duffeball wrote:My lapper I got from this crap only had 2 gigs of ram. I jacked a 2 gig stick from my wifes lapper and gave her one of my 1 gigs. we both have 3 gigs in our lappers now..


Think she'll notice?

Congrats on your most excellent crap!

so after more than 15 bags I finnaly got something awesome...

along with my
-red nylon duffle bad
-tabletop tri-pod
-headband
-lip gloss

they tossed in a brand new Magellan GPS retail $129.00 on amazon...

ThunderThighs wrote:I'm so sorry. My eyes caught movement in the background and I noticed Mr Kitty. It's so hard when our furry family is ill and can't tell us what hurts. You are a good kitty mom. ((hugs))

Thank you. The other two brothers decided they wanted to get sick too and started vomiting all over the place. Luckily they are okay now. I was scared it was a food recall. He's a very special kitty, can play fetch, knows how to "sit", "shake", and stand "up".

kdccrosby wrote:Aww.. Hope your kitty gets better....

I know that just sounds dirty - but it's not.

Thank you

ThatPoshGirl wrote:Hmm... My cat had similar symptoms, and it turned out to be his flea medicine. He would sort of twitch and shake, and his bag legs would kick out behind him uncontrollably causing him to fall over.

Aww...sad, I wish it were something that simple! But they don't get flea medication because they are indoor cats. Did your kitty get better?!

speedogirl2 wrote:Aww...sad, I wish it were something that simple! But they don't get flea medication because they are indoor cats. Did your kitty get better?!

Yes, he recovered well after I stopped the drops. Hope your little guy gets better soon.

ThatPoshGirl wrote:Yes, he recovered well after I stopped the drops. Hope your little guy gets better soon.

were they over the counter drops? I saw a news story a few years back about Hartz and similar drops causing cats to get sick. scared me enough to stick to what my vet recommends

Here is the unboxing of my first Burgandy Olfactory Center it was one of the 1.0lbs boxes. enjoy. It was my very first one and I absolutely loved the thrill of the getting, the waiting, and the opening. Well worth 8 bucks! Cant see a movie for that price!!

Thanks Santa Woot!

http://youtu.be/8rKhCR-o3jM

-cmatlack

#OCCUPY Bag of Coal #2
6.0 lbs (but identical to the 5.5 pounder from the other day:

1x Woot Box
5x Texas Air
1x Pop up lawn sprinkler
1x Black decorative wash cloth
1x red duffle bag
1x Woot 5 pack colored t-shirts (all XL size)
1x Diva Darling microfiber facial mitt

In a shameless attempt to earn a quality post, the kids and I make a special shout out to ColonelCrap. Here is the video, enjoy!

My 2.7 lbs of crap arrived today:

Small black towel like everyone else

3 cupcake lip gloss

Maroon duffle bag

Pop up/pop down lawn sprinkler (I live in an apartment, alas.)

cmatlack wrote:Here is the unboxing of my first Burgandy Olfactory Center it was one of the 1.0lbs boxes. enjoy. It was my very first one and I absolutely loved the thrill of the getting, the waiting, and the opening. Well worth 8 bucks! Cant see a movie for that price!!

Thanks Santa Woot!

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-cmatlack

Excellent use of the Wooted Skil blade (and children). I have that same Fuji XP camera, too. Excellent haul, cute family, cool video.

(PS: I fixed the embedding for you.)

I look forward to see if colonelcrap can right the ship. I'm relatively new to this Bundle of Coal thing. Procured my first one about 2 and half years ago and snagged a few more inbetween.

When I unboxed the first one the wife and I got a good laugh when we opened a box filled with 50+ stress balls. They had a stress ball party at the wife's place of work. One of the later boxes had a Winnie the Pooh toothbrush station that would start playing music when we touched the unopened box. the wife and I would both bust out laughing because the cat jumped on the box and we would hear Winnie extolling the virtues of brushing your teeth.

We anticipated receiving the Bandolier of Carp, and enjoyed unboxing them to see what they could come up with next. We also imagined what the W00t elves were thinking when putting together each shipment. It didn't matter if we could use what we got, it was a fun process and it seemed like he shippers were having fun putting them together.

