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  • HylasHylas Posts: 5,065

    zombietaggerung said:

    I think it's different for everyone. Based on some unknown "algorithim"

    surprise

  • SnowSnow Posts: 95

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    I bought 4x 2.99 things from my wishlist but it sure is tedious searching through it all for them since it only shows in the cart and showing wishlist now a DAZ-DEALs pro feature only

    DAZ seems determined to try and not sell me stuff

    I haven't checked lately but wishlist worked here in Firefox on Mac without Pro subscription, it just takes some time to start, like 30 secs to a minute.

    Why doesn't DAZ implement this feature though? Would this be in their disadvantage sales wise? I think it would be just the oposite no? Weird marketing strategy.

  • The Daz+ Easter Egg is doing a constant whirl for me with no link.

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  • Cris PalominoCris Palomino Posts: 11,605
    edited April 2023

    lorraineopua said:

    The Daz+ Easter Egg is doing a constant whirl for me with no link.

    It's been reported. 

    https://www.daz3d.com/daz-easter-egg--x-fashion-sport-swimsuit-and-bikini--4-of-4 Direct link

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  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,484

    Snow said:

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    I bought 4x 2.99 things from my wishlist but it sure is tedious searching through it all for them since it only shows in the cart and showing wishlist now a DAZ-DEALs pro feature only

    DAZ seems determined to try and not sell me stuff

    I haven't checked lately but wishlist worked here in Firefox on Mac without Pro subscription, it just takes some time to start, like 30 secs to a minute.

    Why doesn't DAZ implement this feature though? Would this be in their disadvantage sales wise? I think it would be just the oposite no? Weird marketing strategy.

    it did but now they added it to pro features except on the unfiltered main page 

  • doubledeviantdoubledeviant Posts: 1,186
    edited April 2023
    Yesterday's sales worked nicely together - new Daz+ releases, which activated the better flash sale discount, rounded out to a multiple of ten with grab bag items for the double tokens, plus 8% off the top via the gift card discount. Not the best prices that I've seen, but pretty good deals for items that I actually wanted and a pile of tokens.

    It'd be nice if we get one more storewide sale as a last hurrah for tokens. Or at least a storewide Daz Originals sale. Last couple weeks I focused on PA items since higher discounts on them aren't as common, but I wouldn't mind knocking a few DOs off the wishlist this week.
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  • SnowSnow Posts: 95

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    Snow said:

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    I bought 4x 2.99 things from my wishlist but it sure is tedious searching through it all for them since it only shows in the cart and showing wishlist now a DAZ-DEALs pro feature only

    DAZ seems determined to try and not sell me stuff

    I haven't checked lately but wishlist worked here in Firefox on Mac without Pro subscription, it just takes some time to start, like 30 secs to a minute.

    Why doesn't DAZ implement this feature though? Would this be in their disadvantage sales wise? I think it would be just the oposite no? Weird marketing strategy.

    it did but now they added it to pro features except on the unfiltered main page 

    Argh too bad. Hopefully DAZ takes over now.

     

  • Cris Palomino said:

    lorraineopua said:

    The Daz+ Easter Egg is doing a constant whirl for me with no link.

    It's been reported. 

    https://www.daz3d.com/daz-easter-egg--x-fashion-sport-swimsuit-and-bikini--4-of-4 Direct link

    Thank you :)

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,138

    well, there is an 80% fashion flash going on right now... 8 items. They are already at 30% off and they stack. I had spent 15 yeasterday and now have 2 tokens, which bring the 80% off to 87$ off. Thats getting priced pretty low. Have a few items in my cart that were Ok, I'll maybe buy these someday..then in the Lightning Deal right now for a couple more hours, Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female by Saiyones ... very nice character here. The skins look mighty nice Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female | Daz 3D

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,866
    edited April 2023

    daveso said:

    . Have a few items in my cart that were Ok, I'll maybe buy these someday..then in the Lightning Deal right now for a couple more hours, Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female by Saiyones ... very nice character here. The skins look mighty nice Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female | Daz 3D

    I had already purchased that one and while I still have 4 items in my Lightning Deals it is not there. There are other items instead. I wonder if different users are getting different deals ??? 

