triggerzz wrote:My Bag of Coal arrived today. Some of the same items as others

1 Keychain Screaming Monkey w/ orange cape
1 Procrastination Spitball Dartboard
1 Birthday Survival Kit
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Red Duffle Bag - filled with matching red handy carrying strap
6 Fancy tasselled hand towels
0 Bags Texas Air - was hoping for some warm air in cold Central New York

I included pics of the fancy hand towels and the Birthday Survival Kit, because there are already pics of the other items from other people.



And for me, it's well worth $8 (plus tax) for the anticipation of what crap I'll get, if nothing else. I agree that it seemed a lot more random before Amazon, but I still feel lucky to get a Bag of Coal, and love every minute of it.

Thanks Woot!!

Me too, except my towels are a darker shade (the tag says mocha, I think), and no lip gloss (you got an extra crap!). My first Burgandy Olfactory Center and it was kinda fun, even if the only potentially usable item is the cheap red duffel bag (per the rules, note that I am not complaining). Are we the only ones with the ugly/fancy hand towels and the birthday survival kit (which I haven't opened yet)?

I got the popular package:

Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
Cupcake lip gloss
Spitball excuses dart board
HDMI cable
Blue duffel bag (a crappy bag nonetheless).

I did video the box opening but it's obviously uneventful.

I'm still happy to finally have scored my first bag of carp in 6+ years of trying.

My bushel of cranberries arrived yesterday:

1 Screaming Monkey Keychain (with orange cape)
1 Spitball Dartboard
1 Bar Crawl Bingo
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Black Duffle Bag
0 Bags Texas Air

djt wrote:I got the popular package:

Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
Cupcake lip gloss
Spitball excuses dart board
HDMI cable
Blue duffel bag (a crappy bag nonetheless).

+1 for me, but my bag is red.

1 Key-chain Flying Monkey
1 Spitball Dartpad
1 Cafe Bingo
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Red Bag

Got my RBOC today.

I've had a few before, and they were all entertaining at some level.

This RBOC was disappointing. The only worthwhile thing in there was the Screaming Monkey keychain.

Hopefully, this is an anomaly, not anything to do with Amazon now packing the boxes more full of padding than product.

jwhinham wrote:1 Key-chain Flying Monkey
1 Spitball Dartpad
1 Cafe Bingo
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Red Bag

I got the exact same crap. Not so random I guess.

catfoody wrote:Got my RBOC today.

I've had a few before, and they were all entertaining at some level.

This RBOC was disappointing. The only worthwhile thing in there was the Screaming Monkey keychain.

Hopefully, this is an anomaly, not anything to do with Amazon now packing the boxes more full of padding than product.

There doesnt seem to be much variety this round. They all seem to have the same basic set of stuff.

I got the popular package also:

1 Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Spitball Excuses Dart Board
1 HDMI Cable
1 Red Duffel Bag

Nice HDMI cable!

Just opened my Buffet of Chagrin. Very anti climactic. Same crap everyone else is getting.

1 cupcake lipgloss
1 Orange caped screaming monkey
1 excuse spitball dartboard
1 HDMI cable
1 black bag

On a positive note.... (pay attention ladies) I had no trouble finding the button that makes my monkey scream.

catfoody wrote:I got the exact same crap. Not so random I guess.

same here, but my bag is blue.

btw, it is no longer random crap.

Got my Burgandy Olfactory Center today, 1 day early as many others have reported.

1 Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Spitball Excuses Dart Board
1 HDMI Cable
1 Red Duffel Bag

Not random, but I am pleased to have gotten my first Burgandy Olfactory Center and will continue in my journey for more any time they appear!!! Thank you Woot Gods!

tkebidder wrote:I Agree 100% I have been a loyal woot memeber for 6 years. And the crap now, is honestly crap. And the whole day two on a woot off around 4-7pm being the Bag of Coal is ridiculous because it used to be a gamble of when it would come up Amazon F'ed up this great site. No one anymore gets anything worth a crap, compared to in the past a few people actually got things worth the 8 bucks, I know its only 8 bucks buy damn, woot has a lot of loyal buyers and they should be treated as such. If they keep this up, its an end for me as a customer of years and years, and if anyone feels the same as me we should email woot and let them know we are not happy with the changes. Without customers and loyalty this site will die quickly, because the loyalty base is so strong, we have to do something to change things. That's my Jerry Maguire stand on it.

