October Spooky IRK Reveal
14Received mine Wednesday p.m.
- 2 Meh knitted beanies
- A 4-pack of wireless light bars with remote (nice!)
- A 2-pack of Truman’s after shave balm
- A NuvoMed powered hand massager ( that could double as a torture device – had to try it and an hour later still had what looked like acupuncture marks on my non-dominant hand – and that was on the medium intensity setting with no heat)
- The obligatory(?) IRK bag in Halloween(?) colors ( maroon/purple bg with orange design).
Definitely worth my cost (I maxed out my refund with Mehrathon purchases).
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Got mine just a bit ago:
2 Meh knitted beanies
2 Truman’s after shave balm
1 RCA OTC hearing aids
1 ONN Drive cup holder phone mount
IRK doll!!!
IRK Halloween bag
Thanks Sidedeal & Meh staff
/giphy Making neighbors happy!
@fjp999 I wish I had both an Irk doll and a Chucky doll to keep each other company on a shelf for Halloween.
One might survive.
@fjp999 @phendrick I can’t wait to put up my irk plushies in the new building. I also have the Windigo I’m making swings for her and irk that will hang in my studio space. Maybe I’ll make one for the scare bear too! @koolhandjoe is representing in Oregon!
@fjp999 @Koolhandjoe @phendrick @sillyheathen I have one of his pieces in the middle of my dining table right now. I miss him
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Koolhandjoe @phendrick same. I found the Medusa lamp I started for the spooky challenge a few years ago. I’m going to have to finish her when the shop is done as well. I also have the zombie lamp which @phrog kindly bestowed upon me. It’s going to be a creepy funny place when I’m done.
@fjp999 @Koolhandjoe @phendrick @PHRoG @sillyheathen Kool kool
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Koolhandjoe @phendrick @sillyheathen pics or it didn’t happen!!
(that was an awesome lamp too!)
LEGOS! EGGOS! STRATEGO! AWESOME!
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Koolhandjoe @phendrick @PHRoG I can’t wait to create the spaces! It’ll be like American horror story meets Alice in wonderland?
@Cerridwyn @fjp999 @Koolhandjoe @phendrick @PHRoG @sillyheathen
And I can’t wait to see pics!
Me and most everyone else here…! 
🧌
Mine just arrived this afternoon.
Nonni’s Gingerbread Biscotti exp. 6/23/24. Will eat if first one is o.k.
Wow got something fresh.
Hello Kitty Cup o Noodles exp. 6/1/25. At least these are a year “fresher“ than the biscotti. Bought the package version in May.
5 Kind chocolate chewy bars exp. 1/20/26.
Odyssey Toys Tabletop Soccer. Perfect for donating to the library during Toy Drive in December.
2 boxes eye patches. 30 count each. Will use for my baggy eyes. Will go with the 20 pack I got in an earlier IRK.
Urban Expressions Kelly green credit card holder mini purse. Give to friend’s daughter.
Kelly green IRK bag.
Thank you meh. Not too hot. Not too cold. It’s actually just right for the $10.01
@rcwbbb I still have some of those bisciotti in both gingerbread and pumpkin spice. And am still occasionally eating one or two for breakfast. But, warning. Mine are teeth-bresking hard as is. Dunk them in coffee, if you can tolerate soggy. I go the opposite and drop a spoonful of coffee onto one and then take a bite. Then repeat. They’re still sweet.
Also still have a few of those noodle cups. They’re somewhere between OK and Meh. Mohk?
@phendrick That’s for the warning/suggestion. I live 2 blocks away from a Starbucks and will bring those during my usual visits. That box of six should go quickly.
Not holding out high hopes for the Hello Kitty noodles but thankfully there’s only six. The Hello Kitty noodle packages (not in a cup) in the A-Sha Ramen Variety I got in May were pretty decent. Have 1/2 of that assortment left.
@rcwbbb I received those eye things in a past IRK, love them. Especially when I had an allergic reaction to something and my face swelled, they were instrumental in making my eyes look like myself again rather than the 99 year old lady the allergy caused.
Except for a siren/keypad that goes with a Kangaroo security system I don’t have, the rest of my Irk seems potentially useful.
•2 bottles of Truman’s aftershave balm (I’ll see if my brother wants them)
•A charger desk stand
•Perricone “No Makeup Blush”
And three modes of fighting pain - I hope Irk isn’t predicting anything?
•2 shapes of cold therapy “Pain Cakes”
•An elbow, shoulder & knee heated air massager (looks like a return, so might not work.)
