Amanda Lyon

This response is an "answer"? VeiledVamp.Veranes wrote: I wonder how many of you even realize that once upon a time, there were no demos at all. For anything. Not for hair. Not for shoes. Not for skins or shapes. Not for outfits. No limited-per-use items you could test drive. Not for anything. Can some of you even image that? 1. What I just read here is, "I walked uphill in the snow both ways. So hush up about your problems. Nobody cares." I also wonder how many of you has ever made or attempted to make hair. Any one of you know the amount of time and work that goes into that? The resources required. The textures just right. The flexi just right. The size just right. Every conceivable color that anyone could possibly want. Not to mention that certain style that each person wants. The packaging. The options. The photo ads. The place to make that all available for any one of you who is in search of just that right set of locks to adorn your otherwise bald and empty head. 2. You make it sound like it's more than just adding a box and a red stripe. And to EVERY sample? I think not. Unless you're doing it the REALLY hard way. A creator wants one lousy Linden dollar for a demo version of his or her product line, for you to try before you buy, so you can be certain in advance if the style and color suits you. And typically, all many of you can do is snivel and whine about it. 3. If it's just one lousy Linden, why is it so important that they have to have it? Snivel and whine? Really? Is it just me or is that almost insulting? I know a lot of big businesses that consider customer feedback "snivelling and whining." Oh, wait, not anymore. It may or at one time been for tracking purposes. It may be to offset the time and effort spent trying to keep business afloat. The practice has been in place long before the Freebie Roadmap was written, so to even suggest that is ludicrous, but naturally someone had to suggest it. Or maybe they simply feel that 1L is just not that much to ask. 4. It may not be that much to ask from each person for each demo, but I can see how it would add up for the seller. I suppose if you sell crap you probably need all the demo money you can get. For many of you, it obviously is. And for that reason, you will always have to option to shop with them and begrudge giving up your lousy 1L, or with someone else. 5. Again with the "lousy" dollar. It's only "lousy" when you want someone elses. Why is it not "measly" enough to warrant giving free demos? This is just one more example of the growing sense of entitlement which has become so pervasive in recent years. 6. I don't consider try-before-you-buy "entitlement". That's good business, but only if you want happy customers.