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demosthenesss t1_itx4d7t wrote

I seem to also have picked a bad time to buy ibonds :D

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cobalt-ambedo t1_itxp63y wrote

Same here... UGH why did I have to be a procrastinator

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Mekroval t1_itygmh8 wrote

A quick update to my earlier reply that I thought might be helpful for u/cobalt-ambedo, u/demosthenesss and OP u/Mrs_WorkingMuggle.

I was fortunately able to login in after multiple tries, setup an account, and purchase my iBond. I noticed that the site was MUCH easier to access after about 1 am Eastern Time (had to stay up late for this). Not sure if it's because traffic to the site is lower, or due to some schedule maintenance they did around midnight Eastern ... but the site worked much faster.

You might want to give the overnight hours a shot if you're able. There's only one night left to try it (unless you're in a position to do it now). But worth a shot.

Good luck to you!

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demosthenesss t1_itz7sh0 wrote

it's like this at 730am EST too :)

I bought them this morning just fine

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Mekroval t1_itzolox wrote

Nice! Glad it worked for you too!

(Loved the Airplane reference, btw)

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Mekroval t1_itxygie wrote

I'm right there with you and u/demosthenesss. I can't even get past TreasuryDirect's homepage without the site crashing on me. They really need to get a web host that can actually handle post-1990s web traffic.

This is insane for a .gov site. :\

Edit: I very fortunately did get through. I posted a suggestion on how to possibly improve your odds of logging in, in this post.

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demosthenesss t1_itzdrcj wrote

Yeah I did it early this morning and had almost no issues, too

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