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  • joannajoanna Posts: 1,585

    Charlie Judge said:

    daveso said:

    . Have a few items in my cart that were Ok, I'll maybe buy these someday..then in the Lightning Deal right now for a couple more hours, Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female by Saiyones ... very nice character here. The skins look mighty nice Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female | Daz 3D

    I had already purchased that one and while I still have 4 items in my Lightning Deals it is not there. There are other items instead. I wonder if different users are getting different deals ??? 

    That would be my guess too, because I don't have Uchenna in my deals, and I don't have her either. 

  • WonderlandWonderland Posts: 7,019
    edited April 2023

    Is March Madness over? I only had a chance to check in briefly for the last couple of days and never saw an announcement. I'll be so happy when this token thing is over. I end up spending too much time doing cart jenga so the tokens don't go over the exact amount and then end up deleting my whole cart out of frustration when I realize I didn't really need anything, I was just looking for good deals, and would spend money on things I didn't want just for tokens or to get items I kinda wanted for a decent discount. I've deleted my cart more in this sale than any other because it was just too annoying and time consuming. I always ended up with the most tokens on Sunday which was a waste, so gave up on the whole token thing and only got a couple of $3.99 items in the last two weeks which will probably be $1.99 in the near future. 

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  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,866

    Wonderland said:

    Is March Madness over? I only had a chance to check in briefly for the last couple of days and never saw an announcement. I'll be so happy when this token thing is over. I end up spending too much time doing cart jenga so the tokens don't go over the exact amount and then end up deleting my whole cart out of frustration when I realize I didn't really need anything, I was just looking for good deals, and would spend money on things I didn't want just for tokens or to get items I kinda wanted for a decent discount. I've deleted my cart more in this sale than any other because it was just too annoying and time consuming. I always ended up with the most tokens on Sunday which was a waste, so gave up on the whole token thing and only got a couple of $3.99 items in the last two weeks which will probably be $1.99 in the near future. 

    Yes, last weekend was the end of March Madness. Also this is the last week to collect DAZ Tokens and they expire Sunday.

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    daveso said:

    well, there is an 80% fashion flash going on right now... 8 items. They are already at 30% off and they stack. I had spent 15 yeasterday and now have 2 tokens, which bring the 80% off to 87$ off. Thats getting priced pretty low. Have a few items in my cart that were Ok, I'll maybe buy these someday..then in the Lightning Deal right now for a couple more hours, Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female by Saiyones ... very nice character here. The skins look mighty nice Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female | Daz 3D

    I had some $70 worth of stuff (with 8 tokens) on the cart, when I started trimming it down, balancing between the amount of tokens lost and earned and dumping items once I thought they were no longer cheap enough with the token discount getting smaller...

    Ended up with just the 8 items from the 80% fashion flash with no token discount applied for $20.08, which will give me 2 more tokens and some margin for playing later this week.

  • PerttiA said:

    daveso said:

    well, there is an 80% fashion flash going on right now... 8 items. They are already at 30% off and they stack. I had spent 15 yeasterday and now have 2 tokens, which bring the 80% off to 87$ off. Thats getting priced pretty low. Have a few items in my cart that were Ok, I'll maybe buy these someday..then in the Lightning Deal right now for a couple more hours, Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female by Saiyones ... very nice character here. The skins look mighty nice Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female | Daz 3D

    I had some $70 worth of stuff (with 8 tokens) on the cart, when I started trimming it down, balancing between the amount of tokens lost and earned and dumping items once I thought they were no longer cheap enough with the token discount getting smaller...

    Ended up with just the 8 items from the 80% fashion flash with no token discount applied for $20.08, which will give me 2 more tokens and some margin for playing later this week.

