Finally getting around to posting my crap.

1 men's small Vote crab shirt from deals.woot (already had one)
1 pack of wooden train set track risers (my sister got some track in her bag)
1 seashell tote
2 yellow watches
1 mysterious handle, looks to be from the lid of a crock pot, if I had to guess
7ish bags of texas air, forgot to count
2 small, empty plastic bags.

0 letters, and it appears I have missed the chance to ever get one from TPW.

TPW, you will be missed in the world of crap.

Not my best Box of Cobwebs by any means, but as always it was exciting to get one.

so long and thanks for all the fish TPW!!

Thanks for all your hard Box of Cobwebs work TPW! You will be missed.

got mine in the other day 2.7 lbs.

2 breo watches (red & gray)
1 black with green flower print bag
1 pink usb mirror
1 size large red polo shirt with a checkered flag design around the arm holes and collar
1 pro form watch style heart rate monitor, with separate pedometer
7 bags of texas air

not too shabby a haul, though I seem to have too many wrist accessories for 1 person. And in reality, those Breo watches almost cut off circulation.

In the short couple years I've been able to get Box of Cobwebs#39;s, they've changed drastically. From sansas and roombas to what seemed like prepackaged crap.

TPW you've definitely changed crap for the better. This past Box of Cobwebs seemed more random and interesting. While crap will always be crap and many duplicates will be seen due to the nature of it, it's cool to see the unique items coming out again. Thanks for your service. Don't be a stranger to the Box of Cobwebs thread.

As for your replacement, can we get a handle? Time to break them in. Also is there a title to the position? Quality control of crap? Maybe just Crap Control?

Oh and obligatory, What no letter?

TPW, the pleasure has been all ours, thank you for helping to make our otherwise dreary lives a bit more fun once a month or so! We look forward to whatever capacity you (hopefully) continue to serve WOOT! in, and have high hopes for the person who will be stepping in to fill your shoes.

On to the 3.5lb Box of Cobwebs contents, which arrived Saturday, just as the first snowflakes of the Northeast's epic October storm were falling;

2x Breo skin watches - yellow
1x Adult shirt.woot 'Smeagol' T-shirt
1x Sand dollar tote
1x Royal magnetic digital picture frame
11x bags of Texas air

and.....

1x Pandigital 4x6 mini-photo scanner! ($29.99 on Amazon)

Thanks Woot! and TPW, you are the BEST!

Oh, by the way, they are estimating that our power may be out for a few weeks in the aftermath of the storm, so if you have a spare refurb generator or high wattage inverter, feel free to send it up this way as a piece of extra Box of Cobwebs loot!

Seriously, though, we should be OK. Although most of CT is in the dark at the moment, the power utilities are working diligently to get us all back on line as quickly as possible.

My 3.3lb finally arrived:

• Large tote bag, sand dollar design; fabric
  
• Mini tote bag, green and black pattern; recycled plastic
  
• Intermission shirt; size small
  
• Royal PF Fridgeframe; new
  
• Breo Skin 20cm Watch, Yellow; 2x, new
  
• Zoobies Furbie the Feline large plush and blanket; new
  

efprofessor wrote:Background on crap-saving: After my wife received her baggie, she told me I should give up on trying for crapola (at the least, this means I would need to have it shipped to my office; the worst, don't want to think about that). When the silverware set showed up in my 18lb bag, she remarked, "Now, that was worth the $8!" and she proceeded to grab the booty (not mine, unfortunately). You saved my back-end once again Woot!

So, if not for the silverware she would have grabbed your booty?

threepiecewoot wrote:
I have passed the stinky-BoĊ-project-manager-baton to a capable hand, who will continue to make the BoĊ events remarkable.

Of course, I'll always be a huge fan of Woot, so I'll always remain active in our community.

Much love!

We will miss you TPW! I hope your replacement is as helpful a woot overlord as you have been!!

mipatel wrote:
now, here's why the sansas (and woot) are so frickin awesome. i recently found out a co-worker's dad is going to be starting chemotherapy. she asked me last week if i had an extra mp3 player so she could put his favorite songs on it for him to listen to while getting chemo treatments. unfortunately, i'd given away all the sansa's from previous bags of cooties (i don't have any use for an mp3 player since i just use my phone). and, i haven't seen anyone get a sansa recently.

but now, i can give her two!! one for her dad and one for whoever sits with him while he gets his treatment. i'm keeping my fingers crossed that at least one of them works.

thanks woot! you made some people really happy today!

This is awesome!!

Does this mean I might be able to get a letter signed by BOTH TPW and his replacement during the next Box of Cobwebs (should be training day, right?)

wallsg wrote:So, if not for the silverware she would have grabbed your booty?

