I got my Baggie of Cthulhu before I left town Saturday morning, but couldn't post until now. My 5.6 lbs netted me:
1x screaming woot monkey (leopard print; the one I wanted :-D)
6x Motorola EA sports headsets
1x TV tuner card (opened box, but it seems like everything it is new and unopened)
1x Size 8 kids woot shirt (the weird ice fishing one; I don't remember that one)
1x Gold's Gym tote (boyfriend happily claimed that one)

And the funny thing; 0x calendars! I was actually a little bummed by that one for some reason.
All in all, not a crazy Baggie of Cthulhu, but I'm happy with it, and really only wanted the monkey.
Now that I've gotten my first one, and felt the anxiety and joy of stalking it on FedEx, I think I'm going to be trying even harder to get more in the future!
Thanks Woot!

LayneRobinson wrote:

Ah HA!!! So... the truth reveals itself, eh, "crazydiamond86"? YOU, YOU are the carnuba capitalist on CraigsList?!

Well, the deal's OFF, buster! I'll just use those calendars for my kid's BoC Halloween costume!

(As soon as he unlocks his bedroom door and stops sobbing unconsolably.)

But, that is some fascinating crappage you scored...

cevenoski wrote:
And the funny thing; 0x calendars! I was actually a little bummed by that one for some reason.

If you would like a Jumble calendar or three, just send me your address to bongosolo at juno dot com...I can help you!


Here's my bag:
6x Jumble calendars
3x Gold's tote bags
1x usb digital photo converter (basically a scanner with frames to mount the photos in for scanning)
1x kids' tee that looks like a snowman
1x blue camo screaming monkey (my kids have already over-stretched the arms!)

bloomd wrote:Some lucky winners in the 1750's received wagons of crap!

Ah, the famous "Band of Conestogas"!

nathans4 wrote:Got my Beautiful Ocean Cabana today:

12x Texas Air
2x Jumble calendars
4x Plug-2-Go car to car charging systems
3x Golds Gym Tote bags
1x Black Groupon Headband
3x Vermont paper place mats from 1985

More useless crap to add to the pile. Thanks Woot!

I got one of those Vermont placemats. I couldn't figure out what restaurant....but at least mine doesn't have any food stains. I think I'll laminate it and give it a more permanent home. (Cheap laminate = clear contact shelf paper.)

[quote postid="4181404" user="bludonda0"]Ah HA!!! So... the truth reveals itself, eh, "crazydiamond86"? YOU, YOU are the carnuba capitalist on CraigsList?!

Well, the deal's OFF, buster! I'll just use those calendars for my kid's BoC Halloween costume!
quote]

If you see any on Craigslist, it isn't me. I've sold some by the case. A guy was thinking he could get more for it on Craigslist than I was selling it for @ a garage sale. I'm not sure how he's fared yet.

tarastaryo wrote:My Baggie of Cthulhu has been tendered to the US Postal Service for delivery. It's being delivered to a business so I wonder why FedEx couldn't just deliver it here themselves? They are only here every day...

Fedex SmartPost is a shipment method where they have contracted with the US Postal Service to do the "last mile" delivery. UPS has something similar as well. It's obviously a lower-cost shipment method than Fedex Ground.

Mydnyte wrote:Fedex SmartPost is a shipment method where they have contracted with the US Postal Service to do the "last mile" delivery. UPS has something similar as well. It's obviously a lower-cost shipment method than Fedex Ground.

And if this isn't a quality post, I don't know what is (other than almost every post by NightGhost..... )

I wonder...is this the first time that the first to woot the randomness was the one that received the letter of infamy?

Woot historians? What say ye?

- 6 Jumble Word Puzzle 2010 Desktop Calendars
- 3 Golds Gym fitness tote bags
- 1 screaming monkey with leopard print cape
- 1 kids size 10 shirt from shirt.woot, halloween themed cowboy, frankenstein, pirate dudes
- 1 Cyber Acoustics 2.1 Powered Speaker System, refurb I think, works great

Pretty good haul I think.

diefldrmas wrote:There was the short run of the Baggie of Cthulhu express just before the Baggie of Cthulhu railroads. The Baggie of Cthulhu express had riders who would ride mules as fast as they could cross country with small casks of items. They would ride the mules to a certain point then they would transfer the cask to the next rider. This went on for several years until a wealthy woot baron stepped in and used his fortune he made selling flying monkeys. He though he could do things even cheaper and started the Baggie of Cthulhu railroads.

