If anyone from Woot reads this your system is broken and has been for over two years. I have tried from multiple machines and from different internet connections Work, home networks. I once was able to get a bag of crap a few years ago. I have tried IE, Chrome, Edge. I have logged into woot, I have purchased stuff that Is in the woot off. Every time I get to click on a bag of crap I get stuck into Welcome to the Vestibule of Patience and it just sits for in some cases over 20min then lets you go to the purchase where it is already sold out. I know I am fighting bots and thousands of others but it really seems odd the 7 or 8 times that I have gotten to the purchase screen it just dumps me out. This has been happening for over two years I have been through at least 4 woot offs and been able to get to the purchase screen a few times. Something is wrong. Frustrated me keeps trying.
From my perspective, it’s been BS for 16 years. I’ve experienced what you are talking about since I joined Woot in 2005. Not once. Consider these grapes sour.
Not broken. There’s tons of people trying for a much smaller number of BOCs. They’re hard to get by design. The VOP is an order queue to keep our servers from imploding.
This is from this morning. Peaks show number of attempts for BOCs vs the number of orders going through.
Since I joined, about 2yrs ago, have gotten 14 BOCs.
All using the app on my iPhone.
Do you refresh the screen regularly?
Also a good place to get BOCs is from playing Digital Crap on Saturday mornings, 12am
Good luck
Is there going to be an after-sale tonight after the Woot-off? Please say yes.
Sorry, not this time.
I been here for almost a year and just got one in todays woot off. I honestly think it’s all about timing. I think I got lucky I went to click for a different item and the bag popped up instead. I can’t wait to have disappointment at my door step.
Hey! Don’t go telling people that. If you tell everybody the secret, then I’ll never be able to get one there, either! 