AI vs Human IRK Reveal (May 2025)
20I can’t be the first, can I? I might just be overlooking a thread. But here goes:
I received my IRK today. I believe it was packed by AI and not a human, because it had a neat little blue pad of air pillows at the bottom as well as a few standard packs of Texas air at the top. Human IRKs usually rely on the cushioning aspects of natural air present in the box.
Here it is:
- Pogo South America travel adapter
- Pogo All In One Universal Adapter, can’t wait to be able to charge my phone on a UFO if I ever get abducted
- 12 pack of Roar Plus Berry Lemonade, hopes are not high based on the cherry limeade
- 2pk of medium Tommy John boxer briefs
- Aqua Joe multi nozzle and soap dispensing hose gun, might be cool, might be junk, but excited to try and find out
- Halfmoon Bay Peace & Love candle set. Apparently peace smells like fresh linen and love smells like satsumas.
- Virginia Tech themed IRK bag
A pretty solidly meh IRK. Nothing I hate, nothing I love, but overall positive. Thanks, Meh!
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Hooboy… this does not bode well. The IRK bag is the only thing in your IRK, @djslack, that I can get the least bit excited about. I suppose I would keep the South American adapter in case I ever visit my friends in Argentina, but I’d likely never remember where I put it by the time I decide to go there. Defintely meh, but more regretful. I can’t wait for my IRK.
@ItalianScallion Not a fan of candles? I had to look up satsuma but I bet it smells nice.
@ItalianScallion @sammydog01 In theory - but I don’t like the smell of either one. Sad because I like that they’re soy.
@sammydog01 Not really. Just not my thing.
Nice! I haven’t even gotten a ship notice yet and I’m just down the road from the warehouse
@ironcheftoni They are waiting until someone needs to run an errand in your area before they throw it in your yard.
@djslack LET’S GO HOKIES!
@sammydog01 I agree Va Tech ones of course!
The eye masks are actually nice too. I bought them a few months ago. My May 16th (happened to be my birthday) IRK is still processing.
@Kristine516 I managed to leave those off the list. Yes, my wife took them as soon as she saw them.
Best box I’ve got in a while.
1-15 piece set of Calphalon knives (already set up in the kitchen)
1-pocket hose (don’t need another hose, will offer to kids)
1-2 solar firework lights (will set up at front porch)
1-2 pack of men’s boxers (offered to daughters boyfriend)
1-irk bag (will add to the grocery bag collection)
Thanks meh! No regerts.
Drum roll please…
And I got an open box with some TX air stuck to the tape. There was even two rows of tape across the top. Unfortunately most of it missed one of the flaps. Nothing else in there. Because there was some bagged TX air there I presume there was at least one nice thing in there besides an irk bag (I like getting irk bags).
@Kidsandliz oh NO!
@Kyeh I know!!! This doesn’t happen very often to people so in that respect I was just randomly unlucky. One other time, years ago, I had an open box but there was a rolled up door mat that was stuck to the tape and prevented stuff from falling out (well some stuff might have fallen out but there was enough in that fuko that would have been hard to justify complaining about what might have been in there that did or did not fall out).
@Kidsandliz Geeez. You don’t think someone in the complex swiped the contents?
@Kidsandliz That really sucks. I wish the shipping department would be more conscientious about making sure the boxes are sealed properly. A lot of my orders show up half open because the tape doesn’t even go over the ends of the flaps. Customer service should do something for you, send another IRK or something.
@Kidsandliz oh no! Hopefully CS makes it right for you.
@Kyeh A thief inside the building is not very likely. I am at the end of the hall around 2 corners from the elevator. And there are security cameras in the hall. Around here the entire box would walk if something was going to walk. Faster and safer for the thief. We really haven’t had a box theft problem since some guy here died of a likely fentanyl overdose.
Last night I contacted customer service to let them know what happened.
@Kidsandliz
That really sucks, I hope they send you a new box.
YES! Customer service comes to the rescue.
