cjsiege wrote:There's a 36 pack of Play-Doh over on Amazon. I'm torn between being afraid and wanting to give it to the godchild for Christmas.

go for it!




edit: Maybe things are looking up? I'm on top!!

mommadeb1 wrote:How'd you get the newsletter?

make sure the box is checked when you go into "my account" from top of page.

meaning the newsletter box

HitAnyKey42 wrote:I often do that too, but instead of her going to a store to buy the wine she needs for their own drinking (I open a bottle of my wine every time I'm there for dinner....about once every week or two), she is constantly asking me to build a case for her from my collection for her to buy. This benefits her in that she's getting better wines for less (via woot prices) and that I often don't even charge her the full amount that even I paid.
So I guess a different way of wording what I posted is that I'm "splitting" the order with my mom, just as if I were splitting with another wooter. Only difference being that the other wooter is my mom.
And yes, I'll be giving her some wine for Xmas too. So some of these bottles may end up as part of that gift.

That is soo nice!! I end up ordering wine and if I don't want (or need) all that is in the shipment, I tell mom she wants some. This way I don't look like a total wine buying addict and she gets wines she can enjoy now. (dad has many wine he is "saving" which translates to... don't touch!)

polarbear22 wrote:make sure the box is checked when you go into "my account" from top of page.

meaning the newsletter box

my box is checked! but I don't always get the newsletters... or maybe I am not seeing them? who knows..... Hows is Mrs. PB healing?

mommadeb1 wrote:my box is checked! but I don't always get the newsletters... or maybe I am not seeing them? who knows..... Hows is Mrs. PB healing?

I don't seem to get them all either. She is healing well. Changed steri-strips today. Hopefully looks good on Thursday.

polarbear22 wrote:I don't seem to get them all either. She is healing well. Changed steri-strips today. Hopefully looks good on Thursday.

Glad to hear she is on the mend!

cjsiege wrote:There's a 36 pack of Play-Doh over on Amazon. I'm torn between being afraid and wanting to give it to the godchild for Christmas.

BUY IT!

otolith wrote:BUY IT!

Who wouldn't want a 36 pack of play-doh? I'm glad we're play-doh enablers and not just wine enablers. I feel like a renaissance man.

klezman wrote:You should also bring *him* out for the icewine festival!

BTW, how far do you live down Long Island, HAK?

I would love to. He's coming out to visit me the following weekend, though, and that's a long drive from his place to Niagara.

He's ... way out east on Long Island. In fact, right about near the middle of the island on the north shore.

cheron98 wrote:I would love to. He's coming out to visit me the following weekend, though, and that's a long drive from his place to Niagara.

He's ... way out east on Long Island. In fact, right about near the middle of the island on the north shore.

Yeah, the two weekends in a row of big time traveling just won't work for me. I might theoretically be able to pull it off, but it'd just be brutal.

I'm about an hour or so minimum from the city/bridges....on a good day.

cheron98 wrote:Loweeel is now blocked from work from the forums. He says he is purchasing 8 tix and will have 4-6 available on a FCFS basis. HIS tickets allow early admission. Get in touch with him for access.

Ahem. GrouPieS get in early as well.

mommadeb1 wrote:my box is checked! but I don't always get the newsletters... or maybe I am not seeing them? who knows..... Hows is Mrs. PB healing?

They could be going to your Spam or Junk Mail folder(s). Check those.

cjsiege wrote:There's a 36 pack of Play-Doh over on Amazon. I'm torn between being afraid and wanting to give it to the godchild for Christmas.

Right. For your "godchild". Right.

Imagine4vr wrote:That's what I do! Or why not gift her a 1/2 case?

I also don't understand the concept of hosting a wine tasting party of friends (or wooters) and then charging people to open your bottles. If you're concerned with recouping your investment, then stop buying so much wine! Before I left Chicago I opened a dozen bottles of my wine and was more than happy to share at no cost to anyone. It's money I already spent and I'm always more than happy to share with others who appreciate (and some who don't know the difference between good wine and Boone's Farm).

So anyone who wants to come to AZ and drink wine, it's on me

Because it's not just any Two Buck Chuck wines we're opening. And we really don't even come close to recouping the cost nor even close to the value of the wines.

Well, spent the whole day with my sis while my mom got an angiogram done. Some blockage, but supposedly meds will take care of it. So depending on doc, hip surgery will take place on the 12th.

And my mom is supposed to rest, but does she? Nooooooo. Much better to drive sis and I crazy. Well, more crazy.

Well, spent the whole day with my sis while my mom got an angiogram done. Some blockage, but supposedly meds will take care of it. So depending on doc, hip surgery will take place on the 12th.

And my mom is supposed to rest, but does she? Nooooooo. Much better to drive sis and I crazy. Well, more crazy.

MarkDaSpark wrote:
And my mom is supposed to rest, but does she? Nooooooo. Much better to drive sis and I crazy. Well, more crazy.

Is this the reason for the double post?

bahwm wrote:Is this the reason for the double post?

Impending woot-off is the reason.

2012 D&D Thread

2012 D&D Thread

bahwm wrote:Is this the reason for the double post?

Server errors. But Cesare is probably right as well, although I would think not during WW Week.


Edit: Yup. Woot-off next week.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Server errors. But Cesare is probably right as well, although I would think not during WW Week.


Edit: Yup. Woot-off next week.

Or tomorrow. There was a woot-off during gift week last year. Although it started on Nov 30 which was a Tuesday.

Cesare wrote:Or tomorrow. There was a woot-off during gift week last year. Although it started on Nov 30 which was a Tuesday.

I will gladly pay you next Tuesday for a Hamburger today.

Didn't it start at Midnight last year? Which would make it Tuesday for Woot purposes now?

