I was going to check out the new Trading Post, but it's for subscribers only.
Anyone care to give a review of it?
Does it give you anything that you can't get from wine-searcher.com or winezap?
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quote:Originally posted by Dave Tong BBP:
I was going to check out the new Trading Post, but it's for subscribers only.
Anyone care to give a review of it?
Does it give you anything that you can't get from wine-searcher.com or winezap?
NO.
Absolutely nothing we can't already find on our own. A colossal gong show.
This new feature is an embarassment. Every single "sale" item I have seen has been available to the general public at the same price. Special discount codes get you nothing that an average person can't get. One would think that with the size and advertising power of Shanken Publications behind it, WineSpectator.com would be able to convince vendors to shave 10-15% more off the price for its subscibers.
This will probably go the same route as WS's cellar management software (remember when they were looking for beta testers for this some time back?)
I've checked the offerings a few times and at least they are at the low end of Winesearcher.com pricing. Since I'm already a subscriber to Winesearcher, this has zero value for me.
PH
I've checked the offerings a few times and at least they are at the low end of Winesearcher.com pricing. Since I'm already a subscriber to Winesearcher, this has zero value for me.
PH
quote:Originally posted by JimmyV:
This new feature is an embarassment. Every single "sale" item I have seen has been available to the general public at the same price. Special discount codes get you nothing that an average person can't get. One would think that with the size and advertising power of Shanken Publications behind it, WineSpectator.com would be able to convince vendors to shave 10-15% more off the price for its subscibers.
Instead of a discount, they've apparently been able to negotiate that you have to sell WS in your store to be advertised. I read that either here or at eBob. I think that they even are requiring you to only use WS scores on shelf talkers, but I might be wrong on that one.
Agree that the non-subscription version of wine searcher gives you more info. And the prices I saw on trading post were higher than I could find elsewhere.
Agree with jgreen.
quote:Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Since I'm already a subscriber to Winesearcher, this has zero value for me.
PH
Uhhh, that would be a DITTO.
