost had myself convinced that I wanted to buy the lawnmower, auto faucet, ukelele, etc but I guess my doubts were too strong at those prices. Looks like I made the right call.
@btwonder hate to say it, but the lawnmower is pretty good- arrived Monday & used yesterday- as far as THAT goes, it was worth the lucre.
@alacrity @btwonder
I was so close to buying it!
Box number one:
The hoodie fits, but it’s funny, becauae I just bought another hoodie from Ross the other day. Oh well! Not the worst, can’t wait for box number 2
Arrived today:
Ben Sherman body care set
1# Henry and David coffee
Ben Howell screw driver set with the tool card (and a RMA # on it)
Maude Asbury duffle bag. (ugly)
Irk bag is nice
Holy crap I feel scammed. Not just the usual preordained regret, which is to be expected, this is even worse than a normal $10 IRK but cost 5x as much. I thought we’d at least get $50 worth of crap.
I got: 2 tank tops and a pair of sweats. a box of tea and a disposable makeup set. And a red bag.
What an effed up holiday gesture meh
@scilynt You were supposed to buy $100 of stuff on Meh and get the irk for free. Did you not get the memo?
@sammydog01 yes, but it appeared to be either a $50 version of irk, meaning more or better than a traditional, and then you would be rewarded with it for free of you spent $100 in the mehathon. I didn’t see anything or even consider that if you bought it and didn’t qualify for the $100 spend then you would be screwed over with a $50 regular irk…I assumed instead you just paid for it. But didn’t at all think it was a regular $10 irk marked up to $50. Even the grab bag that was sold on sidedeal a few weeks ago was at least value appropriate. This just feels like a scam instead of fun gambling this time.
@scilynt You thought they were giving out fifty plus dollars of merchandise with a hundred dollar purchase of stuff that was already bargain priced? They may be crazy but they’re not stupid.
/giphy dollars
@sammydog01 it’s pretty much what they do with $10 irks
. And it was supposed to be a xmas thing, I thought.
Yeah I’m dumb for paying $50 for dollar store crap that’s barely worth the $10 price but still feel pretty scammed for the first time ever on meh. Every other time I knew generally what I was getting for my money/gamble. This time I feel like it was suggested they were buying “premium IRKs” with higher price, limited supply and sold special on sidedeal.
Maybe I’m the only idiot? Am I the only one that felt deceived by it? I don’t know…
@sammydog01 @scilynt
I wasn’t expecting anything special out of this IRK, OR the entire mehrathon. My understanding wasn’t the same as yours. I figured it was just like any other IRK, you take your chance at possibly getting one of the few that are REALLY spectacular OR one filled with nothing but BIG TIME REGRET, and maybe, JUST MAYBE you’ll land one that’s somewhere in-between! You know, that mediocre, ho hum, run of the mill IRK that you watch everyone in the household scurry off with it’s contents. YEAH, those are sweet spot IRK’s that you really can’t complain about!
@scilynt not the only idiot. I’m a huge idiot too. Total scam for $50. Probably funded Xmas bonuses for warehouse staff.
Oof.
-Red irk bag
-opened/damaged pack of lipstick
-contour makeup
-sheet set for a full bed
-small body wash box set (like Walmart end cap assortment)
I’m having Woot flashbacks.
Truly a regretful purchase. But. I can’t imagine doing that again, but I hope meh got the bump they needed.
Looks like at least $50 of regret for most folks… Seems to be “truth in advertising” this round.
I got the bag, a portable video projector, a battery powered neck massager, a small crossbody purse, and a blue polo shirt. I am fairly pleased with my 1cent purchase.
This is my first kit and I’m decently happy
-olivia & co aromatherapy gift set
-bamboo utensils 5 count
-2x tzumi DC charge pack (micro usb)
-DAY1 massage fitness roller with bag
-2x iphone x screen protectors (the only thing I won’t use)
-black IRK bag
My first ever irk, I’ve never been able to get one. I’ve also only gotten one woot boc back it then day when it was something like this irk when anyone could get one.