/showme good-navigable-burn
Mine is an exact dupe of @djslack’s, if his universal power plug is also red. I’ll try the sprayer, save the plugs for some trip someday, try the eye masks, give the briefs to my brother, and probably give away the candles and drink powder.
Thanks, Meh!
@Kyeh it’s red, indeed. Hello twin!
Oh yes, the berry lemonade is like 2% better than the cherry limeade. Still far from good IMO.
@djslack @Kyeh thanks guys for saving me the effort of a photo, same exact thing here. I’m happy about the candles and they’re even unbroken.
@Kyeh @sammydog01 the candles were amazingly well packed, so they come off as high end.
@djslack @sammydog01 My candles are perfect condition also. I recently met someone who assembles gift baskets to silent auction for a school scholarship fund; I bet she’d love them.
Mine came today. I got:
1 LaView Wi-Fi smart 2K outdoor camera
1 AquaJoe soap sprayer hose nozzle thingie
1 package 24K gold eye masks
1 king size “Italian luxury” comforter
1 IRK bag
Surprisingly regret-free. Thanks, Meh!
@Pony
Very nice haul indeed.
Irk arrived today!
Sonic facial brush that someone wrote IRK on the box
Thermometer
South America power adapter. I have coworkers that travel that I can gift to
Bluetooth speaker, it box but took it out for photo purposes
Grey with blue irk bag. New color.
Also new kitty Ladybird says thanks for the new box toy!
@ironcheftoni What a beautiful kitty!
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh agree, she has amazing eyes
@Kyeh @tinamarie1974 thank you! I had to say goodbye to my sweet calico, Missy two months ago. I wasn’t sure about getting another but this one was a dumped kitty found by friends in east Texas. Squeaker has been really accepting of her but he’s pretty sure she’s the little sister he didn’t ask for.
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh I am both veey sorry and happy for you all at once.
@Kyeh @tinamarie1974 thank you. Missy was almost made it to 18 years. She was declining with kidney and thyroid issues. I had her for 12 years. My inheritance from my aunt and uncle when they passed away.
@ironcheftoni @tinamarie1974 Oh, I’m really sorry about Missy. But very glad this little beauty showed up - who would abandon such a lovely cat?!
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh @tinamarie1974
She is a really pretty cat.
Completely unregretable!
Calphalon 1.5qt sauce pan
Cellulite reducing & body toning device
LED light therapy eye mask
24k gold eye masks (30 pair)
Brown/orange bag
Thanks!!
@cbilyak
That light therapy mask is supossed to be a really nice one. I’ve been kinda hoping they send it to me. I got one of the cellulite things too but I’m having a hard time getting it to work. I was really excited to get that too.
@cbilyak Wow! That one looks great!
I just got my shipping notice today! Instant regret incoming!
@milstarr I sure hope it’s
!
@Kyeh That would be great!
But it’ll be ok whatever it is. 
@Kyeh @milstarr I used to hope it was luggage and then I got three sets in the last two years.
@EdgarAllenPope @milstarr I’ve gotten several women’s coats; only one fits me.
I feel lucky indeed!
The lock is worth 250 and the cameras are 130! Crazy! The 1X leggings are more like women’s medium, likely made overseas, then there is an adapter for traveling to South America and a very lightweight emergency lantern. Wow just wow. Thanks Meh!
@Dakini wry nice irk!
these seem pretty good what went wrong here
@jouest Looks like @milstarr has mucked it up!
@jouest @yakkoTDI
I’ll gladly take the blame for decent irks!
@jouest
You forgot to add this to your post:
There, fixed it for you.
A totally decent IRK to start off the summer.
Baker’s (cleaner’s?) dozen of green Beauty Threadz washcloths
1 pair Lifestyle Advanced Reign headphones
1 Limitless Tiki light/speaker
1 AquaJoe sprayer
1 IRK bag in tasteful? Detroit Lions Honolulu blue and silver
Thanks, mercatalyst!
If you are a petite Christian woman who likes Halloween, my IRK is for you!