Unfortunately, the last few Carps were the disappoint. There weren't any smiles when you see the 1.2 pound shipments and then check the forum here to see everyone getting the same standard package. The elves seemed to be getting tired. Pick one from box A, one from box B, one from box C, tape it up and ship. At this point we decided to give the Burgandy Olfactory Center a rest for a while.

On Xmas eve, I was IMing a friend and he was ready to get a Burgandy Olfactory Center I had totally forgot about Santa's Sack...it was only 10 minutes away so why not give it a shot for old time's sake?

Ended up securing a Santa's Sack, and I let out a hearty *meh* when I saw I would be getting, yet another 1.2 lb sack. It arrived today and it was a bit crappier than usual.

1x duffel bag
1x tabletop tripod
1x hand towel

You know the w00t elves are being overworked when they short you a crap.

Hopped on the forums here and there have been many disappointments. I am sure that if everyone combined their hand towels, you could create a quilt that would cover the lower 48.

Maybe colonelcrap can fix things, I sure hope so. I look forward to seeing more people enthused about the crap that they got and no mention of a "standard X lb. box". "Standard" should never be used to be described a Burgandy Olfactory Center Interesting, eclectic, unusual...yes. Standard, typical...no.

Come on, this Burgandy Olfactory Center doesn't even get the normal "Random Crap" moniker....it is the special "Santa's Sack of Crap". I thought that meant lots of 2011 calendars and not lipgloss and wash towels

mariojill2001 wrote:#OCCUPY Bag of Coal #2
6.0 lbs (but identical to the 5.5 pounder from the other day:

1x Woot Box
5x Texas Air
1x Pop up lawn sprinkler
1x Black decorative wash cloth
1x red duffle bag
1x Woot 5 pack colored t-shirts (all XL size)
1x Diva Darling microfiber facial mitt

In a shameless attempt to earn a quality post, the kids and I make a special shout out to ColonelCrap. Here is the video, enjoy!

The kids are super cute.

I received my crap today. It contained:

1 Spitball Dart Board (I got one in the last round too)
1 Ugly Embroidered Hand Towel (my 2 year old has claimed it as a towel for her bath dolls)
1 Pico Screen
1 Microfiber Headband
1 Green Duffel Bag (matches the black one from last round)
1 2GB Sylvania MP3 player new in the box

Thanks Woot!

My Santa Burgandy Olfactory Center

1 - Reusable Green Bag w/Purple Flower
1 - Fun Footflush
1 - Green Hand Towel With Flower
1 - Diva Darling Facial Mitt
5 - Assorted Colors XL Blank T-shirts
5 - Bags O'Texas Air


My Wife's Santa Burgandy Olfactory Center

1 - Red Duffle Bag
1 - Purple Hand Towel
1 - Table Top Tripod
1- Skil Precision Screwdriver Set
5 - Bags O'Texas Air

kdccrosby wrote:were they over the counter drops? I saw a news story a few years back about Hartz and similar drops causing cats to get sick. scared me enough to stick to what my vet recommends

Yes, the Hartz drops. They caused him to have neurological symptoms. It started almost immediately, which is how I connected it soon enough to prevent any real damage. At first, I thought he had something stuck on his foot. He kept kicking it out like he was trying to shake something off. But then I realized he couldn't control it. He start to stumble and fall and I knew something was wrong. When I googled the symptoms I found out about the flea drops and stopped immediately. It's outrageous that a product that is so harmful continues to be on the market (this was 8 years ago).

Crap received today!

FedEx said 1.8 lbs. but the box was a little on the large side.

Gather around, kids (17, 12 and 9)! Santa's crap is here!

1 woot box

6(count em, 6) bags of Texas air (1 deflated)

1 red duffel bag (with zip pouch on the end!)
(12 year old son claims for wrestling gear)

1 white "Diva Darling" microfiber headband
(9 year old daughter squeals and asks mom to
help put it on)

1 lavender "Shamwow" cloth, medium size
(17 year old son starts walking around the kitchen, waving Shamwow, talking like Vince)

1 choocolate brown washcloth
(nobody claims this, guess it's mine)

1 "Super Special Birthday Survival Kit"
(apparently a kids.woot in July, metal bubble
wand, cake topper and bubble stirrer. Includes ingredients for homemade bubbles. Wife says it'll make a great gift for someone
with younger kids. 9 year old still trying to
claim this one.)

