jestrosin wrote:Come on, guys! Does anyone actually believe the doctored photo of the fake letter winner? Seriously, who doesn't know how to open a crate?! How long is this going to be dragged on. When you Google "woot monkey" this is the third image to show up...

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Come on, man...if you're going to use Photoshop to try to fool all of the Woot! community make sure you have the skills! Enough is enough out of you, and I hope you got what you wanted out of trying to trick us all. Sub-par joke if you ask me. Now the Woot gods will deem that you NEVER get a letter...

I knew at a glance it was a photoshop (it just looked...wrong, too blurry and just wasn't quite right) but cookies for you sir for posting how half butt of a photoshop it was.

jestrosin wrote:

And I'm not sure about the broken screwdriver, but aside from the fact it looks WAY out of proportion on top of the crate, here is a picture of one I think he used on top of the crate...

Great sleuthing! Also, that's not a screwdriver - it's a chisel.

;) I've been caught!

I didnt make it that tough to find... hahaha

And yes if you google wooden crate, you shall find the picture i used....

Wasnt bad for a 3.5 min. photochop..

i was hoping to keep it going till april 1st.

Sorry for those i fooled but you gotta admit, it was fun!

BTW- my actual real Big o' Cosmos contained 2 woot monkeys , breast milk bottles, aqua globes , earmuffs, and some pirates of Caribbean bag.

ps,

so can i borrow a crowbar for this crate ;)

JoeJitsu wrote:Great sleuthing! Also, that's not a screwdriver - it's a chisel.

You are correct... but if i would have said i broke a chisel, someone would have searched for a broken chisel picture. lol

06z71silvy wrote:;) I've been caught!

I didnt make it that tough to find... hahaha

And yes if you google wooden crate, you shall find the picture i used....

Wasnt bad for a 3.5 min. photochop..

i was hoping to keep it going till april 1st.

Sorry for those i fooled but you gotta admit, it was fun!

BTW- my actual real Big o' Cosmos contained 2 woot monkeys , breast milk bottles, aqua globes , earmuffs, and some pirates of Caribbean bag.

ps,

so can i borrow a crowbar for this crate ;)

Nicely done.

And Kudos to those who were detail oriented enough to see it! I thought the monkey looked a little small, but I figured it was a keychain one (one which I have yet to possess).

Either way, t'was fun.

No letters at all this round?

06z71silvy wrote:;) I've been caught!

I didnt make it that tough to find... hahaha

And yes if you google wooden crate, you shall find the picture i used....

Wasnt bad for a 3.5 min. photochop..

i was hoping to keep it going till april 1st.

Sorry for those i fooled but you gotta admit, it was fun!

BTW- my actual real Big o' Cosmos contained 2 woot monkeys , breast milk bottles, aqua globes , earmuffs, and some pirates of Caribbean bag.

ps,

so can i borrow a crowbar for this crate ;)

Well done!

You had us going there. It sounded wrong from the start (no stone tablet from the Woot gods, Woot seems to use a different carrier for crates and such, etc) and the story didn't seem right. I'd have that crate open one way or the other - screwdrivers, chisels, drills, mallets and spikes, fifty rabid and hungry pitbulls, 100 woodpeckers, 75 beavers - rather than give up after a puny screwdriver (which turns out to be a chisel) breaks. The picture looked wrong, too, although I couldn't put my finger on it (thanks for the excellent sleuthing by our fellow Wootites).

I am not angry, though. It was entertaining and would have been even greater if this was from a March Wootoff.

At any rate, thanks for the suspense. It kept me coming back here even though I already got my Big Orphaned Cetacea. I wanted to believe!

Boo, hiss. shame on you 06z71silvy. I hope Santa puts coal in your stocking!

dirtworship wrote:Boo, hiss. shame on you 06z71silvy. I hope Santa puts coal in your stocking!

It was some what funny and Sirius GPP at the same time.

Everyone should have lived by the old tried and true, "Pics or it never happened". Once the pics did come it was obvious it didn't happen.

- Aquaglobes
- The ugliest purse ever (not a hat as originally attempted)
- Breast pump
- Baby Bottle
- A big and small generic Maglight
- 3x what seem to be ATI video card -> Composite/S-Video cables

- Two screaming monkeys. I had no idea these things were that awesome. The made for a very entertaining weekend.

So, am I the ONLY one who has still yet to receive their Big o' Cosmos?

clindner wrote:So, am I the ONLY one who has still yet to receive their Big o' Cosmos?

and maybe your letter is inside....

My First Big o' Cosmos arrived on Friday, containing:
1 white beaded purse
1 jar of Dirt
1 package of 2 Aqua Globes (intact)
1 pkg Nuby storage bottles
2 screaming monkeys with flame capes

Thank you, Woot!

