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10/30/05 at 8:18am

Linda Thompson
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Ditto what Jason said. I've ordered quite a few items from woot, and I've never had ANY sort of problem. (Here's hoping I didn't just jinx myself by posting that! LOL!)

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10/31/05 at 3:39am

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InFocus 61-inch Thin Display DLP TV Bundle
PLUS!
The Ultimate Matrix Collection

$2,499.99

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

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11/2/05 at 11:05am

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My Sony MD player is taking awhile to get here, but it should arrive tomorrow.

He was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it. -- T. H. White, "The Once and Future King"

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11/3/05 at 10:02pm

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Random Crap
which each cost$1.00
for a subtotal of $1.00
plus shipping $5.00
for a total of$6.00

EDIT: All 4500 sold in less than 3 hours!

THE HOLY CRAP COMMANDMENTS v2.0:

I. Thou shalt expect nothing beyond one bag of some kind and your chosen quantity of crappy items (which should be THREE).

II. Thou shalt not whine and complain when some people’s crap turns out to be nicer than yours.

III. Thou shalt take a moment to consider whether you might be better off just not buying this crap.

IV. Thou shalt not order just one crap and blame it on anything but your own inattention.

V. To paraphrase Stephen Stills, shalt thou not get the crap you want, want the crap you get.
Warranty: you wish

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

#65

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11/7/05 at 7:44pm

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InFocus 50” Ultra-Thin DLP High Definition TV
which each cost$1,999.99
for a subtotal of$1,999.99
plus shipping$5.00
for a total of$2,004.99

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

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11/8/05 at 9:58pm

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If someone actually orders the random crap, please PM me and tell me what you got.

Ryan

Take a look at my DVDs/Blurays/Various Other formats for sale... If you're cool!a>

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11/9/05 at 3:53am

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Bose TriPort Headphones
$119.99

"Serious music lovers know: the teeny-weeny earbud look is out; the deejay / shooting range look is in.

Like every brand name with any notoriety, Bose has hatas. Check our forums for schmoes who suppose if it’s Bose, then it blows. In our humble opinion, such schmoes suppose erroneously. You won’t find phones like these at this price anywhere else. Probably."

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

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11/17/05 at 10:03pm

Linda Thompson
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WOOT OFF in progress!

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11/18/05 at 12:12pm

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If someone actually orders the random crap, please PM me and tell me what you got.

There's a whole message board at Woot.com for people to "strut their crap". I'm not (yet) a Woot customer, but I found it hilarious to read through and see what everyone got. Generally everyone had the same 2-3 items, then there would be one completely off-the-wall item, some of which had me ROTFL.

And one person did get one of the InFocus 50” Ultra-Thin DLP High Definition TV's as part of his box, as well. The TV wouldn't fit in the box, so Woot included a handwritten note saying, "Sorry, your 3rd crap wouldn't fit in this box," then delivered it separately. Not bad for $8.

Some other people got some nice items, too. BUT...you do need to be aware that the crap is really crap for the most part (used CDR's, broken CD-RW drives, cheap/broken items). This must be cheaper than carting the stuff to a landfill.

Uncle Joe: I'll never marry you, Selma Plout! You may as well take off that wedding dress and put it back in your Hopeless Chest!

--Petticoat Junction--

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11/21/05 at 4:06am

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InFocus 61” DLP HDTV
w/ Accessory Kit and Surge Protector
which each cost$2,499.99
for a subtotal of$2,499.99
plus shipping$5.00
for a total of$2,504.99

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

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11/21/05 at 7:11am

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I saw a model of this TV, 61MD10, at a local dealer and it looked fantastic! They had it "On Sale" for $6,000.

If I had even the slightest need for this I'd pull the trigger on that woot in a heart beat. InFocus are selling these at a huge loss in order to clear their iventory. When they first built this marvelous light engine last year and developed this model with RCA, it was supposed to be their introduction into the RPTV market.

