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  • Boy, sometimes DAZ is way beyond me:

    Guess it is the 4th or so day on which I do not own the key item as it was too expensive to me on release. Now some weeks later (and already owning the PF Outfit from that bundle) I shall buy a DAZ original bundle for $60 / 30% off to enable an extra 10%. Sure thing! Off the cart it goes and so do all new releases I still had in mind getting from yesterday.

    The Android releases from today are out of my budget and I wonder why they are lacking a bundle option. Sure those are PA releases but we had PA bundles before.

    The lack of a new release inactivates all other deals. Only deal which does not rely on a new release is the $8 each on Sci-Fi Wearables. But I leave the value of all those side-deals up to you. Guess the only fixed price deal I would do is a $15 per bundle for those high priced bundle I even skip once > 70% off.

    That leaves things to Mad Grab again: 
    -> 18 items of general interest in cart bringing the price to $2.99 each
    -> Removing all items I might hardly use, which went for $1.99 before etc. brings the list down to 4 items
    -> All wishlisted for catch-up

    OK, time to install and use the stuff I bought yesterday and enjoy the sun.

  • GhostDogGhostDog Posts: 156

    So I want to buy the new android stuff but it's really expensive with no bundle option for some insane reason (when they so frequently bundle together unrelated items), but I don"t own today"s key item. SO how many days can I wait to see if I have the key item before I lose the best discount? Am I safe to wait until Tuesday?

    if anyone can tell me how to best navigate this latest idiotic sales tactics I"d appreciate it. Who chooses to de-incentivize someone who really wants to buy something from buying it that same day? Crazy. 

  • Key items change daily and stuff stays 3 days in Still Mad if I recall right as there is currently

    - a hair I like from Saturday there
    - another nice hair from Friday there
    - and the Steampunk bundle from Thursday

    So you should have three more chances for max discount until Wednesday 

  • GhostDogGhostDog Posts: 156

    Rod Wise Driggo said:

    Key items change daily and stuff stays 3 days in Still Mad if I recall right as there is currently

    - a hair I like from Saturday there
    - another nice hair from Friday there
    - and the Steampunk bundle from Thursday

    So you should have three more chances for max discount until Wednesday 

    Exactly what I needed to know. Thank you! 

  • BlueFingersBlueFingers Posts: 904
    GhostDog said:

    So I want to buy the new android stuff but it's really expensive with no bundle option for some insane reason (when they so frequently bundle together unrelated items), but I don"t own today"s key item. SO how many days can I wait to see if I have the key item before I lose the best discount? Am I safe to wait until Tuesday?

    if anyone can tell me how to best navigate this latest idiotic sales tactics I"d appreciate it. Who chooses to de-incentivize someone who really wants to buy something from buying it that same day? Crazy. 

    The items you refer to are not DOs, so I don't know if Daz can help they aren't in a bundle. I would've liked to see them in a bundle too though. I usually wait until there is a good sale and the items could go for 60% discount or something similar. If you're patient your money will buy you more with Daz.
  • GhostDogGhostDog Posts: 156

    BlueFingers said:

    GhostDog said:

    So I want to buy the new android stuff but it's really expensive with no bundle option for some insane reason (when they so frequently bundle together unrelated items), but I don"t own today"s key item. SO how many days can I wait to see if I have the key item before I lose the best discount? Am I safe to wait until Tuesday?

    if anyone can tell me how to best navigate this latest idiotic sales tactics I"d appreciate it. Who chooses to de-incentivize someone who really wants to buy something from buying it that same day? Crazy. 

    The items you refer to are not DOs, so I don't know if Daz can help they aren't in a bundle. I would've liked to see them in a bundle too though. I usually wait until there is a good sale and the items could go for 60% discount or something similar. If you're patient your money will buy you more with Daz.

     I would normally do the same but I friggin' love those new androids! 

    Here's a great android I use from from Rendo.

