@simplersimon I have “won” 5 of these now! Have given it all away, including the bags. But I will probably do it again and again. I feel like a trained mouse!
@simplersimon I had been trying to buy a fuck you buckaroo bag since literally the first time they sold them, but failed for years. When I finally got one during a meh-rathon, I was psyched. Until I got a small box of garbage that I didn’t want and never used–just like they promised!
@melonscoop@vinuash first time I put anything in the bag, the bottom popped off. There was a travel steamer I got a single use out of before it broke, otherwise it was all trash, not even useful as gifts.
@simplersimon Hmm the black one I got in the last fuko actually held together (well other than getting a small hole in the side likely due to rubbing while I walked with this) while overfilled with books I was donating. I guess the different fabrics they use have different strength. Haven’t tried the travel steamer I got in a fuko yet as I finally found older iron in a used store (my nice iron was in a box that was stolen when I moved this time). Guess my hopes shouldn’t be up that high for that.
@Kidsandliz@simplersimon I use mine for folders and lunch etc to work and back. Works great for that and has held up better than some of the grocery store ones I’ve used.
@Kidsandliz That was the intention. We had 1 kid show up at our door last year. I guess I could have made that 1 kids REALLY happy, but it was still early in the night. Had it been late, I’d have dumped the bowl of candy and spinner in his/her bag and turned off the light for the night.
@SpenceMan01 It started to pour rain part way though our halloween so I had some left which I have given away one by one to kids. Just give them away this year.
Some ridiculous “massage” kit that was basically electrodes that you stick to yourself. Never made it out of the box and was surprisingly expensive for a Meh item. I dunno if I was drunk or had some long forgotten plan for them, but holy geeze was that a dumb purchase.
@ruouttaurmind I gave the bacon bowls away to inlaws and coworkers, as well as the knives. Actually really love the eggwich things, though! We recently got chickens and this is the quickest way I have to eat some eggs… And boy are there eggs…
@ruouttaurmind@smigit2002 I would actually put that knife as one of my best purchases. Cuts those fancy loaves of bread perfectly. I should have bought two.
@sammydog01 You’re in luck! I happen to have exactly two, NIB. And they shall be yours! Just whisper me your shipping deets and you’ll be slicing bread by Thursday!
If you find yourself with an embarrassment of slicing knifes, I’d be happy to help you out by taking one of those off your hands. Just PM, {{{whisper}}} whatever.
I’d say I would make it worth your while, but I’m barely worth anybody’s while…
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No question, its the 30 pack of Built NY neoprene things. I’m fairly sure I didn’t have a single electronic item they were made for. They are still in a box in my basement from January 12, 2015.
@Club33NOS Hmmm. I’ve found uses for those things that have surprised me. Example: I’ve used the big ones to swaddle a dozen eggs from my CSA, and one of the smallest ones is terrific as a change purse. I think only one of my bunch wound up doing electronic duty (I gave a laptop-size one to a friend), but I’ve been happy with the nonelectronic service they’ve provided.
@sammydog01@smigit2002 I just used my sunglasses yesterday. I handed them out at a family picnic and we took goofy pictures with them on. I told everyone to keep them after but still have a couple left. This was supposed to happen last year but some forgetful soul left them at home.
@cpierce You mean you only drink one glass of wine at a sitting? (Fill 'em all up at once & work your way through them – it’s more efficient that way.)
@smigit2002 We tried that chip maker several times and hated it. So donated it to Salvation Army… and felt a bit guilty for doing so rather than simply throwing it out.
I remember buying a foam pillow that had a gel layer. The idea was the gel would cool my piping hot head. Which it did for a while, but it also smelled like a chemical war zone. I tossed it, and then felt bad.
The 50 fidget spinners that my kid wanted to try to sell, but then as soon as I bought them, they suddenly went out of style. And those damn worthless fitness tracker bands that don’t connect to anything.
There was a set of knives that came with a sharpener. The knives are okay but the sharpener doesn’t sharpen for crap. What it does have is a super strong suction cup to keep it stationary so you don’t accidentally not sharpen your face or whatever.
It is currently the handle for my microwave door.
@Seeds I actually use these every night. The build quality is awful, and there was definitely an occasion wherein I thought each pair may have broken on me, but thus far, they still actually work, even though my husband laughs at how I look when I wear them. I don’t care because they help me sleep, and I had horrible insomnia for years.
The dumbest thing > the pair of battery chargers that might have set my house on fire !!
Worked OK when used to top off rechargeable NIMH but
heated up and smoked like a Roman candle with disposable alkaline batteries.
