Kicking it off with a deal from LEGO.com: Spend $85 or more and get the LEGO 142 piece Blue Fury hot rod kit (40409) for free. This is a repop of the original LEGO Model Team Blue Fury (5441) from the mid-'90s.
Who’s gonna spend $85 at LEGO, then make me a deal on that hot rod?
@JnKL I only like the breakfast (bacon of course) pizza if it’s on thin crust. Oddly enough, I only like the thin crust for a few pizzas.
BTW, did you know you can have a breakfast pizza made with the gravy (from the biscuits and gravy) instead of the cheese sauce? Personally I don’t care for the b&g (too much black pepper), but it is an option.
@msklzannie this made my head explode. I had NO idea you could have gravy instead of cheese sauce. When I read the email notification of this comment, I stood up to get everyone’s attention and told the office this wonderful news. No one knew.
If you’re into Smarthome devices, our experience with TP-Link smartplugs and switches has been bulletproof. Compatible with both Alexa and Google Home.
Never seen TP-Link smart switches this cheap, $12.75 each in a 3-pack, after coupon and Amazon Prime promo reward bonus.
$55, clip the $10 coupon to get to $45. Then the normal 5% reward on the Amazon Prime credit card + a special extra 10% reward on some TP-Link devices. (15% Fine print under the coupon shows the other eligible devices.)
Note, being smart switches, they need power - that means the switch box where you use them must have a neutral (white) wire, not just a hot (black) wire. Most newer homes will have it if they were built to national code, but older homes might not.
To give you an idea what “older homes” means… my house was built in 1984 and does not have a neutral wire to the switches. I can’t say for certain when this became standard practice but I’m guessing it was included in the 2010 NEC update.
@ruouttaurmind this house is 2006 and there are neutrals in the boxes. Just another data point.
We don’t have any decora switches and I don’t really like the look so I think I’m stuck with the GE toggles for smart switches. Got one going bad that needs replacing (dimmer that buzzes and gets a little warm on anything but full brightness).
@llangley calling meh…thought the sports team oven mitt was a cute idea. They have college, baseball, football and hockey…but not the Stanley Cup champs!!! WTH. Who do I blame for this!
@ruouttaurmind I ordered a roll of thick black plastic from HD online for store pick-up. It was a long, crazy line outside but they had parking places for pickup and I was greeted politely & promptly and the man fetched my purchase quickly. I was in and out in 5 minutes.
The real trick/question here is whether you have to be home to sign for the delivery for this thing.
Last time I ordered something from Home Depot, they didn’t tell me until after the fact that I had to be home to meet the delivery truck and there was no way to sign off and allow them to just leave it.
It was a snow blower, so it was a big item.
Being home for a three-hour window during your working hours is pretty annoying when you have a long commute. Especially when the guy doesn’t actually show up and then they want to call and reschedule the delivery. It took several calls to customer service to get the order cancelled because I wasn’t going to miss another half-day of work again.
@therealjrn I tried the curbside pickup option a couple weeks ago. I had been into the store a few times prior and figured curbside was the way to go. I called the number on the sign and was placed on hold for about 15 minutes waiting for someone to pick up the CS area. Once I gave them all the information they needed it was another 20 minutes waiting for my order to come to me. Obviously different locations will offer different experiences, but since that is the only store within 10 miles of my house I’m kind of stuck there.
Last weekend I had to go into the store for some plumbing bits. The parking lot was nearly full to capacity and I had to wander around to find a spot, then I waited in line at the door for maybe 8 or 10 minutes for entry (they’re only permitting 150 customers at a time into the store). Of course once I was inside everything was relatively smooth.
Nah, I’ll take my chances with shipping. On occasion I’ve opted to go to Ace Hardware and pay twice as much just so I could avoid the big box DIY stores.
@ruouttaurmind@therealjrn I had a similarly frustrating experience at a store called At Home. I decided to do curbside pick up. The instruction was to txt a specific number about a half hour prior to arrival, and then again upon arrival noting your order number and car info.
I followed directions and was the only car waiting. After sitting for ~20 minutes I called and was told, oh that system does not work. Do you want to just come inside? I asked if now they knew I was here if they could just bring my order out as I have been waiting for some time. Begrudgingly they brought out MOST of it.
I’ve had a K&N HVAC filter in my saved for later Amazon cart for a while now. Today I saw that they are dramatically cheaper than they used to be.
https://www.amazon.com/Home-Reusable-Furnace-Filter-24x24x1/dp/B07PLLJ6RS is $35 and change, while it has mostly hung out in the high $50s. Previous low price was $46.xx, which was back last holiday season and when this thing went in the think about it cart for me. Don’t know if this is a special deal or a price fluctuation, they may be matching some other retailer’s deal of the day. A quick look through other sizes shows that all the ones I checked are at their lowest ever price.
Like the K&N car air filters, this is a lifetime filter that you wash and reuse. They have a cleaning solution at about $12 a bottle on the 'zon as well.
Also, saving things for later in your Amazon cart is just a generally good deal finding strategy as long as you regularly buy things on Amazon. When you add something to your cart you will get a notice that the price has changed on other items in your cart. If you don’t visit the site often, though, it’s probably better to use something that will send you an alert like camel^3.
@ruouttaurmind I mean, you probably could. The hose is the prescribed method of cleaning. You might need to use some kind of cleaner though, maybe simple green or something? I guess it depends on how dirty your dust is.
If you’ve somehow inexplicably missed the rainbow-colored Cuisinart 12 piece (Actually 6 piece in that it is a 6-knife set) knife set here on Meh for $12 or that was too rich…
They’re not fine knives but reviewers seem to like them so I ordered them (during the Meh-RATHON) as sacrificial knives for the kitchen heathens who sometimes use our kitchen.
Today only at Best Buy what looks like the identical set is only $9, but not sure how the shipping works.
I have this set from Meh circa 2015 or 2016. They are ok knives and have held up well. They are the second class set my wife uses because she’s afraid of the good knives, but I also don’t care if these go in the dishwasher.
So far no paint flaking off or anything. For that price I can recommend to anyone getting started with a kitchen or who doesn’t want/need more expensive knives. A good sharp knife makes a huge difference in food prep effort, almost as much as knowing how to use it.
Buy a cheap sharpener too while you’re at it. The Rada R119 is about as simple as it gets to keep an edge on a no frills knife.
If this $10/12 set is too low brow - Costco is selling a much nicer Cuisinart set for $22.
Ground “German steel” blades versus these stamped blades.
However, while the soft grips of the Costco set are nicer than this $10 set’s hard plastic, unbalanced handles when new, they aren’t so wonderful after the “rubber” has aged and become gummy. Like the otherwise wonderful $20 two knife set we bought from Costco several years ago, but that are now sitting on my work bench begging for a handle-solution.
@djslack@RedOak Yesterday, I checked it out, looked available, added to cart, but going to checkout screen got a message that it wasn’t available for delivery. Going back to the product page, it then showed sold out.
I have a question for @ruouttaurmind. Or anyone who knows about tracfones. I bought a nifty little burner tracfone with a year’s service for $50- I planned on using it as a backup for the year and then as a media player. My son still can’t find his phone and would like to switch his service over to this one.
BUT the box says I’m not allowed to flash it to any other provider.
My question is, how serious are they? Will they send me to phone jail? Will Verizon know it’s a tracfone and refuse to help me?
@sammydog01 Find a used/cheap verizon or unlocked phone.
The Trac phone has the IMEI (phone serial number) programmmed to Trac network. Verizon can’t add your IMEI to their network before Trac unlocks it, and Trac won’t unlock it, from the sound of it.
I don’t know if there is an unlock service (eBay) for your phone or if that Trac model is just not unlockable.
You probably would be put on Verizon under their BYOD plans.
@msklzannie Amazon is still selling the phone (and it’s a good deal) and they said something about 12 months. That must be what they mean- that it’s unlockable but you’re not allowed to by their contract until a year is up. Thanks! I guess he’ll have to save up his pennies for a new phone if he wants data.
Would seem like a possible good choice for him. Can be had used on EBay for under $100 or seems. Have not checked out swappa or elsewhere to compare pricing.
Seems like decent specs, esp for the $.
Something like that might be my next android phone.
I didn’t like the two pixels I tried out (seriously overpriced if new, way underpowered processors, horrible batteries, smd the batteries are glued to the screen and effectively can’t be replaced)
I hardly need to pay for the latest of every damn feature I’ll never use. If kiddo feels similarly, or is short of $, this might work.
