gunshootme wrote:Finally got to level 5... Even then my money wasn't good enough for them.

April Fools!!!

Woot can be very snarky. Just make sure they don't check your stats.........

It's a Big Orphaned Cetacea...on april fool's day. I have a bad feeling that a box full of actual crap is going to show up on my doorstep, with my 'craps' being things like Owl Droppings, Giraffe Dung, and Lemur Poo.

I'm also desperately hoping that I am wrong in this. Guess we'll find out in ~2 weeks!

Did anyone else get in REALLY early and not even have to do the game?

...cuz I did.

Only 749 craps. Jeez.....all that work and nothing to show for it. I spotted the woot off before I went to work, but I didn't have the time to play the game. I'm glad you are making it more open to more players, though. But only 749??? What a waste of bandwidth!!!

B. O. C. GOALS for next time.

1. Next time I will set my alarm early in the morning to avoid the "rush"

2. The graphics from this Paper Boy wanna be game were definitely rad!

3. Set a time limit before just giving up.

4. Be happy that I didn't get any more strawberry or plant water globes.

5. Don't have any expectations.

opps wrote:jnissel is a one man entertainment system, if he is gone, so am i. I loved his lovely/entertaining statements! They amused all of us in the office!

BRING HIM BACK!

jnissel wrote:I was here for the one last year. I found that one to be much more entertaining and fun.


kfergus wrote:There you go. I figured that you weren't that mad. There is always next year. It will be something even more devious and frustrating I am sure.

I'm sure he will be back. Everyone seems to threaten to not be back. They always are. Eventually.

dwrif101 wrote:but.. i wanted to buy the bag o crap this morning.. hey i work..not too much time to waste... so i couldn't unless i played this Jatravartid game... Sirius GPP... Bevis and Butthead game from 15 yrs ago was more fun.. so i quit and didn't get my bag o S%^t sorry i mean crap. way 2 go.... and this has been edited by your wooie friends...

So.....what you do (anyone) is just hoover it up and wait until the next Big o' Cosmos comes up and try again then. I got one wayyyyyyyyyyy back in 2005, but have missed at least a couple dozen since then for one reason or another. I don't see the point in getting my panties all in a bunch about it, as that would be infantile to pitch a fit just because I didn't get something I wanted, MY WAY. I just put on my big-girl panties and went on with my life.....

A lot of us LIKE it when Woot mixes things up and makes a challenge out of it instead of just a race to see who can click the button the fastest and has the fastest Internet connection....or just dumb luck. At least this was different, and creative. They always do the April Fool's Big o' Cosmos in a different, creative, and challenging way every year. Don't like it? Simply fuggedaboudit and wait until one of the other "typical" Big o' Cosmos times comes around again.

*shrug*

bkolson6 wrote:Did anyone else get in REALLY early and not even have to do the game?

...cuz I did.

Yes, several of us did. Some Wooters even reported that this happened in level 2.

I got mine in about 10 seconds, and even thought I had a chance at First Sucker. It felt good at the time, but now I feel kinda guilty.

Or not.

Question...
I won a Big o' Cosmos last night, and I sleepily put in my shipping info and went to bed. But I realized that I set the shipping address to my PO Box in Montana... I want it sent to a different address, so if I change my address in my settings, will my Big o' Cosmos get sent to the address I used last night, or the one I just updated it to?

If it's the former, are there any chance that I could contact Woot and get them to change the shipping address before they send it out?

Last post for me. Be back in a week or so to see what everyone is getting. Until the next B. O. C. Later all.

troller11 wrote:Only 749 craps. Jeez.....all that work and nothing to show for it. I spotted the woot off before I went to work, but I didn't have the time to play the game. I'm glad you are making it more open to more players, though. But only 749??? What a waste of bandwidth!!!

I'm pretty sure it was 749 for each of the 10 levels = 7490.

You are currently posting on the final (level 10) thread.

ReginaFilangee wrote:So.....what you do (anyone) is just hoover it up and wait until the next Big o' Cosmos comes up and try again then. I got one wayyyyyyyyyyy back in 2005, but have missed at least a couple dozen since then for one reason or another. I don't see the point in getting my panties all in a bunch about it

But what if I don't wear panties? Is it okay to get my BVDs in a bunch?

allyourbases wrote:Question...
I won a Big o' Cosmos last night, and I sleepily put in my shipping info and went to bed. But I realized that I set the shipping address to my PO Box in Montana... I want it sent to a different address, so if I change my address in my settings, will my Big o' Cosmos get sent to the address I used last night, or the one I just updated it to?

If it's the former, are there any chance that I could contact Woot and get them to change the shipping address before they send it out?

Send an email to service@woot.com (including your user name and order number), and they should be able to straighten it out. They generally take awhile to ship the baggies.

Changing the address after the fact won't help.

NightGhost wrote:Yes, several of us did. Some Wooters even reported that this happened in level 2.

I got mine in about 10 seconds, and even thought I had a chance at First Sucker. It felt good at the time, but now I feel kinda guilty.

Or not.

No guilt for me. I figure it was, perhaps, a little April Fool back at them....maybe.

