Made my first Woot order when I saw the gas can deal on the forum here. This was two weeks ago. Still not shipped. Is this the norm for them? I am wondering whether they gather all the orders and hold off til the deal is over, or whatever. I am not worried, just curious, as it has been all this while.
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In my experience, Woot is very slow in shipping, but you will get it eventually.
dmeadow
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It is typical for shipping to take a few days to a week, though two weeks sounds like a long time. You might contact them and see what is going on. Their customer service is usually pretty good.
Pretty par for the course with Woot!. Also, they've got some Armstrong stuff for cheap at the moment if you're interested...
But yeah, shipping usually takes quite a while from woot most of the time. I've gotten stuff very quickly but others have taken 2+ weeks. Their customer service is usually pretty solid so it wouldn't hurt to contact them to see what's happening just to be sure.
But yeah, shipping usually takes quite a while from woot most of the time. I've gotten stuff very quickly but others have taken 2+ weeks. Their customer service is usually pretty solid so it wouldn't hurt to contact them to see what's happening just to be sure.
Toolfool
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I also ordered the gas cans. Got a notice today that they shipped.
Ok, the Eagle can is on its way. Since I posted this a.m., my wife was told that, yes, sometimes it can be a couple weeks or more from Woot. Said that Woot takes the orders, then sends all the orders to whichever vendor, and it is then out of Woot's hands as to when the stuff actually is shipped.
I wasn't worried, just seemed odd to take so long. But thanks for the replies.
I wasn't worried, just seemed odd to take so long. But thanks for the replies.
The Frisco Kid
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Yea, woot is slow as ****, but they have good deals from time to time.
gipraw
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If it is something Woot is holding, it will ship within a couple of days. If it is being drop shipped, it can take from a couple of days to a couple of weeks. I ordered something on Wednesday and Thursday last week, and both have already shipped.
allinon72
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At least they are honest about their shipping speed.
3oheight
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I placed my first woot order Friday for some gearwrench stuff and got the shipping notice today.
EOC_Jason
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I just got an email the other day. I don't know when it happened but Woot is now owned by Amazon.com
graffix000
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It was listed on the ad that the item should be received within 5-8 business days. I bought the oil waste towel can and received it on day 8. I actually contacted woot about when the item should be received and found out it was delivered that day (last friday).
Send an email and they will respond within 24 hours.
Send an email and they will respond within 24 hours.
gipraw
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Amazon bought them a couple of years ago. It has really lowered the amount of really good deals they have available.
e-tek
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Have you guys heard of Tile? Awesome stuff.
j p smith
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Looked this morning and picked up the 4 piece Gearwrench set 13/16 to 1", less than 40.00 with shipping
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rslaback
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Honestly one of my favorite deals on Woot was a TV that I bought. It was a decent enough deal at the purchase price but something got screwed up with the vendor and it didn't ship for 3.5 weeks. Woot gave us each a $20 gift certificate for the trouble.
JMcFly
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That happened a year or two ago. Since them I haven't bothered giving them any of my business. Sadly I never won a "Bag of ****" which was was usually a really awesome deal and a handful of buyers of a BOC would get some ridiculous stuff. From huge flat screen TV's to a pallet of car wax...
j p smith
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My Woot order came in tuesday, 1 week with a holiday. Not bad.
How do you find tools on their site? Is there a place to look or do they only have what they send out with the daily list?
How do you find tools on their site? Is there a place to look or do they only have what they send out with the daily list?
As an example 
http://sellout.woot.com/plus/tools-under-twenty-bucks
Includes 3 piece Gearwrench adjustable wrench set for $8 (+5 shipping)
http://sellout.woot.com/plus/tools-under-twenty-bucks
Includes 3 piece Gearwrench adjustable wrench set for $8 (+5 shipping)
j p smith
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thoraudio, thanks. I just ordered the Wiss 2 piece set of snips..
Jazz
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Just FYI, I order from Woot a lot (my wife probably thinks too much). If you really need it in a hurry you can try Amazon, sometimes only a few dollars more for the item but shipping can also be higher as well. Some of the things I buy there are impulse buys (just like everyone else) which sometimes I wish I hadn't bought when they arrive, but they are also so cheap that I don't beat myself up about it.
You might also try this one. www.1saleaday.com
Similar to Woot and has some pretty good deals. I think the quality of the items on Woot are actually better however based on my experience.
You might also try this one. www.1saleaday.com
Similar to Woot and has some pretty good deals. I think the quality of the items on Woot are actually better however based on my experience.
fatfillup
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I bought 2 of the Armstrong 1/4 drive sets, metric, SAE, long and short and recieved them in a week and was very pleased.
nehog
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I did manage a BOC once. Never tried again, but I keep running across stuff that was in that box. I have used the Sansa Thumb MP3 player a lot, but gave away a bunch of computer cameras, and other stuff.