Woohoo! It seems like it was only last week when we hit post# 20,000 back in May of last year. We've now hit another milestone: this is the 25,000th post on the blog.
Thank you to all of Neatorama's authors, Upcoming Queue submitters, NeatoShop customers and, of course, you, dear reader! Time sure flies when you're having fun.
This calls for a celebration - let's have a giveaway. Head on to the NeatoShop and take a quick look around. Then let us know: How we're doing? What you like about the blog and/or store, and what you hate about them. How can we improve?
Give us your feedback in the comment section. IMPORTANT: Write what you like to get from the store (yup, one thing - anything at all) alongside your comment. If it's T-shirt, please let us know the size and color as well. One comment per person, please. One lucky winner will be announced in a few days.
Thank you!
I like everything about the site actually. The small changes you did last time around are perfect.
Very easy to surf the site.
There is nothing I hate and or would change about the site.
In my opinion it is perfect right as it is.
May I choose the Audio Bone 1.0 please?
First discovered by my dad, I then also started following it, I really think it's an amazing job you're doing here, almost every article you post grabs my attention, no exaggeration here :)
Just keep on picking the best of the best and you'll be fine =D
Could I please-oh-please have the "Behind Every Great Man Is A Woman Rolling Her Eyes" shirt?
I'd be eternally grateful.
if it is at all possible could i have a backwards clock? it would be like a countdown to breakfast.
this is what a great site ought to be ....
plenty of great content and wonderful contributers
sitting here waiting for the next mile stone
I think the blog sidebar is a little bit cramped for my taste. But I love the footer.
May I have the Buckyballs? Thank you.
I'd like to win the Old Skool t-shirt, in ladies fit size 2XL, please.
As for the site, I wouldn't change a thing.
You post the most quality articles on loads of different subjects. This site has opened my eyes to so many new things.
Keep up the great work.
Please could I have the crime scene scarf.
That being said, notice the 'almost.' There is only one change I would make to browsing the shop, and thats have pictures for each category be the link. For example, on the link for the ambigram T-Shirts, have a picture of the "clever/stupid" shirt (the featured product). Other than that, I find the site extremely easy to navigate,and the shop items funny.
I would like the Sine of Madness T-Shirt in a t-shirt XL and in the Ash Grey color please.
And Acrominator, if you check this page again, you might want to put in the size you want, they might not e-mail you for that.
And for the shop improvements, hmm, i actually browsed a bit on it, and find that there's a lot of things to buy, and that's awesome! And from the looks of thing, quite organized.
So the only improvement that can increase the chance for me to buy things in your store is really....free international shipping! :D really, that's the biggest obstacle, as there's a lot of countries (incl me) that put big taxes on international transaction. So there.
And after this short essay, in short, i want tickle me freud!
As far as the site, I really enjoy it and try and check in at least once a day. As far as improvements, I'd like to see more entries featuring the failures of others as they raise my spirits.
I rememeber the 20,000th one. time reallydoesfly when you have fun!
Here's to many more milestones for you! thanks
and a huggge congrats again :) xxxxx
and I'd love The audiobone 1.0 earphones please!
grenade screwdriver set
thanks trey !
And I have to pick the Cocktail Chemistry Set as the item I lust to win!
I do love the new layout of the site, though, all in all you guys are doing really well. keep up the good work :D
a giveaway!?! I'd be soo thankful for the Audiobone earphones... thanks again, and congrats, majorly :)
Turning on my computer and visiting your site is the very first thing I do every morning.
I would not change a thing; it's easy to navigate and the shop is a great place to shop for gifts.
Thank you to all who works here!
*I would love the Buckyballs
I'd love to have the Avenging Unicorn Toy from the store!
Anywho, that home key doormat sure looks snazzy ;)
If I could pick anything from the store, it would have to be the Polluted Glasses.
I'd like the Wizard of Oz -- Short Version in the large size.
I've been eyeing the samurai umbrella for a while...
Keep up the awesome blog/store!
I would LOVE either the polluted glasses or the Tea cupcakes :)
I would love some buckyballs :)
Thanks!
--Sarah
The store has become a lot easier to navigate, which is awesome.
