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The Bar => The Lounge => Topic started by: Rebel on April 01, 2008, 12:01:28 AM

Title: Another Woot Off? So Soon?
Post by: Rebel on April 01, 2008, 12:01:28 AM
http://www.woot.com/
Title: Re: Another Woot Off? So Soon?
Post by: Chris_ on April 01, 2008, 12:16:37 AM
15 bucks -- not a bad deal.
Title: Re: Another Woot Off? So Soon?
Post by: Rebel on April 01, 2008, 08:02:26 AM
Nevermind. I've been had by the April Fool's Fairy.

It's like a Woot Off in loop.  :banghead:
Title: Re: Another Woot Off? So Soon?
Post by: mamacags on April 01, 2008, 09:03:21 AM
How do we love thee, Black & Decker CP120B 20 Watt Power Backup Battery Pack? Let us count the ways:

P is for portable power, to run and recharge your mobile devices anywhere!

I is for the insightful instruction manual, which advises the user to “Watch what you are doing” and “Use common sense”. Thanks, guys!

E is for explosion hazard! Some of this unit’s components tend to produce arcs or sparks!

C is for combustion hazard! Storing the Pocket Power pack at temperatures over 170F for over two hours may cause fire!

E is for electrical shock hazard! Disassemble this unit at your own risk!

O is for overload protection, which isn’t all that funny, come to think of it!

F is for free drawstring carrying bag, because you don’t want to be like those other losers carrying their battery packs right out in the open!

S is for sine wave, which this unit produces but does not properly filter, possibly causing buzzing sounds through nearby stereo systems!

H is for hype like “up to 5 hours of usage”, which is meaningless since they don’t specify which devices can run that long!

I is for iPhone, which (near as we can tell) you can’t charge with the USB jacks on this! The AC jack should still work, though!

T is for trademark! After Black & Decker spent decades making their name synonymous with high-quality power tools, now they’ll apparently slap it on any old piece of junk!

 :rotf:
Title: Re: Another Woot Off? So Soon?
Post by: Rebel on April 01, 2008, 09:06:37 AM
Those Woot guys always have a sense of humor.  :lmao:
Title: Re: Another Woot Off? So Soon?
Post by: Uhhuh35 on April 01, 2008, 12:55:29 PM
How do we love thee, Black & Decker CP120B 20 Watt Power Backup Battery Pack? Let us count the ways:

H is for hype like “up to 5 hours of usage”, which is meaningless since they don’t specify which devices can run that long!  :rotf:

Hey, "15 minutes" is within "up to 5 hours you know".  :-)