Yes, but it also saved my booty because the ultimatum of "thou shalt not buyeth more of that crap" was soon to be spoken had I not received such a useful and pertinent random item. Woot's ability to send me things I did not know I needed but found out I did need is truly amazing (e.g., one of many examples is a recent baggie contained a notebook heat pad that I use to this day). I hope that TPW's departure does not disturb this apparent psychic connection.

phocksthefox wrote:My 3.3lb finally arrived:

• Large tote bag, sand dollar design; fabric
  
• Mini tote bag, green and black pattern; recycled plastic
  
• Intermission shirt; size small
  
• Royal PF Fridgeframe; new
  
• Breo Skin 20cm Watch, Yellow; 2x, new
  
• Zoobies Furbie the Feline large plush and blanket; new
  

I pretty much got the same thing...

3.1lbs

• 14 bags of Texas Air
  
• Large tote bag, sand dollar design; fabric
  
• Intermission shirt; size small
  
• Royal PF Fridgeframe; new
  
• Breo Skin 20cm Watch, Yellow; 2x, new
  
  The Difference...
  
  
• 1 D-Link Wired 10/100 5 Port Switch
  

threepiecewoot wrote:Hey there my fellow Woot community.

What is up in the place to be?!

I noticed a bunch of posts that mention me in this thread and wanted to come in a give you an update. As an example of the posts, I quoted the most recent one above. BTW - To address that specific opportunity, each BoĊ should have a bag-like item and three craps. If one doesn't, just email service@woot.com and they will fix that for you, no problems there.

Moving on to the bigger picture, I wanted to thank you guys for many years of awesome posts in the BoĊ threads! It was my pleasure to read every one since 2005. It was those posts that inspired me to continue to try to bring remarkable BoĊ events to you. I loved those posts even more than I love bacon.

It made my day to read "Best BoĊ evar" or to see community building exchanges like two community members going offline and exchanging items or someone posting a video on how to fix the crap that we sent out. I could give 1000 more examples, but I'll stop there.

It was my goal to make the BoĊ event remarkable, and it makes me happy to say that the goal has been accomplished time-and-time-again.

The overall cheerfulness and elation that the BoĊ delivers is a remarkable occurrence.

I have passed the stinky-BoĊ-project-manager-baton to a capable hand, who will continue to make the BoĊ events remarkable.

Of course, I'll always be a huge fan of Woot, so I'll always remain active in our community.

Much love!

best of luck and so sad that I will never get a letter from you

A guy at my work just got his 6 pounder. Standard stuff, and this Atari system. Maybe not that exact model, but one VERY similar. It looked to be new in a box with a slight dent in one corner.

Jeus wrote:Sorry to say, I stalked you and figured some stuff out,it was just because we hadn't heard anything I promise, best of luck at the Z ;]

Does that mean that Zappos will soon be carrying Random SOCs now? Shoeboxes of Crocs of course.

threepiecewoot wrote:Hey there my fellow Woot community.

What is up in the place to be?!

I noticed a bunch of posts that mention me in this thread and wanted to come in a give you an update. As an example of the posts, I quoted the most recent one above. BTW - To address that specific opportunity, each BoĊ should have a bag-like item and three craps. If one doesn't, just email service@woot.com and they will fix that for you, no problems there.

Moving on to the bigger picture, I wanted to thank you guys for many years of awesome posts in the BoĊ threads! It was my pleasure to read every one since 2005. It was those posts that inspired me to continue to try to bring remarkable BoĊ events to you. I loved those posts even more than I love bacon.

It made my day to read "Best BoĊ evar" or to see community building exchanges like two community members going offline and exchanging items or someone posting a video on how to fix the crap that we sent out. I could give 1000 more examples, but I'll stop there.

It was my goal to make the BoĊ event remarkable, and it makes me happy to say that the goal has been accomplished time-and-time-again.

The overall cheerfulness and elation that the BoĊ delivers is a remarkable occurrence.

I have passed the stinky-BoĊ-project-manager-baton to a capable hand, who will continue to make the BoĊ events remarkable.

Of course, I'll always be a huge fan of Woot, so I'll always remain active in our community.

Much love!

OMGGGGGGGGGGG...no joke, I just sent YOU a handcrafted Box of Cobwebs last week. It probably landed at woot HQ today.

Gah, I had no idea. Maybe the wootgods will still give you the Box of Cobwebs I crafted for you?

Now I'm doubly (or triply) sad... Not only did I not get a Box of Cobwebs this time around, but it was my last opportunity to get a letter from TPW...

