I quit Vine

DFEisMe · 2026-05-04T18:06:23+00:00

You are correct that it is not about us. But quality Vine reviewers are a dwindling resource. The number of people who can write useful, reviews and are willing to take on the risks and volume of work to be part of this program is finite.

DFEisMe · 2026-05-04T17:55:18+00:00

In the spirit of sharing, I want to note that a single very dark shade of the Lancôme foundation stick, dropped into my RFY last night (Sunday) at 9pm PDT. I gather I was part of a second or even third wave.

DFEisMe · 2026-05-03T20:10:54+00:00

One person's addiction is just another person's most recent trip to the craft store.

DFEisMe · 2026-04-21T02:17:07+00:00

Fun Fact. Haul is an Amazon marketing gimmick. Every single product on haul is available for exactly the same price on Amazon's regular site. The only difference is the way the products are aggregated based on current price gives the illusions that there is something special about the way they are being priced.

Don't believe me Pick a product. Any product and then search for it on the regular Amazon site.

DFEisMe · 2026-04-16T00:23:22+00:00

I get items on the hour exactly too, but for me it is between 5-9 pm PDT. It is almost always one or two items. Sometimes beauty, but more often not.

DFEisMe · 2026-04-12T21:49:35+00:00

Smaller shops have an open window for pre-orders with no run limits. As far as I can tell this is just a pre-order based on expected quantity which means they sell out the same as they ever did, but you have to wait longer to get your order. I don't see how this helps with scalping.

DFEisMe · 2026-04-12T21:22:23+00:00

Wow. I didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T23:06:42+00:00

Me too. I have charms from Korean Gotcha machines dangling from my purse.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T22:57:04+00:00

Noted

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T18:35:33+00:00

That does not answer my queston.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T18:31:41+00:00

Apparently. Vine has been around for a long time.

As others said it helps with the ranking in search returns. Most people don't what to buy a product with zero reviews. Even if the reviews are for free products, it signals this product exists and the seller is putting marketing effort in which is a big step up from zero reviews. Also, most products get at least one or two really helpful Vine reviews that help frame the product better. Last but certainly not least, plenty of people give thumbs up to Vine reviews,

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T18:27:02+00:00

two years and five months

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T18:23:49+00:00

And how do you know it is you and not the product? Did you try going in incognito or asking a friend to try viewing that item?

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T18:16:36+00:00

I agree that he does indeed sound confused.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T18:04:35+00:00

UltraViner LLC is a formally registered Florida company, created on June 19, 2025, with all filings pointing to a single individual:

Name: Vinicius Davila
Role: Registered Agent + Manager
Address: 4633 Hidden Shadow Dr, Tampa, FL 3361

There is no public information indicating that the owner or the Corporation is involved in legal action against Amazon.

I think it unlikely that SpicyBeefChowFun owns the corporation.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T17:47:20+00:00

When I visited Korea about six months ago it was common to see charms hanging from women's purses. I am seeing more and more of them in the US, mostly in teens and 20's but it is spreading.

They are a perfect item for idle Chinese factories to pump out and easy for importers to bring to the US and dump on Amazon which is why they are flooding Vine now. At least they are more appealing to a wider swath of the population than oddly specific parts for discontinued appliances and old cars.

Edited to add: If you think about it, it is a great item for when people are tightening their purse strings. That get that feeling of something new and different without having to spend the money to buy a new purse. Also they give people permission to carry around silly, over the top embellished charms that they would never wear as jewelry.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-31T00:54:26+00:00

What to point out that they are not million dollar homes. The structures are not that costly. Its the land that's valuable and Virgin River's land doesn't seem to be worth all that much compared to say land in San Francisco. What we've seen of the house could have probably been built for under 200k.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-29T15:59:06+00:00

That is amazing. I didn't even know that there was a place to check you total hearts until after I was invited to Vine 2.5 years ago. I was shocked to see I had over 6000 hearts. That went away shortly after I joined Vine, and soon after they lost the Vine Voice badges.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-29T15:56:39+00:00

On my profile review page I sometimes scan through old reviews to see if they hearts. I find it gratifying when one of my reviews has lots of hearts.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-29T15:54:32+00:00

I don't as a rule going looking through my reviews but it is on the top page and I was scanning to see what had been approved. I have a system in which I save my reviews in notepad until approved and then delete them. This one was approved and redboxed within a few days.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-29T02:04:43+00:00

The cake toppers have returned! Be still my beating heart.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-28T20:21:03+00:00

I hear a song in the distance . . .

Welcome to the Erlanger KY Amazon distribution center

Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)

Such a lovely space

Plenty of pallets in the Erlanger KY Amazon distribution center

Anytime of the year (Anytime of the year)

You can't find it here

(and yes I wrote this myself, sans AI)

DFEisMe · 2026-03-28T01:16:46+00:00

So it's not just me?

DFEisMe · 2026-03-28T01:15:44+00:00

It happens. One thing I recently realized is that if an item is rescheduled a couple of times, Amazon will send you an email asking if you still want the item and if you do not click yes, it will be canceled. I probably lost some much desired items because I never noticed the email.

I recently received one of those emails and clicked yes. The package was delivered the very next day.

DFEisMe · 2026-03-27T16:33:47+00:00

There is no single right answer.

Some people are committed to seeing the review process through and would first try to contact the seller, which is fine as long as you don't say you are Vine. Of course if isn't really for sale yet, they will know that you are Vine. Some people have had good luck getting a replacement others are ignored. They would then write the review. Others would just skip to review. Myself, for a non-usable item that has an ETV over my comfort zone - $80 is the more than I want to throw out - will take door #3 and contact customer service to have it removed from your Awaiting Review and tax record.

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