@tinamarie1974 That’s actually not a very good deal, though the Swimline Swan is a nice toy. I’ve got one and it’s comfy to lounge on. I think the various unicorns are cuter, though
Just received a friends and family coupon code for $100 off a SoClean2 machine. Basically a machine that cleans your cpap equipment with ozone. I got one for myself at Christmas and love it!! Decided to use the code to grab one for my dad as well
Anyway thought I would share. And before anyone asks there is no kick back, not tied to my account, nothing. Enjoy
Code is: FANDF100
Also got a code for 15% off filter replacements, but you would have to order separately- cannot combine codes
Roku owners now have even more options for free live TV programming.
Launch the Roku Channel. You should seen an icon labeled “Live TV Program Guide”.
One thing I like about it is the traditional TV listing chart format, and the very easy nav. It reminds me more of my old Dish Network program guide, and is maybe a bit more intuitive and easier to nav than, say, the Pluto channel.
The guide offers 12 hours of listings. It’s peppy and fluid, without the herky-jerky scrolling of the Pluto channel, YouTubeTV, et al. Switching channels is lightning fast as well (at least on my Roku Ultras and Sharp Roku TV).
@tinamarie1974 Nothing I tried to access required an additional subscription. Of course there are like 115 channels, so I didn’t try them all, but of the dozen or so I tried switching to, all worked as expected without requiring any fees.
You won’t find the more premium cable channels represented (AMC, FX and such) but there is a fair bit available including news, sports, kids, nature and documentary, and entertainment.
@ruouttaurmind thx, will check it out. We use both FireTV and Roku but have been in the FireTV habit lately. (I tell myself it is handy to be able to verbally ask the remote control to display our Alexa-compatible security cameras.)
@RedOak@ruouttaurmind So how well do the wyze cams work with a smart display? Been thinking on a low cost way to set up a camera for my parents, need something with a display of some kind, so they don’t have to pull out a phone and load up an app, but would have to be a pretty easy to use. Searching for it mostly gets a bunch of forum replies with people having issues.
Any recommendation on which smart display?
@kevinrs I can only comment on the Lenovo Smart Display as I have no experience with the Google Home Hub or Fire TV configuration.
When Wyze initially rolled out this feature it was glitchy. It would work for a day or two, then stop working, I would have to re-link my Google Assistant account to my Wyze account, lather, rinse, repeat.
But for the last six months I have not had any issues. I have multiple cameras. To see a specific camera I just say “Hey Google, show me the east back yard” or “show me the driveway”. Up pops the image. There is about a three second lag between what the camera is seeing and what I’m actually seeing on the display, but I attribute that to my very slow 8/1 net connection. I could be wrong, and everyone might have that same phenomenon. I haven’t bothered to check because it’s suitable for my purposes.
I can view all my Wyze cameras, but I cannot control the Wyze Pan cameras. Can’t rotate or tilt or zoom, only view whatever it’s pointing at. If I have tracking enabled on the pan cam, it will continue tracking as normal, but I can’t manually control them.
@kevinrs … and my experience is with Amazon Alexa rather than Google Assistant. Very reliable.
Note Wyze was founded by ex-Amazon employees so they started up Wyze with Alexa integration and added Google Assistant only recently so the Alexa side likely has more of the bugs worked out.
Set up (configure) Wyze cam using the Wyze app (mobile device). After this, unless you want to, you don’t have to use the Wyze app other than to update the camera firmware.
I’ve found Alexa seems to automatically find and integrate the Wyze cams so they’re ready to go at that point.
Say “Alexa, show my front door video camera” and the live video displays on the Echo Show 10 in my case but it works the same on the Show 5 or 8, which have more reasonable prices.
I got lucky and paid $135 for our Show 10, Amazon recertified - it was brand new condition.
My mother, located in another state, has a Show 8 and we can make video calls with her very easily.
I would imagine if you are playing outside, you would be smart enough to not play if it’s raining and would bring it inside when you’re done playing to avoid it getting weathered.
@cengland0@RedOak In my area we get little rain. It’s the heat which warps wood here. Wooden items stored in the garage will be warped within one summer.
Woot has new Silhouette machines on sale through midnight tonight CDT. I went ahead and bought the C4 since I also had a $10 “we miss you” coupon to use. All the machines have a 1-year warranty from Silhouette America.
Black Cameo 4 for $199.99 (regularly $299.99)
Black Cameo 4 bundle for $219.99 (regularly $329)
Silhouette Portrait 2 Starter Bundle for $124.99 (regularly $179.99)
Alta Plus 3D printer for $249.99 (regularly $349.99)
@Barney I don’t remember having ever received one of those emails before either. Of course the last time I ordered from Woot was toward the end of October so that played into it.
@msklzannie I think I did receive something like what you got after I had not purchased anything in over a year. This was a long time ago and I was only worth $5.
In store, Hobby Lobby has clearanced frames and shadow boxes (up to 75% off). I bought some (shadow boxes) of various sizes. One was a really ornate (think wedding-like) 12×16 normally $70 that I got for $20. I’m going to use it in making a gift for my cousin whose wedding was postponed due to the pandemic.
I won’t ever spend a dollar at Hobby Lobby, and recommend others do the same. Your money just supports the owners’ misogynist and Christo-fascist fucktard political agenda. Vote with your dollars.
Four hunnert bucks? Really? Ya, there are lesser expensive portable evaporative coolers out there from uncommon brands. For a better sense of value, compare this to the $600 Portacool 120. Key differences: The Honeywell uses many off-the-shelf parts so maintenance and repairs won’t require expensive OEM parts. Also, the Honeywell has a much larger evaporative area which results in cooler air. CFM rating of a cooler means nothing if the device is only moving that air through a small evaporation pad.
I got this for my mom this weekend and set it up on her rear patio. She can wheel it around easily. It does a pretty decent job keeping her cool. Saturday when I set it up for her, the ambient temp in the covered portion of the patio was 104*. The cooler was blowing 83* air after about three minutes of operation. Not bad. And it can move a BUNCH of air, easily providing cool air to her gardening bench about 30 feet away.
Cons:
-All that airflow comes at a cost. On the highest fan setting, it’s pretty loud.
-It will empty the 14 gallon water tank it about 90 minutes; best used with the constant-on/auto-shutoff water supply (garden hose connection).
-Likely won’t provide the same level of cooling performance in more humid climes. Works great in the southwest, might not be an ideal solution in, say, Louisana.
-For whatever reason, all larger portable coolers I looked at are designed for optimal performance, and given zero regard for aesthetics. Per my mom: “That thing is ugly! If it didn’t work so well I wouldn’t allow it in my house!”
-It’s BIG. Like, really big. Standing about 42" tall, 27" wide and 18" deep. BIG.
Chase Ultimate Rewards cards, Q3 signup available now: 5% cash back at Amazon and Whole Foods Market. Q4 categories are still TBA. The current quarter (Q2) rewards categories are grocery stores,
fitness club and gym memberships, and
select streaming services.
For those who have Discover Card Cash Back Bonus accounts and may have missed it, Discover added Home Depot to the 5% bonus through June 30th. Discover Q3 signup is available now, and includes restaurants and PayPal. Q4 is the usual Amazon, Target and Walmart.
For those who have American Express Membership Rewards cards… why bother? That program has been about useless for years now. Other than the occasional Amazon bonus discount for using points to pay, AMEX rewards is the lowest yielding program in the sector. Although the AMEX Account Credit offers can sometimes yield decent results.
I don’t own this light. Yet. But Friday by 1PM I will know if it’s awesome or notsome. SMH. I really gotta get some sleep.
3 Bright Leds To Illuminate Jobsites
1 Bright Red Led To Preserve Night Vision
2 Brightness Settings - 1000lm and 90lm
Matches lowest ever per C3, currently $100 at HD and $89 at Lowe’s. 4.8 stars from over 3,100 reviews on Amz.
@mike808 Excellent piece of equipment. Very, very bright. There are tons of very good flashlights out there in the sub-$50 price range, but I find great value in the ability to use a single battery platform across all my power tools. On this light I can use a compact, lightweight 2AH battery pack, or for serious run time, slide on my big 8AH XR battery pack, or anything between. Survey says: would buy again.
@sammydog01 Zavvi has been offering some pretty sweet prices on various higher-end kits over the last 6 months or so. I passed on them because Zavvi is unknown to me and I’m reluctant to dole out $200 or $300 and wind up receiving a Chinasian counterfeit.
@ruouttaurmind I sure wouldn’t buy one from them. I just started working on my giant pile of thrift store Legos. I have part of a jet, part of an x-wing fighter, and most of a Harley Quinn set. And a lot of mystery sets.
