Woot Product Discussions for October 23rd 2018 [Woot-Off Edition]
2This topic was created to discuss today’s Woot deals. Not sure what Woot is selling today? Let me check that for you:
/wootstalker woot
Brondell Swash 1000 Advanced Bidet Seat
Price: $349.99
Condition: New
Want to discuss other Woot deals? /wootstalker
them below!
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that there is a Woot-Off today? Well, there is. Don’t get too attatched to any discussions, because they may become irrelevant pretty quickly.
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I just opened the BOC I received from the Balls of Cotton group.
Once again I’ve been the victim of a fraudulent scheme. False advertising. Mislead. I was promised a box of crap, and yet again I received a box of amusing, interesting, or useful items:
Woot TP
Selfie stick
A book titled Variety Puzzle Collection, Volume 23 loaded with over 240 puzzles ranging from sudokus and mazes to crosswords and cryptograms
California Costumes Broken Doll costume
A bag of glittery metallic gift bows w/matching tissue paper
A bath scrubber
A We’ll save ourselves, thank you Anvil t-shirt (by DoOomcat; OOP)
An 8 cup French Press coffee maker
And the best item is a bath towel. Not just any ol’ bath towel, but the thickest, most plush bath towel I’ve ever seen. I’ve stayed in some pretty nice resorts and hotels around the world and I have never seen a towel this thick and rich. At first I thought it was a blanket because it’s so heavy. That alone is probably worth my $10 price of admission. Plus I already have gift plans for the French press and the selfie stick.
Total win on this one even if I didn’t get a giant steel rooster.
My first peek at the new forum layout. Not a fan. But I fear change, so there’s that.
… and woot! servers just went down …
@tinsami1 They’ll update that outage page eventually, right?
@narfcake Dunno. First time I ever saw it. Is it pre-Amazon era?
@tinsami1 No, but it references several defunct woot subsites.
Why do I keep buying these things?? I must have ten various microSD cards now, new in their packaging.
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/samsung-evo-select-64gb-mcrosdxc-ard-1
Samsung EVO Select 64GB M?croSDXC ?ard
Price: $9.99
Condition: New
Stock up for the holidays. They’re like the batteries of the information age. (And you don’t even have to keep them in the refrigerator.)
@ruouttaurmind I would have bought a couple of those!
When I returned from my trip, the girl watching my house and hounds ingloriously told me the tale about how my disposal met it’s untimely demise. Long way of getting to “I know for a fact this is a helluva price for a ISE Badger 5”. If you’ve been considering replacing your disposal with a more powerful unit, this is less than half price.
EDIT: As expected, sold out swiftly.
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/insinkerator-badger-5-garbage-disposal-5?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=89685080d6ce11e8835600580a1c0e11
InSinkErator Badger 5 Garbage Disposal
Price: $49.99
Condition: New
This deal is currently sold out
I’m not exactly sure why I keep doing this to myself. The thrill of the hunt? The mystery? Self loathing?
Got it…
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/allsofotton
?alls_of_?otton
Price: $9.99
Condition: New
This deal is currently sold out
@ruouttaurmind No such luck here. Can’t
winlose if one doesn’t try, right?/8ball Should I play the lotto instead?
Yes
@narfcake The Mega Millions is only $1.6B. Hardly enough for a few cat shirts. So why bother?
/8ball Should @narfcake buy Mega Millions tickets?
Most likely
@narfcake Ok, I stand corrected.
/giphy Must obey
Because after I win the Mega Millions jackpot I’m going to become a Howard Hughes-esque germophobe eccentric hermit.
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/clorox-clorox-disinfecting-3-pack?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=ae7b4323d6ee11e88063006e0a1c0e0b
Clorox Clorox Disinfecting, 3-Pack
Price: $6.99
Condition: New
C3 says this is an all time low price. A bargain if you’ve been thinking about starting your own podcast I guess.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/blue-snowball-ice-condenser-microphone-8?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=e9ab45ddd6be11e882d700550a1c0e0d
Blue Snowball iCE Condenser Microphone
Price: $19.99
Condition: New
Any ideas what I did wrong? Less than 3 minutes before this was posted I signed out, then back in. But when I tried to buy it I got a message in my shopping cart “session expired” in the address and payment frames.
I refreshed, but same messages. Logged out, back in, VOP, sold out. I don’t understand what the “session expired” bit is all about.
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/icycles-ver-andy?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=39c85ccdd6c211e88129003e0a1c0e14
?icycles ?ver ?andy
Price: $9.99
Condition: New
This deal is currently sold out
@ruouttaurmind The Amazon Prime login was doing that to me when I tried to use that ign shirt code on my phone. Weird.
Exact same scenario. Logged out and back in about 3 minutes before placing this item in my cart and heading to checkout .
Pic or it didn’t happen…
Très bizarre. Even though it says session expired, I clicky “place your order” button and the order was successful. Lesson lernt.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@ruouttaurmind I did not try that. Next time.
@ruouttaurmind I tried for the boc- I knew it was too early but I wanted to see if I could get past the Amazon Prime login. Nope- I had just signed in and it kept repeating that my login had expired.
I have an iPhone- maybe the update did something screwy?
@sammydog01 I had the exact same situation on the Balls of Cotton, but I clicked “place your order” anyway. First try it sent me immediately back to my cart, so I clicked it again and that time it passed me through to the VOP.
@ruouttaurmind I don’t know if it’s Woot or my phone. Or me because electronics hate me.
