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Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice
signing up to get regularly receive crap in the mail for a monthly charge is the new buying As Seen on TV poo poo for payments of $19.99


JediTalentAgent posted:

The thing with Lootcrate and other such services is that every month there is at least 1 item I think is really neat and I would never have thought of buying myself, then a bunch of other stuff I don't care about.

They need to sell Lootcates. Nothing but a box full of random catalogs. That's like getting 10s of 1000s of item.
Also, Lootcats: Just boxes of cats mailed to you every month.

edit: Years ago a LOT of stores in our area used to do random grab bags of stuff for about $5-10. Sometimes you'd strike gold with what they'd bundle in a sealed brown paper bag. But I don't think I've seen a local place do anything like that in years at this point.

but thats how they keep ya hooked ya doofus

Microwaves Mom posted:

you just gave me an idea for a lootcrate.

Sexcrate it comes with random sex toys and peripherals.

i swear ive alread seen this advertised late at night on cable...sounds enticing but i strongly believe in spending my dollars at my local independent American sex shop instead of a faceless multinational corp selling u chinese plastic prob covered in melamine





Lastgirl posted:




just imagine this scenario

years and years of lootcrate, and the lootcratee dies with all that horded junk. Who handles the estate?

"And the attack on titan mug goes to my grandson who rejoiced at my death and can finally lift the family name out of shame."



e: this hypothetical scenario would not work as he would have no lineage, I just realized this.

have u been smoking :420:??

its ok, im stoned rn too

Mariana Horchata fucked around with this message at 02:30 on May 1, 2016

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coolskillrex remix
Jan 1, 2007

gorsh

Rutibex posted:

loot crate was only the beginning. there are millions of these dumb monthly boxes now. I like watching the battlebox opening video personally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQYQPWJnmI

they have "$67.85 value" with decimal points and everything so you know they couldnt have made it up

its like when you buy lovely legal firework stands with a big box that costs $100 but they say $450 VALUE and it actually works because enough people live their lives in complete ignorant bliss

Nefarious 2.0
Apr 22, 2008

Offense is overrated anyway.

the only thing dumber than loot crate is the braindead poo poo-fingering op

Robo Reagan
Feb 12, 2012

by Fluffdaddy
Happy bday op

Thirsty Girl
Dec 5, 2015

unpacked robinhood posted:

you have to open it, play with the plastic poo poo inside for a bit, then put it back and ship it to another loser, it's loop crate

vintage collectible exclusive back-issue loot crates its brilliant

Extra Large Marge
Jan 21, 2004

Fun Shoe
MulchCrate. Ten cubic yards of cedar mulch are delivered to your front door the first of every month.

No questions asked.

3D Megadoodoo
Nov 25, 2010

Rutibex posted:

loot crate was only the beginning. there are millions of these dumb monthly boxes now. I like watching the battlebox opening video personally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQYQPWJnmI

I like how a 10€ Mora becomes a 100$ Mora when they make the blade black.

naem
May 29, 2011

I don't like how YouTube personalities spend half their video discussing business strategies with their eyes open really wide and then thanking other YouTube personalities for ScribeCumPoints©™® to make money off each other

naem
May 29, 2011

Imagine an earthquake or tsunami or civil unrest has struck and you have an actual survival kit for you and your loved ones, and you quickly scamper together past the rubble and the corpses of friends and neighbors to relative safety, now squatting under a tarp you've arranged into a tent shape thankful for your health and good planning you lovingly hand your wife and daughter a can of ZOMBEANS©™® THE ONLY ZOMBIE THEMED BEANS EXXTREEEEME™®© they begin to cry as the bright green food coloring and screaming skull on the packaging "daddy it looks, like the man, like the man we saw he was dead DADDY HE WAS DEAD NO DD, DADDY HHH HH"

Sperghetti
Apr 21, 2010

canyoneer posted:

Put make a stack of two hundred one dollar bills and set it on fire. Send the video to her.

I like this and it perfectly captures the sentiment I felt that lovely Christmas morn

Shimrra Jamaane
Aug 10, 2007

Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.
I haven't read the thread so if someone mentioned this already fuk you but remember that time in SA Mart where a guy scammed dozens of idiot goons with one of these mystery box things by claiming that some would have vacations and money in them and it turned out they all had random office supplies?