@sammydog01 So after poking around a bit, then an hour-long international phone call to one of my old mates in Newry, I discovered Zavvi is the online presence of the old entertainment goods retail chain which occupied many of the abandoned Virgin Megastores throughout the Republic and UK. Similar model to the fleeting online presence of Circuit City in the US after they closed their retail locations and eventually shut down entirely.
I guess I never had occasion to encounter Zavvi retail when I lived there.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway he says they are totally legit, and has personally ordered from them many times. Zavvi is his primary source for video disks and vinyl music.
Good to know. I also learned Zavvi charges about $13 shipping for most of their LEGO kits based on today’s exchange rate.
I’m dying to do this, but I’ve been scorched by randos and mystery events way too many times. $200 is just too big a nut to take the chance of yet another screwing.
Here’s the information from the app:
It’s. A. MYSTERY! MwahahahahahahahahaHUZZAH!
Yeah, sorry. Not really sure how to do a write-up of something that not even I, the all-knowing Woot! Writer, knows. Um… Well it’ll sure the hell run on electricity! That I can (not at all) guarantee!
Features
Today’s sale is a bit of a Mystery. Instead of focusing on a product, we focused on a price and filled in the blanks later. Due to this, we can’t really tell you what you’re buying because we can’t be sure what you’ll get. All we know: in exchange for your well earned money, we’ll send you some kind accessory or gizmo for your Personal Computer device. After that, things get a bit hazy.
At minimum, you should expect to receive the following:
Some kind of Personal Computer related accessory, peripheral, device, etc…more on that below
The thing you get will most likely be REFURBISHED; some of this stuff is probably new or at least new in open-box condition. Just to set expectations, don’t plan on anything you can re-gift
INTENSE disappointment. The list below is REALLY cool. Just plan not to get what you hope you’re going to get
MORE! If you played along last month, you’ll remember this being cheaper. It was, and the list of what we could bring you was also…cheaper. This time it’s a little more expensive, but the value we can bring you is much higher
Now let’s deep dive the possibilities:
We’ve got HP Business Class Notebooks
We’ve got Dell Business Class Notebooks
We’ve got Apple MacBooks
We’ve got Apple iMacs
We’ve got Apple iPad Pro Tablets
We’ve got Dell XPS & Alienware Gaming Laptops
We’ve got LG Gaming Monitors
PLUS, some other things…
We’ve got STUFF. And we’re charging a relatively low price for it (based on what we could find).
TL;DR: Give us money, we’ll send you a THING worth a bit more than what you paid us. If you play the odds, you might get something MUCH better than what you paid for.
@RiotDemon Ya, the whole ‘worth a bit more than you paid’ nonsense. If I’m gonna throw down a couple hundred bucks on something worth a couple hundred bucks, I might just as well go pick something I like/want/can use.
Plus, Woot’s placement of value is typically way over stated in these events.
@RiotDemon I wouldn’t be at all surprised. In my case, with the mystery lots,I’ve always wound up receiving less value than I paid since Woot evaluates total value based on new-MSRP. I totally got stung by the School Crate mystery “plethora” of stuff. $25 for a lunchbox, a shirt and a pencil. Oh, and an expired Shirt. coupon. Woot justified by placing the “actual value” At like $45 $50 or something silly.
I stayed away from Woot for a very long time after that.
@cinoclav@RiotDemon@therealjrn Other than BOCs, has anyone ever done especially well with a Woot rando? I sure never have. What I’ve received was always way over valued in the description. Sometimes equal in value to the price of admission, or in many cases worth less. In some cases worth significantly less. I had to get stung many times, but I finally learned my lesson with Woot randos and mystery items.
@OldCatLady Suggest a VPN and a torrent search if you don’t want to “register” with google that you’ve made your own copy of this book. Or just buy the book.
But definitely stock up on popcorn. November will be a real shitshow, and a real test of American Democracy against racism and the corruption to the core of the Republican party goose-stepping to Hair Furor’s every craven whim and delusion.
Free entry in a sweepstakes for a Tesla Model X Performance plus $20K.
Free entry (at bottom), or donation to a legit charity, ASAS (Arnold Schwartzenegger’s after-school STEM resources program for at-risk kids in 60 cities) for more entries.
@Barney Pretty sure. OTOH, maybe I am and I just never realized it. I have to admit, it’s curious that I’ve never seen him and myself in the same place at the same time.
I avoid antiperspirants because of the alum content. Also, The perspiration blocking makes me feel strange. I do use paraben-free deodorant though, so I’m not stinky.
Also, the ingredient list for this particular product reads like a who’s who of stuff that doesn’t sound like I should be slathering it on my pits.
@ruouttaurmind My husband had the same problem with aluminum in deodorants, antiperspirants, whatever you want to call them. It took us a while to figure out that it was the aluminum in them that caused the problem. We finally found something that worked wonders for him and kept him dry. I was nice and let him keep it in the divorce settlement.
@Barney@ruouttaurmind I started using Native deodorants about a year ago. I’ll use a regular antiperspirant when I know I’m going to be doing something strenuous like skiing all day but otherwise the Native works great. It’s definitely overpriced but they run sales where you can get 3 for $20.
Great price. Description says it’s 100% memory foam inside. Overall dimensions are about 41" x 27" x 3".
Be sure to pad your cart with $12.34 of puppy treats or toys for free shipping. Yup, unlike most online retailers, Chewy seems to calculate free shipping based on the pre-discount purchase total. So bully for them.
Once your cart is padded with treats and toys, the total comes to about $33. Decent deal.
@Kidsandliz Most better quality pet beds are moisture proof to protect the inner padding, with a removable cover which can be washed. Theoretically you shouldn’t ever need to wash it. I don’t know if this particular bed is like that. If it’s not, Amazon sells Furhaven pet bed covers on the cheap which are washable and provide a moisture proof barrier.
@Kidsandliz@ruouttaurmind yeah, I’ve never washed the inside of dog beds. Covers only. I have three furhaven beds and haven’t needed to wash the inside besides one time because of something getting spilled on it. I washed it with a hose.
@ruouttaurmind@tinamarie1974 it’s always good to have extras! I have one in the bedroom, one in the living room, and a third one for traveling and to swap out while I wash the other ones.
@RiotDemon@ruouttaurmind For me this becomes an issue when the cats shred the covers kneading them because they are so happy with their bed. Then someone pukes in there and I need to wash the cushion since there are now rips and the cushion gets coated. Covers are a good idea. I had no idea covers were sold. Had never seen any.
Ace Hardware: Craftsman 13 inch Canvas Tool Bag for $5 and free in-store pickup or free shipping / free local delivery with $50 order* May require a free-to-join Ace Rewards account to get this price?
*Local delivery where available
I love these for storing my smaller power tools which didn’t include a case or bag. Perfect for my yellow and black 20v tools which were purchased as “bare tools”. Lots of room to accommodate one tool, a handful of accessories and a couple batteries. Each of the 6 exterior storage pockets comfortably fit a Dewalt compact battery pack up to 3AH. The 5 bags I’m using now are all 10 to 15 years old and still going strong. YMMV as the Craftsman brand evolves as a non-Sears entity.
I picked up my order for three of these bags on the way to the office this morning. They seem just as well made as the old bags I’m using now, but there was a change to the pocket design. Where my older bags have 3 mesh pockets on each side of the bag, this newer version has 3 mesh pockets, with 3 canvas pockets directly behind them, in sort of a tiered manner.
I’m not sure if my batteries will fit into the canvas pockets, but they should still fit in the mesh pockets. Though I lose the ability to put a battery on each side of the bag to maintain weight distribution and balance, I wouldn’t say this is a show stopper, particularly in light of the price, and the seemingly durable construction of the bag.
@Barney@tinamarie1974 I usually play these games in the middle of the night. That way if it’s awesome I buy it and if not I stick it in my cart and think about it in the morning. This sold out at maybe 7:30 am.
@Barney@sammydog01@tinamarie1974 I had a package of these sitting here that I had never opened since I didn’t need them yet. Curiosity got to me so I just opened it. One green and one… purple.
Redeem the digital code at Vudu, Google Play, AppleTV/iTunes or FandangoNOW. Does not appear to be MA compatible?
Yes, Fanflix is legit. I’ve purchased several titles there. Some are MA, some are not. In this case, I do not know. Also, when redeeming Fanflix codes at AppleTV/iTunes some codes redeem in 4K. Again, I do not know about this one.