Stupid GI bug is circulating through the house again. At least I didn't pull an Elvis. grrr....

otolith wrote:Stupid GI bug is circulating through the house again. At least I didn't pull an Elvis. grrr....

I'll say it again. Parents, I don't know how you do it.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Because it's not just any Two Buck Chuck wines we're opening. And we really don't even come close to recouping the cost nor even close to the value of the wines.

Plus it's in lieu of people bringing their own wines. A lot of the folks who come to my gatherings aren't wooters, just friends, and they're terrified of picking "the wrong wine" from the store to bring because they don't have their own stash. Despite my reassurances that I really don't give a crap if they pick something out of "theme" - it's a learning experience. They're just terrified, so they'd rather shop Cellar Chez Chat. Also they know they'll get a good deal - most of these friends say they can't spend more than $10-$15 on a wine for the day, and when they shop my cellar for the gathering, they end up typically with a $30-$40 bottle, and often worth more since most of them were bought on woot originally. So really for their $10-$15 they're getting what could have cost them upwards of $50-$60 in a store.

After the first (purchased) picks are gone, I usually declare open season on the cellar anyway and generally go through an additional three or four bottles at no cost to anyone but myself, and people know this. I also will regularly declare Cellar Chez Chat open for business for people to buy (at my cost) bottles to take home for themselves. So the rule of thumb is that if it is opened with me, you end up paying about a third to half of my cost, but if you take it home, you pay for the whole thing.

MarkDaSpark wrote:They could be going to your Spam or Junk Mail folder(s). Check those.

checked... not there.. no worries.. I just will have to rely on everyone to keep me informed! Ha ha

otolith wrote:Stupid GI bug is circulating through the house again. At least I didn't pull an Elvis. grrr....

So sorry to hear... speedy recovery to all!

chemvictim wrote:I'll say it again. Parents, I don't know how you do it.

we can do it, because we have a screw loose and think we can...... some days the screw isn't loose and we wonder why we are doing this

mommadeb1 wrote:checked... not there.. no worries.. I just will have to rely on everyone to keep me informed! Ha ha

Depends ... Are you using a mail client (Outlook, etc.) on your desktop? Because some online email services have a Junk/Spam folder that you don't see if you have a mail client. So you actually have to log on using their web logon to see the folder.

otolith wrote:Stupid GI bug is circulating through the house again. At least I didn't pull an Elvis. grrr....

I think my house is better. Yesterday was the end of the nasty diapers and frequent baths for the baby. The daughter never was sick, just faking for attention. Mom was sick, but mom never gets a flu shot cause "every time I get one I get the flu" mentality. Not that I brought that up constantly or anything. Oldest kid was basically banished for the weekend so he didn't get sick since he JUST got his flu mist. I didn't get sick cause I gots my shot like a smart adult. And yes, pulling an Elvis would not have been good. Glad you avoided it, but at one point I bet you woulda been ok with it.

Imagine4vr wrote:That's what I do! Or why not gift her a 1/2 case?

I also don't understand the concept of hosting a wine tasting party of friends (or wooters) and then charging people to open your bottles. If you're concerned with recouping your investment, then stop buying so much wine! Before I left Chicago I opened a dozen bottles of my wine and was more than happy to share at no cost to anyone. It's money I already spent and I'm always more than happy to share with others who appreciate (and some who don't know the difference between good wine and Boone's Farm).

So anyone who wants to come to AZ and drink wine, it's on me

I'll be in Phoenix tomorrow and Thurs nights... ok, technically in Ahwatukee, Arizona, but Phoenix. Where is that in relation?

joelsisk wrote:I'll be in Phoenix tomorrow and Thurs nights... ok, technically in Ahwatukee, Arizona, but Phoenix. Where is that in relation?

It's like the drunk uncle everyone tolerates but nobody actually likes.

I was gonna go with redheaded stepchild, but you know...

Imagine4vr wrote:I'm near Phoenix, the east side - about 2 hours from Tucson?

Doubt I will get enough time to make that trip - visiting the gf's family.

bhodilee wrote:It's like the drunk uncle everyone tolerates but nobody actually likes.

I was gonna go with redheaded stepchild, but you know...

... the drunk uncle COULD also be a redheaded stepchild.

HitAnyKey42 wrote:I'm about an hour or so minimum from the city/bridges....on a good day.

Oy...that is far. I will be in NYC in late Feb/early Mar for my nephew's bris. Therefore I'll also only have 8 days notice so I'm trying to scout possibilities/options. My sister lives in midtown Manhattan though.

bhodilee wrote:I think my house is better. Yesterday was the end of the nasty diapers and frequent baths for the baby. The daughter never was sick, just faking for attention. Mom was sick, but mom never gets a flu shot cause "every time I get one I get the flu" mentality. Not that I brought that up constantly or anything. Oldest kid was basically banished for the weekend so he didn't get sick since he JUST got his flu mist. I didn't get sick cause I gots my shot like a smart adult. And yes, pulling an Elvis would not have been good. Glad you avoided it, but at one point I bet you woulda been ok with it.

Curling up like a ball on the floor did seem appealing at one point in time...

I called in sick today. I never (ok, rarely ever) call in sick.

joelsisk wrote:I'll be in Phoenix tomorrow and Thurs nights... ok, technically in Ahwatukee, Arizona, but Phoenix. Where is that in relation?

Ahwatukee is Phoenix, just a neighborhood near South Mountain. It's about 1/2 hour from me; I'm in east Mesa.

MarkDaSpark wrote:Depends ... Are you using a mail client (Outlook, etc.) on your desktop? Because some online email services have a Junk/Spam folder that you don't see if you have a mail client. So you actually have to log on using their web logon to see the folder.

I will check with hubby...and have him double check the server...