Improvement-wise, I'd say keep the great stories/factoids coming!
("I'm not a paper cup" cup)
The main content frame tends to be a bit narrow for my preference and the side bar a bit wide, but c'est la vie.
Love the site, and would love some buckyballs.
Great Vocab Didn't Save The Thesaurus From Extinction
XL
Ash Gray
The store is excellent. The toys and trinkets are the items I like most, and I look forward to seeing even more items up for sale in the future.
As for the site itself, there's really not a single thing I would change. I frequently post things on my Facebook, and my friends love it. They're all Neatoramanauts now.
If possible, I would love to have the Charlie Chaplin Watch. Many thanks. :)
I mostly like the setup of the store, but I feel like vertical space is eaten up by the large images on your front page, and by 'featured products' and 'bestsellers' on the category pages. I would rather go right to viewing a full range of items.
Also, although I love that everything has a thumbnail image, the t-shirt thumbnails are always slightly too small for me to read. I would love if there could be a slightly larger hover-over image so I could read the shirt without clicking through.
If you pick me, I'd like the Rosie Bookends, because they're so d*mn cool!
The Neatoshop works great. I couldn't find anything I would change. Keep up the great work! If I were to win, I would love an Audio Bone 1.0.
Thanks!
Things that are going good: the uniqueness of posts, I'd have to say. Your posts are always different from the things I read on my other blogs (Gizmodo and Kotaku, mainly). I also like the "new" design, compared to old black and white.
As for things to improve: Not sure. Posts that are MORE interesting and neat? That's tough to do though. Looking through the store, I did happen to see a lot of items that seem like "fluff". Things that are quite novel, but may get boring in a few uses (like, why so many car mice?) A solid store might draw more buyers!
Anyway, if possible, may I have Audiobone 1.0 (Black) headphones? I realize that this is probably too expensive to just give away, and if so, then I would be perfectly content with a Wizard of Oz, The Short Version T-Shirt (Medium, Dark Gray).
Thanks Neatorama! Perhaps I will comment within another 5,000 posts :]
I love this Neat site...the new design is awesome!!!
I really love the design of the store is very easy to find the stuff
If you pick me i want the "Busted" T-Shirt in black, size L
Mostly I get site content in my RSS feed so I don't spend too much time on the sitee itself. I find it a little busy.
I like the Coliseum Building Blocks and all the block sets. so cute.
Mr.Random, if you choose me, i'll take the Einsteinian Gluons Sticky Notes! :)
I find the shop section much easier to surf around since the latest updates...and I can't think of a change you would need to make. That's a good thing!
I would choose the Shredzors from the shop! Thank you Neotorama :)
I'd go for the Greek Antiquity Building Blocks (for the kid).
For your products page, I think it'd be nice if a lot of your t-shirt sayings were also available as framed art or posters. I don't have the chance to wear fun t-shirts anymore, but I'd buy the comics in another form. I love that you put your out-of-stock items in gray instead of black, it's a quick visual indicator.
I would love the Buckyballs from your shop! Thank you for being awesome :)
I noticed that there are other sites that post pretty much the same content as you guys, but that can't be helped. You all want to post what's interesting! The thing I love about Neatorama is that this site usually gets that content out first.
Keep up the good work guys! I live in Canada, so I dunno whether or not I'm applicable for the giveaway. If I am, I think I'd enjoy a Busted T-shirt (chocolate, M)
I would love the buckyballs... and I have to agree with ginariffic... Thank you for being awesome!
And those buckyball magnets look very fun! Love to have some.
I would like a set of the Toxic Waste glasses. I work for a chemical engineering company. With a set of those glasses my co-workers with think I am super smart and whitty!
If I were to win, I would want the Cthullhu as a teenager shirt in small size.
thanks neatorama!
One thing I would change would be is to make it where a new window opens up when you click on the links & comments. Of course it's not hard to right click and select open in new window though so not really a big deal lol.
I would actually love the I Heart Sci-Fi t-shirt. XL, in light blue :)
Keep up the great work!
Your articles are dandy.
Your blow-up turkey now is mine,
and also bacon candy.
Your site has stuff I've never seen.
