alexandrak wrote:my first! hurray!

my first also, pretty excited as i finally had some time off and was fortunate enough to hit this. have been smiling ever since

mark my place in history, in for one, FINALLY!

missed it..was at the barbershop with my kids..blah. woot bags dont excite me anymore like they use to.

1patrice wrote:so give me a hint. one whole year. 52 wootoffs and no bayou of crawfish.

1. Prepare ahead of time. Make sure all you have to do is type in your password (woot password for Paypal) or CVV number when you get to the purchase page.
2. To get a head start, you should consider using one of the "fancy programs." Personally, I use wooters.us Random Crap Auto-buy. It basically opens a link to the "I want one" page. Plus, they get the new items 5-30 seconds ahead of the main woot page. Regardless, do not try to open up another tab to the "I want one" page. Just one will suffice.
3. Enter your password or CVV number and click the gold button exactly once. You will be tempted to hit it again after about 15 seconds of waiting. DO NOT CLICK IT AGAIN!!!
4. Be ready for the next page with the insanely large gold button. Again, all you have to do here is click it (assuming you did not screw up any of the data on the I like to smell my armpits). Much like the first gold button, click it exactly once. DO NOT CLICK IT AGAIN!!!
5. That's all you can do. Wait around and see if you get one. It's all in preparation ahead of time.

Sigh. I was at the page when it first came up, 100% stock. Clicked instantly, order info page loaded moderately fast...and then the gold button spent a very long time waiting for server. When it finally loaded, I was greeted with the red letters of doom: Order denied, this item is sold out.

Been here since the old purple woot, seen every last Bowl of Cereal on the screen, and have yet to win one.

jaymanmsu wrote:1. Prepare ahead of time. Make sure all you have to do is type in your password (woot password for Paypal) or CVV number when you get to the purchase page.
2. To get a head start, you should consider using one of the "fancy programs." Personally, I use wooters.us Random Crap Auto-buy. It basically opens a link to the "I want one" page. Plus, they get the new items 5-30 seconds ahead of the main woot page. Regardless, do not try to open up another tab to the "I want one" page. Just one will suffice.
3. Enter your password or CVV number and click the gold button exactly once. You will be tempted to hit it again after about 15 seconds of waiting. DO NOT CLICK IT AGAIN!!!
4. Be ready for the next page with the insanely large gold button. Again, all you have to do here is click it (assuming you did not screw up any of the data on the I like to smell my armpits). Much like the first gold button, click it exactly once. DO NOT CLICK IT AGAIN!!!
5. That's all you can do. Wait around and see if you get one. It's all in preparation ahead of time.

What is this fancy program? is it something you download? how can I get it?

I think my error during my last Box of Crayons was expressing my Woot dreams after the boxes had been mailed. Therefore I will repost my letter now in the hopes that the Woot Gods smile down on me.

My Dearest Woot!,

Please never send me a GPS. I prefer to spend my life driving around aimlessly with an address scribbled on a piece of paper floating somewhere in my bottomless purse. While others like to reach their destinations in a timely fashion, I would much rather find myself lost in Kansas when our vacation was supposed to be in Florida. Truthfully it is my duty to teach my children how real adults argue during a fun family vacation complete with detailed discussions on splitting of assets and custody schedules.

So no GPS for me. Oh and I would go pick up my own Box of Chaos in New Berlin, Wisconsin instead of waiting for it to arrive in Ohio, but we all know I would probably end up in New Mexico instead.

Much flashing light love,

Annietopia aka "Anti-GPS"

Got one. I'm on a roll. Can't wait to see what's inside . . .
Hooray crap!

I love the C R A P! This is my 2nd! Wooooohoooo!!!

Annietopia wrote:I think my error during my last Box of Crayons was expressing my Woot dreams after the boxes had been mailed. Therefore I will repost my letter now in the hopes that the Woot Gods smile down on me.

My Dearest Woot!,

Please never send me a GPS. I prefer to spend my life driving around aimlessly with an address scribbled on a piece of paper floating somewhere in my bottomless purse. While others like to reach their destinations in a timely fashion, I would much rather find myself lost in Kansas when our vacation was supposed to be in Florida. Truthfully it is my duty to teach my children how real adults argue during a fun family vacation complete with detailed discussions on splitting of assets and custody schedules.

So no GPS for me. Oh and I would go pick up my own Box of Chaos in New Berlin, Wisconsin instead of waiting for it to arrive in Ohio, but we all know I would probably end up in New Mexico instead.

Much flashing light love,

Annietopia aka "Anti-GPS"

Darn Annie this post just never gets old! I'm still smiling from the last time you posted this and by the way (not to anger the wood gods) I concur.....Yesss I got one this time! I hope you get one this time or just buy a new fancy cell phone that has one built in

akitkat118 wrote:What is this fancy program? is it something you download? how can I get it?

don't do it that program does not work it freezes up your computer and you will have to buy a new one from Woot

akitkat118 wrote:What is this fancy program? is it something you download? how can I get it?

Well, I was just referring to the third party tools for woot in general. Some are good, some are evil.

Wife and I can't wait for our bundles of joy

dlm0421 wrote:Three people in our office are wooting today... we each got a Book of Crap. Awesome!

Either I am one of those three :-) or that happened in our office too.

