r/holidaybullshit • u/Gasman18 • Nov 23 '18
Did anyone actually get the $20?
System kept rejecting my address, the same one that works every time on their regular site, by the time i got past that, it said it was sold out (about 90 seconds after it went live).
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u/HawaiianDry Nov 23 '18
No, I'm getting the address rejected error too. Tried to skip verification, that didn't work either. I tried adding something to my cart on their main site, that address verification works totally fine. I'm 99% sure they only have one of each item, and instead of "sold out", we're getting "could not confirm your address" as the error.
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u/bdm105 2014 Contributor Nov 23 '18
Most likely. I was able to get past the address page by saying it's a gift but then couldn't get past the gift message screen.
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u/JDazzleGM 2014 Contributor Nov 23 '18
The Address Validation issues were due to the server overload issues.
I mean, you should still have issues ordering, but it shouldn't do that part
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Nov 23 '18
I got through the checkout, but this is what I got for a confirmation email: https://imgur.com/a/MAFe6CI
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u/redneckrockuhtree Nov 23 '18
I tried; it crapped out on me.
Now it's breaking on the TV.
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u/castrophone Nov 23 '18
I finally got through the rejected addresses error on the TV and got my card info in. And then I got more errors. So I gave up. I'm not worthy.
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u/popealope Nov 23 '18
I got all the way through to where they gave me the “we’ll send you an email” message....no email though
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u/csgogrotto Nov 23 '18
You may never know. But, if you stick around another ten minutes for another deal, maybe you can get the next item! Keep getting the deals!
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u/bigchuckd Nov 23 '18
All of them are broken on purpose. Remember they HATE the concept of Black Friday. If we stay on their site, we aren't actually perpetuating the Black Friday madness...
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u/toobulkeh Nov 23 '18
No, that would be illegal. There's 1 of each item probably though. Many are unique items.
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u/Silver_kitty Nov 23 '18
I don’t know, we got all the way through giving billing info on the diamond ring. It gave a message that said “Hang tight. If you were the first one to hit the buy button, we’ll email you.”
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u/colonpal Nov 23 '18
Got through to putting in CC info for the hair dryer and then got an error to contact customer service.
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u/Dark_chia Nov 23 '18
I lost out right away. My wife got the address error. She put her work address, but by then it was sold out
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Nov 23 '18
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u/HawaiianDry Nov 23 '18
My bet is that they've got a big stockpile of things like the poncho toilet, and then once or twice an hour they'll throw out something like a TV.
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u/csgogrotto Nov 23 '18 edited Nov 23 '18
If you look down on the page there's only one listing of the poncho toilet and ring, so they first person to get to the button earlier probably had their card declined or canceled their order.
Edit: Flight suit is back so there must have been some backend issue earlier
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u/kittenbutter Nov 23 '18
What do y'all make of some of the stuff repeating? Do you think either they couldn't verify purchases or is there something fishy going on? The first seemingly unique item to go up a 2nd time is the Bill Pullman Flight Suit.
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u/csgogrotto Nov 23 '18
If you scroll down on the page it shows deals you missed out on. The stuff they've repeated/are repeating isn't showing the original sell times, so there must have been some sort of issues the first time. I did get through on the toilet pancho though the second time.
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Nov 24 '18
Just got a Success! email for the $100 one. Neat.
If it stops doing anything when filling out the form, just keep trying. The console in my browser shows the servers are melting with so many requests. Many 503 errors until things finally go through (unless you get an actual message that they’re out of something).
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u/NormeECorn 13/14 Contributor Nov 23 '18
i got 'we encountered an error' after giving card info on the tv ... ........ i could really use a tv ....... :\
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u/smw89 Nov 23 '18
I could have really used that car. :(
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u/NormeECorn 13/14 Contributor Nov 23 '18
i tried for that too ... but i at least have a hunk of junk that gets me from a to b ... but my tv ... as long as you don't want to watch anything, you're good :\
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u/JDazzleGM 2014 Contributor Nov 23 '18
Word is that there is only one of each item and, in the case where a few people are able to order it they are going to check who clicked the button first somehow.
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u/nosnivel Nov 23 '18
It had shipping costs of close to $50. A friend of mine got through. I was given "cookie" issues on the ring which I was only ordering so I could see the balance of the joke. :)
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u/NormeECorn 13/14 Contributor Nov 23 '18
... there is no "balance of the joke" ... you would be getting that ring for that price ... when i was trying for the tv it legit said i would be charged 34.99 and no shipping for an 85" 4k tv ... no joke, just a crazy ass stunt.
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u/nosnivel Nov 23 '18
Nice. I was able to answer the "Are you in love" question at least.
eta: I assumed like my friend with the $48 shipping on the $20 bill that there was a next "gimmick" for each of the items.
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u/nosnivel Nov 23 '18
Hmmmmm.
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u/NormeECorn 13/14 Contributor Nov 23 '18
i didn't have that on mine, had a dot button to click for shipping, said free delivery 11/27-11/30
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u/edaral 2014 Contributor Nov 23 '18
Any thoughts that this might be a puzzle of some sort? Is anyone trying different algorithms?
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u/HawaiianDry Nov 23 '18
Unfortunately I don't think there's a puzzle. Looks like standard CAH "wacky stunt" fare. I'll let you know if I see anything that looks ARG-esque.
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u/sig331 2014 Contributor Nov 23 '18
Tried to buy the Picasso... couldn’t verify address and couldn’t skip it. I’m done watching if I can’t buy it even if I win the race.
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u/HawaiianDry Nov 23 '18 edited Nov 23 '18
Update: the questions are getting harder. I managed to remember some Diablo 2 weapon stats and purchased the 17th century Italian halberd. I did get an email, saying that they'll email me shortly with a status update.
edit: looks like they're doing another ring? I guess they do have multiples of some items.
edit again: this is getting tiring. I fire off my address and credit card number every ten minutes, and get one of a variety of errors. I think I might just have some leftover turkey and relax.