Also a Hokie colors Irk bag. Thanks, Meh!
@Kyeh Maybe Irk is predicting a GOOD thing for you, old age, along with some occasional booboos? (Experience talking here.)
@phendrick Well, that’s a positive view of it, I’ll take it.
@Kyeh Also, on the siren: If you or a friend hsveva
@phendrick
hsveva?
@Kyeh Well, that got mangled as my internet went out for a bit. I was saying that the siren possibly could be turned into a carried personal alarm, if powered by a suitable battery hookup.
From Googlr AI:
AI Overview
Yes, a Kangaroo Siren + Keypad can be used as a personal alarm, as it is a device that emits a loud siren to deter intruders and alert people nearby, and can be manually activated. It is designed as part of a home security system, but its functions—a loud siren, arm/disarm control, and a panic button—make it suitable for personal safety use as well, notes Lowe’s and Kangaroo Home Security.
How it works as a personal alarm
Personal activation: The keypad includes a panic button for immediate activation, or you can use a paired Key Tag to trigger the alarm. Kangaroo Home Security.
Loud deterrent: The siren is designed to be loud enough to scare off potential intruders and attract the attention of neighbors.
Said it was possible, no details on powering that I saw. Maybe simple to power with a battery wired to it. Maybe they were only considering it mountrd in the home. Also noted its 81 dB, so not close to your ears!
@phendrick Oh, hah - I was trying to puzzle out what word might have misheard by speech to text but couldn’t.
That all sounds pretty challenging to figure out; if I wanted to practice with it, it sounds like it would freak out my neighbors!
Meh knit hat - will keep. Thanks meh.
Purple and orange meh bag - add to my bag collection.
2 boxes with Kangaroo security system accessories that are useless without the security system (which apparently is still made and is cheap). If anyone on here has that security system you can have them for postage (I got these before some years back - they must have cleaned out an ancient part of the warehouse. Hopefully they aren’t the new trackrs).
Two men’s aftershave lotions with a vicious dog picture on it - amazingly someone put these in a padded bag!!! Not a man. I will leave out for some unsuspecting soul to take them (live in an apt building).
3 tiny stretch bras that likely will only fit a young teen
A box of 6 Rekonect notebooks with magnetic pages (with the pages which are regular notebook paper style lines) and an extra page set which is dots rather than lines. The cover is brown dead plants - why??? I have no idea why someone would ever want these (which is likely why they ended up in an irk). If you do they are yours for postage (they are heavy though).
Thanks meh for having at least one thing I can use (the hat) and another bag to add to my collection.
@Kidsandliz camouflage maybe?
@Kidsandliz @tinamarie1974 Yes, it is indeed camouflage. Realtree is a brand of camouflage for hunters. (I got one of the same notebooks too.) If I were a hunter, I certainly wouldn’t carry this notebook with me in the woods. If I dropped it, I’d never find it! Then again, why would I carry a notebook if I went hunting?
@ItalianScallion @tinamarie1974
So you could write down of all your misses? So you could put paper arrows up so you can find your way out of the woods later? So you could play tic tac toe with whomever you are hunting with because you don’t see anything other than mosquitoes and bees? (kidding kidding)
Nearly identical:
1 Meh fanny bag which is actually pretty cool
1 Meh beanie
Box of Rekonect notebooks and a pack of loose pages… may distribute to my gaming group.
2 Kangaroo Siren systems… will poke at these later. I don’t generally worry about intruders, because my house is very clearly the murder house on the block… but they may find a use!
Burgundy and orange bag.
Not bad!
@brainmist You got the actual Kangaroo alarms? Because I got an accessory for them that’s yours if you want it. See above!
@Kyeh I got the siren + keypad (x2)… I think that may be the same thing.
@brainmist Oh, too bad. I guess nobody’s gotten the alarm system itself so far.
I didn’t take a pic because it wasn’t exciting.
Round pain cake (tried it, glad I didn’t buy these when sold)
meh beanie
Men’s size 40 cargo shorts
Women’s black jacket with furry collar Med.
Firefly candle - chokechery jam scent (smells good)
Blush (don’t wear make up so don’t remember the brand)
IRK bag (I have so many bags)
My missing irk from last month has finally been sent and should arrive tomorrow. Hoping it’s more exciting and useful.
@remo28
Take a pic of the jacket.
@Star2236
Here you go
@remo28 @Star2236
That looks like the short version of one I got last year. My sister willingly snagged it up I’m going to ask her how she likes it, I guess I either forgot to ask her or forgot what she said about it. But it’s definitely more her style than it is mine. Looks warm!
