Comments on: Cancelling My Subscription to Valleyschwag http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/ Something Around Here Might Make Sense Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:08:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jasonrobotops http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-272 Jasonrobotops Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:26:12 +0000 http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-272 Valleyschwag was really disappointing. I tried it for a couple of months, their third month was running pretty late. The only thing I kept from the experience was a RubyRed pin. By the time I cancelled, I had paid over thirty dollars for a two tshirts, a pencil, a button, goatsecs stickers, and some other unwanted junk. "WHY NOT JUST USE THE MONEY TO BUY STUFF I ACTUALLY WANT?" I asked myself. I have nothing against the IDEA, just the execution. I would want better items, on time, and more of them. Valleyschwag was really disappointing. I tried it for a couple of months, their third month was running pretty late. The only thing I kept from the experience was a RubyRed pin.

By the time I cancelled, I had paid over thirty dollars for a two tshirts, a pencil, a button, goatsecs stickers, and some other unwanted junk. “WHY NOT JUST USE THE MONEY TO BUY STUFF I ACTUALLY WANT?” I asked myself.

I have nothing against the IDEA, just the execution. I would want better items, on time, and more of them.

]]> By: Dan Masters » Valleyschwag = Cool Peoples http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-7 Dan Masters » Valleyschwag = Cool Peoples Tue, 13 Jun 2006 19:08:26 +0000 http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-7 [...] I have to say that the Valleyschag people are cool, real cool, this is why - they refunded my cash but they also responded to my previous post - Canceling My Subscription to Valleyschwag. [...] [...] I have to say that the Valleyschag people are cool, real cool, this is why – they refunded my cash but they also responded to my previous post – Canceling My Subscription to Valleyschwag. [...]

]]> By: danmasters http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-6 danmasters Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:43:38 +0000 http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-6 Thor, Thanks for the refund and the reply. I will take a closer look at the stickers and the keychain - my apologize for the mix up. I wish you guys the best of luck in your venture. Thor,

Thanks for the refund and the reply.

I will take a closer look at the stickers and the keychain – my apologize for the mix up.

I wish you guys the best of luck in your venture.

]]> By: Thor Muller http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-5 Thor Muller Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:36:32 +0000 http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-5 Hi Dan, I'm sorry you were disappointed--this makes us sad. It's certainly not for lack of effort, as we're working 'round the clock to get the schwag out there. We've refunded your payment for the June issue, of course. I do want to address your comment about Rubyred schwag. Only the t-shirt was from Rubyred. There is no Rubyred keychain, and no Rubyred stickers were distributed. There were, however, Movable Type keychains, and Riya stickers (as well as others). Perhaps all these Web 2.0 logos look the same... Hi Dan,
I’m sorry you were disappointed–this makes us sad. It’s certainly not for lack of effort, as we’re working ’round the clock to get the schwag out there.

We’ve refunded your payment for the June issue, of course.

I do want to address your comment about Rubyred schwag. Only the t-shirt was from Rubyred. There is no Rubyred keychain, and no Rubyred stickers were distributed. There were, however, Movable Type keychains, and Riya stickers (as well as others). Perhaps all these Web 2.0 logos look the same…

]]> By: danmasters http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-4 danmasters Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:58:17 +0000 http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-4 It is good that they cancelled the deputy thing. In regards to the RubyRed schwag - I got a gang of it - A shirt, a key chain (or necklace), and several stickers. I felt like it was heavily weighted towards RubyRed. One thing from them would have been cool but I had the feeling that they ran out stuff from other companies so they threw in their stuff. I really do not see how they can continue by relying new companies starting up and freebies. Still no word from their customer service in regards to my cancellation... It is good that they cancelled the deputy thing.

In regards to the RubyRed schwag – I got a gang of it – A shirt, a key chain (or necklace), and several stickers. I felt like it was heavily weighted towards RubyRed. One thing from them would have been cool but I had the feeling that they ran out stuff from other companies so they threw in their stuff.

I really do not see how they can continue by relying new companies starting up and freebies.

Still no word from their customer service in regards to my cancellation…

]]> By: motherduce http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-3 motherduce Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:10:02 +0000 http://danmasters.wordpress.com/2006/06/12/cancelling-my-subscription-to-valleyschwag/#comment-3 They ended up cancelling the Deputy idea, as they put it up to a vote by the subscribers. And you are wrong about the package being mostly RubyRed Labs stuff...all they added was their t-shirt (at least in my package). Everything else was from other companies. Sorry you are disappointed. It's definitely not for everyone. I'm a bit concerned about how big their subscription level gets, and what it will do to our packages, but maybe they'll cap the subscriptions. Anyhow, I'm enjoying it for now. They ended up cancelling the Deputy idea, as they put it up to a vote by the subscribers. And you are wrong about the package being mostly RubyRed Labs stuff…all they added was their t-shirt (at least in my package). Everything else was from other companies.

Sorry you are disappointed. It’s definitely not for everyone. I’m a bit concerned about how big their subscription level gets, and what it will do to our packages, but maybe they’ll cap the subscriptions.

Anyhow, I’m enjoying it for now.

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