Can I have your stuff? I like extra stuff.

1 Spitball Excuses Dart Board
1 Flying Pig
1 Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Duffel Bag

As I always do, I posted a video of the unboxing, please check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To-f7trq-yg

And if you are interested in seeing the video of when I received "The Letter" last year, check out the link in my signature.

JRinOKC wrote:
Screaming monkey keychain with orange Woot cape
Cupcake lip gloss
Spitball excuses dart board
4ft HDMI cable
Red duffle bag

had to tweak your pic a bit to make it match my Burgandy Olfactory Center hope you don't mind...

djt wrote:I did video the box opening but it's obviously uneventful.

Even if it is uneventful, it's still fun to watch people open their crap and see their reactions.

Same loot here: Still exciting as always.


1 Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Spitball Excuses Dart Board
1 HDMI Cable
1 Green Duffel Bag

sirzman wrote:Even if it is uneventful, it's still fun to watch people open their crap and see their reactions.

what did you get from the letter?

forthhs2005 wrote:what did you get from the letter?

Might be the unboxing from the letter, at work and cant verify:

see the unboxing video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WKP0aOobKU

tkebidder wrote:I Agree 100% I have been a loyal woot memeber for 6 years. And the crap now, is honestly crap. And the whole day two on a woot off around 4-7pm being the Bag of Coal is ridiculous because it used to be a gamble of when it would come up Amazon F'ed up this great site. No one anymore gets anything worth a crap, compared to in the past a few people actually got things worth the 8 bucks, I know its only 8 bucks buy damn, woot has a lot of loyal buyers and they should be treated as such. If they keep this up, its an end for me as a customer of years and years, and if anyone feels the same as me we should email woot and let them know we are not happy with the changes. Without customers and loyalty this site will die quickly, because the loyalty base is so strong, we have to do something to change things. That's my Jerry Maguire stand on it.

My major complaint... no, wait a minute - the rules clearly state no complaining. OK... my comment here is this: In my 4+ years of Wooting and 11 RBOCs, I have noticed a marked decline since Woot sold out to the man, aka Amazon.

I was going to point out the total lack of randomness associated with our RBOC, but I noticed that they did indeed drop the R from RBOC and just call it a Burgandy Olfactory Center Truth in advertising, I guess.

Why can't people just leave a good thing alone? The RBOC used to be so fun - both in trying for and receiving - but now... meh.

Screaming monkey keychain with orange Woot cape
Cupcake lip gloss
Spitball excuses dart board
Cafe Bingo game
Monkey Mints
Red duffle bag

BlkSwanPres wrote:

Red Duffel Bag
Cupcake Lip Gloss
Spitball Dartboard
Flying Monkey Keychain
Atari Flashback 2+ Classic Game Console

Now see... why can't I get an Atari Flashback 2+ Classic Game Console!?!?!?

man, amazon is killing it. usually i like shopping on amazon when i need to. but now woot is not fun any more. Burgandy Olfactory Center is just crap now.
is this why TPW left woot?

justafreak wrote:Very nice hall....what size/model Airbed?

Looks like it's this one: http://www.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=20644. The box came as I was leaving for the airport so I tore it open, made the post, then raced out the door.

Mine showed up today. Im sure youll be shocked to hear this, but here is what I got.

1 screaming monkey key chain
1 lip gloss
1 spitball target
1 bar bingo
1 bag

Feels like they didnt show up for the game and just phoned this one in. Ive gotten better and worse craps before, but it was always exciting to see what wed get. In the past it seemed like there was more of a mix of things. Maybe they need to get someone doing the bags that has more fun with it.

jwhinham wrote:1 Key-chain Flying Monkey
1 Spitball Dartpad
1 Cafe Bingo
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Red Bag

I got this exact same crapola.

