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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 9:51:49 GMT
I am a serious cherry hunter. It saves me tons and tons of money and that is why I do it. In the last month I have had a lot of difficulty finding even 50 cherries in an hour. This used to take me 15 min to find 200. Now it's an hour to find 40-50. It may sound like I am being greedy, but I do buy a lot of stuff from their store. They have a nick name for me (The Prima Lady). They all know me by name and know what I like and don't like. I have 22,000 points and I was hoping to have nearly 30,000 by the time it came to placing an order in Feb. I don't think that is going to happen now.
Is anyone else having problems finding their cherries? Has anyone else given up on it all together? Are you shopping elsewhere because of it? I find ACOT has everything I need in one store. Their shipping to Canada is outrageous but I deal with that as they get in whatever I am looking for, they hold stuff for me until stuff comes in, I can add to orders no problem, they just adjust the total. I love dealing with them and each person I talk to is nicer than the last. I can't say enough good things about them.
I just want cherry hunting to go back to being fun again. I used to look forward to it every night and now it's more of a pain in the neck.
Elannah
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2014 13:43:55 GMT
Yes, I noticed around the time 2Peas closed that there were fewer cherries
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Post by alissa103 on Dec 12, 2014 13:52:06 GMT
I haven't played in awhile, but bummer if there's less! That's my fave online store too and I like their loyalty program. The cherries were a bonus. Can you still get points for posting on their MB?
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Post by acherryontop on Dec 12, 2014 14:13:54 GMT
Thanks for the kind feedback. We have not changed our cherry hunt game in some time. If you're having trouble finding cherries (or santa hats ...), be sure you're clicking around in areas of our website that you haven't visited before. Hope this helps  |
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Post by christinec68 on Dec 12, 2014 14:45:41 GMT
I have had a very hard time finding cherries in the store lately. I don't think I double visit items on the same day for cherry hunting -- I go through different companies, themes or categories. Yesterday, someone on ACOT suggested clearing board cookies and there was a noticeable improvement. It's actually easier and faster to leave gallery comments. It's a pretty active gallery so it's easy to get some points that way.
This is one of those things that are a nice bonus and I am not going to actually complain about since they are basically giving away money in the way of points. I don't know of any other loyalty program that does that without buying anything.
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Post by christinec68 on Dec 12, 2014 14:47:26 GMT
I haven't played in awhile, but bummer if there's less! That's my fave online store too and I like their loyalty program. The cherries were a bonus. Can you still get points for posting on their MB? No, the board crashed during the summer and reinstating that feature was causing problems. You can still get points for leaving gallery comments, posting projects in the gallery, linking products to gallery postings and leaving product reviews for things you buy from their store. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Dec 13, 2014 4:18:32 GMT
I can't say that I've found fewer cherries, but I'm usually just looking at the new stuff. ACOT is my favorite store. They seem to get in the new stuff I want and have the basics in stock. I've been ordering from them for years and have always had great luck.
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Post by momof3pits on Dec 13, 2014 23:13:04 GMT
I love ACOT but you want to talk about shipping being outrageous?? I live 2 hours from the warehouse and used to place pretty regular orders, but the last 5 or 6 times I have gone on and made a cart the shipping has been so high that I can't justify the order. They used to have an additional shipping coupon for $1 off for every ten spent and that would help some, but they did away with it.
I know shipping in general is high and I want to keep placing orders but at some point I can't justify being that close and paying as much as they want to charge.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Dec 13, 2014 23:15:03 GMT
I love ACOT but you want to talk about shipping being outrageous?? I live 2 hours from the warehouse and used to place pretty regular orders, but the last 5 or 6 times I have gone on and made a cart the shipping has been so high that I can't justify the order. They used to have an additional shipping coupon for $1 off for every ten spent and that would help some, but they did away with it. I know shipping in general is high and I want to keep placing orders but at some point I can't justify being that close and paying as much as they want to charge. What were you ordering? I can usually get a small order to come in at $2.99 to ship. But the minute you add 12x12 papers, you're doomed to priority mail. |
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Post by momof3pits on Dec 13, 2014 23:18:04 GMT
I had an order with 2 pieces of paper, 2 packs of journaling cards and a wrmk tag ($.59). ~$11 total and ship was 6. I just couldn't go through with it even though I wanted my items baaaaad!
