Neatorama Mystery Sale Update

Well, no, I really can't tell what that is. Could be because I am a gadget n00b. It may be a DVD set, a phone, or an iPod, maybe?

I have that CD, but I have no idea what exactly that is, either.

I'm so sad I missed the sale! I love mysteries. And sales. I'll be more watchful for the next one...

I'm pretty sure it's an iTouch, guys. Maybe an iPhone, but I'm banking on an iTouch.

Oh my god, people, LOOK AT THE BOX! If you look at the top left corner of the picture on the box you can clearly see the word IPOD.

Woogie, I've looked and looked, and even put my bifocals on, and cannot make out any lettering. But I'll take your word for it.

Apparently, the mystery box will forever remain a mystery to some ... :)

not all of us are under the ispell.

When you gonna do another mystery sale?

I got a n-e-a-t-o t-shirt

That isn't an iTouch! That's a Ipod Touch.

Did you mean the Logitech iTouch keyboard or the Pasen iTouch media player which is white and not really easily confused with this one?

I got a tshirt, which was kind of a bummer. I was hoping for something cooler. Since it's a women's shirt, and it's really thin and kinda cheapy feeling.

Women's fit is actually a Bella Shirt, which is a pretty high quality t-shirt. It's thinner than the regular t-shirt, but wholesale price it's actually a lot more expensive. :)

@Alice: we don't announce the mystery sale beforehand, so you've just got to be ready for it ...

I gots me a couple of Neat-O-Rama-lama-ding-dong t-shirts! Rock on! Thanks Neat-O-Rama! :)

Wow. That reminds me...my bro-in-law and Sis never did bring those shirts I got from you Alex! :p

OMG I got the iPod Touch! Thanks, Neatorama!

I got a t-shirt. Ah well. Better luck next time.

3 orders, 3 shirts, 2 the same :/

I found out from lumpy that it was ordered under two different names. We made sure that if you ordered multiple items they were all different.

I bought two mystery boxes and used them as Christmas gifts for me and my husband. We were expecting at least a t-shirt or maybe stickers, but we got a kids plastic princess crown and a cheap ugly belt with a crown on it. As you can imagine it was a big wtf? for us. It felt like a total rip off.

I thought that the value of the content of the box had to be at least $9.95 (which is the cost of the mystery box) but I bet that the price of the crown and the belt together cost less than that. It didn't ruin our Christmas because luckily we had more presents but we were extremely disappointed. I don't think I will be buying a mystery box for Neatorama again.

@gaby - your issue has to do with the November 2008 Mystery Sale, of which I responded here.

Though the tiaras and belts are actually quite expensive (worth $9.95 retail, believe me), I do acknowledge that they don't seem very Neatorama-ish to some of you. Got that - we will definitely learn from this experience to improve the next Mystery Sale.

Please note that positive or negative, your comments are listed here for everyone to read.

Well, gaby, you're not the only one with a 'wtf' feeling. I looked forward to my Neatorama Mystery Sale, and now I feel ripped off in a major way. I didn't even get a tiara, which would have been amusing to give to a friend. No... I got 'Strawz'. Connectible Drinking Straws. Which you know, might be amusing if I was three. It looks cheap and the packing is cheap. I showed all my friends, and my family, and they are all in agreement with me - it looks like something that came from a dollar store. What a rip-off. Oh, and yeah, I know... it's worth $9.99 from ThinkGeek. And if anyone wants a set, they're 'available'. I wonder why.