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Rank: Power Flinger
Joined: 10/23/2007
Posts: 5
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Just got mine too, and it's the best box yet!  1 - Altec Lansing XM 3020 Speaker - Can't use it, but will save it just in case 2 - Microbead Pillow "Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor" - Can never have enough pillows  3 - Framelope - Dorky, but will use it to send to a friend 4 - Car universal power adapter - Useful but only came with one adapter thing. I could've used one with a USB port 5 - Philips Cordless Telephone with Answering machine - Big YAY! My old phone keeps dying out randomly so I really needed to get a new one. 6 - Philips Cordless Telephone Extra Handset - Yippee! 7 - Maxell USB to 30-Pin Adapter - Already got one, don't need either  8 - Mobile Phone Clip - Brother snatched this up right away 9 - Quattro Surge Protector - Will use this right away. 10 - PowerSquid 5 Outlet - Looks weird but will try to use it. 11 - Toy car with sound - Doesn't work but will give to my nephew 12 - Two Beener Neo-Glo Flashlight Keychains - Will use one 13 - Sportz Clipz Football - Will give it to my nephew again Thanks, ThingFling!
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 1/25/2007
Posts: 219
Location: OHIO
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charlenana wrote:Just got mine too, and it's the best box yet! 1 - Altec Lansing XM 3020 Speaker - Can't use it, but will save it just in case 2 - Microbead Pillow "Mickey's Fine Malt Liquor" - Can never have enough pillows 3 - Framelope - Dorky, but will use it to send to a friend 4 - Car universal power adapter - Useful but only came with one adapter thing. I could've used one with a USB port 5 - Philips Cordless Telephone with Answering machine - Big YAY! My old phone keeps dying out randomly so I really needed to get a new one. 6 - Philips Cordless Telephone Extra Handset - Yippee! 7 - Maxell USB to 30-Pin Adapter - Already got one, don't need either 8 - Mobile Phone Clip - Brother snatched this up right away 9 - Quattro Surge Protector - Will use this right away. 10 - PowerSquid 5 Outlet - Looks weird but will try to use it. 11 - Toy car with sound - Doesn't work but will give to my nephew 12 - Two Beener Neo-Glo Flashlight Keychains - Will use one 13 - Sportz Clipz Football - Will give it to my nephew again Thanks, ThingFling! Wow, everyone's been getting lots of nice stuff in this third box! I have the power squid and use it alot around the house, don't have to keep unplugging when we're working with two power tools or a radio and a sander or worklight or anything. Congrats on your mystery box 
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 1/17/2007
Posts: 9
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 Your package is in the UPS system and has a rescheduled delivery date of 01/14/2008. Sucks!
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Rank: First Time Flinger
Joined: 12/11/2007
Posts: 10
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Sunrise wrote:Junk, junk, junk. But really, that's what i expected. My biggest gripe, however, is the speaker encloser that is worth nothing, cost the company nothing, but makes up well over half the advertised weight. That's almost downright dishonest. None of the week 1 boxes were set up this way, they had primarily a BUNCH of little crap, which increased the odds of buyer satisfaction. That's the fun of it, sifting thru the crap to maybe find a "diamond". Getting a box with only 6 things, all worthless really, is just a bad idea if your looking to stimulate repeat business and word of mouth. This looks like a quick "F*%# YOU, I TOOK YOUR $30" scam. As stated earlier, for all the money this is bringing in, it would have been much more fun to have had a chance at something really nice, worth actually much more than the price. Thats the woot model, and thats exactly the philosophy that insures woot will always be far more successul at this. Shame on Thingfling for charging $30 for items that never had a chance at having anything near that tangable value. THANK YOU. This is what I have been saying all along. And for the person who complained about woot's merchandise being damaged, I and those I know who've all ordered from woot have never had issues with them. The only issue we've had is that we're all too far away from their TX servers to get BOCs in time (despite hitting order within split seconds of the appearance), which are ONLY $8 (including shipping) for 3 of them, and ALWAYS have the chance of something amazing. I haven't seen one person on here who got something worth significantly more than $30. Even when the old "Afterthoughts" jewelry store had their $1 mystery boxes you always got something worth more.
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 12/9/2006
Posts: 55
Location: Louisiana
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albokay wrote:...
