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  • L'AdairL'Adair Posts: 9,479

    As for the freebies, I almost feel that they are taking the mickey - offering stuff that no one will pay for.

    Actually, I would pay for those goggles, as having another cyberpunk/dystopian sci-fi headset in my collection wouldn't hurt, it would be a new release to trigger some offers, and because I'm not going to pay far more to get the dregs that would be left in the Staff Picks bundle in order to get them as a freebie (IMO, bundles of popular products that have already been on the store a long time is not a well-thought-out model; most people will already have the bits they were interested in, leaving just an expensive price for stuff they didn't want).

    However, the store is not applying any loyalty discount to the freebies if you actually want to buy them, so it looks like Daz is getting nothing out of me here.

    Those are freebies today, but they are also New Releases. Maybe tomorrow they will show up under Still New… (One can hope, anyway.)

  • NathNath Posts: 2,951
    L'Adair said:

    As for the freebies, I almost feel that they are taking the mickey - offering stuff that no one will pay for.

    Actually, I would pay for those goggles, as having another cyberpunk/dystopian sci-fi headset in my collection wouldn't hurt, it would be a new release to trigger some offers, and because I'm not going to pay far more to get the dregs that would be left in the Staff Picks bundle in order to get them as a freebie (IMO, bundles of popular products that have already been on the store a long time is not a well-thought-out model; most people will already have the bits they were interested in, leaving just an expensive price for stuff they didn't want).

    However, the store is not applying any loyalty discount to the freebies if you actually want to buy them, so it looks like Daz is getting nothing out of me here.

    Those are freebies today, but they are also New Releases. Maybe tomorrow they will show up under Still New… (One can hope, anyway.)

    They are not listed as Debut New Releases on the sale page, which explains why they do not get the loyalty discount. This may or may not be the intended behaviour.

  • Hmm, I wonder whether there is an incentive for folks owning most of the items of todays staff bundle. At least it was with the first one. Maybe the message/banner will drop in later on.

  • As for the freebies, I almost feel that they are taking the mickey - offering stuff that no one will pay for.

    Actually, I would pay for those goggles, as having another cyberpunk/dystopian sci-fi headset in my collection wouldn't hurt, it would be a new release to trigger some offers, and because I'm not going to pay far more to get the dregs that would be left in the Staff Picks bundle in order to get them as a freebie (IMO, bundles of popular products that have already been on the store a long time is not a well-thought-out model; most people will already have the bits they were interested in, leaving just an expensive price for stuff they didn't want).

    However, the store is not applying any loyalty discount to the freebies if you actually want to buy them, so it looks like Daz is getting nothing out of me here.

    We'll inquire about loyalty on this.

  • The set barely breaks even for me. Certainly no reason to buy it at that price.

  • maikdeckermaikdecker Posts: 3,037
    Ariphaos said:

    The set barely breaks even for me. Certainly no reason to buy it at that price.

    You know that the loyalty discount applies to it, as in my cart it drops to $ 54.87 (= 30% off listed price)?

  • evacynevacyn Posts: 989

    Hmm, I wonder whether there is an incentive for folks owning most of the items of todays staff bundle. At least it was with the first one. Maybe the message/banner will drop in later on.

    I hope so. For those of us with almost all of the items, it seems there should be another promo for us to get the items/HD character like last time. Fingers-crossed for a banner!

  • James_HJames_H Posts: 1,091

    Well, bannerless here. Quite fancied the goggles, but hey ho. I don't really understand the strategy, however. Just seems counter-productive.

  • WonderlandWonderland Posts: 7,137

    Seems like they are punishing loyal customers who own most of the bundle. Not going to pay over $78 for a couple of items I never wanted just to get 4 freebies. They should let us create our own bundle of unowned products. Although I would probably still find it hard to find that many unowned products I really wanted for $78.38. So far not impressed with this "loyalty" sale at all compared to the PC sale...

  • Ariphaos said:

    The set barely breaks even for me. Certainly no reason to buy it at that price.

    You know that the loyalty discount applies to it, as in my cart it drops to $ 54.87 (= 30% off listed price)?

    For me, that makes a 30% discount total compared to buying the unowned items plus the free items separately. A little less than the 70% it gives for people not owning anything from it.

  • EllessarrEllessarr Posts: 1,395

    yeah it's starting to feel like the promotions are getting worst over and over, the list od old products are getting smaller and less good things,that "new bundle" feel very bad since it have stuffs from "others bundles" which means if you already had bought kanade 8 pro bundle, you have 1 less stuff from this bundle, the same goes for mika and josie, it's really feel bad when you mix stuffs from others bundles in another bundle, if all the stuffs where things "outside bundles could be ok but not in the current way, again non good reason to open my pockets today too.

  • IvyIvy Posts: 7,165

    The staff pick bundle offered today is a nice offer accept if you own everything offered already..lol  then its not worth it .    the only thing i didn't have in the staff pick bundle was Kanade 8 and I'm not going to buy a bundle to get that 1 character.

    Thanks Daz for thinking of us though

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,838

    the bundle today is expensive ... 