@Lynnerizer @remo28 @Star2236 Your sister “willingly snagged it up”? As opposed to her making you pay her to take a nice-looking FREE jacket?
@Lynnerizer @remo28 @Star2236 I got jackets like that 3 times in the past, in 3 different sizes. One is a medium and fits me snugly if I don’t wear anything heavy under it. Another is really big and I gave it to my sister’s housemate, who was genuinely thrilled with it (she’s pretty broke.) I still have one that’s XL which I’ll probably donate to a coat drive pretty soon.
@Kyeh @remo28 @Star2236
Id say my year round wardrobe is summer weight clothes and I do miss wearing my winter wardrobe! 
HECK, I miss dressing up every day, I always loved feeling good and picking out my clothes. But what are you going do, you DEAL WITH IT, right…?! 
That’s great, I love donating coats in the winter, so many people can’t afford them! I wouldn’t have a problem with getting a snug size, these days I run too hot to wear a lot of clothes, or thick ones.
@phendrick @remo28 @Star2236
Lol 
No phendrick, opposed to her just taking it off my hands and donating it on her end just because she loves me and would always want to make life easier for me.
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One Kangaroo Siren+ keypad with tags
Two Halo power bank/fan/lights
Two Perricone MD No Makeup Blush (retails for $39 each)
One Foxybae curling iron/flat iron/hot brush set
One Meh beanie
One maroon IRK bag
Other than the Kangaroo, I can use all these things; my hair is finally long enough for the irons.
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@klynb
The curling/flat iron is nice.
pretty good haul, no tech but I’ll use the balm probably, wife may use the bras not sure but will ask. She’ll like the neclace. Kids beanies probably, worth the money? I suppose… meh
healthometer scale glass weight-tracking 2107782 model 20$
2 meh beanies toboggons 5-10$
irk plush 10-15$?
maroon orange bag = priceless
perricone md no makeup blush $20
nikita bra large 3pk teal pink purple 15$
savvy cie jewels affordable luxury circle red pennant $275 or 30$
2 pk trumans’s aftershave balm gentlemens groomers ny 20-30$
Just arrived
One Kangaroo Siren+ keypad with tags
Two packs of pain cakes
Super nice and fuzzy slippers, size 6 - will fit my niece
Pair of black cotton leggings, size L - will fit my mom
Not bad overall
Mine was delivered yesterday… says Fedex. I haven’t seen it and my landlady hasn’t seen it (but maybe someone in her family took it inside and put it somewhere out of the way). Because Fedex doesn’t attach a photo of where they put it in the email they send about delivery, it’s a mystery as to what happened and where it is.
@ItalianScallion that is often a sign
@ItalianScallion Maybe the best one of all. Hope you locate it.
Otherwise, hope whoever grabbed it posts its contents to satisfy our curiosity.
@ItalianScallion My FedEx deliveries usually have a delivery picture I can find when I go fully through the Meh tracking.
Usually better than this one I got a week ago:
@phendrick @Cerridwyn Duh. I wasn’t paying attention. Fedex didn’t deliver my IRK to me; they delivered it back to Meh! Fedex said it had “Multiple shipping labels on shipment.” Time to send a note to customer service.
@Cerridwyn @phendrick Oops. I may have inadvertently broken a Meh rule: you can’t change your shipping address after you’ve placed an order. I didn’t explicitly do that; I just changed my address on file with Meh, but that may have been enough to break things. I’m so sorry, @dave and @Thumperchick! I thought for a minute there, it was the second coming of @Roadie’s mislabeled truck hub saga.
@Cerridwyn @dave @ItalianScallion @phendrick @Roadie
I found your support case and replied. LMK if you have any questions.
@ItalianScallion
That’s usually a sign that the package was a return of a boxed large-ish item that someone forgot to de-label before converting it into being your IRK. I had something get stuck in a shuttle loop at UPS for a week because of multiple labels once. (I habitually black out every bar code on the outside of anything I ship, along with any addresses or names.)
@Thumperchick Thank you so much! You’re the best!
@ItalianScallion Don’t thank me yet. You might not like what we shipped.
Maybe we made the regret more regretful…
@Thumperchick Even if it’s regretful, it’s always good for a laugh. Do I really need five boxes of those tired eye patch things?
I would be thrilled if I got an IRK plushie! (hint hint)
Mine was just delivered and I’m happy with it. I got
I Probably would have been happy with a box of chocolate chip kind bars, I’ve been eating them a lot lately.