In 2013, Woot re-evaluated their partnership with SmartPost. They realized that while SmartPost was cheap, it wasn't as cheap as it should be!

Inspired by Google's self-driving cars, Woot set out to create self-hitchhiking BoC's. By combining a Hanna Montana webcam, a set of crappy USB-powered speakers, used toxic lead-acid batteries, and a Sansa with custom firmware, they made boxes of crap that would actually bark out commands like "Hello, sir or ma'am, can you give me a lift to Sacramento?". The new delivery system was a success. Not only did it cost Woot almost nothing, but it delivered parcels in as little as 2 months -- half the time of a typical SmartPost delivery. This meant wasting fewer precious usable days of the 50 "Family Circle" 2013 calendars that each Wooter would now receive in October instead of December.

Not really picture-worthy, but a good grab none-the-less for my 11th Bandoleer of Carrots!

6-High School Musical alarm clocks
3-Gold's Gym bags
1-Woot monkey with blue camo cape
1-Kids woot tee size 8 (looks like size 5)
1-Proform Combo Heart Monitor watch with chest strap.

I was super excited about the watch, until I tried using it and it "reset" everything when i tried to read my heart rate.

Oh well - Still worth every penny! Thanks woot! Now going for #12!

First craptacular result.

A bunch of fact or crap 2010 calendars that have been strategically left at random people's desks. Share the crap I say.

3 Golds Gym bags.

1 T-shirt that fits an anorexic stick figure

1 screaming monkey to torment the dogs with

6 - EA Sports head sets(Does anyone know where I can purchase the cords that connect those EA Sports NFL Headsets to your xbox 360 controller?)

1 - Opened but functional TV Tuner Card

3 - Gold's Gym Totes

1- Kid's T-Shirt

1 - Woot Screaming Monkey

Really good haul for the money. Thanks as always Woot!

mmikelst wrote:
EDIT: I'm going to go nuts. I don't know if i can wait 4.5 hours until opening it....

I used my iTouch to Facetime so she could see in real-time the box opening.

Nvts wrote:I used my iTouch to Facetime so she could see in real-time the box opening.

Unfortunately we're poor graduate students and consequently have no such fancy devices. Also, I think she's actually teaching right now

Received my 14 lb. Box Of Calendars and it had the common items:

6x Jumble Calendar
3x Golds Gym Bags
1x Woot Screaming Monkey with leopard cape
1x Woot Kids size 10 t-shirt

and the unique item was a 14 piece Cuisinart Grill Set in a metal case. The metal case was bent and malformed, so it makes it impossible to regift this, but it does sell for just over $30 on Amazon.



My complaint was that there was no bags of air or any other sort of packing material to hold things in place. The box was over half empty and frankly I think it was the calendars being tossed around against the grill set box that damaged the grill set box. Woot should have either filled the box with air pillows or filled the box with other crap.

ThreePieceWoot, I thought you ran a better warehouse operation than this package shows. Don't tell me Woot's packing is going to be as bad as Amazon's packing is.

Got my box!

Craptacular as usual =)


3x Golds Gym Bag
1x Blue Camo Monkey
1x Kids "Save the Guts" T-shirt
6x Jumble Calendars

Shipped Fedex Home. (Ive only ever had one Baggie of Cthulhu shipped Smartpost in the last 3ish years of wooting. Central Washington Area.)

Shipped as 1LB (Nothing unusual there for me), estimate it at just under 8lbs.

18.4 in. x 12.6 in. x 12.4 in.

All in all fun times, thanks again Woot!

[quote postid="4181418" user="bongosolo"]If you would like a Jumble calendar or three, just send me your address to bongosolo at juno dot com...I can help you!


lol; no worries. I'm ok with not having them; I just expected to see a bunch in the box. I'm hoping it's a sign that they've run out of them, and the next few Baggie of Cthulhu's won't be full of calendars!

conelson wrote:6 - EA Sports head sets(Does anyone know where I can purchase the cords that connect those EA Sports NFL Headsets to your xbox 360 controller?)

yes, I think many of us would like to know where to get the cable for the NFL Headsets. Any help? TIA!