1 irk bag, blue or red, I’d have to look again.
1 rotating popcorn maker.
1 bathroom caddy for a straightener.
1 electric groomer.
And 1 tracker.
@nltownsend843 I have one of those popcorn poppers. Gave them to family members too. It’s a win if you like popcorn.
@nltownsend843 That’s a pretty good IRK, you should feel lucky! YAY for you and your 1st IRK!
Annnnd it’s here. And I’m definitely full of regrets.
1 MKF purse in a pale blue, which is the best thing in the box.
1 pair of blue shorts in size 34.
1 youth unisex dri-fit shirt (M)
1 youth unisex dri-fit shorts (M)
1 beige underwire bra in 38B
1 red IRK bag
Serious meh.
Man would have loved to get the pasta… but mine wasn’t terrible, just meh.
1 set of towels - which I’ll donate to my vet, they always need them.
2 cigarette usb charger things
2 usb-a battery chargers
2 sets of essential oils
1 eye shadow set
1 box of kingart acrylic paint
1 red irk bag
Tis the season to be irked! My irk brought me a smirk! I received a movie projector, a movie screen, irk bag and a 15 inch mac pro laptop case, and a lantern style flashlight! Thanks! I would post my picture but dont know how, sorry!
Not a bad haul overall. I was annoyed with the required $100 minimum on Meh to get the refund, but thankfully my buddy wanted some of the dash cams which got me far closer to the frankly difficult-to-attain threshold.
Red bag, a pair of exfoliating booties, erasable label pens, and I’m guessing this sports bra?
Then I got through that top layer to discover that the vacuum box actually has a vacuum in it! Now I just need a floor laid out in a way where it makes sense to have a robo-vacuum!
@ryanbruce eyyy welcome to the tacklife vacuum gang! Customer service is non-existent for this company but I’ve learned a lot getting mine online and working. Let me know if you have any questions. I have now designated myself the Meh tacklife S10 vacuum sherpa
@ryanbruce Yeah when you said not bad overall I was thinking what the heck are they talking about, this guys got a darn good attitude! Lol
Then I got to the rest of your story and saw the pic of your robo vac! GREAT SCORE!
@heyitslauren heya! I probably won’t be firing it up for a bit, do you have any general advice? Hopefully it’s not reliant on their servers if they’re spotty with cust svc?
@ryanbruce I can’t tell about servers but the documentation was not super helpful! I had a heck of a time getting it on my wifi. It would just try and try and fail. Turns out my router needed to be in WPA2-PSK[TKIP]. That’s my initial protip for you.
I’m a bit late, it’s been a busy week.
I got:
Thanks, Meh!
Oh, if anyone doesn’t want their Flour Lab cookbook and wants to trade or something, let me know. I’m a little jealous of that one!
@djslack Wow, for one they actually put something in the Meh bag!
And it looks like all of you inked ones get the mattress pads.
@djslack @Kyeh
I hadn’t picked up on that. I’m inked and got a mattress pad, too. I didn’t open the box yet to see what else was inside because I was saving that surprise for Christmas.
That’s interesting.
@djslack @gogrrl @Kyeh I slept on that mattress topper last night. It’s so nice. I should have paid for one years ago.
@djslack @Kyeh
I’m always commenting about how there’s nothing in the bags.
@djslack @Star2236
Someone there took note, evidently!
@djslack @Kyeh
For the wrong person lol.
sembra che tu sia italiano ora.
@jkrlvgn
Huh. I guess I can consider myself fortunate on this round. So far, I haven’t seen an IRK that I’d have wanted more than the one I got, even though it had six more TrackRs. (But at least there weren’t any iPhone6 cases…)
I was thinking these would be the last of the year irks, which are usually really good. So if that’s what all of them are gonna be like, let hope there another mehathon before the end of the year. but for regular price bc I’m spending another $50.
