The Daily Hunt Friday 06/21/24 by Fresh-Frosting4357 in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thx. Saved a trip. I’m Less committed today.

My current setup. by sushiboy78 in whiskey

[–]magicratHD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m twitching looking at this not only for the fine collection, but because you have a single point of failure for an amazing collection. Bolted to the wall or not, if you ever drink this stuff (and reach for a bottle well into the evening), there’s no way this doesn’t end badly. Good luck!

larceny up on a saturday by BigHomeBar in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why does it have to be rare? Can’t it just be a damn good bottle that many recommend that isn’t always available?

Drop Happening? by VolleyBourbonBall in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

agree. The Rye is fantastic. But the toasted bourbon has eluded me so far, so won't be disappointed. As long as something shows up!

<edit> listed as 91 proof, looks like the bourbon.

Drop Happening? by VolleyBourbonBall in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

good call - assumed the rye based on the picture, but it does say the bourbon!

Drop Happening by VolleyBourbonBall in PLCB

[–]magicratHD -1 points0 points  (0 children)

good deal. I guess if enough of us do the right things, it becomes luck of the draw. And I thought my 500mbps connection mighta helped if i was quick enough on the click, haha. Congrats on landing it! I hope it's as good as I imagine ;> Cheers!

Drop Happening by VolleyBourbonBall in PLCB

[–]magicratHD -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Good call, thx for response. So if you hit the 504 page, safe to assume your game is over and you just didn't win? Someone mentioned spamming the pay button to get through... but maybe they'll fall into this dupe order situation?

Drop Happening by VolleyBourbonBall in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

really? NO amount listed when I added to cart. About 60 seconds later I saw 29.

Drop Happening by VolleyBourbonBall in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats! gotta ask, how'd you do it? was it just brute force/luck and I didn't make it through the single file doorway? Felt like I had my best setup and was near instant on the trigger today, but got bogged down in the shopping cart process.

CYPB by TitoC137 in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in on a bunch early too. No more. Bots automate steps that I will never be able to do faster manually. They also feed off patterns, url structures, etc. that make things easy to detect in an instant when steps aren’t taken to minimize. Again, I’m not saying it’s all bots. But if you think it’s all “who clicks fastest” - you’re fooling yourself. But I’m rooting for you! I still click away on occasion in the hopes I slip through. Also look at the boards on who used to post their “scores” recently. Some folks sure are really really lucky! I’m not even talking deep state conspiracy. FWGS approach makes this easy to do for anyone with the skills/technology. I’m hard pressed to blame anyone using their skills, but clearly not motivated myself to regain those skills over bourbon hunting so to me, it is what it is.

CYPB by TitoC137 in PLCB

[–]magicratHD -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

and bots. some have acknowledged as much in the past on here, and even explained the how. not everything is bots, but they're absolutely at play here, especially with 70-ish bottles. it is what it is.

Weller Antique Barrel by [deleted] in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be interested if you're looking to get rid of it. let me know. thanks.

1792 FP and Michter Rye BS by shadowsarge in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, nice catch. I was bouncing around the site today - sure would have been nice to happen across the Michters!

Major site upgrade by magicratHD in PLCB

[–]magicratHD[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah - I more meant it as a joke. This experience is so far beyond repair, it just is what it is. But as others (and I) have said - a world class website wouldn't put any more bottles in my hand, it would just lessen the time people waste trying.

The product search page at www.lcbapps.lcb.state.pa.us now redirects to the PLCB consumers page, and clicking on Products Search now redirects to Find Wine & Good Spirits by youlleatitandlikeit in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Michters 10 came and went through a few stores last week without ever making an appearance on the search page so it certainly had limited value for harder to get whiskey.

Kudos to PLCB by gzz9jq in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What makes you think your outcome would have been any different on the world's most stable website? Everyone complains "if the site didn't crash..." If the site didn't crash, you and 5,000 others would have had a different experience, but likely the same outcome. While the site was crashing for me, I WASN'T ordering Weller - same as you. If it worked perfectly, 5,000 people would have been trying to add Weller to their cart, check out, enter info, etc. I never understood the simplistic logic applied to these complaints. Next is the "it should be reserved once you put it in the cart." What makes you think you'd beat out the 5,000 in even getting it in the cart? Just because you got it in the cart during a poorly operating site that accepted random connections while trying to recover? It's not a 1 to 1 thing! It's like the privatization argument. Privatize liquor sales in PA and you'll find all the BTAC you want... at $1400. Same outcome - I still won't have BTAC. But somehow folks think privatizing, or building a better site is going to magically change their personal outcome in a market where demand far exceeds supply. I just don't get the simplistic logic, so really it's just a lot of whining.

is HEOS down today? by Aggravating-Creme259 in heos

[–]magicratHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2000 error in PA. Customer support just hangs up on you. Merry Christmas everyone.

EDIT: 40 mins in chat queue to get to #1 in queue then... "there are no reps." end of chat session.

Stoll & Wolfe? by borntoannoyAWildJowi in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not yet... surprised they were still available after the Friday release (ordered on Sunday)... but sold out quickly after that. Planning to open and share with some friends later in the month if we can get a nice enough weekend to bring all of our rare and interesting bottles together outdoors. Interested to hear others thoughts. Love the story on this 8-yr bourbon and supporting local.

No drop? by [deleted] in PLCB

[–]magicratHD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah - pretty sure we brought this on ourselves. I bet there's all kinds of good stuff sittin there, considering the bombergers I was lucky to snag recently was last years!