ntownsend1 wrote:this is total bull. i have been on woot for two plus years and never gotten a Big Orphaned Cetacea. i had my chance today but for some reason the order form would not load up. i went back to the home page and tried it ten time and would load up for me what was up with your wacked out site???? so guess what i did not get ::::! i am a little mad from 1-10 iam a 13......

Might Wanna move to decaf... just saying!

skraft1 wrote:My 100th Woot!... is a Random Crap!!! Thanks Woot! I just happened to sit down at my computer to set up an appointment for one of my customers and look what popped up on my screen! I would rather be lucky than good any day of the week! Now the waiting begins... the anticipation... of what wonderful C R A P is coming my way!!!

Hey, me too! Congrats! I am no longer purple... Do I get something special? Oh yeah, just crap.

frugalfreak wrote:Double check your account, returned me to home page but still got a crap.

I was returned to the homepage after "placing an order" but alas, no crap in my account.

rehta wrote:What exactly is a Big Orphaned Cetacea? I've seen so many people get so excited to buy one... Is it just random stuff that you pay $8 plus tax for and it might just be stuff you immediately chuck in the trashcan, so woot is just making easy money off of us?

Come on...this is Woot, not another of those crappy sites selling audio-video cable parts and fifty cent iphone accessories in their "Box of Craziness." I've gotten MORE than my 8 bucks in every Big Orphaned Cetacea I've ever gotten, and never did I get one where I didn't get something I wanted or could use.

Thank you Woot! I have woot bragging rights amongst my friends now!

Wow, everything went wrong that could go wrong.

Wootalyzer alarm didn't go off or open the buy page.
Discovered I wasn't logged in. Quick fill out the login form and waited, and waited. Page wouldn't load and wouldn't load.
Buy page!! Enter security code
Info is correct
waiting
waiting
waiting
Watching wootalyzer, 30 seconds left!! s***
Buy BUTTON!! go go go go!
More waiting
processing
wootalyzer says sold out
processing
wootalyzer says next item
processing
confirmation email !!

Man this would come up when I'm driving to class Oh well, always next time!

cleverett wrote:Well...it's difficult to sense these things exactly when you're not here in person, but: I'm seeing a few items that you could have gotten cheaper at your local dollar store, plus some sort of bag that you'll find is of no use to you.

Thanks for the prediction. Are you sure it's not a big pile of gold, jewels, and cash? Because that would be nice.

Got one too! (#2 overall).

Very smooth process this time around.

I am not going to brag. I got one! Hahahahahaha! Oops, I just couldn't keep it to myself (hehe). Thank you Woot!

sstan03 wrote:rather crazy, I was in and got the billing page and submitted and then i was kicked out....you better not charge me Amazon!!!! you stink! don't tease like that.

Ummm. . . If they charge you, that means you got one. Are you saying you don't want the Big o' Cosmos?

ahacksaw wrote:Holy carp, I got a boatload of carp! And after a mere 3 years of trying. Why am I not more excited about this?

I got a Big Orphaned Cetacea as well. My 5th Big o' Cosmos to date.. unfortunately (or fortunately) it gets crappier and crappier everytime. My last package contains a bunch of HDMI extender adapters and 3 nylon bags from gold's gym.. oh! and 3 boxes of 2010 edition of Fact or Crap. We, the Hitchhikers?!

I won I won I Won!! First time ever in over a year!! Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Score one Big Orphaned Cetacea for me! I had 4 pages open, with 3 of them saying I could not purchase because I already had. LUCKY ME!!! Sorry to all you others.. BUTTTTTTTTT I WON!

Got my first one after years of trying, YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Knew I was going to miss it. Co-worker comes by and asks if I can take him to the rental car place. I just KNEW it'd come up during that time period and sure enough it did.

Not doing anything nice for anybody in the office anymore. Lesson learned.

Hmph.

OK not sure how this worked but I didn't even pull up woot until about 30 seconds after I got notification on my phone and I still got a Big o' Cosmos!!! Can't wait!

One of these days, I will get one of these...My Jatravartid ass didn't log in ahead of time and as a result probably missed out on it.

I'm still baffled at how people are getting Baskets of Crayolas over and over again. I have to admit that although I know it's pretty much luck of the draw, it does my heart good to see when it's someone who has made NUMEROUS purchases. I feel like they've earned the right to a Big o' Cosmos. Yet it bothers me to see people who have made 1 to 10 purchases get bags over and over again and say things like "FINALLY got a Bag!". It sort of makes me feel cheated, like a contest where you actually buy the item that is giving something away, yet they say "No purchase necessary" to enter and win. It would make me mad to know that someone didn't even buy the item, yet won a cruise to the Bahamas. Yet, here are the loyal buyers/customers who don't get...crap.

I am so amazed and shocked that I actually got a Big o' Cosmos that I keep going to my account to see if it still lists it under my purchased items! It hasn't disappeared yet!!! Thank you Woot! Fingers crossed for greatness, but it is already money well spent - my kids' delight at my getting the crap was easily worth $8!

zomg! my first Big Orphaned Cetacea win :D im soooo excited! im so glad i alt tabbed out of wow to refresh woot :D

my 1st for 2011!!
just earned my purple badge
10 of them Big o' Cosmos's


oh yeAH!!!!!

waz00 wrote:Lots of firsts. Wonder if this was an unusually large pile of carp or if the rodentia powering the servers have finally been upgraded to Nutria or Capybara.

