I understand that everyone is hurt that they didn’t get in on free day, but how about some love for the company that GAVE AWAY $100,000 worth of stuff? I am a newcomer to this world of electronics, and sparkfun has been the greatest thing I could ever find to help me learn! I am sad that I didn’t get any free stuff, but I am still trying to place my order as we speak, and get what I wanted anyway.
If you have nothing but bad things to say, please use another topic. I would hope that this topic can be used for those who understand that this event was bigger than anyone could have anticipated and NOT sparkfun’s fault. I just wanted to say that I still love this company. And I wanted to have a place that sparkfun can look for some love in the aftermath 
So come on everyone, show sparkfun some love in this thread!
yeah your right
i guess they never anticipated this would happen and i also didnt get through but hey thats life
ducklite
thebra:
crickets chirping
Yeah! Crickets love Sparkfun, too!
Bottom line for me is that I enjoy Sparkfun. It was fun and also hugely frustrating to try to get in on Free Day - and ultimately I failed - but Free Day isn’t why I like Sparkfun.
It’s real nice that the server thrashing is basically over now… I can load the site again. XD
I agree with giving SparkFun some love. It is just beyond me that anyone seriously expected that this would be anything other than a fun lottery. I can’t decide if the complainers are serious or just suffering from Internet disinhibition. This was a brilliant marketing stunt and is bound to make SparkFun a stronger company - something we should all be happy about.
Smiley
THANK YOU SPARKFUN STAFF!!!
noctolater:
GAVE AWAY $100,000 worth of stuff?
I seriously doubt that SFE's cost of the stuff they gave away was anything near $100,000. Probably more like $30,000 considering their usual markups.
SodaAnt:
noctolater:
GAVE AWAY $100,000 worth of stuff?
I seriously doubt that SFE's cost of the stuff they gave away was anything near $100,000. Probably more like $30,000 considering their usual markups.
How many more forums are you going to post in explaining the fundamental way businesses make money?
-Bill
phalanx:
SodaAnt:
noctolater:
GAVE AWAY $100,000 worth of stuff?
I seriously doubt that SFE's cost of the stuff they gave away was anything near $100,000. Probably more like $30,000 considering their usual markups.
How many more forums are you going to post in explaining the fundamental way businesses make money?
As many as it takes, Bill, as many as it takes...