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@dopepeddler@orzake I was grossed out at first and thought I was chewing some gross metallic yuckiness but it’s kind of grown on me and I’ve been chewing it too …
@dopepeddler@moonhat@orzake it tastes absolutely terrible but it saves me a buttload on what I was spending on Red Bull’s at work. I even bought the get away bundle a few weeks ago for the gum alone.
The dog leash vest combo 2 for Tuesday. Should have bought a bottle of tequila instead. My dog ripped right through the first one, second one had a broken buckle that wouldn’t even click closed.
Also, the sunglasses multi pair box, not a single wearable pair.
@Anderra I was coming here to mention the sunglasses box. Not all of mine were unwearable, and they essentially cost a dollar apiece, so I didn’t feel too bad, but it still qualifies as the dumbest thing I’ve bought on meh. It made me realize that I actually have a shred of vanity or two.
Why is there no option for “Long-time lurker but I don’t buy stuff off of meh because it’s all dumb?” Probably because that would hurt your feelings… Sorry.
“Best Of” October bundle which consisted of candy corn, a fitness tracker, men’s razor, and fidget spinners.
That wins since I ordered 20 spinners 8 days before.
Maybe the WWE figurines would be the runner-up. I did it to support selling WWE stuff here so I’ll probably give most of them away or hold them for a future Meh-change (are those still a thing anymore?)
Some cheap ass towels that feel like sandpaper and faded after the first wash. Or the black Nexbelt, since for some reason it was both brown AND black (a fashion no no, my family tells me).
A hummingbird feeder that was designed completely wrong and therefore unusable. For the hummingbirds to actually be able to drink out of it, you’d need to keep it filled all the way up, all the time. Bad design, gave it to Goodwill.
Fuku
@simplersimon Yup - bought three, used zero.
@melonscoop @simplersimon I use the bags all the time! totally worth it for the tote.
@simplersimon @vinuash Yeah, I do actually use the bag itself.
@simplersimon I have “won” 5 of these now! Have given it all away, including the bags. But I will probably do it again and again. I feel like a trained mouse!
@simplersimon I had been trying to buy a fuck you buckaroo bag since literally the first time they sold them, but failed for years. When I finally got one during a meh-rathon, I was psyched. Until I got a small box of garbage that I didn’t want and never used–just like they promised!
@melonscoop @vinuash first time I put anything in the bag, the bottom popped off. There was a travel steamer I got a single use out of before it broke, otherwise it was all trash, not even useful as gifts.
@simplersimon Hmm the black one I got in the last fuko actually held together (well other than getting a small hole in the side likely due to rubbing while I walked with this) while overfilled with books I was donating. I guess the different fabrics they use have different strength. Haven’t tried the travel steamer I got in a fuko yet as I finally found older iron in a used store (my nice iron was in a box that was stolen when I moved this time). Guess my hopes shouldn’t be up that high for that.
@Kidsandliz @simplersimon I use mine for folders and lunch etc to work and back. Works great for that and has held up better than some of the grocery store ones I’ve used.
A band I listen to has sold branded plastic forks/spoons/sporks as April Fools day items. Can we get some Meh cutlery up in this bitch?
Hundreds of fidget spinners.
Either those orange, sugar-free, diarrhea-causing candies or the 50 fidget spinners.
@SpenceMan01 give the fidget spinners away at halloween. Kids around here were thrilled.
@Kidsandliz That was the intention. We had 1 kid show up at our door last year. I guess I could have made that 1 kids REALLY happy, but it was still early in the night. Had it been late, I’d have dumped the bowl of candy and spinner in his/her bag and turned off the light for the night.
@SpenceMan01 It started to pour rain part way though our halloween so I had some left which I have given away one by one to kids. Just give them away this year.
Some ridiculous “massage” kit that was basically electrodes that you stick to yourself. Never made it out of the box and was surprisingly expensive for a Meh item. I dunno if I was drunk or had some long forgotten plan for them, but holy geeze was that a dumb purchase.
(PULSE MASSAGER MINI II – found it)
Somehow, I bought one of those, too. Mine made it out of the box, and it does almost nothing. I also wonder how and why I chose to buy that
Definitely the As Seen on TV Kitchen Bundle.
Runner up would be a buttload of Built NY neoprene. I still have dozens of these things!
@ruouttaurmind Bath.
@ruouttaurmind I gave the bacon bowls away to inlaws and coworkers, as well as the knives. Actually really love the eggwich things, though! We recently got chickens and this is the quickest way I have to eat some eggs… And boy are there eggs…
@ruouttaurmind @smigit2002 I would actually put that knife as one of my best purchases. Cuts those fancy loaves of bread perfectly. I should have bought two.