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    417 x 1000 - 482K
  • BandoriFanBandoriFan Posts: 364

    Between the Steampunk stuff earlier and today's androids there was so much good stuff! 

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,149

    laugh

  • GhostDogGhostDog Posts: 156

    I've decided that if I have the key item betwen now and the time the discount drops I'll be buying up the android stuff now, otherwise I'll wait until it hits 60%. Seems the only logical way to handle the whole key item thing. Fun to leave it up to the discount fates instead of being in a dilemma myself cheeky

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 12,876

    There are five items that are on my wislist in today's grab bag. Don't know whether to buy them now or wait for a cachup and hope for a lower price.

  • GhostDogGhostDog Posts: 156

    It should be the noted that the idea that products from different PAs can"t be bundled together is not some absolute limitation. A simple agreement between all parties would allow for it and benefit everyone. It may just need a little light store programming to implement it.

  • GhostDogGhostDog Posts: 156

    I could see why the PAs leaving would possibly then cause problems but having something like an android bundle today could have just been a temporary deal like the mega-bundles sometimes are. 

  • MimicMollyMimicMolly Posts: 2,209
    "The Droid You've Been Looking For," nah. It doesn't have the anime/mecha nose. Not particularly interested in computerized crash test dummies. They look cool but I dislike the regular human face on my robots. That Toon Dwayne 8 mix is pretty close, but not quite.
  • Well there are quite often PA bundles like Outoftouch/Raiya or Linday/Mousso. Does probably need some adjustments between those parties but hey those add-ons are for the new Androids, no ;-)

  • PixelPiePixelPie Posts: 329

    barbult said:

    Not sure I've seen a sale more convoluted than this.

    It would hurt my brain to even try to comprehend all that. I just closed the page.

    How do you even know what year they were published?  In the Readme?

    I went to my bank this morning specifically for the catchup sale.. and nope.. disappointed that it did not run through today.. didn't they usually run catchups the entire weekend before??  Maximizing on profit, I guess??  (Gas prices are up here.. and thus everything else goes up.. welcome to inflationfrown)  Wouldn't running the sale longer generate additional profit simply because it drives other purchases...pssst DAZ are you listening.

    Sigh...sadcrying

     

  • mdingmding Posts: 1,275

    Love the storyteller outfit in todays' grab bag:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-the-storyteller-outfit

  • MelanieLMelanieL Posts: 7,467
    edited March 2022

    Rasberri said:

    barbult said:

    Not sure I've seen a sale more convoluted than this.

    It would hurt my brain to even try to comprehend all that. I just closed the page.

    How do you even know what year they were published?  In the Readme?

    ...

    You don't need to know which year they were published, the store automatically shows those discounts - you can see the prices right there on the sale page. Just pick a PA with a long-time store (e.g. outoftouch) and page down through them.

    Most recent products: 40% off, slightly older: 46% off, even older: 52% off, oldest: 58% off.
    (Or if they are DOs and you are a Daz+ member 58% / 62% / 66% / 71% off)

    Post edited by MelanieL on
  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,263

    Rasberri said:

    barbult said:

    Not sure I've seen a sale more convoluted than this.

    It would hurt my brain to even try to comprehend all that. I just closed the page.

    How do you even know what year they were published?  In the Readme?

    I went to my bank this morning specifically for the catchup sale.. and nope.. disappointed that it did not run through today.. didn't they usually run catchups the entire weekend before??  Maximizing on profit, I guess??  (Gas prices are up here.. and thus everything else goes up.. welcome to inflationfrown)  Wouldn't running the sale longer generate additional profit simply because it drives other purchases...pssst DAZ are you listening.

    Sigh...sadcrying

    Yes, you get the release date from the Readme. Follow the link I just posted and look for the SKU range and then the title. On it will have the release date.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,530

    mding said:

    Love the storyteller outfit in todays' grab bag:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-the-storyteller-outfit

    I bought that new and I warn you, it is a splody one

    but of course I do animations  

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited March 2022

    Rasberri said:

    I went to my bank this morning specifically for the catchup sale.. and nope.. disappointed that it did not run through today.. didn't they usually run catchups the entire weekend before??  Maximizing on profit, I guess??  (Gas prices are up here.. and thus everything else goes up.. welcome to inflationfrown)  Wouldn't running the sale longer generate additional profit simply because it drives other purchases...pssst DAZ are you listening.

