I’ve had pens go through the laundry that my kids left in their pockets, and hand sanitizer has saved me!
It takes time and patience, but eventually it comes out. Squirt it on, let it sit for a couple of seconds, and use an old credit card to scrape off the top layer of ink. Repeat. It’s like magic, lol!
@k4evryng@medz@mossygreen@sammydog01 Very cool to know. I guess it’s basically like alcohol in gel form, so it keeps the alcohol from dripping off or evaporating too soon!
@bfg9000@narfcake
Take it with you and hug and snuggle it on those lonely days and nights fighting aliens and zombie like creatures from hell. Good luck Marine.
So we can make an informed decision of regret, Can anyone tell us what the remaining inventory of TrackR pixels is?
Hey, meh, got any of those non-working Puleida units as returns you can throw in my IRK for hacking up into power wheels batteries? I’ll upcycle them for ya!
Apparently I’m just a glutton for punishment and still crossing my fingers for the cookware. and. I will never learn! At least I got my meh bumblebee yesterday!
The real question is whether they’re going to do a run of relatively good ones after the round of really bad ones as a means of trolling the people who are opting out in anger/protest this time.
@ShotgunX No, they are going to do another run of shitty ones after the last shitty ones, to sucker the people thinking there won’t be another round of shitty ones, cause the last ones were so shitty.
If I were a suit at the company, I’d run shitty ones all the way until April 1, and then send out a bunch of boxes with high-end electronics in them, specifically to the people who didn’t complain on the forums (send junk boxes to the ones who did).
@ShotgunX seems too close to the last IRKS to be a good one.
Surely their warehouse hasn’t filled up with good stuff in just two weeks. (Unless they were holding back on crap to make Christmas special… Which I doubt).
Got the email announcing “Hey, it’s a Meh-rathon” which gets me as excited as hearing “A new COVID Booster Shot has been released for the latest variant”!! EZ Pass!!
@kfdavila It’s probably full of dead cockroaches with eggs ready to hatch and invade your dwelling!! Better call Pest Patrol ASAP!! I once got a Roomba FULL of whatever it gathered up!! Went straight into the trash!!
I just got my last IRK (kit) with a duffle bag and a ton of hand sanitizer. Kinda meh, but also kinda useful seeing as I’m currently packing out my hospital bag for when I go into labor. I’ll be sic-ing that hand sanitizer on all the in-laws that inevitably decide to visit afterwards, uhg.
Haven’t gotten my Irk plush yet, but maybe if I get this IRK too and have two the in-laws will get scared away…?
@alchyilee good luck at the hospital! Glen is a great name for a boy, Irkella or Irka maybe for a girl? Wait, has there ever been a female meh (or Woot) mascot?
@IndifferentDude Yeah, they already shipped mine too. I’m not against them offering it multiple times, but overlapping the offers like this to force duplicates is pretty scummy.
I’m giving them a few more chances, solely because of how long I’ve been around and how good things used to be. If it’s the same trolling later as well, I’m just gonna treat this as any other store that I’ll use only if it presents value for me. I realize that as a consumer, I should always be doing that anyway, but this has been more than “just a store” because of the community element. Not gonna rage on the forums or anything like that, but won’t be talking about meh all the time to my friends either.
Last was so bad. Not gonna eat this one as well. More trakers, sanitizer aide and a phone ring if the phone was not already fully covered. Eating a case of expired cheddar corn nuts so my teeth will be fucked up similar to Glens’.
Lucy (Meh) will pull that football again. My wife happened to be watching me unbox my last IRK just a few days ago. I told her about today’s & she actually said “NO!”. “Tell those people to put their crap into their own landfill!”
$10 is a bit much for what is likely just another IRK tote bag. That is if I am able to actually find $30 worth of crap to get the $20 refund. Even if this one is “the one” with something worth something in it, “we got enough crap already!” says the wife.
@Zachalope Holy smokes! They are insane. $20 for an IRK. Nope. Sorry the plushie don’t cut it. Truth is I will never, ever know if this IRK actually has anything of value in it as I won’t be reading the posts about it. So it really doesn’t matter.
So far, I am keeping my membership, but there are cracks in my loyalty.
@Joedetroit oh yeah I just renewed my mehmbership this month as I bought something and it’s the same price as one time shipping. I have a reminder to cancel it. There’s no incentive to keep it anymore
@caffeineguy yes. But I have to hope for something good, because it wouldn’t be regret otherwise when it arrived. If I expected something bad it would be an Instant-Meh-Kit
Proposal for those at meh.com (or mediocrebot AI if you are in charge now):
Would you consider awarding those of us who purchased the IRK stuffle last week an additional $10 coupon for the IRK Bag today?
I have already made a purchase from today’s meh-rathon, and would probably also buy the IRK bag if you could reward me for being a long-time VMP, and buying the IRK-le last week.
@crow@troy Or at least offer us OG Irk stuffie a unique color shirt worth a few cents more; Or make today’s IRK bundled Irk somehow less valuable by giving a stained coffee shirt or something
I know IRK, but my last one was so disappointing. I got a 12 pack of tracker devices from a defunct company. Like you can no longer download the app that is required to make the product function, so I essentially got a paperweight. I miss the BOC days, BOCs were cute, and sometimes had cool stuff, the IRK feels like a true money grab.
@caffeineguy@santzu what of this swift tracker? I thought these were unusable. Can you explain a little bit what this is? Website/app etc? Please help a guy that has a million of these and would love to use them even if I have to replace a few batteries.
I ordered the Plush already (still has not shipped as of yesterday) so I have no interest in blowing money on another one. So now I regret ordering the IRK Plush. This is disappointing that it is being played this way but it is Meh, so not too butt hurt, but another strike.
@Quantumcat I don’t work for Meh, but when I asked a similar question in the last Mehrathon (about daily deal on Side deal) I was told no, it doesn’t count so I’m assuming Morning Dave won’t count for you for this.
Am I right that we haven’t actually seen the plushies in person yet (no one received one) so we don’t know if they have different coloured shirts for example.
Well, it DOES say “throw it in the trash”. That’s what I was forced to do.
I ordered an IRK In the Thanksgiving Side Deal / Meh Mehrathon deal. I don’t know if this was in shipping, packing, or the product was this way from the beginning, but the entire IRK was practically destroyed when I opened the box. There was a box of Simple Things essential oils in my IRK, but the glass vials had broken/cracked and the essential oils coated EVERYTHING in the box, from the IRK bag to the TrackR case to the hand sanitizer, and it left small glass chips all around the box, embedded everywhere.
I had to throw it all away because just reaching in to pluck out the hand sanitizer embedded a glass shard in my thumb.
@thp72 Ummm, yes. There can be. It’s all random, and based on my small sample size, the odds are not good. YMMV. Someone has to be the statistically significant IRK recipient on the other side of the Bell curve, after all.
@werehatrack It doesn’t always come across in print but it was sarcasm. I know they can be cruel. They’ve disappointed me quite a few times going back to the days of
I’m a glutton for punishment. I got 60+ of the trackers (we’re all iOS) and still trying to figure out something to do with them. My own fault if I get another box of them. (Please, please no…)
@eliz1138 I managed to sideload the app after a full phone wipe… (required someone’s iTunes account and password who already downloaded it as well as an app extractor tool) but the batteries are so bad they are unreliable.
@Jaloola Polar bears are the only animal on earth who view humans as prey/dinner rather than only attack if no other choice. I was once canoeing on the Albany River in NW Ontario (empties into James Bay which empties into Hudson’s Bay) and a polar bear was paralleling us on the shore (our canoes were rafted up). I don’t think the students realized how dangerous that was.
I didn’t know that…not that I’ve ever had an occasion to need to know that, thankfully! But they are beautiful, and I’m sad that things are getting so difficult for them.
@f00l@Jaloola@Kidsandliz what I understand is that sharks don’t particularly like eating people. Usually when a shark bites a person they realize it’s not good eats and spits them out (and person then bleeds to death).
Most Crocs and Alligators will avoid people, but Saltwater crocodiles absolutely will go after a human if they can (and the croc is large enough).
@Kyeh He’ll probably arrive in better condition having been bought without the IRK. Most likely he’ll be crushed by the weight of all the TrackRs, hand sanitizer bottles and paint.
@heartny Good point.
I just looked and mine says:
TENDERED TO DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER, ALLOW 1-3 DAYS FOR UPDATES FOR PACKAGES WITHIN THE US
But it’s less than an hour away, so maybe tomorrow?
