If you're dreaming of woots past, another excalibur delight:

http://www.woot.com/offers/radio-controlled-snack-float-sep-23

mamala53 wrote:I bought 3 monkeys last Wootoff. How do I get them to scream?

Pull the tab and throw them at something/someone

butchworley wrote:AMEN! These are bears not monkeys.

Yeah I'm disappointed because I bought 3 before I realized they were not monkeys.

Just upped my order from 1 to 3 - because I was stupid to only buy 1. $6.99 for a monkey?!? Com'on! But $3.66 for a monkey? That's a deal!

alan0123 wrote:Wish they Would Start Selling the FLASHING Siren Alarms along with the Monkeys.

The Flashing Alarms Look Kool in your Bedroom

They did a few years back. Unfortunately, I never bought a set. I figured they were going to be a regular thing. I remember a woot-off ending with selling the lights. They went from being in the page to being on sale. When they sold out there were no more lights and that ended the woot-off.

dracodrago wrote:Throw/fling them across the room

Seriously?

they are just starting the day off with a monkey!

Good lord, was I the ONLY one having fun with this woot-off?

I haven't ever been able to grab a Brigade of Campers and frankly, I've kind of given up. XD It's been fun to watch the overrepresented Brigade of Campers Criers (while I do feel their pain, I know I'll never get one, so it's more schaudenfreude than anything) and lol at the string of media items that came through. I could've probably done with more MP3/audio devices and less headphones, but you gotta get rid of what you gotta get rid of!

Moueska wrote:I will be.

*HIGH FIVE*

You know how to party buddy!

See ya next woot off :D

shaneac1 wrote:Are we ever going to get another sock monkey in all years I've heen a wooter I've only seen one come up and it sold out in near moments.

the sale was limited to 5000 - it did go fast

mamala53 wrote:Seriously?

Yep.

And I keep buying them. Always a hit at the feed store with the dogs.

whatsamattaU wrote:If you're dreaming of woots past, another excalibur delight:

http://www.woot.com/offers/radio-controlled-snack-float-sep-23

Now that is awesome.

mamala53 wrote:Seriously?

yes, and the hands have little finger holds too, you can pull them like a slingshot

its so fun to watch the dogs chase them.

I actually enjoyed this Woot-Off more than the past few Baked-Okra- Cakes-filled Woot-Offs.
I don't come here for said cakes (granted I'll certainly take a shot if they show up) and most of the stuff that Woot typically sells I have no use for.
What I come for is the occasional RANDOM fun item. I don't usually buy anything, but I can't wait to get my skitterbot.
Buckyballs, Desk Pets, Glow Sticks...lol that's the stuff I go for. :P

butchworley wrote:Does anyone else want the old monkey's back as bad as I do? These new bear like monkeys suck. Bring back Monty and Mortimer! Get rid of these Berenstein Bears! Someone in purchasing needs their ass kicked over this deal.

Its a sad sad thing when cheap but adequate Chinese monkey toys are still too expensive and have to be replaced by even cheaper crappier and inadequate vaguely monkey like masked bears...

Dummy1212 wrote:Being anal retentive about spelling isn't the way to reinforce your stance.

The fact is, Woot! does owe us something. Consumers are THE driving force behind Woot!'s business. While I don't have any numbers, I would venture to guess that a majority of the purchases from Woot! come from members who comment in the forums. Sometimes Woot! has great items, sometimes it is junk. But, often, during Woot-offs, members of the Woot! community purchase these "junkier" items in support moving on to the next item and ultimately achieving the opportunity to purchase a "bag-of-crap".

Giving credit to Woot!, it appears the quality of the Brigade of Campers has gone up in recent months, but there's no denying that the lack of regular opportunities to not just purchase a "bag", but to enjoy typical Woot! purchases that grew Woot! to the reputation is has to day, is certainly off-putting to the longtime Wooting community. The individuality of Woot! has directly led to the success to date, and the recent lack thereof has recently let down it's most loyal supporters.

Whether you think it's right or not, the standard has been set, and there are expectations to be met.

I agree well said indeed!!

mamala53 wrote:Seriously?

Ok, got it. I was afraid pulling the thing would start something before I was ready.

Dummy1212 wrote:Being anal retentive about spelling isn't the way to reinforce your stance.

The fact is, Woot! does owe us something. Consumers are THE driving force behind Woot!'s business. While I don't have any numbers, I would venture to guess that a majority of the purchases from Woot! come from members who comment in the forums. Sometimes Woot! has great items, sometimes it is junk. But, often, during Woot-offs, members of the Woot! community purchase these "junkier" items in support moving on to the next item and ultimately achieving the opportunity to purchase a "bag-of-crap".

Giving credit to Woot!, it appears the quality of the Brigade of Campers has gone up in recent months, but there's no denying that the lack of regular opportunities to not just purchase a "bag", but to enjoy typical Woot! purchases that grew Woot! to the reputation is has to day, is certainly off-putting to the longtime Wooting community. The individuality of Woot! has directly led to the success to date, and the recent lack thereof has recently let down it's most loyal supporters.