@sammydog01 You’re in luck! I happen to have exactly two, NIB. And they shall be yours! Just whisper me your shipping deets and you’ll be slicing bread by Thursday!
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @smigit2002 Hey Sammy, I hear you have a brace of slicing knifes headed your way!
I have a lot of things that need slicing.
If you find yourself with an embarrassment of slicing knifes, I’d be happy to help you out by taking one of those off your hands. Just PM, {{{whisper}}} whatever.
I’d say I would make it worth your while, but I’m barely worth anybody’s while…
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@therealjrn
I hear you are not getting slicing knives.
If you want, I’d be happy to send you a box of other assorted junk
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@PlacidPenguin I had to go check on my cat.
He hadn’t roused himself all morning. I was worried I might have rolled over on him or something.
He was fine, today is not the day for me to consider more random junk in my life.
So now he is up, meowing at me. What does he want?
@therealjrn
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Despite my catshirt collection, I don’t speak cat.
@therealjrn
How about today?
@PlacidPenguin He’s cuddled next to me. We’re listening to Antioch OTR.
No question, its the 30 pack of Built NY neoprene things. I’m fairly sure I didn’t have a single electronic item they were made for. They are still in a box in my basement from January 12, 2015.
@Club33NOS Hmmm. I’ve found uses for those things that have surprised me. Example: I’ve used the big ones to swaddle a dozen eggs from my CSA, and one of the smallest ones is terrific as a change purse. I think only one of my bunch wound up doing electronic duty (I gave a laptop-size one to a friend), but I’ve been happy with the nonelectronic service they’ve provided.
@Club33NOS Be careful, or they may send you more.
@Club33NOS I had repressed the memory of this purchase, now I can hear the screams of neoprene unfulfilled from the box in the basement.
Hot iron holster. Two.
Or maybe twenty fidget spinners.
B U I L T N Y
dumb, but still coming in handy…
@thismyusername
If you want, I got one or two from a Mehxchange…
@PlacidPenguin still got plenty thanks hehe
@PlacidPenguin @thismyusername I only bought 10 and have used them all. I especially like the kindle size for my hoard.
@sammydog01
Turns out the sleeve I have is for Kindles, and is not in a sealed box yet…
Somewhere between A pack of 30 Neoprene and a Fuko which had Sex in the City, the board game.
Without a doubt, it was @mfladd
@KittySprinkles was @mfladd affordable, tho?
@mfladd @UncleVinny it only cost me my sanity
@KittySprinkles You should have taken what was behind curtain #2 instead.
Probably the touchscreen gloves sold forever ago:
https://meh.com/forum/topics/2-for-tuesday-urge-basics-precision-touchscreen-gloves
IIRC, they weren’t good gloves, nor were they particularly good on touch screens.
I’d say tied for “things I never used” are the Cardiff 3 wheeled skates and a 10 pack of sunglasses I thought were a good idea for my manly face.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/cardiff-s-series-premium-3-wheel-skates-refurbished
https://meh.com/forum/topics/10-for-tensday-random-sunglasses
@smigit2002 Those sunglasses weren’t any good for a womanly face either.
@sammydog01 @smigit2002 I just used my sunglasses yesterday. I handed them out at a family picnic and we took goofy pictures with them on. I told everyone to keep them after but still have a couple left. This was supposed to happen last year but some forgetful soul left them at home.
@speediedelivery Nice!
I bought a set of 18 wine glasses. They’re really nice! But I have no idea what to do with the other 17 I don’t use.
@cpierce You mean you only drink one glass of wine at a sitting? (Fill 'em all up at once & work your way through them – it’s more efficient that way.)
@cpierce Fill them all with different quantities of wine to create a musical instrument. Play…
…then enjoy contents. Make sure tomorrow is a weekend day.
@rtjhnstn I’m actually known for my wine glass playing skills at parties! And by that I mean I annoy my cat.
Mastrad Top Chips Set 2/2/15
@katbyter Oh, yeah. In fact, I should probably free mine as a sacrifice to the recycle goddess.
@gertiestn @katbyter I got rid of everything except the slicer. I used it until the blade got dull. It was perfect for making cucumbers for salads.
I’m sometimes a sucker, but I strive not to be dumb. It would be a tie between these two items:
@RedOak
@RedOak yeah, I kept one belt for myself, gave one to my mom and gave the other two away in Meh exchanges. My mom was pretty pleased with it!
Honestly, the chip maker intrigued me… we just planted two apple trees, in a couple years such a thing might have been awesome!
