Zune on Woot for $20 less, Woot offers rebate (and parody)

Gosh, I love Woot.com. Not only are they based in my original hometown (St. Louis, MO, also home of Fried Ravioli and the Bowling Hall of Fame), and not only do they have some great deals on their site (they sell just one item per day, usually at lower-than-normal prices), but they are insightful and funny people. Take, for example, today's item-- it's a Zune (that non-Apple mp3 player that you may have heard of). When Woot offered the Zune a little while ago, not only did they make headlines, but Apple fans really enjoyed it-- it took Microsoft's mp3 player a full 23 hours to completely sell out, even at the low price of $150.

And now, as reader Jon points out, Woot is giving Apple fans another chuckle. Not only is today's Zune on sale for $130 ($20 less than before-- and it is sold out as of this writing), but their description text is a pitch-perfect parody of another mp3 seller who's had to announce falling prices on one of his products. And they've even offering a coupon back to their previous Zune customers-- as they say, "we want to convincingly pretend to do the right thing for our valued Zune customers."

It's Jobsian parody worthy of Fake Steve. Very nice job, Woot.

Thanks, Jon!

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mat

Woot is definitely HQ'd in Carrollton. I've seen their new home office and warehouse. Its in the former HQ for the retail chain Gadzooks.

September 23 2007 at 10:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Kyle Nilson

Yeah... as others have pointed out, Woot is mostly in Carrolton, TX (just north of Dallas). In a strange twist, I know exactly where it's located on International Pkwy, just south of the Baptodome (known better as Prestonwood Church).

I grew up in St. Louis, admire the people but am depressed by most of the town, and am now going to university in Dallas. So far, the only place I've really liked is Iowa. Weird. :P

September 22 2007 at 10:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

THOR

"Toasted" ravioli, not fried.

September 22 2007 at 8:48 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Alexandre Strube

Interesting notice that woot links to a site selling fake iphones... http://www.dhgate.com/promotiontemplateshow.do?pageTempletID=1&catalogID=1303&Areacode=bestselling5

September 22 2007 at 6:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

max Walker

Woot have probably only sold 10 Zunes. This much free advertising for $200 has been a bargin - especially as most owners are too shamefaced to collect.

September 22 2007 at 4:50 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

lawrence

hell yes, st. louis mac users unite!

well, sort of. i mean, i've lived in st. louis for almost ten years now, but i'll actually be moving back to tokyo next april. thank goodness. i mean, i love this town, don't get me wrong. and i love toasted ravioli. but seriously, i gotta get back to my roots.

furthermore, woot is just an amazing site. incredibly well done. kudos

September 22 2007 at 4:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ian Scott

I hate to break it to you all, but even though it's called toasted ravioli, it really is fried.

And yep, Woot definitely has some St. Louis presence.

September 22 2007 at 2:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Bob Lee

You're from the Lou? Me, too! Woot even refers to St. Louis some times. Their Mokey Prize wine tasting video takes place in a South City bar, and the city they refer to as "Bella Villa" in their radar detector schpeel is Belleville.

-Bob http://crazybob.org/

September 22 2007 at 1:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike Schramm

Oh man that's embarrassing. It is toasted, you guys are right. I've been living in Chicago for too long. Used to eat it and play bocce at Milo's down on the Hill all the time-- don't know if they're still there any more. Ted Drewe's is amazing also.

And Imos! I miss Cecil Whittaker's half price on Mondays, too. You guys are making me homesick.

And yeah, I know Woot has a big center in TX, but they've got a office somewhere in STL, just another reason I like them so much.

September 21 2007 at 11:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike

Oh man....I miss Ted Drewe's!!!

September 21 2007 at 10:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply