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The discount is only valid for Deckstarter decks and uncuts, not for all decks unfortunately.Cbkimble wrote:I didn't see a thread on this so I figured I'd start one.
Today is a 30% off code: DECKTHEHALLS
I'd love to get that Ultimate deck uncut but even with 30% it's $35. Not sure if I'll grab one or not. Shipping is $13.50.
...AoP should provide the option to purchase all their products throughout the promotional period and them ship everything at once. It's not like that they make much on shipping (if any)...it actually discourages me from making purchases (I am sure others feel the same)...if they let us accumulate stuff, I think it would bring in more revenues (I, at least, would have bought more stuff) 
What makes me unhappy is the cost and waste going into shipping out decks or other things every day...does that not bother you Fez? I mean, don't get me wrong, I am no saint when it comes to the environment, but using multiple packages on multiple occassions and all the resources to get it from one place to another just doesn't sit well with me when the alternative could be one package and one shipment...also, I said it should be an option, one in my opinion that would actually generate more bottom line revenue for them. Anyways, just mho.Fes wrote:This thread is funny to me, made me laugh. I don't agree with Victor and Shermjack at all. I think AoP is doing a pretty cool thing with their 25 days of Christmas. I would go so far as to say it's the coolest Christmas deal this year. It's easy to understand not everyone will ever be happy with any kind of deal happening but this is akin to the old $10 bill in a brown paper bag story.
Penn did a bit on it on the show Bullshit! years ago. It goes like this. Him and Teller could stand on a street corner of a busy street handing out brown paper bags with a $10 bill inside of them. No matter that it's a free $10 just for walking buy, someone would complain it wasn't $100. Emphasizing the point no matter what the deal is, no matter how good the deal is, no matter that's absolutely free money, someone is always going to complain. Pretty funny show if you want to check it out sometime. Although, if you're a fan of the History Channel's Ancient Aliens though yea I would say skip Bullshit! Probably wouldn't like it in that case.shermjack wrote:What makes me unhappy is the cost and waste going into shipping out decks or other things every day...does that not bother you Fez? I mean, don't get me wrong, I am no saint when it comes to the environment, but using multiple packages on multiple occassions and all the resources to get it from one place to another just doesn't sit well with me when the alternative could be one package and one shipment...also, I said it should be an option, one in my opinion that would actually generate more bottom line revenue for them. Anyways, just mho.Fes wrote:This thread is funny to me, made me laugh. I don't agree with Victor and Shermjack at all. I think AoP is doing a pretty cool thing with their 25 days of Christmas. I would go so far as to say it's the coolest Christmas deal this year. It's easy to understand not everyone will ever be happy with any kind of deal happening but this is akin to the old $10 bill in a brown paper bag story.
P.S. Not familiar with the brown paper bag story...can you fill me in?
It actually bothers me more that people stick Z's in my name when their aren't any haha. 
I think I remember seeing that now...thanks for clarifying the referencePenn did a bit on it on the show Bullshit! years ago. It goes like this. Him and Teller could stand on a street corner of a busy street handing out brown paper bags with a $10 bill inside of them. No matter that it's a free $10 just for walking buy, someone would complain it wasn't $100. Emphasizing the point no matter what the deal is, no matter how good the deal is, no matter that's absolutely free money, someone is always going to complain. Pretty funny show if you want to check it out sometime. Although, if you're a fan of the History Channel's Ancient Aliens though yea I would say skip Bullshit! Probably wouldn't like it in that case.
Those planes, trains, and automobiles are going to be moving daily anyway. The impact of my purchase, even if I did buy something on each of those 25 days, would be minimal at best. The machine doesn't stop simply because I choose to not buy a deck of playing cards, nor does the machine grow because I do buy a deck of playing cards. UPS, Fed Ex, USPS, Royal Mail, DHL, etc, will still be moving products to our neighbors each and every day.
I do know that shipping in multiple shipments vs one does create more packing waste as well as effort to pack and prepare the shipments.This is not a valid argument, as my many years experience running various warehouses has taught me. It is quite simple for any order management system to store and accumulate all items ordered under one account until the order is ready to be picked and shipped. It is actually more efficient and cost effective to do it this way as well as the fact that it reduces error as you are not packing and shipping a number of times, just once.I understand what you're saying about the option. I still disagree though. I would never ask anyone who's doing something cool like AoP is with their 25 days of Christmas, to do more work and hope like hell there are no issues involved later. Storing decks and shipping them out at the end of the twenty five days is a lot of room for mistakes to be made. Most retailers want to have a clean, quick and professional shipping department where already purchased merchandise do not stack up in bins to be shipped at a later date.
I don't see how my option would spoil any 'fun' of anticipation or 'cool effect' (which I personally don't think is anything special, it is just a type of promotion technique, but that's just meThe other side of changing the deals to a different format of "here's our 25 days of Christmas list" removes the fun of each day being a new deal or cool gift. Both options undermine what they're doing and the cool effect it has. Most retailers also don't want to remove the discovery factor they've laid into a timeline. It's usually a planned out experience they're trying to give their customers. There is a certain amount of self generating hype that their event creates, shipping argument aside for just a moment, I think you probably have enjoyed seeing what's next each day yourself. In my opinion the format has been a fantastic addition to the holiday deals we see from our various favorite retailers.
)...you still have to wait everyday to see what is the 'special of the day'...the fact that they send it immediately after you order as opposed a couple days or weeks after you order will not make the receiving of the package any more exciting as you already know what you are getting. If you want to argue that you like opening up a new package everyday, then I have nothing to say as it is just a personal preference in the end. I find other retailer promotions much more exciting and my purchases have actually reflected my opinions.I don't find your opinion particularly upsetting or anything, I enjoyed the laugh. My view is just different.
A "Never sold" deckTalisman wrote:Today it's Dan & Dave's Private Reserve for $50......while supplies last!!!
. Obviously its not on "D&D"'s website.... so that's ok I guess.They're still selling the Private Reserves outside of their 25 days of Christmas. =/Talisman wrote:Today it's Dan & Dave's Private Reserve for $50......while supplies last!!!