I received my Beautiful Ocean Cabana today

• 1 Woot superfly monkey
  
• 2 G.I. Joe Action Figures
  
• 1 "Runaway" movie on Beta
  
• 1 Carter Bloodcare Tote bag
  
• 1 Random photgraph of a couple on vacation
  
• 1 Groupon headband
  
• 1 Vermont Map
  
• 1 "The Cool Place for Hot deals" Notebook case
  
• 1 Voice Activated light up Apple shirt
  
• 1 "I hug for food" baby shirt
  
• 1 BACtrack Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Safedrive Personal Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Empty box from Breitling Eagles
  
• 1 Used Marble calendar holder??
  
• 1 Happy Holidays card from Woot Stating my last item could not fit in the box
  

[quote postid="4181581" user="cevenoski"][quote postid="4181418" user="bongosolo"]If you would like a Jumble calendar or three, just send me your address to bongosolo at juno dot com...I can help you!

I would offer the same, but I had an Oprah moment during my unboxing...

"you get a calendar, and you get a calendar, everybody gets a callleeeennnnddddaarrrr" (masses cheering)

So how many people have gotten the letter in this round. I think I have counted 3 so far.

sgaliano1 wrote:I received my Beautiful Ocean Cabana today

• 1 Woot superfly monkey
  
• 2 G.I. Joe Action Figures
  
• 1 "Runaway" movie on Beta
  
• 1 Carter Bloodcare Tote bag
  
• 1 Random photgraph of a couple on vacation
  
• 1 Groupon headband
  
• 1 Vermont Map
  
• 1 "The Cool Place for Hot deals" Notebook case
  
• 1 Voice Activated light up Apple shirt
  
• 1 "I hug for food" baby shirt
  
• 1 BACtrack Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Safedrive Personal Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Empty box from Breitling Eagles
  
• 1 Used Marble calendar holder??
  
• 1 Happy Holidays card from Woot Stating my last item could not fit in the box
  

Congrats on the letter! Man, I want your shirt!

8 calendars, 3 tote bags, 1 kids' shirt, 1 monkey. hrmm...

sgaliano1 wrote:I received my Beautiful Ocean Cabana today

• 1 Woot superfly monkey
  
• 2 G.I. Joe Action Figures
  
• 1 "Runaway" movie on Beta
  
• 1 Carter Bloodcare Tote bag
  
• 1 Random photgraph of a couple on vacation
  
• 1 Groupon headband
  
• 1 Vermont Map
  
• 1 "The Cool Place for Hot deals" Notebook case
  
• 1 Voice Activated light up Apple shirt
  
• 1 "I hug for food" baby shirt
  
• 1 BACtrack Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Safedrive Personal Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Empty box from Breitling Eagles
  
• 1 Used Marble calendar holder??
  
• 1 Happy Holidays card from Woot Stating my last item could not fit in the box
  

2nd letter, a quality post.

It's exciting to read people's hauls... my 13.9 pounds of joy have arrived, but I have forbidden the family to open until I return home Wednesday... I didn't post my first bag contents on the boards (there was a lot of joy in that box), but I'll try to remember to do it here this time.

Cheers, woot Baggie of Cthulhu scorers!

LayneRobinson wrote:[quote postid="4181404" user="bludonda0"]Ah HA!!! So... the truth reveals itself, eh, "crazydiamond86"? YOU, YOU are the carnuba capitalist on CraigsList?!

Well, the deal's OFF, buster! I'll just use those calendars for my kid's BoC Halloween costume!
quote]

If you see any on Craigslist, it isn't me. I've sold some by the case. A guy was thinking he could get more for it on Craigslist than I was selling it for @ a garage sale. I'm not sure how he's fared yet.

LayneRobinson,

Dude, I'm just making this crap up to keep myself occupied while I wait for my Beautician On Crack to arrive. (Tomorrow, tomorrow, there'll always be tomorrow...)

