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Classic Merging over the next 12 months

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We have requested this thread to be stickied over here but it hasnt happened yet so I am making a thread with a link so that us DSers can easily find it (hopefully).

Also, if it seems that TPTB wont listen to us that we HATE this *upgrade* I would like recommendations of your favorite forum style deal sites. Dont love insta for deals. I read over at eyeheart but dont participate there yet. Is there someplace else I should be? You may need to cloak recommendations so they dont get censored.

Here is the link: https://slickdeals.net/f/16874069-classic-merging-over-the-next-12-months?v=1&p=165430787&comment=success#post165430787
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Zira88
09-03-2023 at 03:45 AM.
09-03-2023 at 03:45 AM.
I still use classic view because the other version looks like Google shopping comparison. The classic view imo is easier to view and find deals that I want. I use to view heart drugstores but it's too much just to view the ad now.
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monkeydawn
09-04-2023 at 12:04 PM.
09-04-2023 at 12:04 PM.
Quote from schnauzermomma :
I am not aware of any other forum type deal place, other than the heart s for CVS and Walgreens. I read along over there, but don't participate, for a number of reasons.
Thanks for the input.

Quote from FabulousPickle2826 :
That's not true at all. SD is only as good as the people who post and you're in the Hall of Fame for sure. You kept the CVS thread going for many years and run the Safeway thread. If you left SD, a lot of people would go with you. SD should listen very closely when you say something.
While we know this to be true TIIC at SD seem to view the DS forums with little respect.

Quote from tn_native :
I pretty much never venture out of the Drugstore Forum, so I'm clueless as to how the displays will change. I was at HCW before I showed up here (and only because a poster here would steal the ad I typed and never give me credit), so I'm sure I'd find another site. The only Lounge posts I've ever made was when the Target Chat thread (RIP) was located there.
I believe the changes will affect the DS forums as well once they affect you.
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Inscrootable
09-04-2023 at 12:19 PM.
09-04-2023 at 12:19 PM.
I'm a Classic user but rarely visit SD anymore. On a newer device the only options are Redesign and Mobile. Both incorporate too much white space which are harder to follow and require more scrolling. Do they think that redesign will bring in more users? There must be a financial reason for doing it. Is it to attract people to HD?

I use the hearts for ad previews. I use phW and a TE group for deals. Not many folks in either place but one doesn't have to talk in riddles about certain apps and deals. I know there are IG groups but I don't shop like they do.
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09-04-2023 at 12:49 PM.
09-04-2023 at 12:49 PM.
Quote from Inscrootable :
I'm a Classic user but rarely visit SD anymore. On a newer device the only options are Redesign and Mobile. Both incorporate too much white space which are harder to follow and require more scrolling. Do they think that redesign will bring in more users? There must be a financial reason for doing it. Is it to attract people to HD?

I use the hearts for ad previews. I use phW and a TE group for deals. Not many folks in either place but one doesn't have to talk in riddles about certain apps and deals. I know there are IG groups but I don't shop like they do.
https://slickdeals.net/styleSwitch.php?redirectUrl=%252F&basichtml=1 for the old style on mobile, they got rid of the link but u can still go there if u have the link saved
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FabulousPickle2826
09-04-2023 at 06:55 PM.
09-04-2023 at 06:55 PM.
Quote from monkeydawn :
While we know this to be true TIIC at SD seem to view the DS forums with little respect.
The DS forums are what gave SD its name but now we're just holding on by a thread (did you like that one?). Pretty soon everything will just be rebates. It lets the stores keep their high margins and we can still get our deals (but not the ones that we're used to). It will give the stores a lot more control over what we buy. At that point, it's not going to matter what format SD has.
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09-05-2023 at 01:30 AM.
09-05-2023 at 01:30 AM.
Quote from Stars09 :
https://slickdeals.net/styleSwitch.php?redirectUrl=%252F&basichtml=1 for the old style on mobile, they got rid of the link but u can still go there if u have the link saved
Thanks. I just found my desktop was "updated". It's awful.

ETA: I get it now. There's now tons of advertising. Instead of just the banner ad at the top the whole right 1/3 of the page is now ads all the way down. I knew there had to be a financial reason for the change. The money folks must have calculated that the increased ad revenue is worth the loss of members. Sort of like the decision to ban discussion of competitor sites; as if SD's cash back would ever compete with anything.
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bar10der
09-10-2023 at 08:26 AM.
09-10-2023 at 08:26 AM.
Thank you for starting this thread. Today is the first I have heard of this new redesign. I hope I don't get it until the very end. I am a Classic user and it is very easy on the old eyes and glasses.
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schnauzermomma
02-14-2024 at 02:31 PM.
02-14-2024 at 02:31 PM.
All, please see this comment in another post on this subject, from SD Staff.
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02-15-2024 at 05:00 AM.
02-15-2024 at 05:00 AM.
Quote from schnauzermomma :
All, please see this comment in another post on this subject, from SD Staff.
Thanks for bumping the thread with this- I was already gone for the day yesterday when the announcement was updated.

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If you were moved to redesign and would like to return to classic, you may do so by scrolling down on this page and then clicking "classic" in the bottom right corner. If you're not sure where to find it, please see the attachment.

https://slickdeals.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14997226&d=1707945863
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monkeydawn
02-15-2024 at 12:24 PM.
02-15-2024 at 12:24 PM.
Quote from schnauzermomma :
All, please see this comment in another post on this subject, from SD Staff.
Thank you! I just followed to the post I didnt go to the OG thread. Does this mean they arent forcing the new look on everyone by the end of summer (ish)? Or is this just a temp stay for those that have been switched early?
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02-15-2024 at 03:38 PM.
02-15-2024 at 03:38 PM.
Quote from monkeydawn :
Thank you! I just followed to the post I didnt go to the OG thread. Does this mean they arent forcing the new look on everyone by the end of summer (ish)? Or is this just a temp stay for those that have been switched early?
I read everything to mean they realize classic is preferred by a number of us and they want to keep us happy. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic in that thought? I'm not positive.
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02-15-2024 at 10:07 PM.
02-15-2024 at 10:07 PM.
Quote from schnauzermomma :
I read everything to mean they realize classic is preferred by a number of us and they want to keep us happy. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic in that thought? I'm not positive.
Thank you so much! Applause
I couldn't rep you,,, even after all this time being stuck in the other version!
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monkeydawn
02-16-2024 at 04:47 AM.
02-16-2024 at 04:47 AM.
Quote from schnauzermomma :
I read everything to mean they realize classic is preferred by a number of us and they want to keep us happy. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic in that thought? I'm not positive.
I asked over there. Will post if I get a response.

Given that the response to non-classic was always negative and yet they still mad this decision last year, I am not overly optimistic that this is anything other than a temporary stay. It would be nice if they listen to us for a while though and we dont have to have this fight again for a couple of years.
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