frank0314 said:

doubledeviant said:

"EVERY 2025 NEW RELEASE RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND!"
These:
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-su-sexy-jeans-for-genesis-9-81-and-8-female
https://www.daz3d.com/assorted-textures-for-dforce-su-sexy-jeans
are not getting the gold star discount for Mad/Still Mad releases. Every other 2025 release from both artists seems to be getting the appropriate discount.

Are they getting any discount at all? I don't have a gold star to test.

It looks like they're getting regular new release discounts (base 30%) instead of the gold star discount (base 50%) that all 2025 items should be getting.

doubledeviant said:

"EVERY 2025 NEW RELEASE RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND!"
These:
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-su-sexy-jeans-for-genesis-9-81-and-8-female
https://www.daz3d.com/assorted-textures-for-dforce-su-sexy-jeans
are not getting the gold star discount for Mad/Still Mad releases. Every other 2025 release from both artists seems to be getting the appropriate discount.

Are they getting any discount at all? I don't have a gold star to test.

"EVERY 2025 NEW RELEASE RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND!"
These:
https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-su-sexy-jeans-for-genesis-9-81-and-8-female
https://www.daz3d.com/assorted-textures-for-dforce-su-sexy-jeans
are not getting the gold star discount for Mad/Still Mad releases. Every other 2025 release from both artists seems to be getting the appropriate discount.

Wonderland said:

How are people getting good prices? I'm usually really good at getting carts to go over 85% off or more but I can't even get close to that even with tokens.

Premier, 8 tokens, gold star from a purchase in the last 2 days, 1-2 new releases gives the maximum discount sans any gift cards or coupon codes. The bigger the cart, it's worth it to add a new release even if you don't want it, to trigger extra discounts. (Think of it as a freebie.) Cart test with 2 new releases to see if the price changes further.

It also depends on what categories people are buying, and if the items are PA or Daz Originals/Daz+, since tokens affect Daz items differently. (More discount)

Wonderland said:

I'm usually really good at getting carts to go over 85% off or more but I can't even get close to that even with tokens.

With a new release, a gold star and Premier, I'm seeing 84% off the 60% selection, 88% off the 70% selection, 92% off the 80% selection and 94% off the 85% selection. No token active in the cart, so even with only 10% off due to the goldstar instead of 20%, you should be able to get to 85% with tokens, at least on the three older selections if not the newest one.

...yeah, that early price glitch caught me for a loop.  There was something about having a gold star offering 50% discounts on Mad Artists and Related Madness items (which when I did a few calculations on those low prices was the case), However, apparently that was in error as it now reads New Releases and Still New Releases.

Dumped the cart after that.

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ETA

The glitch price also shows up as the "Recent best price" for all items in the Daz Deals Price History which is misleading.

hjake said:

Wonderland said:

I guess I've been here too long. There's no incentive to buy new items and I already purchased all the old doorbusters I want and the ones left, I've passed on for years and are not worth $2.49 to me to get 10% off my cart. I didn't even check the sale yesterday. Maybe I'm Dazzed out and these sales are really meant for newbies. I know the new items I want will eventually be much cheaper. In the past new items were 50% off without a gold star. I did get a new FilaToon item at the beginning but I don't see any worthwhile deals the way this is going. The doorbusters aren't changing and there's literally nothing for me to buy at a decent price so I guess I'll save a lot of money this MM by not purchasing anything. This feels weird. I could get better deals two weeks ago than in this supposed "sale." 

 

Wow, I just looked at your profile. You joined in December 1969 when Chris Creek was 9 years old. That IS impressive.

I know what you mean about really most new items are rinse and repeat of things you already have or never wanted. In my opinion, DAZ new products are for newbies who don't have an old library to draw upon, but really that is how everything in life. Old makes way for new. Plus the new can used used in other apps in ways the old item can not with a lot of tweaking.

Since you have been a member since 1969, you must remember when they did polls on the forum and we would vote for which items would get an ultra-mad price the next day. I really miss the fun when people would canvas for the product they wanted to see next and what they could quick render with what they bought the previous day. it was not just sales but interactive sales. Man I miss riding my dinosaur.