@mossygreen I’m guessing that this means they ordered either 2,000 or 2,500 Irk plushies. It might have been more, but assuming they aren’t planning to run another sale of them anytime soon, the lower figure would give them a very small reserve, while the upper one would allow some specific largesse when deemed appropriate.
@Gutterpunkz@OnionSoup Mine is usually early. It hasn’t been memorably good. And when mine was late, it was the same. It may just be my specific luck at work. I have the Charlie Brown syndrome when it comes to random distributions of Stuff.
@Gutterpunkz@OnionSoup Even after all the TrackRs, Casery rings, bottles of craft paint, 1A phone chargers, Macbook skins, and iPhone6 cases are gone, no one will be safe from receiving a sub-meh IRK. (And it is clear that the Bag of TrackR Holding will never be empty.)
@Gutterpunkz@werehatrack the trackrs will never be gone. It’s like the Christian story about the loaves and fishes in the service on the mount.
Meh only had one box of trackrs but somehow as they keep putting them in IRKs more keep appearing to fill the void so that all our IRKs will always have trackrs and Meh will.never run out of them. It’s truly a mehricle.
@pattyrusk1 yikes! More corn nuts, trakrs, masks, and sanitizer. Does meh think our household is seriously infectious? My husband and I work in healthcare and we have plenty of hospital grade, masks/sanitizer
@customers The good news is we got these IRKs shipped out faster than expected! The bad news? They shipped out before our printed IRK bags arrived.
Basically we were out of IRK bags, did a rush order, and then I didn’t communicate with the warehouse staff thoroughly to make sure they held the orders until the bags arrived. So…we’re getting bags tomorrow, while many of the IRKs shipped yesterday and today.
So that sucks. I’ve set you all up with a $5 off coupon for Meh: ALLIRKNOBAG (expires 12/31/2024 - the end of next year)
Feel free to post photos of your new Irk stuffie griping about the lack of a bag. We’re getting enough bags ahead of time that this shouldn’t happen again. Sorry about that.
@dave oh nice, thank you. So even those of use who haven’t shipped yet (and so might still get a bag) can use the coupon? Or only the poor unlucky souls who didn’t get a bag? Or is it on honor system. Don’t use the coupon if you receive a bag?
@dave I just got my IRK and was wondering about the bag since this is the second IRK I’ve had recently without a bag. But doesn’t bother me, I have a lot of bags.
@dave Very cool of you. Just as long as the box is not another 60+ trackers that can’t be used… (seriously- getting 12x3 and a box of 30 in the same IRK was mean)
@dave@Kidsandliz I get their position. And I’m not trying to sound cynical when I say this but I would think it really comes down to economics. I’ll bet they could get a bulk shipping rate of $5 per “irk bag in a small shipping envelope.” If they did that, they would be out $5 per irk order plus whatever the cost is of the bag. If they offer a $5 coupon code, however, the most they would be out is $5 per irk order. There will be some people who won’t make another order and others who will forget about or lose the coupon code. And for those who do use the coupon, it’s highly likely they will be spending more than $5 on the order. So the coupon code will result in $5 less profit rather than $5 out of pocket. So from a financial perspective, the coupon is their best option.
@dave@thp72 You are assuming their costs here. I’d suspect the irk is nowhere near $5 a bag and shipping is likely less than that too as those bags don’t weigh much. Also some may spend the coupon on something that doesn’t cost that much to begin with so they’d be “losing” money on that coupon use in the sense that they’d get back in cash less than their wholesale price and costs.
If the decision is that we buy an irk bag with the coupon, we still have to pay for shipping (well would if we had to wait until January to buy it). They already have a model that multiple purchases a month if you pay the member fee or VMP (so they make money off of some/many of VMP’s who don’t buy anything most months) is that that fee covers shipping for everything bought that month. Offering it for sale Jan 1 solves that. Heck I’d bet there are customers who would buy irk bags for $5 even without a coupon.
Got mine today! Sealed Manufacturer shipping box indicating a 1500W Comfort Zone Patio Heater. Once I opened the shipping box, it was just the patio heater retail box inside. I thought they forgot my dang troll! Upon opening the retail packaging box, I discovered the troll stuffed in with the parts, as well as a sweet Kimono and a telephone cord. Now I need to figure out how this heater interfaces with the phone system…
So I got in my IRK today and it made the sting of not having the irk bag that much worse. The bag would have been the 2nd best thing in the box. I get it’s an Instant Regret Kit but it shouldn’t be used in lieu of a garbage can. I completely understand getting stuff I can’t use as it’s usually still functioning. But I got 36 trackers that, as best as I can tell, are non-functioning. So far I’ve come up empty while searchinf for a replacement ios app.
1 - Irk
2 - bottles of hand sanatizer
1 - box of off brand corn nuts
1 - hard case for macbook pro 15
12 - 3 packs of uselessness
1 - $5 coupon toward future disappointment
@thp72 I got the EXACT same thing in my box - and you should check the expiration date on the off-brand corn nuts. IRK definitely lived up to its name this time around.
I’m a little confused. I just got a notification that an order for an IRK has just been placed. Like- 15 seconds ago. Is that a mistake, or have I inadvertently won one, or have they redone the ones that haven’t shipped yet?
I’ll welcome all the IRKs I can get- just curious why I now have 2 on my order page listed as “processing”.
@ExtraMedium@mossygreen@owlhooter hey, as long as meh know about it and I’m not receiving something I shouldn’t because of a bug, I’m happy about it… At least for now I am… I guess I should wait and see what it is.
Dave posted an apologetic explanation (with a $5 coupon code) about the absent bags in this round. They literally ran out, and then the warehouse staff started shipping the IRKs the day before the restock of bags hit the dock. If the warehouse had delayed another day, we would have gotten TrackRsand a bag. Well, I wouldn’t, because I didn’t get any TrackRs, but then, those leggings were not exactly going to be too useful here.
Another true IRK. Well I did want the stuffie. Other than the 3 snack bags of corn nuts, I can’t think of a thing to do with the remainder. I do love corn.
Expected delivery by the end of today. It just reached their warehouse in Irving at 2:07pm today and FedEx advertising that the expected delivery is South Carolina by the end of the day.
I somehow doubt FedEx will get it from Irving to rural location in SC in under 10 hours. I’ll be impressed if they do.
@OnionSoup Now mine has just updated to this (with “Alert!” posted too):
SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE
Your package is still on the way, but a delivery date is unavailable right now.
@sammydog01 oh! I didn’t know this re the plushie. I just emailed the Meh people and asked for them to pretty please send me a plushie. Thank you for letting me know this!
33 TrackR. Anyone know how to use them since the app shut down in 2021? The immersion blender is awesome, so much betters than the one I ordered last year! My dog will love pulling the Irk’s eyes off!
Please just e-cycle those trackr devices and stop sending. I’d take candy corn over more of those at this point, maybe some fidget spinners, even a knife.
So I got the plushie.
A box of TrackR (guess I’ll try using SwiftFinder to see if they work?).
A box of USB plugs for the car.
Solar lights.
A horrible hardshell case that would cause any laptop to melt as it has no real vents.
No IRK bag. Like the one thing that could actually be used.
Fun fact: The Meh forum hid the post from Dave about the coupon.
Thanks for the code - got the plushie, trackrs
usb car plugs
wife or daughters will like the bag
I like the wipes the best - they have the value for me but the bag seems pretty valuable also. the chocolate caf
This is the first Irk I purchased from Sidedeal, but I wanted the stuffed Irk.
Irk Plush - will need to hide from the dog.
3 pack of Folkart cobalt blues enamel glass paint.
1 Maidenform Flexees - will see if my Mom wants them.
1 Argan Oil Infused Hairband - will get used.
1 super sized (think tall laundry basket) rope/woven basket from “store smith” a brand from HSN. Tag says 17.75”x 17.75”x 25” - will get used.
Can’t complain! Actually, shouldn’t ever really complain, we know what we’re getting into!
@dave@erhanuyar@Kidsandliz But but I wanted the Irk bag… it would have been the 2nd most valuable thing in my box. (The first being the Irk stuffy) Can I use the coupon on an IRK bag?
