Let me take a break from playing Charlie cynical and instead play consumer advocate. If you haven't Woot'd today, you don't know what you're missing.
Woot is a novelty in the world of online commerce; instead of selling thousands of items from a vast, anonymous warehouse, Woot sells one item each day. You heard me right – it's truly "One Day, One Deal". Each day at midnight central time a new Woot is put up – usually its something techy, and its always priced 5 – 25% lower than you can find elsewhere online.
Quantities are limited, so if you don't act fast you can often miss out on the really cool stuff. Woot fans are known to be a rabid bunch and many stay up late just to see what that day's Woot is.
On extremely rare occasions – today being one of them – Woot changes formats. Ladies and gents, we are currently in the midst of a Woot-Off. In an attempt to clear inventory from the Woot Warehouse, a new item is being put up for sale as soon as the old one is sold out (it's a lot more exciting than it sounds…trust me). Here is a sample of the first few items for sale in today's Woot Off (time/quantity available/price/description appear below):
12:00 AM . .1000 . . . $49.99 . . Western Digital Caviar 250GB Hard Drive
12:22 AM . . . 30 . . . $79.99 . . Koolvac KV-1 Robotic Vacuum
12:29 AM . . 200 . . . $22.99 . . Logitech Mobile Traveller Bluetooth Headset
12:37 AM . . 100 . . .. $9.99 . . Sushi at Home Kit for 4
12:43 AM . . . 30 . . . $49.99 . . Lightning Audio Complete Bass System
12:51 AM . . . 65 . . .. $4.99 . . World Series of Poker Wireless Plug and Play 15-in-1 TV Game
12:57 AM . . . 30 . . . $29.99 . . Zodiac Radar and Laser Detector
01:03 AM . . . 40 . . $189.99 . . iRiver 20GB Portable Media Player
01:16 AM . . . 69 . . . $39.99 . . BFG GeForce FX5500 OC 128MB 8x AGP Video Card
01:24 AM . . . 10 . . . $39.99 . . Monster Big Screen TV Kit
01:30 AM . . 200 . . . $49.99 . . Gyration Ultra GT Full-Size Keyboard Suite
02:14 AM . . . 86 . . . $14.99 . . Xact M3X X-Linx Two-Way FRS Radio – 2 Pack
02:34 AM . . 400 . . . $29.99 . . Nikko 1/14 Scale R/C Lamborghini Murcielago
05:56 AM . . . 66 . . . $29.99 . . The Ultimate Matrix Collection Limited Edition Collector's Set
06:04 AM . . 200 . . . $89.99 . . Voq Professional Unlocked GSM Smartphone
07:20 AM . . . 80 . . . $49.99 . . Memorex Dual Layer 16x DVDR/RW USB2.0/Firewire
07:27 AM . . 500 . . . $24.99 . . Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
07:41 AM . . 200 . . . $249.99 . . Audiovox Portable 10" LCD TV with DVD Player & In-Car Mounting Kit
09:49 AM . . . 60 . . . $39.99 . . Salton Fresh Soy Food Center
10:16 AM . .1500 . .. $49.99 . . Western Digital Caviar 250GB Hard Drive
10:30 AM . . . 50 . . . $599.99 . . Denon DVD Entertainment System with iPod compatibility
As you can see, some of it is high-priced gadgetry, while other Woots are cheap and useless (the Soy Food Center was a puzzling item, to say the least. Exactly how much soy milk does anyone really need to make themselves, especially when you can make only 5 ounces at a time?).
If you haven't Woot'd yet, I would strongly encourage you to do so (I can't believe I got a 250 GB hard drive for less than I paid for an 80 GB one two months ago!). There is no telling when the current Woot-Off will end; some have lasted just hours, others days. The more often you check the site, the better prepared you will be to snatch up the perfect Woot when it comes along!
One last thing: at all costs, you must be ready for the Bride of Chucky. You will not be disappointed ( wiki Woot will tell you why).