Lol. That's obviously an error. I have no idea how that happened. Daz and I didn't exist yet. I actually joined in 2005. I wonder how it came up  with 1969? I think the forum software took too much bad acid at Woodstock lol.

Wonderland said:

I guess I've been here too long. There's no incentive to buy new items and I already purchased all the old doorbusters I want and the ones left, I've passed on for years and are not worth $2.49 to me to get 10% off my cart. I didn't even check the sale yesterday. Maybe I'm Dazzed out and these sales are really meant for newbies. I know the new items I want will eventually be much cheaper. In the past new items were 50% off without a gold star. I did get a new FilaToon item at the beginning but I don't see any worthwhile deals the way this is going. The doorbusters aren't changing and there's literally nothing for me to buy at a decent price so I guess I'll save a lot of money this MM by not purchasing anything. This feels weird. I could get better deals two weeks ago than in this supposed "sale." 

 

Wow, I just looked at your profile. You joined in December 1969 when Chris Creek was 9 years old. That IS impressive.

I know what you mean about really most new items are rinse and repeat of things you already have or never wanted. In my opinion, DAZ new products are for newbies who don't have an old library to draw upon, but really that is how everything in life. Old makes way for new. Plus the new can used used in other apps in ways the old item can not with a lot of tweaking.

Since you have been a member since 1969, you must remember when they did polls on the forum and we would vote for which items would get an ultra-mad price the next day. I really miss the fun when people would canvas for the product they wanted to see next and what they could quick render with what they bought the previous day. it was not just sales but interactive sales. Man I miss riding my dinosaur.

 

 

 

Wonderland said:

I guess I've been here too long. There's no incentive to buy new items and I already purchased all the old doorbusters I want and the ones left, I've passed on for years and are not worth $2.49 to me to get 10% off my cart. I didn't even check the sale yesterday. Maybe I'm Dazzed out and these sales are really meant for newbies. I know the new items I want will eventually be much cheaper. In the past new items were 50% off without a gold star. I did get a new FilaToon item at the beginning but I don't see any worthwhile deals the way this is going. The doorbusters aren't changing and there's literally nothing for me to buy at a decent price so I guess I'll save a lot of money this MM by not purchasing anything. This feels weird. I could get better deals two weeks ago than in this supposed "sale." 

All the errors in the ads and the advertised prices that are not real in the cart, just make me mad, and I don't want to waste more time in the store. I haven't bought much. I have no tokens. I'm uninspired by what I've seen so far.

I guess I've been here too long. There's no incentive to buy new items and I already purchased all the old doorbusters I want and the ones left, I've passed on for years and are not worth $2.49 to me to get 10% off my cart. I didn't even check the sale yesterday. Maybe I'm Dazzed out and these sales are really meant for newbies. I know the new items I want will eventually be much cheaper. In the past new items were 50% off without a gold star. I did get a new FilaToon item at the beginning but I don't see any worthwhile deals the way this is going. The doorbusters aren't changing and there's literally nothing for me to buy at a decent price so I guess I'll save a lot of money this MM by not purchasing anything. This feels weird. I could get better deals two weeks ago than in this supposed "sale." 

doubledeviant said:

"Today Only"
Why run a single day catch-up when you know that people need a day of notice in order to purchase something small to get a gold star to make the catch-up worthwhile?
Daz has made it easy to very drastically reduce my spending here this year. A full catch-up weekend might have convinced me to buy a few things. Ah well.

Wouldn't be the first time that a sale goes an extra day or two ... but that said, I will be checking out with my "catch-up sale" cart before Daz midnight.

"Today Only"
Why run a single day catch-up when you know that people need a day of notice in order to purchase something small to get a gold star to make the catch-up worthwhile?
Daz has made it easy to very drastically reduce my spending here this year. A full catch-up weekend might have convinced me to buy a few things. Ah well.