I don't know exactly what I'll do with all the calendars (if any) I get and there is no "crazydiamond86" on Craigslist - that I know of. (Get it? "Shine on you crazy diamond..." from Pink Floyd?)

Yep, toys in the attic. Crap in a bag. The suspense can do that to a man.

sgaliano1 wrote:
* 1 Happy Holidays card from Woot Stating my last item could not fit in the box

Wow! Congrats!

sgaliano1 wrote:
* 1 BACtrack Alcohol Detector
* 1 Safedrive Personal Alcohol Detector

Uh oh. What are the woot! gods trying to tell you here...? :P

sgaliano1 wrote:I received my Beautiful Ocean Cabana today

• 1 Woot superfly monkey
  
• 2 G.I. Joe Action Figures
  
• 1 "Runaway" movie on Beta
  
• 1 Carter Bloodcare Tote bag
  
• 1 Random photgraph of a couple on vacation
  
• 1 Groupon headband
  
• 1 Vermont Map
  
• 1 "The Cool Place for Hot deals" Notebook case
  
• 1 Voice Activated light up Apple shirt
  
• 1 "I hug for food" baby shirt
  
• 1 BACtrack Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Safedrive Personal Alcohol Detector
  
• 1 Empty box from Breitling Eagles
  
• 1 Used Marble calendar holder??
  
• 1 Happy Holidays card from Woot Stating my last item could not fit in the box
  

Holy Cats! Now THAT is an amazing haul!

The Apple shirt alone is worthy of note and one of the most unique things I've seen here yet! I wonder if it portends anything to do with "The Letter"?

6 Fact or Crap Music Edition 2010 Calendars

3 Gold's Gym Tote Bags

1 shirt.woot! Kids size 4 Shirt with Hedgehog painted blue

1 Screaming Monkey with Leopard Print Cape

1 Wine Tote

Seriously disappointed in the first Baggie of Cthulhu. Talk about a bowel movement.

3 2010 would you rather calendars
3 GOld's gym bags
1 kids t-shirt
1 Camo Monkey.

Worthless.

Mine arrived today.

8x Calendars (PWND!?)
3x Tote Bags
1x T-shirt that could fit a medium cat
1x Flying monkey with blue camo

BTW, Fedex shill shows 1 lb shipping. Woot got a great shipping deal on this package.

According to my Word Jumble Puzzle-a-Day 2010 calendar, today is Monday January 18th. Of course, I can probably get a few more days worked before I go home. My goal is to catch up to "today" before the calendar runs out. I have to work them in order and the only help I'm allowed is looking up definitions of words (to prove they are real).

Baggie of Cthulhu delivered via SmartPost:

1x Wheels On the Bus shirt sized K12
3x Fact or Crap Music Trivia 2010 calendars
3x Gold's Gym bags to put more crap in
1x Flying Monkey with Checkerboard cape (soon to be doing trunk monkey duty in my Subaru)

mcnekev wrote:Seriously disappointed in the first Baggie of Cthulhu. Talk about a bowel movement.

3 2010 would you rather calendars
3 GOld's gym bags
1 kids t-shirt
1 Camo Monkey.

Worthless.

I cursed the crap until I met a man who was bagless.

I'm amused that people genuinely expect more than $3 worth of crap. This is my first Baggie of Cthulhu, so I'm not spoiled just yet!

Still hoping mine arrives on my birthday (10/13), though its scheduled for 10/14. Right now, its sitting in Martinsburg, WV, and has been there since Friday.

bOX O' cALENDARS ACTUALLY DELIVERED TODAY!

DEFAULT Baggie of Cthulhu
3 BAGS
7 CALENDARS
KID'S T-SHIRT
1 OPERATIONAL MONKEY - BLUE CAMO

(Oops, sorry! I didn't realize I was shouting...congrats to those with letters and other bonus goodies!)

Hey, all,

I've counted two letters, but saw a post where another wooter stated three.

I am not sure if I can count past two, so if anyone has real stats (user names would help, something about fledermaus sticks in my head) it would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
hcsencsi

3x Golds Gym bags
3x 2010 Music Trivia Calendars
1x Screaming Monkey
1x Kids Woot.shirt (taco cat)

I can truly say that the wait was better than the carp.