  • IvyIvy Posts: 7,165
    daveso said:

    the bundle today is expensive ... 

    its not really expensive  if you have a good loyalty reward points .. mine is only 20% so its not a good incentive to entice me.  but some other folks have as much as 35% loyalty rewards discounts. then add that with a Pa+ members discount.  you could possibly get it for under 50 bucks . Plus  you would get the 3 free Christmas products and 1 HD add-on, and then be eligible for the other big 70% off discounts etc.   its not a bad offer really . But make sure to check the content offered in the bundle because if you have all but 1 item in the bundle its surely not worth it at any discount

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,838
    Ivy said:
    daveso said:

    the bundle today is expensive ... 

    its not really expensive  if you have a good loyalty reward points .. mine is only 20% so its not a good incentive to entice me.  but some other folks have as much as 35% loyalty rewards discounts. then add that with a Pa+ members discount.  you could possibly get it for under 50 bucks . Plus  you would get the 3 free Christmas products and 1 HD add-on, and then be eligible for the other big 70% off discounts etc.   its not a bad offer really . But make sure to check the content offered in the bundle because if you have all but 1 item in the bundle its surely not worth it at any discount

    proably need to qualify what i said ... its more than i'm willing to pay for that bundle. the 70% off works for me with a new PC+ product in cart. thats a great deal. 

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,296
    jash147 said:

    Rather disappointing. Not paying $78 for one item! Sad to miss freebies. Ho ho ho!

    (seems an odd sort of arrangement)

    No kidding.  The only thing I don't already have is the expressions pack, which I could have picked up for a few bucks several times in the last month.  The fact that we don't even get the loyalty bonus on the "free" items if we already have the contents of the StaffPicks bundle is the real rip-off.  Then again, the inclusion of both the Kanade 8 and Teen Josie 8 bases, both of which have been given away as promos multiple times in recent months, are included would seem to indicate that goal was not to create value with this bundle, but rather something with an inflated ticket price for which a huge number of customers would almost certainly own the most expensive items, thereby effectively negating the loyalty discounts.  

     

  • James_HJames_H Posts: 1,091

    Where I come from we would call this approach 'kack-handed'. I assume deliberately so.

  • L'AdairL'Adair Posts: 9,479

    I have 7 of the 13 items in the Bundle 2, and what I don't have, I didn't want in the first place. However, the bundle is a nice package for new users, that may not have a lot of stuff in their runtimes.

    All sales at Daz are going to hit your sweet spot on one day, and not on another day, (or two or three days.) The customer base is large and varied. There are always new people who're just getting started and need a lot of everything. And people who've been around for years and don't really need anything to continue to create art. And of course, those of us anywhere in between.

    And that doesn't even take into account personal preferences!

    3D lends itself very well to Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy. We can create worlds and characters that would be impossible or very expensive to create in real life for our photoshoots or videos. But not all customers are into Horror or Sci-Fi or Fantasy. Or all things female. I want to see more, quality, products for the males, for example, but that's not what sells so that's not what the PAs create. (They may love what they do, but they still have bills to pay and families to feed.)

    I wasn't planning on getting Darcy, but when I created a test cart of $50 worth of product, that I could get at no additional cost, I soon realized this was too good a deal to pass up. After spending the money, though, I'm actually relieved the days since haven't held anything I had to have now.

    All that said, I really wish those three free new releases weren't tied into the Bundle 2 promotion. Or the one free HD Addon.

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,838

    why is this noit getting the extra loyalty discount?? Its on the page ..

    https://www.daz3d.com/nugoori-goggles-for-genesis-8

  • L'Adair said:

     

    All that said, I really wish those three free new releases weren't tied into the Bundle 2 promotion. Or the one free HD Addon.

    Same here as I have everything in the Bundle

  • daveso said:

    why is this noit getting the extra loyalty discount?? Its on the page ..

    https://www.daz3d.com/nugoori-goggles-for-genesis-8

    It is in the 'Today Only' section. From the loyalty discount fine print:

    *Loyalty Discount only applies to items featured as part of the "2019 Holiday Sale". Excludes Memberships, Gift Cards and "Today Only" offers.

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,838
    daveso said:

    why is this noit getting the extra loyalty discount?? Its on the page ..

    https://www.daz3d.com/nugoori-goggles-for-genesis-8

    It is in the 'Today Only' section. From the loyalty discount fine print:

    *Loyalty Discount only applies to items featured as part of the "2019 Holiday Sale". Excludes Memberships, Gift Cards and "Today Only" offers.

    oh yeah . too bad. 

  • kimhkimh Posts: 395
    edited December 2019

    Well, the last Staff Picks I got a purple banner but nothing with this one. Since I have half the items already, even with the loyalty discount it's not a great deal. It works out to be the same price as a newly released Pro bundle where I have nothing of the items and that's the price before any discount applied for purchasing add-ons. So a definite pass for me

     

    Yes, t would have been nice to give the freebies to those who already have at least half the items...a little disappointed in that and even more irritating to those that have all the items I imagine

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  • Loaded up on a bunch of Stonemason products for super cheap with the 70% off with new release discount (added PC+ item for that), 10% gift card flash sale, 30% loyalty discount, and my monthly $6 PA coupon.

  • Loyalty discount seems to be not applied on todays new releases yet.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,347

    Loyalty discount seems to be not applied on todays new releases yet.

    Same for me.

  • chromchrom Posts: 261

    same here. also on not on Featured Artist Catalogs

  • SpitSpit Posts: 2,342

    Yep, me too

  • Loyalty discount seems to be not applied on todays new releases yet.

    Sanme here. Also it is not applying to the "Still New" releases.

  • Reporting.

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