inkycatz wrote:Happy birthday!

Thank you very much! It got 10x better because of this wootoff so thanks to Woot! also =)

GOT MY FIRST Bundle of Crops!! Had to refresh the dang 503 error page about a million times, took 20 minutes, and 4 times I got the 503 error page at the checkout screen, but it finally went through!!! Very excited to see what I got

rkenimer wrote:So I wonder whether this might change, given the release of Amazon's new ElastiCache product. It looks very promising, and it is extremely simple and easy to use.

Woot, are you going to try out ElastiCache?

Sooo this means that I was DDSed? I could not get through to Woot but got a blank screen instead. Woot can say that their servers did not crash, but of course you could not get through.

GOT MY FIRST Bundle of Crops!! Had to refresh the dang 503 error page about a million times, took 20 minutes, and 4 times I got the 503 error page at the checkout screen, but it finally went through!!! Very excited to see what I got

Got one!!!

Got 503 after 503 after..., but I kept trying. Got to the Order page, hit the gold button, and, yup, more 503s. Kept trying anyhow and eventually got to the Confirmation page. Hit Buy It Now, and, of course, more 503s, eventually leading me back to the main page.

I thought for sure I'd lost it, but I kept trying. After many more 503s, got back to the Order page, followed by my favorite error - "This account has already ordered this item."

When I finally got into my account (yes, more 503s), it confirmed that I had, indeed, gotten one. This is my 3rd Bindle of Carrots in about 6 years of trying.

Now I just have to wait to see what I'll get.

"503 service not available"

I'm worn out from refreshing, opening new tabs and clicking big buttons! No crap for me today.

Even got 503 Service not available when trying to post this message!

Got one!!!!!! Wow, I have never seen so many 503 errors - I must have refreshed 500 times! I was just about to give up when i checked my email and saw a confirmation Email. Thank you TPWoooooot!!!! Let the tracking updates begin!!

Finally! First bag ever!

And getting it was a trial. It was like getting a crown put in.

In fact, it was exactly like getting a crown put in.

Because I was getting a crown put in.

Actually refreshing pages from the dentist's chair!

Final confirmation page loaded just as the mold was being taken, so I could relax for the three minutes I had to keep my jaw still.

well that was a weird Bundle of Crops 503s all the way, even tho I got to enter my sec code, then hit GOOD TO GO, then 72 503 errors in a row, then a CSS-less BUY IT screen all of a sudden, then 23 more 503's. Then.... My account profile has the Bundle of Crops as PURCHASED.... FTW I guess.

I got my second My Second Bundle of Crops! Of course, my first notification didn't come from woot at all, but from my credit card company, go figure

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Still 0 bags of crap for me

mlsapack wrote:Got one!!!!!! Wow, I have never seen so many 503 errors - I must have refreshed 500 times! I was just about to give up when i checked my email and saw a confirmation Email. Thank you TPWoooooot!!!! Let the tracking updates begin!!

Same here. I got no confirmation e-mail (yet) but I did get a confirmation page with a number and everything.

Sold 2,500 Bags of Cr@p in just over 2 minutes...amazing. What's the secret?...Timing?

skbruck wrote:mine is still loading .Do I have a chance of getting one or am i just stuck?

I'm in the same boat with you. Hoping I'm in line and its just taking awhile.

Got my first Boggy Old Creature in something like three years of Wootoffs. As long as they include a new F5 key for me I'll at least come out even.

well that was a weird Bundle of Crops 503s all the way, even tho I got to enter my sec code, then hit GOOD TO GO, then 72 503 errors in a row, then a CSS-less BUY IT screen all of a sudden, then 23 more 503's. Then.... My account profile has the Bundle of Crops as PURCHASED.... FTW I guess.

highwyre237 wrote:spend 21 mins dealing with 503s?

No, no 503s at all. It works, it's tested. I created this account during the Bundle of Crops and bought without fighting a 503 at all.

Got my first Boggy Old Creature in something like three years of Wootoffs. As long as they include a new F5 key for me I'll at least come out even.

Wow, finally got my first bag 'o crap, but what an ordeal it was. Dozens of errors, then when I could finally enter my payment info it crashed another hundred times, then the confirmation page crashed. I didn't even know if I actually scored one until I checked my account page just now. I hope it was worth the effort!

Skunked again!

I've been wooting for 6 years and have not been able to get a Bundle of Crops yet.

What's the issue?

Where's the bottle-neck?

Heck, I'm right here in the DFW area so it ain't network latency.

Sheesh.

GreenAccord wrote:well that was a weird Bundle of Crops 503s all the way, even tho I got to enter my sec code, then hit GOOD TO GO, then 72 503 errors in a row, then a CSS-less BUY IT screen all of a sudden, then 23 more 503's. Then.... My account profile has the Bundle of Crops as PURCHASED.... FTW I guess.

