I have been told that a wootoff is starting tonight at midnight aka 6 minutes. Better get teh beer ready..
yayayayaya wooooootofffffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for the heads up.. checked for some wootoff checkers and this one told me about the next item before even several manual refreshes showed the item (with a link to buy it).. it did this twice in a row now.. not sure how it gets that advantage but if it remains consistent it might be the edge we need to get some BOCs ;)
http://woot.schooloffishers.com/
other wootoff checkers I found that seem fine are:
http://www.strasburgtech.net/woot/v2/
http://www.zoro.in/woot/
(I usually have at least 2 running at once in firefox just in case one hangs - I just monitor the tab titles to know when it's getting close)
I use wootalyzer. which is a program that you install. It is pretty reliable.
this has been one crappy wootoff
I think it has been good actually... and now that it is two days, could be great!
not many good items and a good amount of woot killers. I guess as long as i get my BOCi will be happy.
btw i did buy the hdmi cables
Quote from: Gwaki on May 09, 2008, 09:53:42 AM
not many good items and a good amount of woot killers. I guess as long as i get my BOCi will be happy.
btw i did buy the hdmi cables
how much were the hdmi cables? if you ever need cables go to monoprice.com. By far the best place on the net.
BOC... CRAP.. 10 seconds too late on looking at the screen.. 5 seconds too long on processing the screen.. and about .5 seconds too long on telling my fingers to grab the mouse and click "I want one!" :'(
Quote from: spiral97 on May 09, 2008, 04:34:03 PM
BOC... CRAP.. 10 seconds too late on looking at the screen.. 5 seconds too long on processing the screen.. and about .5 seconds too long on telling my fingers to grab the mouse and click "I want one!" :'(
Fucking server crashed when it was processing. I had just clicked "buy" after reviewing my order. unnatural carnal knowledge them.
My quest for a BOC continues...stupid woot.
WOOOTOFFFFF!!!
and chili the cables were $3 for 12 ft cables
Rumor of a woot-off starting tonight at midnight...
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FatwalletHotDeals/~3/427835238/871984
WOOT, INC. INTERNAL EMAIL
STAFF EYES ONLY
Attention Woot employees -
We are now entering the final phase of preparations for the Woot-Off planned for midnight tonight. This is when we depart from our usual deal-a-day model and sell one product after another, offering a new deal as soon as the previous one sells out. For some reason, Woot members like marqptm continue to have high expectations for this event. We must make every effort to ensure that they feel disappointed and betrayed.
All workers should be physically and mentally straining to make this Woot-Off a success, like every muscle in a wolf's body strains to capture and devour its prey. We expect total compliance with the following objectives:
* Make sure the stables are thoroughly cleaned and the horses properly groomed and shod. As you know, Commander Rutledge prefers to lead us on horseback during Woot-Offs. Charge!
* Customer Service department: all vacation requests for this week and next are approved. If you have not filed a vacation request, take one anyway.
* The little green pills in the kitchen are there to keep you alert and working. Take as many as you need. Officially, Woot does not believe in the concept of "overdose".
* Take at least one of our servers offline, just for laughs.
* Go to the landfill and dig up some more Sansa media players. If you see any Digipro Graphics Tablets (and you will), grab those, too.
* Place crap bags in company latrines so those orders can be "filled". To this end, the company will provide free lunch today from El Feo, the filthiest burrito joint in Dallas. Do your worst, guys.
* Neutralize all negative thinking among our members. We simply cannot tolerate any more posts like "do not want" or "Woot-Off killer". If electronic means like word filters and IP bans do not work, we must reactivate the rapid-response teams to physically eliminate all threats to our reputation.
* Last time, spot checks revealed that approximately 25% of products shipped are broken, incomplete, or excessively dirty. This is unacceptable. For this Woot-Off, defective shipments must make up at least 40%.
* Remind SmartPost that there's no need to hurry on these orders. Prompt delivery makes our customers spoiled and argumentative. Let them learn humility and gratitude while they wait.
Above all, we must strive to make this Woot-Off even more tedious, disappointing, and lucrative than the last one. The employee who achieves the most toward this end will be rewarded with one brown Zune. Second place: two brown Zunes.
Forward into battle! Remember: to give one's life for Woot is glorious!
Larry Stalin
eCommerce eKommissar
Woot, Inc.
THIS EMAIL WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN 90 SECONDS
Rumor is true.. Woot-Off in progress.
What the hell is a WOOTOFF?
http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx
woot off still going on...
laser printer up now.
now it's a bandolier of carrots...
no.. not a bag of crap.. a t-shirt with a picture of a bandolier stuffed with carrots on it.. >:(
I want my bag of crap
bought a universal remote earlier, and now they have a blood pressure thing up... lame city.
BAG OF CRAP!!
and once again i didnt get one :(
SOMEDAY the BOC will be mine, someday!
By the way Gwaki, your signature sends me into seizures every time I read one of your psots.
which image?
Quote from: Gwaki on October 23, 2008, 03:13:47 PM
which image?
haha All of them for me. My slow work internet connection doesn't like you.
They are all an assault on my sense, but I think it is the last image of Danny Devito that sends my into the seizure.
so those of you who have used woot before, how is it? good deals? i see a 42" TV up there now, looks like a decent price. are they good quality or is there something to them that they aren't saying?
Quote from: MUunderpants on October 27, 2008, 02:46:53 PM
so those of you who have used woot before, how is it? good deals? i see a 42" TV up there now, looks like a decent price. are they good quality or is there something to them that they aren't saying?
That TV there is refurbished. If you're looking for a TV, wait til Black Friday, I hear there will be some ridiculous sales.