Kicking it off with a deal from LEGO.com: Spend $85 or more and get the LEGO 142 piece Blue Fury hot rod kit (40409) for free. This is a repop of the original LEGO Model Team Blue Fury (5441) from the mid-'90s.
Who’s gonna spend $85 at LEGO, then make me a deal on that hot rod?
@ruouttaurmind thanks, sent this to my Lego nut of a wife.
@ruouttaurmind No one. No one is going to do that.
@mossygreen Aye, that appears to be the case.
June 3 only, celebrate National Egg Day with a large Casey’s breakfast pizza for $8.99. Use code EGG when ordering in-app or online.
@msklzannie Upvote because Casey’s makes a great bacon breakfast pizza!
@JnKL I only like the breakfast (bacon of course) pizza if it’s on thin crust. Oddly enough, I only like the thin crust for a few pizzas.
BTW, did you know you can have a breakfast pizza made with the gravy (from the biscuits and gravy) instead of the cheese sauce? Personally I don’t care for the b&g (too much black pepper), but it is an option.
@msklzannie this made my head explode. I had NO idea you could have gravy instead of cheese sauce. When I read the email notification of this comment, I stood up to get everyone’s attention and told the office this wonderful news. No one knew.
If you’re into Smarthome devices, our experience with TP-Link smartplugs and switches has been bulletproof. Compatible with both Alexa and Google Home.
Never seen TP-Link smart switches this cheap, $12.75 each in a 3-pack, after coupon and Amazon Prime promo reward bonus.
$55, clip the $10 coupon to get to $45. Then the normal 5% reward on the Amazon Prime credit card + a special extra 10% reward on some TP-Link devices. (15% Fine print under the coupon shows the other eligible devices.)
Note, being smart switches, they need power - that means the switch box where you use them must have a neutral (white) wire, not just a hot (black) wire. Most newer homes will have it if they were built to national code, but older homes might not.
https://smile.amazon.com/TP-LINK-HS200P3-Installation-Single-Pole-Assistant/dp/B07HGW8N7R
To give you an idea what “older homes” means… my house was built in 1984 and does not have a neutral wire to the switches. I can’t say for certain when this became standard practice but I’m guessing it was included in the 2010 NEC update.
@ruouttaurmind this house is 2006 and there are neutrals in the boxes. Just another data point.
We don’t have any decora switches and I don’t really like the look so I think I’m stuck with the GE toggles for smart switches. Got one going bad that needs replacing (dimmer that buzzes and gets a little warm on anything but full brightness).
GMA deals and steals has POOL TOYS today… since I’m not the resident expert on these I defer to @pooltoywolf.
https://gma-joyin.com/
Kinda liking that purple dragon but I have no pool
@llangley here are the other GMADS for today. Small businesses, some free shipping available.
https://gmadeals.com/
@llangley calling meh…thought the sports team oven mitt was a cute idea. They have college, baseball, football and hockey…but not the Stanley Cup champs!!! WTH. Who do I blame for this!
@moonhat is to blame!
@llangley I love purple.
@llangley Oh man that green Storybook Dragon is adorable!
I sure miss @mfladd but in lieu of them posting, I’m going to post a link to some FREE computer games. You may have seen some of these before.
https://www.gog.com/partner/stay_at_home
Offers end June 15th
@therealjrn Welcome back.
Home Depot: Bainport Kitchen Cart with Butcher Block Top for $150 and free shipping or free in-store pickup. (Pro tip - let them ship it to you; Home Depot is an unpleasant trip these days)
Available in black or chili red. Unfortunately ivory is sold out. Dimensions are 44" wide x 36" high x 18" deep.
@ruouttaurmind I ordered a roll of thick black plastic from HD online for store pick-up. It was a long, crazy line outside but they had parking places for pickup and I was greeted politely & promptly and the man fetched my purchase quickly. I was in and out in 5 minutes.
But for this, I’d take the home delivery.
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn
Every time I have ordered from homedepot.com has been terrible.
The real trick/question here is whether you have to be home to sign for the delivery for this thing.
Last time I ordered something from Home Depot, they didn’t tell me until after the fact that I had to be home to meet the delivery truck and there was no way to sign off and allow them to just leave it.
It was a snow blower, so it was a big item.
Being home for a three-hour window during your working hours is pretty annoying when you have a long commute. Especially when the guy doesn’t actually show up and then they want to call and reschedule the delivery. It took several calls to customer service to get the order cancelled because I wasn’t going to miss another half-day of work again.
@therealjrn I tried the curbside pickup option a couple weeks ago. I had been into the store a few times prior and figured curbside was the way to go. I called the number on the sign and was placed on hold for about 15 minutes waiting for someone to pick up the CS area. Once I gave them all the information they needed it was another 20 minutes waiting for my order to come to me. Obviously different locations will offer different experiences, but since that is the only store within 10 miles of my house I’m kind of stuck there.
Last weekend I had to go into the store for some plumbing bits. The parking lot was nearly full to capacity and I had to wander around to find a spot, then I waited in line at the door for maybe 8 or 10 minutes for entry (they’re only permitting 150 customers at a time into the store). Of course once I was inside everything was relatively smooth.
Nah, I’ll take my chances with shipping. On occasion I’ve opted to go to Ace Hardware and pay twice as much just so I could avoid the big box DIY stores.
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn I had a similarly frustrating experience at a store called At Home. I decided to do curbside pick up. The instruction was to txt a specific number about a half hour prior to arrival, and then again upon arrival noting your order number and car info.
I followed directions and was the only car waiting. After sitting for ~20 minutes I called and was told, oh that system does not work. Do you want to just come inside? I asked if now they knew I was here if they could just bring my order out as I have been waiting for some time. Begrudgingly they brought out MOST of it.
I think there are just issues everywhere
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 @Limewater
Holy smokes what terrible experiences.
I’m so sorry you had to go through that.
@therealjrn You’ve just been living right, that’s all. You probably caught all green lights on your drive to the store too.
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn @tinamarie1974
You could ask to speak to a manager.
/giphy Karen speaks to the manager
I’ve had a K&N HVAC filter in my saved for later Amazon cart for a while now. Today I saw that they are dramatically cheaper than they used to be.
https://www.amazon.com/Home-Reusable-Furnace-Filter-24x24x1/dp/B07PLLJ6RS is $35 and change, while it has mostly hung out in the high $50s. Previous low price was $46.xx, which was back last holiday season and when this thing went in the think about it cart for me. Don’t know if this is a special deal or a price fluctuation, they may be matching some other retailer’s deal of the day. A quick look through other sizes shows that all the ones I checked are at their lowest ever price.
Like the K&N car air filters, this is a lifetime filter that you wash and reuse. They have a cleaning solution at about $12 a bottle on the 'zon as well.
Also, saving things for later in your Amazon cart is just a generally good deal finding strategy as long as you regularly buy things on Amazon. When you add something to your cart you will get a notice that the price has changed on other items in your cart. If you don’t visit the site often, though, it’s probably better to use something that will send you an alert like camel^3.
@djslack You had me right up to the point where I realized I couldn’t just wash it up with the garden hose.
@ruouttaurmind I mean, you probably could. The hose is the prescribed method of cleaning. You might need to use some kind of cleaner though, maybe simple green or something? I guess it depends on how dirty your dust is.
Home Depot: Dewalt 12 in. and 6 in. 600 lb. Bar Clamps (4-Pack) for $20 and free in-store pickup or curbside pickup where available.
Includes two 12 inch and two 6 inch clamps. Better quality than HF for only a few dollars more.
Also available at Home Depot: Dewalt 4-piece Trigger Clamp Set for $20][1] and free in-store pickup or curbside pickup where available.
Includes two 12 inch and two 4-1/2 inch clamps. Better quality than HF for only a few dollars more.
@ruouttaurmind you need to stop showing up with tool deals.
@ruouttaurmind 600 lb. bar clamps. But… But… Who’s going to carry them into garage for me?
@ruouttaurmind looks like $20 is the regular price? Seems like a good deal either way.
@RiotDemon For the trigger clamps, the 2-pack of 12-inch clamps is $24. This set was about $35 in the store last weekend.
@Barney I’m sure Nathan will be happy to, no?
@ruouttaurmind Nathan is trying to recover from carrying 100 lbs of pasta, with more on the way.
@ruouttaurmind strange. I found a few year old review that said the price was $20 then.
A tie to Meh
If you’ve somehow inexplicably missed the rainbow-colored Cuisinart 12 piece (Actually 6 piece in that it is a 6-knife set) knife set here on Meh for $12 or that was too rich…
They’re not fine knives but reviewers seem to like them so I ordered them (during the Meh-RATHON) as sacrificial knives for the kitchen heathens who sometimes use our kitchen.
