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COTD "Pressure Cooker" Sale - ASUS Eee PC / GHD Hair Straightener for $199 + Others

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COTD "Pressure Cooker" Sale - ASUS Eee PC / GHD Hair Straightener for $199 + Others
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msbluberry on 17/08/2009 - 12:55 catchoftheday.com.au (4238 clicks)
Last edited 26/08/2009 - 00:24 by 1 other user

Hi guys, COTD is having another sale similar to a baitathon, this time called a Pressure Cooker (very appropriate name :P) Its on midday 25th of August, at the moment there are two items: GHD limtited edition straightener at $199, and an Asus EEE PC at $199. I'm not sure which model it is as it doesn't state, but I believe that is still pretty cheap.

Keen to see what other items they are going to have, and how the servers will go this time. Not an offer for the faint hearted!

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  • bunky on 25/08/2009 - 19:00

    Canon IXUS80IS Digital Camera
    As Seen in Catalogs for $299!

    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 19:29

      and nobody wants it!

      640 x 480 video recording for just under $200 - not the best of bargains. Some of the reviews say the flash recharge can be upto 4 sec!

      • anthony on 25/08/2009 - 19:46

        Some of the reviews say the flash recharge can be upto 4 sec!

        Pretty normal for a point and shoot i would have thought.

        Though the flash recharge time does depend on the batteries you use.

      • DVDGuy on 25/08/2009 - 19:57

        Same camera can be had for under $240 at quite a few online stores, and comes with a bonus bag as well. This probably explains why it's still available as I type this.

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 19:56

    what's next the twitter page isn't refreshing

    • anthony on 25/08/2009 - 19:58

      Twitter works, no mention of the next product

      • moo on 25/08/2009 - 19:59

        So it is probably something small, eg. DVD :D

    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 19:59

      Don't worry cotd is frozen as well :)

  • Broden on 25/08/2009 - 19:59

    Deal or No Deal - Interactive DVD Game. FREE! Just pay shipping.

    Bah! I want my Wii!

    • anthony on 25/08/2009 - 20:01

      There must be a lot of these sitting in a warehouse somewhere.

  • moo on 25/08/2009 - 20:00

    Deal or no deal :)

  • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 20:00

    Deal or No Deal DVD

    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 20:03
      +5

      NO DEAL :)

  • chichi on 25/08/2009 - 20:01

    Deal or No Deal

  • ktks on 25/08/2009 - 20:04

    No deal No deal. Arrggh~!!!!

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 20:07
    +1

    I'm raising my arms above my head and forming them into an large X.

  • universe93 on 25/08/2009 - 20:13

    I wonder how many of these games they have, cause it came up twice during baitathon. too many i assume.

    • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 20:22

      lol, they will probably expecting them to be snapped up quickly (being free and all), and ordered 5000 units. They're only selling 10 every biathlon/cathathon etc lol. looks like we will have these for a few more sales :P lol

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 20:17

    lol looks like they're gonna make us wait all night for the wii's

  • ShortyX on 25/08/2009 - 20:18

    Sweet…I love Deal or No Deal.

    Bought 3 for $9.90!

    DEAL ANDREW…DEAL!!!!!!!!!

  • moo on 25/08/2009 - 20:20
    +1

    I actually have a copy of this game. To be perfectly honest, this game actually is quite CRAP. Why?

    • 1) Well it is a 2+ player game for starters. If you are a loner, this game isn't catered for your demographics ;)
    • 2) It doesn't highlight the case which you have already selected previously
    • 3) The game is extremely cheesy, you will get sick of the same repetitive comments by the host
    • 4) This game can fit into an envelope with 55cents stamp (in comparison to the postage cost CoTD is charging)

    So my review is, stay clear of this game.

    • ShortyX on 25/08/2009 - 20:31

      Thanks for the review mate…oh well…it'll be good for a laugh with friends. I have the board game and it'd be worse than this DVD game.

    • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 20:31

      ahhh i also don't have friends, should stay away then ;)

    • daydream on 25/08/2009 - 20:57
      +2

      Want a version of the game free? Shuffle some playing cards with a joker in it. Now pick a card and hope it isn't the joker. Exciting isn't it and you don't have to hear Andrew O'Keefe's over hyped quips! 1-4 players Aged 5 & over. No batteries required ;-)

  • herbie_ford on 25/08/2009 - 20:23

    The must have a fair few every time i push refresh a new buyer pops up

  • so_fetch on 25/08/2009 - 20:26

    damn i just got one :(

  • covert on 25/08/2009 - 20:47

    Bloody web server is always hammered and you can never actually buy anything….

  • bargrin on 25/08/2009 - 20:47

    Anybody know if you get 50% off shipping if you buy two diffrent hourly catches ?

    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 20:51

      Sweet Dreams!

  • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 20:50

    just saw CRAPathon starts tomorrow at COTD!

  • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 20:51

    Nintendo DS is next

  • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 20:52

    todayscatch Up Next on Pressure Cooker: Nintendo DS Lite Mario Bros. Bundle Pack. $99

  • so_fetch on 25/08/2009 - 20:55

    Ds next

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:02

    i want one

  • ejsteven on 25/08/2009 - 21:03

    The internet exploded.

  • Broden on 25/08/2009 - 21:03

    Giving a negative. This is ridiculous.

  • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:03

    I heard it is a blank screen with words "Waiting for…" at the bottom.

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:04

    rage it's not loading. Curse you cotd for getting our hopes up.

  • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:05

    nothing loading for me

  • suchislife12 on 25/08/2009 - 21:05

    got one

    • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:06

      Well done!

    • neosin on 25/08/2009 - 21:10

      i call bs!

      I have 3 comps running and i can't even get onto the main page so how can u get through like 5 pages in a row is beyond me…

    • pbjabba on 25/08/2009 - 21:12

      Shenanigans!

  • Clivey In Space on 25/08/2009 - 21:05

    cant even get the subscribe page LOL. Just waiting, waiting……

  • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:06
    +2

    What I don't understand is that after 5-7 min, you will get a message "SOLD OUT" - I kinda wonder if this is for real or if COTD is just rebooting their server on the hour!

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:06
    +1

    btw unless the poster is a rep of COTD i don't think it's fair to vote neg cause COTD have shit servers.

    • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:07
      +1

      couldn't agree more, I think we all know the deal by now

      • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 21:08
        -2

        that is a risk you take by posting "COTD bargains"

      • [Deactivated] on 26/08/2009 - 05:30

        The deal is we all vote neg when their servers go down. It's the way it's always been. It's the way it's always gonna be.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 21:07

    site is dead

  • applebyte on 25/08/2009 - 21:07

    the internets are broken

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 21:09

    I'd say the sites not overloaded but they've put up that page in the sites place for now.

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:09
    +1

    its a risk with most bargains not just COTD

  • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:10

    at least I finally got "Our Servers are Currently Filled to Capacity
    Please Try Again in a Few Minutes, or Subscribe Below" after 10 mins of nothing
    .

    I feel special lol

  • daydream on 25/08/2009 - 21:12
    +4

    Their site runs on a Nintendo DS ;-)

    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:13
      +1

      I don't think so, no one is getting response it must be running on a dead duck!

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 21:12

    got to "bite me" then timed out, lol

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:13

    lol daydream. I get half an half, half the time its page load error other half it's Please try again.

  • ShortyX on 25/08/2009 - 21:15

    All gone

    • pbjabba on 25/08/2009 - 21:17

      for reals? i never even made it to the homepage once… :(

      edit: finally loaded, SOLD OUT. What a joke, i refuse to believe that during that massive clusterfuck at least 100 people managed to complete the entire checkout process…

    • neosin on 25/08/2009 - 21:19
      -1

      ok that's mother f'en bs!

      how can 100(or 200) people go through like 5 pages in a row! when everyone here can't even get to the main page once?

      SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      • WaywardOne on 25/08/2009 - 21:20

        Agreed!

      • herbie_ford on 25/08/2009 - 21:39
        +1

        It's all about timing i find best to push refresh wen there is 9 secs to go the have credit card details ready and be super quick the pages in there don't crash as quick as the main page but still quick I was able to see the last item but didnt want a DS so didnt click bite me but that was my trick last one where i got everything i wanted (wii wii fitand others.
        Just be quick and get lucky with ur refresh

        Main prob is there are people who set up programs on heaps of computers to refresh there page heaps to try get it. dam nerds

  • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:16

    I'm getting the "servers are filled" message on FF, but absolutely nothing on IE

  • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:16

    I can tell you that the server is officially dead - no ping response

  • WaywardOne on 25/08/2009 - 21:18

    OK is it just luck or is there some sort of browser addon that continually hammers the server? I don't get it — why did I miss out?

