Getting tired of seeing the dogpiling of negative comments when vendors make an announcement. Most recent was an announcement by Cheaperthandirt supporting industry related shows. Once I couldn't even get an answer to a question in the New products section because the tone of the thread had already been soured by negative comments not about the product but about the vendor. Seems like something should be done before they all start pulling support from the site.

Cheaperthandirt specifically has earned a lot of ire over the years due to their pricing during panic buys. That doesn't excuse breaking COC rules, but may explain it. Their price on aluminum GI mags went from, IIRC, $9 to $99 overnight during one of the Obama Era panics, for example. Their business, their rules, but you don't make a lot of happy customers that way.

I actually bought some stuff from CTD way back in the day before they went all tarded.

I actually understand raising the price when there is an actual shortage of something that is hard to restock or more expensive but the ''You save -75%'' and related stuff was over the top. They got greedy and many of the customers revolted as was their choice.

Now go have a Bud Light and relax.

If I had a business and had stock but the replacement price to refill my shelves was unknown, what should I do. If I sold product at the original price and the replacement cost was more than the selling price am I supposed to go to the bank to restock my store? What is the banker going to say when I tell him I sold everything cheaper than I could replace it? Just don't see the hate if one business try's to protect itself because of uncertainty while another might decide to take a chance on replacement pricing.

You don't have to like someone to be civil towards them. No reason to troll a simple announcement.

Maybe I'll have a Platinum or two. Brewed for the night 6%.

There's a time and a place for vendor feedback, however I agree New Products shouldn't be the place to  post negative comments toward the vendor.