Had an orange banner for 50% off Daz+ items with Newly Mad release since I bought X amount of stuff this week.  Some great deals to be and cleared a lot of the Daz+ items off my list wish.  If you take out the $25 dollars for a "doorbuster", 2 newly mad items I can see myself using at some point, and three items I had tabs open for as need when a decent sale hits, I am left with 45 Daz+ items for a little under $1 each.  If I factor in that I used a gift card I got for 20% off that brings the that to slightly less than $0.80 average per Daz+ item.  That's all combined with the Gold star discount, Newly Mad item discount, the orange banner discount, a couple took advantage of the discount for including Tues/Fri new Daz+ items and 8 tokens. I'd say that is bordering on slightly Mad of a deal.

Tomhip said:

tsroemi said:

 used my DO coupon.

Man! Thanks for reminding me about coupons :D Need to dump mine and Feb is almost over, almost missed on free Premium bundle too.

Likewise. Just picked up a hair from my wishlist, base price $26.99, at a discount so low it wasn't a qualifying purchase for a Gold Star.

I purchased 3 items last night from the Daz store. The total with tax, 8 tokens, gold star and Premier Member discounts came to $11.54. The "Processing Your Order" screen hung for several minutes then timed out. The funds were charged to my card but, apparently, the order did not go through as the items are not in my product library for download. How to rectify? Thanks!

barbult said:

Richard Haseltine said:

barbult said:

I'm making the best of another empty, black, neon-lit hallway (sigh..) by adding a few things, including Richard Haseltine. Adding Richard can improve any scene, in my experience. No dumb little laser beams, security cameras, or motion activated spot lights are going to keep Richard from going wherever he wants to go!

They are meant to be barriers? I thought it was George Lucas' lumbermill and was just looking to see if there were any baby Jawas to play with.

That's a reference I have no idea about. Certainly I am old enough, but not something I ever heard of. "George Lucas" name drop makes me think "Start Wars". I'm not a fan. I think I only saw the original movie decades ago.

I was thinking they looked like a series of anchored lightsabres (laser swords), and George lucas did seem to have a reputation for overdoing the lightsabres (not that I have seen any of the prequel/sequel films, but from comments and satirical mock-trailers). The jawas were, if I am ecalling correctly, the small, dester-dwelling, "scrap traders" from the first film (or fourth film, depending on how you count).

Tomhip said:

tsroemi said:

 used my DO coupon.

Man! Thanks for reminding me about coupons :D Need to dump mine and Feb is almost over, almost missed on free Premium bundle too.

That free bundle coupon is amazing. And since it started I've realized it becomes quite useful right at the end of the month. If you're Premier and have a gold star the Rebel bundle is a good price right now so it could be a good time to buy her too. 
 

October-Lycan

November-Ashley

December-Sylvia

January-Lucas

February-Cecelia

All great bundles and the addons are very inexpensive with the tokens too. 

Kira Carsen from Star Wars the Old Republic.

 

SWTOR Gunslinger

Oooh, I just love it when I rant here one day about how the sale is all bad and I don't like any of the new things, and then BAM next day, not one but two really nice bundles drop - yay! Sale's so much more fun this way. 

I really do like the Cecelia character I think. She looks a bit different. And the dresses are quite, quite nice, also the hairs. I even like the included make-up, that's basically never happened before. If you're into historical-lish renders, these might be interesting bundles for you, too.

Like I mentioned in another thread, I'm DAZ+, had 6 tokens and my DO coupon, and a gold star, and I got the bundles for around 15 and 17 dollars. They got cheaper being bought together.

Wonderland said:

Wow, this sale is really bad if you're not Premier. The regular daily sales were better than this. I like all of today's offers, the whole French aristocracy type theme, but just going to have to put it all in my wishlist for a few months. There's literally no advantage to buying anything new. 

Actually, today's working out quite well for me, and I'm just DAZ+, so you might want to give it a try if you like the new items. I got both the Cecelia and the Dresses bundle (one does pay for one dress twice this way, but I thought it was neglible pricewise), one for 15, one for 17 bucks or somewhere around that. So they were around 82% off. which is an amazing deal for new items I feel. I had 6 tokens and used my DO coupon. Also bought some things from the featured PAs, and the prices were quite alright there. Oh, I have a gold star, so that adds some discount, too.

If you have any tokens lying around, it might really be worth a try. Good luck!