It's cool and never crappy.
I visit daily, it's so keen.
It makes me really happy.
Your oddball facts I like to quote
when I am at a party.
The laughs I get, I'd like to note
are loud and very hearty!
And so, in closing, may I say
with very little drama
Your site is fine on any day.
Long live Neatorama!!
p.s. I really like your "cool jewel" ice trays and your "bastard" drinking glasses.
I'd like the 'Audio Bone 1.0 Headphones'!
From the bottom of my heart, thank you all.
If I had to pick an item from the shop, it would be the "Polar Bears are Soluble in Water" shirt, medium, any dark color. Lets go with navy blue. But seriously, you already give me so much.
What would be awesome is a Teapot Talk w/ Chalk so I can pretend to be British w/o pretending to have an awful accent. If you're feeling extra friendly, the matching cups would be awesome too.
When I was little my family did these science-by-mail kits together, and the thing I love most about Neatorama is that it recaptures that feeling of discovery, of opening the white cardboard boxes and finding out what we were going to learn about. And it's always something different! Never gets boring! That's hard to do!
I've hooked my S/O so bad that they magically appear behind me whenever I have it loaded (despite the fact that they can get on and look at it when I'm done) & it drives me up the wall. Are shared computers a thing of the past or can anyone else empathize, here? Point is, the content is so excellent, and thank god for the plain white background because it saves my eyes when I spend way too much time clicking around here.
ANYWAY. What I like:
-great articles
-even better, links to OTHER awesome blogs (the list keeps growing but I never would have found these places if not for Neatorama)
-CLEAN
-lots of updates
What could be better:
-could you make it unintelligible to people standing behind me?
-how about things for kids/students in the NeatoShop? I would have loved to have sparkly science stickers for my Trapper Keeper back in the day. Honestly I'd probably use some today.
-ummm.
-uummmmmmmmmmm...
-sorry, I'm trying, but it's hard. This bookmark is on my toolbar and has never been displaced.
/novel; /ramble
And finally...*anything*? *Really?* I'm going to have to jump on the Audiobone bandwagon, because there is seriously no cooler product in the NeatoShop.
The search engine is really easy to use. I found buckyballs in about 2 seconds looking through your toys category.
Speaking of Buckyballs. Man those sure look fun. I see them on your main page listed next to the bobbleheads and science T-shirts ads daily!
You guys rock! Keep up the good work, and one word, EXPAND!
<3 Neatorama, Landon
P.S. OMG science magnetic toys! ^_^
I've really enjoyed the upgrades and updates to this site as they've continued to happen. You all really try to make sure that it's pleasing and easy to view. The one thing that I would change, if I could would be the ads on the right side of the bar as well as the categories. I like everything at the bottom of the page as i keep browsing and not being distracted. I know i'm just one person. :-) Thanks for having such an awesome site!
Mug Talk with Chalk!
The store is impossibly full of goodies as usual, but if I were lucky, I'd like the Home key doormat.
But the shop wise somehow I think it always loads a little slowly for me - and one thing I'd like to point out is the quality of the tees - I'm not sure if you guys are in charge of this, but the way the prints work they're going to peel after heavy use, instead of fade. Stops me from wearing them too often, sadly.
Any luck with getting the samurai umbrella? Thanks!
Happy 25000!
So my idea about the store is to have a "view all"
link.
I hate going to 12 different links to make sure that I see everything on there.
Kitchen Cutlery Clock
thanks guys,
N
The items at your store are so fun! If you can, I'd like the "Hacked! USB Flash Drive". Thanks!!
Looking forward to 25,000 more wonderful posts!
love the toxic glasses.
Alas, I am sure that is not possible so I would be very,very happy to recieve one of the super fine tumblers you have for sale. Continued success and keep up the good work here. Always a pleasure to spend some time at this site.
I'd love the Bucky Balls, myself :)
May I please have the Buckyballs?
(I like the equal measuring cup.)
I'd like the samurai umbrella.
I like that shirt you sell, the one that says “Come to the Dark Side – We have cookies” XL Black.
I would like a personalized bobblehead. The golfer.
I love Nathan Mazur's art, as well!
