Mystery Toolbox $5 off Promo Code

[loranger]

So I gotta add something here...I'm probably going to piss some people off, but whatever.

To set the stage - I bought one of these. Paid via PayPal just in case. Ended up getting an unsolicited refund on Monday.

For those of you who didn't get a package at all, and haven't gotten a refund - I think now is the time to start seeking a refund. If you don't get ANYTHING, you get your money back. Period.

For those of you who actually got the package and are still seeking a refund...Come on man. That's how these things work. They're "Mystery Boxes." It's a play off of the Woot.com Bag of ****. You get a random assortment of stuff. The "retail" value is higher than what you pay...but nobody pays retail anymore, and everyone knows that. We all bought these hoping to get the one good item in our box...much like a lot of folks buy the Woot BOC's hoping to get the one or two TV's they occasionally put in there. Mind you 99% of the people get a box with a random pair of headphones, a polo shirt, and a kid's toy...but people keep buying them. Just like lotto tickets...and just like lotto tickets, you can't return them after you lose. They can't give everybody DeWalt power tools.

This. I can't believe people who actually got something are still wanting a refund. I was just waiting for mine but was issued a refund instead.

 

[thecody59]

Yes but people are not getting the value they paid for they advertised at least $40 and we are not even getting what we paid for which is $20 why would i pay $20 for items i can get for about $10.

 

[thecody59]

here are the links to what i got!

http://www.sears.com/master-forge-6...0050830x000545&aff=Y&PID=4485850&AID=11034749

http://www.homedepot.com/p/BESSEY-4-in-x-2-in-Bar-Clamp-LM2-004/204957893

The clamp is worthless to me and i see them for only a couple bucks so i can buy all i got for $12 bucks but i paid $20 that is why i am upset if i got at least $20 dollars worth i would of been fine.

 

[Zrexxer]

why would i pay $20 for items i can get for about $10.

I was wondering why you did that too.

There's an old saying that's almost never been wrong, and has served many people well:

"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

 

[floor61]

here are the links to what i got!

http://www.sears.com/master-forge-6...0050830x000545&aff=Y&PID=4485850&AID=11034749

http://www.homedepot.com/p/BESSEY-4-in-x-2-in-Bar-Clamp-LM2-004/204957893

The clamp is worthless to me and i see them for only a couple bucks so i can buy all i got for $12 bucks but i paid $20 that is why i am upset if i got at least $20 dollars worth i would of been fine.

This is exactly what I'm talking about.

You're saying you got $12 ($14.93 based on current site prices) worth of stuff...based on the current sale price.

The Mystery Toolbox promises you $40 in retail value. That Master Forge 6Pc set has a retail value of $39.99, and that Bessey clamp lists for around $15.00...so there you have $55 in retail value...why are you asking for a refund? They sent you exactly what they said they would.

 

[floor61]

I was wondering why you did that too.

There's an old saying that's almost never been wrong, and has served many people well:

"If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

It's too good to be true for most, but typically, these things have a few gems in them. People buy these things for the "what if's."

If they had 97 random wrench sets, and 3 M18 Fuel Refurbed impact drivers, SOMEBODY will get the M18's. 97 people won't...but 3 people will. There in lies the allure.

 

[Syntax_Error]

Someone around here has a quote in their signature and I think it fits here best. "This guy **** on his own plate then complained dinner smelled like ****!"

 

[Doohickey]

I don't think I've seen any comments for the photo of the flyer on a "bulletin board" without any tacks or tape to hold it up.

 

[BLUE72CAMARO]

You guys that are **** hurt because you didnt get a $100 worth of tools are cracking me up! What did you really expect? Like said above they are going to set there value by the retail value not what the clearanced out price that they likely bought them for is...

The old quote "A fool and his money will soon part" comes to mind!

 

[jsharpphoto]

I'm really surprised this wasn't some sort of auto-renewing subscription thing. Month #2 is how these companies stay in business.

 

[panknuckshovel]

You guys that are **** hurt because you didnt get a $100 worth of tools are cracking me up! What did you really expect? Like said above they are going to set there value by the retail value not what the clearanced out price that they likely bought them for is...

The old quote "A fool and his money will soon part" comes to mind!

BOOM!!!! Follows the same logic of opening a bar to drink yourself rich.

 

[emeraldcoupe]

look at the price now

 

[ishiboo]

I bought one at $9,999. I am hoping it's a Snap-on roller with hutch, full of Snap-on tools... but I'll be happy if it's a bunch of Kobalt **** thrown in a flat rate envelope.

 

[rice rocket]

You guys that are **** hurt because you didnt get a $100 worth of tools are cracking me up! What did you really expect? Like said above they are going to set there value by the retail value not what the clearanced out price that they likely bought them for is...