@Star2236 ITYM not spending…
@werehatrack
Yes I did
Ugh… I’d actually enjoy the pasta. But my package is supposedly coming today and lists at 1lb on the tracking. So it seems like the regret has arrived before the package even does.
@indiebass They’re only 6x4x1 and 1lb when they leave; they accumulate more crap in transit. Mine started out at those specs, too, and had expanded to about 22 lbs overnight.
@indiebass @werehatrack Maybe they pay Fedex to toss in random stuff that fell out of Amazon boxes?
@indiebass @sammydog01 @werehatrack
Now THAT might just make it worth the $50!
How did you get yours so early? I’m 30 minutes away from the warehouse and mine just shipped yesterday. At least other stuff is getting here fast. Got the Battery car jump start thing for Bro-in-law yesterday.
I got the worse of them all… super regret this… can it be returned?? 2 sets of bamboo kitchen utensils an iphone x screen protector and a set of Cuisinart knives…
@evangelionhd
That’s not bad. The knives and bamboo utensils are useful.
@evangelionhd No you didn’t - look at this one:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/sidedeal-daily-instant-regret-kit#638b73bec315e16b5a48a791
Or this:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/sidedealirk-reveal-thread#638babf3ce214fa1d6e3338c
@evangelionhd I LOVE my Cuisinart knives! Even if you don’t, a good gift or white elephant item.
Whoo boy. This is easily the worst one I’ve gotten. All that was in my box was four screen protectors for the same old phone, and a returned juicer that doesn’t even turn on. (Well, and the navy blue Meh bag.) Sucks that this was one such a pricey IRK. I remember when what you got was at least close to what you paid. Even at full price for a current phone, these four screen protectors aren’t worth close to fifty bucks.
My IRK arrived today and it’s mostly regret (MaRK?)
iPhone 6/6S Fashion Case
Medicinal Essential Oils
12pc Watercolor Cream color sticks
Cortex Beauty hair dryer (no box)
Partu Air Purifier
Large Black IRK Bag
@shanesny (MoRK!)
Red IRK bag, Box of KN95 masks, Lighted makeup mirror, Iphone X screen protector.
You win some, you lose some, but I do wish this had arrived on a day when I wasn’t already in a bad mood.
1 - over the cabinet bin
1 - folklore hand cream
9 - Easter egg cookie cutters
60 - track’r pixels (aren’t these totally useless)
1 - black Irk bag
@jmagg11861 You can use the track’r pixels for BINGO markers!!
@jmagg11861 SwiftTrack supports the TrackR with limited functionality. Just downloaded it, created an account, popped in some of the spare 2016 batteries that Meh sent, and added a half dozen
Received:
Red IRK Bag
NWT medium black and white women’s “Nike” Dri-Fit football/soccer jacket
NWT medium black women’s “Nike” Dri-Fit football/soccer shirt
NWT medium slim fit black youth unisex “Nike” football/soccer pants
NWT size 36 black Wicked Stitch men’s cargo shorts
Low voltage black Paradise LED landscape flood light (4-pack) - box is beat up, but appears new
@ATanYam Actually, the transformer for the lights is missing… so, unless I want to pay $50 to replace it, I’ll recycle it?
Mine was so bad I’m deleting Meh from my favorites and will never shop here again. Good job dumbasses!
@JonnyLay
Bye.
@JonnyLay But … you bought the IRK from SideDeal!!
Guess Meh is considered collateral damage then I guess. 
@IndifferentDude What do you think side deal is a side deal of?
What website are we currently discussing this IRK?
It’s all the same company genius.
@JonnyLay I knew that.
I also knew not to risk buying one. I was tempted though! 
@IndifferentDude @JonnyLay Who’s the genius now?
@JonnyLay it’s easy to delete meh from your favourites list.
It’s much harder to forget the web address meh.com though. Your only hope is if they rename themselves really-astoundingly-good.com instead.