Didn't get the crap I love, but love the crap I got! Thanks, woot!

Colonelcrap, I think I love you! I have been buying things with my brothers account for years, but finally got my own so that I could have an elusive Bag of Coal. I have gotten two now and while everything was as crappy as I could hope, I am jealous of those who came before and got random crap. I am not unhappy with my crap, and everyone around me is rejoicing that I finally got my own, but it's all about the... anticipation. I matters not what is in my box, it is the score, the waiting, the joy when the mailman beeps his horn that keeps me coming back for more. For now, my brother orders my other things (clocky because I thought it would take care of my daily torture of my cats for me etc) but I wanted the Bag of Coal to be mine.. ALL MINE! I hope for more misc crap in the years to come, but thank you for the simple joy you bring to millions of unworthy wooters each time there is a link or a server crash

colonelcrap wrote:It sounds like the troops’ moral is diminishing. I have been sent to clean up the mess, address the issues and right the ship. It looks like I have an uphill battle, but I have a good battle plan. If you will give me time, you have my commitment that we be victorious in our pursuit of the best Beachhead of Ceasefire yet.
I know there is some dissension in the ranks due to the changing of the guard. I have read that some of you are grumbling about how your crap is too crappy, not crappy enough or too much like your neighbor’s crap. Instead of addressing each of those complaints individually, let me just say that I am aware of the issues and have the power to make changes where changes need to be made.
I am here to make sure that the items being shipped are more diverse, interesting, bizarre, broken, weird and worthy of blog banter. I am also here to make sure that every package has, at least, the minimum amount of crap and that the crap gets shipped in a timely manner. I am here to make sure that communication about the shipped crap is distributed so that everyone can start getting battle-ready to receive their crap.
I know that there is more to address, but a plan doesn’t work if it never gets started. I am sure that this plan will work and make this a mean, lean, crapping machine. See you in the trenches.
ColonelCrap

yrguide wrote:What kind of bug? Bugs in the washcloths mean mine are going straight into the garbage...I don't want bugs in the house.

I don't know what kind of bug it is.. A small dead black bug firmly embedded in the washcloth. I tried to shake it of outside the door, and look at the name on the washcloth in case others got them. It says "Avanti", and it was tan with a tree like design on part of it. When I looked at the name, I noticed another dead bug, this one small and brown, like a waterbug of some type. Please wash these, if anyone else got the same, although I think we all did Mine is going in the trash, since it appears there are no takers.
Santa must have thought I was very bad this year.
Edit: Has anyone every returned a Bag of Coal? I really don't want the bag, or any of it in my house..

spookyelectric wrote:My Santa Burgandy Olfactory Center

1 - Reusable Green Bag w/Purple Flower
1 - Fun Footflush
1 - Green Hand Towel With Flower
1 - Diva Darling Facial Mitt
5 - Assorted Colors XL Blank T-shirts
5 - Bags O'Texas Air


My Wife's Santa Burgandy Olfactory Center

1 - Red Duffle Bag
1 - Purple Hand Towel
1 - Table Top Tripod
1- Skil Precision Screwdriver Set
5 - Bags O'Texas Air

Thanks for saving me the time it takes to list the stuff. Our BLAND OF COMMONS were almost exact duplicates except I got 6 bags of emergency air and the wife got a HDMI cable vice the screwdrivers.

WOOT: I really don't have a problem with the contents; crap is crap afterall. But for crying out loud even the wash towels were the same color. Please put the Randomness back into the crap.

ThatPoshGirl wrote:Yes, the Hartz drops. They caused him to have neurological symptoms. It started almost immediately, which is how I connected it soon enough to prevent any real damage. At first, I thought he had something stuck on his foot. He kept kicking it out like he was trying to shake something off. But then I realized he couldn't control it. He start to stumble and fall and I knew something was wrong. When I googled the symptoms I found out about the flea drops and stopped immediately. It's outrageous that a product that is so harmful continues to be on the market (this was 8 years ago).

Ugh that is absolutely horrifying!

