Deals.Woot

Just the deals. I can't stand you people.

OK, not really.

The idea of a new deal-aggregator drew me in initially, along with the opportunity to help beta test /anything/ by woot - one of the coolest sites around.

But, like @debbiedunlap, I have come to enjoy the community as well.

Actually, I'd say that at this point it's honestly more about the people than the deals for me. I tend to be interested in the more tech-related deals. I find that more of the deserving tech deals get voted up to front page recognition on other deal sites, whereas deals.woot tends to feature more goofy and funny items that I won't be buying.

But don't get me wrong - I still cruise the fresh and popular tabs looking for good deals.

The community. I am hardly ever over on the deals side. The only time I am over there is to see the results of the challenges.

@hobbit: You're one of the reasons I began coming over to the ATW side, and why I continue to do so. I truly appreciate the help you and several others have so generously given.

@debbiedunlap: I am such a bad influence on you all.

My answer is almost the same as @hobbit's. I originally came here for the deals, but then I noticed all those unanswered deal requests over on ATW and I felt a need to help out those people and post some deals for them. Also all those jewelry posts I started to leave mini reviews in. I felt there were people trying to rip people off with low quality jewelry. Someone had to explain to them that they were getting what they paid for.

I probably would have left a long time ago, but the community here has gotten me to want to stay. You guys(and gals) are great.

obssessive/compulsive here. can't stand paying full price for anything, so, I came here for the deals. BUT, you people are addicting. So now I am here for both.

I came original for the beta testing, and because I always like to know how things work. Far more than any interest in finding some have-to-have item, or saving money, I wanted to see how one of the (at least at the time) largest applications in the Amazon Cloud worked. I wanted to see what the little man behind the curtains was doing, and I wanted to poke and prod at all the squeaky bits.

I stayed because of the community. There's nothing else that would have kept me interested for this length of time. I have a notoriously short attention span. I stayed because of @hobbit, and @catbertthegreat, and @anotherhiggens, and ... Well, the list is endless, or nearly so. I even stayed because of @prettywootprincess, and @thefenst, and @wootiewooterson, and @jumbowoot.

I've wrung every last discount out of vendors (when I worked, and it was other people's money). I'm good at it. It just isn't what's important, to me.

There's no price you can put on a good neighborhood.

@shrdlu: "There's no price you can put on a good neighborhood."

And you're a great neighbor, @srdlu. You're another reason I think ATW is such a fun and fabulous spot to hang out.

i originally came because of the deals...always like finding stuff i like, for less than i intend to pay. but then i had a question. and unlike some other sites where questions asked by new people are ignored, shot down, treated like scum on the bottom of shoes, i was answered quickly, politely, and even nicely while being a new person. it's that treatment that has kept me coming back, and trying to give that same treatment back to those i might have an answer for, or be able to help

@catbertthegreat: Watch for in the next Woot-Off. About 3:37 am. They'll only have 3.

@duckcake: I wish I could say I've never bought anything!! I'm a sucker for the "girl" stuff.