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How many of you got to the order confirmation before being denied a BoC?

Dec 6, 2011 10:14 PM

Usually when I fail, I can't load the homepage, or I get timeouts after clicking "I want one." This time I made it to the order confirmation page, but then got a blank page, then was told it was sold out.

Also, I hope my coupon code wasn't "used up" in all this.

yankeefan1087 yankeefan1087

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As for the coupon code issue. Try using the coupon code on another item. If it works, you will go to the final buy page (it won't actually purchase the item after you click the first button, you have to go to the final order submission page).

If the code doesn't work, it will say "coupon code won't work" or something along those lines. If it says that, e-mail service@woot.com.

hackman2007 hackman2007
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No reason why your coupon would be used, unless the order went through.

But if the order didn't go through, then the coupon shouldn't have been used. Also, yeah - what he said ^, if you wanna check just go half way through check-out.

drchops drchops
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I got to the final confirmation button five times today. :) Still no Barnyard of Crayfish, though.

gement gement
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Yeah same here. I could just taste the wonderful and delightful menagerie of mismatched merchandise. But alas, it was not to be. You are elusive of dear boc, ever elusive.

erodahs erodahs
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@hackman2007: thanks for the tip!

yankeefan1087 yankeefan1087
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That is what happened to me last BoC.

IMHO, attempting to use a coupon code (with the extra time it takes) is a good way to NOT get a BoC.

baqui63 baqui63
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@baqui63: It should still work, just incredibly brave. Personally, I don't think it's worth saving the extra $5.

hackman2007 hackman2007
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it takes all of 1 second to click the coupon code box and hit ctrl+v, since you're already entering your CC's CVV number.

yankeefan1087 yankeefan1087
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Sob It's so painful reliving this again. :-( I got to a 'wonky' page, put in my credit card secret number. Pressed the 'everything is correct' button. And hung there forever and a day. Blank white page. F5'd more times than I can recall. The URL said 'order', blah, blah. Thought I might have it. Page finally loaded. Clicked the 'big' button - "item sold out" BTW: Wonky page meaning it wasn't normal - was text only. BoCless again.

gmwhit gmwhit
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@hackman2007:

Oh, I know it will work.

@yankeefan1087:

Exactly my point.

On average, more than five Barrels of Creosote were sold every second during the roughly 445 seconds that it was available. Anything one does to slow down the ordering process, especially before clicking the "this info is correct" button, just makes it that less likely that a person will get one.

I'd rather spend the extra $5 than not have one at all.

baqui63 baqui63

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