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Post by scrappingbuckeye on Dec 14, 2014 2:52:42 GMT
I live 2 hours away and I think shipping is completely reasonable. It's going to be priority mail, it is what it is. They have coupons all of the time so I consider that a wash for shipping. I usually get my order within a day so I'm a happy camper.
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Post by alexa11 on Dec 14, 2014 5:31:38 GMT
I gave up.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2014 6:13:13 GMT
I live on another planet and that's why shipping is so expensive. I need the cherries to compensate for the expensive shipping.
Thing is, though, I can get everything in one store. They know me there by name. They know what I like (by now I am sure they do). I haven't placed an order in a while so I am waiting until CHA is over and they put up their preorders. I always (always) preorder from ACOT and I am never disappointed. Heidi and everyone there are wonderful. If something sells out really quickly they are quick to put it up for preorder to get it in again. Love that. They carry everything and anything too. I have shopped around (if you saw my stash you would know what I get where) and ACOT is my first choice hands down.
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Post by Basket1lady on Dec 14, 2014 15:48:12 GMT
I had an order with 2 pieces of paper, 2 packs of journaling cards and a wrmk tag ($.59). ~$11 total and ship was 6. I just couldn't go through with it even though I wanted my items baaaaad! It's the paper. As soon as they have to use that big box, shipping is going to cost more. It's not the cost of your items--it's the cost that a larger box incurs. They always have deals on shipping, but it's with a certain amount purchased. And they have a code lookup right on the checkout page. They try to make it easy. They package paper carefully. It's put into a big zip closed bag and then taped to a 12 x 12 piece of cardboard. And orders come fast. |
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Post by momof3pits on Dec 14, 2014 16:58:19 GMT
I had an order with 2 pieces of paper, 2 packs of journaling cards and a wrmk tag ($.59). ~$11 total and ship was 6. I just couldn't go through with it even though I wanted my items baaaaad! It's the paper. As soon as they have to use that big box, shipping is going to cost more. It's not the cost of your items--it's the cost that a larger box incurs. They always have deals on shipping, but it's with a certain amount purchased. And they have a code lookup right on the checkout page. They try to make it easy. They package paper carefully. It's put into a big zip closed bag and then taped to a 12 x 12 piece of cardboard. And orders come fast. Trust me, I've been ordering from them for close to ten years. I know all that. Still doesn't mean I am going to spend that much on shipping!! Sometimes I do $100 orders, sometimes I just want a couple things- but it's cost prohibitive and I was so aggravated all the way around (USPS) that I haven't gone back on the site since. They don't have to ship priority. Being that close, they could put all TWO papers of the order in a flat envelope and ship first class for half the cost. |
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Post by moosedogtoo on Dec 14, 2014 21:52:00 GMT
It's the paper. As soon as they have to use that big box, shipping is going to cost more. It's not the cost of your items--it's the cost that a larger box incurs. They always have deals on shipping, but it's with a certain amount purchased. And they have a code lookup right on the checkout page. They try to make it easy. They package paper carefully. It's put into a big zip closed bag and then taped to a 12 x 12 piece of cardboard. And orders come fast. Trust me, I've been ordering from them for close to ten years. I know all that. Still doesn't mean I am going to spend that much on shipping!! Sometimes I do $100 orders, sometimes I just want a couple things- but it's cost prohibitive and I was so aggravated all the way around (USPS) that I haven't gone back on the site since. They don't have to ship priority. Being that close, they could put all TWO papers of the order in a flat envelope and ship first class for half the cost. But then people will complain that their paper got bent, so either way they just can't win. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Dec 14, 2014 22:05:01 GMT
Trust me, I've been ordering from them for close to ten years. I know all that. Still doesn't mean I am going to spend that much on shipping!! Sometimes I do $100 orders, sometimes I just want a couple things- but it's cost prohibitive and I was so aggravated all the way around (USPS) that I haven't gone back on the site since. They don't have to ship priority. Being that close, they could put all TWO papers of the order in a flat envelope and ship first class for half the cost. But then people will complain that their paper got bent, so either way they just can't win. Exactly. It would never work to send 12 x 12 paper in just at an envelope. First off, it would need to be folded in half to fit into a mailbox. And the corners would get ragged. Maybe it's just my post office, but mail comes to me looking like it's been carried through a war zone. I'm grateful all of ACOT stuff gets packaged in zip bags. My mail lady routinely leaves my boxes by the garage (out n the open) and it always seems to be raining. In spite of the fact that the porch is less than 5 steps away. Sure it's a lot to pay for shipping when it's just two pieces of paper. But if you went out shopping (say at Michael's), you would find something else to buy. Then you would need a coffee. And maybe lunch. In the long run, you save money just paying for the shipping! Or just order a few more things and get free shipping... |
