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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Review
Great review! I joined using the Halloween special they had and I'm impressed too. I'd never heard of Viv Thomas, probably because I don't collect a lot of European porn, but this is a seriously good site. I agree that the site is big enough that it needs better navigation.
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11-13-11 05:18pm
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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Reply
I ended up paying about $14CDN which still isn't bad. Maybe the site owners figure that since they give a TBP discount already that there is no need to offer a further discount. But it could just be a technical glitch too.
Oops... I should have read the whole thread of comments since the webmaster replied...
I'm looking forward to spending some time at this site. It isn't my normal kind of site but neither was Young Legal Porn and the related sites and I found those to be among the best I've ever had a membership to.
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10-31-11 02:00pm
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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Reply
Thanks for the update. Based on what you were seeing I logged on to the site directly using my iPad and I was given the discount offer. The offer isn't exactly a 50% discount because it is only offered in Euros so it doesn't convert to half. But a discount is a discount and I appreciate it. I cleared my history on my PC and entered the site directly and there was the offer. So I signed up. These types of sites are not normally what I'm interested in, but most people seem to like it so I'll try it at the discounted price.
All that to say that DO NOT ENTER VIV THOMAS THROUGH TBP/PU or you won't see the discount offer. If you have, clear your history and you should be okay.
I'm not tech-savvy enough to explain what you're experiencing, tangub, but is it possible you haven't clicked off all the possible boxes for clearing your history and some category is remaining behind?
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10-31-11 08:46am
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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Comment
As with the World Cup discount, the link to take advantage of the discount well hidden. I'll keep looking, but for now this seems to be more trick than treat. There is a huge ad for the offer on the main page, but clicking any link to join takes you to the main page where you can join for the $19.95 TBP price or the "Special Visa Offer" of $24.95.
I've tried every obvious way to locate the discount, including the pull-down menus on the join page but I can't find it. And since by the time I get home from work the offer will be gone I can't take advantage of it.
Why make it so difficult??????
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10-31-11 04:05am
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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Comment
I'll add that the 'day' is measured in a European time zone, so you may want to take advantage of this now rather than later today in the North American zone. I lost out on the World Cup offer due to this timing issue.
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10-31-11 03:57am
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Viv Thomas
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Nick Spillum's Reply
Thanks for the information. I'll check back around Halloween.
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10-24-11 04:09am
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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Reply
After I posted that the possibility crossed my mind that it could be for former members since you got an email telling you about it. I get emails from Kink.com with offers that specifically mention that the offer is for former members. Other sites do that too, so that's probably the most likely reason. I think it was Ed (a webmaster who posts here frequently) who wrote that his experience is that discounts don't work. They work on me though. A half price membership to try a site that I have some interest in would be an instant sign-up. I sent a question to their help desk... I wonder if they'll make the offer anyway... It doesn't hurt to try!
Thanks for the reply - and the tip!
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10-23-11 07:15am
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Viv Thomas
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tangub's Comment
Is it possible that this is discount for Europeans only? I searched the site for 10 minutes, and followed your instructions too, and I don't see a discount. I've been thinking of taking a chance on this site since it really isn't what I look for but it looks good - and a 50% discount had me sitting here with my credit card realy to buy.
I'll keep looking, but there is no banner for a discount on the sign-up page that I can see. :-(
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10-23-11 07:01am
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Vivid
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exotics4me's Review
Interesting review.
Any porn fan of a certain age remembers Vivid. For a while they were probably the leading studio. I saw lots of their stuff. My memory is a bit hazy but I suspect that I lost interest in Vivid when the new-fangled gonzo porn came along. I was instantly hooked on stuff from John Stagliano, Joey Silvera and others who carved out the new niche. I'd even put early Max Hardcore in their. I lost interest in story-based porn after that. (I admit that Stagliano did some story-based stuff too but it was zany and fun to watch. Like Wild Goose Chase. I still have that.)
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02-14-18 12:40pm
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Vivid
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haagar's Review
Great review.
I like studio sites, though they're often poorly done. Vivid was obviously a powerhouse in the porn business for years but until you posted the review I had pretty much forgotten about them. Thanks for bringing them back to life for me.
What will be a deal-breaker is the streaming only status of the site. While you found a work-around for downloads, the fact that the site doesn't support them means they won't get me as a member. It bugs me that in an attempt to curtail privacy some sites choose to penalize paying customers like us.
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01-30-14 10:27am
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Vivid
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nadiencendia's Reply
I've commented here before that it seems a lot of the big studio sites seem to be an after-thought. Yes, I know that they are in the business of producing movies and not necessarily distributing them, but it seems to me to be obvious that the internet is the most popular way to distribute porn, and certainly will continue to dominate porn distribution. Sites like Hustler and Diabolic just don't seem to take the internet seriously.
