Month: August 2021

As much as we love shopping on DealDash.com I’m sure we all experience some irritations – mostly from new customers who do not yet know how to play.

Thankfully, DealDash has already done a lot to alleviate and/or solve the most common irritations.

Irritation No. 1 – Bidding from the front page

Irritation Number 1 for me has to be players who cut the clock and vote from the Home Page, placing bids every other one.

This used to be a much bigger irritation than it is now because DealDash already solved half of this problem. At least the clock-cutters are no longer “stealing” our free bids. Whenever Newbies cut the clock DealDash still gives us credit for our full 9 seconds on the clock for each and every bid we place.

It irritates me, however, when Newbies do this because they have not yet found and learned how to use the automated bidder, BidBuddy. Since I have the screen name SorryMyTurn I sometimes waste a few of my own bids on purpose to give new players a hint that maybe they are doing something wrong and should be taking turns instead of wasting their bids.

Some Newbies catch on a lot faster than others and it’s certainly to their advantage to do so. By placing a bid every other one, it never helps them to win and it simply wastes a lot of their bids for nothing. I would think that when Newbies see they are placing more bids than anyone else they would get curious enough to contact DealDash customer support to ask why.

As long as the rest of us are still getting credit on the clock for each and every bid we place, why should this irritate us, anymore? Perhaps it is just a little more confusing when we try to count how many serious players are still left in the auction. I never count Newbies as serious players because I do not see them as being competitive. I know they will soon run out of bids by playing this way.

Possible Solution: Perhaps DealDash customer service could watch for these players and give them a phone call to explain to them how to save bids by using BidBuddy.

Irritation No. 2 – Jumping in and out

Irritation No. 2 has to be players who place one bid at the beginning and then jump in and out several times during the auction and/or dump a truckload of bids at the end – just when it looks like we have a pretty good chance to win. Of course, any of us could do the same thing and this might be just a smart way to play. It’s still irritating when it’s being done to us.

Possible Solution: DealDash might have just now come up with a really good solution to make this little irritation go away. Now some auctions are designated with a purple boxing glove. All customers playing in these auctions are required to use BidBuddy. Once we see the “No New Bidders” banner at $5.00 we can no longer jump in and out of the auction. From that point on, we must not allow BidBuddy to run out of bids or we are out of the auction. Once we run out of bids or quit we cannot re-enter the auction. I’m not sure yet how I feel about this feature, but I’m looking forward to using it to find out. It certainly eliminates the irritation of players who jump in and out throughout the auction.

Irritation No. 3 – Pick your fights

Irritation No. 3 for me would be power players who participate in far too many auctions at the same time – making it nearly impossible to find an auction they are not participating in. I have my list of power players I try to avoid and sometimes the same power players are all over the place.

In a way, DealDash encourages shoppers to participate in several auctions at the same time by offering free bids to players who place at least one bid in a specified number of auctions. That makes it even more difficult to avoid getting into an auction where these power players are not placing bids, too.

Once upon a time in DealDash land all customers had win limits but with high-dollar items like brand new cars, I don’t think win limits would work, anymore. It certainly does help, however, that shoppers are no longer allowed to participate in the same auctions they have recently won.

Possible Solution: Perhaps a possible solution would be for DealDash to designate special auctions where only shoppers who have not won an auction in the last month would be the only ones allowed to participate. It would be one way to turn losers into winners.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Why would anyone want to shop on DealDash.com every day? Who can afford to do that?

Actually, I might say, “Who can afford not to do that?”

You see, there are many reasons why DealDash customers who shop on DealDash every day can make it work to their advantage and end up coming out ahead. I decided to list some of them:

Collect More Free Bids

By shopping on DealDash every day, we have the opportunity to meet the daily challenge and collect free bids. For example this challenge: any customer who joins in 5 gift card auctions today can get a reward of 10 free bids in return. We only have to place one of our own bids in 5 auctions and then we would not only get those 5 bids back again, but we would get 5 additional bids back absolutely free. If we collect and save these free bids every day for 30 days, we would end up with a total of 150 free bids because they add up. What a deal, huh?

Even better, we can be rewarded up to 30 free bids every day just by signing in. If we placed 30 bids the day before we can get those 30 bids returned to us as long as we consistently use at least 30 bids a day and sign in every day. If we miss a day, we will have to start all over again until we work our way back up to 30 free bids.

Become a Better Player

Based on what I see, frequent shoppers tend to win more auctions because they get more experience and soon become better players. Frequent shoppers are more likely to recognize the screen names of other players, too. Therefore, they are able to recognize how their competitors play. They quickly learn who they can beat and who they cannot beat.  

Never Miss a Special Feature

Customers who shop on DealDash every day do not miss out on special features. The other day shoppers were getting 5X on the clock. That is the most extra time I ever saw DealDash give us on the clock but I would not have known that if I had not checked in. By shopping today I knocked off several hours from my green timeline – five times faster than usual. Now my green timeline is very close to the end. Since I am on Level 76, I will soon be able to collect a huge pack of free bids.

We also do not want to miss out on a brand new feature. For example, today it appears that DealDash is introducing something they never before tried. On the home page I see a purple boxing glove with the words “No Re-Entry Auctions. Keep BidBuddy Active.” Wow! That looks interesting. In other words, any auction that is marked with that purple boxing glove it means we still must place our first bid before the “No New Bidders” banner comes up. However, once we place bids in that auction after the $5 we cannot allow BidBuddy to run out of bids or we will not be allowed to re-enter that auction. We cannot jump in and out of it. As long as we do not allow BidBuddy to run out of our bids we can continue to play. But once the auction reaches $5 if we allow BidBuddy to run out of bids we’re out and cannot get back in.