Black IRK bag
1 bottle of sugar busting spray
1 package of washi tape
1 watercolor kit with ink, canvas, and watercolor brush
And…
1 massage gun!
Lame… the massage gun doesn’t turn on
@mbersiam Bummer! Maybe someone here on Meh could advise you in fixing it?
@mbersiam Bummer about the massager but great score with the art kit!
What the heck is sugar busting spray though?
@Lynnerizer They sold it here a while back; it makes sweet stuff taste bad, mostly by blocking the receptors for sweet.
It reads and looks like they were cleaning stuff out and that’s what you all got in your IRK’s and Meh got bank at $50 or free with $100 purchase. If I didn’t know better I would think it was April Fools. I thought is sounded too good to be true. Glad I held back. Sorrys to a lot of you.
@sunnysideup22 That was my thought as well. I did not let the “free IRK with $99.99 purchase” thing influence me. OTOH, when the Ninja Transformer came up, I figured “what the hell, grab the IRK too.” And when it arrived, very briefly, I thought I might have at last hit the jackpot. But no, I got Pasta. It’s useful, at least. TrackRs? Not so much.
@sunnysideup22 @werehatrack TrackR works with the SwiftTrack app on Android
Box Numero Two-no:
All in all, probably worth $50, but same stuff people would have gotten in a regular IRK or BOC.
Oh well!
I purchased the IRK early, thinking “surely I’ll find some way to spend $100 during this mehrathon.” It didn’t happen.
I held out hope. “Surely a $50 IRK will at least have some enticing goods.”
My package arrived today and, despite knowing better, I felt the anticipation growing as I carried it in to open it. “Surely there is something fun in this box.”
I peeled the disconcertingly sparse amount of tape from the top flaps et voila! My regret was indeed instant - and wrenching.
An IRK tote bag, 2 pairs of women’s pants (size 14, 18), the cardigan robe (3X/E), and a pair of polyester pajama pants.
Well played, meh… simultaneously crushing my spirit and adding a new errand to my to-do list.
Maybe I’ll learn my lesson this time?
/showme 13 white horses on a green hill, they stomp, they chomp, and then they stand still
@narraturgy 13?
Guess I’m going to wish I’d bought the standing desk during the Meh-rathon. Then I’d at least have something. I’ll find out tomorrow.
Appears stuck in/on its way to Troutdale, OR. But after reading all the others so far… it’s fine.
@walarney I almost got the desk as well, but couldn’t decide it it was really a need.
“Operational Delay”. It was out on the truck but went back to FedEx.
Oh, God. Did I accidentally order two of these?
First box: 4 tumblers, skin scrubber/electric putty knife, blemish tools, and a large, vaguely egg shaped diffuser.
Box B: 20 lbs of linguini, jon adler wall art, travel adapter, some kind of makeup, TrackR-pixels, and a red bag.
I’m going to assume since there was only one bag it’s one order. And I’m not going to look at my orders because I don’t want to know otherwise.
Thanks, meh.
Dammit, I looked. I did get charged for two. Fuck. I know I didn’t order two.
@walarney Well at least you can complain that you didn’t get an irk bag in the second box. But yikes on getting charged for 2 when theoretically you can’t even order two.
@Kidsandliz @walarney SDideDeal was allowing multiples this time, but you could only qualify for one of the fifty-buck refunds.
My irk was all clothes
2 -4x cardigan robes by fruit of the loom seek no further
M -members only flannel
Size 2- Neiman Marcus pants
Size 24 -Neiman Marcus pants
Black irk bag
Regret was fast and lingers.
Three pair of the smallest XL womens sweat pants ever
a Nike shirt with poorly placed pockets
a bag
Contents of the appropriately named IRK:
1 Xterity 3.0 Women’s Tank still in original package
1 BCBGMAXAZRIA sports bra, size M, still in original package
1 Hum smart battery powered toothbrush kit, unused (hooray!)
1 Now Solutions Ultrasonic oil diffuser
1 Helps Digest tea box
1 red Meh bag
I’ll try to post a picture in a reply
Wow instant regret indeed… Behold:
Well, I’m never ordering a $50 IRK again. Regret doesn’t even begin to describe it. Though In that sense I got what I paid for.
