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Post by chazraps on Jan 31, 2017 1:57:25 GMT -5
Well, I was correct in assuming it was the rosary necklace, mostly because I saw some photos of it on other people's Brown Bag specials. They must have made a ton of them, because it seems like everyone is getting them. Did I miss a plotpoint when solo Robbie E w/ Rosary was a thing? I have no memory of that being a major character element.
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Post by Reflecto on Jan 31, 2017 2:00:45 GMT -5
Well, I was correct in assuming it was the rosary necklace, mostly because I saw some photos of it on other people's Brown Bag specials. They must have made a ton of them, because it seems like everyone is getting them. Yeah- there's not that many tschotzkes that ShopTNA had, so I'd assume anything they had would be in it (and it's possible you get four, you may get one of each or more.) EDIT: Even funnier in some way but related to using some Yiddish there, at least in the "I laugh to keep from weeping" way: Robbie E. is Jewish. They made these actual Rosary necklaces, as a bad thing, for a wrestler who is not even a Catholic.
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chazraps
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Post by chazraps on Jan 31, 2017 2:15:24 GMT -5
Well, I was correct in assuming it was the rosary necklace, mostly because I saw some photos of it on other people's Brown Bag specials. They must have made a ton of them, because it seems like everyone is getting them. Yeah- there's not that many tschotzkes that ShopTNA had, so I'd assume anything they had would be in it (and it's possible you get four, you may get one of each or more.) EDIT: Even funnier in some way but related to using some Yiddish there, at least in the "I laugh to keep from weeping" way: Robbie E. is Jewish. They made these actual Rosary necklaces, as a bad thing, for a wrestler who is not even a Catholic. YOU'RE KIDDING
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Post by Reflecto on Jan 31, 2017 2:17:37 GMT -5
Yeah- there's not that many tschotzkes that ShopTNA had, so I'd assume anything they had would be in it (and it's possible you get four, you may get one of each or more.) EDIT: Even funnier in some way but related to using some Yiddish there, at least in the "I laugh to keep from weeping" way: Robbie E. is Jewish. They made these actual Rosary necklaces, as a bad thing, for a wrestler who is not even a Catholic. YOU'RE KIDDING Not kidding. Not a perfect source, but Robbie E's wikipedia puts him as a Jewish wrestler.
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Post by stealthamo on Jan 31, 2017 19:02:58 GMT -5
I think the key take away from this is that literally everybody got a copy of Turning Point 2005.
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Post by chazraps on Jan 31, 2017 19:27:35 GMT -5
I think the key take away from this is that literally everybody got a copy of Turning Point 2005. So are we going to organize a joint viewing party or what?
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Post by Reflecto on Feb 1, 2017 10:09:04 GMT -5
Just ordered 4 brown bag specials. (If Turning Point 2005 happens, I trust them enough to make the switch if needed if I get multiples.) To make sure if ShopTNA is also willing to be on board as well, I also did name my favorite wrestlers in the notes to them to see if this changes what I get in my Brown Bag Specials (or if people can effectively pick what they get if they use this method, which can make it a better deal.) Due to trying to keep a wrestling T-shirt collection and part of the rules of my collection entailing "try to get at least one thing per wrestler who merited merchandise from a major promotion", the wrestlers I named as my favorites are also the people on the TNA website where I do not own any merchandise of them whatsoever, which came out as: Depending on what I get from this, we can also see what they can get. If we do, then this adds to the value of the Brown Bag Special. Quoting myself to hold me to it since keeping the tracking info told me my specials should arrive today. Since I did say I was also checking out how they work if you give information of what wrestlers you prefer in the special, since I should put the stuff up upon getting it, I will put the scorecard up for how I succeeded as well, with the following points: -For every piece of merchandise (shirt OR random thing) featuring a performer on the above list, 10 points. -One point per match on the DVDs featuring someone on that list. -2 points per match if it's a post-2012 DVD. -For everything not featuring someone on that list, that I DO NOT have, 3 points. -For every double in the DVDs or T-shirts section (random items don't count, as all signs say you'll get a lot of doubles on the random items), -5 points. -For every double that I had bought from ShopTNA in the past, with the exception of the 2016 Knockouts calendar (not sure if the Brown Bag Specials over $75 come with a free gift, but if they do, it would be that), -1 point. List there: -For every double of something I purchased in November during the Black Friday sale (where the view is close enough to believe they could know that I had just bought it) -10 points. - 10 points if they're banners, however, since I inherently knew if I put Knockouts on the list from before, expect them. (Seriously, how many did they make of them?) List there:
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Post by Reflecto on Feb 1, 2017 18:01:46 GMT -5
The mail came in, so opening it in real time with this to see the point structure...