Today only at Best Buy what looks like the identical set is only $9, but not sure how the shipping works.
Oops! Sold out while I posted this!
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cuisinart-12-piece-knife-set-red-orange-yellow-green-blue-purple/6709101.p?skuId=6709101
@RedOak they don’t show sold out here.
I have this set from Meh circa 2015 or 2016. They are ok knives and have held up well. They are the second class set my wife uses because she’s afraid of the good knives, but I also don’t care if these go in the dishwasher.
So far no paint flaking off or anything. For that price I can recommend to anyone getting started with a kitchen or who doesn’t want/need more expensive knives. A good sharp knife makes a huge difference in food prep effort, almost as much as knowing how to use it.
Buy a cheap sharpener too while you’re at it. The Rada R119 is about as simple as it gets to keep an edge on a no frills knife.
@djslack yep, available again for me as well.
Perhaps the tire-kicker carts got cleared out, opening up more inventory. It was showing sold out earlier.
And edit: the price is $9.99, not “$9”.
The set is a lotta knife for 10 bucks. Good to know they aren’t prone to paint-chipping.
If this $10/12 set is too low brow - Costco is selling a much nicer Cuisinart set for $22.
Ground “German steel” blades versus these stamped blades.
However, while the soft grips of the Costco set are nicer than this $10 set’s hard plastic, unbalanced handles when new, they aren’t so wonderful after the “rubber” has aged and become gummy. Like the otherwise wonderful $20 two knife set we bought from Costco several years ago, but that are now sitting on my work bench begging for a handle-solution.
@RedOak I’m good with yer basic Victorinox Fibrox chef’s knife. $30.
@djslack @RedOak Yesterday, I checked it out, looked available, added to cart, but going to checkout screen got a message that it wasn’t available for delivery. Going back to the product page, it then showed sold out.
I have a question for @ruouttaurmind. Or anyone who knows about tracfones. I bought a nifty little burner tracfone with a year’s service for $50- I planned on using it as a backup for the year and then as a media player. My son still can’t find his phone and would like to switch his service over to this one.
BUT the box says I’m not allowed to flash it to any other provider.
My question is, how serious are they? Will they send me to phone jail? Will Verizon know it’s a tracfone and refuse to help me?
@sammydog01 Find a used/cheap verizon or unlocked phone.
The Trac phone has the IMEI (phone serial number) programmmed to Trac network. Verizon can’t add your IMEI to their network before Trac unlocks it, and Trac won’t unlock it, from the sound of it.
I don’t know if there is an unlock service (eBay) for your phone or if that Trac model is just not unlockable.
You probably would be put on Verizon under their BYOD plans.
@sammydog01 looks like it has to be active for a full year first.
https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/tracfone-phone-unlocking-program
@msklzannie Amazon is still selling the phone (and it’s a good deal) and they said something about 12 months. That must be what they mean- that it’s unlockable but you’re not allowed to by their contract until a year is up. Thanks! I guess he’ll have to save up his pennies for a new phone if he wants data.
@msklzannie @sammydog01
The Nokia 6.1 Android One phone (crapware free), recommended by @mike808 here,
https://meh.com/forum/topics/question-3-1#5eda158f8d06c20450d2eea4
Would seem like a possible good choice for him. Can be had used on EBay for under $100 or seems. Have not checked out swappa or elsewhere to compare pricing.
Seems like decent specs, esp for the $.
Something like that might be my next android phone.
I didn’t like the two pixels I tried out (seriously overpriced if new, way underpowered processors, horrible batteries, smd the batteries are glued to the screen and effectively can’t be replaced)
I hardly need to pay for the latest of every damn feature I’ll never use. If kiddo feels similarly, or is short of $, this might work.
30% OFF all Shirt.Woot apparel now through June 11th!
And because I heard you like Star Wars,
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/team-nerf-herders
Free game on steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/308600/Geneshift/
/youtube geneshift battle royale trailer
Ends tomorrow.
Calling @Pooltoywolf
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Swimline-Giant-White-Swan-and-Parrot-Swimming-Pool-Float-Combo-2-Pack-90621-29BX/304352122?irgwc=1&cm_mmc=afl-ir-36345-626506-&clickid=2SG1CeU36xyOTEHwUx0Mo3cjUki3Bk1GIVfzUY0
@tinamarie1974 That’s actually not a very good deal, though the Swimline Swan is a nice toy. I’ve got one and it’s comfy to lounge on. I think the various unicorns are cuter, though
@PooltoyWolf hhuummm oh well. I tried
@tinamarie1974 Hey, I appreciate any and all things blow up and squeaky directed my way
@PooltoyWolf I figured! Ill let you know if I see any more that look interesting
@tinamarie1974 Thanks
@PooltoyWolf @tinamarie1974
Let everyone know! I love looking at these even if I don’t have a pool for them right now.
Just received a friends and family coupon code for $100 off a SoClean2 machine. Basically a machine that cleans your cpap equipment with ozone. I got one for myself at Christmas and love it!! Decided to use the code to grab one for my dad as well
Anyway thought I would share. And before anyone asks there is no kick back, not tied to my account, nothing. Enjoy
Code is: FANDF100
Also got a code for 15% off filter replacements, but you would have to order separately- cannot combine codes
Code is: FKT620
@tinamarie1974 You sure that last code isn’t FKT420?
@mike808 positive
@tinamarie1974 Woosh.
@mike808 I got your 420 reference, I just ignored it as not to add confusion for anyone trying to use the code
@tinamarie1974
I have the SoClean2. I love it.
I’m the guy in the checkout line that buys stuff 2x2, like a little Noah’s Ark marching down the belt.
I’m tempted to buy a back-up, if anybody has been looking at these machines, they should get it.
This is really a good deal.
@therealjrn YOU are the one that swayed me into buying mine. So glad I listened to you!
@therealjrn @tinamarie1974
On what site can those coupons be used? The manufacturers site?
@f00l @therealjrn yup! The mfg site
@f00l @therealjrn sorry I didn’t post it earlier, I was busy and wanted to make sure I had the address right
www.soclean.com
More of a PSA than a deal I guess.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Roku owners now have even more options for free live TV programming.
Launch the Roku Channel. You should seen an icon labeled “Live TV Program Guide”.
One thing I like about it is the traditional TV listing chart format, and the very easy nav. It reminds me more of my old Dish Network program guide, and is maybe a bit more intuitive and easier to nav than, say, the Pluto channel.
The guide offers 12 hours of listings. It’s peppy and fluid, without the herky-jerky scrolling of the Pluto channel, YouTubeTV, et al. Switching channels is lightning fast as well (at least on my Roku Ultras and Sharp Roku TV).
@ruouttaurmind free?
@tinamarie1974 Nothing I tried to access required an additional subscription. Of course there are like 115 channels, so I didn’t try them all, but of the dozen or so I tried switching to, all worked as expected without requiring any fees.
You won’t find the more premium cable channels represented (AMC, FX and such) but there is a fair bit available including news, sports, kids, nature and documentary, and entertainment.
@ruouttaurmind thx, will check it out. We use both FireTV and Roku but have been in the FireTV habit lately. (I tell myself it is handy to be able to verbally ask the remote control to display our Alexa-compatible security cameras.)
@RedOak
I get that. I use Lenovo Smart Displays for the same purpose with my Wyze cams.
@ruouttaurmind thanks! I will check it out!!
@ruouttaurmind
yah, we also have a Show 10 for that. But seeing them on a big TV is pretty slick.
Love our Wyze cams as well. But Wyze doesn’t know how to do adhesive for door/window security sensors. They fall off. 3M to the rescue.
@RedOak
Same experience, same solution.
@RedOak @ruouttaurmind So how well do the wyze cams work with a smart display? Been thinking on a low cost way to set up a camera for my parents, need something with a display of some kind, so they don’t have to pull out a phone and load up an app, but would have to be a pretty easy to use. Searching for it mostly gets a bunch of forum replies with people having issues.
Any recommendation on which smart display?
@kevinrs I can only comment on the Lenovo Smart Display as I have no experience with the Google Home Hub or Fire TV configuration.
When Wyze initially rolled out this feature it was glitchy. It would work for a day or two, then stop working, I would have to re-link my Google Assistant account to my Wyze account, lather, rinse, repeat.
But for the last six months I have not had any issues. I have multiple cameras. To see a specific camera I just say “Hey Google, show me the east back yard” or “show me the driveway”. Up pops the image. There is about a three second lag between what the camera is seeing and what I’m actually seeing on the display, but I attribute that to my very slow 8/1 net connection. I could be wrong, and everyone might have that same phenomenon. I haven’t bothered to check because it’s suitable for my purposes.
