Why make limited time coupon codes one time only (without telling people)?
So, I'm just starting a new D&D campaign, and I see an ad on Facebook: "For a limited time, all official Dungeons & Dragons digital books are 25% off with code FACEBOOK25!"
Great, I think. So, after looking at the adventures, I decide to buy Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. I put in the code and get %25 off.
Then I start reading the adventure, and I keep getting dead links that say "This content is part of the Monster Manual digital content pack". Not a LOT of links, but enough that I decide to buy the MM (and the DMG too, because why not?After all, there's a sale on).
But when I go to check out, I get "Code has already been claimed". But, why? What's the point? The code is already time-limited (and says that clearly). If I'd bought all the books in the same purchase, it would have presumably applied to all of them, so other than creating ill-will to customers, why do this? And, if you MUST do it this way, why not WARN me first? Or clearly say this is a one-time code.
I'm not one of those people who complain that "why should I have to pay again when I've already bought the book in paper?". I get it, this is a different format. But by setting this up this way, what would have been a fun impulse buy encouraged by a sale (which, presumably, was the point of the code in the first place), now just makes me feel cheated.
Anyway, that's my two cents. Other than this, I've been really happy with D&D Beyond (which is why I took the time to write this feedback). I just don't get the thinking behind this.
Why make limited time coupon codes one time only (without telling people)?
So, I'm just starting a new D&D campaign, and I see an ad on Facebook: "For a limited time, all official Dungeons & Dragons digital books are 25% off with code FACEBOOK25!"
Great, I think. So, after looking at the adventures, I decide to buy Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. I put in the code and get %25 off.
Then I start reading the adventure, and I keep getting dead links that say "This content is part of the Monster Manual digital content pack". Not a LOT of links, but enough that I decide to buy the MM (and the DMG too, because why not?After all, there's a sale on).
But when I go to check out, I get "Code has already been claimed". But, why? What's the point? The code is already time-limited (and says that clearly). If I'd bought all the books in the same purchase, it would have presumably applied to all of them, so other than creating ill-will to customers, why do this? And, if you MUST do it this way, why not WARN me first? Or clearly say this is a one-time code.
I'm not one of those people who complain that "why should I have to pay again when I've already bought the book in paper?". I get it, this is a different format. But by setting this up this way, what would have been a fun impulse buy encouraged by a sale (which, presumably, was the point of the code in the first place), now just makes me feel cheated.
Anyway, that's my two cents. Other than this, I've been really happy with D&D Beyond (which is why I took the time to write this feedback). I just don't get the thinking behind this.
The codes are one time use and time limited, but they are frequent. Sometimes there are even more than one active at a time. This thread keeps track of which codes are working (go to later pages): https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/general-discussion/21324-what-are-the-current-active-d-d-beyond-coupon