The old quote "A fool and his money will soon part" comes to mind!

Woot has done this successfully for just over a decade now with their "bag of ****", which was a couple bucks less, although the variety of closeout items could be just about anything.

I think that's what people were hoping for.

 

[MagnumForce]

It's 20 bucks, good lord. It's worth the entertainment value for that.

 

[whyNick?]

Sometimes you get the fukubukuro, sometimes the fukubukuro gets you. Better luck next time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukubukuro

 

[NUTTSGT]

Sometimes you get the fukubukuro, sometimes the fukubukuro gets you. Better luck next time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukubukuro

I'm not sure how that is pronounced but I have a good idea how it could be.

 

[Zrexxer]

Sometimes you get the fukubukuro, sometimes the fukubukuro gets you. Better luck next time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukubukuro

Wow, this thread ended up having some redeeming value after all. I just learned something I did not know. Thanks for posting that.

 

[airfehr]

Just got the refund email....I wasn't even going to be mad about the **** I got, I was in it for the entertainment...I got neither.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I thought "fuku-bukuro" was what the guy running the Chinese Tool Concession at the flee market said when you tried to get your money back for realizing you just bought a POS...

 

[whyNick?]

I'm not sure how that is pronounced but I have a good idea how it could be.

Yeah

 

[whyNick?]

Wow, this thread ended up having some redeeming value after all. I just learned something I did not know. Thanks for posting that.

No problem. It's kind of a cool tradition, wish we did it in the US.

 

[thecody59]

Well they haven't responded to me since i got the package so i guess i have no choice but to open a case i i want them to do is make it right i did not get the value i payed for.

 

[jlh92]

Got my refund today. Disappointed that this didn't turn out better.

 

[thecody59]

I wish they would of just gave me a refund instead of the stuff they sent me.

 

[PeterT]

Sue em and get on with your life

 

[thecody59]

Why would i sue them for $19?

 

[thecody59]

I don't get why you guys are being such dicks to the people who want there money back i work hard for my money and when i buy something that says i will get $40 to $200 dollars worth of stuff and i get $15 worth of stuff that is false advertising plain and simple.

 

[2004.5cumminsman]

I guess no one in here complaining has ever lost in a casino.. All I saw was a gamble and a lose.
Ask the casino for your money back next time you don't win 1000$ off 20$

Gamble and lost.

 

[SuburbanRuss]

If you get a refund please do the right thing and send the **** back. Just because someone screwed you over and you got justice, doesnt mean you can screw them over right back.

 

[thecody59]

I will if they pay shipping. I am not taking money out of my pocket because they screwed me.

 

[Zrexxer]

I don't get why you guys are being such dicks to the people who want there money back i work hard for my money

If you work so hard for your money then this is a lesson in how to be smarter in spending it.

You bought a pig in a poke, and they sent you exactly what you purchased, Get over it.

 

[thecody59]

How did i get what i paid for here is what they say on there site, We will include an array of tools with a retail value of $40 to $200, and i got a retail value of $15 dollars so i did not get what i paid for it is not about the money it is about the principal.

 

[Doohickey]

I got a 6 piece masterforge set and a clamp i am pretty upset since i can buy both for like $12 dollars i didn't pat over $20 to get $12 dollars worth of stuff.

How did i get what i paid for here is what they say on there site, We will include an array of tools with a retail value of $40 to $200, and i got a retail value of $15 dollars so i did not get what i paid for it is not about the money it is about the principal.

I see the problem. You think retail value is what YOU would pay for the items.

The full retail value of the Master Forge set is $39.99. Add in the retail value of whatever clamp (Bessey?) they sent, and the total purchase is in the $40 to $200 range as advertised.

 

[MagnumForce]

Logic, omg

 

[Scimmia]

Such a mess. They plainly stated that the "value" would be between $40 and $200, and "value" nearly always means MSRP. That master forge wrench set has a "value" of $39.99, so you guys got exactly what you bought. **** it up.

 

[Strouty]

I just wasted 10 minutes of my life, I want a refund.

 

[thecody59]

I am done trying to reason with you guys. I know they screwed me and i will get my money back and i don't care what you think is right or wrong these guys screwed us to get a quick buck and i am not going to get taken.

 

[PeterT]

What is this thread doing under hot deals anyway.

 

[Strouty]

I am done trying to reason with you guys. I know they screwed me and i will get my money back and i don't care what you think is right or wrong these guys screwed us to get a quick buck and i am not going to get taken.

I think you need a time out, temper tantrums are for bad boys.

Just so you know, you were taken the moment you decided to buy it. You are a strange piece of work. You will be one of those nightmares on ebay that will request a refund 179 days out, because it was not as described.