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I love stuff like this.

It brings back a bit of the serendipity that we've lost on the web due to the quality of a certain search company's algorithms.

See also: Random Shopper — http://randomshopper.tumblr.com — and the Random Amazon Product Generator — http://thanland.com/projects/random-amazon/ (disclosure: my site)

This totally reminds me of this XKCD comic: http://xkcd.com/576/

Also, this comic explains - if it was really totally random - why it might not be the best idea ;)

How does it randomize the gift choosing? Algorithm or hand-picked?

A little bit of both. The product database is populated with posts from several sites, including reddit.com/r/TheBestofAmazon and reddit.com/r/thecoolestofamazon. You receive a random gift from the product database.

i'm going to assume you're the developer/creator. Does the product originate from your location or is it sourced from 3rd party? ($5 w/shipping is difficult to garner any substantial items. Neat Idea

Yes I am. I never physically handle the item-- Amazon ships it to you.

Can you modify it to send the worst of amazon...to people I don't like?

Why would you want to pay for them? :)

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