Silhouette Designs & Duplication
Sept 16, 2022 22:46:10 GMT
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Post by scrapnnana on Sept 16, 2022 22:46:10 GMT
I was browsing the Silhouette Design Store just a few minutes ago and saw a file that I really liked. It said, “Broom Parking Only,” and was by Jillibean Soup. I have downloaded that phrase before, so I thought I should look at my Silhouette library to see how similar it was to any other that might be similar. I found the same one in my library. But the one I had seen on the Silhouette site was supposed to be new. I checked the file numbers. Different numbers. Then I realized that the one in my library had simple flourishes on the side, while the “new” file that was essentially identical didn’t have the flourishes. Those flourishes could easily be removed with a couple of mouse clicks (and obviously were) and they would be the same design.
I used to design cutting files for a different company. I know that there is pressure to keep churning out new files all the time, but this tactic has the potential for cheating customers. I have accidentally bought files that were the same, or nearly identical. They also had different numbers. I wasn’t happy, but now I understand how it happened. If it has a different number, your software assumes it is a different design, and you can end up accidentally paying for duplicates.
With my subscription, I pay about 8 cents per design, so it’s not worth complaining about to me, but for those of you who use credits or pay full price, you might want to double check before purchasing, to make sure you aren’t buying a duplicate design.
I used to design cutting files for a different company. I know that there is pressure to keep churning out new files all the time, but this tactic has the potential for cheating customers. I have accidentally bought files that were the same, or nearly identical. They also had different numbers. I wasn’t happy, but now I understand how it happened. If it has a different number, your software assumes it is a different design, and you can end up accidentally paying for duplicates.
With my subscription, I pay about 8 cents per design, so it’s not worth complaining about to me, but for those of you who use credits or pay full price, you might want to double check before purchasing, to make sure you aren’t buying a duplicate design.
