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 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 11:11:47 AM new
After fooling around with eCrater & some other "FREE" store, I opened a VD STORE:

http://shop.vendio.com/tomwiii

BUT, it looks stooopid...

Or, am I mis-understanding how to do the images...

It used to be that the STORE images were INCLUDED in the $4.95 STORE FEE!

I DON'T NEED ANY IMAGE HOSTING!

All I need from VD is the dumb STORE...

How can I get my PIC to show on the front page?

OR, do I have to pay VD not only for the STORE, but also MORE image hosting I don't need just for the STORE?

What a mess...




 
 mcjane
 
posted on January 20, 2008 11:18:08 AM new
Waddaumean Stooopid, it looks good to me.

 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 11:29:42 AM new
But...

THERE AIN'T NO PICTURE above the ITEM!

It appears that VD won't allow you to have a STORE without paying them TWICE:

$4.95 for the STORE
+
$4.95 for their lousey IMAGE HOSTING which I DON'T NEED!

Or, am I missing how to do it so the IMAGE I self-host SHOWS like it SHOULD??

HELP!






[ edited by tomwiii on Jan 20, 2008 11:30 AM ]
 
 mcjane
 
posted on January 20, 2008 11:50:39 AM new
I see what you mean now, you have to click on the item to see it.
That really didn't bother me, it would have if it was ebay, but on a different site I sort of expect things to be done in a different way.

 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 11:58:35 AM new
Jane:

If I enter 15 items or so into my STORES inventory, they will show on my STORES home page as 15-20 little VENDIO LOGOS, instead of 15-20 little pics of my products, thus rendering my STORE completely STOOOPID!

IOW: VD advertises the STORE BRONZE PLAN as ONLY $4.95/month +

but, in reality, ya have to ALSO at the SAME TIME purchase their CRAPPY image hosting for an ADDITIONAL $4.95/mo...So, in reality, the STORE costs approximately $10/month!

BUT THEY SURE DON'T TELL YA THAT ANYPLACE, because they want to GOOSE as much moola outta ya as possible...

What a waste of time this was...




 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 12:54:28 PM new
And...

The 2008 "NICKEL & DIME YA TILL YA SQUEAL" AWARD goes to the over-paid, under-educated drones at VD who actually have the "Chutzpah" to charge ya poor suckers for...WATERMARKING!

Ai! Carrumba!

How cheapo can ya get?





 
 gasolineguys
 
posted on January 20, 2008 01:26:24 PM new
tomwiii, what am I missing?? Click the purse and up pops Louie with great pics, the photo is above the item name. The store look very good.

 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 01:29:55 PM new
Yeah, it does now...BECAUSE I caved in & bought the VD cheesey image hosting...Noe I need to just find that clothes-pin -- has to be around here someplace...







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 ladyjewels2000
 
posted on January 20, 2008 06:19:31 PM new
I still don't see anything.

Tom - How long have you lived at that address?
I was the Resident Manager there for almost 10 years many years back when it was Tree Lake Village.

 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 07:11:34 PM new
5.5 years...

Twas GREAT when managed by LINCOLN PROPERTIES, but has been sold FOUR times, & the last two owners have left much to be desired...





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 profe51
 
posted on January 20, 2008 07:47:09 PM new
Where's all yer stuff???

 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 20, 2008 07:51:45 PM new
SOLD OUT until tomorrow...

Plus...The damn MONKEES are on STRIKE!

I warned Ralphie not to believe in daydreams, but does he LISTEN to ME??

But we set the alarm for 6:00 so we can get an early start...






GRAND OPENING of RALPHIE'S EMPORIUM of EARTHLY DELIGHTS~All Vd'ers get 50% DISCOUNT!(except electronics)

[ edited by tomwiii on Jan 20, 2008 07:56 PM ]
 
 pmelcher
 
posted on January 21, 2008 04:01:53 AM new
O.K. it is 7:01 here in Indiana, lets see some stuff!! I should talk, I have been up an hour and haven't listed a single thing yet. Enjoy your coffee.

 
 tomwiii
 
posted on January 21, 2008 04:35:47 AM new
Oi!

I've been up since 5:00am, listening to ole LARD-BUTT cheerily snoring away, oblivious to my agony -- with the cold temps, I can't MOVE...

Oi!

Think I'll wake his lazy arse up -- MISERY loves COMPANY...






GRAND OPENING of RALPHIE'S EMPORIUM of EARTHLY DELIGHTS~All Vd'ers get 50% DISCOUNT!(except electronics)
 
 TheFamilyBiz
 
posted on January 21, 2008 10:52:12 AM new
I guess Ralphie must have slept in today.

[ edited by TheFamilyBiz on Jan 21, 2008 11:49 AM ]
 
 
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