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Please, DAZ... TELL US WHEN SALES END!

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  • Sven DullahSven Dullah Posts: 7,621
    Wendy_Carrara said:
    Sven Dullah said:

    Hmm......I'm probably DAZ's worst nightmare, 3DL- and Genesis 1 user. So I guess my voice doesn't have much value. I don't even bother to look at new products anymore, I've become a User instead of a Buyer Of New Stuff. If I need something I will look for it. I check my wishlist though on a daily basis, it's full of Gen4 stuff and the occasional new prop/environment. But I want to say that I've not seen this kind of marketing anywhere else in this world, and I'm totally fed up with it. I understand though that people want the new stuff, and looking at the sales threads going on here I draw the conclusion that being a DS user is as much making art as it is participating in the sales. So the DAZ strategy obviously works. Still I'm baffled that they can't sort out the glitches with the sales. I mean...if it would happen once in a while, totally understandable, but it is EVERY TIMEsurprise. And still they are able to keep a vast number of loyal customers...nowhere else in the world would this be possiblelaugh. It is not logical, it is magical. Oh well...

    ....hold my beer.....Carrara user....crying

    blush...I'll get you a new one!

  • mindsongmindsong Posts: 1,751
    Wendy_Carrara said:
    Sven Dullah said:

    Hmm......I'm probably DAZ's worst nightmare, 3DL- and Genesis 1 user. So I guess my voice doesn't have much value. I don't even bother to look at new products anymore, I've become a User instead of a Buyer Of New Stuff. If I need something I will look for it. I check my wishlist though on a daily basis, it's full of Gen4 stuff and the occasional new prop/environment. But I want to say that I've not seen this kind of marketing anywhere else in this world, and I'm totally fed up with it. I understand though that people want the new stuff, and looking at the sales threads going on here I draw the conclusion that being a DS user is as much making art as it is participating in the sales. So the DAZ strategy obviously works. Still I'm baffled that they can't sort out the glitches with the sales. I mean...if it would happen once in a while, totally understandable, but it is EVERY TIMEsurprise. And still they are able to keep a vast number of loyal customers...nowhere else in the world would this be possiblelaugh. It is not logical, it is magical. Oh well...

    ....hold my beer.....Carrara user....crying

    ... I'm in durned-fine company then - Carrara, Gn1, DS-3DL (and even opengl cartoon sometimes!)

    Just emptied another cart - what, 8 items this time? :) ciao!

    nuf sed

    --ms

  • Blackbirdx61Blackbirdx61 Posts: 300

    Just to agree with the OP and Wonderland; It's only basic Civlity to post the time remaining for something on Sale; and a level of contempt for the user not too. 

    If you view a Sale Item at Rendo, it includes a counter that tells you to the second how much longer the item remains on sale.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    Taoz said:

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    nicstt said:
    andya_b341b7c5f5 said:

    They should, but they won't.  Uncertainly is central to the customer psychology of the marketing playbook they follow.  Keep us guessing, make us panic that we might miss the discount, so we don't stop and think long enough to decide to pass.

    I use reverse phsychology; there is always another sale, and any item will get cheaper.

    Or unavailable...

    Either way, I save cash. None of it I actually need.

  • galattgalatt Posts: 229
    Sven Dullah said:

    Hmm......I'm probably DAZ's worst nightmare, 3DL- and Genesis 1 user.

    Preaching to the choir here. But yes knowing just how long we have to buy would be very useful.
  • TaozTaoz Posts: 10,296
    nicstt said:
    Taoz said:

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    nicstt said:
    andya_b341b7c5f5 said:

    They should, but they won't.  Uncertainly is central to the customer psychology of the marketing playbook they follow.  Keep us guessing, make us panic that we might miss the discount, so we don't stop and think long enough to decide to pass.

    I use reverse phsychology; there is always another sale, and any item will get cheaper.

    Or unavailable...

    Either way, I save cash. None of it I actually need.

    No, I think almost everyone who have been at this for a few years already have a lot more than they need (what they want is a different story).

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,227

    This is the first time this nonsense has happened to me.  Bought the item at sale price of ~$7 then when PayPal receipt arrives it's $24.99 angry  I'm retired and have a small, stone solid, fixed income that I budget meticulously.  My purchases are carefully weighed and planned,  Surprises like this upset the applecart.

