If you’ve never been to woot.com, you’re missing out. They sell only one thing a day, usually something quite geeky, accompanied by wonderfully funny descriptions. It’s worth it for the humor, but occasionally we actually buy something. A while back they sold a 3-pack of rechargeable smoke detectors that screw into light bulb sockets.
Cool, huh?
Well, not so cool in real life. Turns out that the detector can’t be in a fixture that’s not in a ceiling, or it’s ‘upside down’ and won’t work. It also can’t be in a fixture with a cover because 1) the thing is ginormous and 2) it will render it useless. We only have a spot for one, and its only possible location is the top of the basement steps.
So, the long and short of it is: These are amazing smoke detectors if you live in a creepy abandoned warehouse that has bare bulbs for lighting. Oh, I forgot to say that you have to charge it for two hours a week (with a 12-hour initial charge) or it will chirp like a giant mutant bird that won’t die. Awesome.
The plus side? The box they came in made an excellent alligator head for our circus.
Peggy says
HAHAHAHAHA!! That is hilarious!! Although probably not for the boy & his parents.
Hey, I like the item for sale today…I’ve been wanting one of those…but I’m not so sure about purchasing from them…what with your glowing review and all!
Lauren says
Actually, if I had been reading carefully that day I would have caught most of the things that surprised me. http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=8070 Lloyd actually suggested we get them and I said, “yeah”.
Woot is pretty honest about how bad stuff can be -- the “World’s crappiest projector” was on sale a week ago. 🙂
Brad says
Maybe you could build some sort of contraption out of a lamp that hangs upside down that you could use in other rooms in your house. Sounds like a possible prototype, eh?
Resale Value of Lloyd's House says
Thanks a lot.
Lloyd's Mom says
Now be honest. You really got the thing because you needed an alligator for your circus. Right??