What I received from TNA in the Brown Bag Special.
Purchased four Brown Bags.
TSCHOTZKES:
-Jeff Hardy's CD "Plurality of Worlds". (Hardys on the list- +10.) -Purple and white Jeff Hardy armbands. (Hardys on the list- +10) - +20. -Jeff Hardy Collectors' Cup. (Hardys on the list- +10) - +30. -Jeff Hardy pendant. (Yeah, on the list- +10.) +40. -Jeff Hardy baseball cap. (Yeah, about this time maybe I shouldn't have put the Hardys on this list- +10.) +50.
And after a good run, my first bomb hit...
-Aces and Eights Wallet. (The first time ShopTNA didn't come through for me. I purchased the wallet on Black Friday, in my last order. -10.) +40.
Second repeat I received:
-Velvet Sky banner. And I already had the same design. However, I knew going into this to expect banners- so: (The Beautiful People were on my list. +10.) +50.
Kurt Angle banner. (Angle was on my list- +10.) +60.
Second bomb hit.
Christy Hemme banner. I already had the same design. I expected banners, but: (Christy Hemme was not on my list. -10.) +50.
The Beautiful People banner. I had the same design- but as said, I expected, so (The Beautiful People were on my list. +10.) +60.
Willow mask. (Willow was on my list as the Hardys. +10.) +70.
I only got 11 random items for some reason...
T-SHIRTS:
Matt Hardy T-shirt- Never Say Die. (Matt was on my list. +10.) +70.
Second bomb:
Magnus T-shirt- Magnus Victory. (I bought the shirt at Black Friday in November. -10.) +60.
TNA Since 2002 shirt. (I didn't have it. +3)- +63.
Velvet Sky "Pigeon Army" T-Shirt. (The Beautiful People were on my list. +10.) +73.
James Storm "Sorry-Not Sorry" T-shirt. (James Storm was on my list. +10.) +83. Jeff Hardy "Creatures" shirt. (Hardy was on my list. +10.) +93. King Mo T-shirt. (King Mo was in my list. +10.) +103. Kurt Angle T-Shirt. (Kurt Angle was on my list. +10.) +113.
...and the coolest thing for ShopTNA.
They gave me a ninth T-shirt as my 12th random item.
ODB T-shirt. (ODB was on my list. +10.) +123, +10 for the "A ninth T-shirt as my 12th item is just cool"= +133.
Edit...forgot while doing it since a friend was there with me, apparently my $75 random item was a tenth T-shirt. Which is good, and added a second James Storm shirt to the mix.
Of course, it was the "I drink beer with your mom while your dad watches" shirt, but still.
DVDs:
Bound for Glory 2014- Tokyo, Japan. (8 point DVD.) +141. Turning Point 2012. (3 point DVD.) +144. Sacrifice 2014 (12 point DVD.) +156. Lockdown 2014. (12 point DVD.) +168. TNA Twin-Pack: Victory Road 2010/No Surrender 2010. (10 points for being a two-PPV set, 12 point DVD- 22 points)= +190. Genesis 2010. (4 point DVD). +194.
First bomb in the disk set...
TNA Lockdown 2006. Good news...it's a disk I didn't have, it's not too terrible. Bad news...
...they sent me a European copy. -10.
...but just to make sure, I checked it and PS4s are region free enough to play PAL disks- I did not know it. It must be Russo era booking, because that was a nice swerve! +10. (4 point DVD). +198. Final Resolution 2006. (4 point DVD.) +202. Bound for Glory 2007. (3 point DVD.) +205. Bound for Glory 2009. (7 point DVD). +212.
First real bomb:
TNA Best of the Tag Teams volume 1. (I have it. -5.) +207. Heaven Sent Hell Bound: Best of Christopher Daniels. (I have it. -5.) +202.
TNA Best of Hulk Hogan. (I don't have it. +3.) +205.
History of TNA Year 1. (I have it...but I didn't buy it from ShopTNA, so it's not their fault or anything. +3.) +208.
Slammiversary 2016. (12 point DVD.) +220. World Cup 2016. (14 point DVD.) +234. Knockouts Knockdown 2016. (8 point DVD...but it's underrated by my rules. Eh, we'll say the rating going low is for Rebel/Shelly.) +242. ONO Turning Point 2015. (16 point DVD.) +258. X-Division XTravaganza 2014. (4 point DVD.) +262. Joker's Wild 2015. (12 point DVD.) +274.