Everyone is getting more than me. ... I was thinking I had a good haul too until I noticed how much more (quantity) some people got that also got the big items I got. I got: 1. the phillips phone and 2. second receiver (it's cool but our house is already stocked with unidens) 3. the xm radio dock (my mom's the only one I know with a satellite radio and I'm not sure what brand or model it is) 4. ANOTHER football sports clip (got one of these in the first box) 5. Monster Car audio cable (maybe this is the item that's supposed to make up for the lack of quantity?) can this be used with regular stereo equipment? 6&7. 2 plastic cassette tape holders? I'd put these in the recycling bin if anyplace around here actually recycled - who has casette tapes? and what are the prongs for on the side? 8. Coby headphones (I needed these - I was given some to go around the back of my head to use with my laptop but they don't fit around my head! These are the old style that should work perfectly! 9. zenith universal remote 10. Voltage sensor (I think I got one of these in my first ever mystery box still sitting unopened) 11. 3 outlet adapter 12. GPX suction cup radio (recently got one of these from a local company as a promotional giveaway) Battery operated radios are always good to keep around for emergencies - but what's with the suction cups? 13. egrips - not sure what I'll use this for but it may come in handy 14. Microbead Pillow red white & blue but not exactly american flag - I'm sure my dog will be humping this as soon as she's feeling better. Actually after numbering I guess it wasn't too bad - some people got more, looks like some got less. So far the only things I see listed that I might have wanted was screwdriver sets ( but I got several of those in the last boc I got from woot), Compact flash card (but don't really need one I have 2 1 gb that i have yet to fill up 1 and haven't used the 2nd) and surge protectors/ power squids -(these are always handy especially at work where we can never find them when we need them) And after looking at my Credit card bill yesterday I'll be holding off for a while on total mysteries. But I do have a coupon code to use and haven't seen any regular items come up that I'm interested in. So...maybe the AMB's will come back soon with some good stuff. But no regrets on this box
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 11/20/2006
Posts: 120
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It figures! The 3rd box has some really good stuff! I am in the market for some new phones and this would have worked out great. Unfortunately, I bought box 1 and, while it wasn't bad, it didn't blow me away. I thought box 2 was really bad and that turned me off from attempting box 3. Oh well. That's the way it goes. They don't call it a mystery for nothing! The list was getting too long to continue to provide details: 25 flings flung - 14 of them mysteries - $477.69 total damage
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 1/22/2007
Posts: 158
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The phones and dock are nice. I was a little disappointed with the rest of the box. I received radio shack zip zap bodies and tires 5 of them and 1 pack of engines. Most of the bodies and tires were the same model. I think it could have been mixed up a bit. The bodies and tires are no good without the cars. I'm disappointed that I didn't receive a variety of radio shack closeout items.  I could have used the mini vacuum
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 12/18/2007
Posts: 6
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Just got mine and was pleasantly surprised. No Big screen TV but worth more than the $24.99 I paid.
1. Altec Lansing XM3020 Speakers - my friend can use this
2. Lexar Jump drive - small but will work great for transferring things between my computers.
3. Skin tight Ipod protectors
4. "Mental State Interstate 420" microbead pillow - different but usable
5. Philips cordless phone with extra handset - can't have too many of these. Will save for when my Unidens die.
6. Linksys Wireless-G Rangebooster
7. Little booklight - looks like a bullet
8. Personal safety alarm thingy
9. Zenith Universal Remote
10. Universal Power converter - can use this in my Jeep
11. Nice Cross necklace my nephew would like
12. 5 packs of 30 DenTek Silk Floss slides - these are actually pretty cool
13. Beener NeoGlo flashlight keychain - nice bright flashlight on caribiner
14. And the kicker - Philips USB Auto Sharing Switch - I had to laugh on this one. I JUST purchased one of these from Circuit City for $29.99 and I am waiting for Paid for this Mystery Box!it to be shipped. If the Philips one works good then I'll be getting my $29.99 back from CC. It paid for this Mystery box.
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 10/30/2007
Posts: 20
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Great box, pretty much what all the other folks got. I would like to get an additional Phillips handset or two if anyone would like to get rid of theirs. E-mail me at w4jle@w4jle.com and let me know what it will take to pry it from your grasp! Calling an illegal alien an "Undocumented worker" is like calling a drug dealer an "Unlicensed pharmacist"
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 1/5/2008
Posts: 6
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First time flinger, got my box (third round) in today. It contains: 1) James Dean screen-printed microbead pillow 2) Digital Golf Pro golf buddy thing (contains golf rules, keeps score, gives club advice, etc) 3) Slim-Vac 4) AT Mini DIN6 Male/DIN5 Female adapter 5) 15-minute fast recharge battery charger for AA/AAA batteries with 4 AA batteries included 6) Philips DECT cordless phone with answering machine with 7) Philips DECT expansion handset Eight) Altec Lansing speakers/docking station for XM2GO satellite radio with XM antenna. 9) Cigarette lighter power inverter (universal) - will be great for charging my laptop. I laughed at the AT keyboard adapter...I haven't seen an AT keyboard in -years-. And I'm not sure what I'll do with the XM speakers, I don't have an XM radio. I'm thinking mebbe ebay. Gonna give the golf thing to my boss. The rechargable batteries will DEFINITELY come in handy.
