Dadoboy wrote:I don't want to dash any hopes, but I remember about 3 years ago, they had the same problem with the servers. They ended up selling 5000 - but cancelled orders afterwards to make it their normal count. People had receipts - but they just back-tracked it out. It does seem like ALOT of people got Bundle of Crops#39;s this time - wonder if the same thing happened.
(GEEZ, I hope not - cuz I got one too!)

Kind of like what happened with hp over-selling the hp touchpads a few weeks ago. It took over two weeks, but I finally got confirmation from them that my two orders did, indeed, go through. I would have been mad if people who'd order a day or two later ended up with theirs, but mine was cancelled. No Batch Of Crinkle-fries today, though. Oh well. :-(

Nosmo Rex wrote:Yeah - no more Bundle of Crops for me. Woot is just shipping garbage for me to throw away.

I agree Woot Bundle of Crops arent like they used to be.. Now they aren't lying they are indeed Bags of CARP!

Your order number 3470XXXX for 1 Bindle of Carrots has been received by Woot on 9/14/2011 and your credit card has been charged $8.00.

My sixth sack of poo! WOOT! Patience, persistance, and a lot of luck! I got my email receipt before i ever got past the 503. The Gods of poo have smiled upon me. Let there be Crap!

Just got a confirmation now, so cool!

Guess after that last comment I'm glad I've never gotten one even tho I've been trying since 2009 with no joy. I just realllyyy love frustration!

LOL just got the receipt now? crazy. Thought I wasn't getting anything there.

Wow, that is the biggest delay in a woot email I have ever seen over 1.25 hours from purchase time to receiving the email! Just glad I snagged one though after all the stupid service not available messages.

Got at least four hundred 503 errors on the order screen, before finally getting a "your account already purchased this" message. Thought it was an error because I didnt get the confirmation email to right now. Saweeet!!! Number 3 in a row!!! (after being bagless for 3 years!)

Thank you, belated Confirmation Email!

novastarj wrote:That's a good thing. You'll never feel the crushing defeat of opening a Bundle of Crops and realizing you got a 2009 "Fact or Crap" calendar, a random GPS mount (sans GPS), and a broken aquaglobe (with the "bag" part being a cheap nylon drawstring bag with a company logo on it).

I missed out too. Again.

You know, it finally occurs to me that I can actually make my own bags of crap. Perhaps I should ship a three-pack to Woot! to thank them for the inspiration.

mpatrick14 wrote:Are they still doing 500 on moofi and 2500 on woot? I didn't see moofi change over, so I am curious if anyone here actually just went to moofi to score a bag? If not, maybe there is still hope?

You got a quality post for this... I wonder if that's a sign!

robtcore wrote:I got 503s for what seemed like a solid hour. I got to the screen to enter my code from the back of my card 7 or 8 times, and then back into 503 land. I logged on after taking a very long delayed lunch, and checked my account. I have no idea how, but I have a bucket of chum, scored today. Early birthday present for me!

Bizarre thing though, no confirmation email. . .

And when I checked my email right after I posted this, there was the confirmation.

WOO HOO!

I was getting 503 all the time, but somehow I got it thru. The only things is I never got an email saying that I got one, but I went to "My account" on woot and I see a Bag there. Even my bank account had the money got took out.

So I am not sure if I am going to get one.

Got my first one (er, three?) since 2008! :D

Too many 503 error to count... finally went through after 40 minutes of waiting... after they sold out. :P

Woot!!! The one time I actually get to click the BUY button and you fail me.

Hmm, I think I should commemorate my first bag with a new backronym:

Blessings Outnumbering Connections

Wow... looks like I got one! Could never get past the confirmation page but now I got a confirmation email!
Yay, can't wait! Thanks, Woot!

Confirmation email just arrived 1:45 PDT!!!

Got my first one this time. I am sure it will be crappy, but I am excited anyway.

advcomp2019 wrote:I was getting 503 all the time, but somehow I got it thru. The only things is I never got an email saying that I got one, but I went to "My account" on woot and I see a Bag there. Even my bank account had the money got took out.