My 18.2 lb Big o' Cosmos arrived today and did not disappoint

1. 2 - flying monkeys
   
2. Hideous purse
   
3. Radio Control Snack Float damaged box
   
4. 2 - premium sound guitar accessory kits (stand, tuner, strings, picks and strap)
   

Got mine on Saturday and I Scored:

1 set of aqua globes (no surprise) - all intact
2 woot monkeys (my 2 kids loved them)
1 breast pump
1 S006 helicopter
1 ugly yellow purse (my 2 daughters fought over)





Well I thought I had scored until I found out the helicopter did not work. Must have been a return. Oh well....I'm trying to decide if I should fix it up.

clindner wrote:So, am I the ONLY one who has still yet to receive their Big o' Cosmos?

Nope! Mine left the Charlotte FedEx location 3 days ago to make the 90 minute trip to my local Post Office. It has yet to arrive. FedEx says to wait 5-7 days. Apparently they're still using the Pony Express... and the horses are walking backwards!

I just wanted to say how frackin' excited I am that I got my 1st Big o' Cosmos!!!! It was SO worth the wait!!! I was so excited about it, that I just sat there with the family, staring at the box for a few minutes before opening, with a grin from ear to ear. Everyone gathered around it like it was a Christening Ceremony or something. Absolutely FAN-freaking-tastic!!

My Big o' Cosmos contained:

Flowering Teas
Ear Warmers
Woot! Calendar
Aqua Globes
Hideous Purse
2 Different Skil Tool Sets that my husband nearly fainted from excitement over
(2) Flying, Screaming Monkies

My lucky 13th Big Orphaned Cetacea arrived today, in probably the biggest box I've even seen. It weighed 27 pounds, my heaviest yet. Unfortunately, I think it is my worst bag to date. I've never had a completely useless item that just needed to be thrown away. It contained:

woot monkeys
breast pump
baby clothes
ugly purse
aqua globes
broken ronco rotisserie oven

The glass door to the oven is completely shattered, most likely due to smartpost. Broken glass covered all of my other items, and my kitchen floor. I expect bags of crap to be full of useless junk, but I think shipping broken glass is dangerous. Maybe they should add open at own risk to the commandments?

The oven also has a huge dent in the bottom, so ordering a new door isn't even an option.

I looked inside mine just to see what was inside the day my box arrived, but alas, no letter.

What's all this about a letter?

A day earlier than FedEx had quoted:

16.4 lbs, 37.7" x 15.7" x 9.2"

1x White Beaded Purse
2x Screaming Monkeys
1x Senz XL Black Umbrella
2x Wilson Golf Putters (401 and 403)
1x Exercise device of some sort
1x Zippered, rectangular, wheeled carrying case
2x Umi Baby Shoes, Other Shoes
3x mini watchMe digital watches

Anyone have an idea what that exercise thing is? It's basically a metal tube with two hand grips on either side and what looks like weight ratings from 70 - 165.

heck, still haven't received mine, so checked the shipping status..it says it was delivered 2/18!! We were home all day, and even checked the next day for boxes on the porch, nothing!!

So, either it was delivered to the wrong house, or was stolen, I guess.

craaaaappp! No Big o' Cosmos for me.

Finally got mine....

1x breast pump
1x Delphi XM boombox - does not work (I had one of these before so I had a radio and power supply)
1x ugly white purse
2x baby clothes 2-6months
1x Aqua Globes (set of 2) both broken
2x flaming monkeys

clindner wrote:So, am I the ONLY one who has still yet to receive their Big o' Cosmos?

Finally came! I got the same basic stuff everyone got, plus this:




This would be awesome if I had a PS3. I guess I should get one so I can use the charging stand, eh?

thegrinch1999 wrote:I just heard the letter is in one of the purses that were given out, hmmmmmmmmmmm, how many gave them away and never looked inside?

All I had was crumpled Chinese newspaper inside.

bsmith1 wrote:All I had was crumpled Chinese newspaper inside.

mine didn't even have that in it! maybe the roombas and robonis were the high end craps?

MY first Block OF Chedda was received on Feb 16th
my package: 8.1 lbs
2 Flaming Cape monkeys
2 intact Aqua Globes
1 pr Isotoner gloves
1 black beautiful purse
1 Shirt Calander
1 cylinder of flowering tea
1 Boob pump
1 Motorolla DECT 6.0 Digital Cordless Phones (1 base plus 3 other phones)
Thank you WOOT!

So… not a single letter or really big, weird item this time? Or, at least, those things didn't go to people who choose to post. Aww: disappointing!

marks2l wrote:heck, still haven't received mine, so checked the shipping status..it says it was delivered 2/18!! We were home all day, and even checked the next day for boxes on the porch, nothing!!

So, either it was delivered to the wrong house, or was stolen, I guess.

craaaaappp! No Big o' Cosmos for me.

Good news! My Bolus Of Cachinnation appeared on my front porch yesterday! Was the USPS fibbing just a bit on the delivery date??

Anyway, same stuff as most others:
2 screaming monkeys
1 breast pump
1 not-too-awful ugly purse
1 2-pak aqua globes
1 organic(huh?) baby clothes

yay!

thegrinch1999 wrote:I just heard the letter is in one of the purses that were given out, hmmmmmmmmmmm, how many gave them away and never looked inside?