Huzzah, my and my brother's have arrived!
Summaries:
Picture 1: The haul
http://yfrog.com/ntp96tqdj
B: Red Duffel Bag
1: Unattractive burgundy hand towel
2: 4' HDMI cable
3: "Super Special Birthday Survival Kit"
x: 7x Bag of Texas Air
Picture 2: Item 3, the "Super Special Birthday Survival Kit"
http://yfrog.com/kljn6dixj

This "Survival Kit" is rather fascinating. It's a small tin with a clear windowed front, 4"x6"x1", and contains a small silvery clear pouch. Inside this pouch was three items, all seemingly cast pewter. Mine contained one rocket ship shaped birthday candle holder, one ice cream spoon that says "I scream you scream...", and one interesting bubble wand that says "5,4,3,2,1 BUBBLES!" on it. This bubble wand is probably my favorite item, because it looks like a swizzle stick. I guess I ought to put up a photo of those items.

https://twitter.com/#!/WhatTheFrost/status/155892029338025985/photo/1/large

I'm impressed with this last item. Looks like it's by a someone named Kaycee Binns, under the "Metal Morphosis" series. Neat!
Thanks, Woot!

2.8 Lb Crap arrived...nothing too awesome, but I will continue to chase the Burgandy Olfactory Center dragon in hopes of achieving ultimate crap euphoria.

1x Weird brown washcloth/handtowel with buttons sewed oddly on one end.
1x Popup sprinkler
1x Diva Darling face scrubber thing
1x Pirate Shrinky Dinks ( best item I got imo)
1x maroon duffel bag

I second the concerns for more diversity. Most of the fun comes thanks to the randomness.

That said, I've never been horribly dissapointed by what I've received. I almost always make my money back, and the thrill of scoring one and reading what others have received is almost worth the money by itself.

My wife's 1.7 lb bag is due on Monday and I can't wait.

• Tan wash cloth with fancy strip added
  
• Philips 4' HDMI cable
  
• Birthday Survival Kit
  
• Red duffle bag
  
• Tetrapouch inflateable floating protective dry pouch (for cameras and such)
  

nursedawn wrote:First comment to make me cry. You are kind to your mother. You WILL get good things, someday... ColonelCrap says so on page 31!

That's so nice of you to say. I tell my mom that this is just payback for all she did for me when I was young.

And I read ColonelCrap post with great interest. My crap wasn't great, but for $8, I think I got my money's worth. Especially, considering the anticipation and excitement, which you can't really put a price on.

duodec wrote:

• Tan wash cloth with fancy strip added
  
• Philips 4' HDMI cable
  
• Birthday Survival Kit
  
• Red duffle bag
  
• Tetrapouch inflateable floating protective dry pouch (for cameras and such)
  

Far better than the December 6th default caca, and even better than my wife's very first Burgandy Olfactory Center (also a Santa bag, which she may post). The Tetrapouch is apparently a pretty decent item, and we can actually use the HDMI cable.

Hey, is your "Birthday Survival Kit" rocket ship themed like mine is?

1 - Reusable Green Bag hydrangea
1 - Fun Footflush
1 - Pack of King of Hearts washcloths
1 - Diva Darling Facial Mitt
5 - Assorted Colors XL Blank T-shirts
1 - Pack Edible Gummi shot glasses - opened bleah

some - Texas Air

hbsurfer17 wrote:I received my crap today. It contained:

1 Spitball Dart Board (I got one in the last round too)
1 Ugly Embroidered Hand Towel (my 2 year old has claimed it as a towel for her bath dolls)
1 Pico Screen
1 Microfiber Headband
1 Green Duffel Bag (matches the black one from last round)
1 2GB Sylvania MP3 player new in the box

Thanks Woot!

Wait hbsurfer17 got an mp3 player. Sure its no broken Sansa, but its a start.

Oh crappy day! I was finally allowed to open my Burgandy Olfactory Center this morning. I got it yesterday, but some evil dictator hid it from me until this morning on the premise that I LIKED the anticipation
2) Doughnut lip glosses
1) Rather unattractive hand towel
1) Diva band, which prompted said dictator to pretend he was karate kid (worth the 8 bucks all on it's own snicker)
1) Folding pico screen
1) Large orange bag w/ pink daisy!