    Yeah, I probably could'a noticed the price change before finalizing the transaction but there was just one item in the cart and took literally just  seconds.  One item.  Click, in cart. Click, sign into PayPal.  Click, done.  I've read about this problem here before but always thought it was exaggerated.   What's the use of having such a smart machine if it doesn't warn you that the price you clicked on is different when it gets into the cart. 

    I've submitted a ticket but that's an adventure tale all by itself.frown  Fingers crossed for my store credit.indecision

    It's not like DAZ is going belly up if I stop buying here because I don't buy much here anyway.  My DAZ closet and garage is full of enough old stuff to keep me happy to the end of my days.  But when an item on my cobweb covered wishlist of ancient stuff goes on significant sale I think about it again.

    Just thought I'd add to the buzz in this thread.

  • AtiAti Posts: 9,192
    LeatherGryphon said:

    Yeah, I probably could'a noticed the price change before finalizing the transaction

    Actually, no. Although this is unrelated to the end time of sales. For some reason, even when you authorize the smaller amount in paypal, you can still end up being overcharged, and the only time you notice this is AFTER the transaction. I honestly don't know how paypal can do this. If I authorize $10, then they shouldn't be allowed to charge me $50, but currently this is how it works. Luckily, Daz customer support is good with quickly refunding the overcharge.

  • AbnerKAbnerK Posts: 718
    Karibou said:

    Literally, between the click that took me to my shopping cart and the click that took me to selecting my payment method, the 4-hour flash sales ended, adding about $150 to my total and (obviously) prompting me to back up and dump all the items. I guess I should be thanking DAZ for saving me money on content I really don't need, but it's so incredibly frustrating when a "4 hours only!" sale ends and you have no idea what time it started, ESPECIALLY when the banner ad is still on the main shopping page. This irritates me to no end. Had I KNOWN the items were going off sale so fast, I might have clicked a little faster!!

    I totally agree. It's really annoying when you rush, like crazy just putting a couple of things in your cart and quickly checking out because it's coming to the top of the hour. Then three hours later the Flash Sale is still there. It's like they don't want you to spend your money isn't it. Like the one now. You can only put one item in the cart along with with qualifier but you can use the coupon over and over! They don't tell you that bit though. I was bold enough to try. 

  • AtiAti Posts: 9,192
    jimmac-donald said:
    Karibou said:

    Literally, between the click that took me to my shopping cart and the click that took me to selecting my payment method, the 4-hour flash sales ended, adding about $150 to my total and (obviously) prompting me to back up and dump all the items. I guess I should be thanking DAZ for saving me money on content I really don't need, but it's so incredibly frustrating when a "4 hours only!" sale ends and you have no idea what time it started, ESPECIALLY when the banner ad is still on the main shopping page. This irritates me to no end. Had I KNOWN the items were going off sale so fast, I might have clicked a little faster!!

    I totally agree. It's really annoying when you rush, like crazy just putting a couple of things in your cart and quickly checking out because it's coming to the top of the hour. Then three hours later the Flash Sale is still there. It's like they don't want you to spend your money isn't it. Like the one now. You can only put one item in the cart along with with qualifier but you can use the coupon over and over! They don't tell you that bit though. I was bold enough to try. 

    Watch out though, you can only use it twice.

  • AbnerKAbnerK Posts: 718
    Sven Dullah said:

    Hmm......I'm probably DAZ's worst nightmare, 3DL- and Genesis 1 user. So I guess my voice doesn't have much value. I don't even bother to look at new products anymore, I've become a User instead of a Buyer Of New Stuff. If I need something I will look for it. I check my wishlist though on a daily basis, it's full of Gen4 stuff and the occasional new prop/environment. But I want to say that I've not seen this kind of marketing anywhere else in this world, and I'm totally fed up with it. I understand though that people want the new stuff, and looking at the sales threads going on here I draw the conclusion that being a DS user is as much making art as it is participating in the sales. So the DAZ strategy obviously works. Still I'm baffled that they can't sort out the glitches with the sales. I mean...if it would happen once in a while, totally understandable, but it is EVERY TIMEsurprise. And still they are able to keep a vast number of loyal customers...nowhere else in the world would this be possiblelaugh. It is not logical, it is magical. Oh well...

    To be fare, their glitches sometimes work in our favour. They had one sale once that gave you negative negative Percentage off it ended up they owed you money. The double negative should have meant the items were more expensive but I didn't want to point that out at the time and kept adding the 'magic beans' to my cart. regardless of them not even being compatible with my software or me not wanting them. I got free stuff with them. They're still sitting, hidden, in my DIM. :) 

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