Thanks meh
Thank you Meh! & SideDeal…
Arrived today lotsa Irk but little regret:
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Included in shipment but owing to overexcitement not included in picture is small green wallet-y thing. Clear plastic Irk bag has humorous legend “REMOVE BAG AT RETAIL”.
Thank you thank you.
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@aetris
This is very similar to my IRK minis the IRK stuffie and a few other things. Let’s just say I also got the Remington blow dryer. Lol
Meh.
When I walked over to the lockers and got the box out it weighed not much more than the box. So I knew up front it wasn’t going to be good. So green bag, too stress balls, and those are the best things in there to me. Those eye things which or is it going the trash or the donation box if I can find somebody that wants them, some kind of weird toy thing I saw one above there donation box, and I can keep her which I’ll never use any if I did it was ugly. So donation box.
@Cerridwyn Cute shoes!
@Kyeh thanks
@Cerridwyn @Kyeh so observant! I ddint even notice
@Kyeh @tinamarie1974 me either and I posted it, LOL
Had I noticed, likely would have cropped them out
@Cerridwyn @Kyeh but they added much needed whimsy to our day!!
@Cerridwyn @tinamarie1974 Yes, they were much more interesting than the contents of the Irk!
@Kyeh @tinamarie1974 true dat!
@Cerridwyn @Kyeh
I was just going to say the same thing! My dad’s wife always wore Maryjanes, but I love the peace signs on yours!
@Kyeh @Lynnerizer they’re actually technically clogs because they have no back. Well not because they have no back but they are technically clogs. Or maybe I guess I should just call them slides I don’t know. But I like them
@Cerridwyn @Kyeh
Slides, clogs, Maryjanes… Whatever they are they are super cute and what else matters when it comes to foot wear!?
Exactly…, absolutely nothing!
@Cerridwyn @Lynnerizer Well, comfort tops the list for me, but cuteness is a big factor too.
Well I haven’t opened it yet. It arrived bit ago. I was expecting a normal irk shaped box on my porch with gold eye masks, kind bars and maybe an irk stuffie. Much to my chagrin, a massive luggage box arrived. Now I’m not complaining. It could also still be a massive box of regret. I just need the Englishman to vacate the premises before I can open it. He’s been on the warpath lately and gets bristled when boxes show up. So I will update later today or tomorrow.
Ho-Kay so……/
Methinks I may need to take a break from the irks. My last two have been kind of amazing so maybe I just need to quit while I’m ahead. Especially since the Englishman keeps getting all fired up over anything that shows up at the house. Well here we go.
So Three piece Olympia Sidewinder Luggage in Navy
Perriconne RX blush - daughter super stoked
Pain cake shoulder pad
Green and purple irk bag
Going to be traveling to Ohio way more now that my bestie is moving back there so this will be insanely helpful. Thanks Meh. Definitely wasn’t expecting no regret twice in a row.
@sillyheathen woohoo
! Congratulations. Nice concealment of the luggage, too! 
@Kyeh thanks. He won’t even realize it’s up there.
@sillyheathen
You got luggage!!!
Mine came over the weekend and from what I can remember this is what I got.
I only took one picture and not of everything all together.
1 roll of grizzly or gorilla packing tape that we’ll use. At first I thought it was the double sided tape that I’d been thinking about getting EVERY TIME I saw it but still glad to get this grizzly tape!
2 black meh faced stress balls that are bouncing around here for the cat, they’ll end up in or on someone’s x-mas gift.
1 box of eye mask things that will either go to my sister as she got the last 2 boxes, or I’ll try them.
1 can or bottle drink holder, another gift for x-mas, the guy has lots of nieces and nephews.
2 of those Kelly green card holders that everyone is calling wallets. They only hold CC card and other cards, there’s no place for bills or coins.
Another add on for the x-mas gifts! 
A Remington blow dryer that looks pretty nice, my sister is using one from 1990 and her birthday is on Wednesday, perfect timing! YAY!
And last but never least is my favorite, the IRK bag itself! Green with purple text!
Thanks Meh, you did pretty good this time!
Mine arrived while I was out of town so just opened it. Stoked, but I am always stoked.
Kelly green IRK bag, score, my fave color.
2 pain cakes - the wrap around version. I am always getting hurt, in fact, managed to break my foot while out of town. Or rather, some ass broke it when he stomped on my foot at the When We Were Young festival Saturday.
Make-up-less blush brush - interesting.
Some hair serum.
And the item I am super stoked about, never knew this existed, and beyond worth the price of admission, this awesome collapsible roller carry-on!!
Thanks Meh!!!