@smigit2002 We tried that chip maker several times and hated it. So donated it to Salvation Army… and felt a bit guilty for doing so rather than simply throwing it out.
Saturday bundle probably wins, although there is a lot of competition. I’ve bought a lot of dumb stuff here.
I remember buying a foam pillow that had a gel layer. The idea was the gel would cool my piping hot head. Which it did for a while, but it also smelled like a chemical war zone. I tossed it, and then felt bad.
The 50 fidget spinners that my kid wanted to try to sell, but then as soon as I bought them, they suddenly went out of style. And those damn worthless fitness tracker bands that don’t connect to anything.
There was a set of knives that came with a sharpener. The knives are okay but the sharpener doesn’t sharpen for crap. What it does have is a super strong suction cup to keep it stationary so you don’t accidentally not sharpen your face or whatever.
It is currently the handle for my microwave door.
@ZeroCharisma Extra stars for creativity in repurposing.
Candy corn since I didn’t buy a fondoodler.
/image olio model 1
this:
https://res.cloudinary.com/mediocre/image/upload/c_pad,f_auto,h_600,q_auto,w_600/j9yhi0gik6mmuwcwwifq.png
@Seeds
heh, trying to link through the image didn’t work. Didn’t realize I could just use the link.
@Seeds I actually use these every night. The build quality is awful, and there was definitely an occasion wherein I thought each pair may have broken on me, but thus far, they still actually work, even though my husband laughs at how I look when I wear them. I don’t care because they help me sleep, and I had horrible insomnia for years.
@jitc Glad they worked out for you
The hard boxes on the sides drove me crazy.
@Seeds understandable. I think I’ve just gotten used to it. More comfortable than the earbuds I used to use.
The dumbest thing > the pair of battery chargers that might have set my house on fire !!
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Worked OK when used to top off rechargeable NIMH but
heated up and smoked like a Roman candle with disposable alkaline batteries.
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@Zebra Oh damn! The battery exploders. I did buy those from here also.
Worst thing I bought on Meh was caffeine chewing gum. Made my mouth numb and my heart skip a few beats.
@dopepeddler this is funny bc i actually chew this stuff
@dopepeddler @orzake I was grossed out at first and thought I was chewing some gross metallic yuckiness but it’s kind of grown on me and I’ve been chewing it too …
@dopepeddler @moonhat @orzake it tastes absolutely terrible but it saves me a buttload on what I was spending on Red Bull’s at work. I even bought the get away bundle a few weeks ago for the gum alone.
The dog leash vest combo 2 for Tuesday. Should have bought a bottle of tequila instead. My dog ripped right through the first one, second one had a broken buckle that wouldn’t even click closed.
Also, the sunglasses multi pair box, not a single wearable pair.
@Anderra I was coming here to mention the sunglasses box. Not all of mine were unwearable, and they essentially cost a dollar apiece, so I didn’t feel too bad, but it still qualifies as the dumbest thing I’ve bought on meh. It made me realize that I actually have a shred of vanity or two.
@Anderra @jitc I tend to lose sunglasses a LOT, but couldn’t bring myself to wear any of the ones I got…
Star Wars toys.
I don’t even LIKE [post-original trilogy] Star Wars and I have nowhere to store the huge box they came in.
Oh yeah, and the Olio watch. What a POS.
@sjk3 Hah, what all toys did you end up with?
It may be a dumb Meh branded thingies, but I love them all the more.
Maybe Meh will brand some candy corn or fidget spinners.
Why is there no option for “Long-time lurker but I don’t buy stuff off of meh because it’s all dumb?” Probably because that would hurt your feelings… Sorry.
@Weboh You’re much wiser than the typical shopper here.
“Best Of” October bundle which consisted of candy corn, a fitness tracker, men’s razor, and fidget spinners.
That wins since I ordered 20 spinners 8 days before.
Maybe the WWE figurines would be the runner-up. I did it to support selling WWE stuff here so I’ll probably give most of them away or hold them for a future Meh-change (are those still a thing anymore?)
Some cheap ass towels that feel like sandpaper and faded after the first wash. Or the black Nexbelt, since for some reason it was both brown AND black (a fashion no no, my family tells me).
A hummingbird feeder that was designed completely wrong and therefore unusable. For the hummingbirds to actually be able to drink out of it, you’d need to keep it filled all the way up, all the time. Bad design, gave it to Goodwill.
@Fuzzalini Hummingbirds actually have ridiculously long tongues according to google. I can’t use mine because of ants though.
My set of photoreal shower curtains.
Alcohol may have been involved.
Still doesn’t feel like the beach.
Those grabber thingies. Wouldn’t have been so bad if they were actually what was in the description.