The Official April 2019 Deals Topic

@ruouttaurmind " @ruouttaurmind p.p.s. It is April already, dagnabit!!!"
https://meh.com/forum/topics/the-unofficial-march-2019-deals-topic---spring-forward-into-deals#5ca3a6349c92dd164ba72705

@mikibell Well… ya. But it sneaked in while I was distracted by the meh-ration. That’s just wrong.

@ruouttaurmind Do you happen to know if this offers a clean HDMI feed?

@Targaryen I don’t know that answer but in related news I did read that it doesn’t do live HDMI out. Some reviews said it would be really great for 4k video if it did.

@Targaryen I’m sorry, but I don’t have that answer. I know it’s equipped with a micro HDMI port, but I don’t know what you can expect from that.

@djslack Oh Lord, anything is lighter than those damn Werner ladders. I didn’t even want to bring that thing out. With my current house the Little Giant fits the bill nicely.
That’s a great price for nice multi ladder.

Interesting enough, things seem to have changed a bit in the ladder market:

• Little Giant has upgraded their latches to a clamp type system. This may be why Meh sold some previously. Werner and HF still use the hook system. It works fine, but the newer designs are nicer.
• Werner must have listened to complaints about the weight of their ladders. I know the old ones were very heavy, because I have lugged them around before. The weights of comparable ladders on Home Depot’s site are: Little Giant Super Duty 1AA (375lb): 53lb; Little Giant Revolution 1A (300lb): 38lb; Gorilla MPX22 1AA: 40lb; Werner 1AA: 45.6lb; Werner 1 (250lb): 38.7lb. Harbor Freight does not offer a 22ft multi ladder, but their 17’ 1A is 35.9lb for 20% less ladder. So this is the lightest type 1AA multi ladder I see, but you can get lighter with a lower duty rating. The LG super duty model seems shockingly heavy. This is the only one under $200 as well. The LG super duty ladder is over $460!

@sammydog01 Or maybe I’m off by a week. Oops.

@therealjrn Goonies

@llangley I love purple and that is my favorite purple of purples. But shipping kinda kills the deal.

@Barney @llangley that is a pretty purple!

@ruouttaurmind I got mine yesterday. Hose seems pretty good. I’m worried about the plastic quick connect adapters, though. It seems like you are required to use those. I suppose I’ll add a Y-splitter to the spigot and leave the quick connector screwed into one of the them so I don’t have to unscrew it when I want to attach a different hose. (which would defeat the purpose of the quick connect)

@medz They have the quick connectors listed as a separate item if you’re inclined to convert all the watery garden things.

@medz @ruouttaurmind Mine came on Saturday. Wow, what an itty bitty box, was my first thought. Tomorrow it’s going to be in the mid-eighties here, a perfect time for a bath for Lady, but I’ve got other things I have to do. She’ll get a reprieve until next week or maybe later.

I think the hose is going to be perfect for irritating the dog.

@Barney

perfect for irritating the dog

My favourite new purchase then!

@Barney @ruouttaurmind I must be the only weirdo that washes my dog in the shower.

@RiotDemon Why, yes, you are!

@Barney @RiotDemon @ruouttaurmind if I do it, mine gets washed in the bath tub…he doesn’t like the cold hose water.

@RiotDemon in the shower, with the handheld shower head to get them good from all angles.

@djslack @RiotDemon I thought I was the only weirdo that washed the dog in the shower, using the handheld shower head to rinse them down real good.

@sammydog01 nnoooooo really?

@tinamarie1974 They were a little vague, but possibly.

@sammydog01 I am pretty sure I have a bunch or two I could see in that case

@sammydog01 That’s ok, I paid $45 for a lemon during the OMG deal frenzy.

@tinamarie1974 @ruouttaurmind We have confirmation that the person who purchased a plastic banana and a map of Idaho for $53 received a plastic banana and a map of Idaho. And the person who paid $54 for a plastic banana and bouncy balls was shipped a plastic banana and 250 bouncy balls. No returns.

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 oh my, but I guess there WAS truth in advertising!

@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @tinamarie1974 didn’t Cards Against Humanity sell a box of shit?

I just ordered some new smelly shampoo for my girls’ bathtime this weekend!

@ruouttaurmind we bought one for about $60 on amazon in 2017. We had reward points, so out-of-pocket it was only $20ish. Good lil tent for 2 adults and 1 small child. Good air flow when the tarp is off. Like that it has the little air window at the bottom that you can stake-out so the breeze hits you while sleeping. The first time we used it, it rained. Hard. We stayed dry, but there was some moisture under the air mattress. (don’t know where it came in)

@medz @ruouttaurmind You need to seam seal tents or you can get small leaks through stitching holes and the seams.

