I don't know what Woot! did to give us normal people a chance, but I applaud it ... I didn't even react until I heard the mywoot.net alarm and I was still able to get my first Beaconing Omnipresent Cosmos ever ... FWIW, I was hoping for a decent refurb desktop, but this will have to do ... cheers!

Waker1 wrote:I got the email receipt but not the confirmation page; I guess I'm good! My 1st ever!

I got the same thing. I really hope this means I get it. My first too !!!!

Missed another Bowl of Cereal. I got to the purchase screen but my boss came up to me and started asking questions before I could place my order. Not supposed to be on while working and had to hide the screen. DAMN IT!!!!!

Got one! My first Book of Crap ever! I'm so happy!

My first bag of random crap. I'm sooooo excited!

yay! order went through! my first bucket of carp!

Got home opened browser and what do I see but a beautiful Book of Crap. Score!!!!

sf6864 wrote:The Bowl of Cereal is pretty much a contest between people with superfast connections - no one else has the remotest chance of getting one. Why not just ping people, and give the bags to those with the best ISP?

Not true at all. I am on extremely crappy ATT DSL in Ohio, and i have gotten 3 in a row.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! But... but... but I was dealing with the utilities people. Damn you, city government! You made me miss out on another Boggy Old Creature!!

Finally!!! After numerous attempts, my order went through. Now I can be like all the other "winners" and wait patiently for the Bowl of Cereal to arrive.

Cyberbrain wrote:
Put in a captcha please woot... that will help alot.

That would be AWESOME. Wish they would... probably some good reason why they haven't, though.

darkinc wrote:zzz got to the last page and it just died on golden button -.- white paged and then 503's and timeouts

same thing here, but worse since it randomly opened another 23 browser pages and tried to process them all.
it's the closest I've ever been to crap

how the hell do people get... what kinda of internet speed do people have that get the Bowl of Cereal?

I got to the gold button twice, only to be redirected back to it upon clicking... both times. >.<

Wow, the servers must have been taking quite the pounding. I was able to make my way to the stupidly large button, but after clicking it, the page hung forever then went directly to my account page. I was distraught. However, moments later my phone vibrates. What's this? An email from woot? Your order is in!

My wife was driving from work to a dentist appointment, so she isn't going to be happy that she missed it, again.

#10 for me, can't wait to see what Woot has in store for me this time!

YAY! Nothing like the mid-week lift of landing a random Bowl of Cereal! Thanks Woot :-)

how the hell do people get... what kinda of internet speed do people have that get the Bowl of Cereal?

WOO HOO I FINALLY GOT MINE!!! I'M NOT A WOOT OFF VIRGIN ANYMORE!!!!

sf6864 wrote:The Bowl of Cereal is pretty much a contest between people with superfast connections - no one else has the remotest chance of getting one. Why not just ping people, and give the bags to those with the best ISP?

4th Bag for me on DSL Connection.

still processing...makes me kinda nervous!!

In for 1! My second Bongo's of Cuba! and now for the wait. Why cant it be here already its been like 3 minutes!? GEEZ haha ugh..

woot woot. literally. I got the Book of Crap!!!

WOOOHOOO!!!! My first Brocade of Carbon - yes, I have no clue what that means, but I had to make up something to express the sheer joy of finally getting in on one of these after numerous years and attempts... :-D

Nooo!

I got so far only to be denied at the payment type!!

Damn inferior work internet connection!

Meanwhile, my heart was racing, I was sweating and screaming at the computer monitor (with concerned onlookers).
I'm a wreak. Why, woot!, WHY?!

Yes! Got one! Thank you wootalyzer! #6 for me, I blame wootalyzer and T3!

FINALLY! Got mine!

dannyboythezombie wrote:Son of a...just had to take that shower, didn't I?

Aw, but you smell good!

awesome got one, shows still processing but showing up in my account page.

rkenimer wrote:Sigh.... It's so trucking easy once you figure it out.

I have gotten 3 bags in a row so far...

Well then why don't you 'splain it to us Lucy

Aerrow wrote:first time i showed up late and still managed to get a Book of Crap! Go WOOT!

I too arrived at my PC likely too late to possibly make it and still landed a Bowl of Cereal. Random that I was able to get one, likely as random as the Bowl of Cereal itself.

Man, came back to the computer just a minute too late... Dang me and my priorities!

At last, the Bowl Of Cereal had evaded me for so long......

As Marv Albert would say.... YES!!! Finally a Baby of the Cosmos, a bandoleer of carrots, a Bowl of Cream.


WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Walked in the door, gave the cats a treat. Sat down. Went to woot....it was a Bowl of Cereal!!!

Clicked Buy...


Now don't be hating, but I got one.....


Schwing!


Remember...timing is everything.

Ka-Ching! Third one. Looking for that amazing LCD in this one! ;-)

Bowl of Cereal? Yeah you know me.

Oh, the irony. Got home in time from work. Had to go take a Random Crap myself... and therefore missed it yet again.

Also whilst I was ordering I was tweeting that I was ordering a Bowl of Cereal. Also I got pulled out of my game to order one.

CRAAAAAAAP!
no crap for me. :-(

Got closer to it than before, "order processing" and then.... denied.

::sob!!!!::

I'll never get one!