Comments on: SomethingStore randomly sends you clutter

By: George

George — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:00:49 +0000

It’s not a bad idea, it’s fun and $10 are not so much.
George – http://worldonblog.com/

By: Just ME

Just ME — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:13:45 +0000

I am so strangely tempted. I know that I’ll end up with something like a mechanical ice cream cone so I shall not answer temptation’s call.

I’ll have to keep it in mind for my family’s white elephant at Christmas time, though!

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:13:28 +0000

Kate: “But the thought of ending up with a house full of unwanted junk just for the thrill of a surprise leaves me baffled. Why would you do this to yourself???”

Have you ever watched QVC and heard some caller on the air thrilled to brag that they “own every piece of jewelry/clothing/accessories” from that particular line–all while the host purrs and gives verbal rewards?” Then watch Oprah when she does one of her “extreme hoarder” intervention shows!

By: Kate Saltfleet

Kate Saltfleet — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:54:47 +0000

What a fantastic marketing idea! Presumably this site gets its goods from surplus stock auctions/end of line deals and then flogs it off for a profit to folks who are sucked in by this “surprise” tag.

But the thought of ending up with a house full of unwanted junk just for the thrill of a surprise leaves me baffled. Why would you do this to yourself???

By: sjwilde

sjwilde — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:17:49 +0000

What scares me is that I was tempted, even though the sample items they showed, obviously the cream of their crop, are things I’d have no interest in!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 04:58:17 +0000

Maybe it is just late and I am being emotional~been that kind of day…
but I find it sad that so many people feel the need to pay for a gift or surprize.
Just sad…I feel a bit of empathy for some very lonely people.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 01:02:41 +0000

They should have named their site “WhiteElephant.com”.

By: adora

adora — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:36:35 +0000

Obviously created from someone who wanted to get rid of his/her own clutter

By: mbm

mbm — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:12:25 +0000

A “Something of the Month” service would actually be kind of a fun gift for the right person. $10 a pop is a little steep though.

By: Journeyer

Journeyer — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:43:00 +0000

What an absolutely bizzare concept! I bet they have made a killing though.

By: Eden

Eden — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:52:50 +0000

Hey, I’ll send everyone a box of junk for $10 a pop and I’ll throw in the shipping. I accept Paypal.

By: European Girl

European Girl — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:18:00 +0000

Fantastic! Paying in order to receive unwanted junk… unwanted but unexpected! woot woot

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:48:07 +0000

I was just thinking my landfill was really missing something …

this could be it!

By: Bex!

Bex! — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:41:21 +0000

I think this has great gift giving halariousness written all over it. This pretty much guarantees a laugh at a birthday party. (Admitedly, I am thinking of a peer’s birthday, not my grandmother or my little cousin.) Be sure and give the recipient a regifting tag, and you’re all set.

By: Celeste

Celeste — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:33:52 +0000

I mostly think it’s sad.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:28:43 +0000

They’ve tapped into a crucial psychological trait of humans here: random positive reinforcement. It’s like a slot machine. I put my money in, get my package, open it, see the Gigli perfume, and immediately feel disappointed and self-loathing for having spent $10 on something I don’t want. So how do I deal with the disappointment? Spend another $10. Maybe it’ll pay off this time… meanwhile, a pile of useless junk builds in my house, and I don’t have a plan for getting rid of it. Augh! It’s horrible!

By: Shay

Shay — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:59:26 +0000

I second other folks’ intent to sell. Can we partner with SomethingStore to donate/sell our things, which they can ship to people?

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:54:24 +0000

Ha, that’s a great idea. Unfortunately for them, I buy things online and then I usually forget within a day or 2, so by the time USPS,FedEx,etc. actually gets my package delivered, it’s a surprise to me!

By: Ann - One Bag Nation

Ann - One Bag Nation — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:16:06 +0000

I can totally understand why this is so popular! I think it just touches something in all (or most) of us – don’t we love that little thrill of excitement and anticipation when we’re given a gift?

I know most of these surprises will end up in the trash – which I object to. We don’t need to create any more waste, especially around here, where I’m trying to transform my own personal landfill (aka the basement) into habitable space.

No surprise packages for me!

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:59:20 +0000

This somethingstore perfectly sums up the human need to own worthless crap. Search on ’space junk’ and see the reality of the crap humankind has wreaked upon our universe. Even intelligent lifeforms from other galaxies knows how cluttered we are…disturbing really.