Final tally...
...if you really try to, THEY WILL HOOK YOU UP. Shop TNA should be lauded for things like this. A couple of doubles, but I could give them off to a friend of mine, and if there were doubles of the DVDs, I could resell them and use the money to help pick up the 20th anniversary Raw collection (that I had never even seen in a store until I sold it to FYE.)
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Feb 2, 2017 2:07:21 GMT -5
Welp, I got my brown bag special in the mail, and it's about what I expected. Some decent TNA DVDs, some junk, and two shirts that are going to straight to Goodwill on my day off. DVDs Turning Point 2005 (let's not act too shocked here) One Night Only: Global Impact Japan Bound for Glory IV (2008) World Cup 2015 TNA Genesis 2013 T-shirts Some ugly Impact Wrestling t-shirt Velvet Sky Pigeon Army Random items Bro Mans dog tag Wolves pendant Jeff Hardy armbands (red and white)
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Post by Chainsaw on Feb 2, 2017 4:35:44 GMT -5
Guys...you're giving them money.
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Post by Mozenrath on Feb 2, 2017 7:07:47 GMT -5
Guys...you're giving them money. Don West is already justifying his paycheck.
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Post by Magnus the Magnificent on Feb 2, 2017 10:02:31 GMT -5
Speaking of Don West, are these bags autographed by the man?
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Post by Ted Sheckler on Feb 2, 2017 10:12:40 GMT -5
FAN has funded TNA's next big signing with all the Brown Bag purchases. Can't wait to see Bully Ray and Brother Runt turn up to do Hardys Vs Dudleys TLC. Thanks FAN...
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Post by Reflecto on Feb 2, 2017 13:20:47 GMT -5
Speaking of Don West, are these bags autographed by the man? The bags aren't autographed by the man. And even if it's "we're giving them money"- it cannot be stressed enough. If there is one undeniably good thing about TNA wrestling, it is ShopTNA. They are amazing to their customers, they bend over backwards for you. If Dixie Carter or Anthem treat the TNA fans like ShopTNA does, then TNA would be a genuinely good promotion people would feel bad for when they go under.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2017 13:56:19 GMT -5
Guys...you're giving them money. Not their fault. Don West has magical powers.
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Post by castlem on Feb 2, 2017 21:03:20 GMT -5
Ordered 1 Insane 24 T-Shirt Deal, Two Brown Bag Specials, and the Hardy Boyz Special
T-Shirt Deal Joker Sting "Nervous" Slammiversary 12 PPV Shirt Hulk Hogan "H2" EGO Jeff Hardy "Creatures of the Night" White and Grey Badge
Hardy Boyz Deal Enigma Pendant Jeff Hardy Playing Cards Jeff Hardy CD Jeff Hardy Banner Jeff Hardy Souvenir Cups
Best of Jeff Vol. 1 & 2
Let Me Hear My Creatures Shirt Hardy Boyz "Blood is Thicker than Water" Matt Hardy "Never Say Die"
Brown Bag Special Velvet, Christy, and Brooke banners (would have rather gotten Hardy Armbands tbh) Bro Mans dog tag EC3 for Champ 2015 button Music of TNA Vol. 1
Best of Samoa Joe Final Resolution 2005 Destination X 2005 Genesis 2007 Against All Odds 2007 Lockdown 2011 No Surrender 2012 (I own all these so it was kind of a bummer to get so many)
One Night Only Victory Road 2014 One Night Only Turning Point 2015 Ladies of TNA Vol. 2
Can't complain for the price I paid. I put a note in saying I owned all their DVDs from 2005 to 2012, hoping to game the system but they do have to be random. I might try again later this month if the deal keeps going.
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Feb 2, 2017 23:43:05 GMT -5
I joined the fracas and bought two Brown Bags. Instead of the coloring book, I got myself the Jeff Hardy Souvenir cup, because it's something that I can use.
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Feb 6, 2017 21:35:43 GMT -5
Here's my unboxing video of my Brown Bag purchases!
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Post by Emmet Russell on Feb 8, 2017 4:14:16 GMT -5
If I get Turning Point 2005, I'd suggest a Skype viewing party, seeing as almost all of us have received a copy.
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Post by Sigma: Current SRW Champ! on Feb 8, 2017 10:19:37 GMT -5
If I get Turning Point 2005, I'd suggest a Skype viewing party, seeing as almost all of us have received a copy. That would be awesome to do. I have a copy that I got from years ago from the old Stro STreams from back in the day. It was amazing.
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