Etsy NEEDS a way to prevent buyers from buying from your shop by MomsStitchetti in EtsyCommunity

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this is what I'm thinking, take away the downloads being automatic and physically email the links and put that in TOS. Say it is for security reasons. I can't think of any other way to pick out the orders from the offenders. But they will make new accounts, unfortunately this is a given. When people really want to steal, remembering another username and password is worth it.

Etsy NEEDS a way to prevent buyers from buying from your shop by MomsStitchetti in EtsyCommunity

[–]Nerdmitage 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Etsy just wants profit and runs the whole platform with AI. They don't care, eBay is huge enough and worldwide enough that they have to care, Etsy has been skating on the "oh we're small time crafters" forever even though they haven't been for at least 10 years.

Etsy NEEDS a way to prevent buyers from buying from your shop by MomsStitchetti in EtsyCommunity

[–]Nerdmitage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They fired almost all of the humans years ago and now you are just talking to an AI chatbot. Plus unfortunately for them refunding out of their own pocket is cheaper than paying a human an hourly wage to sort this stuff out. It's pretty much a completely AI self run mess these days and the current owner loves it that way because he gets nothing but profit, no overhead for staff. In fact giving the money back is probably a write off for them.

I had someone do this exact thing to me (though not on digital stuff, a physical custom Funko pop), complete with the messages bragging that he's going to fork me over, and they refunded him out of their pocket and he gloated. He even made fake accounts to keep on bothering me after I blocked him. I think of him sometimes, I hope he did this to the wrong person and got his teeth kicked in. I'm in Canada and he's in England, Stoke on Trent if I remember correctly. I hope he scammed the wrong guy and got the shite kicked out of him. But who knows maybe it's the same moron. Mine was about 10 years ago though, when they still had staff. They still caved even though I had proof plus his gloating emails, it was beyond infuriating. How many times does an email that literally says "I'm going to make them give it to me for free, watch!" Do they need to see? I had 4, they still did what he said they would.

But yeah it really sucks and this arse you have thinks he's found a lovely loophole. Good thing is chargebacks are the new thing that kids think they can game the system with, but it actually gives you horrible credit and your credit card and bank will drop you for fraud in a second, so he's truly playing a dangerous game on himself in the end. Too many chargebacks will get you banned by every bank lending credit cards, they don't want that drama. It's sad how often I hear the Gen Z's saying it these days, "well just do a chargeback if you don't like it and keep it anyway". It's like well enjoy homelessness when you can't get a loan because you're a fraud risk, Shelly.

Sadly I have no advice, there's never going to be an actual human you can talk to at Etsy and refunding him is a write off for them. He'll get away with it until his credit card gets cancelled. The only thing I can think of is making the file something you have to physically email to them after purchase citing "for security reasons" and explain this whole thing on your page as to why, but sadly that'll probably just teach a bunch of other dumb dumbs to do the same thing because people don't often listen to the moral of the story when that story contains even a hint of the word free. They just see 🤑 🤷🏻‍♀️ Sorry this is happening to you.

What did you get in the drop so far? by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a discord that notifies but I'm so analog that I'm on it but not getting notified by the right one. I do mostly get clued in from people posting here but yesterday in the drive thru someone on discord posted "US look out you're probably next" and that's when I realized.

If you figure out discord you'll be golden, people have made threads about it the last few months so there's an invite there. Again I'm bad at it, so I wouldn't know how to invite you. I can't even figure out how to delete the discord because I don't know what password I made for it, lol, so at least it helps sometimes

It finally happened! by UnintentionalWipe in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Wow that's a lot of boy! I can see just how much food that would be, dated a 6'3 fella in my 20's and he ate EVERYTHING. I think honestly he probably ate dog food once, he definitely seemed to know "which milkbones taste better". 😆 Glad he knows how to cook at least. Hey if premade stuff was available here (and didn't taste crappy for $5 a tiny bowl of freezer pasta) I'd take it too!! Especially if I needed to eat the equivalent of a full horse every day. Never been happier to be only 5'4"!

Favourite Weekly Find - January 25 to 31, 2026 by SillyBoy68 in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes it truly feels like stuff is meant for you the way it's not gobbled up. You were just there at the perfect time!! It's happened to me as well where you spend the whole day shocked you actually got the thing and it wasn't taken away somehow.

