Neatorama Mystery Sale Update

Posted by Alex in Neatorama Only on May 22, 2009 at 9:10 pm


Phew! It’s. Finally. Done! It’s Friday before Memorial Day and we’ve packed and shipped out every single orders of the latest Mystery Sale. (Thank you to everybody who participated – You’ve really helped support the blog!)

It has taken us just a little over two weeks to ship, which is a significant improvement over the Mystery Sale back in February. While many of you got your shipments within just a few days, some of you are still waiting. The latest wave of shipments will take a few business days to arrive (a bit longer if you’re outside of the United States because of customs clearance). I appreciate your patience – your packages are on their way! Meanwhile, we’ll continue to work to improve the item selections and shipping time.

Many of you have gotten Adam Koford’s latest book, the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out. At the list price of $12.95, it’s a steal! Plus, be sure to check the front jacket – Adam has kindly signed a Neatorama book plate you can affix to the book. It’s surely going to be a collector’s item! ;)

I’ve been slacking on my posting duties on Neatorama – so, I’m looking forward to getting back on that horse … after I catch my breath!


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45 comments to "Neatorama Mystery Sale Update"

  1. Ashley
    May 22nd, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Since I'm not even going to get my hopes up for the big items you posted, I hope I get the book! I'm hoping for a book or something mental_floss. We'll see!

  2. helimx
    May 22nd, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    ok,, maybe i've just missed it.. but how do you get in on the mystery sales???
    I know it goes towards the site, which I love btw, but I only ever see the posts when the sale is done, and I'd like to contribute a little, and maybe get some cool stuff.... hmmmm

  3. Kiddlemidd
    May 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    helimx, it's random and isn't open for very long. I managed to catch this one, and I'm still waiting for the 3 things I bought. Can't wait to see what I got. I would love neatorama forever if I got a PSP. Ok, I'll love Neatorama forever regardless. But still.

  4. ChemGuy
    May 22nd, 2009 at 9:48 pm

    I got the LOL cats book and am thrilled.

    Hilarious stuff.

    Thanks for the offerings and the chance for us to help you folks out.

  5. rotten03
    May 22nd, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    Ugh. This is the eighth time I've tried to post the same message.

    We ordered two gifts. 1 had LOL Cats, an issue of Mental Floss. The second had Squirrel Underpants....weird but pretty funny. Can't wait for the next one.

  6. Geekazoid
    May 22nd, 2009 at 11:18 pm

    For the next mystery sale can I have a box of bacon jellybeans pretty please?

  7. quinnnchick
    May 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 am

    I got the lol book and love it although my son has decided that it's his now :)

    thanks neatorama! I always get the best books from ya'll

  8. Chaos
    May 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 am

    Still waiting, damn this mass of undefinable cold liquid that lies between My Continent and America

  9. kate
    May 23rd, 2009 at 3:58 am

    i got the same as rotten03 :-)

  10. pyroger101
    May 23rd, 2009 at 5:06 am

    dang i didnt spot this in time either... just out of curiousity though how many people did actually get one of the nice big shiney prizes? can anyone confirm that they got one of the goodies?

  11. Systemdown
    May 23rd, 2009 at 5:30 am

    I told my younger sister about this mystery sale after I bought one for her for the last sale. She bought herself one this time and got the LOL cats book. She likes it. Now I'm just waiting on the two I ordered.

  12. Kyle Kriz
    May 23rd, 2009 at 8:05 am

    I ordered two, and have gotten the Laugh Out Loud cats book. Should the second one be on the way?

  13. barbara
    May 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Does anyonw know if the mystery sale thing ships to the UK? I REALLY want one. :3

  14. donna
    May 23rd, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Got the cats book. Inane drivel which makes no sense.
    Makes a good coaster though. My last mystery foray.
    Hurts to see the good stuff others received, and i got this stupid book.

  15. Screen Sleuth
    May 23rd, 2009 at 11:18 am

    The iPhone/iPod Touch or whatever would have been really nice, but that would require luck, something I possess in very small quantities.

  16. SenorMysterioso
    May 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 am

    Ill take your book donna

  17. Alex
    May 23rd, 2009 at 11:59 am

    @geekazoid - bacon jellybeans! I love those things!

    @Kyle Kriz - if you ordered two separate times, then they get packed and shipped separately. But if you order two items on a single order, you should've received them in the same shipment. Please email me and I'll take a look.

    @barbara - yes, we do ship to the UK.

    Given the backlash against the strawz last time, it seems that we've done a lot better on this Mystery Sale! And please check the book - they should all contain authentic autographed plates, signed by Adam Koford himself.

  18. Geekazoid
    May 23rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm

    Sorry you feel that way donna. It is a mystery sale, and that's part of the fun.

  19. Systemdown
    May 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Hate it when people complain. This is better then gambeling cause you're bound to get something. I've done three of the last for sales and I've always got the "lower prizes", if you will, and I love them. Still use the flashlight/laser pointer pen. Can't wait to see what I got.

  20. DaveL
    May 23rd, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Bought two items and got the LOL Cats book, squirrel underpants and Mental Floss mag. The mag is cool and I'll find something interesting to do with the underpants but I'm not into LOL Cats so anyone who truly wants it can have it if they pay for shipping. (It should be around $10 to anywhere in the US with a USPS flat rate box.) As for the autograph of Alex? I'll save that in case he becomes famous (or infamous) and sell it on eBay. =D

  21. Lindsey
    May 23rd, 2009 at 8:55 pm

    I got the book and was really happy with it. My daughter (9) has claimed it though and taken it to school with her every day since it showed up in the mail. Sorry to the people who dislike the book . . . we think it is awesome. :)

  22. Miss Maggie
    May 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    My sister and I each did it, and both got the LOLcats book a few days ago. I LOVED it, she...eh, not so much. But hey, that's the game, right?