    Yeah, despite swearing that I was done with it, I did the same. I managed to find 8 things worth 80+% off to me. We'll see what the rest of the week brings.

    Now .. for those still playing the Easter egg game, are we sure how to avoid applying tokens to freebie transactions? 

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    paulawp (marahzen) said:

    PerttiA said:

    daveso said:

    well, there is an 80% fashion flash going on right now... 8 items. They are already at 30% off and they stack. I had spent 15 yeasterday and now have 2 tokens, which bring the 80% off to 87$ off. Thats getting priced pretty low. Have a few items in my cart that were Ok, I'll maybe buy these someday..then in the Lightning Deal right now for a couple more hours, Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female by Saiyones ... very nice character here. The skins look mighty nice Uchenna for Genesis 8 Female | Daz 3D

    I had some $70 worth of stuff (with 8 tokens) on the cart, when I started trimming it down, balancing between the amount of tokens lost and earned and dumping items once I thought they were no longer cheap enough with the token discount getting smaller...

    Ended up with just the 8 items from the 80% fashion flash with no token discount applied for $20.08, which will give me 2 more tokens and some margin for playing later this week.

    Yeah, despite swearing that I was done with it, I did the same. I managed to find 8 things worth 80+% off to me. We'll see what the rest of the week brings.

    Now .. for those still playing the Easter egg game, are we sure how to avoid applying tokens to freebie transactions

    Yes, dial down the number of tokens next to the coin and click "Apply to  cart", the display will then change to show 8 tokens and the button says "Apply to cart"

    To make sure, one could have an item on the cart when doing this, so that one sees no token discount is applied.

  • HylasHylas Posts: 5,065

    How does everyone feel about the Lightning Deals?

    Initially I low-key disliked them because of how they kept poking the compulsive part of me that always wants to check for Flash Sales.

    But it turns out I've been mostly able to let that go, especially since it's DAZ originals for mostly 72%, which isn't interesting for me.
    It seems that every now and then the lightning discount stacks with something else for a pretty good deal... I guess I'll grab these if I stumble upon them, but it's not something worth stressing over.

    So, a thumbs up from me, I guess! yes

  • doubledeviantdoubledeviant Posts: 1,186
    edited April 2023
    Hylas said:

    How does everyone feel about the Lightning Deals?

    The selection is described as "custom-tailored" but - so far - has offered me items that fail to interest me, with two exceptions. The price for one (offered earlier this week) wasn't enticing enough to motivate a purchase, and the price for the other (on offer right now) is good, but I'm debating whether to bother checking out for $2.31 when my interest isn't especially strong.
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  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 4,267

    @Hylas, 'Lightning Deals'? Ignored them or missed them.

    And so often when I open any sales page and look at my wishlist items, the page goes blank, I have no incentive to scan old items I passed over years ago.

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024
    edited April 2023

    Hylas said:

    How does everyone feel about the Lightning Deals?

    Initially I low-key disliked them because of how they kept poking the compulsive part of me that always wants to check for Flash Sales.

    But it turns out I've been mostly able to let that go, especially since it's DAZ originals for mostly 72%, which isn't interesting for me.
    It seems that every now and then the lightning discount stacks with something else for a pretty good deal... I guess I'll grab these if I stumble upon them, but it's not something worth stressing over.

    So, a thumbs up from me, I guess! yes

    Old items (stone age, decade or more ago) that have been on sale before at lower price... Yesterday there was a character that would have been tempting when I had enough items on the cart to use 8 tokens, but as I was trimming the cart down, the temptation ended with the price going up and eventually the offer ending before I pulled the trigger on the cart. 

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  • doubledeviant said:

    Hylas said:

    How does everyone feel about the Lightning Deals?

    The selection is described as "custom-tailored" but - so far - has offered me items that fail to interest me, with two exceptions. The price for one (offered earlier this week) wasn't enticing enough to motivate a purchase, and the price for the other (on offer right now) is good, but I'm debating whether to bother checking out for $2.31 when my interest isn't especially strong.