I got the foot flush last time I got a bag, and when I told others about it they laughed at me, so it became the family joke gift, to be passed around for eternity. It may be neat installed, but it's neater to see peoples faces when the find that I have passed on the crap ^.^ Made for a great Christmas Morning!

My Bag of Coal was waiting on the porch for me when I got home from the mountain, yesterday. Just as craptacular as everyone else's. (except for duffleball's dell~ yay duffle!)

1 red duffle bag
1 brown hand towel with no bugs attached
1 Philips 4' HDMI Cable
1 Table Top Tripod
1 Melissa and Doug Police car (is this some kinda message?)

@speedogirl2, Sorry for your very sad news, hoping the best for your little furry friend.

Got my 4.0lb. box yesterday. It contained:

1x Brown Wash Cloth
1x Philips Pro Series HDMI cable
1x Super Special Birthday Survival Kit
1x Red Gym Bag
0x Texas Air

and one apparently unique item;
New Green Snuggie Fleece Blanket with Booklight.

Thanks Woot

my 2.4lb sac arrived yesterday. it contained:

1x Woot Box
7x Texas Air
1x brown hand towel (or washcloth?) with a design on it
1x Green and purple floral tote bag
2x Cupcake Lip Gloss
1x Spitball Dart Board (my nephew was glad to grab this one)
1x GIANTmicrobes(R) Petri Dish (3 mini microbes) - mad cow disease
1x Kids Night Out Restaurant Bingo Board Pack

abramsj wrote:My 2.7 lbs of crap arrived today:

Small black towel like everyone else

3 cupcake lip gloss

Maroon duffle bag

Pop up/pop down lawn sprinkler (I live in an apartment, alas.)

Same I got in my bag! The sprinkler goes for around $20 at Home Depot, so that's not too bad!

6.2 pounder has arrived - on the originally scheduled date! Similar contents to many, but great fun nonetheless. The kids love the robot USB drive and the footflush!

Contents:

1x 'Fun' Footflush
1x 2GB Robot USB Drive
1x White Hand Towel with Embroidered Design
5x Shirt.woot Blank Shirts Size XL. Four Fruit of the Loom, One Jerzees brand
1x Flower Bag
8x Bags of Texas Air

Thanks Woot! Gods and to the new TPW, ColonelCrap!

I find my self slightly jealous of the flower bags. (VS the red duffel that I received.)



love the crap you got, right?

My 1.3 lb 12" x 9" x 5" was:

• 2 x Air
  
• 1 x Diva Darling microfiber headband
  
• 1 x pkg of 12 crap/shit/caca/merde clips
  
• 1 x rolling dice hand towel
  
• 1 x blue nylon duffle bag (smelly)
  
• 2 x doughnut lip gloss
  

Well I am guessing that's everyone for this round. Good luck to you all on the next Budding Occupational Catastrophe.

"I am your father, Luke. Give in to the dark side of the force, you knob."

Mike

Does anyone want to trade XL shirts for L shirts? PM me.

duffeball wrote:My lapper I got from this crap only had 2 gigs of ram. I jacked a 2 gig stick from my wifes lapper and gave her one of my 1 gigs. we both have 3 gigs in our lappers now..


Think she'll notice?

Notice what? The fact that she only has 3 GB, or that you put your stick in her lap?

FrostDemn wrote:Hey, is your "Birthday Survival Kit" rocket ship themed like mine is?

Dunno. We're leaving it sealed. The bubble blower has a star one one end and what I can see of the other end through the mesh bag says "2,1,bubbles" so maybe.

Hoping for good crap, but prepared for the worst. It says its being delivered tomorrow to the office/ wt=1lb.

My post disappeared, I'll try again.

Welcome ColonelCrap! I anxiously await the changes you'll be making. Bring back the broken Sansas, I had a blast working on them.

I received the standard stuff:

1 - Pop up lawn sprinkler
1 - Tan hand towel
1 - Red duffle bag
1 - 5 pack colored t-shirts (XL)
1 - Diva Darling microfiber facial mitt

My mom received:

1 - Pop up lawn sprinkler
1 - Brown hand towel
1 - Red duffle bag
1 - 5 pack colored t-shirts (XL)
3 - Diva Darling microfiber facial mitts

I can't believe we received almost the same items, we live in different cities.

Thanks anyway Woot... until next time!