Black IRK bag
Woman’s Seek No Further fruit of the loom sexy cardigan in size 4X
Women’s maidenform sport leggings in size S
Two Men’s TKO baselayer shirts in size S
2 packs of generic white KN95 masks from China.
There’s no way this stuff was even $50 retail, much less what it’s really marked down for daily. This site used to be better. This is a disappointment even for a regret kit
@indiebass
Nevermind that it’s a 4x, how on earth is ANY cardigan sexy?
LMBO
@Lynnerizer ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Just opened my IRK and it indeed is a disappointment of monumental proportion–just as I had longed for. A ceramic garden light so poorly secured that a minor jostle in transit resulted in its demise. An exercise mammary restraint in size medium that my size S girlfriend may find useful (gentlemen–size S can infer a more direct sensory avenue to destination “O”). But, I did receive a hardwood cat floor scrubber that may be useful when my cat elects to deposit this week’s hairball production in various locales within my abode.
My conclusion with the IRK’s as a first time victim—you will not be christened an E-bay savant with your stash
Mine is supposed to be delivered today. FedEx stopped in front of my house…then eft again and delivered a package a few houses down. Waiting to see if the truck returns or if my neighbor texts me…the game is on.
@cbilyak did they come back? Or did they allow you to put off the regret until tomorrow?
@k4evryng they did another driveby, slowed down but did not stop. Now my tracking says on vehicle for delivery with an unknown date, delivery date is pending. I hate FedEx, but I hate UPS too. We shall see!!
@cbilyak @k4evryng How infuriating!
@k4evryng @Kyeh my IRK went back from being out for delivery to the FedEx facility Dec 6. Dec 7 their system still showed at the FedEx facility, but they sent me an email saying they turned it over to Smart Post on Dec 3
. Today (Dec 8th) it shows back on the FedEx vehicle for delivery…we will see 
Pretty regrettable here:
• Red IRK Bag
• 8 pack of Disney books w/ a learning pad thing
• pink incase 15" MacBook Pro textured hardshell
• 2x 3,200mAh battery packs with integrated cable
1 set of Cuisinart metal straws.
1 Polo shirt ( my size!)
1 Side bag purse (donate?)
1 Red Irk bag.
It’s a bit meh.
1 bag of pumpkin spice coffee Delagada!
/showme pouting meh customer
@mediocrebot I think the last one has the hair on backwards. At least one hand has credible fingers; that’s better than the bot usually does.
@mediocrebot @werehatrack Wait – how come there’s two mediocrebot replies?
@mediocrebot @walarney
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@mediocrebot @walarney @werehatrack
You mean the bot gave you two results without your doing anything? I thought maybe you’d tried it twice and just copied and pasted in the second one.
@mediocrebot @werehatrack
I’d say that last one has a whole extra face! It’s almost the worst photoshop I’ve seen! Lol
Just found this (I don’t often look at the board). Paid the full $50 for mine with the idea that if I found $100 great.
Not really disappointed. Sorry no picture.
*15" pink insight MacBook shell -going to my sister because I don’t have a MacBook.
*3x batteries with built in usb-A ports but thankfully have an external port to plug usb-c into. Always handy!
*Iphone x glass screen protector - no idea what I’ll do with this since no one has this phone.
*Some essential oils. - might give away.
*Car charger.
*Red Irk bag.
/showme epic fail
@mediocrebot yep - that’s about right
/showme pasta drop in the style of de Chirico
/showme what does $50 of regret look like
@mediocrebot Ha!! Love it Mr. Robot Overlord!!
@mediocrebot
That’s looking more like $49.99 worth of regret. Jus sayen!
Worst box I’ve gotten since before Matt sold Woot to Jeff. Nothing but regret.