Best to you TPW.

threepiecewoot wrote:
I have passed the stinky-BoĊ-project-manager-baton to a capable hand, who will continue to make the BoĊ events remarkable.

Of course, I'll always be a huge fan of Woot, so I'll always remain active in our community.

Much love!

*tear* There is no replacement. Thanks for all you do and good luck on your next project.

threepiecewoot wrote:Hey there my fellow Woot community.

What is up in the place to be?!

I noticed a bunch of posts that mention me in this thread and wanted to come in a give you an update. As an example of the posts, I quoted the most recent one above. BTW - To address that specific opportunity, each BoĊ should have a bag-like item and three craps. If one doesn't, just email service@woot.com and they will fix that for you, no problems there.

Moving on to the bigger picture, I wanted to thank you guys for many years of awesome posts in the BoĊ threads! It was my pleasure to read every one since 2005. It was those posts that inspired me to continue to try to bring remarkable BoĊ events to you. I loved those posts even more than I love bacon.

It made my day to read "Best BoĊ evar" or to see community building exchanges like two community members going offline and exchanging items or someone posting a video on how to fix the crap that we sent out. I could give 1000 more examples, but I'll stop there.

It was my goal to make the BoĊ event remarkable, and it makes me happy to say that the goal has been accomplished time-and-time-again.

The overall cheerfulness and elation that the BoĊ delivers is a remarkable occurrence.

I have passed the stinky-BoĊ-project-manager-baton to a capable hand, who will continue to make the BoĊ events remarkable.

Of course, I'll always be a huge fan of Woot, so I'll always remain active in our community.

Much love!

Is TPW fired or no longer handling the forums for random crap?

ThunderThighs wrote:Definitely NOT fired. He's moved on to bigger things but alas, not at Woot.

Thank you for letting us know, ThunderThighs.

But seriously... bigger things? Bigger than Woot!? Bigger than Box of Cobwebs-Meister and Originator of Letters? There is such a thing? I thought that for those poor souls who had achieved the highest of offices and then wondered what remained to aspire to, the only higher goal remaining was TPW's position! The true embodiment of "there can be only one."

threepiecewoot wrote:Hey there my fellow Woot community.

What is up in the place to be?!

I noticed a bunch of posts that mention me in this thread and wanted to come in a give you an update. As an example of the posts, I quoted the most recent one above. BTW - To address that specific opportunity, each BoĊ should have a bag-like item and three craps. If one doesn't, just email service@woot.com and they will fix that for you, no problems there.

Moving on to the bigger picture, I wanted to thank you guys for many years of awesome posts in the BoĊ threads! It was my pleasure to read every one since 2005. It was those posts that inspired me to continue to try to bring remarkable BoĊ events to you. I loved those posts even more than I love bacon.

It made my day to read "Best BoĊ evar" or to see community building exchanges like two community members going offline and exchanging items or someone posting a video on how to fix the crap that we sent out. I could give 1000 more examples, but I'll stop there.

It was my goal to make the BoĊ event remarkable, and it makes me happy to say that the goal has been accomplished time-and-time-again.

The overall cheerfulness and elation that the BoĊ delivers is a remarkable occurrence.

I have passed the stinky-BoĊ-project-manager-baton to a capable hand, who will continue to make the BoĊ events remarkable.

Of course, I'll always be a huge fan of Woot, so I'll always remain active in our community.

Much love!

Thanks for the good times mate...
Thanks for the great Christmas last year...
Thanks for always updating the masses when we got too antsy...
Thanks for letting us know you were going and not just disappearing...
But most of all, thanks for enjoying your job .

Have a good one Mr. ThreePieceWoot. May our future crap be plentiful and worth its weight in gold.

jon98gn wrote:Does that mean that Zappos will soon be carrying Random SOCs now? Shoeboxes of Crocs of course.

Who said Zappos? "the z" could be his local zoo. Everyone knows how much he loves monkeys.

Got my Box of Cobwebs today.
1. Instructional booklet for Buckyballs
2. USB lighted mirror
3. one little green bag

feel sad...very sad.

ThunderThighs wrote:I just sent an email to HQ. We'll see what we can do.

Thank you!

USPS says it arrived yesterday and was signed for by a B. Miller.

xoxoxoxox.

Can you also request an unboxing video?

Got mine on Friday Actually just to busy to post.

2x Breo skin watches - yellow
1x "Green Lantern" Smeagol shirt (Small)
1x Sand dollar tote
1x Royal magnetic digital picture frame
12x bags of Texas air

and.....

1x D-Link 5 port switch

and.....