@Kidsandliz ain’t nobody got time for that

@medz Well that may be true but I used to work in outdoor adventure and I can tell you first hand that it makes a difference with how dry you stay in heavy rain, especially if you put up your tent in an area that is packed down hard (tend to get standing water that way).

@ruouttaurmind can’t you transfer those films over to another service?
https://www.howtogeek.com/fyi/ultraviolet-is-shutting-down-on-july-31st-heres-how-to-transfer-your-movies/

@russellmz I guess I haven’t checked. Most of my library transferred to Fandango without a problem. I contacted UV about the others and their response was to download them to my phone and watch with their mobile app. Well and good until their app is not compatible with my mobile OS anymore, or I change phones, or I want to enjoy my movie on a screen larger than 5.5”.

Thank you for the linky. I’ll look through it tomorrow and hopefully will find something I can use there.

@russellmz I read through the linky you posted. It’s essentially a description of how to merge libraries via the UV account merge process. Been there. Did it. Couple months ago. Cross-populated with everything except Apple (no Apple streaming device except my phone and tablet).

Unfortunately some titles won’t play in any other service (Cowboys vs. Aliens for example) because of studio licensing agreements. So I can see the titles in, for example, Fandango. But Fandango doesn’t let me play them. Same for Google, Amazon and MoviesAnywhere. So unless something changes in the next couple months, I’ve lost those films for good.

@ruouttaurmind Thanks!

@ruouttaurmind Slickdeals had a bunch of other series for 99 cents too. Thanks!
https://slickdeals.net/f/13015021-polar-explorations-season-1-digital-hd-1-more?src=frontpage

Hey @Barney they also had understanding modern electronics. Maybe they do an episode on phones.

@sammydog01 Is that found under Medical School for Everyone?

@Barney Here you go:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K8VXNQC/ref=pe_385040_118058080_TE_M1DP

@sammydog01 Hey, sounds great! Not.

@Barney I bought it with a bunch of stuff that I’ll never watch because it seems like too much thinking.

@Barney @sammydog01 I bought the penguins and the Chinese history series. I only made it through about 10 minutes of each. The lecturers are a bit dry.

@ruouttaurmind Or did it require you to do too much thinking?

@mfladd I tried Spotify’s Premium service back when you could get the Google Home Mini for 1 cent with it. I found the Spotify’s interface very non-intuitive. I’m glad I tried it out, but I didn’t like it.

My ad-supported 99 cent special Hulu subscription has been very enjoyable though.

@therealjrn Damn. I keep kicking myself for not jumping on the hulu deal. I prefer pandora, but am considering since I will need hulu. The one station I will not be able to get thru antenna is NBC.
When my comcast contract expires in June I will go with antenna, netflix, amazon prime (I use prime anyway), and hulu. I should be good for my needs. That just leaves me lacking syfy, history, and amc.

@mfladd @therealjrn I did the $1/mo for a year deal with Hulu. Cancelled after the first month. Not even for a dollar. YMMV. I can find enough commercial supported TV on my Roku without any monthly fees.

@mfladd @ruouttaurmind I like the Pluto TV channel on my Roku.

There’s a lot of TV series I haven’t followed that closely, so Hulu fills that in for me.

@mfladd @therealjrn Well, I had a nice little response. And what are the chances the website would do a tailspin just as I hit the “Say it” button (without copying my text first).

Anyhoo, I like the commercial sponsored movies on the Roku channel and Vudu. I also did the 30 day free trial for Starz and I’m seriously considering actually paying for that. $9/mo, lots of movies (tons and tons of Disney), some original series, tons of old classic TV series, all commercial free.

In two days I’ll be losing my Amazon Prime Video (I chose not to renew Prime). At the end of the month my divorce from Dish Network will be final. My TV habits are in flux right now.

Saturday I installed a cheap yagi antenna from Best Buy. My previous leaf type indoor antenna only received 3 channels (one spanish, one religeous, one local independent; no networks). After installing the yagi on the roof my reception went up to 93 channels. Not a bad ROI for $20.

@ruouttaurmind @therealjrn So I did some research on antennaweb.org and another site. Apparently it does not matter if I have a non-amplified indoor antenna all the way to a rooftop antenna - I will still get the only 4 stations available. I think I will go with an amplified indoor just to be safe.
The only station I can not get around here is NBC (2.5 hr drive away). So hulu will give me what I need for that - correct?

