The Crap has arrived

I know y'all have been waiting with baited/bated breath for our bag of crap arrival. Sadly, I did not capture video of the the "unwrapping", but I did provide a tweet by tweet for my lucky followers. But never fear, I'll end the misery for you non-tweeters/family. Here's a little something I like to call "Is it $75 worth of crap or an $8 bargain?"

This was the happiest he was the whole time. The box holds so much possibility.

The blind reach approach was the best way to start... and avoid a complete sensory overload. I suggested he wear a blindfold and try to guess the item, but he waited long enough.

First item out of the box was not one, but two band of brothers action figures. Just look at their tiny little rifles and handguns. They were from the Highway to Hell line, and looked like they barely made it back. His face says it all.

Next up was a handheld motocross game. He was a little confused about it, but it was less sucky then the action figures.

Who wouldn't want something pink? That's a lovely xyron personal cutting system carrying case. I was disappointed the cutting system wasn't included. He was disappointed he got a hot pink bag. Especially since the crap was running out.What's this, could it be an actual woot deal? Three dvds of a somewhat recent nature? Yeah, they were used dvds with lots of scratches...but they're still watchable and who doesn't enjoy an all night laugh-fest?

So the question remains, is it an $8 bargain or $75 worth of crap?

We bought a bag of crap

Thrifty people that we are, the Mr subscribes to a variety of deal making websites. One of his favorites is Woot. If you're not familiar with Woot, it sells one item a day for a discounted price, until it sells out. We've seen everything from laptops to aqua scooters. But the piece de resistance is the elusive bag of crap, available only when there is a woot off. The bag of crap is the holy grail for bargain hunters. One "bag" for $1, plus $5 shipping could result in a variety of overstocked goodness. The BOC can contain any of the previously featured products and runs quite the gamut. There are entire websites dedicated to "logging in" your crap.

Maybe we'll get one of these

Donald Rumsfeld Talking Action Figure $29.95

Or some of these:

Vicks Junior Thermometer $8.00

The hubs is hoping for this

irobot Roomba 510 $279.00

But I'm thinking it will have one of these

Lowepro camera bag $10.00

This isn't his first BOC though, he lucked up the day after Thanksgiving during a 24 hour woot off. He waited like a small child watching for Santa, it was cute. He had an unwrapping (people post the opening of their boxes on youtube. seriously. do a search.) complete with play by play. But alas, there was no big ticket item, just a 12 pack of Southpark key chains, 2 GoDusters, a stocking and a Christmas spinner. His heart was broken :(

Let's just hope this time is better. I'll let you know when it arrives!