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I first thought it was just some pranky little pop-up and I could shut it down and continue to the site as normal, and that cracked me up. But if there is a way to do that, I can't figure it out. So yeah, not my favourite stunt.
Today, woot.com delivered my latest "Bag of Crap" random merchandise box, containing dog brushes, a laptop cooler, a Batman action figure and a $40 RC helicopter I will be divebombing the neighbors with as soon as it charges. All for $8. That's why it sells out in 2 minutes every time it's offered.
To put it simply, I haven't been Raptured, I've been Craptured.