Sideshow Codes - Discussion Thread

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by xellos49698

Confirmed. I don't even know how to access my short term rewards.

The last time I tried, only the reward that are good for 1 year showed up at check out.

Just check again, and my short term rewards are still not coming up at check out, I asked in the facebook group and they stated that they will appear automatically after you make a purchase.

Guess I will find out soon if this is truth or not.

The short-term rewards aren't actually a separate bucket of rewards that can be applied, it all goes into your main "Available Balance". It simply shows up separately to highlight the expiration date. If you were to apply $5 of rewards to an item right now, it should automatically use the short-term money first (or whatever rewards are expiring soonest)...at least that's what happened when I used $25 of rewards late last year, the short term section was cleared out.

[Phoenixblazes]

If this is how it’s going to be going forward, then chances are, my days of even bothering to add them to my account are over.

Due to the shipping costs to Australia, I have to knock off 50% (if not even more) of the items cost before it’s even worth it to me, as I can already save that much just by ordering locally.

Though I should be satisfied with the 5 ‘free’ 1/6 figures I’ve been able to score these past 3 years. Not too bad, and all I had to pay was for shipping.

[xellos49698]

Originally Posted by IcedDog

The short-term rewards aren't actually a separate bucket of rewards that can be applied, it all goes into your main "Available Balance". It simply shows up separately to highlight the expiration date. If you were to apply $5 of rewards to an item right now, it should automatically use the short-term money first (or whatever rewards are expiring soonest)...at least that's what happened when I used $25 of rewards late last year, the short term section was cleared out.

Thanks for explaining this IcedDog. I wish I had understood that the last time, I let those rewards expire unfortunately.

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by xellos49698

Thanks for explaining this IcedDog. I wish I had understood that the last time, I let those rewards expire unfortunately.

Sure thing...I was a little confused at first about how it was handled. The question now is, how many rewards given out this year will expire in far less than a year?

[Billy Talent]

Originally Posted by xellos49698

Thanks for explaining this IcedDog. I wish I had understood that the last time, I let those rewards expire unfortunately.

Those points shouldn't expire in the first place, sideshow really needs to change this already.

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by Billy Talent

Those points shouldn't expire in the first place, sideshow really needs to change this already.

Hey man, you're preachin' to the choir, but I think that ship has sailed I believe Sideshow put expiration dates on rewards starting in 2022 IIRC, and I can't imagine they have any incentive to reverse course.

[AlexLothos]

Originally Posted by IcedDog

The short-term rewards aren't actually a separate bucket of rewards that can be applied, it all goes into your main "Available Balance". It simply shows up separately to highlight the expiration date. If you were to apply $5 of rewards to an item right now, it should automatically use the short-term money first (or whatever rewards are expiring soonest)...at least that's what happened when I used $25 of rewards late last year, the short term section was cleared out.

I can also confirm this as of the middle of last Dec. I had to use the expiring Phony Phantoms points.

Originally Posted by Phoenixblazes

If this is how it?s going to be going forward, then chances are, my days of even bothering to add them to my account are over.

I can see this on the horizon for me as well.

Originally Posted by Billy Talent

Those points shouldn't expire in the first place, sideshow really needs to change this already.

Originally Posted by IcedDog

Hey man, you're preachin' to the choir, but I think that ship has sailed I believe Sideshow put expiration dates on rewards starting in 2022 IIRC, and I can't imagine they have any incentive to reverse course.

From a marketing side, it makes since for them. It taps into that FOMO mentality and pushes that urgency to buy (which they seem to be praying on from a lot of angles lately). From the business aspect, I understand and kinda respect their hustle. From the consumer side, I strongly dislike it and it's another straw to add to the pile of what potentially keeps me from buying. From a numbers perspective, I'm sure they're fine with losing an older collector to snag a few wide-eyed newer collectors.

[IcedDog]

One more $1

[Augen]

Originally Posted by IcedDog

One more $1

Thank you!

[BurningRage]

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