To be fair, generally speaking the price doesn't increase because of affiliate referrals. They absorb those costs through the increase in traffic/sales. Of course, it's still advertising, but it's not a fixed cost you can include in the product price. The whole point is to drive traffic there with the sole intent of making a purchase. They only pay when a sale is made. Traditional advertising will you cost regardless if anything sells so you obviously try to recoup those costs as much as you can. By only paying when something sells that drastically reduces your marketing costs.
I don't like them because too many people use them for "spamming" (I'm not talking about you nor about fran, just about what I've seen out there, not only here @BLF). Matt (aka old4570), for example, don't use them (AFAIK). He buys many lights and makes reviews. So with referrals we can help him making more reviews. But if someone just put links day after day... well, just my 2 cents, guys, don't get me wrong, referrals shouldn't be eliminated from BLF, of course. This is only my personal judgment, if someone really deserve these points or not, I will use that referral link or not. And BTW, I use fran's links too, but not all of them (no te ofendas, fran, no es nada personal ;) pero tras ver tanto abuso en tantas web por ahi (hablo en general), prefiero evitarlos, incluso aqui)
Is not neccesary to continue the discussion via PM or any other way, because you, me and other persons have givenour point of view (our opinion), and is not neccesary to say anymore...
I'll ALWAYS use referral links to assist those I respect. I dont care if someone imbeds their own into product links and Id call that a damn good idea! By design, it brings business to both parties involved. In fact, we should create a thread that shows all referral links and codes for anyone that would like to participate. If you really need to question why distributors create such programs and push them so hard, then you really know absolutely nothing about purchase incentives and consumer advertising to create higher sales volumes. Its how high volume sales from marketing and advertising work in this world. Incentives are simply another tool designed to put money in the pockets of the distributor... not take away from them. Links to marketing and referrals can be found by the thousands on google for anyone that cares to learn more.
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They forgot to add those the other day. I update the first post to add them:
The Stainless steel BUT 5 modes instead of 3 http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-270-t60-xml-t6-5-mode-6700k-460-lumen-white-led-flashlight-w-strap-1-x-18650-93158?r=43033281
The Ak t60 in 3 mode version http://www.dealextreme.com/p/ultrafire-ak-t60-xml-t6-3-mode-6700k-600-lumen-white-led-flashlight-w-strap-1-x-18650-93157?r=43033281
I ordered the 3 mode over a week ago. No sign of DX doing anything with the order yet.
Stainless steel is a poor choice for a high output LED - heat is going to be a problem with this one unless they've done something clever. But I like stainless lights. Runtime tests will probably have to be done under water - assuming it doesn't leak...
Don, as I have read, it happens with most the items DX adds in the "new arrivals" lists.... they become really available in about 1 week or a bit more (sad)
About the runtime test, yes, underwater, or at least, put the head just below a small "cascade" of water (in the sink, or whatever...) it helps a lot...
However, if it really is regulated to 3amps, the runtime will not be enormous...