I can view all my Wyze cameras, but I cannot control the Wyze Pan cameras. Can’t rotate or tilt or zoom, only view whatever it’s pointing at. If I have tracking enabled on the pan cam, it will continue tracking as normal, but I can’t manually control them.
@kevinrs … and my experience is with Amazon Alexa rather than Google Assistant. Very reliable.
Note Wyze was founded by ex-Amazon employees so they started up Wyze with Alexa integration and added Google Assistant only recently so the Alexa side likely has more of the bugs worked out.
Set up (configure) Wyze cam using the Wyze app (mobile device). After this, unless you want to, you don’t have to use the Wyze app other than to update the camera firmware.
I’ve found Alexa seems to automatically find and integrate the Wyze cams so they’re ready to go at that point.
Say “Alexa, show my front door video camera” and the live video displays on the Echo Show 10 in my case but it works the same on the Show 5 or 8, which have more reasonable prices.
I got lucky and paid $135 for our Show 10, Amazon recertified - it was brand new condition.
My mother, located in another state, has a Show 8 and we can make video calls with her very easily.
Ark: survival evolved free from epic games until the morning of the 18th.
https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-US/product/ark/home
/youtube ark survival evolved trailer
@RiotDemon There are a bunch of free add-ons too.
@sammydog01 nice catch! Extra maps!
All month long, you can “rent” and watch Just Mercy and Selma for free online from the various digital movie companies (Vudu, etc).
My dad and I saw Just Mercy in the theatre before everything shut down. It was really good. I haven’t watched Selma yet.
@msklzannie you’ll like the book if interested. !!
Beginning Friday at 1 CDT/2 EDT, The Wiz will stream for free for 48 hours on the YouTube channel “The Shows Must Go On”.
Is there an un-deal thread? (Apologies for hijacking)
At Best Buy, today only, must have been a jokes-on-you from the BB Buyers…
A Jenga rip-off stacking block game, made out of 2x4 lumber (OK, maybe 2x3) for 63% off!?!
Somebody thought this gem of a set was worth $270, now only $100. How is this knotty lumber not gonna be all warped after the first outdoor use?
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hey-play-classic-giant-wooden-blocks-tower-stacking-game/6415868.p?skuId=6415868
@RedOak
I would imagine if you are playing outside, you would be smart enough to not play if it’s raining and would bring it inside when you’re done playing to avoid it getting weathered.
@cengland0 Wood warps without rain. Humidity.
@cengland0 @RedOak In my area we get little rain. It’s the heat which warps wood here. Wooden items stored in the garage will be warped within one summer.
Woot has new Silhouette machines on sale through midnight tonight CDT. I went ahead and bought the C4 since I also had a $10 “we miss you” coupon to use. All the machines have a 1-year warranty from Silhouette America.
Black Cameo 4 for $199.99 (regularly $299.99)
Black Cameo 4 bundle for $219.99 (regularly $329)
Silhouette Portrait 2 Starter Bundle for $124.99 (regularly $179.99)
Alta Plus 3D printer for $249.99 (regularly $349.99)
@msklzannie I’m jealous, Woot never says that they miss me. Waaaaaaa!
@Barney @msklzannie
@Barney I don’t remember having ever received one of those emails before either. Of course the last time I ordered from Woot was toward the end of October so that played into it.
@sammydog01 Did Woot send that to you?
@msklzannie I think I did receive something like what you got after I had not purchased anything in over a year. This was a long time ago and I was only worth $5.
In store, Hobby Lobby has clearanced frames and shadow boxes (up to 75% off). I bought some (shadow boxes) of various sizes. One was a really ornate (think wedding-like) 12×16 normally $70 that I got for $20. I’m going to use it in making a gift for my cousin whose wedding was postponed due to the pandemic.
I won’t ever spend a dollar at Hobby Lobby, and recommend others do the same. Your money just supports the owners’ misogynist and Christo-fascist fucktard political agenda. Vote with your dollars.
Hobby Lobby can burn in the Hell they believe in.
Brb, buying some frames.
Check this out! It’s a Bluetooth shower speaker that holds a wineglass. Brilliant, right?
@sammydog01 It made me think of shower beer lol.
@sammydog01 @therealjrn In that case… (get it?!)
Lowe’s: Honeywell CO610PM 2100CFM Portable Evaporative Cooler for $399 and free in-store pickup where available. Shipping is not available for this oversize item.
Honeywell product page linky.
Four hunnert bucks? Really? Ya, there are lesser expensive portable evaporative coolers out there from uncommon brands. For a better sense of value, compare this to the $600 Portacool 120. Key differences: The Honeywell uses many off-the-shelf parts so maintenance and repairs won’t require expensive OEM parts. Also, the Honeywell has a much larger evaporative area which results in cooler air. CFM rating of a cooler means nothing if the device is only moving that air through a small evaporation pad.
I got this for my mom this weekend and set it up on her rear patio. She can wheel it around easily. It does a pretty decent job keeping her cool. Saturday when I set it up for her, the ambient temp in the covered portion of the patio was 104*. The cooler was blowing 83* air after about three minutes of operation. Not bad. And it can move a BUNCH of air, easily providing cool air to her gardening bench about 30 feet away.
Cons:
-All that airflow comes at a cost. On the highest fan setting, it’s pretty loud.
-It will empty the 14 gallon water tank it about 90 minutes; best used with the constant-on/auto-shutoff water supply (garden hose connection).
-Likely won’t provide the same level of cooling performance in more humid climes. Works great in the southwest, might not be an ideal solution in, say, Louisana.
-For whatever reason, all larger portable coolers I looked at are designed for optimal performance, and given zero regard for aesthetics. Per my mom: “That thing is ugly! If it didn’t work so well I wouldn’t allow it in my house!”
-It’s BIG. Like, really big. Standing about 42" tall, 27" wide and 18" deep. BIG.
MUMMIES!
Calling @sammydog01… that OTHER site has a dancing robot!!
ECHEERS Kids Toys Dancing Robot - $34.99 - Free shipping for Prime members https://electronics.woot.com/offers/echeers-kids-toys-dancing-robot-3?utm_medium=share&utm_source=app
@pooltoywolf up next on the woot oft is a pretty cool airplane pool toy! Do you like planes?
@tinamarie1974 I do! I do!
@PooltoyWolf did you get it??
@tinamarie1974 Had to pass due to limited budget
@PooltoyWolf sorry
@tinamarie1974 No need to apologize C:
@PooltoyWolf I just felt bad for ya. Sucks when you can’t get something you want.
@tinamarie1974 Don’t worry, that’s happened so many times now that I’m nearly numb to it LOL
Chase Ultimate Rewards cards, Q3 signup available now: 5% cash back at Amazon and Whole Foods Market. Q4 categories are still TBA. The current quarter (Q2) rewards categories are grocery stores,
fitness club and gym memberships, and
select streaming services.
For those who have Discover Card Cash Back Bonus accounts and may have missed it, Discover added Home Depot to the 5% bonus through June 30th. Discover Q3 signup is available now, and includes restaurants and PayPal. Q4 is the usual Amazon, Target and Walmart.
For those who have American Express Membership Rewards cards… why bother? That program has been about useless for years now. Other than the occasional Amazon bonus discount for using points to pay, AMEX rewards is the lowest yielding program in the sector. Although the AMEX Account Credit offers can sometimes yield decent results.
The Woot! Funhouse is live. New attractions (deals) every 10 minutes from now until later.
I got the Tetris light for three bucks. Why? For three bucks? Why not! It’ll go well with my 8Bit Pac Man ghosty lights.
@ruouttaurmind I FORGOT!
Just grabbed the 50% off shirt code and got the F-Bomb for $7.50. I need to avoid the rest of this event!
@ruouttaurmind oh that shirt is good! I used that same code and got half off a hoodie with a “summer with my cat” thing going on. Thanks for the tip!
@ruouttaurmind I bought a gaming light switch AND I DON’T KNOW WHY!
@sammydog01 I had it in my cart, then thought “what?”. Fortunately I hesitated long enough for it to sell out. I missed out on the $10 code though.
@ruouttaurmind I really need a nap.
Only useful if you’re already invested in the yellow and black 20v Max tooliverse. Batteriverse?
Amazon DotD for June 19th: Dewalt DCL043 20-Volt MAX LED 1000lm Spotlight for $45 and free shipping.
