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Re: Woot off

A woot-off is a special day on woot.com, which occurs roughly once or twice a month, when they go away from their one-product-a-day system. Instead, products are sold continuously, with a new one showing up a few seconds after the previous item sells out. You can tell when a Woot-off is occuring when there are two yellow flashing lights beneath the product, and a bar showing how many are left.

Woot-offs are usually the only opportunity to purchase the coveted "Bag of Crap," AKA BOC, Bandoiller of Carrots, Blinged-out Cabbage, etc. These cost a dollar each, and contain random, usually cheap, items, but sometimes contain great deals. These usually create a mad rush to kill off woot's servers, and are usually sold out within a 30 second period.

Due to the unpredictable pace and direction of Woot-offs, "Pro" wooters often devote entire days to constantly monitering the site.
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