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Daz Freebies Not Really Free

wildbillnashwildbillnash Posts: 784
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The past two months Daz's Freebies required purhcases of other products to be able to use them.  In my book, if something requires a purchase is not really free.

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  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604

    Are you talking about the newsletter freebie,  which always is free with a purchase?

  • SBibbSBibb Posts: 600
    Chohole said:

    Are you talking about the newsletter freebie,  which always is free with a purchase?

    Freebies page: https://www.daz3d.com/free-3d-models
    They're often mostly textures requiring a base product, though there are usually a couple options that don't require a specific base to use.

    I usually download them anyway, since the base sometimes goes free later, or something I'm interested in goes on sale later.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,372

    But if you already own the required product then they ARE free. So, technically, they are not really free to YOU.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    SBibb said:
    Chohole said:

    Are you talking about the newsletter freebie,  which always is free with a purchase?

    Freebies page: https://www.daz3d.com/free-3d-models
    They're often mostly textures requiring a base product, though there are usually a couple options that don't require a specific base to use.

    I usually download them anyway, since the base sometimes goes free later, or something I'm interested in goes on sale later.

    Those freebies are always full, paid for items from the Daz 3d store offered at 100% discount for a couple of weeks. They are not permanent freebies. They may be add on items,  but also they may not,  it's the luck of the draw.    

  • akmerlowakmerlow Posts: 1,124
    edited July 2019

    They don't let you get those currently free textures if you don't have outfit base already, so our desire of "i'll get freebie now and buy outfit somewhere in the future" fails. Proven as incorrect further in thread.

    Post edited by akmerlow on
  • barbultbarbult Posts: 26,426
    akmerlow said:

    They don't let you get those currently free textures if you don't have outfit base already, so our desire of "i'll get freebie now and buy outfit somewhere in the future" fails.

    What??? The texture products ARE free. You don't have to own the outfit already to get the textures for free. Just put the texture product from the freebie page in your cart and "buy" it for $0. Then you own it. If you buy the outfit sometime later, you already have the texture product in your Product Library, ready to use.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604
    edited July 2019
    akmerlow said:

    They don't let you get those currently free textures if you don't have outfit base already, so our desire of "i'll get freebie now and buy outfit somewhere in the future" fails.

    The freebies on the rolling banner are free, no purchase neccessary, no restrictions,  just 100% discount for the length of time they are advertised as freebies.

    The only freebie that is free with purchase is the weekly newsletter freebie.  If you are a PC+ member then it is free automatically as the PC= subscription counts as a purchase.

     

    Post edited by Chohole on
  • AscaniaAscania Posts: 1,855
    akmerlow said:

    They don't let you get those currently free textures if you don't have outfit base already, so our desire of "i'll get freebie now and buy outfit somewhere in the future" fails.

    If this were true my library wouldn't be full of textures for products I don't possess.

  • akmerlowakmerlow Posts: 1,124
    barbult said:
    akmerlow said:

    They don't let you get those currently free textures if you don't have outfit base already, so our desire of "i'll get freebie now and buy outfit somewhere in the future" fails.

    What??? The texture products ARE free. You don't have to own the outfit already to get the textures for free. Just put the texture product from the freebie page in your cart and "buy" it for $0. Then you own it. If you buy the outfit sometime later, you already have the texture product in your Product Library, ready to use.

    During one of recent sales these textures were in freebie section

    https://www.daz3d.com/harajuku-textures-for-lily-dress

    However there was NOT purchase/add to cart button at all...

    edit:

    curiosly, i don't see purchase button even now, when their price is back from 0. What happens?!

  • AlmightyQUESTAlmightyQUEST Posts: 2,006
    Looks like one product in the store with a bug. Would be worth filing a ticket with the store so they know to fix it. You can buy products without owning the required product, this specific item has an issue.
  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604

    That has now been reported,  thank you for pointing it out

  • LeanaLeana Posts: 12,894
    akmerlow said:
    barbult said:
    akmerlow said:

    They don't let you get those currently free textures if you don't have outfit base already, so our desire of "i'll get freebie now and buy outfit somewhere in the future" fails.

    What??? The texture products ARE free. You don't have to own the outfit already to get the textures for free. Just put the texture product from the freebie page in your cart and "buy" it for $0. Then you own it. If you buy the outfit sometime later, you already have the texture product in your Product Library, ready to use.

    During one of recent sales these textures were in freebie section

    https://www.daz3d.com/harajuku-textures-for-lily-dress

    However there was NOT purchase/add to cart button at all...

    edit:

    curiosly, i don't see purchase button even now, when their price is back from 0. What happens?!

    There must be a problem with how the product page is setup, I don't see the "add to cart" button either.

    It's clearly a store glitch though, normally Daz allows you to purchase products even when you don't have the required product.

  • wildbillnashwildbillnash Posts: 784

    I'm talking about the freebies you find at the end of the scrolling sales on top of the page.  Lately you have to own one product to be able to use the freebie.  I understand if I already 'bought' the original product then the freebie would be free.  But those of use who didn't can get the freebie, but it would be useless until we purchase the original product.  That's not really free.  I guess it all depends on how you look at it.  I personally believe if Daz Studio offers freebies then they shouldn't require a purchase of another product.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    The textures are certainly free, but I only ever got them once as it's too annoying having them without the required item. It doesn't stop them being free.

  • AlmightyQUESTAlmightyQUEST Posts: 2,006
    edited July 2019
    I've also gotten textures for free on things I've already owned... And I think once got a texture free and later the item it was for was free. Remember that the items cycle, if you uncheck the box to hide items you own, you will see the stand alone items that are currently available free that you already got.
    Post edited by AlmightyQUEST on
  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 2,581
    Chohole said:
    SBibb said:
    Chohole said:

    Are you talking about the newsletter freebie,  which always is free with a purchase?

    Freebies page: https://www.daz3d.com/free-3d-models
    They're often mostly textures requiring a base product, though there are usually a couple options that don't require a specific base to use.

    I usually download them anyway, since the base sometimes goes free later, or something I'm interested in goes on sale later.

    Those freebies are always full, paid for items from the Daz 3d store offered at 100% discount for a couple of weeks. They are not permanent freebies. They may be add on items,  but also they may not,  it's the luck of the draw.    

    "Luck of the draw" for sure. There are often periods--like now--where that's most of what's on offer. But I've gotten 6 starter bundles--Hiro 5, Stephanie 5&6, Lee 6, Josie 6, & Gia 6 between 2016 and February of this year as Bi-weekly Freebies. During the same timeframe I've also gotten many other bundles, each with 2 to 5 items (such as characters, hair, clothing, monsters, and/or environments), from the Bi-weekly Freebies page. 

  • DripDrip Posts: 1,249

    From my observations, there's usually one or two base-items, like outfits, usually for V4 or M4, but on rare occasions for Genesis 1 or 2.
    There may also be an environment, animation, or props type product
    The rest is usually texture add-ons and character sets that aren't related to the base items available that week.
    Whether these observations are an indication for some rule going on under the hood or not, I do not know. Though I actually do suspect there is some rule happening, and that each freebie is drawn randomly from a seperate pool of items

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