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me1620
9 years agoRising Adventurer
History
- The first DD thread, that I am aware of, was hosted by Valgon57 from August 3, 2010 - July 15, 2011.
- Seadramon hosted a number of threads from July - September 2011.
- Pattyco picked up the torch from Seadramon in October 2011
- Mmdrgntobldrgn followed by hosting two list from May 5, 2012 to July 31, 2012
- 2Mahawk hosted the July 31, 2012 - August 28, 2012 thread. I had posted a few deals in that thread and was so surprised when 2Mahawk gifted me to thank me for posting. His gift was my introduction to gifting store items and I will always remember his generosity.
- Ajaxpost took his first turn hosting August 29, 2012 - October 5, 2012. He took a break October 18, 2012 when becomingjenn accepted the duty of DD host.
- Becomingjenn hosted 8 threads between October 18, 2012 and April 12, 2013.
- Ajaxpost accepted the task of hosting the list that ran from April 12, 2013 to June 14, 2013. Little did he know when he accepted the hosting job again, how much the DD list would change. This is my favourite list as this is the one where the DD list changed from a formal on-topic discussion of the deals to one of the most friendly, fun-loving, sometimes off-topic threads on the Sims 3 forum. Another major change during his tenor was the introduction of Complete Your Set discount. See below for Ajaxpost's description of the DD thread that changed it all. (He describes it perfectly.) Ajaxpost hosted 10 rotations!
- Ximph took over the reins May 21, 2014. She hosted three lists. The July 3, 2014 - September 22, 2014 list, had 629 deals, the longest list in DD history, or so we thought. This list saw the change over from the Sims 3 forum to the current thesims.com forum. (To allow us to keep monitoring the DD, Wallin created and hosted the Sims Daily Deal forum on proBoards. Edit to add: url removed since our forum, which we no longer use or monitor has been filled with spam posts.) Ximph will always have the honour of hosting the longest and the last DD list.
- December 2015, Me1620, that's me, took on the task of continuing the DD thread.
"ajaxpost;669001" wrote:
This was the April/May/June 2013 Daily Deals Rotation List! :D
A Special Note About This DD Rotation Tread
For many months the incredible becomingjenn did a fabulous job looking after the DD thread and I took this one on to give her a well-deserved break. Little did I know what a monster this DD rotation would become!
Although not the longest list in terms of days it is, by far, the largest list of deals we have ever seen. Not only that but it includes some very good deals on highly prized Store items - the Stones Throw Greenhouse anyone? :lol: - plus some deals you couldn't actually buy and, when it eventually started to repeat, it even skipped a few good deals :shock: Truly never a dull moment!
Best of all though the enthusiasm that all the contributors to this thread have brought to it has been simply awesome and the support and encouragement has been amazing. From the joy of someone getting that deal they really wanted to the heartbreak of missing a deal by just minutes, or even seconds, this trusty band of DD stalkers has been there with a hug or happy dance.
Thanks to melissam311554 we even have a new song to keep us going through the wee hours as we wait for that deal to come around:
♪Oh when the clock starts chiming
And the alarm bells ring
You know it's time to wake up
And get ready to do your thing.
'Cause the moment you've been waiting for
Is just around the corner
So grab your coffee, your cola, and your computer
And hunker down for today's deals!♪
And a new motto courtesy of bouquetcatcher: Through gritty eyes, through aching neck, through dry mouth... VICTORY!
Oh we had songs over the years
Cogitotoro's adaptation of "Those Were the Days"
and her ode to the Uber Sani-Sim Toilet Cogitotoro's Shiny Happy Toilets.
ZeeGee's reworked "My Way" to commemorate her wishlist being wiped out
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