Quote from: marqptm on October 27, 2008, 02:49:57 PM
That TV there is refurbished. If you're looking for a TV, wait til Black Friday, I hear there will be some ridiculous sales.
Sears has some nice prices that have already leaked. But on the woot topic I have bought from woot and never had a problem. Post on the woot message boards if you are really concerned.
Quote from: Gwaki on October 27, 2008, 02:59:09 PM
Sears has some nice prices that have already leaked. But on the woot topic I have bought from woot and never had a problem. Post on the woot message boards if you are really concerned.
Here's the relevant portion of the leaked ad.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/27/news/companies/sears_blackfriday/index.htm (http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/27/news/companies/sears_blackfriday/index.htm)
"The ad indicates the department store chain is also slashing clothing prices by as much as 50% to 60%, and has set doorbuster sales on flatscreen TVs such as a
Panasonic Viera 42-inch 720P for $699.99, down from its original price of $999.99, and a Samsung Blu-Ray disc player for $199.99."
I can only imagine what Best Buy's Black Friday deals will be.
thats a nice TV too. I own it and it works great
It's on again
http://www.woot.com/
was about to say the same... just set up for texts on new items...
speakers may be up for a while :-x
wootoffs have sucked for a while now. Hopefully this one is better
BOC!L!><!
Finally got myself a BOC. Severs were being hit so hard I couldn't order 3, so I got just one. Hopefully it's a TV. It will probably be a battery charger though with my luck.
I got one and emailed them to see if I could get it adjusted to 3. I ordered it on my iPHone and I am so suprised it went through.
yeah.. the last wootoff I got to the order page but spent too much time trying to get the "want 3" to process that I lost out. Next time I get that far I'll probably just stick with 1.
Cursing CD is up....fantastic!
And it ended a woot off. Wow. Congrats!
here is what I got from my BOC. A zune and a dvd recorder where the major items. The zune works great havnt tried the dvd player
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l139/gwaki/IMG_0061.jpg)
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l139/gwaki/IMG_0062.jpg)
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l139/gwaki/IMG_0063.jpg)
(http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l139/gwaki/IMG_0064.jpg)
Are those Mr. T comic books?
e-mail I got from woot.. assuming this means that a wootoff is coming in a few hours
Quote
Welcome to Woot's first official recession-era newsletter! For the next 12 to 24 months, all citizens are expected to fret over, worry about, or even directly experience the nadir of a consumerist society - OMG! What will we do when we stop buying stuff? Economists now agree that we're headed through a prolonged period of decreased consumer spending (you really need an advanced degree to come up with insights like that). Beyond that, it's anybody guess. Will the only growth sectors in the economy be shoe repair, pipe salvage, and roadside apple sales? Or will we bring on a quick recovery by doing patriotic things like buying stuff we can't afford and spending more money than we make?
As a retailer, it'd make sense for us to fall in with the BUY STUFF, AMERICA conga line. But by now, you know that we at Woot never do things the "normal", "sensible", "rational", "intelligent" way. We're not about to follow the herd over a cliff. When we go over a cliff, it's because of our own poor judgment, not someone else's. That's been our credo since about five minutes ago, when we first thought of it. And we've stayed true to it ever since.
That's why we're encouraging you and your fellow wooters to save this holiday season. Save your money! Save until you pull a saving muscle. Horde your money until you are literally choking on it. Save until maybe, like, mid-February or so, when the market will be a-glut with great deals for the taking every day. You'll avoid the crowds, take advantage of desperate retailers, and not have to hear "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time" even once.
Sure, maybe you'll disappoint some of your loved ones. But if they really love you, they can wait a couple of months, especially if your finances are at stake. Besides, if your so-called loved ones wanted you to set yourself on fire, would you? Of course you wouldn't. And that's the kind of independent thinking that will one day break the mindless conformity of our consumerist holiday ways.
But be warned: you'll want to stay far away from Woot.com this week. The breadth and scope of bargains we'll be offering - especially starting Tuesday morning at midnight - will be powerfully tempting. They could even lead you back down the spend-spend-spend path with the rest of the sheep. And that would make us sad enough to cry while we're taking your money.
See you in February!
Woot.com
yep.. it's on.
woot off is on
How much is a BOC?
Do the spinning lights always signify a WootOFF? If so, one is in progress.
wootoff is still going on...
WOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!
here we go again
here we go again
here we go again. These seem to be getting more often.
Shazam!
Get your Christmas shopping done
it's a triple play this time.. woot.com, kids.woot.com, and wine.woot.com all have simultaneous woot-offs going on.
Just got a BOC :) Maybe my x-mas shopping will be done...
If you don't mind, sharing the details once you recieve.
Work once again getting in the way of winning a BOC!
It came this weekend, and not a bad haul for $8....
1x - Star Trek Spock vinyl figurine
1x - HomeCookin toaster (sparks and immediately pops back up when you try to toast - lol)
1x - 1GB Sansa Clip (charges, works)
2x - Sansa headphones
1x - Blockade headphones (work)
1x - Sansa USB cable
1x - Sansa custom cable (not for my sansa)
2x - American Tourister Journey photo bags
1x - Wine bag
2x - Crayola ColorSURGE paper tablets (no ColorSURGE markers...)
2x - Crayola stencil sheets
1x - TrendMicro Internet Security Pro 3.0
Obligatory picture attached.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOT
Bah! Almost got another BOC, but instead I got the "your in line" response.
A never ending line I'm sure...
Someone please buy these ladies golf bags so we can move on.
and away it goes again.
And it's been a while.... WOOTOFF!