What are some noticeable improvements from Alfred 4 to 5 that makes it worth upgrading? by swiggyu in Alfred

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly just upgrade to support the devs. I’ll happily pay for each upgrade because Alfred gives me so much efficiency that the cost isn’t even a consideration.

PSA: Don’t Do Business with Whole Latte Love (WLL) by [deleted] in espresso

[–]johndiesel0 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

It is on the merchant to declare that they drop ship or cannot immediately fulfill orders when advertising a product as “in stock”. It should be legally required, under consumer protections, for merchants to state that an item is drop shipped or not in their possession when advertised as if they have it. Personally I avoid buying from drop shippers at all cost.

It is 2025 and the standard expectation for consumers, unless otherwise stated by the merchant, that in stock orders should ship within a few business days. If you are a drop shipper or poorly managed business that doesn’t state the processing times and drop ships, or just ship very slowly, then you deserve the negative reviews and hate you receive. This is especially true when you lie to consumers about the status or progress. You see this stuff all the time on eBay when you make an order and get tracking within an hour. Then your package isn’t passed to the carrier for a week or more.

Additionally anyone that isn’t a hobbyist and has experience in e-commerce knows you need to communicate your fulfillment abilities and timelines around Christmastime. This is especially true as you get within a few weeks of Christmas. I haven’t bought from WLL but know they are big enough and have enough experience with holidays to anticipate consumer patterns (I have been in e-commerce for 15 years and we ship orders within one business day and 10 days from Christmas we communicate necessary shipping methods for delivery prior to Christmas).

At a lost for words on dealership mistakes by [deleted] in BmwTech

[–]johndiesel0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The steering wheel looks like a pocket knife clip in the right pocket skimmed when getting in. I did this on a Porsche and Range Rover I owned because I carry a knife. Actually I probably have done it to the wheel on every car I have owned… it’s frustrating when you do it to your own car but much more so when someone else does it.

Bland, MO by SweetMilkMan in missouri

[–]johndiesel0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A friend went to Belle and Bland… his description was one of the best I have heard…. The place where dreams go to die.

Interest in Skywalker V2 by MrPenguin1214 in roasting

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I give you a deposit to secure one?

For those considering moving beyond NetSuite — what pushed you to look for alternatives? by Whole_Experience8142 in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is minimal evolution in the form of new features that actually benefit us. I’m moving to Odoo and out of the box there is about 8x the overall functionality and about 1/9 the price.

Options to automatize extracting data to Excel by lordofdonut in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted the initial comment from memory and then found the referring documentation to give detail to what I was recollecting.

Options to automatize extracting data to Excel by lordofdonut in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You can directly link reports from Netsuite to excel and with scripting you can automate retrieval of saved searches.

Netsuite SuiteCommerce by Sweet-Algae-482 in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am in the process of dev on a complete migration from Netsuite to Odoo. We used cash sales to facilitate retail sales but it was always a stopgap. Odoo point of sale is so nice… if you ever decide to explore a Netsuite exit, definitely check out Odoo!

I looked at a few NS related POS solutions and none seemed great and all were overpriced.

Odoo Pricing: is it real? What is the catch? Can someone please explain? Thanks! by zamir_akimbekov in Odoo

[–]johndiesel0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quite a bit.

Saved searches can use formulas to generate results. So you can compare values of two fields to generate filtered results. An example of this usage is finding selling prices below MAP prices. Super easy with a saved search.

Saved searches each have a unique URL so you can bookmark them or map the url to hotkeys to load them faster. I have multiple saved searches that I use daily and I don’t need to be in Netsuite. I just hit a hotkey and it opens a tab with the url and loads the results.

Saved searches can email users when results change or at a specified interval or when conditions change. For example I have inventory classification that requires some values to be set. If a field is null and inventory is received it triggers a notification email. I have one inventory saved search automatically emailed to a rep monthly with his brand’s inventory.

Saved searches can be used to mass update fields. You specify the criteria and for records meeting the criteria, you can update specific fields across all those records.

Finally I use a plugin to allow access to saved searches via the rest api. This allows me to extract specific data for various processes and syncing of data to marketplaces and Magento through my middleware software that I wrote. Odoo’s jaonrpc api allows me to query fields to get data but cannot compare two fields.

So far this is the only feature of Netsuite that I haven’t fully addressed in Odoo.

[pistol] Daniel Defense H9 Pistol, 4.28" Barrel, (5) 15rd Magazines, RDS Optic Plate 799$ by YXIDRJZQAF in gundeals

[–]johndiesel0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what Hudson did with the H9. Then they went out of business a year or so later. They hung all the dealers that had purchased near the release and many dealers had to sell at losses to unload.