King sheets. Face masks. Playing cards. Wine bottle stopper. Iphone screen protector (I have a Pixel). Box was as described. Worth about $25 and I didn’t get it for free*, either.
Hope the Meh team gets a Xmas bonus at least from this event!
Worst Irk Ive received.
Box of Digestion Tea
6 Button Trackers
Irk Bag
Metal Straws
2 Face sets with Facial rollers and satin headbands
@charla10 digestion tea is better than already digested tea at least.
Worst IRK ever. I think I’m out after this one.
Point 1: somehow I ended up with two orders?
Point 2: And I didn’t hit the $100 - so I paid for two of these.
IRK 1:
Solar light for a fencepost
Cheap bluetooth headphones
Phone lens kid designed for long discontinued phones
Pair of size 10 women’s shoes
Cupholder mount for phone
IRK bag
IRK 2:
Solar light for a fencepost
Set of polyester twin sheets
Size XL women’s PJ set
Small purse
IRK bag
@dark54555
I’d be happy with that. Not every irk is gonna contain a vacuum or pots and pans. At least you didn’t get a bunch of trackers. And somehow you got two.
@dark54555 @Star2236 Well, you could get up to three, but they’d refund only one, IF you reached the $100 level. I’d be bummed if I’d spent $50x2 for that haul - but I resisted the temptation to get anything at all Monday, so I’m feeling pretty relieved right now.
@dark54555 @Kyeh @Star2236
I’m with you Kyeh, none for me and I’m not regretting anything!
I got a pants hanger and off brand electric toothbrush, along with earbuds and a women’s shirt. Got the IRK bag, which might be more useful than the rest. Thanks, Meh - I always enjoy the anticipation even if i can’t use any of the items I receive.
Wondering if bribery would yield one of the ice cream makers, knife sets, etc, because I have about $5 left after Christmas shopping is complete and I am not above that.
I got a mattress topper, (wrong size for any of the beds we have) a package of “cute pens”, a pair of sweatpants size M and a navy blue IRK bag. Meh.
@Pony So the streak of “tats for matress pads” continues!
@Kyeh Yep. So much for the claim that IRKs are totally random.
@Pony Good point.
@Kyeh @Pony I think it’s more that x many IRKs were for sale then they included the ink club and had to make more. Our orders didn’t go in until later. I’m thankful we were included this mehrathon!
@djslack @Pony Oh, that’s possible.
Pasta!?
I see a ton of the RTrackers in there, those are actually useless at this point because the site went down and out of business. No website means no login so even if you can find an old APK it won’t function on your phone.
@Shingro I think I may be receiving only RTrackers based on the reported specs:
WEIGHT: 1 lbs / 0.45 kgs
DIMENSIONS: 6x4x1 in.
TOTAL PIECES: 1
@ATanYam The dimensions are identical for all packages. My package was listed the same as yours, but the actual box is 14x10x10 and probably weighed about 5 pounds.
@Shingro try the Swiftracker app, it works with the trackrs.
Terrible terrible terrible. Instant regret indeed. Got two wrinkled “Greek life” word art posters, two unicorn poop putty kits, two rolls of tape, and two cookie cutters (plastic).
All dollar-store level objects. Been burned by Meh/sidedeal a lot this year, (expired / rancid food most atrociously) this is the icing on the cake
, they were better when they were $5. I guess I finally cancel my VMP and recoup some of these Ls
Farewell fellow regret-ers
@afrojosh
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NOPE, looks like you’re STILL a VMP!
(I’ve been dieing to use that emoji!
Is anyone else’s IRK bouncing back and forth between Idaho/Colorado and Iowa?
@mz Mine had an extended stay in Oregon, but now says out for delivery. Don’t lose hope. (But don’t get you’re hopes up about it’s contents.)
Tracking for my IRK is saying it was delivered a few days ago, but it was not.
@mzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Check with neighbors, I’ve had fed ex deliver mine several houses down from where I live.