@sammydog01
I have to say, I’m def not loving the update. It made my devices… er, “peppy”? But now the touch screen is SO sensitive. The slightest movement or swiftest touch is passed through as a click. Also some strange display refresh anomalies in Safari which often result in a blank white display after closing a window or dialogue box.
I also do not understand what the heck is happening when I accidentally brush the touch sensor with my finger. My current app slides down to half screen, and the upper half of the screen turns a blurry black. At first I thought maybe it was a quick-access command for the camera, but when I touch the black half, nothing happens. I have no clue what that’s supposed to be doing, but it’s becoming annoying since touch input is now so sensitive.
@ruouttaurmind While I was in the VOP, I opened another tab for Woot and signed into my account. When I got to the order page, I as ready to go.
@ruouttaurmind I accidentally bought bought a Kindle book on my phone and had to return it. That was embarrasing.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 What the hell is going on? I want to buy the echo dot, but I keep getting that screen you posted above. I can’t pick from addresses, and the pay screen is showing a 6.00 S&H charge even though I am signed in with my amazon prime account.
What the hell is going on and why won’t it correct itself. Fucking wOOt update!
@mfladd Just checked it. Works ok for me. Maybe try logging out and back in?
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind I get that on my phone but my laptop works fine. I wrote in to wajeremy.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 Nothing works on my chromebook still, even after signing in and out multiple times. Went to my desktop and all worked well first try.
Don’t they check this shit first before going live - geesh.
@mfladd I just received the Echo Dot I ordered from Woot for $20. Turns out the condition is actually Amazon Certified Refurbished, in original Amz retail packaging. Condition is “as new”. Even has all the protective cling film on it. Zero sign of previous use.
Imma go ahead and call this one a bargain.
@ruouttaurmind I bought 2 refurb Echo Taps from Woot and they came in new looking packaging and were perfect. I think it’s safe to order used or refurb Amazon products from Woot. Just beware the warranty.
/giphy sad
Ok ok ok. I kinda get it now. Kinda.
I’ve got my new Echo Dot set up and working. Great, she can tell me what time it is while simultaneously transmitting an audio feed from my living room directly to the NSA. Good for her.
But then… I discovered Alexa Routines. I just created a “time for bed” routine in which Alexa turns off the lights in the front rooms, turns off the living room TV, satellite receiver, and Roku (Roku via a TP-Link wifi outlet), sets the thermostat to my selected bedtime temp, and enables the perimeter motion sensors and alarm sirens (also via TP-Link plugs).
This is gonna turn my bedtime routine on it’s head. Interesting. Interesting.
Smoke 'em if ya got 'em.
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/roccoli-ni0n-abbage?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=305d18b3d6f711e8804500790a1c0e0f
?roccoli ?ni0n ?abbage
Price: $9.99
Condition: New
I got 'em!
@ruouttaurmind Nope!
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/alesofcotton?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=4fe308fad73311e882bd00ff0a240614
?ales_of_Cotton
Price: $9.99
Condition: New
@sammydog01 And? Didja?
@ruouttaurmind only 1 per 31 days so nope
This is a terrible, terrible price for an old Paperwhite. I guess the Kindle deals are history.
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/kindle-paperwhite-2013-6-2gb-e-reader-18
Kindle Paperwhite (2013) 6 2GB E-Reader
Price: $59.99
Condition: Amazon Certified Refurbished
This deal is currently sold out
@sammydog01 The last few Woot-offs have features similar insane pricing on those old Paperwhites. When I was traveling I used the 3G one I bought on Woot. I didn’t bond with it. I think it’s gonna wind up on eBay.
@ruouttaurmind I hope it finds a good home with someone who loves it.
@sammydog01 Another crazy price…
/wootstalker https://sellout.woot.com/offers/kindle-oasis-6-3g-e-reader-with-cover-6?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=WootStalker&utm_campaign=CJ&cjevent=140d48fed6e411e8837b006f0a1c0e0e
Kindle Oasis 6 3G E-Reader with Cover
Price: $169.99
Condition: Refurbished/Not New
@ruouttaurmind Especially since the new one is waterproof and this one isn’t.
@ruouttaurmind The first 3G Paperwhite I bought from Woot just died a couple months out of warranty. Have you sold yours yet? I ordered a battery on the interwebs but the problem may be something else.
@ruouttaurmind So I looked up how to fix my Kindle just for funsies. I found a tutorial on swapping out the battery and found a used one online for $5 shipped. One person said on the old ones if you let the battery go dead for too long you can revive it by putting it in the freezer. WTF. Don’t tell the battery guy.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 My paperwhite screen failed a few months out of warranty and amazon replaced it for me anyway when I called. I don’t know what they would say about a woot one. But may be worth a call.
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind On hold…
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 calling @shahnm…does it work?
@mfladd @ruouttaurmind As it turns out this is the newer 3G Paperwhite and the warranty expired on October 19 because of course it did. They are offering me a 25% discount on a new Paperwhite and a 25% discount for trading in this brick and I may take them up on the offer. I have a battery on order so I may try fixing it or I may just send it back and get the new tub friendly Paperwhite.
Looks like I can also get 50% off a tub friendly Oasis. Hmmm…
@llangley @ruouttaurmind @shahnm I said DON’T tell… oh, never mind.
@ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 @shahnm
oops
@llangley @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 That pic is closer to the truth than you might realize.
As for the batteries, I specialize in keeping them fresh, not resurrecting them from dead. Anyway, if everyone just heeded my sage advice, you wouldn’t be in this mess…
@llangley @ruouttaurmind @shahnm I refuse to store my electronic devices in the freezer.
@llangley @ruouttaurmind @sammydog01 And that is why you fail.