    EDIT: I got the homepage twice, but "server full" from there

  • ktks on 25/08/2009 - 21:18

    Finito

  • rewstar on 25/08/2009 - 21:18

    Sold Out in 19 min

  • neosin on 25/08/2009 - 21:19
    +3

    how can 100(or 200) people go through like 5 pages in a row! when everyone here can’t even get to the main page once?

    SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    WHO'S WITH ME!!!!! WOOOOT!

    • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 21:58

      I don't think everyone is a fair call… I've managed to get through. And how is it a scam?

  • Chernobyl on 25/08/2009 - 21:20

    Sold out :(

  • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:20

    RAGE omg i finally get on and it says sold out. DAMN YOU COTD.

  • applebyte on 25/08/2009 - 21:20

    Yup, just as I go to check out… SOLD OUT

  • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:20

    I still have a soft spot for CoTD as it was their first baitathon fiasco that brought me here to ozbargain. Since then I have purchased a few from them and even more from the other deals I have found through OzBargain. So I take these sort of deals from Cotd as a bit of fun now.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 21:20

    sold out!

    oh well cant complain I did buy my mrs a GHD this morning!

  • universe93 on 25/08/2009 - 21:21

    Heh, just got it loaded only to get sold out. Oh well!

  • covert on 25/08/2009 - 21:23

    I got all the way to paypal, confirmed in paypal and back to the subscription page on the server. What a rip.. And not DS.

    • crotchoftheday on 25/08/2009 - 21:33

      Same here. COTD got my address from PayPal but not the sale. wtf!?

  • ktks on 25/08/2009 - 21:23

    Please shout out if anyone got one. Just curious.

  • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:24

    There is no "deal not available for COTD Staff" - I suspect, it was all ordered from within COTD!!!

  • pinkstone on 25/08/2009 - 21:25
    -1

    BS!

  • msbluberry on 25/08/2009 - 21:26
    +1

    Just because you miss out does not make it any less of a bargain. If Big W or some other store had the same thing there would be heaps of people that would miss out.

    • BarginHunter on 25/08/2009 - 21:34

      Some people can't seem to understand that.

    • pbjabba on 25/08/2009 - 21:42

      True, but I still reserve the right to rage about missing out on the internets :)

  • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:26

    ok, so what's next?? :)

    • very glad I got a full bottle of scotch for the night!
    • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:27

      Does it make the "waiting" sign disappear on the screen?

      • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:30

        You get a waiting sign??? I get nuffin!!! What are you drinking? Maybe I need to change.

  • shaun-o on 25/08/2009 - 21:30

    What a load of bull****. How do I change my vote from + to - ? I waited ALL ******* day for the DS.

    • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 21:34

      on the top, select votes, find yours, then retract vote.

      from memory you can only withdraw your vote, u can't swap it. but ud have to check.

    • ShortyX on 25/08/2009 - 21:34

      On the bargain page, click on votes top right. You can revoke your vote there.

  • o555o on 25/08/2009 - 21:33

    Has anybody else noticed that last caught is constantly changing although the Sold Out sign is there since 21:20!!

    • [Deactivated] on 25/08/2009 - 21:37

      julieclune username was last purchaser. seems she got the last DS

  • ShortyX on 25/08/2009 - 21:34

    Ahhh…good old COTD sales. Brings out the best in people…

  • skinny on 25/08/2009 - 21:37

    The last person is still "julieclune" for the last few minutes..

    • o555o on 25/08/2009 - 21:41

      Noticed atleast 6 name changes since the sold out sign appeared. Latest name appeared about 6 min ago.

  • bctransit on 25/08/2009 - 21:45

    don't expect anything from COTD

  • Davo1111 on 25/08/2009 - 21:49

    wii is next.

    • Megan on 25/08/2009 - 21:53

      Everyone ready? :) :)

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