Rutibex
Sep 9, 2001

by Fluffdaddy

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I haven't read the thread so if someone mentioned this already fuk you but remember that time in SA Mart where a guy scammed dozens of idiot goons with one of these mystery box things by claiming that some would have vacations and money in them and it turned out they all had random office supplies?

i bought a mystery box off of SA Mart, but i got some pretty cool stuff in it. i wouldnt buy a monthly subscription to GoonBox, but i think my $20 went to fuel some poor guys drug addiction, and i can be happy with that

Klyith
Aug 3, 2007

GBS Pledge Week

Heath posted:

Is Dollar Shave actually worth it because their advertisements are correct and I am, in fact, very tired of paying out the rear end for blades

it's better than getting ripped off by gillette at the grocery store. but they're cheap because you only get 1 pack of blades every month. only 4 cartridges on the four blade. if you pay out the rear end for razor blades you probably go through more than one cartridge per week.

get a double edge safety razor. a 100 pack of blades is like $15-20 which is still cheaper than a gimmick mail order club plus you don't have to keep using dull blades. seriously i got on that bandwagon like 4-5 years ago and it has saved a ton of money.

Mozi
Apr 4, 2004

Forms change so fast
Time is moving past
Memory is smoke
Gonna get wider when I die
Nap Ghost
get harrys blades they liked the factory so much they bought it and deliver quality razors to you at a reasonable price with optional foam shave accessory

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:




im stealing this for my sig, namaste

edit: sigtest


Business Gorillas fucked around with this message at 06:17 on May 1, 2016

JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
Actually, that make me think of something they need to do: Bugout Box.

Every month you get random survivalist food, gear, books, etc. It's a crate system built for hording.

The Light Eternal
Jun 12, 2006

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

JediTalentAgent posted:

Actually, that make me think of something they need to do: Bugout Box.

Every month you get random survivalist food, gear, books, etc. It's a crate system built for hording.

Already exists:

Rutibex posted:

loot crate was only the beginning. there are millions of these dumb monthly boxes now. I like watching the battlebox opening video personally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQYQPWJnmI

RISCy Business
Jun 17, 2015

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Fun Shoe

Cornwind Evil posted:

Got it for my birthday, first crate comes when I'm out and someone else receives it. Then the next month comes and I discover the truth.

Guy knocks on my door at noon: I am mildly indisposed so I yell "JUST A MINUTE!". Open door twenty seconds later, guy's gone left the package at my door.

This month guy comes at 4 PM, I buzz him in, he knocks at my door, I open it, he sticks the package in my hand and turns on his heel like he was offended to present me with it. The answer is clear: postal workers have a vendetta against delivering nerd poo poo.

guess what op: i hate it too. it sucks

The Gillman
Jul 8, 2004
Beaten with a sack of sweet Valencia oranges
Grimey Drawer

JediTalentAgent posted:


Imagine when pot is finally 100% legal. You can't tell me someone isn't going to create some $100 a month 'Smokebox' service that sends out little sample baggies of different kinds of pot.


they will have to compete with my superior 'HotBox' service

Homestar Runner
Oct 9, 2012

This is the best videogame
I have ever played!
startin a new enterprise. it's called Lootdumpster






only $19.95 $59.95 !!

putin is a cunt
Apr 5, 2007

BOY DO I SURE ENJOY TRASH. THERE'S NOTHING MORE I LOVE THAN TO SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF THE BIG SCREEN AND EAT A BIIIIG STEAMY BOWL OF SHIT. WARNER BROS CAN COME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND ASSFUCK MY MOM WHILE I WATCH AND I WOULD CERTIFY IT FRESH, NO QUESTION

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I haven't read the thread so if someone mentioned this already fuk you but remember that time in SA Mart where a guy scammed dozens of idiot goons with one of these mystery box things by claiming that some would have vacations and money in them and it turned out they all had random office supplies?

That thread was loving hilarious

Fur20
Nov 14, 2007

すご▞い!
君は働か░い
フ▙▓ズなんだね!

Homestar Runner posted:

only $19.95 $59.95 !!

poo poo man sixty bucks for one of those heavy duty muni dumpsters? sign me the gently caress up

Microwaves Mom
Nov 8, 2015

by zen death robot

SEX BURRITO posted:

There's already soooo many sex toy subscription boxes available already. Maybe you could make specialist products for the nerd market. They'll pay triple for a vibrator if you stamp a batman logo on it.

copyrights though.

We could make glowsaber vibrators though

and manbat dildos.

JB50
Feb 13, 2008

I go with dork cube for all my HIV tainted needs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa7TcdabUiE

#lootget

Teriyaki Hairpiece
Dec 29, 2006

I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.
Looks like the lesson of this thread is that everyone hates Lootcrate. Also you. I guess we've all learned something today.