WORKER BEES! HERCULES! TURKEY GREASE! AWESOME!
@cbilyak Cool suitcase! But oww, how awful about getting your foot stomped!!! I hope you heal up fast!
Irk arrived last week. Actually, a decent haul.
Fuzzy hoodie jacket type thing. Will get donated
40 ounce insulated big dumb cup
Pack of pain cakes
Green irk bag.
Local ice Cream shop is having a promotion tomorrow, Stuff Your Stanley. Bring a reusable cup, up to 40 ounces and they will fill it up with ice cream for $10. Guess where this puppy is going???
Thanks meh!
Noticed that the lid was chipped and flaking a bit. Don’t know if that happened in shipment or if the cat knocked it over. Smoothed over with a bit of nail polish.
@ironcheftoni
I like the fuzzy hooded jacket from what I can see of it. It looks warm and cozy.
@ironcheftoni How was the ice cream
?
@Kyeh fantastic! I got four flavors, they managed to put two big scoops of each in it. Banana pudding, butter pecan, butterfinger, and texas sheet cake
most is still in the freezer
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh oh texas sheet cake?!?!?!?
@ironcheftoni @tinamarie1974 Those all sound so good!!!
@Kyeh @tinamarie1974 chocolate ice cream with cake pieces and pecans
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh yup that sounds amazing. Also I think I need to make great grandmas TSC recipe. Its been a while
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh @tinamarie1974 And maybe post a copy of that recipe for all your friends here?
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh @phendrick mmmaaayyyybbbeeeee. Ill have to decide if I think she will haunt me from the grave she was a spicy lady.
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh @tinamarie1974 Remind her that Meh can haunt her in return and disturb her rest.
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh @tinamarie1974
Fingers crossed for gram to not haunt you for sharing. 
Is that TSC a real cake or ice cream? I’ve never heard of it before. Sounds like something my chocoholic sister would like. I’m into chocolate but nothing too rich or sweet. And ONLY in moderation, diabetes and all.
@ironcheftoni
Naa, too hot for me but I DO like it too @Star2236! 
That’s a good deal for the ice cream!
I’ve been eyeing those fuzzy jackets for a few years now. I didn’t know they were sold here though, or on one of their sister sites. I should check it out. Our cat Tuc’s fur would be all over it and that’s NOT a good look! Unless I left it in the car of course…
@Kyeh @Lynnerizer @tinamarie1974 i got ice cream but it’s a popular cake recipe here. As for the ice cream, blue bell has a version too
@Lynnerizer @Star2236 yeah, it would be a cat hair magnet at my house.
@ironcheftoni @Kyeh @tinamarie1974
We’ll have to see if we can find it around here but right now we’re staying away from ice cream. My guy is trying to drop at least 30 pounds and his friends Ben and Jerry have been banned from coming into the house! I don’t think he’d welcome Blue Bell either, he’s got ZERO self control when it comes to ice cream and sweets!
Thanks!
Two keypads, six camo notebooks, two bottles of aftershave, and a Meh beanie. I can picture the Goodwill chat group saying you got those keypads, we got those keypads too. WTF are they for?
Thanks!
@sammydog01 Keypads? As in Kagaroo sirens? Several mentions toward top of thread.
@phendrick Yep, it’s all stuff others got. That’s my excuse for no photo.
Got my IRK today!
No regrets at all on this one… although I wouldn’t have regretted finding an IRK plushie in there!
Thanks @Thumperchick for taking care of the Fedex-incompatible labeling on my original IRK’s box. 
@ItalianScallion that’s definitely not too shabby! That blanket looks ace. Perfect for the cold weather coming.
@ItalianScallion
Well, it does have Irk written on the bag, and it is a plushy comforter … ! It’s kind of like the results you get with a /showme command. But it looks like a really cozy comforter, so congrats for that!
Mine arrived last week but I am behind on internetting… Here goes:
Thanks, Meh!
@djslack
I got two or three of the red jackets/empty notebooks in the past few IRK’s. If those are what goes with them I’ll send them to you. We’ll just have to figure out which box they’re in so it might not be this week. Whisper your address if you’re interested. 
So YOU got all of the magnetic refills that the rest of us were missing with our notebooks! Lol…
Periccone MD makes good stuff, I bet that is nice blush! Enjoy!
@djslack And if you want my collection of those things just whisper me. I have that same box (and mine have pages) plus the extra page set that is dots and not notebook paper lines.
@djslack
I found one red magnetic notebook that is waiting for paper refills. LMK if you or anyone else wants it and I’ll ship it out.