Whether you think it's right or not, the standard has been set, and there are expectations to be met.

Woot just ain't the same since Amazon bought it.

Midnight and monkey is still there..woo

mamala53 wrote:Seriously?

Put your fingers in the little hand cups and pull back on the legs like it's a slingshot...

Flying screaming monkey/bear...

nlanier wrote:They did a few years back. Unfortunately, I never bought a set. I figured they were going to be a regular thing. I remember a woot-off ending with selling the lights. They went from being in the page to being on sale. When they sold out there were no more lights and that ended the woot-off.

Got my set. Every woot-off when I use them the posted items look much 'flashier'

mamala53 wrote:Seriously?

Yep, the hands have little holes where you stick your fingers in, pull the monkey back and let it fly... almost every time I do it it usually screams after it hits the ground.

k

"80% off list price".

Like they could ever sell these anywhere else. Funny.

Screw it, I'm in for 1.

Good night sweet Wooters.

Is everyone so sure that the Woot-Off is ending, that this isn't a classic Woot fake-out?

3 minutes and 50%

ekholm wrote:Pull the tab and throw them at something/someone

I had woot monkeys in the army, and didn't know it. Except it wasn't the monkeys that screamed.

whatsamattaU wrote:If you're dreaming of woots past, another excalibur delight:

http://www.woot.com/offers/radio-controlled-snack-float-sep-23

Whatever happened to candi the pole dancer? I remember her popping up in a couple of woot-offs.

jesseroo wrote:Midnight and monkey is still there..woo

Don't they go by Mountain time (Texas)? That would leave another hour.

dracodrago wrote:Yep, the hands have little holes where you stick your fingers in, pull the monkey back and let it fly... almost every time I do it it usually screams after it hits the ground.

odd, mine scream in-flight.

doc362 wrote:*HIGH FIVE*

You know how to party buddy!

See ya next woot off :D

W00T W00T! Party on, see you then!

;D

rridgebacks wrote:I can't speak for VT, but there's no shipping to AK or HI. So, when we in AK buy, it shows up in whatever state we have it shipped to. Tonight there may be nobody in AK buying, but that's not always the case :0)

I see. I guess they have AK and HI on the map for no reason then. lol. But still no monkey love in VT..

bmihalovits wrote:Don't they go by Mountain time (Texas)? That would leave another hour.

nope, central time

Dummy1212 wrote:Being anal retentive about spelling isn't the way to reinforce your stance.

The fact is, Woot! does owe us something. Consumers are THE driving force behind Woot!'s business. While I don't have any numbers, I would venture to guess that a majority of the purchases from Woot! come from members who comment in the forums. Sometimes Woot! has great items, sometimes it is junk. But, often, during Woot-offs, members of the Woot! community purchase these "junkier" items in support moving on to the next item and ultimately achieving the opportunity to purchase a "bag-of-crap".

Giving credit to Woot!, it appears the quality of the Brigade of Campers has gone up in recent months, but there's no denying that the lack of regular opportunities to not just purchase a "bag", but to enjoy typical Woot! purchases that grew Woot! to the reputation is has to day, is certainly off-putting to the longtime Wooting community. The individuality of Woot! has directly led to the success to date, and the recent lack thereof has recently let down it's most loyal supporters.

Whether you think it's right or not, the standard has been set, and there are expectations to be met.

You are 100% correct. A classic experiment placed rats in two different cages. In one cage the rat got a treat each time it pressed a bar. It the other cage the rat got a treat after pressing the bar a random number of times... sometimes once...sometimes after 10 or more presses. Then they stopped giving treats to both rats. The one press/one treat rat stopped trying for the treat very quickly... after only a dozen or so presses. The "random press rat" continued to press the bar thousands of times. We are nothing more than Woot Rats and will return to press the bar for the Bee oh Cee treat because we're never sure when we're going to get it. I'd hoped to become more than a Woot Rat, but apparently this is my fate... along with the rest of you rats. LOL

Well, on the bright side, at least I didn't bankrupt myself this woot-off.

spizmar wrote:I had woot monkeys in the army, and didn't know it. Except it wasn't the monkeys that screamed.

That makes me want to do a Ye Holy Screaming Monkey routine.

Cmon Woot. It's my birthday. Hook us up with a Brigade of Campers

bmihalovits wrote:Don't they go by Mountain time (Texas)? That would leave another hour.

That is 1 minute from now

shanteuse wrote:odd, mine scream in-flight.

sometimes they scream in the air, but mostly on the ground and some times not at all

robdcm wrote:Six.

Show your calculations, please.

dracodrago wrote:Yep, the hands have little holes where you stick your fingers in, pull the monkey back and let it fly... almost every time I do it it usually screams after it hits the ground.

One of mine got shot into a wall; its piercing shriek cut short by a sickening crunch... silenced forever it has joined other undead in storage for the eventual zombie monkey Wootpocalypse.