Store Idea
Didn't really know where to put this, but here it is anyway.
I was thinking that it would be pretty cool to do something that the Homestar Runner store does and include freebies when the basket goes over a certain price.
For example, if we were to follow HSR's current freebie pricing:
I know this probably won't be put into use, but I just thought I'd share it with everyone to get their opinions on it.
I was thinking that it would be pretty cool to do something that the Homestar Runner store does and include freebies when the basket goes over a certain price.
For example, if we were to follow HSR's current freebie pricing:
Orders Less Than $35 - Mini Freebie
A badge.
Orders $35 - $74.99 - Big Freebie
A magnet or sticker.
Orders $75 - $99.99 - Jumbo Freebie
Ode to the Stuff in the Sink
Orders $100 or more - Ultimate Freebie
Max hat
Those are obviously just some really quick ideas, but the aim of the freebies would be to get people to buy more stuff than they perhaps would. For example, I was ordering from the HSR store the other day, and my order came to about $95. As I was only $5 away from the ultimate freebie, I put something else in the basket just so I could get it.A badge.
Orders $35 - $74.99 - Big Freebie
A magnet or sticker.
Orders $75 - $99.99 - Jumbo Freebie
Ode to the Stuff in the Sink
Orders $100 or more - Ultimate Freebie
Max hat
I know this probably won't be put into use, but I just thought I'd share it with everyone to get their opinions on it.
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And then... I will retire to a tropical island and drink umbrella drinks all day, since my work here will be done.
What is this, Amazon?
You add to cart, click on check out, and if you've ever bought anything from them before, it'll automatically preselect your previous choice of shipping destination and payment type. So if you don't move around much and always pay with the same credit card, you can skip practically an entire page worth of information inputted before you place your order, leaving you with this nagging sensation that it should have taken longer.
Nah, they'll probably skip the email.
That's been like that for years.
You can save several different shipping addresses as well as credit cards into your account.
That's kind of the point, isn't it?
I love the way Homestar's store works. I got a free keychain with my order!
Seriously:
Or maybe consider some sort of special discount (say 5-10%) on members who buy 3 or more things on your store website for example
'Red vs Blue' offered a 5% discount during xmas time, maybe you could even have a similar deal for the holiday season. I know you already have a free episode download for a friend when you purchase certain things but whilst it gives other people a chance to play it, it doesn't really benefit myself and my commitment (irregardless I'd still be buying stuff anyway)
P.S I've been a good boy this year
I suppose it is.
Actually, Steam did have 10% off everything just recently, so you could have brought Sam and Max that way. Although you've just missed it.
PWEASE TELLTALE!
When I can afford it.
Now, I'm a stickler for grammar far more than the next guy (because the next guy probably spends his time saying "roflmao tat wuz g8" on YouTube), but I've noticed lots of people getting worked up over non-issues. Now, using proper spelling and punctuation is one thing, but some people seem to get worked up over 'irregardless' because it's 'not a word.' I'd just like to tell these people to GET OVER THEMSELVES.
Language EVOLVES OVER TIME. Shakespeare himself invented hundreds of words, are you going to criticize him for 'not using real words?' It's a GOOD thing that people are using new words, it means that the development of human language is really happening.
Just wanted to say that.
Also, the Shakespeare conection is more than a bit disingenuous. When poets and other advanced language users introduce new words, they are aware of the fact that they are introducing a new word; taking advantage of the unused potentential inherent in all natural languages and being mindful of the usual connatations and uses of the word's constituent parts. Whereas many people using the word "irregardless" are under the mistaken impression that it is already a correct word. Big difference.
I'm going to merge the "Dear Tellltale" thread with this one, since it's also about suggestions for the store. Believe it or not, offering %-off discounts is another thing that we want to do and currently can't, but are working on behind the scenes.
At a website I often shop on, they have a sale every April 1 where you can get 50% off the highest priced item in your cart. This is a miniatures site so the things they sell range from really cheap, $1-$2 accessories to really expensive, $800-$1,000 dollhouses. The April 1 sale is cool because it gives people a chance to get that high ticket item they've always wanted more affordably. That said, knowing how many people wait all year to buy a high priced item, I have no idea how these guys can afford to keep doing it every year...
Is that for real or, you know, something related to April Fools Day.
1. There's nothing wrong with new words being introduced. The Shakespeare thing was just meant to point out this fact.
and
2. Who are we to get all worked up when people use a word whose meaning is widely understood, even if the word itself isn't 'real?'
Also, I'd like to point out that 'people shouldn't use it until it is a 'real' word' is a logically invalid argument because if they don't use it then it can't become a word.
Can we just drop the subject now?
In case you missed Emily's post.
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I don't tend to buy huge amounts from a web store at a time, so getting a discount may not come up for me in that situation. That said, I always love a sale.
Mel: To make this post vaguely on-topic I'll just second everything you said.
I think it also depends which country you grew up in, for example in Australia (where I live) the words "G'day" and "mate" are very common even though one isn't really a word and the other has an entirely different meaning. 'Irregardless' is commonly used and I can see no reason why it can't be a word since there's always a word that has the opposite meaning
I've heard that even the word "D'oh" is now in some dictionary (Collins, Oxford or something) thanks to Homer Simpson.
Anyway, I'm getting caught up in this too so I'll leave it at that
Moving back onto the topic:
Couldn't you just refund our money in the meantime? :P Good to hear you've already considered the option before
For instance, for every $10 spent, you get 1 point (or instead of generic points: "Telltale coins").
If you collect enough points you can:
a) Redeem X points for store items
b) Convert X points into a Y% discount coupon
c) Use X points to get a gift coupon
d) Use X points to use Emily Shipping Service(tm)
And no matter how much you guys want to argue over it. Irregardless is a word:
irregardless
adv : regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless
sometimes used humorously
It can be one of those mugs on which an image appears when you add hot liquids.
Well, their prices are consistent with (and usually lower than) what you'd get in a store, but I don't know what the wholesale prices are, so maybe so.
To end this gramatical debate I shall annoy you, incredibly.
LMAO ALL OVER THA PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
sorry..:(
Give them their own forum and let them go crazy with the grammar and whatnot they love to debate.
Oddly written posts can be moved there afterwards.
"(We'll be selling it for $24.99 and it'll also show up in some cost-saving bundles, so check back for that!)"
Any idea what will be in the bundle, and when they'll be put up? I was planning to order about five things (including the DVD), but I'll hold off if they're in the bundle.