There isn't anything I'd like changed, the site is very easy to navigate, and I will keep checking it daily!
I would like a set of the Polluted Glass glassware :D
Buckyballs, pretty please.
I've been visiting Neatorama since post no.1- great job, guys!
I like the 2 Carat Cup, btw :)
I would like buckyballs if possible.
This site is amazing...a daily source of entertainment and off the wall news for me! Keep doing what you're doing!
For what I want, it's the "Backwards Clock".
With that said, may I have a pair of the Audio Bones 1.0 headphones? Many thanks.
There's nothing I would want to change about this site C:
I'd love a Chaplin watch, ty
The only thing I found would be a spelling error in the store. The Geologist shirt title says "Geologists: Experts in the 'Dart' of Subduction", shouldn't it be 'Art'? :P
Btw, love the layout and congrats on the 25,000th post!
And I would want the "Two Neurons" shirt (Ladies Fit T-Shirt, Medium, Ash Grey) please. Thanks!
(I also love the Family Shmamily ... I'm Here For The Turkey t-shirt in white extra large)
There's not too much about the blog that I'd want fixed - the Upcoming Queue is a little off sometimes, but it is a queue and not the front page, where usually all the posts are pretty interesting. I might not comment on the articles too much, but I do check Neatorama on a daily basis and have for several years now.
As for the shop, when one first hits its homepage, make sure that front animation doesn't speed by too fast - I kept racing to read what the banners said before they changed.
And, if you pick me, I am moving apartments soon and would need a new shower curtain, say the Psycho one?
^.^
As for what I don't like, there's really only one thing. I know you guys have to advertise the store and all, but it gets *really* obnoxious to constantly be scrolling past repeated pictures of Buckyballs. I know they are fun, but I don't need to see them several times a day to remember that they (and the store) exist. Maybe go back to the way you used to do it, where you'd post about new/interesting items by actually talking about them, instead of just sticking the same pictures up over and over? Or at least put different pictures up, given that you have so many neat items in the store?
Overall, though, I love the site and am glad to have stumbled upon it!
(item requested: Coliseum building blocks. That looks so freaking cool!)
WHICH COULD BE WHY I WOULD LIKE THE "POT HOLDER"
;) TEE HEHE
I'm diggin' the Handerpants
If I somehow manage to win this, I've always wanted to give those audio bone things a shot. Or buckyballs
What you like about the blog and/or store and what you hate about them? I love that the quality of posts have stayed superb for so many years! I also love that each post on the main page is short enough that I don't have to scroll down forever or scroll one page after another to see all the new posts. I also appreciate this quality in your store -- I like that all products are displayed on one page, and I don't have to see only 10 products at a time.
How can we improve? One thing I don't like is how I seem to get the ads for the same set of products every time I'm on the site. Is there a way to mix them up a bit so that I see a wider variety of products? Maybe you're just REALLY trying to sell those particular items. Or, maybe this reflects more on the ridiculously high frequency of my neatorama visits.
Do you really mean anything at all? I'd LOVE the Audio Bone 1.0.
Thank you so much for your excellent work!
More caption contests...I love those!
My favorite store item is the ohsoverycool Chaplin Watch!
My fave part is when you guys come up with lists ...
Don't change a thing... It is like changing the line-up of Rush... You guys rock the way you are...
Cheers and here's to 25,000 more.
I want the samurai umbrella - One of those things where you want it just to see priceless reactions from unsuspecting public
Also, the turtle at the bottom of the page makes me really happy. I also love that the shop isn't absurdly priced! :)
I'd love a small Polar Bears are Soluble in Water sweatshirt
Silver Playing Cards.
If I win, I would love the Buckyballs.
Thanks!
oh yeah... what happened to the baby onesies?
i'd love the samurai umbrella :)
I love the cow 3-d anatomy model.
Neatorama is the first stop in my reader feed everyday.
I love the wide variet of cool stuff on there. I'm even trying my hand at blogging!
buzzoverflow.tumblr.com
I need more USB outlets, and would love the Robot USB Hub if I am lucky enough to be selected.
Thanks Neatorama!
John
Bucky Balls!!!