I don’t own this light. Yet. But Friday by 1PM I will know if it’s awesome or notsome. SMH. I really gotta get some sleep.
3 Bright Leds To Illuminate Jobsites
1 Bright Red Led To Preserve Night Vision
2 Brightness Settings - 1000lm and 90lm
Matches lowest ever per C3, currently $100 at HD and $89 at Lowe’s. 4.8 stars from over 3,100 reviews on Amz.
Dewalt product page linky.
MEALS! DEALS! EELS! AWESOME!
@ruouttaurmind thank God I already own a light from them, granted it’s not this fancy.
Deal is OOS, no back order. Stick a fork in this, it’s done.
@ruouttaurmind So, its after 1pm Friday.
Awesome or Awww, dumb?
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
@mike808 Excellent piece of equipment. Very, very bright. There are tons of very good flashlights out there in the sub-$50 price range, but I find great value in the ability to use a single battery platform across all my power tools. On this light I can use a compact, lightweight 2AH battery pack, or for serious run time, slide on my big 8AH XR battery pack, or anything between. Survey says: would buy again.
Lego Bugatti for $275 with coupon DMBUGATTI
https://us.zavvi.com/toys-lego/lego-technic-bugatti-chiron-supercar-42083/11733183.html
@ruouttaurmind
@sammydog01 Zavvi has been offering some pretty sweet prices on various higher-end kits over the last 6 months or so. I passed on them because Zavvi is unknown to me and I’m reluctant to dole out $200 or $300 and wind up receiving a Chinasian counterfeit.
Do you know if Zavvi is legit?
@sammydog01 They’re also offering the Technic Land Rover Defender kit for $148 with code DEFENDER. MSRP is $200.
@ruouttaurmind I sure wouldn’t buy one from them. I just started working on my giant pile of thrift store Legos. I have part of a jet, part of an x-wing fighter, and most of a Harley Quinn set. And a lot of mystery sets.
@sammydog01 So after poking around a bit, then an hour-long international phone call to one of my old mates in Newry, I discovered Zavvi is the online presence of the old entertainment goods retail chain which occupied many of the abandoned Virgin Megastores throughout the Republic and UK. Similar model to the fleeting online presence of Circuit City in the US after they closed their retail locations and eventually shut down entirely.
I guess I never had occasion to encounter Zavvi retail when I lived there.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Anyway he says they are totally legit, and has personally ordered from them many times. Zavvi is his primary source for video disks and vinyl music.
Good to know. I also learned Zavvi charges about $13 shipping for most of their LEGO kits based on today’s exchange rate.
Woot (appsclusive; in-app only): Clear The Shelf: Random Computer Stuff for $200 and free Prime shipping.
Linky to the website for reference only; this was a previous rando event.
I’m dying to do this, but I’ve been scorched by randos and mystery events way too many times. $200 is just too big a nut to take the chance of yet another screwing.
Here’s the information from the app:
It’s. A. MYSTERY! MwahahahahahahahahaHUZZAH!
Yeah, sorry. Not really sure how to do a write-up of something that not even I, the all-knowing Woot! Writer, knows. Um… Well it’ll sure the hell run on electricity! That I can (not at all) guarantee!
Features
Today’s sale is a bit of a Mystery. Instead of focusing on a product, we focused on a price and filled in the blanks later. Due to this, we can’t really tell you what you’re buying because we can’t be sure what you’ll get. All we know: in exchange for your well earned money, we’ll send you some kind accessory or gizmo for your Personal Computer device. After that, things get a bit hazy.
At minimum, you should expect to receive the following:
Some kind of Personal Computer related accessory, peripheral, device, etc…more on that below
The thing you get will most likely be REFURBISHED; some of this stuff is probably new or at least new in open-box condition. Just to set expectations, don’t plan on anything you can re-gift
INTENSE disappointment. The list below is REALLY cool. Just plan not to get what you hope you’re going to get
MORE! If you played along last month, you’ll remember this being cheaper. It was, and the list of what we could bring you was also…cheaper. This time it’s a little more expensive, but the value we can bring you is much higher
Now let’s deep dive the possibilities:
We’ve got HP Business Class Notebooks
We’ve got Dell Business Class Notebooks
We’ve got Apple MacBooks
We’ve got Apple iMacs
We’ve got Apple iPad Pro Tablets
We’ve got Dell XPS & Alienware Gaming Laptops
We’ve got LG Gaming Monitors
PLUS, some other things…
We’ve got STUFF. And we’re charging a relatively low price for it (based on what we could find).
TL;DR: Give us money, we’ll send you a THING worth a bit more than what you paid us. If you play the odds, you might get something MUCH better than what you paid for.
@ruouttaurmind Nope, no way.
@ruouttaurmind the last paragraph isn’t very convincing.
@RiotDemon Ya, the whole ‘worth a bit more than you paid’ nonsense. If I’m gonna throw down a couple hundred bucks on something worth a couple hundred bucks, I might just as well go pick something I like/want/can use.
Plus, Woot’s placement of value is typically way over stated in these events.
@ruouttaurmind wasn’t there a mystery thing where someone got a pack of cards for cards against humanity that was worth what they paid?
@RiotDemon I wouldn’t be at all surprised. In my case, with the mystery lots,I’ve always wound up receiving less value than I paid since Woot evaluates total value based on new-MSRP. I totally got stung by the School Crate mystery “plethora” of stuff. $25 for a lunchbox, a shirt and a pencil. Oh, and an expired Shirt. coupon. Woot justified by placing the “actual value” At like $45 $50 or something silly.
I stayed away from Woot for a very long time after that.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind Jokes on you, they sold out immediately. Or maybe the jokes on the people that bought it.
@ruouttaurmind too much chance of apple stuff
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind
Is that true @medz?
@RiotDemon @therealjrn I think you may be referring to this.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind Oh, right. I had forgotten. Poor @bsmith1.
@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn yeah! That’s the clusterfuck I was thinking of.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind @therealjrn I had gotten in on that CAH deal too. Definitely ripped off on that one.
@cinoclav @RiotDemon @therealjrn Other than BOCs, has anyone ever done especially well with a Woot rando? I sure never have. What I’ve received was always way over valued in the description. Sometimes equal in value to the price of admission, or in many cases worth less. In some cases worth significantly less. I had to get stung many times, but I finally learned my lesson with Woot randos and mystery items.
Another good Shirt.Woot sale this week, 40% for Prime members, through 6/27.
A little light reading: The Room Where it Happened.
@OldCatLady Suggest a VPN and a torrent search if you don’t want to “register” with google that you’ve made your own copy of this book. Or just buy the book.
But definitely stock up on popcorn. November will be a real shitshow, and a real test of American Democracy against racism and the corruption to the core of the Republican party goose-stepping to Hair Furor’s every craven whim and delusion.
Free entry in a sweepstakes for a Tesla Model X Performance plus $20K.
Free entry (at bottom), or donation to a legit charity, ASAS (Arnold Schwartzenegger’s after-school STEM resources program for at-risk kids in 60 cities) for more entries.
https://www.omaze.com/products/tesla-model-x-2020
Can’t win if you don’t play. Ends July 1.
Charity Navigator link on ASAS info
Hey @pooltoywolf
I like this corgi pool float and it may be your style
https://www.belk.com/p/bigmouth-corgi-pool-float-/8100707BMPF0085.html#prefn1=eventCodeID&prefv1=20M2DB21&cm_mmc=CSE-Shopzilla---UTP&CAWELAID=500001660025462698&szredirectid=15928220158610540464710090301008005&start=9
@CaptAmehrican He’s made by the same company that made my big corgi sprinkler!
POPSOCKETS! SPROCKETS! DAVY CROCKETT! AWESOME!
A freebie – sample size dry spray Degree deodorant, men’s or women’s.
https://www.degreedeodorant.com/us/en/campaigns/dry-spray-deodorant-sampling-2020.html
@Barney great for my overnight bag. Thanks.
@Barney @RiotDemon This is perfect to keep in the glove box of my new Tesla.
FYI: Antiperspirant rather than deodorant. Mentioned for those who avoid antiperspirants.
@ruouttaurmind Are you sure your name isn’t mike ███
@Barney @therealjrn FYI, it let me put two orders in one of each kind.
@Barney Pretty sure. OTOH, maybe I am and I just never realized it. I have to admit, it’s curious that I’ve never seen him and myself in the same place at the same time.
I avoid antiperspirants because of the alum content. Also, The perspiration blocking makes me feel strange. I do use paraben-free deodorant though, so I’m not stinky.
