FatWallet Redesign is **Now Live**

Anyone else having trouble clicking on the "Shop now" links on the front page? They don't work for me. I'm also on my crappy work computer and I probably don't have the latest Java updates.

Can we have a kinder and gentler green bar. Please.

I like it

Nice look and feel.....

Big Fan of FAT WALLET!!!

parisbill

Can only see the top 1/5th of the words/links between the funky green header bar and hot deals title. The ones that say hot-deals, free stuff, topic alert, etc.

turtlebug said:   Can we have a kinder and gentler green bar. Please.

Yes, the new green is somewhat jarring. Why not have it match the fatwallet logo green?

MVP9596 said:   Bizatch said:   No amount of glitz makes up for the fact that other sites have higher CashBack rates..

Hey Bizatch!

Thanks for the feedback. To help us improve our service, could you provide some examples? What sites are providing higher Cash Back for which merchants? We do review our merchant relationships quite often. Your feedback could help us provide a better service for you at FatWallet.

Does it really matter? The last time I ordered something, AC/Furnance filters if you want to know, by going through FW it never showed up in my CB account. Not that it was much, but com'on. Oh, and the merchant claimed to have it in stock only to tell me once I ordered it that it was OOS and would be filled 3+ weeks later.

I like it. Sorta looks like Newegg's deals page, though.

No kidding. They're willing to add junk to "classic" for the sake of advertising / revenue, but won't fix existing issues. I've been with FW for a good while now and haven't bothered to look at the other sites because I'm comfortable with the same old same old. If they keep changing classic until it's like a new site, then I might as well go.

KuoH

KayK said:   A question : Why do a beta if you're going to put it in production a day later?

bug report... it looks good on default zoom, but when zoomed in, hovering on the rightmost product tiles will shift the tiles.

Try it under zoom +1 in firefox and you shall see..

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Basically when you changed from default zoom, you will see the tile shifting.. Any zoom other than the default zoom level.

Likely caused by the margin: -2px 20px -2px 20px;.. You don't want to change the exterior of the box model for the blue border.

Whoa. Stackexchange.

You'll get over it.

The only thing I really (really really) dislike is how the CashBack stores are now listed with a logo on the left instead of a simple text name. It's horrible. Try putting the logo to the right of the text listing and it might not be so hard to read.

I don't think Fatwallet needs a redesign I think they need new forum software. It's getting a bit old.

Now update the Android app!

The "Today's Best Deals" page is not good. The home page is a cluttered mess.

The giant-sized blocks take more time to scroll through and provide no additional information than the old style.

To be perfectly honest, I had no problems whatsoever with the existing version.

I am a little concerned that someone at FW is getting the same mindset as eBay (now rebranded as 'e.b.a.y.*' , with 100% less convenience) and doing the change thing to justify their position.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

JMO

ETA: and autocorrect is annoying. Change the eBay spellcheck to reflect the all-lowercase version, if you must nanny everything we write.

*remove .'s, as autocorrect knows more than users

footn200 said:   KayK said:   ...Why did this redesign go from beta to production in 1 day? Why not let users use it for a while and tell you what they like and dont like?
Was it your (programmer's) call or was it the call of upper management (the "new" upper management.. after FW was bought out) to push out the new changes ASAP?It was in a different environment a while longer with a limited set of users giving feedback. Life on beta was indeed short, but the decision to push to live was made with developers, IT, designer, project manager, and FW exec all in the room. To be honest, this was a bit behind schedule and we started to push against Black Friday releases. Still, we have a list of post-launch improvements coming along and are open to more feedback. I'm anxious to listen, test, and improve on what we have.

As another member mentioned, FW was bought out (which I was not aware of, but explains a lot of things)

For those interested: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110909005185/en/Ebates-A...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120619005574/en/Performa...

The problem with VC acquisitions of innovative sites is the owner and early investors walk away with a bundle, some long-timers get some nice checks, and everyone else gets a meeting where the outgoing CEO tells them how this is the best deal for them, and what was once special begins to fall apart.

I've been through this (on both sides of the coin) and few things drive the heart and soul out of a company like new high-powered execs with the proper pedigree coming in and 'rebranding' everything. What worked is cast out, as the new 6-figure hotshots (with options) tell everyone who has been doing their job how to do it better. Depending on personal situations, old-timers either grumble and take it or quietly move on. Instead of stuff being fun & cool, it's all about meeting some top execs latest target, so he can get a bigger bonus.

This may get deleted, but that has been my experience, and that of others I know in both tech and non-tech industries.

FW is big enough to survive, as are most companies, even if it is only to be flipped to yet another buyer or IPO'ed after the latest management feels they can make another big payday.

So back to the topic then, changes and co-branding (or whatever the latest marketing silver bullet is) do not engender loyalty. They just sort of drive down what was unique to another commodity site. And that's a shame. Been a FW member for nearly 10 years, and will hang in there, but just some friendly advice that losing too much of what got you there will open up holes for new competitors. BTDT too.

Beta your changes more before rolling them out. The exec who pushes deadlines counter to this needs to get on with their life's work.

MVP9596 said:   fivetalents said:   The 2012 Black Friday forum link should be the popular forums toolbar, not hidden in a drop down menu (at least until Dec 1st).


You can customize which forums you want to display in your subnav (and then show up as your popular forums on the hover drop down) here.

I think that you missed my point. BF is a huuuuuuge event. Display the link prominently, as ha been done in the past, without requiring accessing drop down menus or special account modifications. This is a convenience for everyone, including new visitors.