Same situation but nothing shows up on my account yet, I guess i missed it again.

Ahoy Inkycatz! I managed to snag a Bindle of Carrots so I can bring it to my Chiropractor that I just introduced to Woot and show her so I'm having a great day, how's yours going? Were you allowed to try for a Bindle of Carrots?

I also had several 503 for 45 minutes. I finally got the big gold button to buy and....
Another round of 503. I just checked my account and I got one

Second bag of cats for me. I hope there are some really crappy stocking stuffers in them. I'll have to add a tag/note saying "You have received a piece of Genuine Woot Crap"

kscholars wrote:So, any ideas on what it would be worth to peeps to have a (working) strategy to get through all the 503's? My strategy (yes, not luck) managed to let me sail right through the process and spend the rest of my time reading comments.

Any long-time wanters want to find out how to do it?

I would love to know. I've been trying for several years

Well, no email yet and never got the confirmation page. My account shows I got one and my bank card show an $8 charge from woot. Knowing woot's sense of humor, I'd be willing to bet that I get the same Skill tool set that I bought yesterday in my Bucket of Chum. This is my 5th Bundle of Crops in the last 18 months.

Arg...stupid 503 error...

So many times I've tried, and so many times denied...

Guess I'll try again next time. Seems like not matter how early I catch the Bundle of Crops post, I still cannot manage to get one secured...

andrewkl wrote:I don't want to hear ANY complaining here!! I was right there when the Bindle of Carrots came up, and clicked "I Want One"... After a series of 503 errors, I gave up: I had to pick my daughter up from school.

I returned 2o minutes later, and saw that the bag was STILL not sold out... I tried again. 503 errors like mad. Persistence... I kept trying, and FINALLY got through.

This bag must have been available for at LEAST 40 minutes. The longest EVER without a game or puzzle associated with it.

Long story short? Don't give up.. If you missed THIS one, you simply gave up too quickly.

OR - Like me, you could've tried for over an hour and never gotten past a 503 error.

I never gave up... I just didn't get one this time. So... meh. I guess.

missellienc wrote:"503 service not available"

I'm worn out from refreshing, opening new tabs and clicking big buttons! No crap for me today.

too many 503's
no Bundle of Crops for me

I wasn't sure I got one either, until I got the paypal email. Still no confirmation from Woot, but checking my account page shows that I bought one! Woo!

xSkoad wrote:Wonder why everyone isnt getting order confims. The servers always suck, but generally right after the purchase goes through I get a confirm email. Nothing yet =/

I scored a Basket Of Corpses last month and I never did get a confirmation e-mail, just the later e-mail with tracking info.

sachmet wrote:The tracking site has been updated. Please add your order!

In for 1! (Or is that 3?)

Are people really naive enough to enter their account and password in this "tracking" site?

Way to go for the ones that got the bundles of goodies.

Winner winner chicken dinner got my first bolsa de colaches! Took 30min+, worth it!

been wooting for 2 years, only once have i been at the computer when the busty old cougar was offered. my timing sucks!

OMGOMGOMGPONIESOMG I got my FIRST EVER Bindle of Carrots!!! My first woot was WAY back on 2/1/2007 and finally I MADE SWEET LOVE to the Bindle of Carrots Gods!!! It took about 45 minutes and 100 million 503 errors but finally I have my 71st woot as a Bindle of Carrots, I LOVE YOU ALL!

Bag of C r a p was going to be my first buy from WooT.
But as everyone else seems to be posting, that was a joke...
Probably should not even think about trying to buy anything else since that went soo smooth...

Get a better server and put the old one in the next Bindle of Carrots sale. ;)

NJ_Bob wrote:Skunked again!

I've been wooting for 6 years and have not been able to get a Bundle of Crops yet.

What's the issue?

Where's the bottle-neck?

Heck, I'm right here in the DFW area so it ain't network latency.

Sheesh.

6 years for me also and still nothing! I get to the payment screen and most of the time it fails on the buy it button. One time I actually had a confimation page saying I had gotten one, but was told later after I asked why it did not show up on my account page that the confimation page was in error.

After 503 attempts resulting in the 503 error message i finally got one on my droid. WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO

in for uno! woot woot woot woot

Well, we almost broke Woot today. Good try everyone. We'll get 'em next time.

Still, persistence has rewarded me with yet another brown paper container rife with feces. Never reached the confirmation page, just got booted back to the main page. But when I checked my account it's there, my 11th ever waste of $8.

So here's a question for the rest of Wootland; what's the most number of "carrots" anyone has pilfered from Woot's "garden"?