And yet another entry in the "DAZ doesn't Read Their Own Verbiage" Follies
Cybersox
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Argh... now DAZ doesn't even understand the meaning of "every" which Websters defines as "1a : being each individual or part of a group without exception. b : being each in a series or succession every few days every once in a while. 2 obsolete : being all taken severally. 3 : being each within a range of possibilities was given every chance. 4 : complete, entire we have every confidence in her."
So then, today DAZ's ad staff tossed out this gem:
"Earn a punch with every daily purchase you make and get an EXTRA 10% OFF* your entire cart for every punch you collect" followed by "Keep the savings rolling with the maximum of 2 punches and get an EXTRA 20% OFF* everything you purchase during our Black Friday Punch Card event!
Sounds good until almost everything promised is then negated in the fine print with an "*Maximum of one eligible purchase per day of $2 or more, excluding Gift Cards. Total discount calculated based on qualifying purchases made in the last two days. Discount usable multiple times per day. Excludes Gift Cards and FastGrab items. "
So, when it's all clarified, it's NOT every daily purchase, it's one purchase daily that qualifies for a punch, this being a case where word order makes a difference, and not every purchase qualifies even for that given the exceptions. Likewise, that means that it's not an Extra 10% off for every punch that you collect given that the maximum number of punches that will ever apply is 2, as seperating two out of any larger group is not "every" by literal definition.
How hard would it have been to write something that actually says what the sale does? Not very:
"Earn a punch with one qualified purchase daily and get an EXTRA 10% OFF* your entire cart for each punch you collect" followed by "Keep the savings rolling with the maximum of 2 punches and get an EXTRA 20% OFF* all qualifying items purchased during our Black Friday Punch Card event!"
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...I thought they did away with the punch card scheme.
Nothing anyone says before the word but really counts.
(in this case the but is the small print)
Why is this person's thread title ending parenthetically in two sets of " ?
didn't read OP so not sure if they address that.
Edit: oh they conveniently changed it now...
A punch... are they threatening physical violence?... I'll kick them first...
Thats a terrible idea... "Buy this and get punched"...
Spanked maybe... but no punching.
I'm sure offering spankings would generate quite a bit of sales.
Although I can understand Your frustration about DAZlands quite unusual use of words, I can only give You one advise: don't bother with trying to decipher the meaning of DAZland's marketing speech. Usually it's about 10 or 20% off, which rarely is worth to do some extra shopping to get this price reduction. Stay true to Your needs and be happy when this is rewarded with a a reduction, but don't go hunting for it...
I've never understood any of the sales terms. That's one reason I rarely buy anything. I did get excited about Genesis 9, and joined DAZ+. So far I only bought the morphs package. I will likely let my DAZ+ membership lapse once again.
The small print will get you every time.
They still don't seem to understand that they have a worldwide customer base that doesn't speak english as their native language...
most companies that have online sales worldwide don't consider it. The have to use their home based language. The only way it can feasible (and it's not) be done is to offer the site in every language out there. I'm sure there may be one out there but, I don't know a single one that does. It would be a different story if Daz was a billion dollar company that had the resources to accomplish this but they aren't. They have a hard enough time traversing the English language at times to worry about other languages lol.
...either that or they have a big bowl of refreshing fruity beverage ready to be spiked.
Doesn't have to be in everyones own language, if it was at least understandable english.
That's exactly the problem we talk about here. I don't expect many people asking to have the DAZland promos being translated into swahili or baka, but coming up with promo texts in an understandable form should be possible, even though it is an american company..
The problem is that DAZ text is frequently incomprehensible, filled with vague wording, typos, and often contridictory clauses, even to native English speakers, and has been getting worse.
I blame it on Gen Z.