Anyone else getting Lottery spam since HOUZZ took over?
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Comments (77)Oooh I love the St Charles idea, Pal. Yum. Your color choice would be ...? I think it also merits pointing out that aside from the general dearth of color, we also have so little choice in finishes today. I'd be much more enamored of the current options if they were only more durable. As a renter in my younger years, I had terrible dented pebbly white, smeary steam-discolored stainless, scratched black glass -- you name it, from the 1980's through the 2000's. None of them was impressive. My 1940's O'Keefe & Merritt stove is porcelain enameled steel, a finish that has been taking serious cooking abuse for over 60 years, and still looks gleaming and fabulous in my kitchen. (It's white too, by the way, although I'd jump for avocado.) Why can't today's manufacturers make a good solid finish like that, in ANY color?...See MoreAnyone else not liking this "new and improved" houzz thingy?
Comments (85)I'm with prairiemoon2 on the privacy thing. I've already had the creepy experience of houzz emailing me to one email address when I signed up with a different one, and I'm not pleased. I hate the "like" buttons - they seem totally counter to the idea of people actually communicating with each other in a way that goes hand in hand with not being able to reply directly to a comment ("click 'like' instead!"). Bottom line: This new format really represents everything I hate about the social internet (intrusiveness, the feeling of your every move being tabulated and tracked, your method of interaction being subtly manipulated, etc.), most of which GW was blissfully free from in, as slowjane put it, its "web 1.0" way. So, I guess we were lucky for a while, and now I'll either adjust or be gone. And fyi, I did use the like buttons in this thread, but only as feedback for the houzz staff in case they're paying attention to people's reactions to the new site : )...See MoreAnyone else sick of the spam?
Comments (14)Garden Web was very strict about links; they even said you could include a website but if it contained the business name they removed the business. I have tried to answer any questions in a helpful manner & have not tried to promote the business since Houzz took over....See MoreAre we getting blackballed by buyer agents since we did a flat fee mls
Comments (49)Personally, I would get a realtor who is recommended by people in the neighborhood. It would not be worth saving the 1% in realty fees to deal with all the hassle of buyers, realty ads, reviewing contracts, etc. Also, the realtor should know how to present your house professionally and to target it to the appropriate buyers. If you cant get the price you want, maybe you can consider renting it out?...See Moreazinoh
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