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Woot-Off 2/24: The quest for crappy bags!

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  • bobmyknobbobmyknob 3DS Friend Code 4553-9974-2186 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    The shipping is how they make money, so I can't really begrudge them the money. Especially when they have $5 shipping on items that definitely don't cost $5 to ship.

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  • CronusCronus Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    bobmyknob wrote: »
    The shipping is how they make money, so I can't really begrudge them the money. Especially when they have $5 shipping on items that definitely don't cost $5 to ship.

    I did get a BOC with $5 shipping that came in a box that was easily 12 cubic feet. That must have cost them more than 5. They also ship lawnmowers and speaker systems. They probably make money overall, but I doubt they make that much on shipping. Or the items themselves really. I bet the profit margins are fairly small.

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Cronus wrote: »
    bobmyknob wrote: »
    The shipping is how they make money, so I can't really begrudge them the money. Especially when they have $5 shipping on items that definitely don't cost $5 to ship.

    I did get a BOC with $5 shipping that came in a box that was easily 12 cubic feet. That must have cost them more than 5. They also ship lawnmowers and speaker systems. They probably make money overall, but I doubt they make that much on shipping. Or the items themselves really. I bet the profit margins are fairly small.

    Wouldn't surprise me if a large chunk of their actual profit came from ads.

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  • DeathPrawnDeathPrawn Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I'd bet that shipping $0.01 mechanical pencils and 40" TVs for five bucks evens out in the end, and their profit comes from a combination of ads, getting their merchandise for dirt cheap (most of their stuff isn't priced too far below MSRP, and as a liquidator they're paying peanuts for it), and sheer volume (they move a lot of merchandise in a Woot-Off)

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  • wobblyheadedbobwobblyheadedbob Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Go away slacker radio!

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  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    either they made 14 billion of these things or no one ever buys them

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  • fmz65fmz65 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Ugh, I figured more people would buy these Joker prints, I just want to buy some bags of crap damnit, I've never done it!

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  • Big DookieBig Dookie Smells great! DownriverRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    The bandoleer of carrots is on it's way, I can feel it.

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  • bloodatonementbloodatonement Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Don't get too excite about the BOC. Despite the hype around a few people getting tvs and wiis, mostly it really is just crap that will end up in your garbage.

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    bloodatonement wrote: »
    Don't get too excite about the BOC. Despite the hype around a few people getting tvs and wiis, mostly it really is just crap that will end up in your garbage.

    My mother got a zune that she uses every day.

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I got a couple nice things, but only one of 'em is used with any regularity - a nicely insulated drinking glass.

    I held onto the camcorder case because it was nice and compact, I just don't have a camcorder right now.

    Also, the red lacy thong made an excellent birthday present for a friend. :winky:

    Keychains and old-fashioned hugeass portable CD players went in the trash, yeah.

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  • bloodatonementbloodatonement Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I got a POS backpack, electric shock "playing cards," a pen, and 2 oxbox controllers (a couple years after the 360 was released)

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  • fmz65fmz65 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Did I miss the bags of crap? Or are they testing us?

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  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Seems to be over...

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  • CmdPromptCmdPrompt Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Looks like there's another Woot Off today.

    Time to be productive at work!

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  • Mustachio JonesMustachio Jones jerseyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    CmdPrompt wrote: »
    Time to be productive at work!

    today is going to be the day where i get a lot of stuff done.

    no, seriously.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Nooo! I missed a 20$ decent ice shaver! Damn it. Why did I have to sleep in today?

    And this wootoff seems to have some decent stuff for once in awhile. Too bad the servers are dying.

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  • Kai_SanKai_San Commonly known as Klineshrike! Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Is it normal that I click the yellow button only to reload (not refresh) the main page?

    I am at work and its a shitty pc, maybe its that?

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  • mxmarksmxmarks Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Just grabbed Elite Beat Agents for $11 total. Awesome!

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Wait, does the bar empty out as time goes on/stuff is bought, or fill?

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  • DeswaDeswa Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Yellow goes away.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Good, this means that watches get to go away soon

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited July 2009
    Wax, Yay

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  • TrevorTrevor Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I bought this mouse that's up now last time, it was totally worthwhile. Also, thread necromancy.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    WOOT OFF IS ONLINE!

    My cash reserves are tapped :( I are teh sads.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    How do you buy 3 at a time? I never saw a "quantities" field.

    edit: You still have to do 3 at a time for BoCs, right?

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  • Last SonLast Son Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    KiTA wrote: »
    How do you buy 3 at a time? I never saw a "quantities" field.

    edit: You still have to do 3 at a time for BoCs, right?

    After you click "I WANT ONE" and it takes you to the shipping/billing screen there will be a white box on the left hand side. At the top of said box it will say "You want One", with 2 boxes next to there that say "I want Two" and "I want Three".

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Wow, that camcorder went quick.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Oooh, Sansa dock! And sold out in approx 3 seconds.

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  • KiTAKiTA Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    That Slacker 25 Station 4GB WiFi Radio Player thing sounds really neat. It's basically a shoutcast client with a MP3 player built in.

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  • mynameisguidomynameisguido Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    These poker chips are really sticking around.

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  • MetroidZoidMetroidZoid Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Why did this one start late? I always thought Woot-offs replaced basically a day of normlal Woot.

    Anyways, nothing yet. Glad that this is right after a paycheck rather than when it usually seems to be at the end of a pay period when I'm starving for cash. Gonna keep an eye out for Christmas presents and hopefully a cheap good computer to replace my crappy fossil.

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  • Last SonLast Son Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Nah, woot-offs start and stop at completely random times.

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  • MetroidZoidMetroidZoid Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Fuck me those DVD players went fast.

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  • TrevorTrevor Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Come on people, who doesn't want a watch from the same people who brought you pictures of floppy-titted native women for the last 40 years?

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Seriously, don't you guys need to know what time it is?

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  • PMAversPMAvers Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    At least the ad-copy on the watches is epic. :lol:

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  • TrevorTrevor Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Look, someone's got to have some things to cut. I can't see a reason to not spend half a grand to do so.

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  • chrono_travellerchrono_traveller Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Yeah, people! Buy more knives so the crazy psychopath killers can't get them!

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  • TheScrupleTheScruple The Oldest of BridgesRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    chrono_traveller wrote: »
    Yeah, people! Buy more knives so we can waste our money on cheaper things!

    Fixed for you.

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