    (I'm actually more jealous of those that got the squirrel underpants than the big prizes, but that's another matter entirely...)

    Anyway, I'm glad I finally caught a Mystery Sale in time, thanks for a lovely surprise and a lot of fun!

  23. oc stomias
    May 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 pm

    Got the LOL cats book, and the mental floss election issue. Awesome!

    Although I was hoping for more straws. ;)

  24. anonymouse
    May 24th, 2009 at 6:04 am

    what % of people who bought a mystery box got the lolcats book? i got one too. i know it's a mystery sale, but when the results come out, it feels more like a lolcat book + squirrel u-pants sale :( i love the concept of fukubukuro, but only when there's more variety. anybody ever win a bag of crap over at woot.com?

  25. hooptycritter
    May 24th, 2009 at 7:34 am

    I tried once and got a piece of junk pen - serious piece of junk - a t-shirt would have been fine but some useless crap pen was appalling. not worth the effort, not again.

  26. Geekazoid
    May 24th, 2009 at 8:04 am

    Alex, maybe next time you shouldn't post pictures of the most expensive prizes that could possibly be won in the mystery sales, lol.

    It is clearly stated that it is a mystery sale and you get what you get (and what you get is at least equal to but never less than what you actually pay for). And not everyone will get the big prize, same as a bingo or anything else that you pay into. The big difference being there's a good chance you won't win anything at all. Here you get something at least.

    So please stop the whining because you didn't get a PSP for goodness sakes. If you don't want to play fine don't no need to cry about it.

    Now off my high horse.

  27. Bryan Costin
    May 24th, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    I got Squirrel Underpants! At long last, our neighborhood's arboreal rodentia will be fit for decent company.

  28. Raúl
    May 24th, 2009 at 10:17 pm

    I wanted to get in, but you don't ship to México :( i hope you reconsider for other sales in the future...

  29. Frau
    May 24th, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    @Alex - I noticed in the LOL Cats book my plate has a number of 152. How many of those "plates" went out?

  30. anonymouse
    May 24th, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    i got number 623

  31. Alex
    May 25th, 2009 at 4:18 am

    @Raul - Sorry about that! We used to ship to Mexico, but half of the shipments never arrive (and shipping replacements get really, really expensive), so we stopped shipping there. It's too bad, because we have quite a few good customers in Mexico.

    @Frau - yes, Adam numbered his autographed plates. Now, who has the highest number? ;)

  32. quinnnchick
    May 25th, 2009 at 11:55 am

    636 here

  33. Raúl
    May 25th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    @Alex I hope things change so you can ship again to México =)

  34. rotten03
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:45 am

    Seems like we all got the same stuff. I guess I assumed it was all random. Or a larger pool of "stuff" to pull from.

  35. Ashley
    May 26th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    I am completely unsurprised to have received, for my order of two, the LolCats book, squirrel underpants, and a mental_floss magazine. I like them all, but I agree with the above posters that there should have been more variety. I would have had more fun with some surprise and anticipation.

  36. Kyle Kriz
    May 26th, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    Alex what is your email? I ordered two at the same time and only received the book.

  37. Suzy
    May 27th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    I got the LOLCats book, too. Not something I really want, yet totally worth it for the fun. :)

    Any ballpark idea of when the next mystery sale will be? I'll definitely buy something again!

  38. heather
    May 28th, 2009 at 6:30 am

    Yeah! Finally got my package in the mail and am so happy to have gotten a copy of the LOL Cats book. My husband loves them so it will be a great gift for Father's Day. Also got some squirrel underpants. I have no idea which one of my squirrels to pick to wear them. I might just throw them in the yard and watch them fight over them.

  39. mrsmojorisin
    May 29th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    It has finally arrived! LOLcats book :)

  40. D.V.S.1
    May 30th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

    OMG!!! Neatorama rocks. This is the second time I've caught the mystery sale before it was over. The first time i got this awesome pen/stylus/laser/flashlight. This time I bought 6 and got 3 rockin neatorama t-shirts, a packman oven mitt wich my girlfriend loves, the crime scene scarf, and finally a freaking ipod touch. I can't wait for the next one. Thanks a bunch.

  41. mlaird
    June 2nd, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Lolcats (#347), Squirrel underroos, Mental Floss magazine (which I already had a subscription to)... please try harder next time, Neatorama. More variety would make these comments much more interesting to read.

  42. nobuzz
    June 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Just wondering if anyone from Canada has received their package yet. Been waiting and checking the mail with eager anticipation and still nothing today :(

  43. Mazekin
    June 3rd, 2009 at 2:28 pm

    I have to agree with mlaird. I was disapointed with the Squirrel underwear. The Mental Floss mag is getting a read, but the underwear went straight to a friend who just took them for their 'strangeness' value. I don't know if I'll be doing it again, esp as I considered it my birthday present to myself. I'm sure others got great stuff though and are really enjoying their things.

  44. msmary
    June 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 am

    I thought the LOL Cats book was pretty dumb.

  45. smaw0351
    June 22nd, 2009 at 11:35 am

    Got the squirel underwear and an issue of Mental Floss. WACK.


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