Outlet and Quick Grab Discussion

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  • ElorElor Posts: 4,145

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    Maybe I missed some when I looked through it before?

    I saw the new selection this morning after waking up, before a new Daz day started so I guess it was a cache issue and you saw the new selection before I did.

  • Elor said:

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    Maybe I missed some when I looked through it before?

    I saw the new selection this morning after waking up, before a new Daz day started so I guess it was a cache issue and you saw the new selection before I did.

    Probably a cache. I am an hour ahead of Daz, & during the day yesterday I saw a shader set I had wishlisted but didn't recall seeing at OS pricing in my WL. Of course, I didn't buy it so today it's not there. :( It'll be back, & I have so much to play with any way, even before I checked the new Biweekly Freebies :)

  • LorraineLorraine Posts: 1,077

    I shoved a lot of the new outlet store items into my cart and when I went into said cart to move some to my wishlist I found this:  'Some of the promotions in your cart are about to expire. Expiration in: 30 minutes (2/05/2026, 6:00:00 pm)' Now I don't whether or not to pull the trigger and get them all. Can't really afford that so I shall get what I most want and see what happens to the rest.

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 8,122
    I feel as if I really scored a winner with the Outlet today. Soiree Glam Hair by Neftis3D is one I had missed entirely, then on seeing it in the outlet store I realised it's absolutely perfect for a character I'm putting together. The right hair at the right time, and for it to be $1.99/$0.99, definitely a winner. Made my day. Regards, Richard.
  • garrett_3dgarrett_3d Posts: 967

    I took a punt on that hair yesterday, yet to see how it looks in a render. I'm a bit suspicious of cheap hair, some of the first ones I ever bought were pure 8-bit looking.

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,925

    richardandtracy said:

    I feel as if I really scored a winner with the Outlet today. Soiree Glam Hair by Neftis3D is one I had missed entirely, then on seeing it in the outlet store I realised it's absolutely perfect for a character I'm putting together. The right hair at the right time, and for it to be $1.99/$0.99, definitely a winner. Made my day. Regards, Richard.

    That's an attractive hair, Richard. Glad you found it! 

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,925

    garrett_3d said:

    I took a punt on that hair yesterday, yet to see how it looks in a render. I'm a bit suspicious of cheap hair, some of the first ones I ever bought were pure 8-bit looking.

    You can't judge a hair by what you paid for it. I don't know which hair items you're talking about. I know some of the older hairs don't look that great. Some hairs are ambitious but they end up looking like tape or ribbon. That's a byproduct of how they were made. Even so, there's every reason to think the Neftis hair you're talking about here will look lovely in a render. 

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 8,122
    Couldn't agree more with Torquinox. When it comes to sales like the Outlet Store, quality and price are unrelated. You really need to look for good quality vendors and then look at what's on offer. Vendors like Goldtassel, SWAM, Aprilysh, Linday, Akhelloos and OutOfTouch are almost always good to fantastic - though the G2/G3 hairs may need modernization. Neftis3D, well I am not a fan of Sonja Hair (too coarse), but every other hair from them I have is good. In a nutshell, look hard at the promo images and decide from those, ignoring the price. With regards to the price: Once the initial payback to the PA and DAZ is made, the cost of supply to customers is close to negligible, so both the PA and DAZ can make a return almost whatever price is charged, which is why in a product's later life, price and quality can be de-linked. Regards, Richard.
  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 41,628

    outlet is about all I can afford these days

    not being DAZ+ and not really that impressed the 2 months I was

    while it is 50% cheaper, factoring in membership price and the temptation to overspend to warrant it

    just grabbing a few things each month serves me well enough

    that hair is tempting 

    not strandbased is actually a good thing for me

  • Quick Grab was changed on time, but the prices are a bit odd. The highest tier is usually bundles instead of single character, outfit etc. Not that $9.99/$4.99 are terrible prices for Victoria 9 considering the MSRP is $50-60. I may pick her up. 

    Also if anyone is a fan of PW Productions, they have a couple items in QG.

     

  • ElorElor Posts: 4,145

    4.99 for a Genesis 9 Core character is the usual price for them.

  • 3DSaga3DSaga Posts: 926

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    Quick Grab was changed on time, but the prices are a bit odd. The highest tier is usually bundles instead of single character, outfit etc. Not that $9.99/$4.99 are terrible prices for Victoria 9 considering the MSRP is $50-60. I may pick her up. 

    Also if anyone is a fan of PW Productions, they have a couple items in QG.

     

    That PW Comound setting is in my cart now. I can't believe it's finally made it to QG! 

  • ValiskaValiska Posts: 179

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    Quick Grab was changed on time, but the prices are a bit odd. The highest tier is usually bundles instead of single character, outfit etc. Not that $9.99/$4.99 are terrible prices for Victoria 9 considering the MSRP is $50-60. I may pick her up. 

    Also if anyone is a fan of PW Productions, they have a couple items in QG.

     

    To my surprise, Quick Grab actually turned over Sunday evening, several hours before I expected it to.

  • Elor said:

    4.99 for a Genesis 9 Core character is the usual price for them.

    I am definitely getting her this weekend. After I buy a month of Daz plus. :)

    I was probably thinking of the OS pricing (I  posted early morning here). G8/8.1 core characters are usually lower than $4.99. OS also sometimes has smaller, non-core DO or PA bundles for $4.99, like Drago or Monkey Sister. 