@mfladd Hulu Live would, regular Hulu, not necessarily so. They have some NBC stuff, but it’s limited. As I understand it, Hulu Live offers more NBC options. Since NBC announced their own streaming service, it seems they may be limiting access to their programming on their website.

@ruouttaurmind I would still be at the same cost keeping my comcast tv portion (they gouge you for internet only) picking up hulu live. Oh well.
Everyone is announcing their own streaming service! I have a feeling the streaming /cable worlds are in a serious upheaval right now. What will exist when the dust settles?

@mfladd

I have a feeling the streaming /cable worlds are in a serious upheaval right now.

I expressed the same sentiment in your Disney topic. The streaming industry is in flux. When it settles I think we’ll wind up paying just as much as we currently do for cable/satellite services. ISP service is also creeping up because they’re losing TV revenue and seeing massive traffic increases because of the transition to streaming.

@sammydog01 Do they taste like betrayal?

@Targaryen A bit.

@sammydog01 Are these diet approved?

@Barney Nope. Damn impulse buys.

@ruouttaurmind hmmmm…I don’t know.
I think I will hold off.

@mfladd @ruouttaurmind Should I buy one to play Animal Crossing?

@mfladd @sammydog01 Yes.

/giphy absolutely

@djslack I ordered one then cancelled it. I was thinking I could use it to copy coloring book pages for 3-doodling and remembered they are mostly 2-sided.

@sammydog01 yeah, that would probably mess you up. And you could copy them to make them one sided, but then if you could copy them you wouldn’t need to trace them.

@djslack Yup, that was me last month. I wound up with this one which looks similar, and I paid a bunch more for it ($23). The only real differences I can see between the two is the one I bought has infinitely adjustable brightness, and that one is 3 fixed levels. Also mine is 3.5w vs 1.5w on the one you linked. I splurged on the brighter one thinking “better to have and not need than to need and not have”. Same seller by the way.

@ruouttaurmind I compared the one I ordered with yours and wound up cancelling the first one and ordering yours. I did it for two reasons: Higher brightness level inferred from the wattage difference, and I learned that there was a grid or honeycomb pattern in the cheaper one (maybe to help with that diamond painting stuff?) that does not exist in the version you got. There were some photos that made it look very noticeable, although other reviewers said it was fine.

The same other seller was lowballing that listing too ($4.49 plus shipping, but wouldn’t receive until May 29) so the price was down to $17 and change, which seemed pretty good for one that should be over twice as bright.

@djslack I can tell you it’s plenty bright enough to shine through a layer of vinyl so I can align a second layer of vinyl with backing and transfer film. I haven’t tried three layers yet, but I expect it will meet my needs there as well.

@Kawa Thanks! I don’t know how beefy my computer is. Guess I’ll find out.

@Kawa awesome! Thank you!

WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!

@Kawa Thank you!

@Kawa Thanks! I downloaded it when you posted and look forward to trying it out!

PS: Valid through Saturday, April 20th

@ruouttaurmind What’s SD?

@Kawa Slick Deals.

@Kawa @ruouttaurmind SD is the closest thing to deals.woot modern internet surfers have nowadays.

RIP deals.woot.

@mikibell Nice price. I haven’t used mine yet.

@lisaviolet they are allowing the discount on accessories too…

@ruouttaurmind Dang. Just got the Mohu Leaf in/outdoor mid-range amped antenna last month for $35. What’s the deal with dropping prices on OTA antennas lately?

BTW, this one looks nice. Would buy if I hadn’t already got the Mohu.

@mike808 I wasn’t really expecting much from it. I would have been happy just getting a few more channels. I was amazed to say the least.

@mike808 @ruouttaurmind Where did you find the Leaf for $35?

@mike808 @ruouttaurmind Nevermind, I just went ahead and bought a new Mohu Blade on ebay for $30 (inc. shipping) on ebay. I don’t want to mess with external mounting and needed something that would blend inside well. The blade fits the bill.

@mfladd @ruouttaurmind It was the Mohu AIR 60 (Outdoor Amplified Multi-Directional HDTV Antenna in Black) Best Buy had it on closeout.
https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/4756/4756200cv11d.jpg;maxHeight=200;maxWidth=200

Model:MH-110788 SKU:4756200

@mfladd @ruouttaurmind Looks like they changed the “Air 60” for the “Sky 60”. The new model is more like two crescents than a bowtie.