I know it’s an IRK expectations should be like 0 but still another box of trakrs that need new batteries and a out of biz app, 2 boxes of hand sanitizers another box of iPhone screen protectors, we have Androids phones, and 8 3 packs of butterfly Glitter whatever the heck that is. Others have won the IRK lottery but I give up this is the last oh yeah I did get the meh stuffie which is the only thing that I can use to wipe my tears
I got a box of useless TrackR. The app shut down in 2021 and they don’t t work. 2 boxes of expired hand sanitizer. Expired 4/23. And 2 dual port car charger. That is the only item that is useable if they work. A total disappointment and useless items. Can’t even pass along as a gift. Total GARBAGE! I wish I had gotten the tote bags at least they could have been used to grocery bags
@sawct Exactly. They used to send stuff that was at least functional, even if it wasn’t useful. Here it seems like they had pallets of useless trackr’s (has anyone gotten one to function correctly) and decided to save themselves the time, and possibly the cost depending on how they pay for it, of having to throw them in the trash.
@sawct I feel for you… just got my first IRK and I mainly wanted the bag and stuffie… here’s what I ended up getting:
2x TrackR Boxes
1 x MacBook Hardshell
1 x Irk
3 x Casery Phone grip stands, all gold… do people even still use these things? I know I have wireless charging so can’t.
Im mainly disappointed because I didn’t get a bag… but value wise comparatively to lots I’ve read, I feel like I got very low value lol.
Got my 1st IRK!
1 percussion massager
1 quip tooth brush
1 vacuum storage bag with cardinals
1 women’s shape wear size M
1 IRK stuffie
Managed to avoid the trackers so i’d say a good haul.
Irk arrived today and it was a good one! (Last one was only TrackR pixels, Martha Stewart craft paint, and screen protectors for iPhone 6, 7, or 8, so was prepared for plenty of regret.) Received Irk plushie, 2 pairs of slippers in different sizes, one pair of 6 month to 8 year old child ear protectors, and a Moova Q6 mini LCD projector. Can use everything in this one! Thanks, Meh!
I got my irk and as promised the regret was immediate. I received:
1 plush Irk
1 box of disposable face masks
1 hard shell case for a Mac
66 trackrs (a case of 30 and a case of 36)
Thank you meh. I like the Irk and used the coupon today to buy phone cables.
@wiscmcb there is a third party app that works with them.
I have an art project planned for mine. I have previously suggested poker chips and game pieces to other people. (checkers anyone )
Worlds’ thickest tiddly-winks? Someone suggested if you have enough of them it might be worth deplating them to harvest gold. I wouldn’t know how to go about that.
Tile your bathroom with them? Pouring concrete, embed them in the surface as it’s drying to form a colourful no-slip surface?
Have a neighbour you want to confuse? Sneak a new one into his mailbox every single day.
Use them as non-organic mulch around your azaleas?
@wiscmcb OK this is funny… I asked ChatGpt what’s a good use for small round discs and it gave similar ideas as mine above- but it had a few others too:
Small, round, colorful discs can be versatile and used in various creative ways. Here are some ideas:
Art and Craft Projects:
Create mosaic art by arranging the discs into patterns or images.
Glue them onto picture frames, mirrors, or other surfaces for a decorative touch.
Make jewelry by stringing the discs together to form bracelets, necklaces, or earrings.
Educational Tools:
Use them as counters for math activities in education.
Assign different colors to represent various concepts, helping in visual learning.
Create a color-coded system for organizing and categorizing items.
Board Games and Tokens:
Design your own board game and use the discs as markers or tokens.
Assign different colors different point values or actions in a game.
Decoration:
Scatter them as table confetti for parties or events.
Glue them onto surfaces to create a colorful border or pattern.
Use them to embellish greeting cards or gift wrapping.
Plant Markers:
Paint or label the discs to identify different plants in your garden.
Attach them to stakes and place them next to potted plants.
DIY Coasters:
Arrange the discs in a circular pattern and glue them together to make vibrant coasters.
Seal them with a clear, protective coating for durability.
Desk Organization:
Use them as colorful markers for different tasks on your to-do list.
Glue them onto the ends of paperclips for a pop of color in your office supplies.
Teaching Tool for Children:
Create a sorting and matching game for young children based on colors.
Use them for counting exercises or to teach basic math concepts.
Personalized Magnets:
Attach small magnets to the back of the discs to create colorful refrigerator magnets.
Personalize them with drawings, quotes, or messages.
Party Invitations or Save-the-Dates:
Glue small discs onto invitations for a unique and tactile element.
Write party details on the back of individual discs and send them as save-the-date tokens.
Remember that the key is to unleash your creativity and find a purpose that aligns with your interests or needs. These small, colorful discs offer a lot of possibilities for DIY projects and creative expression.
I received my second irk box today. irk bag in christmas colors; bright red with green lettering, a coloring book, Irk and Glen stickers (plans to turn those into magnets) and two packs of hot cocoa mix. No trackers, no paint, no phone rings, no car usb jacks. Thanks Meh!
Somehow I’ve never gotten Trackrs. This time they sent me a mattress topper, three pairs of panties, 2 rifle scope rings, and the Irk plushie. I’ll gladly trade all my panties for an Irk bag.
Second Irk box just arrived. Similar to the @ironcheftoni second box with the addition of a two foot inflatable Christmass ball ornament. Thanks Meh! and Mehrry Christmas!
@ironcheftoni@steeltoesenator nice, my second box just got delivered, won’t see it until later tonight though (in the office and won’t be going home afterwards until late). Based on the photo of the box by FedEx, I’m suspecting it could be similar too!
This is a fun nice extra surprise, especially since my first box was fairly decent this time too.
Somehow I actually managed to not get any TrackR’s!! Woo hoo!
I was thrilled with my irk this time around!
1 very nice cuisinart pan (that made it without the handle getting completely scratched, despite it hanging out of the corner of the box…which made me laugh!
Also stuffed in the box was a beanie, a toothbrush, and socks.
Plus poor Irk…smooshed all the way at the bottom! At least he wasn’t shoved IN the pan! I think that would have traumatized him, and sent the wrong message that Irks are food, not friends.
Two cheap plastic phone cases, two bottles of hand sanitizer, one hard case for a 15” MacBook Pro, and 66 (yes, sixty-six) Trak-R pixels.
Seriously, Meh? 66 of the things?
Let’s just say this one lived up to hype in terms of regret.
I already started dispersing items (oops forgot picture!). Finally an IRK that didn’t cause major regret (no trackers and no phone cases!).
1 mini projector (in box but not sealed)
1 wall pop dry erase gold stick on
1 box with what looks like small pearl necklace and earrings (a greenish color)
1 IRK stuffie
1 (loose out of box with no description) Motif coffee brewing scale
And I already used my $5 coupon on some wine glasses I had been wanting over on sidedeal!
Thank Meh!
Second box arrived. Had to open it before going to bed last night and have not yet photographed it because overslept and had to head to office…
but it’s identical to @steeltoesenator 's above.
A Mandela coloring book.
An inflatable Xmas ball. Photo incoming of my big ball once I inflate it.
Two mascot stickers,
Two packs of cocoa,
And a bag that is christmasey red.
Nice little bonus box to an already decent box.
The cocoa will definitely go quickly, I have a plan for the stickers too… . Who doesn’t like big balls? The bags are always great. My wife and kids are setting up a cage in the back yard to cage fight each other for the book.
This kit was really disappointing and worthless. It was all junk - 5 glass covers for old I-phones, 24 bottles of craft paint, 2 bottles of hand sanitizer and 12 find your item buttons that work with an app that is no longer available. They are unusable. Nothing in the box was worth what I spent. I had purchased 2 kits before that had good items. This one wasted my money.
@penny668 Hence the name. It was no different before the IRKflation, except now it doesn’t sell out in 3 seconds and fewer people are on at rollover time in the hopes of snagging one. The elusiveness and chase was the point, now it’s just an overpriced box of regret, but at least it allows Meh to recoup the shipping costs from the perpetual optimists.
Ugh, awful. My 1st and last IRK. Wife and I tried like crazy to get a BOC way back in the day and never got one. Hadn’t been tempted to try IRK until now and I gifted it to my wife for Christmas. What an absolute ripoff—especially since I don’t remember them ever even selling most of this stuff.
Irk
XXXL padded butt underwear
The Ultimate New Mom’s Cookbook
“The Slimming Belt” (with what looks like an actual garage sale price tag for $3 on it)
Med brown “Hush Hair Camo” root spray
That is literally all.
What a joke. I thought IRK was a way to write off the sunk cost of their actual unwanted inventory, not a vehicle for purchasing and reselling pallets of garbage from elsewhere that they never offered for sale.