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,933

    Welp, lesson learned. Get any QGs on Saturday, as apparently Sunday night they might exit the store early.

  • SilverGirl said:

    Welp, lesson learned. Get any QGs on Saturday, as apparently Sunday night they might exit the store early.

    Same here. (Was that the only way they could fix the glitch?) 

    And the pricing hasn't changed yet. Any bets as to whether that happens before Daz noon?

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,636

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    SilverGirl said:

    Welp, lesson learned. Get any QGs on Saturday, as apparently Sunday night they might exit the store early.

    Same here. (Was that the only way they could fix the glitch?) 

    And the pricing hasn't changed yet. Any bets as to whether that happens before Daz noon?

    Quick Grab pricing mat not be on the store page but it shows up in your cart. 

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,925
    edited May 11

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    SilverGirl said:

    Welp, lesson learned. Get any QGs on Saturday, as apparently Sunday night they might exit the store early.

    Same here. (Was that the only way they could fix the glitch?) 

    And the pricing hasn't changed yet. Any bets as to whether that happens before Daz noon?

    Sorry that happened to you. I went in several hours before Daz midnight and got something. It was fine. When did it change over on you (relative to Daz midnight)?

    Post edited by Torquinox on
  • joannajoanna Posts: 2,787

    Torquinox said:

    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:

    SilverGirl said:

    Welp, lesson learned. Get any QGs on Saturday, as apparently Sunday night they might exit the store early.

    Same here. (Was that the only way they could fix the glitch?) 

    And the pricing hasn't changed yet. Any bets as to whether that happens before Daz noon?

    Sorry that happened to you. I went in several hours before Daz midnight and got something. It was fine. When did it change over on you (relative to Daz midnight)?

    I think about 6 hours before Daz midnight.

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,925

    joanna said:

    I think about 6 hours before Daz midnight.

    I must have just made it, then. surprise 

  • joannajoanna Posts: 2,787

    It's possible that with all the issues with QG not changing over, they set it to change on UTC midnight rather than "Daz maybe midnight, maybe midday, maybe only after reporting it to the mods." While it might be slightly annoying (just like memberships expiring on UTC rather than Daz time), it's an easy thing to get used to and take into consideration. I'd much rather have an early but consistent changeover than having to harass the mods for reports and updates every week.

  • 3DSaga3DSaga Posts: 926

    Yes, my vote is for consistency as well. 

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,933

    Torquinox said:

    joanna said:

    I think about 6 hours before Daz midnight.

    I must have just made it, then. surprise 

    I went in at about 3 1/2 before and it was changed then.

    The theory about UTC midnight makes sense. I don't mind going forward since I'd be expecting it and adjusting my purchasing plans accordingly. I'm just a little fussed off this week because there were two shader sets I definitely would've liked, and I had every reason to expect I had enough time yet to get them.

    Ah well. Maybe the Gods of Thrift were saving me so I could get them at a better price later. :)

  • garrett_3dgarrett_3d Posts: 967

    3DSaga said:

    Yes, my vote is for consistency as well. 

    I never realised the word "consistency" was in the Daz lexicon... 

  • SilverGirl said:

    Torquinox said:

    joanna said:

    I think about 6 hours before Daz midnight.

    I must have just made it, then. surprise 

    I went in at about 3 1/2 before and it was changed then.

    The theory about UTC midnight makes sense. I don't mind going forward since I'd be expecting it and adjusting my purchasing plans accordingly. I'm just a little fussed off this week because there were two shader sets I definitely would've liked, and I had every reason to expect I had enough time yet to get them.

    Ah well. Maybe the Gods of Thrift were saving me so I could get them at a better price later. :)

    It was 10:30 or 11pm cdt (1 hour ahead of Daz time) when I saw the change. I was out before then. There was one thing I in QG I was planning to buy so no big deal.

  • ANGELREAPER1972ANGELREAPER1972 Posts: 4,843

    yesterday when they had the change over and prices were still not showing discounted picked a few things which appeared correct in my cart but there was also countdown timer that had about half hour  left saying some items prices were going to change message so quickly checked out, thinking about it there was some zeddicus products listed and the main sale later on had a sale on his products and may have included those ones 

  • joannajoanna Posts: 2,787

    Reminder!

    If you're doing any shopping today and have any Quick Grab in the cart, don't wait till the last minute for checking out as the QG might switch early (UTC midnight rather than Daz midnight) again.

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,925

    It did switch early. Seems like that's the new normal.

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,933

    Torquinox said:

    It did switch early. Seems like that's the new normal.

    Now that I know to expect it, I like it that way. A little something fun to end Sunday night. :)

    (Granted this week I had everything I was interested in again, but at least I'm not wondering!) 

  • Matt_CastleMatt_Castle Posts: 3,273
    edited May 18

    I've put in a grumpy ticket, complaining that there were things I was unable to buy.

    From a practical perspective, I like to wishlist QC and Outlet items at the start of their duration, so then I can put them into carts to help round them up to thresholds and maximise my tokens. I would then normally go in to any leftovers and clear them up on the last day; they're themselves largely immune to cart stacking shenanigans, so spreading them out over the week to help out other carts was in theory a good strategy.

    At least until they broke things like this. It's far more of a nuisance to have the sale end at an unpredictable time than it was to have it start a bit late on a Monday.

    Post edited by Matt_Castle on
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