It's got to be Beavers, Octodonts and Chipmunks. My order took a mere three minutes from the time I clicked the second gold button until I got the email. Now the fretting starts, always the best part.

WOW! That's all I've gotta say!

I've been trying to get a Big Orphaned Cetacea ever since Woot began to offer them. I've never been successful until today.

After numerous false starts and apparent server crashes, I gave up when the Bags of Crap had sold out and my order still hadn't processed (or so I thought).

I just now checked my email and about fell on the floor. There it was: "Thank you for your purchase".

Finally!!!

rehta wrote:What exactly is a Big Orphaned Cetacea? I've seen so many people get so excited to buy one... Is it just random stuff that you pay $8 plus tax for and it might just be stuff you immediately chuck in the trashcan, so woot is just making easy money off of us?

Some things are just better if you don't understand them.

You know what I was trying to get earlier? The silicon oven mitts. Those damn things sold out, but I eked out a Barton's Oyster Crackers. What strange times.

thank you Woot gods! didn't think I had it thenConfirmation email!Yippee!!

rdgeorge wrote:WOW! That's all I've gotta say!

I've been trying to get a Big Orphaned Cetacea ever since Woot began to offer them. I've never been successful until today.

After numerous false starts and apparent server crashes, I gave up when the Bags of Crap had sold out and my order still hadn't processed (or so I thought).

I just now checked my email and about fell on the floor. There it was: "Thank you for your purchase".

Finally!!!

100+ orders? Yeah, it's your turn for sure. Congrats!

eVil wrote:on 1/25/2011, you successfully wooted.

I love you Woot.

I will hate you the next time when I don't get one, but today I love you.

So true!
Made the husband log off the crack-box to free up the bandwidth when I got home from work, just in time to score the Big o' Cosmos.

Third Big o' Cosmos ever, the same day my purple box turned black.

efprofessor wrote:Got one! Now the routine starts all over again!

Step 1: discussion of..
Step 1a: great thrill of getting a Big o' Cosmos
Step 1b: moaning and gnashing of teeth
Step 2: Wait for shipping update. Misc discussion of how great woot is, what the rules are, etc.
Step 3: posting of shipping notices (1-2 weeks out) with 1 lb sizes etc. and education of noobs regarding the letter and such.
Step 4: updates with packages sizes and weights (2 weeks out). This accompanied by questions about why one's shipping information does not include the weight.
Step 5: Big o' Cosmos results start trickling in (3-4 weeks out) with pictures and descriptions.
Step 5a: moaning about crappy crap and hazzas for wonder crap
Step 5b: reminders from knightghost or someone that you should read the rules about crap.
Step 6: reports surface of a letter (or two, three, etc.). Picture of said letter comes 1 hour or so later.
Step 5c: continued trickle of pictures and lists of crap
Step 6a: the Fedex notice of pending pallet arrival is reported to the letter recipients.
Step 6b: Pallet of bootie arrives at letter recipient's residence (2-3 weeks from today)
Step 6c: video of pallet arriving with accompanying pictures of the haul is posted
Step 6d: congratulations are posted with subconscious (or fully conscious) feeling of envy and remorse.
Step 7: drop off of posts and interest
Step 8: next wootoff (4-5 weeks hence)

I can't wait for another round of anticipation, excitement, let-down, and then renewed anticipation and, finally, more sleepless nights hitting F5...

wootcompare wrote:AMEN! Couldn't have said it better.

And let me add a Hallelujah!

BTW: note 1a and 1b are already being fulfilled as expected...

Scored my 2nd Big o' Cosmos just 1 month after my first (Christmas Day's Bag of Coal)!!!!

*sigh* Got all the way to the "CONFIRM ORDER" button, pressed it...spin spin spin PAGE ERROR. Went back and actually got another chance to order....all the way to "CONFIRM ORDER"...SAME PROBLEM. I'm very depressed.

Por fin - la Bolsa de Carga. Now - will I regret this crass act of consumerism? I just couldn't help myself when it popped up...

I am glad to say - I made it into another Big o' Cosmos, it has been a while.

Thanks Woot!!

Why it always within the same hour everytime? Some of us have conflicting work schedules, Woot. Just saying....

Grrr.....after sitting diligently at my desk waiting for the item that shall not be spoken of, neglecting my work all day, I head home and five minutes into my commute...oh well, I guess I'll just enjoy the show in a few weeks when the boxes start to roll in and wonder what could have been

O All Powerful and Benevelant Woot Gods,
Thank-you for rewarding my attention to civic duty with a Big Orphaned Cetacea. I had accepted that it would not be mine when the confirmation page would not load. I was relaying my lack of bag over the phone when the first email hit. I think my sister is probably permantly deaf in one ear now. I'll just give her some Texas Air when the Big o' Cosmos arrives, and it will all be good.

Finally! After literally YEARS of trying, I finally scored a Big o' Cosmos! Right before my 56th birthday!

......*GOD* I need to get a life!

thecatnextdoor wrote:I made it as far as the first screen...not the one with the Stupidly Large Gold Button. Then nothin'.

Curse you, core i7 processor with 6 GB RAM...you are not fast enough!

I have a Core i7 (6core) and 24GB Ram, mine wasn't fast enough either.

Got my first Big o' Cosmos but sadly I didn't change my shipping address before hand and now it will send to my home address so it would be a while before I get to open it after I come back from my dorm.

I can't believe it. First one ever after years of trying. Refreshed at the perfect moment. Woot!!!