# Amazon buys Woot.com **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 1, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148 "2010-07-01T02:31:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/1 "2010-07-01T02:31:12Z")
Oh, boys and girls, I’m not happy about this! Here is a direct quote from my Wootbot email: “Holy crap! Woot has signed an agreement with Amazon - yes, the Amazon - to become an independent subsidiary of the ecommerce colossus. Woot HQ will remain in Carrollton, Texas, and will operate as autonomously as other Amazon companies like Zappos and Audible.” The reason I’m so unhappy? My hubby and I _like_ Woot (or at least we always have. . .) But my hubby knows how to carry a grudge better than anyone I know, except his father (I’m guessing that’s who he learned it from!) And Amazon turned him down, years ago, for an auctioning right (he’d had an eBay account for a long time, but something about his credit history or _something_ rang the wrong bells with Amazon), and ever since then, he’s refused (I mean _flat out_ refused) to do _any_ business with Amazon. I wanted a Kindle a couple of years ago. Nope. Amazon. Won’t do it. (Yeah, yeah, I know, I’m a grown woman; but some things are _not_ worth risking marital harmony for!) So now, Amazon is acquiring Woot. 'Tis a sad, sad day. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/2 "2010-07-01T02:42:16Z")
Why is he in charge of where you buy stuff from? ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/3 "2010-07-01T02:51:26Z")
Yeah, while I don’t have a significant other who would forbid me from buying from a particular place, I was a little put off by this news as well. I’m a little concerned it’s going to totally change the way Woot! runs. They say it won’t; that they’re still going to be able to run independently, as they always have, and that nothing will change. I hope that’s true, because I love Woot! By the way, I suppose this is a somewhat suitable place to brag that I’m awaiting delivery of my second Bag Of Crap, scored in the last Woot-Off! ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/4 "2010-07-01T03:01:51Z")
Sadly, I once again see myself on the other side of the ignorance abyss. I’ve never heard of [woot.com](http://woot.com). What the hell IS [woot.com](http://woot.com), and why should I be concerned about their being acquired by Amazon? \ ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/5 "2010-07-01T03:08:37Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Yeah, while I don’t have a significant other who would forbid me from buying from a particular place, I was a little put off by this news as well. I’m a little concerned it’s going to totally change the way Woot! runs. They say it won’t; that they’re still going to be able to run independently, as they always have, and that nothing will change. I hope that’s true, because I love Woot! > > By the way, I suppose this is a somewhat suitable place to brag that I’m awaiting delivery of my second Bag Of Crap, scored in the last Woot-Off! You got a Bag Of Crap? You lucky bastard! ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/6 "2010-07-01T03:11:34Z")
[What is Woot?](http://www.woot.com/WhatIsWoot.aspx) In short, it’s a cool online store that sells one item a day. The item goes on sale at midnight central time, and is on sale until the following midnight, or until it sells out. The item can be pretty much anything, from HD TVs, computers, bluetooth headphones, kitchen knife sets, Roombas, etc., and usually at a very nice discount. Every once in a while, they’ll have what’s called a Woot-Off, where instead of selling one item that day, they’ll unload a whole bunch of stuff in limited quantities. As soon as one item sells out, the next one goes on sale. The Woot-Off can last a day or two. It’s a fun, cool, independent site, with a great community, which is why there’s some concern with a mega-company like Amazon taking them over. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/7 "2010-07-01T03:12:45Z")
> [@dogbutler](#): > > You got a Bag Of Crap? You lucky bastard! Thanks! It’s actually my second in about two months, so I’m a _very_ lucky bastard. The last one, sadly, had only true crap in it that immediately got thrown out. Hoping I get better stuffs this time! ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/8 "2010-07-01T03:15:53Z")
A Bag of Crap, for the uninitiated… at some random point during the afore-mentioned Woot-Off, a Bag of Crap goes on sale. They generally only have around 2000 of them for sale, and they sell out in seconds. They’re grab bags, usually of just random, fun crap they have lying around the Woot offices. BUT, some of them will have truly valuable content. People have received Roombas, XBox 360s, and HD TVs as part of their Bag of Craps in the past, and even the lesser ones will often have MP3 players or hard drives and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/9 "2010-07-01T03:32:02Z")
> [@Anamorphic](#): > > Thanks! It’s actually my second in about two months, so I’m a _very_ lucky bastard. I’m pretty sure that if you score a third one (while _some_ of us have been trying without success since 2005) before the rest of us get our first, I’m legally allowed to have you killed. Or at least kicked in the shin. Hope you get some great crap! I’ll be plank grilling some chicken on my newly-arrived woot!-branded cedar planks tomorrow night… ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/10 "2010-07-01T03:41:32Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > I’m pretty sure that if you score a third one (while _some_ of us have been trying without success since 2005) before the rest of us get our first, I’m legally allowed to have you killed. Or at least kicked in the shin. > > Hope you get some great crap! > I’ll be plank grilling some chicken on my newly-arrived woot!-branded cedar planks tomorrow night… It would be justifiable. (Note to self: if I win a 3rd BoC, don’t mention it here…) Let us know how the cedar planks work! I was eyeing those. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/11 "2010-07-01T03:44:31Z")
I’m of two minds about this. I have no particular beef with Amazon, but I _like_ Woot’s independent streak. I haven’t bought anything off them in a while, but they’re always so much fun. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/12 "2010-07-01T03:46:09Z")
Is there a place that one can see a list of what has been wooted in the past? There is currently an iPod nano on woot. I’m curious as to what types of items they woot. ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/13 "2010-07-01T03:48:36Z")
So this is a bad thread to mention that I’ve gotten 4 so far? 🙂 In my defense, only one of those was a woot-off, two were april fools and one was from a Woot Birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/14 "2010-07-01T03:51:10Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Is there a place that one can see a list of what has been wooted in the past? > > There is currently an iPod nano on woot. I’m curious as to what types of items they woot. Yup! From the main page, click on “Community”, and a list of past items will come up. The last Woot-Off was on the 24th, so you’ll see a whole bunch of items that were sold that day, some of… less than impressive quality. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/15 "2010-07-01T03:52:14Z")
> [@dzeiger](#): > > So this is a bad thread to mention that I’ve gotten 4 so far? 🙂 > > In my defense, only one of those was a woot-off, two were april fools and one was from a Woot Birthday. Wow, congrats! Have you gotten anything especially nice? ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/16 "2010-07-01T04:31:13Z")
I don’t really know Woot, but Amazon bought Zappos? Are they going to keep Endless? Zappos has become steadily more expensive over the years, I hope they’ll come down again. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/17 "2010-07-01T04:38:57Z")
hmpf. I like woot!'s “personal” business model. Now they’re just another arm of another mega-corp. \ ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/18 "2010-07-01T05:07:32Z")
I guess in honor of the acquisition, woot is selling Kindles today. $150. That’s $40 cheaper than Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/19 "2010-07-01T05:07:33Z")
Obviously in honor of today’s announcement, the Woot that just went up is a new Kindle for only $149.99 (plus $5 shipping). That’s a good deal! ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148/20 "2010-07-01T05:10:33Z")
I’m SURE this means I will never have the chance to get a Bandolier of Carrots. Hrmph. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-buys-woot-com/545148.md?page=2)