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Rank: First Time Flinger
Joined: 9/26/2007
Posts: 1
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lysaer wrote:First time flinger, got my box (third round) in today. It contains: 1) James Dean screen-printed microbead pillow 2) Digital Golf Pro golf buddy thing (contains golf rules, keeps score, gives club advice, etc) 3) Slim-Vac 4) AT Mini DIN6 Male/DIN5 Female adapter 5) 15-minute fast recharge battery charger for AA/AAA batteries with 4 AA batteries included 6) Philips DECT cordless phone with answering machine with 7) Philips DECT expansion handset Eight) Altec Lansing speakers/docking station for XM2GO satellite radio with XM antenna. 9) Cigarette lighter power inverter (universal) - will be great for charging my laptop. I laughed at the AT keyboard adapter...I haven't seen an AT keyboard in -years-. And I'm not sure what I'll do with the XM speakers, I don't have an XM radio. I'm thinking mebbe ebay. Gonna give the golf thing to my boss. The rechargable batteries will DEFINITELY come in handy. I have pretty much the same thing except for #4. Got this instead...... skins for ipods The phone is definately refurbished, it had phone #'s when I charged it!
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 1/17/2007
Posts: 66
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I've been checking around, the Linksys G PCMCIA card goes for anywhere from 50 to 80 at the regular online shops new (mine is brand new in shrinkwrap still!), cheapest I found it online was 25 bucks, that right there will make my parents laptop fly over the B card I have in it for them right now. And as far as I am concerned everything else was just extra fluff - Have a stoner friend who will dig the Mental State 420 road sign pillow, I put the wireless phones in my server room at work, still run on analog line, so now I have two phones and a speaker phone (actually sounds pretty good, used it today). AT to P/S2 connector, um, well, okay, the XM stand I can give to a buddy of mine with the XM2GO radio. Some other miscellaneous stuff that doesn't stand right out (CD Case, good for transporting DVD's with my laptop), I'm pretty jazzed about this Mystery Box. Been reading some of the other posts - what do you people expect for 30 bucks? Ipods? Iphones? Come on, ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances...
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 10/4/2007
Posts: 166
Location: A TOP SECRET Lab somewhere
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Ok, I ordered all 3 boxes. Box number 2 came with a huge whole in the side. Anyone could have and probably did, make off with some items, since it did not weigh the 10 or 11 lbs that was marked on the side of the box. I immediately emailed TF Support, and they promptly sent out a replacement box.  I was happy with the replacement box and one item was worth more than the $24.95 I paid for the Holiday Box B. We got Holiday Box C yesterday, and were also pleased. Again, one item was worth more than we paid for the entire box.  So overall, we got well over the $79.85 we spent on all 3 HMBs. ThingFling made a decent profit, and I will be able to buy more good deals in the future. Win win situation.  Perform one act of kindness a day. You will make the world a better place. FREE OFFSITE BACKUP SPACE https://mozy.com/?code=2ZSZA1 Look at the bottom of the page, where it says: 2GB BACKUP FREE with MozyHome
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Rank: Serious Thing Flinger
Joined: 12/12/2007
Posts: 5
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Hey all,
Just opened my 3rd box. Very pleased with what I got.
-Philips phone with second handset.
-Picture frame with speakers built in...
-Altec Lansing speaker dock for XM2go
-US Marine Corps Pillow
-RCA Cable
-ZipZaps Body Kits
-ZipZaps wheel kit
-Screwdriver bit set
-some pre-wrapped thing that i didn't open yet.
-2 open box (no packaging) Linksys wireless B notebook adapters
The phones alone were well worth it, especially considering that I was able to use my previous MB coupons on this one. Very happy...
Thanks Thingfling.