Delay on my Bourgeois Old Chambermaid...the snowstorm that dumped all over us here in the plains has resulted in an overdue arrival. Sure hope my Texas air is thawed out by the time it gets here...

nangtadam wrote:I R Sad. I would have rather had a monkey.

2.2-2.4 lber (depending on the day) came a day after it was out for delivery.


1x Red duffle bag
1x Beginner labs animal kit
1x Spitball dart board

Will I try again? Definately

http://youtu.be/sCkVuv5r2mg

You were shorted a crap. 1 bag, 3 craps. Email customer service (in the past they have mailed out the missing crap).

You can only complain if you are missing an item and no the bag doesn't count as a crap.

JRinOKC wrote:
Screaming monkey keychain with orange Woot cape
Cupcake lip gloss
Spitball excuses dart board
4ft HDMI cable
Red duffle bag

I got the same. All in all pretty happy, needed to pick up a HDMI for a new Monitor so worked out well for me. My happier then the last Burgandy Olfactory Center where nothing was close to useful.

1 Red Duffle
1 Spitball Dartpad
1 Kids Night Out Bingo
1 Orange Screaming Monkey
2 Cupcake Lipgloss
and
2 Texas Air

I can't even think of anyone that would want this crap for free. Guess that's why it's crap!

I dig the monkey. And mine seems to scream just fine.

Same Crap here, not really worth mentioning.

I will go out on a limb here and say the employees at Woot don't have as much fun with this as they used to.

Unfortunately, its really starting to show.

lordofall200 wrote:I got the popular package also:

1 Screaming monkey key chain with orange Woot cape
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Spitball Excuses Dart Board
1 HDMI Cable
1 Red Duffel Bag

Nice HDMI cable!

+1 here. I actually needed an HDMI cable too. Now I have a fancy one that does the exact same thing. Totally makes the $8 worth it.

got the same stuff so no need to repost..

although i am in need of a hdmi cable. all good

itsdeuce wrote:My bushel of cranberries arrived yesterday:

1 Screaming Monkey Keychain (with orange cape)
1 Spitball Dartboard
1 Bar Crawl Bingo
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Black Duffle Bag
0 Bags Texas Air

Identical bag here.

Yeah, I'm a little disappointed in the lack of variety this time around, but it's more about the thrill of actually being one of the lucky few, then the anticipation, and finally the reveal.

Unlike many, I still have faith in Woot, and I'm hoping that they're just holding the really good (crappy) stuff back for the annual Santa's Bag.

Er, wait, I mean you're all absolutely right! This is nothing but crap and everyone should just give up trying for a bag. ESPECIALLY the Christmas Bag. In fact, there probably won't even be one this year! Yeah, that's it. You guys just go ahead and go to sleep early on Christmas Eve. Don't even bother to check.

fasfan wrote:On a positive note.... (pay attention ladies) I had no trouble finding the button that makes my monkey scream.

That's hysterical!

Same crap as others (spitball, bingo, lip gloss, monkey key chain, and a red bag). This one cured me! Good news for the rest of you... I'll no longer be adding to the server overload.

My Pseudo-Random-Crap arrived yesterday:

Spitball procrastination Dartboard
Birthday Survival Kit
Sweet ass Tassel-y Towels
Red Duffle Bag

1 Screaming Monkey Keychain (with orange cape)
2 Spitball Dartboard
1 Bar Crawl Bingo
1 Cupcake Lip Gloss
1 Black Duffle Bag
2 Bags Texas Air
0 HDMI cable

My first Burgandy Olfactory Center and the anticipation was totally worth it. Hopefully next time the contents will be also......

JEAguilar wrote:Looks like it's this one: http://www.woot.com/blog/viewentry.aspx?id=20644. The box came as I was leaving for the airport so I tore it open, made the post, then raced out the door.

Queen Size..so no piece of Junk Twin...very nice indeed. Well done.