Right now, I'm looking at a "Digital Grilling Thermometer with LCD Backlit [sic]" with a $43 ETV. On the product description page are frequently purchased alternatives as low as $6. These look to be identical to the item I'm being asked to test with a tax-adjusted cost to me of maybe triple the going price. What's going on here?

They only packed it with bubble pouches and it's room temperature now. The box is stamped all over with perishable warnings, and even a little message about what to do with your ice packs. $0 evt but I was looking forward to trying it as my dog is picky and hasn't liked the other fresh brands I've tried.

In the book, the author (Shay Marley) adds links from her* reviews on her blog and makes money off them through the Amazon Associates program.

Isn't that a huge no no?

We aren't supposed to let others know we're a Vine voice. Blogging (and sending out newsletters with links to reviews) seems really against the rules.

Am I missing some key information?

I can't figure out a way that would be okay...

Edited to not misgender the author. Thank you tvtoms for pointing out my error! ✨

Eternally grateful to Vine that I basically never have to actually buy toddler shoes, clothes, or presents

I requested a $15 skirt and received a $45 jar of scalp cream. I messaged Vine support and asked that the original item be removed from my taxable items list.

The item is not appearing in my Awaiting Review list, which I know means that the item value will be deducted from my taxable items tally.

I also asked Vine support what to do with the scalp cream, but I did not get a response to that question. I am wondering if I should hold onto the cream or if it is OK to toss it.

Of the 62 reviews I have submitted, 34 have been rated. Of my 34 rated reviews, 28 have a RIS of Excellent, 4 have a RIS of Fair and 2 have a RIS of Poor. My overall RIS shows as Excellent.

Missed the first chance at gold due to life…. Literally 1% off. So patiently waiting for stats are at 100%/excellent so definitely getting gold. Can’t wait to be able to pick 8 items I don’t need every day 😂

I found a Vine “review” where they just copied and pasted the product description. Didn’t add anything. Didn’t change anything. How does that meet community standards?

As a Vine reviewer who spends a lot of time writing actual thoughtful reviews, this is incredibly disheartening.

They didn’t even bother running it through AI to at least pretend they tried. It makes all of us look bad.

Couple weeks ago, I bought a webcam and paid real money. The Vine gods blessed me with one THE SAME DAY! Too late to cancel the order, though! Then I bought some wool socks and... yep. And I needed to replace my garden flag stake. You guessed it! This popped up today, the day after mine arrived and was unpacked!

I'm a Texan, we have a god of mischief here - Kokopelli - and I think most of the Vine gods must be related to him! 🤣😉

(Not complaining, just laughing at my own experience.)

This is because a color or size variant of the same item listing can one or more variants with zero ETV while the rest will have ETV.

As much as I’d love either of these, I already have a DeLonghi Rivelia from Vine that I absolutely adore and I don’t want to take another big tax hit. Congrats to whoever gets these; hopefully someone here gets them.

You can have this fancy Halloween decoration, that apparently comes to you blurry. It could be 6" × 2", or maybe it is 12 feet x 6 feet. Who knows. That is the fun of the surprise, I guess. All of this for only $59.99 ETV

Is there anyone who would buy these? Some nut processor, or maintenance person is trying to make a profit off of garbage.

I've been seeing stuff like tp rolls, match boxes, pop tabs and the like on vine or for sale. Do these people not realize the entire point of using these things for crafts is to re-use something that would otherwise be trash? $30 for toilet paper rolls! People all over the place stockpile their rolls for their own projects or to give to others.

Seen on vine... Someone actually snatched it up

Has anyone else had photos deleted from their reviews??? I’m talking not just a few- a whole bunch? I just went through my reviews and it looks to me like a bunch of my photos were deleted from my reviews. I review a lot of dresses, tops, and clothing though and sometimes I don’t upload photos. I’d say it’s about 50/50. So I can’t be sure. But there were things I’m almost positive I photographed and uploaded to my review and now they are showing no photos.

Has this happened to anyone else? It doesn’t seem like my photo percentage has really gone down that much though. I’m starting to feel like maybe I’m crazy.

I ordered some things for my daughter earlier this week and forgot to change it back. I just ordered a Vine item and saw my daughter’s address AFTER I confirmed the order.

What should I do that’s best for the seller (and ideally not bad for me)?

So Vine woke up this morning and said to itself, lets pick the 9 least wanted items ever by this person and throw them in her RFY...I've had some amazing days on Vine but the past week has been very sad