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@wootiewooterson: Some day, there will be a deal for Aviator Mirrorshades. Not yellow lenses. Mirrorshades. I'd at least like them to be dark, not yellow. I can dream. Aviators are the very best possible shape, of course. I'll wait. Sooner or later, there will be mirrorshades from eagleeyes.com, and I will buy three pairs (because decent quality mirrorshades are hard to find).

@wootiewooterson: If they aren't silver mirrors, then they are NOT mirrorshades, no matter how sparkly and reflective they might be. I suspect their fancy sun filtering stuff may prevent it. I did notice, this was a sponsored deal, that someone had said there were mirrorshades, but they weren't in the aviator section. I want both.

Hey:

"Error Message: The file "/wootdeal/products/apollo/index.lasso" was not found or was disabled due to security restrictions.
Error Code: -9984"

No apollo gold for poor shrdlu. Forbidden to me. How mean of them.

[Edit] I went directly to the site, and they're just kinda sorta reflective, and VERY yellow.

I had a pair, but had to return them. They made my head tilt to one side.

@dsorgnzd: Was it a result of bent frames or the polarization of the lenses? I never had that problem myself.

What actually makes these different from other sunglasses I can get from my optician in shades of yellow and brown?

While I realize that this is just a style of sunglasses, for the record, "aviator polarized" is an oxymoron. Pilots do not wear polarized lenses because it makes the instruments difficult to see.

@luke42179: I believe the windows in the cockpits are polarized also. Using polarization on polarization looks VERY bad. I found that out when I used to sell Revos. I had a pilot come in to buy some polarized glasses and he returned them due to what you stated for some non-polarized. BUT in defense of the statement, Aviator is a style.

I don't know. I ordered something from EagleEyes during their last deals.woot deal and got free 'rush' shipping. This was 10 days ago. It has still not arrived, and I haven't received any sort of shipping notification.

I don't think I'm misunderstanding the concept of 'rush.' I AM, however, beginning to wonder what kind of scam this may be.

@eneref:
same here, they just sent an "email recipt" no order #, no shipping info, I sent an e-mail to their customer service yesterday and have yet to hear anything back.

@dsorgnzd: I must remember to tell someone about this. Soooo funny. Thanks for the grins.

dear wooters,
we have news from Eagle Eyes that there had been an unforseen error in their systems and the orders that had been placed from their last SPONSORED DEAL will be fulfilled ASAP, as well as any orders placed for todays' SPONSORED DEAL. I have been assured that they will take great care in getting you your package safely and quickly.
They do apologize sincerely and profusely for this error and they are working around the clock to keep the wooting world happy and in good shades!
thanks for your patience and understanding..... :) wootiewooterson

Cool, thanks.

Well, it appears RUSH Shipping means rush to get the prepared for shipping in about a week or so. Finally got confirmation today, they are ready to be shipped, have a conf. number, but they haven't quite been picked up by USPS yet. I hope they're as good as some of you say they are.

Heads up, wooters and staff still checking this thread: buyers may have been expecting free "rush" shipping and may have been charged $5.95 for it. Check your receipts.

Relevant AtW question: http://deals.woot.com/questions/details/7b66bce4-c6f4-4f3f-a1d2-2e8f351e1f40/charged-for-free-eagle-eyes-shipping.

Deal is still on EagleEyes.com here:
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@wootered: Wrote:
> Deal is still on EagleEyes.com here:
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> 17 hours ago

Well isn't that something, someone took it upon themselves to remove the link to the deal claiming it was for 24 hours only, while the page at:
http://EagleEyes.com/wootdeal/

CLEARLY says, "While supplies last" AND "Free Shipping"

I have the page printed to pdf.

Would the woot staff care to interject as to why the url to a deal CLEARLY advertised as "WHILE SUPPLIES LAST" was censored from my post?

Has the integrity or character of Woot been compromised?

BAFFLED AND STUNNED...

@wootiewooterson: Actually, I was quite impressed with the difference these optics made, it's just the FACT they charged more

I go WAY back on deals & I have stood against overcharges for MANY yrs.

I've been netting so long, the first browser I used was NCSA Mosaic, which was the ONLY browser then

It may have been an innocent mistake, but in my VERY meticulous observations, so-called "innocent mistakes" regarding over-charges almost 100% ?conveniently? favor of the vendor.

I see EEO has a VERY impressive reputation & product, but they, & Woot, have learned a lesson from this incident.

Personally, I do think it was an innocent mistake due to coding issues, & I would hate to see anyone get fired or disciplined over it, as it was a VERY good deal, & as I went driving on my first day with my EagleEyes, I was nothing but impressed.

I'd MUCH like to see more Woots w/EEO as I'm interested in some of their readers.

Possible a discount code for those affected might simplify correction