    Sigh...sadcrying

     

    ...yeah thought the same.  Really disappointed as one of the items I had looked to be really useful for developing custom characters. Only hope is that if there' a final ketchup sale where they well reappear.just hope it isn't 4.99$ opr 5.99$

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • mdingmding Posts: 1,275

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    mding said:

    Love the storyteller outfit in todays' grab bag:

    https://www.daz3d.com/dforce-the-storyteller-outfit

    I bought that new and I warn you, it is a splody one

    but of course I do animations  

    Thankyou for the heads-up, @WendyLuvsCatz! Still, I had to get it for that price, and I only do 2D.

  • PixelPiePixelPie Posts: 329
    edited March 2022

    MelanieL said:

    Rasberri said:

    barbult said:

    Not sure I've seen a sale more convoluted than this.

    It would hurt my brain to even try to comprehend all that. I just closed the page.

    How do you even know what year they were published?  In the Readme?

    ...

    You don't need to know which year they were published, the store automatically shows those discounts - you can see the prices right there on the sale page. Just pick a PA with a long-time store (e.g. outoftouch) and page down through them.

    Most recent products: 40% off, slightly older: 46% off, even older: 52% off, oldest: 58% off.
    (Or if they are DOs and you are a Daz+ member 58% / 62% / 66% / 71% off)

    I think I was mainly bellyaching lol.....This is good to know, I hadn't noticed. Thanks y'all!   

    Post edited by PixelPie on
  • Up to $94.96 today for March (Mars) Madness expenditures, still down from last year's $319.26. Let's see if this March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion...

  • davesodaveso Posts: 7,149

    OH - $3.49 is a lot less than $8.00. Seems I must have missed the 3.49. Maybe it will come back in the grand finish ?  Let's wait and find out. 

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,212
    edited March 2022

    ...well one of the grab bag items i had in my cart was in the Build Your Fastgrab sale but even at 70% it is about double the grab bag price.  Hoping that there is one more Ketchup sale and everything is on sale again.

    Post edited by kyoto kid on
  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,530
    edited March 2022

    I am kinda of dreading the First of April surprise TBH, even with the survey credit

    it better not be an NFT

    Post edited by WendyLuvsCatz on
  • mdingmding Posts: 1,275

    kyoto kid said:

    ...well one of the grab bag items i had in my cart was in the Build Your Fastgrab sale but even at 70% it is about double the grab bag price.  Hoping that there is one more Ketchup sale and everything is on sale again.

    Maybe all former grab bag items are there for 70%, but to me Build your fastgrab was good to get some items which at least i seldom found on sale  like the super natural brows m/f from RedzStudio. That should help to create old looking chars with g2.

  • ecks201ecks201 Posts: 446

    Careful use of the 'Build Your Own Fast Grab' code can get you some products below their historic lowest prices.

  • AndrewJJPAndrewJJP Posts: 720

    mding said:

    kyoto kid said:

    ...well one of the grab bag items i had in my cart was in the Build Your Fastgrab sale but even at 70% it is about double the grab bag price.  Hoping that there is one more Ketchup sale and everything is on sale again.

    Maybe all former grab bag items are there for 70%, but to me Build your fastgrab was good to get some items which at least i seldom found on sale  like the super natural brows m/f from RedzStudio. That should help to create old looking chars with g2.

    There are certainly things in there that were not in the grab bag.. There's a coures on content creation which is $200 full price. I doubt they sold that for $3.99. 

    Maybe it has the grab bag items included plus extra stuff? I wouldn't like to say!

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,530

    well I chose the Primavera Hair Bundle, always wanted that as not strandbased

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