Wonder how many of these would still be selling if the usual one per event limit was in place. Doesn’t really say how much we would be willing to pay as much as how much 50 whales would be willing to pay (or how many dumb bots they have)
@jnicholson0619 But it could be a rock with a speaker in it, a rock with a hidden key hole, a pet rock, a rock that has string around it and the winning lottery ticket attached…It might not be an ordinary rock… or then again they sky might rain money
MEMBER BENEFIT: Nope, there’s no special member hour today BUT all members who buy at least one IRK any time today will also get a $15 Mediocritee coupon to use over at mediocritee.com
@lisaviolet@sammydog01 I hope Playon works out better for you than it did for me. I bought a “lifetime” sub a few years ago (I think it was on sale then around $60 IIRC). It only worked some of the time since the content providers were always trying to thwart the (barely legal) Playon model. But they would update the SW periodically to workaround the issues. So, clunky but often worked.
Now, they’ve introduced a “new and improved” product that requires a new license (no grandfathering of existing license holders). And they don’t seem to be updating the old version any more. So my old product works with fewer content providers as time goes on. Swell.
In summary, I regret my purchase and would not recommend Playon.
@macromeh@sammydog01 Yeah, the same thing happened to me. I originally bought a lifetime license back in 2013. Never used it, just never got around to it.
Fast forward to setting up a dedicated Plex system with an NAS last year and figured I’d try it out. Same problems as you had. Found out that they no longer supported the desktop version.
After some back and forth, they offered me a three month trial for their most recent version. I nixed on the cloud version, going for the one for my computer. And took advantage of it. I downloaded full seasons of Justified, Castle, Breaking Bad, Elementary and one movie - Death on the Nile.
There’s a disclaimer before each recorded video, stating who downloaded it with the IP of the system downloading. The only drawback is the recordings are only SD. But, if you save them on the cloud and download them, you can get full 1080p versions.
They have credits that you can use for saving to the cloud. One point for SD recordings, three points for HD. And you have seven days to download.
I got a deal, 50 credits for $7.50. Fifteen cents a credit. So, for forty-five cents, I can download an HD version. I can get sixteen videos for $7.50.
Not bad.
And less than $120 for five years? Okay, I’m okay with that.
I’m really on a tear right now with saving my stuff to a hard drive. The first week this month I ripped over 400 cds to the NAS. I have about 200 left (country and soundtracks) to do. That’s about a row and a half.
@Kyeh@macromeh@sammydog01 Those shelves are bowed down in the middle. Been like that for years. I did print some PLA sheets to reinforce them (and it makes it easier to pull them out - there’s room above the disk case).
@medz with all the shiatsu neck massagers and microfiber sheet sets you get, you must be drowning in the genitalia of whatever gender you desire for pleasure. Lamborghini owners wearing Yeezys are jelly.
@Ignorant I mean people actually purchased thr $200 IRKS. I would like to know who they are and if they would like to make a donation to my inground pool fund.
@Ignorant@Kyeh So people made irritational decisions. We’ve certainly don it before, and for the time being things are still standing. It was fun. Now it’s done. Yay!!!
@elfunkman@Ignorant@Kyeh my theory is meh heard the complaints about lack of IRKs. So they said, okay, we’ll give them IRKs but on our terms. Thinking this would shutup the mehtizens when they see the rising price tag, they were in for a surprise when they continued to sell out. They didn’t count on the mehtizens being just as spiteful and willing to part with their money in order to prove a point. I’m sure meh will return fire w/ an IRK package containing pasta, candy corn, a 2watt bluetooth speaker dock, and a rock like @jnicholson0619 suggested. Of course we can continue the spite war by being happy w/ the package. It’ll be interesting and meh will be rich and since I didn’t get an IRK, I’ll be entertained which is the greatest reward of all.
Wonder how many of these would still be selling if the usual one per event limit was in place. Doesn’t really say how much we would be willing to pay as much as how much 50 whales would be willing to pay (or how many dumb bots they have)
@triavalon Or if there weren’t $5 coupons to the price of the irk.
We also need to see if the price starts going back down once they cease to sell out.
But they may never stop selling out.
@djslack BUT THE COUPONS PAY FOR THEMSELVES.
@djslack @sammydog01 Only if you will be buying that many items between now and the end of the year.
@djslack @Kidsandliz @sammydog01 and I’m not buying that many. Well unless I’m compelled. Now if the coupons stacked, I’d consider it.
Naw keep buying them guys. It’s entertaining.
/giphy popcorn
Its just inflation
FOMO strong
I cant wait to see the reveal thread of mass disappointment.
“I paid $175 for this box, and all I got is a rock”
@jnicholson0619 But it is a regret kit, so wouldn’t the people with the most regret actually be the winners who got the most from the purchase?
@jnicholson0619
@jnicholson0619 But it could be a rock with a speaker in it, a rock with a hidden key hole, a pet rock, a rock that has string around it and the winning lottery ticket attached…It might not be an ordinary rock… or then again they sky might rain money
@jnicholson0619 @Kidsandliz It could also be a rock that is a dock for an iPhone 3…
Do you know how many Fanflix movies I can buy for $10? I got three yesterday. UHD versions. Judy, Apocaplyse Now, and Midway.
And morningsave or sidedeals don’t have enough stuff I want that I’d use a billion coupons over the course of six months.
/giphy testify
@lisaviolet I spend so much on movies these days. But at least they don’t take up closet space.
@lisaviolet @sammydog01 I
wastespend money on shirts. It takes up all the closet space!@narfcake now there’s a t-shirt coupon too!