Regardless if someone threw their letter away they would have gotten the call from Fedex by now if a palette of crap was coming their way.

still haven't gotten mine . . . it's been handed off to the demonic USPS. so HOPEFULLY today or tomorrow?

So, Pouch arrived today, with 10 boxes and packages for me...all mailed APO between 2/2 and 2/17. Obviously, they were waiting to fill the plane with someone else's stuff.

I had actually forgotten about the Woot stuff, until my husband said "why do you have flying monkeys?"

I said "I have flying Monkeys?!?!?! COOL!" I also have a black beaded purse (it's not THAT ugly) a breast pump, which I will try to give away to the only nursing co-worker, aqua globes, which I'm totally stoked about, a horribly, wonderfully, ugly leopard print cheapo snuggie, and three little cables that I have to figure out. Maybe they'll help with the TV problems I'm having.

Doesn't seem like 7.1 pounds worth of stuff...but I'm happy. First Big o' Cosmos, First try. How could I not be?

robnbrwn wrote:So, Pouch arrived today... three little cables that I have to figure out. Maybe they'll help with the TV problems I'm having.

Ok, so I'm having a little trouble. Can anybody recommend a web site (with pictures) to help me figure out WHAT KIND of cables these are? I suspect audio, since there are red, white & yellow, plus black, but I don't even know where to start.

As always enjoyed reading what everyone recieved. Of coarse I was out of the house for all of 30 minutes during the woot off and of coarse that is when the Big o' Cosmos came and went.

I'm a little bummed that there was either no letter or the person with the letter decided to not post it on the website.

I was hoping for the letter "winner" to receive a pallet of breast pumps. That would've been one of the all time priceless BOCs.

robnbrwn wrote:So, Pouch arrived today, with 10 boxes and packages for me...all mailed APO between 2/2 and 2/17. Obviously, they were waiting to fill the plane with someone else's stuff.

I had actually forgotten about the Woot stuff, until my husband said "why do you have flying monkeys?"

I said "I have flying Monkeys?!?!?! COOL!" I also have a black beaded purse (it's not THAT ugly) a breast pump, which I will try to give away to the only nursing co-worker, aqua globes, which I'm totally stoked about, a horribly, wonderfully, ugly leopard print cheapo snuggie, and three little cables that I have to figure out. Maybe they'll help with the TV problems I'm having.

Doesn't seem like 7.1 pounds worth of stuff...but I'm happy. First Big o' Cosmos, First try. How could I not be?

Lucky you!! I'm APO, and checked the mail today, I got nothing, but some Pampered Chef Items.. lol my delivery date is estimated for March 11.. BOo.. Hopefully I'll get lucky and mine was on that plane too just not disbersed yet!

robnbrwn wrote:Ok, so I'm having a little trouble. Can anybody recommend a web site (with pictures) to help me figure out WHAT KIND of cables these are? I suspect audio, since there are red, white & yellow, plus black, but I don't even know where to start.

You can use the collective hive mind of the wooters here by taking a photo of the cable and posting it here.

And please, an in-focus, distinct photo. I'm amazed at the truly horrible pictures some people post!

robnbrwn wrote:Ok, so I'm having a little trouble. Can anybody recommend a web site (with pictures) to help me figure out WHAT KIND of cables these are? I suspect audio, since there are red, white & yellow, plus black, but I don't even know where to start.

The yellow, red, white is probably a RCA cable used for video (yellow) and stereo sound (red and white). You lost me with the black one... Maybe an optical audio cable?

You could always take a picture of the actual cables you got and post them here. Just take a picture and load it to imageshack or something. Then post the link to the pic here. We'll help you out.

Or you can try searching on Google images or Amazon to see if you can find a match for the cable.

This was my first Big Orphaned Cetacea so I'm new to this, but I thought someone always got something big and ridiculous... Am I wrong??

patty280 wrote:This was my first Big Orphaned Cetacea so I'm new to this, but I thought someone always got something big and ridiculous... Am I wrong??

In these tough economical times.....

jmcollette wrote:My 18.2 lb Big o' Cosmos arrived today and did not disappoint

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1. Radio Control Snack Float damaged box
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Doesn't that usually come with an inground swimming pool?

robnbrwn wrote:Ok, so I'm having a little trouble. Can anybody recommend a web site (with pictures) to help me figure out WHAT KIND of cables these are? I suspect audio, since there are red, white & yellow, plus black, but I don't even know where to start.

I'm with BSmith 1: RCA cable. If the black you refer to is the other end then it plugs into a random camcorder to play back on your TV. Shame it wasn't included!

robnbrwn wrote:Ok, so I'm having a little trouble. Can anybody recommend a web site (with pictures) to help me figure out WHAT KIND of cables these are? I suspect audio, since there are red, white & yellow, plus black, but I don't even know where to start.

any chance the black one has lots of little pins in it? in that case its likely s-video combined with RCA

drgandalf wrote:You can use the collective hive mind ...

Use the hive!