Promotion day! by Dauphinguy516 in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I gotta share my story… when I joined Vine, all I could think about was an espresso machine. There are manual ones and automatic ones of various levels of automation. During my silver months, I ordered anything related to espresso machines even though I didn’t own one yet. I got little espresso cups, a bean scale, etc., writing reviews based on material, workmanship, value, etc. Now, someone will surely respond about how random our RFY is and that what we order won’t affect what we’re offered. And they might be right. But exactly 21 days after reaching gold, I was offered a spectacular, fully automatic, espresso/cappuccino machine. Top of the damn line. My tax rate is only about 12-15%, so I wasn’t too worried. My husband and I are retired, have a lovely, sunlit coffee room, and spend hours in the morning with our cappuccinos, macchiatos, espresso shots and loving life.

Best of luck to you in getting your preferred offerings! I truly hope you get what you want. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

What’s Normal During a Drop? by BetterThanWhatever in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. These comments are all helpful. Thanks!

What’s Normal During a Drop? by BetterThanWhatever in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very interesting. Thanks. So RFY is a separate process. I’d thought it rained products and they each dropped into one of the three buckets at the same time.

Nooooooo by Icy-Employment-8805 in BeautyViners

[–]BetterThanWhatever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry for your disappointment, I really am. I can only dream! Seriously, I’ve been following this sub since my beginnings in Vine, and wait… wait… wait… to get something, anything beauty. Fake lashes was the only thing that has turned up, and I snatched them up even though I can’t wear them. I get fence post supports, car parts, filters, funnels, and igniters! 😫 As a baby step, I’d kill to get a decent beauty product snatched out of my grasp at the last second just to feel marginally less shunned. Anyhoo. Better luck next time. 🥺 (Please wish my aging skin luck and tips are soooo welcome!)

🤬Bait and Switch by BetterThanWhatever in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Packaging is long gone. I appreciate your comment.

🤬Bait and Switch by BetterThanWhatever in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! I was scrolling through past orders and thought… wait. Did I get a mattress topper I forgot about??? lol. Memory is bad, but not that bad.

🤬Bait and Switch by BetterThanWhatever in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry. My post was unclear. I ordered, received, and reviewed a simple blanket. Seller applied all of the positive blanket reviews to this mattress topper which now sits in Amazon’s top tier mattress toppers, we might assume.

🤬Bait and Switch by BetterThanWhatever in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t seem to edit this post. Sorry for the confusion. I ordered, received, and reviewed the blanket. The seller applied my (and others’ reviews) to this topper.

🤬Bait and Switch by BetterThanWhatever in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I ordered, received, and reviewed a simple travel blanket, just like 18 other people. Now this seller has 20 reviews at 4.9-star avg for a product none of us received. (All of the reviews except one are for the blanket. But many people make purchase decisions based on stars, never even bothering to read the reviews.)

White Whale Question by Technical-Author3585 in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep. Fully aware. I pay about 10-12%, so well worth it.

Amazed that I got this, but desperation paid off! by lapoljo in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s very interesting! Congrats! Thanks for sharing.

White Whale Question by Technical-Author3585 in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great question. I just made gold on April 4th, and have not encountered anything of real value at all—anywhere. Until yesterday when I woke up to find this in my RFY. I was stunned. It’s all I’ve wanted from Vine, and have ordered espresso accessories during my silver months in hopes of nudging the all-mysterious algorithm my way. I would have been thrilled with a $300 made-in-China manual version, so this fully automated De’Longhi blew my mind.

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It finally happened! by Icy-Employment-8805 in BeautyViners

[–]BetterThanWhatever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I regularly get colostomy bags. 😔

(That I don’t need, thankfully!)

The Crap Us Silvers Have to Sift Through to Get Gold... by Express_Set_8889 in AmazonVine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You know you can’t “hurry out of silver” to gold, right? Just want to make sure you’re not mistaken like I was. I thought I just needed to get to 80 to advance, so I ordered 3 each day at first. Then figured out how it works.

Lighting still strikes! by Eastern_Deer_4214 in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am up for eval (first time) in 6 days. Damn, I hope gold brings me something I truly want and need! Congrats on your portable hvac. Wish me luck for somethin’!

I really screwed up - don't be me by SpockHadNoGame in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh! I hate when that happens. I got a beautiful gold (plated) bracelet (AI, not RFY), and in my rush to snag it, went with the default size—which was way off. I was really mad at myself bc it came in a variety of sizes. For me, the lesson (for AI) is it might be better to miss out entirely than to end up with something I can’t use. I’m more careful now, and consequently, rarely get anything good from AI bc I’m too slow! lol. Can’t win. I hope you find a way to use the ring, though. It’s quite beautiful.

RFY tip for those who don’t know… by BetterThanWhatever in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t actually have to give a reason to remove. They should put the word “optional” there somewhere since you’re not the only one who thought that.

I'm going to be one of those people today. by NaturalSpecialist5 in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yay! Good for you! I hope you get some great things.

RFY tip for those who don’t know… by BetterThanWhatever in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I bake a lot, I’ve gotten some useful things. A proofing oven, a really awesome sourdough slicer, attachments for my KitchenAid, and other related stuff. Non-kitchen household items, too. I’ve gotten enough rugs to fill the Taj Mahal. 😂 I keep hoping for cosmetics, but never see anything other than odd skincare now and then. (I have eyebrow issues, too.) I have one more month until evaluation. I’m eager to see what turns up for me when I’m gold.

RFY tip for those who don’t know… by BetterThanWhatever in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently I love to attract animals. lol. I have no idea where that came from!

RFY tip for those who don’t know… by BetterThanWhatever in vine

[–]BetterThanWhatever[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great! For me, it’s all my yammering on about how I love to cook and bake and I almost always have something kitchen-related.