So I am not sure if I am going to get one.

Just one minute after post that last post, I finally got an email.

DianaSprinkle wrote:I really thought I'd missed out on getting one of these after thousands of screens of 503 errors. But I checked my account and I seemed to have gotten one. I'd do a dance but I still don't believe it's real. =/

I just checked my account (& it was listed) & then 2 seconds later just got my email confirmation! Who knew? I got one too! Good luck! (My #3)

Always amazes me how some people are annoyed others joyed at the bag. I have gotten my share and to be honest, its not worth the effort nor fight to get one. For the most part everyone will get junk. Simple as that. So why waste the money and anticipation for ultimately a crappy letdown? Go to the local dollar store with you 8 bucks and enjoy yourself. Dont get me wrong, its a great way to get new people to woot, but for members that have been around for years, its no big deal anymore. I get more excited when the wootoff obscure and interesting things for cheap

Got my first Bindle of Carrots! Whoo!

Confirmation e-mail finally received. I got scared because after going through all the 503s and refreshing like a banshee, I was sent back to the homepage.

Buying bags of crap and getting tickets to Comic-Con: Both excruciating labors of love.

After what seemed like 100 503's I finally got through! Yeah! Just got the confirmation email.

It's not every day you get to mark something off of your bucket list.

mine is still loading .has anyone ever got a Bundle of Crops after loading this long?

The last 4 digits of your order number isn't the number of your Breakfasr of Champions, is it? 'cause mine is well over 2500.

Wow, when is the last time a thread went over 1,000 comments?

Dear woot!,

Thank you for bestowing me with yet another Bundle of Crops The 4 "kittens" have graduated into 1 1/2 year old "kippums" so we'll require a much larger box than the previous two.

Thanks for your understanding,
Zamiel4tw (not pictured), Jet, Stripe, Heracles and Socks

http://tinyurl.com/kippums

It took over 45 minutes of trying, but I finally got my order through. I never did get an order confirmation page, but I received the order confirmation email ten minutes ago.

BTW, the description of this Random Crap is wrong. Today, the servers most definitely were at fault!

So I am excited but tired of all the 503 posts. Congrats to all, but lets get into more interesting topics: what do people think they might have the hope of getting in their Bands of Comradery? People who do not get them hate on their randomness but I am hopeful.

Finally I got my confirmation email from Woot.
Hope I will have some goodies...

Thanks WOOT!

Well 503's for over a half an hour and two F5 resets but I finally got my first Bundle of Crops!

Even on my birthday, i didn't get a Bundle of Crops boooo.

Never got one.
Didn't get to the order page, only 503's.
Maybe I'll have better luck next time. I'd like a Bundle of Crops sometime...

EDIT: I got a 503 while posting this message. Hence the double-post.

I have been chasing this Bindle of Carrots for years--woot-off after woot-off. Today it was just another failed attempt. The authentication server was down. Then, when I finally reached and clicked the "buy" button, the confirmation paged timed out. I was bummed. Just another failed attempt. At least thats the way it APPEARED until I got a confirmation email from woot a couple minutes ago! Says my BBOC will ship in less than 5 days. WHOOHOOOOOO! After years of the damnn thing slipping through my fingers, the BBOC will finally be mine! Will it be a pack of stickers? Will it be bacon salt? Who knows? I am just happy its mine. I am hoping for a new house or a shiny red convertible, though.

In 6 years this is only the 2nd time that I've won one! Pinged a couple of friend who are avid wooters and we are going to have an unveiling party when it arrives!! Very excited.

WierdBMD wrote:Wow, when is the last time a thread went over 1,000 comments?

I don't know if this is an attempt to be sarcastic, or you never visit the Bundle of Crops threads.

This thread will likely end up between 40 and 60 pages depending how interesting the crap is. On occasion (usually for special events) Bundle of Crops threads can end up well over 100 pages.