To the Amazon executive that just ruined Woot:

The Barrels of Crud was the carrot at the end of the stick. At the end of the Woot-Off, you cut the string on the carrot and ate the carrot yourself while we all watched. Fool me once, shame on me. Sorry, no second chances. I hope you choke on it!

jgerhardstein wrote:To the Amazon executive that just ruined Woot:

The Barrels of Crud was the carrot at the end of the stick. At the end of the Woot-Off, you cut the string on the carrot and ate the carrot yourself while we all watched. Fool me once, shame on me. Sorry, no second chances. I hope you choke on it!

I don't know, it harkens me back to the old days...when there wasn't a guaranteed Barrels of Crud in a woot-off and when the timing of said Barrels of Crud was not predictable. It's all in luck and the hunt.

I liked the woot off. Lots of items, not too many repeats and a wide variety of products, including quirky items. I was sick of the monkeys, and never get a Barrels of Crud anyway....just keep giving us good deals on items we need and we will stick around. Maybe throw in a cool game or twist during the woot off to spice things up a bit. All you hippies crying about 'the man', Amazon bringing it down can suck it.

Thanks Woot.

jgerhardstein wrote:To the Amazon executive that just ruined Woot:

The Barrels of Crud was the carrot at the end of the stick. At the end of the Woot-Off, you cut the string on the carrot and ate the carrot yourself while we all watched. Fool me once, shame on me. Sorry, no second chances. I hope you choke on it!

Dry those tears little man and please find it somewhere in your heart to give old Wootie a second chance. Don't be bitter,no carrot this time but Amazon cauliflower will make a man of you. Buck up buttercup you just saved $8.

MarkZiemba wrote:

Still didn't get a chance at a Barrels of Crud though... never saw it and I'm guessing here that Wootalyzer doesn't report it... but wouldn't it show up on the Community listing? I'm over 100 years old and I still miss it every time.

There was no Barrels of Crud this time.

It makes me laugh at how executives think. To save a buck they will alienate a majority of their customer base. Not as smart as their degrees might imply.

Melanthalady wrote:That was - without question - the absolute worst Woot Off I have ever witnessed.

I've been around since 2008 and I usually love Woot Offs even if I find nothing. It's like going to a garage sale. Sometimes they have nothing but a 300 piece collection of garden gnomes their (now departed) granny bought them and some heinous sweaters but you still leave amused.

The atrocity which called itself a Woot Off this week reminds me of a garage sale as well - one in which the tenants of a crack house sold their living room set which smelled like urine and had visible rodent holes to someone I knew in college. Needless to say, that furniture went into the basement (which later flooded) and was never spoken of again.

Wow how odd is this post? We have garage sales,sweaters,urine,garden gnomes,rodent holes,floods and crack!!! How can you be this upset when you have less than 10 buys in 4 years ?

nanaejt wrote:Wow how odd is this post? We have garage sales,sweaters,urine,garden gnomes,rodent holes,floods and crack!!! How can you be this upset when you have less than 10 buys in 4 years ?

Cut them some slack, they are only 4 years old!

WURST WOOT-OFF EVAHH!!! ;-<

ftmyersbuc wrote:I don't know, it harkens me back to the old days...when there wasn't a guaranteed Barrels of Crud in a woot-off and when the timing of said Barrels of Crud was not predictable. It's all in luck and the hunt.

It wasn't guaranteed, but at the same time, I cannot remember a single wootoff without one. I've been here for 6 years.

Also, the thing about the Barrels of Crud is that it could very much be crap. Having good stuff definitely wasn't guaranteed. I know of people getting dollar store toys in their Barrels of Crud. Having it randomly sprinkled in kept people checking, and on some instances there were more than one Barrels of Crud so people would keep checking afterwards for a potential round two.

Hellmark wrote:It wasn't guaranteed, but at the same time, I cannot remember a single wootoff without one. I've been here for 6 years.

Also, the thing about the Barrels of Crud is that it could very much be crap. Having good stuff definitely wasn't guaranteed. I know of people getting dollar store toys in their Barrels of Crud. Having it randomly sprinkled in kept people checking, and on some instances there were more than one Barrels of Crud so people would keep checking afterwards for a potential round two.

There have been Wootoffs without Barrels of Crud#39;s but I can't remember any without a Barrels of Crud OR a flying monkey of some sort. New Territory!