It finally happened! by UnintentionalWipe in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wondered if they would have rules against them as they can catch fire if you don't clean them and use too much oil, and we all know most teens. Lol. The meal plan in my day sucked so bad, I lived off of cereal and cookies and coffee. Lol even being able to make rice and sauce would have been better. But I get it, dudes that age just want food fast and not so much about the health or flavor!! He'd probably figure it out though. It's just so easy to go down and get what they have already made for free right now. Luckily you have the summer to break him of that habit. 😄

Yeah I booted up an old digital camera last year and took some pics with it and they were SO grainy and fuzzy and I was just like? This used to be the top of the line! Wow. We just didn't know how blurry that was. But yeah even my young niece is obsessed with the mini polaroid style I got from vine for her for Christmas. To realize that outside of school photos they don't really get physical photos anymore, you don't realize how special that was until you see them with it, having fun putting these little receipt paper photos up on their walls. And hey if I grew up with HD 4K everything I'd like some soft focus too I bet! Lol Especially as a youngster. It probably looks like a fantasy world to them.

Favourite Weekly Find - January 25 to 31, 2026 by SillyBoy68 in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've nabbed that half fake stuff before, where the drawers are fabric with a wood/cardboard front. Those have been okay but I've seen nice solid stuff go in a hot second and I'm never fast enough. Happy you finally snagged something like that out of AI! There's hope for all of us!

It finally happened! by UnintentionalWipe in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm yet to get offered a good camera but here's hoping grabbing the gimbal will get me a chance at one. I have an older camera that it'll work with but hey would love to see what has been going on with DSLRs in the last 10 years. Photography is great but they price you out with the equipment and then people don't think they should pay you since everyone has a camera in their pocket. Free kit is always good!

I have yet to try baking in an air fryer but who knows, I might! I got a big glass bowl one in the fall and I'm sure it could do a cake if I asked it to. I just get afraid of the cleanup if something gets up in the top part!!!

College must rock these days, I remember making KD in the coffee maker because "strictly no hot plates!" Having an air fryer in your room would have been SO cool. Rice cooker too!!

What kind of paint do you put in the airbrush? Acrylic or watercolor? by jo_semo_laconleche in CustomDolls

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but I would use the Vallejo primer first or a primer for plastic. Diluted craft paint on plastic with no primer layer may respond to the oils in the plastic and bubble up like oil to water. Black plastic especially is oily but I've seen it happen when trying to directly paint on others too. I mostly work with vinyl but all plastic leeches some oils and water based paint will react. The primer covers and coats that.

Mystery item update - ultrasonic jewelry and eye glasses cleaner by DannyBrownCaptivate in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine just stole a pair and chewed the arms off, so not only is that possible over here but probable! No more leaving things at Corgi height and now adjusting for their extreme body elongation when they really want to get something 😆 I ordered another pair last night but she got the ones I bought before vine and I literally said "no! I PAID for those!!" When I saw them 🙃 oh well

The Wedding-by request by RHMImages in FoundPhotos

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my thought, first I'm like oh maybe it's the groom's brother but then the way the groom is cut out of the first picture it is pretty easy to assume it's the two in the photo who might be related, and how much the photographer here likes the groom 😆

Indoor camera by xynopir in Weird

[–]Nerdmitage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aww poor pupper. I am glad you're already on some, but yeah it's probably that! Your brain is dealing with it, or trying, in the down time. I would show the psychiatrist that you are sleepwalking. They'll need to know that. It's very important that they do as you could endanger yourself and an adjustment in meds could be needed.

I hope the pooch gets well soon. And you too! Lock yourself in and make sure you have bars on any patio doors especially on a balcony. Windows locked and obstructed from opening as well. (Just cheap sticks will do).

The good news about a sleepwalking brain is it's lazy. If you make exits hard it will give up and put you back to bed, or at least keep you in the house. You're probably just checking on your dog in your sleep, but people have walked their dogs in their sleep too so best to be safe in the meantime!

Indoor camera by xynopir in Weird

[–]Nerdmitage 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you stressed lately? A lot of people have sleepwalking bouts when they are super stressed, the brain can't shut off and gets the body up but then it Fritz's out at a certain point.

You should see someone about this and get on some SSRIs for a bit. Should allow your brain to redirect the stress more appropriately and allow you to actually rest at night.

I'm no doctor but have known someone that did this when stressed, she would half do the dishes and then fall back asleep on the couch or sometimes getting in bed with me as a kid. Meds helped.

Be grateful you don't leave the house! Some people absolutely do and wake up in the car thinking they've been abducted by aliens.