Contents:
Lighted “Trick or Treat” gravestone
Lighted religious cross with fake holly
Women’s leggings - size XS
Polyester cable-knit pull-over hat
Angel Eyes eyeshadow primer/base
Flowerdose plumping lip and eye serum
Quench Micro Water Complex Miracle Body Scrub
IRK bag
I’m keeping the gravestone and the IRK bag and either giving away to family/friends or donating to charity the rest of it. All in all, it’s a pretty meh IRK to me.
Let me add that if anyone here wants anything from my IRK that I don’t want, whisper me and I’ll send it to you.
![I got mine a few days ago but I’ve been busy trying to find something to wear to today and tomorrow’s double funeral. My dads sister and her son died. Anyways I got
Thanks meh for a great irk
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@Star2236 Condolences to you and your family. Hang in there.
@Star2236 Love that cutting board. So very sorry for your loss.
@Star2236 That is hard. One funeral is hard enough but to have two is even harder (my mom’s is on June 28th so people will have time to get cheaper airfares to come).
And it is a shame about no money in the irk bag. Might want to go to the blame thread for that.
@Star2236 You and your family have my sincere condolences and sympathy. A double funeral is a tough thing to handle.
What the heck, did nobody get one or is nobody posting?
@Star2236 They are probably slow in coming due to memorial day, weather in parts of the country…
I think I’ve skipped the last few. I was always happy spending 5-10 on regret. $40 is too expensive for regret when you have three “small” humans in sports.
@sillyheathen
I get that.
Pretty good and no dissapointment
Size med flannel pj pants (niece claimed them)
Protein shake cup (mom)
S America converter
Twin mattress protector (mom)
And my favorite a microderm thingy woo hoo!!!
And of course a beautiful meh bag.
My irk came today and while there was no luggage there was also no regret. My kitchen scale just stopped working this week. I received a Cuisanart stainless steel scale and bowl in my irk. Perfect timing and works well. I also got a shaker bottle (donate), a gray irk bag, a envaincu face mask laser thing that does different colors for different skin problems (unopened), and a thing you plug into your phone to capture videos. I don’t quite understand that one because doesn’t everyone’s phone already take video? But ok I’ll figure it out or donate it. A good irk all around.
Thanks meh!
@milstarr That kitchen scale is a great score!
@milstarr
I was hoping for the face mask laser thing, I got a sonic cleansing brush instead.
@Star2236 I’m definitely going to try it. I’ll let you know if I notice anything.
@Kyeh It came at a perfect time too!
@milstarr @Star2236 They’re selling the face mask things on Morningsave right now (LED, though, not laser.)
@milstarr
Yeah let me know.
SA power adapter
Pulse oximeter
Lever lock
Facial brush
Civil war colored bag
Got my replacement irk today (for the box that came empty). THANK YOU MEH!!
This irk (outside of the bag) was all morningsave stuff:
gray and blue irk bag
@Kidsandliz Really nice!
Got mine today- open but seemingly unused knife set, a travel adapter for S America, a pair of Champion tortoise shell sunglasses, size L boxers (new, thank god), and a brand new fluffy faux fur throw.
We’ll probably try out the knives. I’d be curious to hear from anyone who got them from Sidedeal. My husband has claimed the sunnies as his car sunglasses. The throw is in great gifting condition. The boxers and adapter will be donated.
@jcpseattle
Thank god the boxers are new lol
1Grey w/ Blue Print IRK Bag - Love this color combo!
1POGO Travel Adapter - Europe - Will donate.
1VaVerto Contour Memory Foam Pillow - Will try it out.
1Romp Wipe Your Paws - Donate to friends with doggie.
1AquaJoe Garden Hose-Powered Spray Gun - Has terrible reviews on Amazon so will warn donator.
1Winter Lane Illuminated Table Decor - another donation.
Lots of fun! Thanks Meh & Sidedeal.
@fjp999 That pillow looks neat. I hope it works out and is comfortable. Good pillows are hard to find. Well, for me anyway.