Also, the ingredient list for this particular product reads like a who’s who of stuff that doesn’t sound like I should be slathering it on my pits.
@ruouttaurmind My husband had the same problem with aluminum in deodorants, antiperspirants, whatever you want to call them. It took us a while to figure out that it was the aluminum in them that caused the problem. We finally found something that worked wonders for him and kept him dry. I was nice and let him keep it in the divorce settlement.
@Barney @ruouttaurmind I started using Native deodorants about a year ago. I’ll use a regular antiperspirant when I know I’m going to be doing something strenuous like skiing all day but otherwise the Native works great. It’s definitely overpriced but they run sales where you can get 3 for $20.
https://www.chewy.com/frisco-quilted-orthopedic-pillow-cat/dp/191911
42" orthopedic dog/cat bed in beige is 50% off today only.
Normally $50, on sale for $37, take off another 50%. It’s a great deal.
Great price. Description says it’s 100% memory foam inside. Overall dimensions are about 41" x 27" x 3".
Be sure to pad your cart with $12.34 of puppy treats or toys for free shipping. Yup, unlike most online retailers, Chewy seems to calculate free shipping based on the pre-discount purchase total. So bully for them.
Once your cart is padded with treats and toys, the total comes to about $33. Decent deal.
@ruouttaurmind If you buy this do NOT put the memory foam in the washer though. That wrecks it. Not sure how you safely wash memory foam.
@Kidsandliz Most better quality pet beds are moisture proof to protect the inner padding, with a removable cover which can be washed. Theoretically you shouldn’t ever need to wash it. I don’t know if this particular bed is like that. If it’s not, Amazon sells Furhaven pet bed covers on the cheap which are washable and provide a moisture proof barrier.
@Kidsandliz @ruouttaurmind yeah, I’ve never washed the inside of dog beds. Covers only. I have three furhaven beds and haven’t needed to wash the inside besides one time because of something getting spilled on it. I washed it with a hose.
@ruouttaurmind @RiotDemon well darn! Just helped mom get a dog bed that was delivered yesterday at full price
@ruouttaurmind @tinamarie1974 it’s always good to have extras! I have one in the bedroom, one in the living room, and a third one for traveling and to swap out while I wash the other ones.
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind she would kill me. She is still mad about “all that pasta”
But, it is a good idea
@RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind For me this becomes an issue when the cats shred the covers kneading them because they are so happy with their bed. Then someone pukes in there and I need to wash the cushion since there are now rips and the cushion gets coated. Covers are a good idea. I had no idea covers were sold. Had never seen any.
Ace Hardware: Craftsman 13 inch Canvas Tool Bag for $5 and free in-store pickup or free shipping / free local delivery with $50 order* May require a free-to-join Ace Rewards account to get this price?
*Local delivery where available
I love these for storing my smaller power tools which didn’t include a case or bag. Perfect for my yellow and black 20v tools which were purchased as “bare tools”. Lots of room to accommodate one tool, a handful of accessories and a couple batteries. Each of the 6 exterior storage pockets comfortably fit a Dewalt compact battery pack up to 3AH. The 5 bags I’m using now are all 10 to 15 years old and still going strong. YMMV as the Craftsman brand evolves as a non-Sears entity.
I picked up my order for three of these bags on the way to the office this morning. They seem just as well made as the old bags I’m using now, but there was a change to the pocket design. Where my older bags have 3 mesh pockets on each side of the bag, this newer version has 3 mesh pockets, with 3 canvas pockets directly behind them, in sort of a tiered manner.
I’m not sure if my batteries will fit into the canvas pockets, but they should still fit in the mesh pockets. Though I lose the ability to put a battery on each side of the bag to maintain weight distribution and balance, I wouldn’t say this is a show stopper, particularly in light of the price, and the seemingly durable construction of the bag.
Tardis alert!
Robotime via Amazon: ROBOTIME Wooden Pen Container Craft Kit for $9 and free Prime shipping with discount code 55FU645N at checkout (normally $20).
This code should also work for all the different kits in that product listing.
So with a bit of blue paint and a wee bit of imagination, this is quickly transformed into a reasonable simulacra of your very own desktop tardis!
@ruouttaurmind So cute! The other projects on that page are also $9 with that code. I’m debating buying the radio tissue box.
Torrid is having an extra 50% of clearance sale bundled with 2x Torrid Cash.
@tinamarie1974
I thought of you today.
@Barney @tinamarie1974 She was my first thought too but I was too lazy to post. I had it in my cart even.
@Barney @sammydog01 THAT is super cute!!
When I played yesterday, they didn’t give me the option of a WW bag…oh well I guess I saved $13
@Barney @tinamarie1974 I usually play these games in the middle of the night. That way if it’s awesome I buy it and if not I stick it in my cart and think about it in the morning. This sold out at maybe 7:30 am.
I thought the red pockets looked like boobs.
POKER! JOKER! NOT MEDIOCRE! AWESOME!
They’re back once again.
https://www.snowjoe.com/products/aqua-joe-one-touch-adjustable-hose-nozzle-jet-cone-mist-off-w-smart-throttle-control-non-splash-quick-disconnect-2-pack-blue-green
@cinoclav I buy these every time, hoping for a purple one. I have quite a collection of them now.
@Barney I got four coming. If I get a purple I would be happy to share
@Barney @tinamarie1974 I ordered again too. If I get a purple I’m keeping it.
@Barney @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 I had a package of these sitting here that I had never opened since I didn’t need them yet. Curiosity got to me so I just opened it. One green and one… purple.
@Barney @cinoclav @sammydog01 so are you sharing or just teasing poor @barney
@Barney @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 Guess I’m teasing. I asked Barney to provide her address before but she just didn’t trust me.
@cinoclav @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974
@RiotDemon taught me what FML means the other day.
@Barney @cinoclav @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 I’m so educational!!
@tinamarie1974
I get Monday, Wednesday and Friday?
@cinoclav NOT TRUE! I do trust you.
@Barney Oh sure, now that you want something from me!
@cinoclav Damn, you figured it out.
@Barney @cinoclav @RiotDemon @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 We need a permalink to https://www.urbandictionary.com
@Barney @cinoclav @OldCatLady @RiotDemon @sammydog01 Oh I learned a new word! Some of my favorite boys in high school were himbos!!
@Barney @cinoclav @RiotDemon @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 I thought I sent their home page. Golly, how did that happen?
@Barney @cinoclav @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 the URL only says blue and green (which is what I got the first time). Purple must be super rare and valuable!
@cinoclav @djslack @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 I so want to flash my purple at the neighbors.
@Barney @djslack @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 The site does say colors will vary.
@Barney Purple and the neon green arrived today
@Barney @speediedelivery mine have shipped. Should get them this week
@speediedelivery I am very happy for you that you got a purple, but that means one less left in the wild for me.
@speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 Mine should be here on Friday.
@speediedelivery @tinamarie1974 @cinoclav @sammydog01 @djslack @OldCatLady @RiotDemon
I GOT A PURPLE!
Eat your heart out @sammydog01!
@Barney @cinoclav @djslack @OldCatLady @RiotDemon @sammydog01 @speediedelivery YEA!!!
@Barney @cinoclav @djslack @OldCatLady @RiotDemon @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974
@Barney @djslack @OldCatLady @RiotDemon @sammydog01 @speediedelivery @tinamarie1974
@Barney @cinoclav @djslack @OldCatLady @RiotDemon @sammydog01 @speediedelivery guess who got TWO purple ones in the mail today!!
/giphy smile
@tinamarie1974 Did you have to buy two dozen in order to get two purples?
/giphy smile
@Barney nope. I bought two sets. I received two green and two purple
@Barney @tinamarie1974 Add me to the purple club!
/giphy purple club
@Barney @sammydog01 damn, Oprah must be in charge this year. You get a purple, you get a purple. EVERYONE gets a purple!!! Good stuff!!
/giphy Oprah
Fanflix: Own The My Little Pony Movie, digital HD for $2.
Redeem the digital code at Vudu, Google Play, AppleTV/iTunes or FandangoNOW. Does not appear to be MA compatible?
Yes, Fanflix is legit. I’ve purchased several titles there. Some are MA, some are not. In this case, I do not know. Also, when redeeming Fanflix codes at AppleTV/iTunes some codes redeem in 4K. Again, I do not know about this one.
Other titles available:
Rambo: Last Blood $3
Hacksaw Ridge $3
Dirty Grandpa $3
Patriots Day $3
John Wick 3 $5
Judy Garland: The Legend Behind The Rainbow $5
Bombshell $5
Apocalypse Now: Final Cut $5