0x Letter

For my first Bucket of Candycorn, this was an interesting ride. Thanks WOOT.

klumpy wrote:Got my Box of Cobwebs today.
1. Instructional booklet for Buckyballs
2. USB lighted mirror
3. one little green bag

feel sad...very sad.

If you read what threepiecewoot wrote above, I would contact woot. You didn't get everything you should have!

LLovely wrote:If you read what threepiecewoot wrote above, I would contact woot. You didn't get everything you should have!

I have contacted Woot and yest I am getting some love from them. My coworker got a 15 pounder. my box looked so sad next to hers.

My first ever Box of Cobwebs and I'm super happy!

In my 3.5 lbs box, I got:

• 13 Bags of Texas Air
  
• 1 Sand Dollar Tote Bag
  
• 1 Green & Black "Gwen's Nest" Bag
  
• 2 Yellow, 20 cm Breo Skin Watches
  
• 1 "Natural Pride" Woot.Shirt (too small for me, but I have a friend that it should fit nicely, and it's a fantastic design - http://shirt.woot.com/friends.aspx?k=19684)
  
• 1 iPhone/iPod PowerPack Car & Wall Charger (I have no iPod, but my small friend does, so she'll probably get this too)
  
• 1 Panadigital Photolink One-Touch Scanner

Sweet! Figured out how to post an image! (Hopefully.) Here is my haul:

2x Breo skin watch (yellow)
1x Kids Lab kit
1x Barbie backpack
1x Princess Marionette
1x USB mirror
1x Growth chart

Everything in mine was for little girls, and I don't have any kids, so I donated my whole box to a coworker. Thanks again Woot!

Finally got mine yesterday! My 4.3 lbs of wonderful crap was the following


1X creepy looking small t-shirt
1X Sand Dollar Tote Bag
2X Yellow Breo watches (20cm)
1X Panadigital Photolink One-Touch Scanner
1X D-Link 5 port switch

Pretty happy with my first Box of Cobwebs Not sure what to do with some of it though.

klumpy wrote:Got my Box of Cobwebs today.
1. Instructional booklet for Buckyballs
2. USB lighted mirror
3. one little green bag

feel sad...very sad.

Hey, don't be sad. This is what the Box of Cobwebs is all about, and you got the CRAPPIEST ONE so far!

Breathe in the acrid stench of the baggie-o-crap experience. The crappier it is, the more crap you get for your $8! Its not just the crappy items, it's the whole crappy experience!

Look, at least you got yours. Mine still hasn't arrived yet (Smartpost blessed me with the extra-frustrating "Delivery Exception" to make this Box of Cobwebs triple-crappy for me. And, I didn't even have to pay extra for that service!)

Sorry to see you go, TPW! Thanks for all of the (30+) craps! Good luck at your new career

I got a replacement Crap Item because my box only had 2 craps!

and it was weird!


http://www.amazon.com/Miller-Lite-Beer-Porcelain-Hinged/dp/B000ROGEMC



I love it!!

swarmer wrote:2x Breo skin watch (yellow)
1x Kids Lab kit
1x Barbie backpack
1x Princess Marionette
1x USB mirror
1x Growth chart

Everything in mine was for little girls, and I don't have any kids, so I donated my whole box to a coworker. Thanks again Woot!

This is an exact match to mine.

Finally got my bag! Not overly crappy, but crappy enough to give me that crap-fix I've been jonesin' for!


2x Breo skin watch
1x Kids Lab kit
1x Tiny tote bag
1x USB mirror
1x small Lock and Lock container
11x Bags of sweetly scented Woot Warehouse air.

Best of all, an awesome cardboard woot box for Opie the cockatoo to shred. :^)

darkelfz wrote:MY 5.2 pund Bountiful Overflowing Cornucopia is set to arrive 10/26 and my wife's is still sitting there waiting to be picked up.

I already did get one package. My son was born on the 18th so he will get to see his first Bountiful Overflowing Cornucopia next week.

A little belated but CONGRATULATIONS!

Got my Bountiful Overflowing Cornucopia last week and haven't have time to post:

2 - Breo Skin Watches
1 - Green K8 Shirt
1 - Woot! branded bag (very cool)
1 - Black and neon green flowered bag
1 - Skil Precision Screwdriver Set

I'd post pictures, but pictures of all of them are on this forum already.

Thanks, woot! This was my best Bountiful Overflowing Cornucopia ever! It was my only one ever!!

We will miss you TPW! No one will fill the woot! Gods roll like you did.

Since TPW will no longer be managing the Big ol' Cornucopia events, will the "letter" still be employed as a method of adding amusement to these forums?