Ivor Biggun
Apr 30, 2003

A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula

Lipstick Apathy

Wall Balls posted:

plz upload vids when you hotglue your anus closed

Ivor Biggun
Apr 30, 2003

A big "Fuck You!" from the Keyhole nebula

Lipstick Apathy

Business Gorillas posted:

im stealing this for my sig, namaste

edit: sigtest

Like anyone still has sigs turned on

The_Franz
Aug 8, 2003

Mariana Horchata posted:

i would put condoms in lootcrates as a joke, and maybe some free prescription drug sample offers like for paxil and poo poo

Maybe a sampling of random chinese research chemicals every month. Subscription numbers would probably be really high initially but drop off quickly as all of your subscribers either die or end up in jail after driving their car though a school playground in a zombified daze.

literally a hog posted:

Otherwise how are you going to easily show people how much of a cool nerd you are?

There's an oxymoron if there ever was one.

various cheeses
Jan 24, 2013

They should randomly send someone one of those mimics from dark souls that savagely kills you when you open it. Nerds will appreciate the reference as their organs are being punctured by its needle teeth.

Nostalgia4Dogges
Jun 18, 2004

Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I haven't read the thread so if someone mentioned this already fuk you but remember that time in SA Mart where a guy scammed dozens of idiot goons with one of these mystery box things by claiming that some would have vacations and money in them and it turned out they all had random office supplies?

That thread was hilarious but what baffled me was that even though it was a scam he/they still sent dumb mystery boxes with worthless poo poo and in the end maybe made $400-500 between two dudes. Like if you're gonna scam and blatantly lie about the contents and disappear off SA why send anything at all, or I guess that was their version of trolling :iiam:

The excitement and subsequent disappointment was amazing

And ofc the thread went on an Internet manhunt and found out the dudes' personal details etc and prob hosed with their life for a bit

NihilismNow
Aug 31, 2003

Klyith posted:

get a double edge safety razor. a 100 pack of blades is like $15-20 which is still cheaper than a gimmick mail order club plus you don't have to keep using dull blades. seriously i got on that bandwagon like 4-5 years ago and it has saved a ton of money.

a 100 box of Derby is $10. $50 in razors should last you a decade or so.

Bum the Sad
Aug 25, 2002
Hell Gem
I'm supposed to have Sunday delivery with Amazon. Every Sunday my shipment goes from "out for delivery" to "not delivered because business is closed" gently caress you USPS, my home is not a business and I was here the whole time. This has happened three times in a row.

Pick
Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

Arian_Samurai posted:

MulchCrate. Ten cubic yards of cedar mulch are delivered to your front door the first of every month.

No questions asked.

I would actually have a use for this. I would actually benefit from Mulchcrate. I cannot say this for Lootcrate.

Mariana Horchata
Jun 30, 2008

College Slice

The_Franz posted:

Maybe a sampling of random chinese research chemicals every month. Subscription numbers would probably be really high initially but drop off quickly as all of your subscribers either die or end up in jail after driving their car though a school playground in a zombified daze.

that would def by a hit! ppl who buy drugs with bitcoin already ask for free samples before purchasing so im sure they would totally spend a couple bucks to regularly receive a monthly or quarterly curated sampling of the latest bunch of designer drugs to experiment on...

fuck the ROW
Aug 29, 2008

by zen death robot
The obese usps lady constantly drives past my office and marks 'business closed' on all the packages, despite the lit open sign. She gets out of her car maybe once a month smh

Bum the Sad
Aug 25, 2002
Hell Gem

gently caress the ROW posted:

The obese usps lady constantly drives past my office and marks 'business closed' on all the packages, despite the lit open sign. She gets out of her car maybe once a month smh

Fat oval office. Start complaining every time.
https://emailus.usps.com/emailUs/iq/usps/request.do?forward=emailUs

Put in the tracking number and click personnel.

Nefarious 2.0
Apr 22, 2008

Offense is overrated anyway.

who can i email to complain about the stupid rear end in a top hat op

criscodisco
Feb 18, 2004

do it

Bum the Sad posted:

Fat oval office. Start complaining every time.
https://emailus.usps.com/emailUs/iq/usps/request.do?forward=emailUs

Put in the tracking number and click personnel.

Do this. When I had my ideal mentioned earlier in the thread, I wrote an email to the usps and if you throw around the term "mail fraud" you get a phone call and someone hand delivering your package the next day.

Rev. Melchisedech Howler
Sep 5, 2006

You know. Leather.

Nefarious 2.0 posted:

who can i email to complain about the stupid rear end in a top hat op

I can assist you, what is your query

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Heath
Apr 30, 2008

🍂🎃🏞️💦
The funniest thing so far is that BattlBox literally stuffs their package with straw refuse and claims it's a feature of the box because you can use it for tinder

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