I, also, only remember one other Woot Off without a Bag of Cuuuuuuuuuute! I've been around for a while, too.

This was one of the worst Woot Off's I've ever seen but it wasn't because there was no Barrels of Crud. It was because it was like a parade of items that I could purchase any day of the week on Amazon at the same price. There were no real bargains. That's why I used to like Woot so much. You never knew what you were going to get but it was usually half decent merchandise and it was at a great price. You could probably look at any of the items sold over the last few days and find them for sale on Amazon at the same price. That's not new or different anymore. It turned the Woot Off into a catalog of items but no particular urgency to buy any of them.

I miss those days.

Seriously, people still try for Barrels of Crud? I prefer the monkeys, even though my collection has missed quite a few during the last year of Woot Offs.

Still waiting for the zombie monkey, complete with blood stained cape...

Reminds me of an old boyfriend.

This finish was certainly not very satisfying for me.

ftmyersbuc wrote:I don't know, it harkens me back to the old days...when there wasn't a guaranteed Barrels of Crud in a woot-off and when the timing of said Barrels of Crud was not predictable. It's all in luck and the hunt.

I totally agree. The fun of woot, for long time Wooters, even those that have been at it longer than me, was the randomness of the Blue Oyster Clut ... Not every woot-off had one, and the crud that was in the bag was totally unpredictable!

There was a blog post after the last woot-off about the realization of straying away from this, and the promise that they would change. Well they changed. Most of the complaints were that the contents were identical for all winners. I was like they streamlined the process but took the fun out of it. They also seem to be going back to the not every woot-off has a Big Old Carp. I'm ok with that.

Wow, I can only hope this tragic, horrific, dreadful, appalling disappointment will serve as a good life lesson to some. Just repeat the mantra:

I am not entitled. I am not entitled. I am not entitled.

Based on a lot of these comments, it will drive away those weaklings that can't hang and make it easier for us dedicated ones to get a bastard on crack!

I watched what I could of the Woot-Off with a work event keeping me away from a computer most days. I agree with others, things have changed. I didn't mind not having the chance for a Barrels of Crud since I've purchased nine over the years and the amount going to the thrift store has increased over time leaving me less disappointed when I don't get another. I would have liked the "Reckoning" shirt discount as an option instead of the blank shirt offering. I was sad to see a $5 increase in the cost of the LeakFrog compared to when I purchased some over 5 years ago during a Woot-off. Sure, my usual first thing in the morning Woot check never happens anymore, but I still try to get to Woot everyday.

I like my woot peers am also disappointed. I too am not checking first thing every day or rather at 10PM PST like I used to, but I do check every day, and I have made my share of purchases. Just once I would like to get one of those bags checked out of my cart and the lack of bag in the woot off was a no-starter. Maybe that is better than being disappointed b/c I can never get one checked out? U wouldn't say all was for naught this week, I did enjoy the camaraderie of hanging with my woot peers. I guess we little campers just have to buck up?

escortiva wrote:Based on a lot of these comments, it will drive away those weaklings that can't hang and make it easier for us dedicated ones to get a bastard on crack!

I wouldnt describe them as weaklings. More like people who arent going to waste their time and money because they wised up and realized Woot is going down the drain. Shrits are worse than ever and cost more. Items are not as diverse. And the woot-off is no more than and overstock.com sale rapid fire.

The quirkiness is dying out.

I will still check things out because it makes no difference to me to have the wootalert on or not. But I will no longer stay home until the Barrels of Crud comes up instead of going out like I used to.

And yes... the Barrels of Crud was never certain before... but it still always came up. Its like the built in encore to ever band's performance...

Woot is getting very corporate. Sad....

I purchased this on your March 7th Woot! but never received a conformation number. The money has been taken out but there is no record on my Woot! account.

Can some Woot! Staff please help?!!!!

Nevermind it arrived today! That was quick!

Thank you!!!!

psrambo wrote:I purchased this on your March 7th Woot! but never received a conformation number. The money has been taken out but there is no record on my Woot! account.

Can some Woot! Staff please help?!!!!

battery time sucks! bought this to film my kid's 90min play @ school. after fully charging it, it ran out & i had to use my iphone to finish the 2nd half. i didnt even have to charge my iphone after that & i used it all the next day. Wakko Talks Faboo!?? why bother with a stupid bulky camcorder these days??