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Post by momof3pits on Dec 14, 2014 22:06:56 GMT
Trust me, I've been ordering from them for close to ten years. I know all that. Still doesn't mean I am going to spend that much on shipping!! Sometimes I do $100 orders, sometimes I just want a couple things- but it's cost prohibitive and I was so aggravated all the way around (USPS) that I haven't gone back on the site since. They don't have to ship priority. Being that close, they could put all TWO papers of the order in a flat envelope and ship first class for half the cost. But then people will complain that their paper got bent, so either way they just can't win. Not if they keep packaging the paper the way they currently do. Look, I love ACOT; I have been a dedicated buyer for a very long time. I gave them more business than I ever have 2peas. Me stating my experience and opinion on shipping doesn't change that. |
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Post by scrapbug on Dec 18, 2014 1:15:52 GMT
There's some threads on ACOT from the past few days regarding hunting Cherries (Santa Hats, etc.), and some ppl have given some good advice. I don't hunt often, but when I would recently I noticed difficulty. I've always gone to the same places, though, and when I took some suggestions from others about where to hunt, my Cherry count went up, and I was finding several 2 and 3 pointers.
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Post by christinec68 on Dec 18, 2014 4:13:46 GMT
I didn't realize that the cherries or what ever were all over the page. I used to be able to find them all relatively easy at the top with the product description. Now, they could be with related products, in the middle by the customer reviews and at the very bottom. I just shrink the page down so I can see most if it at once and ckick through. I still don't get to 150 but I get much more than I was.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 13:44:14 GMT
I destroyed my computer so I haven't hunted in a few days plus I have been either too busy or tired to hunt. I am good with 22,000 now. Maybe I? I'll get more. Who knows?
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Post by doesitmatter on Dec 19, 2014 19:56:31 GMT
I destroyed my computer so I haven't hunted in a few days plus I have been either too busy or tired to hunt. I am good with 22,000 now. Maybe I? I'll get more. Who knows? 22,000  What the WHAT? LOl.. crazy! isn't there a max you can use at once though? I thought it was 3000 / $30.00 off? I have always been too impatient and cashed out on a purchase bewteen $10-20 off lol... |
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Post by Why on Dec 20, 2014 10:16:44 GMT
Anyone with a boat load of cherries better get a big order ready before January 1st.
Update from ACOT - 12/17/14 """"*Maximum of $20 in points may redeemed on any one order (starting January 1, 2015)"""" |
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Post by breetheflea on Dec 20, 2014 23:24:02 GMT
They also lowered the total cherries you can get per day down to 100  |
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Post by doesitmatter on Dec 21, 2014 6:23:20 GMT
They also lowered the total cherries you can get per day down to 100 I haven't been searching like i used to but I did yesterday and it was lowered from 200 to 150.. So it lowered again today to 100? hope this doens't mean we have to worry about ACOT |
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Post by doesitmatter on Dec 21, 2014 6:24:27 GMT
Anyone with a boat load of cherries better get a big order ready before January 1st.
Update from ACOT - 12/17/14 """"*Maximum of $20 in points may redeemed on any one order (starting January 1, 2015)"""" I always thought there was a limit of $30 per order anyway... I understand the need to limit this. I woudl rather they do what they need to do and stay in business, so many going under... I love ACOT and hope they are around forever  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 13:18:02 GMT
$20 per order and 100 per day? I am not even going to hunt any more. It's more bother than it's worth. I want to get $300 worth of Primas and I will be good for this CHA then.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 13:24:43 GMT
I just went into my history and I have used $105 worth of points. This will really affect my shopping there but honestly there is nothing but Primas that I want. I am good for paper and a bazillion stamps. I can get Cardstock at Michaels so really there is only my Primas that I would need.
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Post by thatmarie on Dec 21, 2014 18:15:02 GMT
I was thinking of ordering and i entered the 6.00 off shipping code and i got "This promo code expired Dec 31, 1969"
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Post by doesitmatter on Dec 21, 2014 18:33:11 GMT
I was thinking of ordering and i entered the 6.00 off shipping code and i got "This promo code expired Dec 31, 1969"  |
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What the WHAT? LOl.. crazy!