Value of IRKs just increased by a shirt!
@sammydog01 I spent $120 for a five year Playon subscription this afternoon. Usual price is $39.99 a year.
@lisaviolet Nice!
@djslack @narfcake That’s Niff-T!
@djslack @narfcake I can’t wait to not get my t-shirt code, and have them point out it was a benefit to members, not VMP. That would be very mediocre.
@lisaviolet @sammydog01 I hope Playon works out better for you than it did for me. I bought a “lifetime” sub a few years ago (I think it was on sale then around $60 IIRC). It only worked some of the time since the content providers were always trying to thwart the (barely legal) Playon model. But they would update the SW periodically to workaround the issues. So, clunky but often worked.
that requires a new license (no grandfathering of existing license holders). And they don’t seem to be updating the old version any more. So my old product works with fewer content providers as time goes on. Swell.
Now, they’ve introduced a “new and improved” product
In summary, I regret my purchase and would not recommend Playon.
@macromeh @sammydog01 Yeah, the same thing happened to me. I originally bought a lifetime license back in 2013. Never used it, just never got around to it.
Fast forward to setting up a dedicated Plex system with an NAS last year and figured I’d try it out. Same problems as you had. Found out that they no longer supported the desktop version.
After some back and forth, they offered me a three month trial for their most recent version. I nixed on the cloud version, going for the one for my computer. And took advantage of it. I downloaded full seasons of Justified, Castle, Breaking Bad, Elementary and one movie - Death on the Nile.
There’s a disclaimer before each recorded video, stating who downloaded it with the IP of the system downloading. The only drawback is the recordings are only SD. But, if you save them on the cloud and download them, you can get full 1080p versions.
They have credits that you can use for saving to the cloud. One point for SD recordings, three points for HD. And you have seven days to download.
I got a deal, 50 credits for $7.50. Fifteen cents a credit. So, for forty-five cents, I can download an HD version. I can get sixteen videos for $7.50.
Not bad.
And less than $120 for five years? Okay, I’m okay with that.
I’m really on a tear right now with saving my stuff to a hard drive. The first week this month I ripped over 400 cds to the NAS. I have about 200 left (country and soundtracks) to do. That’s about a row and a half.
@lisaviolet @macromeh @sammydog01
Is it just the photo, or are those shelves actually bowed down in the middle?
@Kyeh @macromeh @sammydog01 Those shelves are bowed down in the middle. Been like that for years. I did print some PLA sheets to reinforce them (and it makes it easier to pull them out - there’s room above the disk case).
@lisaviolet @macromeh @sammydog01
That’s a LOT of CDs!
@Kyeh @macromeh @sammydog01 My parents gave me a CD player back in 1983? 84? for Christmas and I’ve been collecting since.
All these big spenders must be one percenters, sister site shopaholics, &/or drive electric cars!
@ircon96 I bet they’re wishful thinkers who believe in their heart of hearts that it will be worth what they paid.
@ircon96 @sammydog01 The reveal thread is gonna be… interesting.
@ircon96 @sammydog01 Isn’t that true of pretty much everyone who purchases from meh?
Some people buy expensive sneakers or fast cars to flex on others. Me? I drop stacks of cash on worthless crap and coupons for more cheap junk.
@medz with all the shiatsu neck massagers and microfiber sheet sets you get, you must be drowning in the genitalia of whatever gender you desire for pleasure. Lamborghini owners wearing Yeezys are jelly.
@djslack
/giphy hells-yeah
@djslack @medz
@djslack @medz @mike808 Gave me a laugh.
They’ll stop when they get expensive. We aren’t there yet.
@Ignorant
You coulda fooled me.
(Actually no, you couldn’t - I stopped when it hit $20.)
@Ignorant I mean people actually purchased thr $200 IRKS. I would like to know who they are and if they would like to make a donation to my inground pool fund.
@tinamarie1974 My thoughts exactly. Only I just need a therapy pool, so my fund is cheaper. DONATE NOW, SHEEPLES!
@Ignorant @Kyeh So people made irritational decisions. We’ve certainly don it before, and for the time being things are still standing. It was fun. Now it’s done. Yay!!!
@elfunkman @Ignorant
Hah - I like that word - irritatingly irrational?
@elfunkman @Ignorant @Kyeh my theory is meh heard the complaints about lack of IRKs. So they said, okay, we’ll give them IRKs but on our terms. Thinking this would shutup the mehtizens when they see the rising price tag, they were in for a surprise when they continued to sell out. They didn’t count on the mehtizens being just as spiteful and willing to part with their money in order to prove a point. I’m sure meh will return fire w/ an IRK package containing pasta, candy corn, a 2watt bluetooth speaker dock, and a rock like @jnicholson0619 suggested. Of course we can continue the spite war by being happy w/ the package. It’ll be interesting and meh will be rich and since I didn’t get an IRK, I’ll be entertained which is the greatest reward of all.
$200 IRK. That’s going to leave a mark.
@mike808 was that the max? I stopped paying attention at $35…
@mike808 And yet, it’s still 1/5000th the price that a BOC once sold for.
http://cybernetnews.com/april-fools-jokes-2007-woot-sells-1-million-bag-of-crap/
(Granted, there was a coupon but some folks didn’t use it.)
@mike808 @narfcake Whoa! Did they reveal what was in that one?
When will the coupon codes be emailed?
Those of us who bought at high, but not super high prices need to know Got to start using them up
@AnniKat according to the email
It will be around a week and emailed to you
Yeehah!