Unfortunately the design was so complex and costly to build, they had to sell them with an MSRP of ~$10,000 in order to try and turn a decent profit, but they failed to market the product well with custom installers, and it was too pricey for the general consumer market, and thus they never sold. Now InFocus is calling it quits on RPTV's for now, and this is why this model is available now at ridiculously lower prices from than earlier this.

If you are on the fence you should definetely try and find one locally to look at. I suspect it will be worth the effort.

Admission Ticket... $7
Small Popcorn...... $3
Medium Soda....... $2

Seeing Branagh's Hamletin 70mm @ the great historicParamount Theatre...PRICELESS!

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11/21/05 at 5:42pm

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They're not sold out...yet.

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

#73

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12/1/05 at 10:17pm

Linda Thompson
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Never mind...

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12/13/05 at 4:40am

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InFocus 61" DLP Ultra-Thin HDTV with Accessory Kit
which each cost$2,499.99
for a subtotal of$2,499.99
plus shipping$5.00
for a total of$2,504.99

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

#75

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12/26/05 at 11:32am

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For those who may have been interested in that InFocus 61MD10 ScreenPlay 61" HD DLP RPTV:

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But missed the one day sale(s), WOOT has a hidden link so that you can order one at any time! Well... until they completely sell out of course.

Quote:

You are not at woot.
Well, not exactly, anyway.

You know Woot as the site that sells one product per day, cheap. But this isn't exactly Woot. This is a special super-secret page we set up to get our family and friends off our backs about these things (hi mom!); we're tired of entering manual orders. Your order here will be processed and shipped like any other order with Woot.

You're here because you seem like the kind of discriminating, savvy consumer who can be flattered into dropping some cash with us. If you're tempted to sneak a few of your lowlife pals in the back door, remember: that's a really nice computer you have there. It'd be a shame if anything happened to it. (Ok, no, we won't be breaking your computer. And yes, you can sneak your lowlife pals in, but make sure they follow the dress code.)

Admission Ticket... $7
Small Popcorn...... $3
Medium Soda....... $2

Seeing Branagh's Hamletin 70mm @ the great historicParamount Theatre...PRICELESS!

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1/5/06 at 3:08pm

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InFocus LP120 Ultra Portable DLP Projector

$700....refurbished.

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

#77

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1/5/06 at 6:15pm

Linda Thompson
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Quote:

InFocus LP120 Ultra Portable DLP Projector

$700....refurbished.

But, even woot admits this projector leaves a lot to be desired:

Quote:

Hey, though: we don't recommend this unit for video. It's kinda, like, OK in a pinch, we guess…but not something we'd spend seven c-notes on just for teevee watchin'. The LP120 is a stone righteous computer graphics projector – using it to watch movies would be like Michael Jordan trying to play baseball.

While the thread is revived...

From the Christmas Day "Bag Of Crap" offering (each BOC $1, up to 3 per buyer, plus the standard $5 shipping for the lot), I received:

A large, fuzzy, empty Christmas stocking
A "Panda Express" stuffed panda bear
A "Fact Or Crap" 2006 desk calendar

and

...drum roll...

a Virgin Pulse CD/MP3 disc player, complete with earbuds and remote control...in perfect working order (has a VERY slight cosmetic blemish).

A very nice companion to the Virgin BoomTube EX portable speaker system I got from woot a while back...it goes to 11! (Literally. You've just GOTTA respect that minor detail. Plus, the thing really rocks.)

Long live woot! I look forward to just reading their totally hilarious product descriptions every day...they don't pull any punches, and the writers have some serious comedic writing talent.

Who else could convince thousands of people to take a gamble and spend their hard-earned money on totally unknown "Bags Of Crap"?!? Or to stay up until midnight (Central Time) every night just to check out the daily woot?

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1/5/06 at 6:39pm

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Quote:

...woot admits this projector leaves a lot to be desired...

There had to be a reason these are still available over 20 hours later.

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

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1/12/06 at 9:51pm

Henry Gale
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InFocus Ultra-Thin 61" DLP HDTV with Blender
$2,499.99

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

#80

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1/12/06 at 10:22pm

Henry Gale
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condition:
Refurbished
product(s):
1 LG Progressive Scan DVD Player with HD Upconversion - DVB418

$59.99

"No one would know us there."

