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December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

For those who aren't able to use paypal, it's going to be great As for me, I don't live in the US and I don't even know if there is a walmart in Germany... xD' I'd prefer paypal anyway

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Sorry, turns out Wal-mart = Asda. Never knew that. Just hope Target has a UK equivalent. And also HMV could stock the cards.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I hope that the UK get there share of cards. Wal-mart and Target are all fine and dandy, but don't exist over here!!! But Toys-r-us is a rubbish place to sell that kind of stuff. Supermarkets would'nt stock them, so Game, Gamestation (woolys is bust ) WHSmiths etc. would be viable options. At least then I would be purchasing a real object than online currency

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

its definitely an excellent idea. but i'd much rather buy it from Target than Wal-mart.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Absolutely! I am unable to use PayPal, so I can't buy CSC at all, until something like this is implemented.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I wouldn't buy it from Walmart. I'd much rather not use Paypal if I could buy it from a store, but I will NEVER shop at Walmart again unless they wake up.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Okay...from the comments in this news post, I have a few things to get off my chest...

Yes to the real cards. Hell no to the free gifts for redeeming them, or something. Until the cards were available worldwide, that wouldn't exactly be fair. =/

Respect to Keith for valuing the user's opinions though!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I personally prefer Target but would go to Walmart too i DO know this if im out and shopping and paying bills and stuff i am more likely to grab a card than to use paypal ... when i use paypal now im always afraid it wont regerter in my bank quick enough (sometimes takes 4-5 days) and ill forget and get overdrawn

BUT if i got cash on me and am in a store ill buy one and not think twice cuz i dont have to worry about a stupid $30 over draw fee .... Not to mention it would make my kid extreamly happy she could use her babysitting money to get CSC instead of having to ask me to buy her a GA with my paypal and then have to pay me back each time

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

YES!! Although I rarely step foot in a walmart and would much prefer you sold them at Target. Either way, I would be very happy being able to purchase these in a store as I don't have or intend on getting a paypal account.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not sure why so many people hate walmart from reading from the comments from the beginning. Jhundor: I have "dignity" walking out of walmart. You sound as if people who go shopping at walmart are cheap or suttin. Just sounds odd I wouldnt say K-mart cause there isnt any k-marts around where I live they all moved down south I think. I cant really think of any other stores other than target and walmart cause those are everywhere. Heck you can sell them at mcdonals they got those everywhere haha im just joking about that.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I already use paypal... but if it's like another site with an item reward (or something) for a big amount spent, I would definitely make the trip to buy one in a store. 'XD

Plus my dad may prefer to have me buy from a store, so I may be able to buy more credits.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

PuddingCup: its because most people have a walmart near them then anywhere else. I am sure you would be okay if you wanted to get a card to go to walmart :/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The Wal-Mart part ruined it for me. I hate Wal-Mart with a passion.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

It would be great to go to Wall-mart and get a card,paypal is a pain in the but

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

YES, YES I WOULD! I like that idea very much! I kinda get frustrated with paypal... so I'd love a much easier alternative

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Not sure if this is a good idea but maybe for the people who get the paypal and gift cards every time there is a monthly gift for them or something... I know we get free gifts but what about just gifts to them for using cards and helping the site out. it could be a better way to sell cards i dont know :/ just thinking i still like the idea cause i would go to walmart and get cards

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Yes, I would because I refuse to use paypal and would love to get cash shop credits

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I am overly joyed with you though, Keith. You at least ask your users for their opinions, instead of just going right along and proceeding with an idea. I highly respect you for that.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think some people have the wrong idea. This isn't about "secret codes" and special prizes, it's just a way that people who can't, or don't want to, have PayPal, can still buy CSCs and support the site. I know I'm going to get the A..kisser flames, but I am seeing Keith try really hard lately to listen to the users and implement the things they are asking for, and this is one of the things. If you haven't watched his latest video, you might want to.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I would definitely buy them IF YOU DO THIS MAKE THEM AVAILABLE IN CANADA PLEASE!

I don't have paypal but I've always wanted to support Subeta ad buy some credits.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Whoa.. it deleted a line..

And accept all forms of payment..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

oops, missed Keith's post while typing my last one. I understand that hiring programmers costs a lot of money. But I know I'm not the only person who has either stopped spending money or has drastically cut down the amount spent in the past few years. If the site was more stable and the features we're promised would actually come out, I would spend A LOT more money on here. Why not work on getting the current loyal users to spend more (by making the site better) than getting new users to spend money? That way you'd be making current users happy and more likely to stay here.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Well, you could set up eBay lots lol And Accept all forms of payment >< it'll save you money on the production of the cards and I think everyone would be able to purchase that way.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I hesitantly voted "Yes"... if I were buying cash credits from Subeta at all (and I'd certainly like to), this would certainly be my preferred method. Because I don't have a credit card at all, so have to hassle my husband to use HIS Paypal; and of course he buys them for HIS Subeta account and sends them over, which kinda flouts the excessive gift giving thing you're not supposed to do when you share an IP... in short, it's a hassle, and an option to fork over physical cash would be very useful.