Be First to See New Items

Customers who shop on DealDash every day will also be the first to see and have the opportunity to win new items that go up for auction.

Part of the excitement of shopping on DealDash is seeing new items that we might not even know exist until we see them on this shopping site.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Attention all DealDash.com shoppers!

Did you see the many new beauty products now up for auction? Just look at all of these new beauty products:

• Eye shadow bundles — set of 12 and set of 16
• Lipstick bundle — set of 8
• Highlighter bundle – set of 8
• Lip and cheek stick bundle – set of 10
• Eye crayon bundle – set of 11 and
• Foundation bundle – set of 10

Some women have what is called “natural beauty.” Regardless, even women with “natural beauty” wear makeup to enhance their beauty even more.

But shopping for beauty products might not be just for women. Some men might want to do some early Christmas shopping for a special woman in his life—his wife, girlfriend, sister or mother. Most women would greatly appreciate receiving some beauty products for a gift.

Did you ever wonder where the idea of beauty came from in the first place?

Define Beauty

If we were to go out in public and randomly ask various men to describe their idea of what a beautiful woman looks like we would most likely get many different answers. Some men might prefer women with dark hair who wear very heavy makeup, while others might prefer women with blonde hair or red hair who wear only light makeup. Obviously, beauty means different things to different people.

In the 16^th Century a Greece philosopher Plato introduced the phrase “Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” Later, in her novel Molly Bawn published in 1878, Margaret Hungerford changed a few words and wrote: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

Ever since that phrase has been repeated so often it has become familiar to people all over the world.

History of Makeup

According to research the use of makeup goes back at least 6,000 years to Ancient Egypt. Before makeup was targeted to women, it was genderless. In Ancient Egypt, both men and women wore makeup. A kind of soft rock known as red ochre was crushed and used as a pigment. Kohl was also used to darken the eyes. Men who wore heavy eyeliner and colorful eyeshadow were recognized as wealthy.

In Ancient Egypt; scented oils, ointments, and creams were used to mask body odor and protect their skin from the elements. Many Egyptian tombs contained makeup canisters and kits. Cleopatra used lipstick that got its hue from ground carmine beetles, while other women used clay mixed with water to color their lips.

About 5,000 years ago, ancient Sumerian men and women were possibly the first to invent and wear lipstick. They crushed gemstones and used them to decorate their faces, mainly on the lips and around their eyes.

In the middle Ages it was thought sinful and immoral to wear makeup by Church leaders, but many women still did so. Pale faces were a trend during the European Middle Ages and in the 16th century, women would bleed themselves to achieve pale skin.

In the beginning of the 1900s lemon juice was consumed or applied as a face tonic to achieve a feminine complexion. Soon exclusive beauty salons began sprouting up in major cities. By the 1920s women across America and Europe started using lipsticks, eye-shadows, mascara and pan sticks. By the 1930s makeup had become much more refined – which was influenced by Hollywood. Eyebrows were pencil thin and lips were full again.

By the 1940s makeup had become a huge industry, and the 1950s became known as the “glamorous decade.” Women were wearing creams, foundations and shadows were the “in thing” but rouges were less emphasized than in the 1940s. By the early 1960s the makeup look was all about elegant eyes, pale pink hues and loads of powder. The early 1960s makeup look was all about elegant eyes, pale pink hues and loads of powder.

While the 1960s foundation can be compared to movie set makeup, modern foundation covers flaws without obscuring the skin. Today’s foundation is light, almost translucent, so the natural skin tones can show through.

Knowing that today’s beauty products are better than ever, it’s nice to know we can now shop for all the makeup we need right here on DealDash.com. We can stay young looking longer by covering up our flaws. Happy shopping everyone!

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Have you ever wondered why DealDash.com allows me to write these blogs giving other shoppers tips on how to win more auctions using fewer bids?

Wouldn’t it be to the financial benefit of DealDash to encourage over-bidding and, if so, why would DealDash even allow me to write blog tips to help other shoppers?  After all, DealDash would be the winners and the shoppers who don’t know any better would be the losers, right? No, wrong.

That might appear to be true at first, but that most likely would not be true in the long run. DealDash cannot just be concerned about today but they must also look at what might happen in the long run. That’s why DealDash support staff always listened carefully to what its customers have to say and that is also why this online shopping company has been around for more than 12 years.

From a customer’s point of view, I can tell you what would happen if I never won any more auctions. I would get so frustrated that I would stop shopping on DealDash and that would not be good for DealDash or customers like you and me.

DealDash still has many long-standing loyal customers who continue to come back to shop on a regular basis because we all keep winning auctions. Therefore, it’s to the best interest of DealDash to keep its shoppers happy.

One way they do that is by paying attention to how we feel and they always welcome feedback. These blogs might give DealDash more ideas on how to improve this shopping site and give shoppers more ideas on how to continue to win more auctions. It’s a win-win scenario.

Tip for the Day

I have written about why some shoppers overbid, however, I did not explain how to find and avoid competing with the over-bidders. First let me define what I mean by over-bidders.

By over-bidders I’m not referring to shoppers who might overbid every once in a while. I’m referring to some shoppers who consistently overbid a lot.

The reason it is important to know how to find and recognize the screen names of these over-bidders is so we can avoid getting into an endless bidding war. We cannot ever beat an over-bidder or win an auction when we complete with them. The over-bidders will only entice us to lose all of our bids in our all-out effort to outbid them.

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