-Far From Heaven- (2002)

#81

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1/13/06 at 6:26am

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I finally ordereds something from woot last week. I ordered two of the microsoft wirless keyboard/ mouse combos. Anyway, the tracking number still shows that the data has been sent to fedex. It has said that since Monday morning. The estimates arrival day was the 12th. That has come and gone, and still no update to my tracking page or anything. Has any one ever had this problem with an online retialer? I cant seem to get a repy from them, so I was wonddering if anyone else has any expereince with this.

thanks
james

My DVD's
http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcoll...jamesandashley

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1/13/06 at 7:15am

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Quote:

Anyway, the tracking number still shows that the data has been sent to fedex. It has said that since Monday morning. The estimates arrival day was the 12th. That has come and gone, and still no update to my tracking page or anything. Has any one ever had this problem with an online retialer?

Sounds like it is out of their hands and in the hands of FedEx. Have you tried contacting FedEx?

Admission Ticket... $7
Small Popcorn...... $3
Medium Soda....... $2

Seeing Branagh's Hamletin 70mm @ the great historicParamount Theatre...PRICELESS!

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1/14/06 at 10:18pm

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What ended up happening was a mistake in shipping. The package never made it to fed ex, so woot re-sent my order, and now everything seems to be normal.

My DVD's
http://www.intervocative.com/dvdcoll...jamesandashley

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1/24/06 at 10:09pm

Linda Thompson
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Pioneer 1000 Watt 5.1 Surround Sound System - HTP-2500 (refurb)

$139.99 + $5 S&H

#85

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2/15/06 at 6:12am

Jeff Meyers
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Today's Woot:

InFocus 76-inch 16:9 Projector Screen
Condition: Refurbished
Warranty: 90 days
$39.99 + $5 shipping

Features:
Screen Size: 76”
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Nylon bearings provide quiet operation
Easy pull-down system locks at intervals to fit a variety of projection formats
12 lbs

UPDATE
Never mind now - Sold-out (quantity 1,400) at 8:26am CST.

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2/15/06 at 10:28pm

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And we have a WOOT OFF!!

The End.

#87

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2/15/06 at 10:28pm

Linda Thompson
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WOOT OFF in progress!

#88

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2/15/06 at 10:30pm

Linda Thompson
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Double post...sorry!

It didn't seem to go through thet first time, so I tried again, and then BOTH showed up... Looks like Jason and I originally posted at the exact same time...

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2/15/06 at 11:55pm

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So far nothing really good though and it is dragging. Time for bed.

The End.

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2/16/06 at 4:40am

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Current Woot-off Summary

12:00AM 600 $_30 Mystery Brand 6 Piece 100 watt Speaker Set
12:08AM 200 $_35 Monster Big Screen TV Kit
12:49AM _50 $_25 Nikko 1/14 Scale Lancer Evo High Performance R/C Car
12:57AM _20 $_50 Beyond Smart Mill & Brew Coffee Maker
01:06AM _18 $230 HP F1903 19 inch LCD Monitor
01:13AM _70 $240 Vivitar Vivicam 8.1MP Digital Camera
02:12AM _70 $__7 Cook‘s Essentials Chocolate Treat Maker
02:18AM 100 $_40 Saitek 104-Key Eclipse Keyboard - Special Night-Vision Red Edition
02:28AM _24 $190 AMW 10.2" Portable DVD Player
02:35AM _20 $_60 LG Progressive Scan DVD / Divx Player with HD Upconversion
02:42AM 110 $_50 BFG GeForce 6600 128MB PCI-Express SLI Video Card
02:49AM 200 $_60 Beyond Smart Bread Maker

Click HERE to listen to the "Woot-off Song" (starts about a minute into the pod cast)... it's hilarious!

Admission Ticket... $7
Small Popcorn...... $3
Medium Soda....... $2

Seeing Branagh's Hamletin 70mm @ the great historicParamount Theatre...PRICELESS!

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