Comments on: Neatorama Mystery Sale Update

By: smaw0351

smaw0351 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:35:04 +0000

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

By: msmary

msmary — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:31:01 +0000

I thought the LOL Cats book was pretty dumb.

By: Mazekin

Mazekin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:28:40 +0000

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.

By: nobuzz

nobuzz — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:12:37 +0000

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

By: mlaird

mlaird — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:02:15 +0000

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.

By: D.V.S.1

D.V.S.1 — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:21:33 +0000

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.

By: mrsmojorisin

mrsmojorisin — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:46:14 +0000

It has finally arrived! LOLcats book

By: heather

heather — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:30:10 +0000

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.

By: Suzy

Suzy — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:56:19 +0000

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!

By: Kyle Kriz

Kyle Kriz — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:25:38 +0000

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

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:43:36 +0000

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.

By: rotten03

rotten03 — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:45:58 +0000

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.

By: Raúl

Raúl — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:11:17 +0000

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

By: quinnnchick

quinnnchick — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:55:34 +0000

636 here

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 25 May 2009 09:18:00 +0000

@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?

By: anonymouse

anonymouse — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:42:41 +0000

i got number 623

By: Frau

Frau — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:34:39 +0000

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

By: Raúl

Raúl — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:17:04 +0000

I wanted to get in, but you don’t ship to México i hope you reconsider for other sales in the future…

By: Bryan Costin

Bryan Costin — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:06:35 +0000

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

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:04:23 +0000

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.

By: hooptycritter

hooptycritter — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:34:04 +0000

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.

By: anonymouse

anonymouse — Sun, 24 May 2009 11:04:22 +0000

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?

By: oc stomias

oc stomias — Sun, 24 May 2009 04:06:35 +0000

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

Although I was hoping for more straws.

By: Miss Maggie

Miss Maggie — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:02:38 +0000

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!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:55:22 +0000

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.

By: DaveL

DaveL — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:25:09 +0000

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

By: Systemdown

Systemdown — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:08:27 +0000

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.

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:40:19 +0000

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

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:59:18 +0000

@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.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:33:07 +0000

Ill take your book donna

By: Screen Sleuth

Screen Sleuth — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:18:50 +0000

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

By: donna

donna — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:53:33 +0000

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.

By: barbara

barbara — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:32:49 +0000

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

By: Kyle Kriz

Kyle Kriz — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:05:37 +0000

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

By: Systemdown

Systemdown — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:30:27 +0000

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.

By: pyroger101

pyroger101 — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:06:55 +0000

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?

By: kate

kate — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:58:57 +0000

i got the same as rotten03

By: Chaos

Chaos — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:25:30 +0000

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

By: quinnnchick

quinnnchick — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:12:58 +0000

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

By: Geekazoid

Geekazoid — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:18:21 +0000

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

By: rotten03

rotten03 — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:42:24 +0000

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.

By: ChemGuy

ChemGuy — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:48:36 +0000

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.

By: Kiddlemidd

Kiddlemidd — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:31:21 +0000

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.

By: helimx

helimx — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:24:32 +0000

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

By: Ashley

Ashley — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:14:47 +0000

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!