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From the good folks at Woot:
In our own modest way, we believe that Woot-Offs are historic, epoch-making events, on par with presidential elections, presidential assassinations, presidential impeachments, and Katie Couric's move to CBS. Only time will tell if future historians will view the Woot-Off as the defining ritual of early 21st century culture that it is…
And an update on the current Woot-Off (now in its 42nd awesome hour, but still no Bloomers of Cotton):
4/13 12:48 PM . . 150 . . . $69.99 . . Garmin Rino 110 FRS/GPS Handheld
4/13 12:48 PM . .1200 . . .. $7.99 . . Zcyber i3 Mini Speaker Set
4/13 02:42 PM . . 470 . . . $34.99 . . Western Digital 120GB IDE Hard Drive
4/13 02:59 PM . . . 10 . . $799.99 . . Fosgate FAPT1+ Surround Processor/Preamp
4/13 03:18 PM . . . 16 . $1999.99 . . InFocus 50” Ultra-Thin DLP High Definition TV
4/13 03:51 PM . . . 20 . . .. $9.99 . . Su Doku Plus Handheld Electronic Game
4/13 03:57 PM . . 650 . . . $69.99 . . Soyo 1.8" 20GB USB Hard Drive
4/13 05:17 PM . . . 35 . . . $69.99 . . Polaroid PDC 5080 5.1MP Digital Camera
4/13 05:23 PM . . . 90 . . . $49.99 . . BFG GeForce 6600 128MB PCI-Express SLI Video Card
4/13 05:32 PM . . 100 . . . $69.99 . . Palm Zire 31
4/13 05:51 PM . . 600 . . . $59.99 . . Creative Labs Bluetooth Wireless Headphones
4/13 09:13 PM . . . 50 . . . $39.99 . . Philips Progressive Scan DVD Player/VCR Combo
4/13 09:19 PM . . . 12 . . . $79.99 . . Philips DirecTV Receiver with Tivo DVR
4/13 09:26 PM . . 200 . . . $24.99 . . Memorex External USB2.0 52x32x52x CD-RW Drive
4/13 10:05 PM . . 200 . . . $69.99 . . Kensington SX2000 Speaker Dock for iPod
4/13 11:30 PM . . 600 . . . $14.99 . . RCA 8 Device Backlit LCD Learning Universal Remote
4/14 12:27 AM . . 600 . . . $12.99 . . Logitech Cordless Desktop
4/14 12:35 AM . . . 60 . . $189.99 . . Yamaha RXV457 6.1-Channel 510 Watt Digital Home Theater Receiver
4/14 12:48 AM . . 200 . . $114.99 . . Rio Carbon 5GB MP3 Player
4/14 02:23 AM . . 300 . . . $44.99 . . Sterling Silver Heart Toggle Necklace and Bracelet
4/14 07:17 AM . . 100 . . . $99.99 . . Lowrance iFinder Map & Music GPS Receiver w/MP3 Player
4/14 07:37 AM . . 450 . . $199.99 . . Panasonic WV-NM100 Network Color Camera
4/14 11:39 AM . . 940 . . .. $5.99 . . Saitek Mephisto Travel Chess Computer
4/14 12:01 PM . . . 40 . . $699.99 . . InFocus LP120 Ultra Portable DLP Projector
4/14 12:41 PM .. 3600 . . .. $0.99 . . EA Sports Hockey and Football Game
4/14 02:54 PM . . 550 . . . $49.99 . . Netgear WPN824 RangeMax MIMO Wireless Router
4/14 04:42 PM . . 150 . . . $34.99 . . Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Gaming Mouse
4/14 04:50 PM . . 600 . . . $34.99 . . iGo EverywherePower 7500 Universal Power Adapter with DualPower Accessory
4/14 05:17 PM . . 100 . . $139.99 . . Pioneer DVD Recorder and VCR Combo
4/14 05:27 PM . . . 24 . . . $49.99 . . HP PhotoSmart 100 Portable Inkjet Printer
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