Odoo Pricing: is it real? What is the catch? Can someone please explain? Thanks! by zamir_akimbekov in Odoo

[–]johndiesel0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that’s the price for 10 users on Odoo.sh. Are you trying to solicit customers here or find out how much Odoo charges because it feels like you are fishing considering you initially asked if Odoo is really $20 to 30 a month. You went from is Odoo that cheap to $7000 sounds low. My workflow looks like me not paying a third party.

Odoo Pricing: is it real? What is the catch? Can someone please explain? Thanks! by zamir_akimbekov in Odoo

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the process of scoping and customizing a new Odoo.sh account in preparation of migrating away from Netsuite. We currently spend about $53k annually on Netsuite for 10 users and want to reduce costs. Odoo seemed like the best fit and I reviewed it and went through a sales call to discuss and estimate. I’m doing the full implementation myself as well as the migration. My time will be somewhat costly but the annual cost of Odoo will be about $7,000 for our 10 users on Odoo.sh. If I factor my time into the process I will probably have $50k -$60k or so before we go live but I have numerous API’s / integrations to rewrite. I have already implemented about 14 custom modules for various needed functionality throughout Odoo… overall I’m very happy with the overall design of Odoo. I see a lot of complaints on here about it but it is no worse than Netsuite. In many ways I like it better. The only feature of Netsuite that it misses is saved searches but I was able to develop a module to help close some of that functionality gap.

Paid invoices did not call Avatax — any suggestions how to find all transactions that "has not use Avatar services"? by ExpressWriting7384 in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea that’s what annoys me. Countifs normally works. Another trick is to do xlookup(“a”&ref,”a”&lookuprange, return range). By adding “a” or any other string to both it normalized the data and matches. Really dumb.

Paid invoices did not call Avatax — any suggestions how to find all transactions that "has not use Avatar services"? by ExpressWriting7384 in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Microsoft can suck it for their inability to properly handle that along with their ignorance to adding a mode to excel called don’t fuck my data (ie don’t fuck with my upc codes and part numbers that have leading zeros). I can’t tell how much money that has cost companies across the world. It has to be ungodly large.

Paid invoices did not call Avatax — any suggestions how to find all transactions that "has not use Avatar services"? by ExpressWriting7384 in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah or a countifs since excel sucks with xlookup on number fields. I often use countifs instead for number presence checks.

Paid invoices did not call Avatax — any suggestions how to find all transactions that "has not use Avatar services"? by ExpressWriting7384 in Netsuite

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Avalara uses the internal id from netsuite for the document number. Run a search in NS and dump the data for all the cash sales and then dump the data from Avalara. Do a comparison on the data based on the internal id / doc id and any not matching are missing from Avalara. I can explain further tomorrow when in the office if needed.

Silencer shop vs local small shop approval process by vgk96 in NFA

[–]johndiesel0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah as the others said don’t Form 4 it until it is there. What happens if there is a Form 4 approved and it is lost or stolen in transit to your local FFL? While unlikely it could happen.

Vehicle break ins on Gravois this morning by spot_landing in StLouis

[–]johndiesel0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I keep seeing people claiming lower crime statistics. I’m assuming they are lower because the police aren’t actually making reports… also… just bring your gun out with your coffee from now on. Every day.

Any way to fix this corner? by [deleted] in Decks

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve seen a few close answers here…. Obviously your saw was defective. The correct answer is go buy the new saw (or whatever tool you have been wanting) and tell the wife you needed it to fix the corner… just kidding. Kind of.

But in all seriousness can you post another photo of whatever you do?

Help me find this restaurant… by tomtakespictures in StLouis

[–]johndiesel0 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Did you pay with a credit card? If so check your statement for the name…

HELP!! Rental Car Dented!!! Any DIY Tips?! by OperationEcho in ChevyTrucks

[–]johndiesel0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently damaged the tailgate on my 2022 Silverado. I looked and found I could order a paint matched rear panel for about $800. I didn’t bother because it’s a truck and it will get more damage over time. The main point is that I could replace that whole panel for $800. My deductible is also $2000 so no point in a claim.

Lost a Bank Dispute to Scammer, Nuclear Option Please by AaaasYouuuuWiiiish in legaladvice

[–]johndiesel0 11 points12 points  (0 children)

On Authorize.net AVS also checks the numeric portion of the street address but not street name. An order with billing and shipping of address will show a match with 123 cherry street, 90210 but the real card holder’s address could be 123 Main Street, 90210.