And I mis-spoke, it was $40, not $35.
Source

@mfladd

I don’t want to mess with external mounting

I cheated. I just fired my satellite service so all I had to do was disconnect the existing coax from the dish and connect it to the antenna. All in, it took about 5 minutes to install.

@mfladd The mounting post is optional on these. However it is encased in plastic for outdoor weather protection and aesthetics. About 1/2" thick, since it is just basically a coat hanger inside.

FYI, there are DIY coat hanger antenna designs put there. Any metal will do, but copper is the most conductive, and would make the best material if you can choose it.

@mfladd @ruouttaurmind
Why didn’t you just replace the existing Dish antenna with an OTA antenna?

@ruouttaurmind Sweet. Something to use Best Buy Rewards for - I had $15, so $5.46 and a trip to town later I will have this.

I have a flat antenna array in the attic now, but there are two networks/channel groups that are a little wonky. I am hoping the increased gain of the Yagi can put a little more oomph on those weak ones. It will be well worth it if it does.

This is what I’ve been rocking:

@mike808

Why didn’t you just replace the existing Dish antenna with an OTA antenna?

That’s exactly what I did. I even reused the Dish mounting pole and just clamped the antenna to it.

@djslack @ruouttaurmind
This is what I was rocking before the Mohu Air60.

@mike808 Ok, I’ll bite. What’s the fiver for?

@mike808 was that a homebrew rig? Nice.

If you put a twenty in does it pick up more channels?

@djslack @ruouttaurmind The fiver is for scale. A Jackson is for date night to pull in adults-only channels. The wire is a scrap piece of 12ga 3-wire romex. I used the ground wire as the antenna. Each side of the bowtie is separate, with the crossovers perpendicular to each other to minimize interference. The design is off the interwebs, and spec’ed to HDTV UHF bands. The lengths and angles of the bowties are tuned to the center of my local channels frequency range min/max.

@djslack @ruouttaurmind
4-bay design from here:
https://m4antenna.eastmasonvilleweather.com

@ruouttaurmind I tried to swing by BB to pick up my new antenna and they were closed up today. I guess it was for Easter. Happy Easter BB retail drones!

@ruouttaurmind Does the HDHomeRun require a wired connection to my router?

@therealjrn Yes and no. This model doesn’t have wifi capability, but solutions are available. Powerline adapters or wifi range extender with Ethernet jack are probably the two most common and least expensive. I paid about $16 for the TP-Link range extender I use with my surveillance DVR.

@Barney odd. In one place it says $399, but when you go to buy it says $449.

@Barney nevermind. I’m an idiot. They have two different sizes of storage.

@RedOak Isn’t it strange to think of CD players to be the equivalent of a Sony walkman now? At least I do.

@mfladd you’d have to have some rig to walk around with that rackmount monstrosity!

(I do see what you mean, and agree. But I was overpowered by this thought.)

Speaker docks are not that far behind, really.

@mfladd yah, I’ve still got a SONY 300 CD MegaStorage changer with the CDs still in it in the gear stack… and I honestly cannot recall the last time I listened to music via those CDs!

Streaming is so easy.

(Also still have my LP album collection + a direct drive Technics turntable with Sure V5 cartridge. Need to hook that up and refesh my recollection of what uncompressed/re-expanded recorded music sounds like!)

@sammydog01 I’m having an internal battle on whether I should buy some of the Lindt truffles. My stomach is slowly usurping my brain.

@sammydog01 Luck.

@sammydog01 Well thanks Sammydog01, I failed at ignoring it and have crap coming. At lest maybe getting fabric grocery bags.

@raccoon81 Just forward it to me. You’re welcome.

That’s a bag of crap and it doesn’t appear to be selling quickly.

@sammydog01 I think that’s the one I bought. I really like @lichme 's new notifications.

@sammydog01 @walarney Something I wanted to add for quite a while now and finally found a bit of time. Glad you like it

@heartny Holy Shit, $39? Where’s bsmith1?

@heartny @sammydog01 $100 value.

/giphy press x to doubt

@heartny @RiotDemon @sammydog01 in for 2. Thanks!

/giphy calculating-sweet-onion

@llangley Good luck! Just remember they will likely be identical.

@sammydog01 My son has the Dark Ollie I bought off woot before. Careful, the software did not work with my newer phone and we had to put it on an older one.