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Rank: Royal Flinger
Joined: 1/25/2007
Posts: 174
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Interesting side note, The philips phones seem to work with the auvi internet phone base for landline calls.(Won't work with the skype features) I registered my two philips phones to the Auvi base and so far so good.  Three phones on the one base Try at your own risk, but they have been working for a day now. Now if only someone could find out how to attach an MP3 to the xm speakers
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Rank: Uber Flinger
Joined: 5/2/2007
Posts: 970
Location: Northern VA
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Rank: Power Flinger
Joined: 12/26/2007
Posts: 67
Location: San Francisco, Ca
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20 pounds.. You better get pictures of what you got! Flings:
04.06.08 - Sunday Mystery Box #2
03.20.08 - The greatest $29.99 Mystery Box
03.16.08 - Sunday Mystery Box
03.04.08 - Got Mystery ? Let the fun begin only 3.77
02.14.08 - x2 - Mystery Item - Special Edition for Valentine's Day
02.07.08 - Altec Lansing XT1 2-Piece Laptop Speakers
02.03.08 - Blowout Sale!!! Laptop/Notebook Combolock
01.13.08 - Altec Lansing XT1 2-Piece Laptop Speakers
12.26.07 - The $29.99 Mystery Box – Holiday Edition
Refunded:
01.31.08 - 3 Pack of Digital Concepts Charger for AA + 12 Batteries
Crap:
04.17.08 - x3 - The Infamous THINGFLING Mystery Box
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Rank: Crazy Flinger
Joined: 1/17/2007
Posts: 179
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Mysteria1884 wrote:Sunrise wrote:Junk, junk, junk. But really, that's what i expected. My biggest gripe, however, is the speaker encloser that is worth nothing, cost the company nothing, but makes up well over half the advertised weight. That's almost downright dishonest. None of the week 1 boxes were set up this way, they had primarily a BUNCH of little crap, which increased the odds of buyer satisfaction. That's the fun of it, sifting thru the crap to maybe find a "diamond". Getting a box with only 6 things, all worthless really, is just a bad idea if your looking to stimulate repeat business and word of mouth. This looks like a quick "F*%# YOU, I TOOK YOUR $30" scam. As stated earlier, for all the money this is bringing in, it would have been much more fun to have had a chance at something really nice, worth actually much more than the price. Thats the woot model, and thats exactly the philosophy that insures woot will always be far more successul at this. Shame on Thingfling for charging $30 for items that never had a chance at having anything near that tangable value. THANK YOU. This is what I have been saying all along. And for the person who complained about woot's merchandise being damaged, I and those I know who've all ordered from woot have never had issues with them. The only issue we've had is that we're all too far away from their TX servers to get BOCs in time (despite hitting order within split seconds of the appearance), which are ONLY $8 (including shipping) for 3 of them, and ALWAYS have the chance of something amazing. I haven't seen one person on here who got something worth significantly more than $30. Even when the old "Afterthoughts" jewelry store had their $1 mystery boxes you always got something worth more. Well...since no one ELSE has been able to answer this...maybe YOU can... where can you get ANY of these boxes for 30 bucks shipped? 39 flings as of 7-4-08 and counting
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Rank: Casual Flinger
Joined: 12/12/2007
Posts: 1
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Philips CD4402B/37 DECT 6.0 Dual Phone Bundle
Linksys Wireless WCP11-B notebook adaptor
Altec-Lansing XM 2 go Speaker Dock
PSP Car Charger/FM Transmitter
Cross pen 2:1 pen/highlighter
2 self contained screwdriver kits
Maxwell DVD writing markers
ZipIt Purse
a game light
and a U.S. Air Force pillow
Package weighed 12 lbs.
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Rank: Hot Flinger
Joined: 1/31/2007
Posts: 42
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I will never order 2 of the mystery boxes again. They put the 2 together in one box and assured me that I would get an equal amount of stuff. What do you think?
I separated it to 2 boxes and here is what I got
Box 1
1 Altec Lansing Speaker
2 Philips phone + handset
3 VHS Tape rewinder
4 Cord Minder
5 Small Camera Case
6 Coax crimp tool
Box 2
1 Altec Lansing Speaker
2 Philips phone + handset
3 Plastic media holder
4 DS Lite charger
5 Philips crossover cable
6 Coby Headphones
That's it. I look at others post's and I see 10-14 items in their order of one box. I bought 2 boxes, so I should be looking at 20-28 items, and I only got 12. I understand I got the phone's which are nice, but equal should be equal. I bought a quantity of 2 and I feel that since they boxed it together, they shortchanged me on all the filler items.
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