@milstarr Just put it out to expand and it seems very nice. The only benefit of having Chronic Fatigue is I can sleep with any pillow
@fjp999 @milstarr Maybe the chronic fatigue is from something else, but have you checked yourself for sleep apnea? A friend of mine went years being able to fall asleep anywhere anytime, and then got diagnosed with the apnea.
@Kyeh I was diagnosed over a decade ago after a very rough and long treatment for Hep C. I am “undetectable” but the treatment messed up many of my systems. I have been tested for everything… they did find that I have a very mild sleep apnea which my body naturally resolves by turning onto my side.
@fjp999 Oh, wow - I’m sorry to hear that! But I guess at least you don’t have to wear a C-pap mask.
@Kyeh The doc that ordered the sleep study didnt even read the study findings and put me on a C-pap but that didnt last too long! That thing was not for me… I eventually asked the doc to read the study… I hate the medical system!
@fjp999 @Kyeh for some reason when people have trouble they always put them on a mask. And then they don’t wear it. They can’t get comfortable in it Etc if people put on pillows instead compliance goes up significantly
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 Ugh, I don’t think I’d be able to stand it, it seems so confining.
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Kyeh I was diagnosed about 8 years ago. I will say the first few months was difficult. It was hard to get comfortable w the mask and I seemed to take it off in my sleep, finding in on the floor the next morning. That said it got better every week.
I was set up w a nasal mask and have switched models a few times over the years to smaller and smaller models. The only challenge I have is that I am short/petite and seem to be in between kids and adult sized things (think crutches, neck braces, those crazy boots when you break your ankle, and yup cpap masks) so finding one that would sit right on my face wasy biggest issue.
I wanted to succed because the nights where I kept it on I would wake up feeling amazing. Eight years later I happily wear mine every single night.
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @tinamarie1974 Well, that’s good to know! Also happy to see you posting because that means you weren’t affected by the latest tornadoes in St. Louis that they were reporting on the news!
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Kyeh all good, thanks
storms were directly north of me. Family is safe and sound.
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @tinamarie1974 Whew!
@Cerridwyn @Kyeh @tinamarie1974 I forget how long I tried… horrible memories… maybe 2 months.I also found it off my face and on the bed next to me often. Glad you were able to make it work for you @tinamarie1974
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Kyeh
. Sorry your experience wasnt more positive.
@tinamarie1974 Thanks so much
Super excited about mine! Past ones were fairly meh but this is awesome.
I’m super excited! Thanks Meh!
POPSOCKETS! SPA KITS! POLLY POCKETS! AWESOME!
Oh and I forgot to mention it was shipped in the knife box, which seems to have been a return, as a different address paper was taped to it and cut off, and the tape was crazy haha
@majorpun
That’s really cool it has the sharpener built in.
@Star2236 yeah! really neat. Hadn’t even considered that as a possibility
Thank you Meh!!
Aw, I sat out this time, because there wasn’t anything I needed from the mehrathon and I knew I was ordering a Retro-A-Go-Go mystery box for around the same price and it seemed imprudent to spread my possible luck around like that. But people are getting pretty good stuff and I’m SUPER envious, congrats to all!
@mossygreen I can send you my tabletop lighted Christmas cross… please… PLEASE?
If I hadn’t gotten past my IRK jealously, my skin tone would be pretty much permanently green with envy. But still I can’t resist. Help me, somebody!
@ItalianScallion @mossygreen You don’t do a White Elephant Gift Exchange anywhere? Because it would be great for that!
@Kyeh @mossygreen The only place I do a gift exchange is here.
But if I did a white elephant one, I don’t know if I could bring myself to use the Christmas cross for it. I’m sure it would be quite amusing, possibly too amusing for a Christian.
@ItalianScallion @mossygreen Maybe - but some people might sincerely like it, you never know …
@mossygreen What is a
Retro-A-Go-Go mystery box?
@Kyeh @mossygreen
i had no idea but google is your frind
https://www.retroagogo.com/
and i am guessing it is their BoC/IRK