Tried for over a year.. finally got our first Bowl of Cereal

ehbeerdude wrote:Your education is useless to you

YOU'RE useless to Woot. Go away now

Quality Posts -1

OK, so I clicked the "I want one", waited..... got the page to confirm order, confirmed my order and pressed proceed. Then it confirmed my order for the next item in the woot-off. So my $3.00 item ($8.00 plus shipping) became $604.00. The best part is Woot already charged my account the $604.00. I've already e-mailed the service address, but no reply yet. Thanks to my overdraft protection on my account I won't get a NSF fee. Not cool Woot! Not Cool!

Been a member since 2005! Over 50+ Woots to my credit. But, until today, never one of these, despite a zillion attempts! The gods of fate were with me -- finally! Yee Haw!!

redfoot1 wrote:Been a member since 2005! Over 50+ Woots to my credit. But, until today, never one of these, despite a zillion attempts! The gods of fate were with me -- finally! Yee Haw!!

Congratulations to a very patient wooter indeed.

tytiger58 wrote:Darn Annie this post just never gets old! I'm still smiling from the last time you posted this and by the way (not to anger the wood gods) I concur.....Yesss I got one this time! I hope you get one this time or just buy a new fancy cell phone that has one built in

Hi Tiger! Thanks for the support yet again this time around. I am keeping my Woot dream alive! And congrats on another Box of Coke yourself!! I keep looking around for familiar names because I was amused on a daily basis last time, and I hated to see that discussion thread end.

And (not to anger the woot gods), I hope they smile down on you also! Of course NOTHING in the form of a piece of paper. No piece of paper with writing on it for you. (grin)

FIRST BANDOLEER OF CARROTS!!! woohooo!!!!! Anyone got tips on how to get it more often? This is my first in 4 FREAKING YEARS!

I got back from school 2 minutes after this crapped out. /weep

Finally got myself some crap.

I won a Bowl of Cereal in March 26th and it never came. I guess that was the joke. I waited for it but nothing ever showed up but stuff I ordered. I had no way to prove it because they don't make you sign for stuff and I have no clue what was in the box. Or maybe that was it. The Random Bowl of Cereal was randomly not there. I missed this one by 5 minutes. I waited all day for it but needed to take my Mother to put the flowers on the relatives and friends. Oh well. Maybe one of these days I will get one again and really get something. Has that happened to others? Is it part of their joke and sense of humor to send nothing? Just curious. Hope they send you all decent stuff.

Looking at my account page and the item description, my first Bag of Columbian is on the way!

kimfay98 wrote:I won a Bowl of Cereal in March 26th and it never came. I guess that was the joke. I waited for it but nothing ever showed up but stuff I ordered. I had no way to prove it because they don't make you sign for stuff and I have no clue what was in the box. Or maybe that was it. The Random Bowl of Cereal was randomly not there. I missed this one by 5 minutes. I waited all day for it but needed to take my Mother to put the flowers on the relatives and friends. Oh well. Maybe one of these days I will get one again and really get something. Has that happened to others? Is it part of their joke and sense of humor to send nothing? Just curious. Hope they send you all decent stuff.

If you didn't get your box, you should probably email customer service.

I'm a relative n00b. Apologies.

So what are the odds of another Book of Crap within the current woot-off?

jacoblipp wrote:I'm a relative n00b. Apologies.

So what are the odds of another Book of Crap within the current woot-off?

not very likely.....

jacoblipp wrote:I'm a relative n00b. Apologies.

So what are the odds of another Book of Crap within the current woot-off?

Somewhere between 0% and 0%

kimfay98 wrote:I won a Bowl of Cereal in March 26th and it never came. I guess that was the joke. I waited for it but nothing ever showed up but stuff I ordered. I had no way to prove it because they don't make you sign for stuff and I have no clue what was in the box. Or maybe that was it. The Random Bowl of Cereal was randomly not there. I missed this one by 5 minutes. I waited all day for it but needed to take my Mother to put the flowers on the relatives and friends. Oh well. Maybe one of these days I will get one again and really get something. Has that happened to others? Is it part of their joke and sense of humor to send nothing? Just curious. Hope they send you all decent stuff.

Repeating what someone else said, I would contact customer service for sure. A few years ago I had something not show up (it was a cheapie item, IIRC) and they made it right.

Reading through many of the messages, it seems that many Wooters (me included) got their first "BP's Oily Coastline" today? Was there more than the normal amount this time through?

My timing is impecable. Can watch for hours/days, then I go do some errands and of course sold out when I return.

Ahhh my first Book of Crap and first set of screaming monkeys. I am a true wooter, finally. :/

wowobch3 wrote:Reading through many of the messages, it seems that many Wooters (me included) got their first "BP's Oily Coastline" today? Was there more than the normal amount this time through?

Nope 3000 as usual, I have been trying for months and finally I was actually at the computer when it came up.

WOOOOOOOOOt!!!! Another British Occupied Cairo!!!!! Can't wait to find out what it is.

wowobch3 wrote:Reading through many of the messages, it seems that many Wooters (me included) got their first "BP's Oily Coastline" today? Was there more than the normal amount this time through?

I think there is normally 1500, they doubled it this time.

Nismo834 wrote:I clicked on it with full stock available. I clicked buy and it was thinking forever.... and I got NOTHING. I'm done with woot, and so will me friends be. I'M NEVER shopping with you guys again. And I'm closing the 2 accounts I have with you.

K. I love you. Bye bye.

Finally got it - amazing. Three times over the last month or so I got to the final screen or "order processing" and it didn't go through. Not this time - this time I got my Batch of Cookies on its way!!!!

yay! my first Book of Crap! I cant wait!

anyone have a google worksheet up yet?