I've used Hot Movies and sites like that before, but they can get pretty expensive and most of them have some DRM attached.
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11-14-10 04:16pm
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Vivid
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nadiencendia's Reply
Good point. And I'm sure that they decided that losing some customers over the streaming-only issue is worth it to maintain control of their material.
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11-14-10 10:34am
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Vivid
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nadiencendia's Review
Thanks for the great review. This is a site that I would definitely want to join but thanks to your review and the review at TBP I won't. If all they offer is streaming, then my credit card stays in my wallet. I can understand a company wanting to protect their material, but streaming only will limit their customer base.
Again, thanks for the heads-up on the streaming-only issue.
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11-14-10 07:08am
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Vivid
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User's Reply
You're clearly right when you say that some webmasters look at this site. The example of ZTOD is perfect. I remember when they stopped the DRM they seemed to be genuinely interested in what we at PU had to say. The resolution of the files was crappy at first but the ZTOD webmaster caught hell for that too and that was changed.
I do still stand by my comment about companies like Vivid and Anabolic. I don't think they continue to use DRM because they feel a need to protect their stuff, I think that they just don't give a flying fuck about their customers.
BTW - I suggested a user poll that links DRM and file sharing. Almost universally, it seems that PU members hate DRM, so I wondered if we put our money where our mouths are. Does the average PU member bitch about DRM and then post their non-DRM files on a sharing site. If the folks at PU choose to post that poll it will be interesting to see the results.
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01-09-09 01:44pm
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Vivid
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User's Review
I can't help but read this is light of a recent user poll where the overwhelming number of members said that DRM issues are their #1 pet peeve. Vivid could have one of the best sites on the 'net but by allowing streaming only and no DRM-free downloads they lose that ability. This is just my opinion of course, but I suspect that this isn't some error in using a 5 year old business model, but this is just showing disrespect to customers. If anything, it puts studios like Red Light, 3rd Movies, Zero Tolerance, Diabolic and German Goo Girls in a better light. Those companies realized that they could keep customers happier AND make more money by losing the DRM. (Funny that link between satisfied customers and making money…)
Down with Vivid (and other companies like Anabolic who thumb their noses at customers); up with Pornusers for giving us a forum to get this important information.
Mike
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01-05-09 04:43pm
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2391
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Vixen.com
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davidsinma's Comment
Jesus! Thanks for mentioning this. I'm no fan of download limits.
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05-12-20 03:57am
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Vixen.com
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PhilPhil's Comment
I read an article on Slate a few weeks ago where this was mentioned. It was in the context of gay porn which, in a way makes more sense since the gay community has been more condom-friendly for a long time. But I learned from reading the article that the gay community isn't as condom-friendly as I assumed they were and that the porn industry has a few tricks to hide the fact that they're using condoms.
I found the article: https://slate.com/human-interest/2019/09...ic-condom-trick.html
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10-08-19 01:49pm
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Vixen.com
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PinkPanther's Reply
I'm not familiar with her so I checked her out based on your comment. Wow! Let's hope for a first hardcore b/g and then many more to follow!
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05-13-19 02:38pm
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Vixen.com
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elephant's Reply
I think the biller blocked my card from any Lansky sites so I have my fingers crossed that this should be the end of it. I have to admit that it is possible that someone has hacked my card but that seems unlikely. If that happened, I'd expect to see charges for TVs in Dubai and things like that.
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05-13-19 02:36pm
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Vixen.com
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Wraith0711's Reply
I'm always happy to provide reviews and grateful for the forum to do it.
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05-09-19 04:41pm
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Vixen.com
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Wraith0711's Reply
Thanks for this! I keep list in Word format of current and past subscriptions and I am going to copy and paste this comment into that document to remind me to do this on all Lansky sites. This will be cheaper than paying the fees for pre-paid cards when I want to join these sites.
Thanks again Sir!
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05-09-19 03:02pm
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Vixen.com
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Wraith0711's Reply
I've never thought of trying that to get to a preferred biller. I'll have to give that a try sometime. Thanks for mentioning this.
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03-23-19 07:45am
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Vixen.com
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elephant's Reply
Agreed. I wish other new sites would price their memberships to account for the small size they start out with.
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10-25-16 05:03pm
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Vixen.com
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lk2fireone's Reply
Thanks for the comment. Keep in mind that as the site grows they are likely to increase the price so it may be worth considering a membership now or in the near future to take advantage of the $10 price.
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10-20-16 04:21pm
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Waitress POV
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Wraith0711's Reply
Yeah, I hear you... I've also joined some sites just to get one or two scenes I really wanted.
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07-29-20 11:18am
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