General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: atariboy on February 21, 2013, 01:19:40 pm
Title: Loot Crate
Post by: atariboy on February 21, 2013, 01:19:40 pm
Anybody do this to get their swag? Just wondering if it's worth it or not. Seems like a neat idea. seems to carry more stuff than just video games. http://www.lootcrate.com/
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: jobocan on February 24, 2013, 07:46:48 pm
I'll just bump this because I'm curious about it as well.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: desocietas on February 24, 2013, 11:25:55 pm
Hm, this sounds interesting. I know they have similar things for food and coffee and makeup, etc. But geeky things! Might be cool. Maybe if my "save your change" bank is smallish (which it probably will be), this will be a good option to try out.
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Post by: kimimi on February 25, 2013, 12:45:46 am
Looks like a way for companies to get people to pay for freebies/clearance lines to me.
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Post by: insektmute on February 25, 2013, 10:46:13 am
Seems like for every one decent thing you might get, you'd basically be paying money for stuff that's mostly crap and normally given away for free. At $13+ a month, I'd rather buy a used game or two.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: disgaeniac on February 25, 2013, 11:26:38 am
Seems like for every one decent thing you might get, you'd basically be paying money for stuff that's mostly crap and normally given away for free. At $13+ a month, I'd rather buy a used game or two.
Gonna' have to agree w/ these 2 posts.
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Post by: tpugmire on February 25, 2013, 12:17:52 pm
This gives me a great idea. Anyone want to send me $10.00 for a random box of crap from my house?
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Post by: burningdoom on February 25, 2013, 12:46:06 pm
Sounds like a grab bag at the comic shop back in the day. You'd pay $5 and get random stuff from the shop inside. Usually 1 good item, and the rest was complete crap.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: desocietas on February 25, 2013, 01:09:07 pm
I'll have to look at the unboxing videos before I make a judgment. It could easily be bad, but maybe there are a few nice things that might come in handy for regifting.
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Post by: mkarasch on February 25, 2013, 01:17:12 pm
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Post by: brettybluevein on February 26, 2013, 12:45:25 am
So that's a bunch of crap...
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Post by: jobocan on February 26, 2013, 07:46:52 am
Yeah, and I watched multiple unboxings and it looks like everyone gets the same thing except the one person who gets the mega crate or whatever. Massive meh.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: libernullmal on February 26, 2013, 02:04:50 pm
I went ahead and signed up saw the shirts and other cool things.. an what ever I don't want I can store and save and then give them away to my niece and nephews :)
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: atariboy on February 26, 2013, 02:16:46 pm
I went ahead and signed up saw the shirts and other cool things.. an what ever I don't want I can store and save and then give them away to my niece and nephews :)
you'll have to let us know how it is.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: disgaeniac on February 26, 2013, 03:33:08 pm
I went ahead and signed up saw the shirts and other cool things.. an what ever I don't want I can store and save and then give them away to my niece and nephews :)
you'll have to let us know how it is.
Yeah, I'd like to hear how you make out & how you like/don't like later, too...
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: libernullmal on February 26, 2013, 04:29:59 pm
sure no problem! My first one will be March 20, I just hope it isn't a bunch of discount and gift card for $20.00 and everything they have is 50-100 dollars.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: scott on February 26, 2013, 04:31:23 pm
scraping the bottom of the barrel w/ that one, huh Scott ::)
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Post by: scott on February 26, 2013, 05:34:59 pm
Nope, it was floating right near the top. 8)
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Post by: desocietas on February 26, 2013, 10:03:05 pm
What's with this whole trend of marketing towards gamers by giving them caffeine? I mean, yes, I've done the stay-up-all-night gaming sessions but I never thought, "Man, I wish this jerky I was eating would keep me up. And this gum I want to chew after the green jerky would also give me a caffeine rush. What about these wasabi peas? They're meh, but man, they do a great job of keeping me awake for more gaming."
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Post by: foxhack on February 27, 2013, 05:04:20 pm
What's with this whole trend of marketing towards gamers by giving them caffeine? I mean, yes, I've done the stay-up-all-night gaming sessions but I never thought, "Man, I wish this jerky I was eating would keep me up. And this gum I want to chew after the green jerky would also give me a caffeine rush. What about these wasabi peas? They're meh, but man, they do a great job of keeping me awake for more gaming."
You forgot the caffeine-enriched shower soap (http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/5a65/).
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: desocietas on February 27, 2013, 07:36:21 pm
What's with this whole trend of marketing towards gamers by giving them caffeine? I mean, yes, I've done the stay-up-all-night gaming sessions but I never thought, "Man, I wish this jerky I was eating would keep me up. And this gum I want to chew after the green jerky would also give me a caffeine rush. What about these wasabi peas? They're meh, but man, they do a great job of keeping me awake for more gaming."
You forgot the caffeine-enriched shower soap (http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/5a65/).
Ha, yup, but that's assuming gamers shower ;)
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: libernullmal on February 28, 2013, 12:16:33 pm
back in the militery I new a guy named Bastas who would have a container to pee in and wouldn't take showers over the weekend total gaming time he called it.
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: jcalder8 on February 28, 2013, 10:36:06 pm
back in the militery I new a guy named Bastas who would have a container to pee in and wouldn't take showers over the weekend total gaming time he called it.
Wow.....
Title: Re: Loot Crate
Post by: jaydepps on March 01, 2013, 12:48:00 pm
I've been meaning to sign up for this. How was this month's overall?