It is truly a recipe for instant regret, so at least there’s that…
Instant Regret Kit
Irk Stuffie
-Fun Irk Stuffie Commercial
What’s Included?
Warranty
Throw it in the trash
Estimated Delivery
Thursday, Dec 14 - Monday, Dec 18
Nice combo.
Huh, my IRK that came yesterday was terrible, but now I want to buy another one. Glad I only ordered one Irk, so I can almost justify this. Maybe.
@mossygreen There’s always asking the 8ball.
/8ball
Better not tell you now
@narfcake Sounds about right.
Not worth it. Unless you like expired hand sanitizer and Bluetooth tracker things for a company that no longer supports them.
https://meh.com/forum/topics/thanksgiving-irk-reveal
@medz I do like expired hand sanitizer, oddly. But they won’t send me any Martha Stewart paint in bad colors. It’s a problem.
@medz @mossygreen It’s good for cleaning stickers off of stuff.
@medz @sammydog01 We’re a Goo Gone/orange oil/heat gun family, but it’s always good to have another tool in the arsenal!
@medz @mossygreen @sammydog01
That IS good to know!
@medz @mossygreen @sammydog01 @kyeh it also works on ink pen stains! (And sharpie on some surfaces, too!)
I’ve had pens go through the laundry that my kids left in their pockets, and hand sanitizer has saved me!
It takes time and patience, but eventually it comes out. Squirt it on, let it sit for a couple of seconds, and use an old credit card to scrape off the top layer of ink. Repeat. It’s like magic, lol!
@k4evryng @medz @mossygreen @sammydog01 Very cool to know. I guess it’s basically like alcohol in gel form, so it keeps the alcohol from dripping off or evaporating too soon!
@mossygreen @sammydog01 tried it. Didn’t work. Joke’s ok me. If anything, it made the label residue cleaner and stickier.
@medz @sammydog01 I blame the aloe.
@medz @mossygreen @sammydog01 to get labels off things, I use ethyl alcohol from cvs. It costs a little more but worth it.
@ironcheftoni this IRK debacle just gets more and more costly…
/giphy money-pit
@medz trackr pixels are the new packing peanuts don’t ya know.
The last irk was so regrettable that I can not do it again. At least I got 2 T-shirts. What the heck would I do with a plushy? Dog toy?
@bfg9000 Hug it?
@narfcake why? Why not a hug a real pet? Or even a real person/friend/relative?
@bfg9000 @narfcake
Take it with you and hug and snuggle it on those lonely days and nights fighting aliens and zombie like creatures from hell. Good luck Marine.
@bfg9000 @narfcake stuffies don’t run away, scratch, or vomit.
@bfg9000 @narfcake @pakopako
Au Contraire:
@bfg9000 @narfcake give it to your dog
So we can make an informed decision of regret, Can anyone tell us what the remaining inventory of TrackR pixels is?
Hey, meh, got any of those non-working Puleida units as returns you can throw in my IRK for hacking up into power wheels batteries? I’ll upcycle them for ya!
@caffeineguy Yes.
@caffeineguy @narfcake ALL of them.
Ha! What medz said!
Apparently I’m just a glutton for punishment and still crossing my fingers for the cookware.
and. I will never learn! At least I got my meh bumblebee yesterday!
/giphy virtuous-eventful-frostbite
@sillyheathen i think that giphy just sums it up
@ybmuG it’s pretty perfect!
Now there’s even less likelihood of anything else of value/useful/working/not broken in these.
@ybmuG IRK quality will not be affected by Irk
@troy I’m kind of relieved to hear that Irk is not in charge of IRK quality control
The real question is whether they’re going to do a run of relatively good ones after the round of really bad ones as a means of trolling the people who are opting out in anger/protest this time.
@ShotgunX No, they are going to do another run of shitty ones after the last shitty ones, to sucker the people thinking there won’t be another round of shitty ones, cause the last ones were so shitty.
@lichme It’s quite possible.
If I were a suit at the company, I’d run shitty ones all the way until April 1, and then send out a bunch of boxes with high-end electronics in them, specifically to the people who didn’t complain on the forums (send junk boxes to the ones who did).
@ShotgunX seems too close to the last IRKS to be a good one.
Surely their warehouse hasn’t filled up with good stuff in just two weeks. (Unless they were holding back on crap to make Christmas special… Which I doubt).
I pulled the trigger anyway.
Why do I torture myself?
/giphy overcast-cherished-wish
@ironcheftoni it is the way!
@ironcheftoni @sillyheathen same!
I’m an optimist…and also I can’t seem to help myself.
Got the email announcing “Hey, it’s a Meh-rathon” which gets me as excited as hearing “A new COVID Booster Shot has been released for the latest variant”!! EZ Pass!!
@IndifferentDude maybe it’s a co-branding opportunity
/giphy evil genius
I got a toaster in the last one, but I am afraid to open the box and see if it is actually a toaster and what condition it is in.
@kfdavila It’s probably full of dead cockroaches with eggs ready to hatch and invade your dwelling!! Better call Pest Patrol ASAP!!
I once got a Roomba FULL of whatever it gathered up!! Went straight into the trash!!
@kfdavila Schrodinger’s toaster?
I just got my last IRK (kit) with a duffle bag and a ton of hand sanitizer. Kinda meh, but also kinda useful seeing as I’m currently packing out my hospital bag for when I go into labor. I’ll be sic-ing that hand sanitizer on all the in-laws that inevitably decide to visit afterwards, uhg.
Haven’t gotten my Irk plush yet, but maybe if I get this IRK too and have two the in-laws will get scared away…?
@alchyilee good luck at the hospital! Glen is a great name for a boy, Irkella or Irka maybe for a girl? Wait, has there ever been a female meh (or Woot) mascot?
@alchyilee @caffeineguy I think one of the Li’l Reprobates might be.
@alchyilee @caffeineguy Or Glenda for a girl, D-irk for a boy …
I almost always get something very worthwhile as a present to friends/neighbors
/giphy fortunate-toasty-sash
Huh. I guess I should have waited on ordering the stuffed IRK when it was sold on Meh.
@lowlypeon Yep. meh is getting exceedingly good at dissing loyal customers. Guess they figure they can succeed with fewer mehmbers.
@lowlypeon My Irk plushie shipped out just yesterday….wouldve been nice to know it would be included in these.
@IndifferentDude Yeah, they already shipped mine too. I’m not against them offering it multiple times, but overlapping the offers like this to force duplicates is pretty scummy.
I’m giving them a few more chances, solely because of how long I’ve been around and how good things used to be. If it’s the same trolling later as well, I’m just gonna treat this as any other store that I’ll use only if it presents value for me. I realize that as a consumer, I should always be doing that anyway, but this has been more than “just a store” because of the community element. Not gonna rage on the forums or anything like that, but won’t be talking about meh all the time to my friends either.
@lowlypeon I hesitated at $20, seemed a bit steep. I guessed it would probably be available at a better bargain in the future so I held off.
@lowlypeon I also bought the IRK stuffle last week…
@lowlypeon Yeah, at least make the Irk stuffie different in some way. Or make last week’s Irk stuffie unique/special for OG purchases
I just KNOW this one’s gonna be my luckiest box yet!!
(Pretty sure I’ll get a case of Trackrs, but I mean…it doesn’t hurt to speak that out into the universe, right? Right?
)
Good luck to all, and may the odds be ever in your favor!
Last was so bad. Not gonna eat this one as well. More trakers, sanitizer aide and a phone ring if the phone was not already fully covered. Eating a case of expired cheddar corn nuts so my teeth will be fucked up similar to Glens’.
Lucy (Meh) will pull that football again. My wife happened to be watching me unbox my last IRK just a few days ago. I told her about today’s & she actually said “NO!”. “Tell those people to put their crap into their own landfill!”
$10 is a bit much for what is likely just another IRK tote bag. That is if I am able to actually find $30 worth of crap to get the $20 refund. Even if this one is “the one” with something worth something in it, “we got enough crap already!” says the wife.
@Joedetroit
It’s just a $10 refund this time.
@Joedetroit @Zachalope $10 refund. And an Irk stuffie that was $20 recently. (Probably $10 value).
So $10 refund. $10 Irk and a $10 IRK.
@Joedetroit @OnionSoup yeah I bought the stuffie on here, so I’m a little irked it’s part of this deal now
@Zachalope Holy smokes! They are insane. $20 for an IRK. Nope. Sorry the plushie don’t cut it. Truth is I will never, ever know if this IRK actually has anything of value in it as I won’t be reading the posts about it. So it really doesn’t matter.
