Yesterday, I arrived home to discover my Bag of Crap had arrived! If y'all will recall, I blogged about managing to make it through during a Woot-off to get a BoC. It's kind of a grab bag thing where for $3 + $5 shipping, you get whatever woot.com sends you. I've heard people can get great things and I was eagerly anticipating its arrival. The box was fairly large and I eagerly grabbed the scissors and opened it. I shifted aside the packing material and pulled out the first item.
A talking Donald Rumsfeld doll. Oh. Okay, well, maybe I can find someone who wants it. Blog contest, anyone? A check on Amazon shows the at the Rummy doll is priced at $25.
Putting the doll aside, I delved back in the box. This time I came up with a two-pack of iPhone cases. Four of them. That means I know own 8 cases for the original iPhone (not the 3G version) and I don't own an iPhone of any generation. Okay, well, maybe I can find someone with the old iPhone who wants this. Blog contest, anyone? A check of the manufacturer's website shows that a two pack goes for $29.99, but they're on sale for $7.50. So that either adds up to $120 or $30 depending on which price used.
Quite frankly, at this point I'm feeling a little discouraged, but the box isn't empty yet. Next item out is a Lowepro digital camera case in green and black. I don't have a case for my camera so I was excited to get this. It looks like a nice case, too. Amazon sells them for $14.95.
One last item in the box. It doesn't look like much, but as I pull it out, I realize it's a digital picture frame. Wow! I'd been looking at them--although not seriously--and thinking it might be cool for some day. My some day had arrived. It's a 10" frame and it's possible to stream pictures to it from a computer because it's network ready. A check of Amazon shows this is priced at $349.99. Whoa! I was expecting something in the $100 range for a digital frame. That was pretty incredible.
I'd say this was a darn good outcome for a Bag of Crap. I wonder if I'll ever get through again during a Woot-off?
Is it too strange to say I'm most excited about the camera case? It probably is, but it's the truth and I really can use the case.
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Thursday, March 05, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wooting!
Welcome to the new look for my blog. It matches my new website and I think it turned out great! And I can say that because I'm not the person who did it. :-)
This week, there was a Woot-off on Woot.com. I can't remember how I found out about this site, but usually they do one deal a day. Every couple of months, though, they hold a Woot-off and then it's item after item until whatever they put up sells out. Woot-offs normally last two days, but occasionally go three.
Some of it takes a long time to go because it's, well, junk. The used DVDs of three incredibly lame comedies are one item that came up today that I thought were never going to sell out! Other items are just things most people will never need. There's a lot of tech stuff, like HD video cards. Great if you're someone who likes to assemble your own system, not so great for those of us who aren't. There's a lot of refurbished stuff and then there are some really good deals.
Today, I wooted and bought coffee! Five 1 pound bags. It was actually a good deal if you happen to like the expensive coffee, and thanks to a friend of mine, I'm now hooked on the stuff.
But the highlight of every Woot-off is the Bag of Crap. Yep, Bag of Crap.
When I first got on Woot, I ignored them. I imagined that it would be some pretty lame stuff that they couldn't sell. Like the mini kites or the bag of charades game. Then I was told, no, it's not always junk. Sometimes it includes good things like televisions or other electronics.
Well, heck, if there was a chance to get something that might actually be useful, I had to try, right? It's like buying the occasional lottery ticket--you just might get lucky.
So I tried and tried on earlier Woot-offs to get a Bag of Crap, but I had no luck. One time, they put it up while I was driving home from work. The others? Well, I just couldn't get through. The server would crash and by the time I got back on Woot, some other item would be up.
I didn't think today would be any different. For one thing, I was on my laptop which is four years old and is hooked to the internet via a wireless router. Not exactly as fast as if I were on my newish desktop hooked directly into the cable modem. And then the item that was up sold out and I kept pressing F5. And I saw the picture for a Bag of Crap!
Immediately, I hit the "I want one" button, and while it was slow, I actually got to the order screen. Nervously, sure that it would sell out before I could get through, I typed my password. Wrong. I had to backup and retype it. I'm going to be too late now, I knew it. I hit the button that all my information was right. And waited.
And waited.
I was getting more nervous. Bags of Crap sell out in less than a minute. I didn't want to be sitting on this screen while it sold out. Then the order button screen showed up. My hands were nearly shaking as I clicked to submit my order. Again, I waited.
Would I be thwarted this close to my goal?
Then I got it, the screen that said they'd reserved my Bag of Crap and were processing my order. If I wanted to make sure it went through, I could wait till the confirmation screen came up. Like I was going to click away without that! So I waited, but my email came through first--I had successfully wooted my first ever Bag of Crap!
Whoo hooo!!!
Like a hunter bringing down the woolly mammoth, I had succeeded in bagging the prize!
So now I wait for my Bag of Crap to arrive and hope that I get something I can use and not three used DVDs of some lame comedies or a mini kite.
This week, there was a Woot-off on Woot.com. I can't remember how I found out about this site, but usually they do one deal a day. Every couple of months, though, they hold a Woot-off and then it's item after item until whatever they put up sells out. Woot-offs normally last two days, but occasionally go three.
Some of it takes a long time to go because it's, well, junk. The used DVDs of three incredibly lame comedies are one item that came up today that I thought were never going to sell out! Other items are just things most people will never need. There's a lot of tech stuff, like HD video cards. Great if you're someone who likes to assemble your own system, not so great for those of us who aren't. There's a lot of refurbished stuff and then there are some really good deals.
Today, I wooted and bought coffee! Five 1 pound bags. It was actually a good deal if you happen to like the expensive coffee, and thanks to a friend of mine, I'm now hooked on the stuff.
But the highlight of every Woot-off is the Bag of Crap. Yep, Bag of Crap.
When I first got on Woot, I ignored them. I imagined that it would be some pretty lame stuff that they couldn't sell. Like the mini kites or the bag of charades game. Then I was told, no, it's not always junk. Sometimes it includes good things like televisions or other electronics.
Well, heck, if there was a chance to get something that might actually be useful, I had to try, right? It's like buying the occasional lottery ticket--you just might get lucky.
So I tried and tried on earlier Woot-offs to get a Bag of Crap, but I had no luck. One time, they put it up while I was driving home from work. The others? Well, I just couldn't get through. The server would crash and by the time I got back on Woot, some other item would be up.
I didn't think today would be any different. For one thing, I was on my laptop which is four years old and is hooked to the internet via a wireless router. Not exactly as fast as if I were on my newish desktop hooked directly into the cable modem. And then the item that was up sold out and I kept pressing F5. And I saw the picture for a Bag of Crap!
Immediately, I hit the "I want one" button, and while it was slow, I actually got to the order screen. Nervously, sure that it would sell out before I could get through, I typed my password. Wrong. I had to backup and retype it. I'm going to be too late now, I knew it. I hit the button that all my information was right. And waited.
And waited.
I was getting more nervous. Bags of Crap sell out in less than a minute. I didn't want to be sitting on this screen while it sold out. Then the order button screen showed up. My hands were nearly shaking as I clicked to submit my order. Again, I waited.
Would I be thwarted this close to my goal?
Then I got it, the screen that said they'd reserved my Bag of Crap and were processing my order. If I wanted to make sure it went through, I could wait till the confirmation screen came up. Like I was going to click away without that! So I waited, but my email came through first--I had successfully wooted my first ever Bag of Crap!
Whoo hooo!!!
Like a hunter bringing down the woolly mammoth, I had succeeded in bagging the prize!
So now I wait for my Bag of Crap to arrive and hope that I get something I can use and not three used DVDs of some lame comedies or a mini kite.
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