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		<title>New Year, Mixed Bag of Results</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and not hungover. So, my bag of crap finally arrived a day or two ago. I figured that my first post of the New Year should be about it. I&#8217;ve been in a state of frantic anticipation since I found out that I had won the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy New Year Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and not hungover.</p>
<p>So, my bag of crap finally arrived a day or two ago. I figured that my first post of the New Year should be about it. I&#8217;ve been in a state of frantic anticipation since I <a href="http://www.ranjeetrao.com/2008/12/11/uncertain-treasures/">found out</a> that I had won the Random Crap lottery. But I knew that I needed to calm down, because these mystery prizes are typically shipped from the Carrollton, Texas warehouse via turtle caravan, which is known more commonly by it&#8217;s tradename, SmartPost. So, it wasn&#8217;t until the 19th that it was shipped, and it wasn&#8217;t until the 30th that it arrived, and it wasn&#8217;t until the 31st that I actually picked it up from the post office. Here it is, the grand unboxing : </p>
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<p>To not spoil anything, hit the jump to get more details:<br />
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Well, there are no losers with bags of crap, considering the thousands that anxiously try and get them each time. But it seems pretty clear that I am tied for the least-winningest. The loot list  is :</p>
<p>34 bags of Texas air<br />
1 <a href="http://www.madcatz.com/Default.asp?Page=240&#038;CategoryImg=iPod_Accessories">MadCatz iPod Power Pro Bundle</a><br />
1 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/LOWEPRO-Express-Digital-Camera-Gadget/dp/B0001MZ6Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;s=photo&#038;qid=1230863937&#038;sr=1-1">LowePro Camera Case</a><br />
1 baseball-type cap</p>
<p>The bare minimum of three items of crap. Some people definitely lucked out more, like <a href="http://www.woot.com/Forums/ViewPost.aspx?PostID=2884897">this person</a> from the Woot forums. So, was it worth it? Well, from a pure MSRP (not retail) standpoint, I paid ~ $8 and I got about $40-$50 worth of stuff, so I can&#8217;t say I was ripped off. However, I didn&#8217;t get anything that I will actually use (if anyone wants the iPod stuff or the Camera Case, let me know), so really, all I gained was the excitement, anticipation, and the (momentary) feeling of triumph. Better luck next time, there will be chances for more Random Crap in the future. Oh, and while I&#8217;m at it, I&#8217;ll toss an obligatory cat picture up. </p>
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