So far, I am keeping my membership, but there are cracks in my loyalty.
@Joedetroit oh yeah I just renewed my mehmbership this month as I bought something and it’s the same price as one time shipping. I have a reminder to cancel it. There’s no incentive to keep it anymore
My first Irk in a while
Hope it’s good.
@OnionSoup You know what IRK stands for? Most of us have regret immediately after ordering; others wait till their regret arrives
@caffeineguy yes. But I have to hope for something good, because it wouldn’t be regret otherwise when it arrived. If I expected something bad it would be an Instant-Meh-Kit
Somehow I fear this is all related to Mediocre’s need to goose an inventory valuation…
Proposal for those at meh.com (or mediocrebot AI if you are in charge now):
Would you consider awarding those of us who purchased the IRK stuffle last week an additional $10 coupon for the IRK Bag today?
I have already made a purchase from today’s meh-rathon, and would probably also buy the IRK bag if you could reward me for being a long-time VMP, and buying the IRK-le last week.
@crow @troy Or at least offer us OG Irk stuffie a unique color shirt worth a few cents more; Or make today’s IRK bundled Irk somehow less valuable by giving a stained coffee shirt or something
@caffeineguy @crow @troy a stained shirt might be more valuable. (Hand tye dye variant!)
@caffeineguy @crow @pakopako @troy How about the style of Dan’s lab coat?
I know IRK, but my last one was so disappointing. I got a 12 pack of tracker devices from a defunct company. Like you can no longer download the app that is required to make the product function, so I essentially got a paperweight. I miss the BOC days, BOCs were cute, and sometimes had cool stuff, the IRK feels like a true money grab.
@santzu Swifttracker works fine with the TrackR pixels. Batteries are likely shot though
@caffeineguy @santzu what of this swift tracker? I thought these were unusable. Can you explain a little bit what this is? Website/app etc? Please help a guy that has a million of these and would love to use them even if I have to replace a few batteries.
@ohcoasterfreak @santzu My bad, “SwiftFinder” on android can detect and manage these things
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snappwish.swiftfindernetwork&hl=en_US&gl=US
Dear Meh,
Please put some of these (miniature cows) in my IRk.
Thank you:
https://ranchr.ag/blog/teacup-mini-cow/
/giphy teacup mini cows
My last IRK was my first ever… and it was an expensive box of things I will never use, so it was my last.
I ordered the Plush already (still has not shipped as of yesterday) so I have no interest in blowing money on another one. So now I regret ordering the IRK Plush. This is disappointing that it is being played this way but it is Meh, so not too butt hurt, but another strike.
If I get the vacuum over at Morningsave, will that count to get the $10.00 rebate? Or just stuff on Meh.com?
@Quantumcat I don’t work for Meh, but when I asked a similar question in the last Mehrathon (about daily deal on Side deal) I was told no, it doesn’t count so I’m assuming Morning Dave won’t count for you for this.
Am I right that we haven’t actually seen the plushies in person yet (no one received one) so we don’t know if they have different coloured shirts for example.
Well, it DOES say “throw it in the trash”. That’s what I was forced to do.
I ordered an IRK In the Thanksgiving Side Deal / Meh Mehrathon deal. I don’t know if this was in shipping, packing, or the product was this way from the beginning, but the entire IRK was practically destroyed when I opened the box. There was a box of Simple Things essential oils in my IRK, but the glass vials had broken/cracked and the essential oils coated EVERYTHING in the box, from the IRK bag to the TrackR case to the hand sanitizer, and it left small glass chips all around the box, embedded everywhere.
I had to throw it all away because just reaching in to pluck out the hand sanitizer embedded a glass shard in my thumb.
So, mission accomplished!
@chuegen So now IRK’s are dangerous?
@mdrcoast Yes - they bite - watch out!
@chuegen tell support and they may send you another bag
@chuegen @Kidsandliz this here!
@Kidsandliz i did drop them a note.
I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the last one. But there can’t be 2 bad ones in a row, right?
/giphy garish-magical-fezziwig
@thp72 Ummm, yes. There can be. It’s all random, and based on my small sample size, the odds are not good. YMMV. Someone has to be the statistically significant IRK recipient on the other side of the Bell curve, after all.
@werehatrack It doesn’t always come across in print but it was sarcasm. I know they can be cruel. They’ve disappointed me quite a few times going back to the days of
/giphy bag of crap
@thp72 @werehatrack
Pretty apt giphy!
I’m a glutton for punishment. I got 60+ of the trackers (we’re all iOS) and still trying to figure out something to do with them. My own fault if I get another box of them. (Please, please no…)
@eliz1138 I managed to sideload the app after a full phone wipe… (required someone’s iTunes account and password who already downloaded it as well as an app extractor tool) but the batteries are so bad they are unreliable.
@nall256 batteries I can replace. But I’m not going to that extent to try and use them directly. Hrmm. maybe some artist will want them for a project
@eliz1138 @nall256 Or with enough use them as poker chips.
So no purchase minimum to get the $10 refund?
@ironcheftoni Nope, just a purchase in the Meh-rathon.
@ironcheftoni It looks like the minimum is the price of the cheapest item in the meh-rathon.
/giphy treasured-overjoyed-griswold
/giphy polar-venerable-mouse
@Jaloola Polar bears are the only animal on earth who view humans as prey/dinner rather than only attack if no other choice. I was once canoeing on the Albany River in NW Ontario (empties into James Bay which empties into Hudson’s Bay) and a polar bear was paralleling us on the shore (our canoes were rafted up). I don’t think the students realized how dangerous that was.
@Kidsandliz yikes!
I didn’t know that…not that I’ve ever had an occasion to need to know that, thankfully! But they are beautiful, and I’m sad that things are getting so difficult for them.
@Jaloola @Kidsandliz I think mosquitos view us as dinner too. Difference being, their meal leaves us alive, usually.
Although mosquitos do kill more people annually than any other animal.
@Jaloola @Kidsandliz @OnionSoup
Sharks?
/giphy shark
@f00l @Jaloola @Kidsandliz what I understand is that sharks don’t particularly like eating people. Usually when a shark bites a person they realize it’s not good eats and spits them out (and person then bleeds to death).
Most Crocs and Alligators will avoid people, but Saltwater crocodiles absolutely will go after a human if they can (and the croc is large enough).
/giphy delicious-naughty-frostbite
can’t be worse than the last one, right???
But somehow I scored a Birdie On Chimney today so we can do a comparison!
@llangley I wouldn’t say that out loud
I bet the people who previously bought the plushie for $20 without the opportunity for a $10 IRK feel pretty dumb right now.
@medz
@Kyeh
@medz After clamoring so hard for Irk stuffies I HAD to buy (some.) But I do feel kind of duped now.
@Kyeh He’ll probably arrive in better condition having been bought without the IRK. Most likely he’ll be crushed by the weight of all the TrackRs, hand sanitizer bottles and paint.
@heartny Good point.
I just looked and mine says:
TENDERED TO DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER, ALLOW 1-3 DAYS FOR UPDATES FOR PACKAGES WITHIN THE US
But it’s less than an hour away, so maybe tomorrow?
@Kyeh Mine says the same thing. I guess 1-3 days gives them a margin of error
@medz Yep, I feel like I was duped as well. Every time I look at the plushie, it will be a reminder.
@Kyeh @medz
I’m just happy to get an extra irk
@f00l @medz Did yours arrive yet? The first ones, I mean?
@f00l @Kyeh he just arrived at the local post office today
@Kyeh @medz Loved that series…
Sold out five minutes ago, 1200+ total.
@mossygreen Even with all the people saying they’re not buying them this time!
@Kyeh @mossygreen That is 50k trackrs, 1-2k sanitizers and phone sockets, 1.2k stuffies and 1-2 hundred thrilled mehcitizens.
@Kyeh @whomeyesu It was my understanding that there would be no math.
@mossygreen 1200 sold, so soon after another IRK.
Zero chance these will be any good.
@Kyeh @mossygreen @whomeyesu you have been misled. Math will be on the test and make up 90% / 0% of your grade.
@Kyeh yeah but 50,000+ come check the site
@mossygreen I’m guessing that this means they ordered either 2,000 or 2,500 Irk plushies. It might have been more, but assuming they aren’t planning to run another sale of them anytime soon, the lower figure would give them a very small reserve, while the upper one would allow some specific largesse when deemed appropriate.