Glad I wasn't alone.

Got in on level 5 -> after YEARS of trying for a Bubbles Over Canada -> MY FIRST! I popped my WOOT Big o' Cosmos cherry last night! WOOT! I am SERIOUSLY celebrating this evening!

this was such a freaking let-down. I even beat the game and STILL couldn't get past the crappy servers to get my bag. Great Fool's Joke...spend 20 min trying to load the game, spend another 20 beating it...and still get nothing! I give up. never trying for $h!t bags again

NightGhost wrote:But what if I don't wear panties? Is it okay to get my BVDs in a bunch?

Or....going commando is always a good option for either of us. ;-)

Ready? On 3....

1

2

djgunga wrote:Got in on level 5 -> after YEARS of trying for a Bubbles Over Canada -> MY FIRST! I popped my WOOT Big o' Cosmos cherry last night! WOOT! I am SERIOUSLY celebrating this evening!

I did back flips after I got my first, and I didn't wait nearly as long as you did. After that, it was like "cool, another one."

Of course, if I ever get a letter...

ReginaFilangee wrote:Or....going commando is always a good option for either of us. ;-)

Ready? On 3....

1

2

5 is right out.

djgunga wrote:Got in on level 5 -> after YEARS of trying for a Bubbles Over Canada -> MY FIRST! I popped my WOOT Big o' Cosmos cherry last night! WOOT! I am SERIOUSLY celebrating this evening!

CONGRATS!!!!

I clicked on "I Want One" right after 10 o'clock PST (level one), got to the order page, entered my credit card security code, but still got nothing.

IF YOU TAKE MY CREDIT CARD SECURITY CODE, THEN THE SALE SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

How about if I file a conmplaint with the Attorney General--so maybe you'll be getting a Big Orphaned Cetacea from the state.

Good job of alienating your customers!

I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

NightGhost wrote:Yes, several of us did. Some Wooters even reported that this happened in level 2.

I got mine in about 10 seconds, and even thought I had a chance at First Sucker. It felt good at the time, but now I feel kinda guilty.

Or not.

I got it on Level 2 without having to play.

dpicray wrote:I clicked on "I Want One" right after 10 o'clock PST (level one), got to the order page, entered my credit card security code, but still got nothing.

IF YOU TAKE MY CREDIT CARD SECUITY CODE, THEN THE SALE SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

How about if I file a conmplaint with the Attorney General--so maybe you'll be getting a Big Orphaned Cetacea from the state.

Good job of alienating your customers!

That happened to me a couple of times. So close yet...

Still, it led me to believe that maybe I had a chance, and sure enough, I got in right after those two close calls.

And I didn't whine too much when I was crapless...

post deleted

I got a craptastic bag for me, my finacee, my brother, and one of his coworkers. It's april fools, there's nothing that says we can't fool woot? I mean, it is the spirit of the day!

Wasn't such a good idea for the visually challenged!

I call BS on the one guy who got to level 8008, scoring 8008xxxxx points. Obviously a hacker.

bdecker202 wrote:I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

Added my level 2 and had the wife add her level 9. THANKS!

NightGhost wrote:I did back flips after I got my first, and I didn't wait nearly as long as you did. After that, it was like "cool, another one."

Of course, if I ever get a letter...

You got 2 as well? Radical. Join the club of the most hated Wooters on the planet, Nightghost.

Club members:

bmw66x
bcurtiswx

and maybe a few others. Like 750 others.

bmw66x wrote:You got 2 as well? Radical. Join the club of the most hated Wooters on the planet, Nightghost.

Club members:

bcurtiswx
bmw66x
NightGhost

and maybe a few others. Like 750 others.

added... ;) i got 1, but helped 3 others get them I think that counts

thanks but i cant get on it

bdecker202 wrote:I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

bmw66x wrote:I call BS on the one guy who got to level 8008, scoring 8008xxxxx points. Obviously a hacker.

I just saw that, too. LOL!

I am just Jatravartid, it took me too long to figure it out. Better luck next time I guess.

The game frustrated me. It did not cooperate well with the magnification program I run on my cmputer. I gave up trying to win a Big Orphaned Cetacea. When I would hit the arrowa to move I would go way off where my crapthrower disappeared and would get killed before I could get back

I did too. Fell in a hole on level 1 and then the buy box popped up.

bkolson6 wrote:Did anyone else get in REALLY early and not even have to do the game?

...cuz I did.

bcurtiswx wrote:added... ;) i got 1, but helped 3 others get them I think that counts

Sure does. I'm just worried now that a legion of Woot monkeys will attack my home...like Toy Story but with monkeys....

Why would I do that if I have to tell you my order # and password?

bdecker202 wrote:I've added the 4/1/11 date to the Wootsack tracker. Feel free to start adding your craps!


http://wootsack.bfusion.net/index.php?tDate=2011-04-01

Congratulations to everyone that scored one!

wow. wooters suck. Guys, its a 3$ bag of whatever. Dont by it. I dont see target.com bustin out 42" TV's for under 500$. So take your mouth off the hose for just a minute and be thankful that deals exist if you want them. You are more ungrateful than the god darned Egyptians