@mfladd That’s weird- Sphero is still selling them so I would think the app would be current. Is the firmware up to date?

@sammydog01 It was. I tried it numerous times. It just wanted connect with Ollie. As soon as I put it on an older phone it worked perfectly. Let me know what you find.

@narfcake Beat me to it!
Also, my Retro Rebellions shirt is now on sale as well!
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/retro-rebellions

@narfcake Holy shirt! I ordered 6 shirts (including the one above by @ACraigL) this morning and I just got a text from UPS saying my order is going to be delivered tomorrow! That is stunningly awesom…er…amazing!

@therealjrn Yay! Glad you liked it enough to bogo! Did you get all new shirts or did you rummage through the catalog?

@ACraigL
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I just clicked around a little…I didn’t buy anything over $15 because I think that’s even high…but at half-off shipped, that’s a deal! Here’s what I’m getting:
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/retro-rebellions
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/wild-and-strange
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/the-cost-of-a-hero
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/lightning-bugs-10
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/hello-darkness
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/the-odds

Woot!

@ACraigL Although one of your catalog shirts is still one of my favorites! Imma wearing it tomorrow.
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/stay-gold?ref=cnt_ctlg_dgn_0

@therealjrn It’s one of my faves too! I got a lot of compliments on it last summer. I always just say “thanks” but my wife likes to make it super-awkward by adding, “he MADE it”, and then we all just look at each other.

@therealjrn Yeah, they can be pretty quick these days. This was among the shirts that arrived today:
/Wootstalker https://shirt.woot.com/offers/nostalgia-v-7-5

(I should be north of 20 @acraigl shirts by now.)

@narfcake @therealjrn
/giphy you like me!

@llangley @riotdemon you might like the Evil Eye or Hamsa bracelets in the Sterling offer . I’m kinda liking the blue Jambo sandals, but I’d never buy shoes online unless I’d tried them on in-store lol

@Barney I Judy Jetson. I’m going to marry her some day.

Eep Opp Ork Ah Ah!

@walarney @Barney @JudyJetson

@therealjrn That cat is awe-some.

@RiotDemon A fin for me too.

@therealjrn I asked the store I was at and apparently three people had already gotten $500.

@RiotDemon Of course they are going to say that!

@RiotDemon @therealjrn I have 3 phone numbers, got three $5 coupons. Two people on a friend of my wife’s Facebook post said they got $100 though.

@RiotDemon $5 here. Though I have a couple of Google voice numbers I could use. Guess I’ll try them and head there if I get something big.

Ah well - $5 on each of them. Not worth leaving the house for.

Count me in for $5 too. If I was still out and about I would spend it but not going to get dressed and go back out tonight.

@RiotDemon meh…I got $5.00. Oh well it was worth a try

@RiotDemon

@Barney best candy?

@RiotDemon Anything that’s free.

@RiotDemon
We’re sorry but the supply of coupons in the Lowe’s Spring Savings Promotion have been claimed.

@medz are you in a time zone where it’s after 9pm? I’m guessing cuz they are closed. It was a one day promo thing.

@RiotDemon yaz

@medz Is yaz anywhere near oz?

@therealjrn a tornado’s throw away from oz for sure

Fun thing about the promotion was that at least at my store, they couldn’t scan coupons on the phone. So they just looked at it an took that amount off your purchase. (Maybe they did more verification if it wasn’t just $10 shortly before closing.) Must have been a fun day for the checkout staff.

Oh shit…I meant to reply, not for a separate post. Damn…

@OldCatLady probably cuz they’re closed. It was a one day only deal.

@compunaut I love purple.

@ruouttaurmind Blimey! Is da one from England subtitled? Nuff said, yeah?

@therealjrn I spent nearly 10 years traveling around England, Ireland, Wales and southern Scotland. I don’t believe I ever heard “blimey” spoken outside an old Flying Circus routine.

@ruouttaurmind there was more than 3 movies?

Aside from the subtitles that can be slightly off for American English, if a “digital copy” is included, the code won’t work from a US location.

@RiotDemon You’ve never seen the original 1968 Charlton Heston film? PotA was a very successful franchise, spawning four films from '68 to '72.

@walarney It appears Amazon has stopped offering “disk and digital” versions of movies. If I had to guess, it’s to avoid losing sales of their own digital Prime Video options.

@ruouttaurmind I didn’t realize Heston’s version had 4. Thought it was only the one.

@RiotDemon The three subsequent films were shameful cash grabs. Pretty awful, even by ‘70s cinema standards.

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