Mine should be here friday
@Gutterpunkz mine hasn’t even shipped yet.
What’s the consensus? Are the early IRKs the good ones or the late ones?
@Gutterpunkz @OnionSoup Mine is usually early. It hasn’t been memorably good. And when mine was late, it was the same. It may just be my specific luck at work. I have the Charlie Brown syndrome when it comes to random distributions of Stuff.
@Gutterpunkz @werehatrack there’s probably no real pattern… But, have to keep the superstitions alive.
@Gutterpunkz @OnionSoup Even after all the TrackRs, Casery rings, bottles of craft paint, 1A phone chargers, Macbook skins, and iPhone6 cases are gone, no one will be safe from receiving a sub-meh IRK. (And it is clear that the Bag of TrackR Holding will never be empty.)
@Gutterpunkz @werehatrack the trackrs will never be gone. It’s like the Christian story about the loaves and fishes in the service on the mount.
Meh only had one box of trackrs but somehow as they keep putting them in IRKs more keep appearing to fill the void so that all our IRKs will always have trackrs and Meh will.never run out of them. It’s truly a mehricle.
@OnionSoup
^^^^^^^^^^PLAUSIBLE^^^^^^^^^^
@Gutterpunkz @OnionSoup In my case early did not equal good.
Mine shipped!!! Usually it takes over a week before it ships. I’m excited!
@pattyrusk1 Same here! Mine is out of delivery today. Check this afternoon for all the regret.
@ironcheftoni mine is still in Texas and I’m in California. Hope you receive something nice
@pattyrusk1 yikes! More corn nuts, trakrs, masks, and sanitizer. Does meh think our household is seriously infectious? My husband and I work in healthcare and we have plenty of hospital grade, masks/sanitizer
@customers The good news is we got these IRKs shipped out faster than expected! The bad news? They shipped out before our printed IRK bags arrived.
Basically we were out of IRK bags, did a rush order, and then I didn’t communicate with the warehouse staff thoroughly to make sure they held the orders until the bags arrived. So…we’re getting bags tomorrow, while many of the IRKs shipped yesterday and today.
So that sucks. I’ve set you all up with a $5 off coupon for Meh: ALLIRKNOBAG (expires 12/31/2024 - the end of next year)
Feel free to post photos of your new Irk stuffie griping about the lack of a bag. We’re getting enough bags ahead of time that this shouldn’t happen again. Sorry about that.
@dave oh nice, thank you. So even those of use who haven’t shipped yet (and so might still get a bag) can use the coupon? Or only the poor unlucky souls who didn’t get a bag? Or is it on honor system. Don’t use the coupon if you receive a bag?
@OnionSoup Yes, though my latest update is that even ones that are showing as not yet shipped may already be irreversibly loaded on a truck.
@dave I just got my IRK and was wondering about the bag since this is the second IRK I’ve had recently without a bag. But doesn’t bother me, I have a lot of bags.
@dave Si I guess this explains the very mediocre Mediocre bags in the TurkeyThon IRKs,…
@dave that may explain why my last IRK came with the old school fuku bag! Now if they didnt get the shipment of paint and trackRs we will be good
@dave Very cool of you. Just as long as the box is not another 60+ trackers that can’t be used… (seriously- getting 12x3 and a box of 30 in the same IRK was mean)
@dave what about we can use up the coupon getting an irk bag mailed to us?
@dave So you have the bags now. And I’m willing to bet you still have the list, with addresses, of the people who ordered the IRK.
/giphy seems obvious
@dave @thp72 Doing that is extra cost to meh. That is why I suggested giving up the $5 coupon to get the meh bag. I’d do that in a heartbeat.
@dave was… the last IRK supposed to come with a bag? it was my first IRK and it definitely did not include a bag
@octoturt the one before this one was supposed to. Contact support.
@dave @Kidsandliz I get their position. And I’m not trying to sound cynical when I say this but I would think it really comes down to economics. I’ll bet they could get a bulk shipping rate of $5 per “irk bag in a small shipping envelope.” If they did that, they would be out $5 per irk order plus whatever the cost is of the bag. If they offer a $5 coupon code, however, the most they would be out is $5 per irk order. There will be some people who won’t make another order and others who will forget about or lose the coupon code. And for those who do use the coupon, it’s highly likely they will be spending more than $5 on the order. So the coupon code will result in $5 less profit rather than $5 out of pocket. So from a financial perspective, the coupon is their best option.
@dave @Kidsandliz @thp72 the coupon is the refund that pays you back!
@dave @thp72 You are assuming their costs here. I’d suspect the irk is nowhere near $5 a bag and shipping is likely less than that too as those bags don’t weigh much. Also some may spend the coupon on something that doesn’t cost that much to begin with so they’d be “losing” money on that coupon use in the sense that they’d get back in cash less than their wholesale price and costs.
If the decision is that we buy an irk bag with the coupon, we still have to pay for shipping (well would if we had to wait until January to buy it). They already have a model that multiple purchases a month if you pay the member fee or VMP (so they make money off of some/many of VMP’s who don’t buy anything most months) is that that fee covers shipping for everything bought that month. Offering it for sale Jan 1 solves that. Heck I’d bet there are customers who would buy irk bags for $5 even without a coupon.
@dave If ours still says processing is it possible to toss in the irk bag and retract the $5 coupon? I’d vote for that. Mine still says processing.
@dave @Kidsandliz yep…my listed costs were general assumptions.
@jchizmar とてもラッキー
@dave is the coupon only good at Meh proper or will it work across the Mehniverse?
@dave can you please remind me how to post a picture? Thanks
/giphy I Will Survive
Thanks. On a side note how do we get the $10 credit if we bought the IRK and something off meh.com the same day?
@Renshi You’ll see the refund in your Sidedeal account when it gets done; it usually takes a few days to show up.
@Kyeh Thank you
Got mine today! Sealed Manufacturer shipping box indicating a 1500W Comfort Zone Patio Heater. Once I opened the shipping box, it was just the patio heater retail box inside. I thought they forgot my dang troll! Upon opening the retail packaging box, I discovered the troll stuffed in with the parts, as well as a sweet Kimono and a telephone cord. Now I need to figure out how this heater interfaces with the phone system…
Thanks for the quick shipping! NO REGERTS!!!
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Mine says it’s only 1lb not cool
@mickey30145 That’s just the default placeholder number. It may update with the actual weight (and dimensions) before it arrives, or it may not.
@mickey30145 just wait until you see the trash, you will wish it was only 1lb lol
Not only do I have regrets, but the cleaning cream came broken!
So I got in my IRK today and it made the sting of not having the irk bag that much worse. The bag would have been the 2nd best thing in the box. I get it’s an Instant Regret Kit but it shouldn’t be used in lieu of a garbage can. I completely understand getting stuff I can’t use as it’s usually still functioning. But I got 36 trackers that, as best as I can tell, are non-functioning. So far I’ve come up empty while searchinf for a replacement ios app.
1 - Irk
2 - bottles of hand sanatizer
1 - box of off brand corn nuts
1 - hard case for macbook pro 15
12 - 3 packs of uselessness
1 - $5 coupon toward future disappointment
@thp72 I got the EXACT same thing in my box - and you should check the expiration date on the off-brand corn nuts.
IRK definitely lived up to its name this time around.
@miriambeattie I’m sure the expiration date is the same as the expiration date on the box of not-corn-nuts I got in the last IRK.
@thp72 we got the same. Thanks for posting your pic, so I don’t have to
I’m a little confused. I just got a notification that an order for an IRK has just been placed. Like- 15 seconds ago. Is that a mistake, or have I inadvertently won one, or have they redone the ones that haven’t shipped yet?
I’ll welcome all the IRKs I can get- just curious why I now have 2 on my order page listed as “processing”.
@OnionSoup
@OnionSoup i just got the same thing and was coming by to check.
@OnionSoup Huh, I’ve got another one on my sidedeal order page too. Weird.
@mossygreen @owlhooter
@ExtraMedium @mossygreen @owlhooter hey, as long as meh know about it and I’m not receiving something I shouldn’t because of a bug, I’m happy about it… At least for now I am… I guess I should wait and see what it is.
Thank you meh!
@ExtraMedium @mossygreen @OnionSoup my first thought was they decided to send the bags separately. But now I’m worried it’s the last of the Trakrs.