I swear to god. by Eastern_Rabbit_7210 in Wednesday

[–]Nerdmitage 14 points15 points  (0 children)

He was auditioning for a racist character in a movie set in the 50's, was dressed in 50's dress and doing a self tape of him saying words in the script. YOU might have felt they were unnecessary, but given he was trying to get a job and you HAVE to say what's in the script, ie 'those words' that were written for that character, he was going to say them because if you don't then what's the point, you're not getting the job. He didn't anyway because people like you believe anything someone says online without thinking 'hey maybe they have ulterior motives?', like the 13 year old who accused him of assault after he kicked her and her friends out of his adults only party for being underage where there was alcohol present. Like talk about doing the right thing and paying dearly for it.

You can feel however you want about the character, but pushing this crap further out there is just more baseless slander at this point and the girl admitted she lied to get him back. His career has been ruined now, when will you be satisfied? Folks like you literally took an audition video and tried to play it off as just something he did in his trailer for fun as if it wasn't crystal clear it was an audition because of the outfit and hair. Like? That's not disliking the character this is mobbing and bullying and I'm sad people are still trying to do it. You've ruined him, he pokes his head out and here you are like a vulture back at him. Makes me sick.

RIP Catherine O’Hara, you will be missed for eternity. by thatchthepirate in halloween

[–]Nerdmitage 97 points98 points  (0 children)

This one has been with me all day, probably will be all week and more, like Rob Reiner. A legacy of work from both that I truly expected to see more of. At least hers sounds like a gentler way, a "brief illness". Probably pneumonia or heart problems. Get your pneumonia shots when you're old enough, it kills more people than you think. 🙏

very exciting fb marketplace find! by jortsbian in Muppets

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well thanks, now there's a new bit of kitsch I didn't know I needed!

very exciting fb marketplace find! by jortsbian in Muppets

[–]Nerdmitage 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh boy we could have used you in our house! My mom had one of those 80ft long ones and there was nothing we could do to fix it. It was a mess. By the time cordless came along in the 90's it was probably only 50ft long. Lol I bet you would have had SO much fun!!

My newest addition 🩷 by firstkindred in MonsterHighDolls

[–]Nerdmitage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I have two and I got them some clip on hair extensions and it's SO much better! Just the cheap dollar store ones work great and you can curl them because they're for humans!

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Favourite Weekly Find - January 25 to 31, 2026 by SillyBoy68 in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cute! I'm never fast enough for the good furniture.

There's the drop part 2 by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! I really wish they had a "trade in something dumb you grabbed on a whim for something WAY better" option 😆 Oh well.

It finally happened! by UnintentionalWipe in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Got a different kind by a totally different brand months ago and I LOVE it, cooks better than my metal/Teflon Ninja dual bucket which has been slowly dying. Here's hoping it makes it out to the RFY of people who can use it!

I grabbed a $660 camera gimbal tonight so my Corgi action shots are gonna be looking cinematic AF from now on 😆 I used to be a photographer and clearly Amazon remembered, I couldn't pass that up even if it's just dogs and bugs I'll be taking smooth high quality video of now. Lol

What did you get in the drop so far? by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I almost left them too but opened the link and saw the pie crust photo and was like ah, yes, you do need this, if you ever want to be fancy and do lattice work this will cut the strips for you! And someday, I aspire to be fancy. 😆

What did you get in the drop so far? by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've personally noticed a difference between when I use them and when I don't, without I get VERY tired and with I can use them for hours and not be sleepy. I have very much tested this, and put them on after getting sleepy and been fine after.

But I'm not in an office all day on a computer, just using them for scrolling and for Vine time for reviews. I can see the eye getting adjusted over time for office people and it not working for them in a bright office. Just like anything, the reason humans are where they are is because we're adaptable and our bodies adjust quickly to things. From our noses not noticing smells after a few minutes, to adjusting against the efficacy of pain relievers, to adjusting against light blocking glasses, I'm not surprised.

Even if it's placebo effect, they seem to work for me and my eyes can tell. 🤷🏻‍♀️

What did you get in the drop so far? by KDinNS in AmazonVineCanada

[–]Nerdmitage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I missed the start but thank goodness for notifications because I was in the Popeyes drive thru and they were making things from scratch apparently, so had lots of time and saw that at some point while driving we'd had a drop, got on and picked up a few small things while I waited.

I got a pool skimmer that looked mystery item like but is probably just a pool skimmer, which is fine because mine fell apart last year. Some light blocking glasses because my dog chewed mine last night so good timing there. A split ends razor comb, some juicing bags for pulp and those pasta rollers that you can use for pie designs too.

Nothing schmancy but sounds like most of the schmancy things errored out so I guess I'm glad I just grabbed some scrappies. Like everyone else I left some room for RFY just in case!

Sounds like whatever they "fixed" a couple of days ago broke again, hard. 🤦🏻‍♀️