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Why must we guess at the weight of Woot-offered consumables?

Feb 20, 2013 4:11 PM

Currently wine.woot is offering ten chocolate bars with nary a mention of per-bar or total weight. Earlier in the wootoff, it was bags of Sriracha-flavored popcorn. Later, bagged dog treats. No mention of weight to be found. Those are just recent examples I've noticed. C'mon woot, this is a basic consumer requirement. Size, weight, condition, price. Is that really too much to ask?

Well, the chocolates sold out while I was writing this mini-rant. I guess enough people are either familiar with the product (I believe it's been on woot previously) or don't mind googling for critical descriptive info missing from the product listing.

So, does this make me high-maintenance, or should woot step it up a bit? (BTW, I have no issue with googling for reviews or manuals.)

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I think that is a completely reasonable request.

90mcg112 90mcg112
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Usually the fastest way to get info on a woot offering is to pose the question in the product's forum. A mod or helpful wooter will usually pop in with an answer, provided the item lasts long enough.

theoneill555 theoneill555
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The images of the chocolate bars showed they were 2 ounces (57 grams) of chocolate per bar.

http://wine.woot.com/offers/rain-republic-chocolate-mixed-10-pack-4

I hate that you were having issues locating that information and I agree that it should have been listed under the description tab.

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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Yes, it should be listed. And just to piggyback on this a little, am I to assume that all wines are 750's unless otherwise stated? Because it doesn't say for many of the offerings.

zuiquan zuiquan
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Seems reasonable to me to want that info posted, especially during a woot-off when items change so quickly that there may not be time for a mod to answer a question. You might want to page a mod here, to bring it to their attention.

pitamuffin pitamuffin
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Thanks for the heads up.
We've passed along your concerns.

All told.

jumbowoot jumbowoot
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Thank you, fellow wooters, for reading and commenting (and voting).

Thank you, jumbowoot, for responding on this thread.

Much appreciated, everyone.

ginawoot ginawoot

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