@ExtraMedium @mossygreen @owlhooter I guess we have to wait and see if we’re on the naughty list (trackrs) or nice list (something other than trackrs).
@owlhooter
Dave posted an apologetic explanation (with a $5 coupon code) about the absent bags in this round. They literally ran out, and then the warehouse staff started shipping the IRKs the day before the restock of bags hit the dock. If the warehouse had delayed another day, we would have gotten TrackRsand a bag. Well, I wouldn’t, because I didn’t get any TrackRs, but then, those leggings were not exactly going to be too useful here.
@owlhooter @werehatrack makes sense if everyone gets another IRK that its the bag. Is everyone getting one?
@ExtraMedium @mossygreen @OnionSoup @owlhooter same!!
@owlhooter @werehatrack I have all the trackr’s. Would you like some? How about phone rings and expired hand sanitizer?
@natasha_natasha I have more than ample TrackRs already, thanks!
@werehatrack standing offer!!
@mossygreen @OnionSoup I only have one and not two… who knows what glitch happened.
@Kidsandliz @mossygreen well… My second Irk has now shipped, just got notification . First one might arrive today. Crossing fingers.
@mossygreen @OnionSoup Well cool you are still getting two, even if it is by mistake!
@Kidsandliz @mossygreen absolutely… Although, I’m betting it’s the last few thousand trackrs.
@mossygreen @OnionSoup My second one shows out for delivery today, so will update whenever it arrives.
@mossygreen @OnionSoup @ExtraMedium
This was a nice little extra! Love it! Thanks Meh!
@ExtraMedium @OnionSoup @owlhooter It’s a little holiday stress kit! Charming!
@ExtraMedium @mossygreen @OnionSoup @owlhooter That’s a pretty great irk by my standards. Congrats!
@OnionSoup @owlhooter @werehatrack I do not have another IRK order on my account.
@ExtraMedium @mossygreen @OnionSoup @owlhooter I LOVE the new IRK bags, me so sad I was not one of the lucky ones to get a seconrd IRK.
@cbilyak @ExtraMedium @mossygreen @OnionSoup @owlhooter Yeah - same here.
Another true IRK. Well I did want the stuffie. Other than the 3 snack bags of corn nuts, I can’t think of a thing to do with the remainder. I do love corn.
lol… FedEx.
Expected delivery by the end of today. It just reached their warehouse in Irving at 2:07pm today and FedEx advertising that the expected delivery is South Carolina by the end of the day.
I somehow doubt FedEx will get it from Irving to rural location in SC in under 10 hours. I’ll be impressed if they do.
@OnionSoup Mine said they’d get from TX to here in less than 4. Takes me 8 hours to drive around that distance. HAHAHA
@OnionSoup Now mine has just updated to this (with “Alert!” posted too):
SCHEDULED DELIVERY DATE
Your package is still on the way, but a delivery date is unavailable right now.
@Kidsandliz Mine now says the same.
I’m sad, FedEx, you let me down. 
So, this IRK was particularly terrible and filled with instant regret and lingering regret:
1x tote bag. I like these bags so, that’s the good thing.
3x bottles of bright pink craft paint.
1x BOX of so many Pixel Tracker things. I opened the box and, sadly, it’s just the tracker things.
2x bottles of expired hand sanitizer.
Sigh…
@natasha_natasha You forgot the mention Irk.
@sammydog01 I’m sad that I didn’t get the IRK stuffie. Maybe it’s because I got a tote bag? Like, either/or?
@natasha_natasha No, the plushie was definitely supposed to be included. Contact customer support. YOU DESERVE A PLUSHIE.
@sammydog01 oh! I didn’t know this re the plushie. I just emailed the Meh people and asked for them to pretty please send me a plushie. Thank you for letting me know this!
Oh no. All of these early reveals seem terrible. Mine is due to arrive today…
@pattyrusk1 I guess the ones sent early are the regretful ones because I received corn nuts, trakrs, sanitizer, masks and a stuffie
33 TrackR. Anyone know how to use them since the app shut down in 2021? The immersion blender is awesome, so much betters than the one I ordered last year! My dog will love pulling the Irk’s eyes off!
KRULL! A SKULL! BRETT HULL! AWESOME!
@spankinkopita SwiftFinder on Android can use 'em
Please just e-cycle those trackr devices and stop sending. I’d take candy corn over more of those at this point, maybe some fidget spinners, even a knife.
IRK arrived! Plushie is adorbs!
Got the MacBook 15 case and I have a MacBook 15 — but case does not fit it??
Hand sanitizer, blue paint, and car plugs.
As mentioned above, no IRK bag. So used the $5 code towards red wine to drown my regrets in
So I got the plushie.
A box of TrackR (guess I’ll try using SwiftFinder to see if they work?).
A box of USB plugs for the car.
Solar lights.
A horrible hardshell case that would cause any laptop to melt as it has no real vents.
No IRK bag. Like the one thing that could actually be used.
Fun fact: The Meh forum hid the post from Dave about the coupon.
Thanks for the code - got the plushie, trackrs
usb car plugs
wife or daughters will like the bag
I like the wipes the best - they have the value for me but the bag seems pretty valuable also. the chocolate caf
This is the first Irk I purchased from Sidedeal, but I wanted the stuffed Irk.
Irk Plush - will need to hide from the dog.
3 pack of Folkart cobalt blues enamel glass paint.
1 Maidenform Flexees - will see if my Mom wants them.
1 Argan Oil Infused Hairband - will get used.
1 super sized (think tall laundry basket) rope/woven basket from “store smith” a brand from HSN. Tag says 17.75”x 17.75”x 25” - will get used.
Can’t complain! Actually, shouldn’t ever really complain, we know what we’re getting into!
This is just what was handy in the kitchen, no need to go dig in the basement!
We can skip a bag, this ONE time.
I just got mine
@erhanuyar somewhere or other @dave posted you get a $5 off code due to no bag. They didn’t have any.
@dave @erhanuyar @Kidsandliz But but I wanted the Irk bag… it would have been the 2nd most valuable thing in my box. (The first being the Irk stuffy) Can I use the coupon on an IRK bag?
@bbf @dave @erhanuyar I know. I agree. Hopefully they will sell them for the $5 and we can use our coupon to buy one.
@bbf
If you need a bag, I can sell some of mine to you.
Thanks meh! & SideDeal!
@tahshar I like that the shorts are right side up for the wearer and not the observer.
Just got mine.
One Irk plushie. 3 tubes of acrylic paint that is the same shade of purple as Irk. 3 boxes of trackers.
THREE.
There’s 12 packs to a box. 3 pcs a pack. 108 trackers.
108 trackers that aren’t supported anymore.
Straight into the trash.
@jtallant poker chips. If you have 108 of them, they’re poker chips write with a permanent marker a number on them.
I know it’s an IRK expectations should be like 0 but still another box of trakrs that need new batteries and a out of biz app, 2 boxes of hand sanitizers another box of iPhone screen protectors, we have Androids phones, and 8 3 packs of butterfly Glitter whatever the heck that is. Others have won the IRK lottery but I give up this is the last oh yeah I did get the meh stuffie which is the only thing that I can use to wipe my tears
I got a box of useless TrackR. The app shut down in 2021 and they don’t t work. 2 boxes of expired hand sanitizer. Expired 4/23. And 2 dual port car charger. That is the only item that is useable if they work. A total disappointment and useless items. Can’t even pass along as a gift. Total GARBAGE! I wish I had gotten the tote bags at least they could have been used to grocery bags
@sawct Exactly. They used to send stuff that was at least functional, even if it wasn’t useful. Here it seems like they had pallets of useless trackr’s (has anyone gotten one to function correctly) and decided to save themselves the time, and possibly the cost depending on how they pay for it, of having to throw them in the trash.
@sawct I feel for you… just got my first IRK and I mainly wanted the bag and stuffie… here’s what I ended up getting:
2x TrackR Boxes
1 x MacBook Hardshell
1 x Irk
3 x Casery Phone grip stands, all gold… do people even still use these things? I know I have wireless charging so can’t.
Im mainly disappointed because I didn’t get a bag… but value wise comparatively to lots I’ve read, I feel like I got very low value lol.
@sawct @shockvibe Ha, we got almost exactly the same IRK, except I got 4 of the phone grip rings.
My Chihuahua loves Irk. They are now dating
Got my 1st IRK!
1 percussion massager
1 quip tooth brush
1 vacuum storage bag with cardinals
1 women’s shape wear size M
1 IRK stuffie
Managed to avoid the trackers so i’d say a good haul.