    Underimpressed, with both the selections & the algorithm. Neither seems to have much in common with my purchase history. My current selection:

    *Josie 7 Starter - I haven't bought a teen character for 3 or 4 generations now

    *Iconic Outfit Textures - I don't own the outfit.

    *Eliot Hair G3 M/F - I do often buy (non dForce) hairs on sale, so this one is in the  ballpark 

    *Amara HD - I have been buying more G8 core figures lately but don't own the required core figure for Amara (Mika 8), nor do I own any of the fairy style cores/characters for any generation

    Also, none of the Lightning sets I have checked out include real or fantasy/SF animals when much of my paid (& coupon-freebie) purchases the last 7 months have been fantasy/SF animals. 

  • joannajoanna Posts: 1,585

    Hylas said:

    How does everyone feel about the Lightning Deals?

    I check them. Usually, I don't find anything interesting (I don't mind some older stuff, but I don't have any Gen 1 and 2 and hardly any Gen 3), and I move on. For a "curated selection" made supposedly for me there's quite a few addons for products I don't own. The rest of the selection doesn't feel curated either: I buy mostly scifi/fantasy stuff, and I'm getting contemporary clothing.

    I suppose they do make me check the store every 3 hours or so, so they get "increased traffic" or something?

  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    Unless they come up with something better in the afternoon (Daztime), it looks like cheap day today.

  • HylasHylas Posts: 5,065

    I agree that the algorithm doesn't impress, but that doesn't really bother me.

    For me it's the "every 3 hours" that's the main novelty here.

  • theflarftheflarf Posts: 170

    Sorry but how on earth are the stuff in the lightning sales 'curated' for me?

    Just a bunch of old stuff not linked with things i've bought, and for higher prices than previous 

     

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,484

    theflarf said:

    Sorry but how on earth are the stuff in the lightning sales 'curated' for me?

    Just a bunch of old stuff not linked with things i've bought, and for higher prices than previous 

     

    textures for ugly outfits I don't own and would never buy

    sets I don't like

    keep looking and it never gets better

    everything in Fastgrab more tempting and 70% off 

  • joannajoanna Posts: 1,585

    Hylas said:

    I agree that the algorithm doesn't impress, but that doesn't really bother me.

    For me it's the "every 3 hours" that's the main novelty here.

    They already had something similar with the selection changing every 3 hours, but it was messy. This one also has an actual timer on it which makes it easy to check back, know how much time you have to make a purchase decision etc. 

  • HylasHylas Posts: 5,065

    joanna said:

    Hylas said:

    I agree that the algorithm doesn't impress, but that doesn't really bother me.

    For me it's the "every 3 hours" that's the main novelty here.

    They already had something similar with the selection changing every 3 hours, but it was messy. This one also has an actual timer on it which makes it easy to check back, know how much time you have to make a purchase decision etc. 

    Yeah, I appreciate the timer.

    Ticking down the seconds is arguably a little extra, but no big deal.

  • XiousDsXiousDs Posts: 405

    zombietaggerung said:

    Blando Calrissian said:

    I was really too busy today to check out many of the Lightning Sales... anyone find anything good? Looks like it's mostly older V/M and G1 stuff at the moment.

    I think it's different for everyone. Based on some unknown "algorithim", since I've seen some G3 stuff, like the G3F Centaur starter bundle. Nothing I actually want to buy, but still. 

    This is my current set:

    The lighning deals it says were specifically curated for me have all been total fail.  Not certain how their process for that works, but I think it is faulty.  If I buy $0 items because they are free, it does not mean I am in love with old M5 and gen 1 stuff.  It just means I like FREE stuff!  lol Not REALLY old stuff for 60-72% off! 

  • NorthOf45NorthOf45 Posts: 5,532

    I think it is randomly showing four items you don't already own, spaced four years apart.

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