However all that is theoretical, as nothing alters the fact that I'm too poor to buy cash shop credits in the first place (except maybe a few like right after Christmas or a birthday or something). So in that respect I would not be "inclined to purchase" 'cause I just can't afford to. That's assuming such a scheme made it to the corner of the world where I live in the first place; which is fairly unlikely.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I answered yes. I would be more inclined to buy a physical card than use paypal.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I have mixed feelings about this. I had to vote no though, in the end. Like many people have already said, I do not want this site to become like neopets. I agree about membership skyrocketing (and not necessarily in a good way either). I already use paypal with no problems, so I would personally probably never buy them, unless there was some extra benefit of buying the cards vs using paypal (because paypal is far more convenient for me), but that would be getting to be a little too much like neopets. I know it would help out people who can't use paypal, but I think the bad far outweighs the good in this situation. And like one person already said, I'd be far more inclined to spend more money on this site if it was more stable. Spend time on fixing broken things first, then add new things.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Just about anything but Paypal is fine with me...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think Walmart is slightly better than Target..at least walmart is both Canadian and American. I live in a tiny town, but we still have a walmart. Its all the way across the other end of the city, but still, at least I can get there.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

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; border: 1px solid ; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10;"> You get the users to spend a nice deal of money on this site as it is and in the past few years of my time here, it hasn't been that stable.. Downtime and Rollbacks are not very good, especially when you're spend money on GA medals.. I would finish working on EVERYTHING that needs your attention first.. like cults, the hair salon, the little bugs that fill up the Bugs Forum.. When you get all that worked out on a stable level and only leave room for improvement, I'd say "Knock yourself out! What a GREAT Idea!"..

The thing is... to fix those problems we need money to hire developers? We don't have a "fix problems" button that magically fixes things. There are two programmers currently working full-time on Subeta (myself and Alx) and there is a lot more than just rewriting and fixing bugs for us to do.

To hire more programmers (which I'll be honest, are the most expensive part of the subeta team) we need money.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

This is such a great idea, since I don't have paypal. I'd be able to buy a lot more CSC. ^^

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I voted No.. You get the users to spend a nice deal of money on this site as it is and in the past few years of my time here, it hasn't been that stable.. Downtime and Rollbacks are not very good, especially when you're spend money on GA medals.. I would finish working on EVERYTHING that needs your attention first.. like cults, the hair salon, the little bugs that fill up the Bugs Forum.. When you get all that worked out on a stable level and only leave room for improvement, I'd say "Knock yourself out! What a GREAT Idea!"..

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Yes, that would be great!! (Can't use paypal, grr...)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I voted yes, but ....

I hope it will be available on this side of the planet as well. And then use tank stations and toy stores as outlets.

Ehhh, what kind of shop is Wallmart exactly ?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I would but it'd be kind of weird. I've always viewed Subeta as like.. the "independent, underground" website where Neopets and Gaia (OH SHE SAID IT SHE MENTIONED THE ~~OTHER SITES~~) were more mainstream.

Great idea but I hope it doesn't bring unwanted traffic to Subeta (i mean like trolls and dumb shit)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think it's a great idea for the many that don't have access to Paypal, but I think it should be in stores that are more far reaching than Walmart, such as K-Mart, in the US. Walmart tends to only be in the larger cities and many people don't have one nearby - my closest one is 3 hours away. I already use PayPal, but know there are many who really want to be able to buy CSCs.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I like this idea, since it stands to reason that there are a lot of people who can't use paypal or have parents who aren't willing to pay for them. The cards cover the people who can't use it, and paypal covers the people who don't want to use the cards.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

That'd be great, but this would probably be available in a American stores, which is a bummer....

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I agree, Jeryn.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I said yes, but i also have a few nos. Yes, because I like the idea of not having to always use paypal to buy CSC. And no, because.. Walmart? You're better then that Keith But if it's, "like, wamart" then yeah, I'd buy them from a store I could walk out of with some dignity :3. No offense walmart shoppers, but me and my family are serious anti-walmarters. xD It's uh, personal lol. And like somebody above said, I wouldn't want subeta making a huge event and promotion for the cards like super rare amazing items and stuff for redeeming cards. Overall... 50% yes, 40% no, and 10% "I really hope you don't end up becoming like neopets"

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

However, if you do decide to go that route, expect membership to go through the roof. Hope the servers are up to it.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The only problem is that this would probably only be in America for an awful long time so I'd probably have to stick with Paypal anyway. But hopefully it could be introduced in Britain and other countries as well eventually.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

YES YES YES YES! doesn't have paypal

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I like this idea...I like going to buy my things out of the store rather than online. I still use paypal here and on places like ebay, but in store would be a lot better IMO

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

*me

Not em -w-;

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

omg..BESTEST IDEA EVER! I always have to borrow my parent's credit card but this way, I could use my own cash. xD

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

FFFFFF, heck yes. My parents don't let me use paypal, but they'd let em buy cash cards DDD

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I believe it is a good idea for those of us who cannot purchase through Paypal, though users living in different countries would have trouble getting those cards since finding a 'nationwide' store to sell them at would be difficult.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

at present i have no way of buying CSC except by using sPs, so the prospect of having cards we could buy in a RL shop is a great idea...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I use paypal, and I'll probably keep using paypal but I think it's in overall good idea.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I hardly ever purchase cash shop credits now cause I don't feel like going through the online process. I buy everything with sp. But I would be very much inclined to just pick up a cash card at walmart or where ever when I'm already buying other stuff. Plus they would make great stocking stuffers come xmas!

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