I missed getting a bag but can’t believe I got something good. All these years…thanks Meh
@sunnysideup22 You win the IRK contest for sure. The rest of us paid $20 to get their trash.( TrackR, paint and outdated cell phone accessories )
Irk arrived today and it was a good one! (Last one was only TrackR pixels, Martha Stewart craft paint, and screen protectors for iPhone 6, 7, or 8, so was prepared for plenty of regret.) Received Irk plushie, 2 pairs of slippers in different sizes, one pair of 6 month to 8 year old child ear protectors, and a Moova Q6 mini LCD projector. Can use everything in this one! Thanks, Meh!
I got my irk and as promised the regret was immediate. I received:
1 plush Irk
1 box of disposable face masks
1 hard shell case for a Mac
66 trackrs (a case of 30 and a case of 36)
Thank you meh. I like the Irk and used the coupon today to buy phone cables.
What gives meh? Mine isn’t even showing as shipped yet?
IRK’s are getting worse.
As echoed by the other comments here - this was a a pretty awful IRK. But my reaction is more - finally “I got got” - it was only a matter of time
Can the track rs be used for anything other than paperweights???
@wiscmcb there is a third party app that works with them.
I have an art project planned for mine. I have previously suggested poker chips and game pieces to other people. (checkers anyone
)
Worlds’ thickest tiddly-winks? Someone suggested if you have enough of them it might be worth deplating them to harvest gold. I wouldn’t know how to go about that.
Tile your bathroom with them? Pouring concrete, embed them in the surface as it’s drying to form a colourful no-slip surface?
Have a neighbour you want to confuse? Sneak a new one into his mailbox every single day.
Use them as non-organic mulch around your azaleas?
@wiscmcb OK this is funny… I asked ChatGpt what’s a good use for small round discs and it gave similar ideas as mine above- but it had a few others too:
Small, round, colorful discs can be versatile and used in various creative ways. Here are some ideas:
Art and Craft Projects:
Educational Tools:
Board Games and Tokens:
Decoration:
Plant Markers:
DIY Coasters:
Desk Organization:
Teaching Tool for Children:
Personalized Magnets:
Party Invitations or Save-the-Dates:
Remember that the key is to unleash your creativity and find a purpose that aligns with your interests or needs. These small, colorful discs offer a lot of possibilities for DIY projects and creative expression.
/showme a good alternative use for excess trackrs.
After I got a luggage set that retails for $700 in my last irk, I knew I was in for a rebalancing.
Woohoo. My first of two boxes arrived and it’s actually pretty OK.
Not exciting, but it’s still pretty usable and not just junk. Not a trackr to be seen.
…so first off there is the cardboard box itself. It is in mint condition, a beautiful work of art. It even arrived taped closed properly.
Next there is the Asphyxiated Irk Corpse Poor little bugger, once he ran around the factory in Carrollton, Texas pooping trackrs. Now he’s in a bag.
Then there is a little picture frame. Perfect for putting photos of the Irk Corpse in
Pet Wipes for cleaning the Irk when he gets dirty.
A handbag, in case I ever want to cremate Irk, this will be great to carry his ashes in.
And a memory foam pillow that appears to be a dud that won’t inflate. It’s soft enough for Irk to use as a bed.
@OnionSoup
@OnionSoup Now I wait to see what the mysterious second box that appeared out of nowhere on my account might contain.
I received my second irk box today. irk bag in christmas colors; bright red with green lettering, a coloring book, Irk and Glen stickers (plans to turn those into magnets) and two packs of hot cocoa mix. No trackers, no paint, no phone rings, no car usb jacks. Thanks Meh!
@ironcheftoni Wow! I’m envious!
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh Also envious, phenomenal bag!!!
hands down the worst irk i’ve ever gotten
2 boxes of trackrs
1 laptop shell for a laptop nobody owns
some casery phone rings
irk himself
nothing but garbage, i think i’m done for a while
Somehow I’ve never gotten Trackrs. This time they sent me a mattress topper, three pairs of panties, 2 rifle scope rings, and the Irk plushie. I’ll gladly trade all my panties for an Irk bag.
@nibbles
You said that on THIS forum? I’d edit that before time runs out…
@nibbles @ybmuG oh pshaw! We’re all classy here.
@nibbles If you whisper me your address I have a lot of old irk bags. Please don’t send panties.
@nibbles I have plenty of trackers I can send you. Just say the word.
Compared to some of you I got a decent irk:
My loss was some kids gain. I donated the kids book and irk doll to a local daycare, the rest went in the garbage.
@somf69 Thank you for not trashing irk- that would have made me sad.
Second Irk box just arrived. Similar to the @ironcheftoni second box with the addition of a two foot inflatable Christmass ball ornament. Thanks Meh! and Mehrry Christmas!
@ironcheftoni @steeltoesenator nice, my second box just got delivered, won’t see it until later tonight though (in the office and won’t be going home afterwards until late). Based on the photo of the box by FedEx, I’m suspecting it could be similar too!
This is a fun nice extra surprise, especially since my first box was fairly decent this time too.
Thank you Meh!
Somehow I actually managed to not get any TrackR’s!! Woo hoo!
I was thrilled with my irk this time around!
1 very nice cuisinart pan (that made it without the handle getting completely scratched, despite it hanging out of the corner of the box…which made me laugh!
Also stuffed in the box was a beanie, a toothbrush, and socks.
Plus poor Irk…smooshed all the way at the bottom! At least he wasn’t shoved IN the pan! I think that would have traumatized him, and sent the wrong message that Irks are food, not friends.
Thanks so much Meh!
@k4evryng nice haul for sure!
@k4evryng Nice!
Two cheap plastic phone cases, two bottles of hand sanitizer, one hard case for a 15” MacBook Pro, and 66 (yes, sixty-six) Trak-R pixels.
Seriously, Meh? 66 of the things?
Let’s just say this one lived up to hype in terms of regret.
@accumulator Well, your user name is correct as you’re definitely an accumulator of Trak-R pixels!!
I already started dispersing items (oops forgot picture!). Finally an IRK that didn’t cause major regret (no trackers and no phone cases!).
1 mini projector (in box but not sealed)
1 wall pop dry erase gold stick on
1 box with what looks like small pearl necklace and earrings (a greenish color)
1 IRK stuffie
1 (loose out of box with no description) Motif coffee brewing scale
And I already used my $5 coupon on some wine glasses I had been wanting over on sidedeal!
Thank Meh!
THANK YOU MEH
Second box arrived. Had to open it before going to bed last night and have not yet photographed it because overslept and had to head to office…
but it’s identical to @steeltoesenator 's above.
A Mandela coloring book.
An inflatable Xmas ball. Photo incoming of my big ball once I inflate it.
Two mascot stickers,
Two packs of cocoa,
And a bag that is christmasey red.
Nice little bonus box to an already decent box.
The cocoa will definitely go quickly, I have a plan for the stickers too…
. Who doesn’t like big balls? The bags are always great. My wife and kids are setting up a cage in the back yard to cage fight each other for the book.
Mine is rad. Not meh. Not sure if I should be happy or disappointed.
This kit was really disappointing and worthless. It was all junk - 5 glass covers for old I-phones, 24 bottles of craft paint, 2 bottles of hand sanitizer and 12 find your item buttons that work with an app that is no longer available. They are unusable. Nothing in the box was worth what I spent. I had purchased 2 kits before that had good items. This one wasted my money.
@penny668 Hence the name. It was no different before the IRKflation, except now it doesn’t sell out in 3 seconds and fewer people are on at rollover time in the hopes of snagging one. The elusiveness and chase was the point, now it’s just an overpriced box of regret, but at least it allows Meh to recoup the shipping costs from the perpetual optimists.
KuoH
@penny668 donate the paint to your local preschool/ elementary/ high school, sanitizer too. The TrackR pixels work with the SwiftFinder app.
Ugh, awful. My 1st and last IRK. Wife and I tried like crazy to get a BOC way back in the day and never got one. Hadn’t been tempted to try IRK until now and I gifted it to my wife for Christmas. What an absolute ripoff—especially since I don’t remember them ever even selling most of this stuff.
What a joke. I thought IRK was a way to write off the sunk cost of their actual unwanted inventory, not a vehicle for purchasing and reselling pallets of garbage from elsewhere that they never offered for sale.
It is truly a recipe for instant regret, so at least there’s that…