Quote :

"now hold on just a minute here We're fixing some stuff. Or making a few changes. Or just generally fiddling around with things. In any case, the site's down, but should be back up before too long. Sorry about that, see you in a bit."

12/8/2009 10:55:30 AM

FAIL OFF

12/8/2009 11:09:50 AM

haha that looks like a golf ball

12/8/2009 11:12:37 AM

http://www.flashingblinkylights.com/media/products/Golf%20Ball%20Flashing%20Body%20Lights%20Body%20Light.gif

12/8/2009 11:13:27 AM

lol i thought it was an attempt at a disco ball

[Edited on December 8, 2009 at 11:14 AM. Reason : i dunno Ø]

12/8/2009 11:14:33 AM

Bag of Crap is up...too bad the server always dies. I have no idea how anyone gets one, I can't even get the main page to load.

12/9/2009 3:43:03 PM

damnit, and just like that it's gone

12/9/2009 3:49:30 PM

12/9/2009 3:51:24 PM

i never even bother...how anyone actually manages to snag one, i don't know, since i've NEVER seen the site work with BOC comes up

12/9/2009 3:59:01 PM

I've gotten in once. And I've also gotten all the way to the big yellow button about two times (and one time to the "you're in line - if someone cancels before you, you'll get in!") kinda deal.

Pure luck.

12/9/2009 4:22:46 PM

bump

1/26/2010 1:04:51 AM

damn the site is down

1/26/2010 1:07:22 AM

Yeah. The first and only item was Altec-Lansing speakers. I'm determined to get a BOC this time

1/26/2010 1:09:08 AM

Woot! I have teh server error!

1/26/2010 1:19:17 AM

bttt!

anyone get anything good yet?

1/26/2010 8:46:04 AM

am i supposed to just sit here and refresh? as soon as this netbook is sold out, something else will pop-up?

1/26/2010 8:49:55 AM

i take it this ain't is your first rodeo woot-off

1/26/2010 8:51:16 AM

all i really want in life is a BOC

1/26/2010 8:51:58 AM

from past observations, boc usually happens right after i leave from work (4:30-5pm) :-/

but not always

1/26/2010 9:03:01 AM

is there any way to see how many of X product they have left, so you can better gauge how long it'll be before it sells out?

or, if a product ain't movin' that fast, will they take it down and put something else up within a reasonable amount of time?

1/26/2010 9:03:43 AM

not really- you kinda have to guess by looking at the reduction of the meter between refeshes. there might be a page that converts length of bar into a percentage and then make a prediction off that.

they sell it out. if you look at the comments people will call certain items "woot-off killers" and talk about going to lunch because it'll be there for a while

1/26/2010 9:06:35 AM

so i take it this netbook is a killer then eh?

1/26/2010 9:07:58 AM

i want a BOC

1/26/2010 9:13:20 AM

i think its a messenger bag today

1/26/2010 9:14:48 AM

there was a netbook up there for the last half hour, now it's the messenger bag. if i keep stalking the website, i'll get a BOC. i can feel it.

1/26/2010 9:16:00 AM

the worst is when the site gets redirected to wine.woot

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 9:16 AM. Reason : carrots Ø]

1/26/2010 9:16:40 AM

whoa whoa whoa. there is more than one a day????

i always just check it once a day

1/26/2010 9:18:09 AM

haha welcome to a "woot-off"

1/26/2010 9:18:49 AM

yes, when it's a woot-off, they put something else up the minute something sells out

1/26/2010 9:19:05 AM

mother fucker!

1/26/2010 9:20:05 AM

ah ha- check it. they do remove items if they don't sell out:

Quote :

"I see some orange flashing lights on the main page – what do they mean? No, you aren't seeing a side effect from your allergy medication. You have found a Woot-Off, a short term frenzied mutation of our product posting procedure. In Woot-Off mode, a new product is launched immediately after the sellout of the previous deal. There is a half-Woot-life of 12 hours maximum on any product within a Woot-Off that does not sell out. The number of Woot-Off items, sequence, and quantity will not be announced. When Woot-Off mode is over, the orange lights will disappear and our normal schedule will resume. Depending on its success, this may be a mode we would go into once or twice a month for a relatively short duration of time (24-72 hours generally.)"

1/26/2010 9:21:29 AM

ooh ooh, the meter thingy finally just moved - get your refresh buttons ready

1/26/2010 9:22:45 AM

WOOT

1/26/2010 9:24:42 AM

how long is it gonna say sold out?

1/26/2010 9:25:39 AM

this shit can go on for days, sitting around hitting refresh is gonna get old. if you're that hardup about finding out when they have a BOC so you can see the server error screen when you attempt to buy one, i'd suggest downloading a tracker.

1/26/2010 9:28:56 AM

i don't know anything about a tracker
and i don't appreciate that tone sir

1/26/2010 9:29:34 AM

really???? a fucking toothbrush holder???

1/26/2010 9:30:54 AM

w00t n00bs itt

1/26/2010 9:31:09 AM

hey now, we all gotta start somewhere

1/26/2010 9:32:27 AM

n00bz? where?

1/26/2010 9:32:45 AM

this is true

but usually you don't jump into something new spouting off about the most desirable thing in that particular hobby/activity/situation

it's like joining tww and posting "OH HI GUYS I DIDN'T READ THE RULES OR HANG AROUND OR FIGURE OUT HOW THIS PLACE RUNS I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A THREAD WHO WANTS TO BE FRIENDS WHO'S THIS RD GUY MAN WHERE ARE THE GIRLS?!?"

1/26/2010 9:34:18 AM

the only reason i'm refreshing the page now is because i want a BOC

i've done this before, sat around randomly refreshing and hoping for a BOC

i even saw one pop-up once, but i never got to check out and purchase it

so, i'm trying again

i've been on slickdeals for years, i'm not that much of a woot-off n00b -- i know some things about it, i just don't know it all



[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 9:35 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2010 9:35:29 AM

slickdeals ain't woot, sally

1/26/2010 9:36:47 AM

i mean....i've been on the slickdeals forums for years, which is how i originally figured out what a woot-off was.

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 9:37 AM. Reason : AND MY NAME AINT SALLY]

1/26/2010 9:37:29 AM

here's a noob questions. whats a BOC?

1/26/2010 9:38:08 AM

BAG O' CRAP

i have no idea how much it costs, but you could get old baseball cards, or you could get a flat-screen tv you have no idea what you will get, just know that you will get something.

i bet there's even a wiki page devoted to it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woot#Bag_of_Crap

[Edited on January 26, 2010 at 9:39 AM. Reason : .]

1/26/2010 9:38:41 AM

kthx

1/26/2010 9:42:10 AM

or, most likely, you could get absolute shit like USB woot lights and fake leather RAZR cases

but there have indeed been BOCs with flatscreens, etc., worth more than $1500

but it's only a buck plus five for shipping, so even if it sucks, whatever

1/26/2010 9:43:26 AM

wow, it's really that cheap? i was guessing $20 or something. that's nuts, no wonder it sells out so fast.

1/26/2010 9:44:02 AM

not only is it a dollar

you can buy three, just like any other woot

and the shipping is still five bucks

so eight bucks for three pairs of PSP speakers, a book of funny license plates, a pair of quartz picture frames, and a 52" LCD TV

1/26/2010 9:46:23 AM