I’m adding a ‘first’ thread, as here is the best spot to explain what BerserkerDay is, to those who haven’t yet had the pleasure of participating in the madness. I’m fully expecting to set more traffic records, as we always do, and typically on BerserkerDay we get about 15,000 visitors to the site.
WHAT IS BERSERKERDAY??
For those who do not know, BerserkerDay was named for the day it was founded at its current location on the web - January 27 - with the URL wineberserkers.com. Each year, on the 27th, I invite wineries, retailers, and other peddlers of the wine industry to offer berserk deals on their wares. Each is posted throughout the day, and in (this year) 5-minute increments, spreading out the fun throughout the day, ending with an auction of even more fantastic items. This day of deals is a fantastic way for those ITB to give back to consumers, and also the reverse, as many, many new and exciting wineries/producers/wines are discovered by Berserkers on BerserkerDay, with purchases made, and discussions from those who might have experience with them. There is NO revenue sharing or cost to any participating winery or retailer, as to do that would raise the prices in the offers - this way, the maximum discount is given to all those who show up on this magical day. It’s also a way for me to give back to what makes Wine Berserkers what it is - the community! All the fantastic content on WB is from you, and here’s a way for me to setup a virtual party for everyone - current and future community members.
History of Wine Berserkers: The name ‘Berserkers’ actually comes from Mark Squires (the image below shows when/how the original group of 15 or so was named by him), before the word that bore our community became a banned word on that website and forum. Our growth has never stopped over the past 6+ years (there was half a year on another domain name as well) and we’re currently at nearly 19,000 registered members strong.
This year, be sure to tell your friends, as I’m opening the BerserkerDay VI forum up to anyone who wants to see it - you don’t HAVE to be registered (unless you have an order that requires you to PM the winery, in that case, you better register!) to see the deals. We’ll have a Twitter hashtag of #berserkerday and hope that you can post your favorite threads on Facebook as well on the 27th. PLEASE help point it out to me, so I can see when folks are sharing. My Twitter handle is @toddfrench, so please tag me, and on Facebook, I’m easy to find.
How Does It Work?
Wineries, winemakers, and retailers of wine and other goods (gourmet foods, prime beef, coffee, wine accessories, etc) create their own offers on a forum only they can see. I assign random launch times for each offer, and when the offer becomes live I move it from the Participants Pre-Launch forum to this forum, where you can see them and purchase as you see fit. Offers are posted in 5 minute increments, with a few breaks during the day.
Jan 26th (PREVIEW DAY) 9 am (ish) PST: Subscribers get a sneak preview of ALL offers, as I grant them access to the Pre-Launch Forum on January 26th. (If you are a Subscriber, and you don’t see the Pre-Launch forum, your Subscriber status may have expired) Subscribers cannot purchase the offers shown on the Pre-Launch forum (and the participants have been informed of this) but they CAN purchase from the BerserkerBusiness participants, and you will see these offers on a separate forum, named “Subscribers ‘Early Purchase’ Offers for BerserkerDay VI” (pretty obvious, huh?). These offers WILL be available for purchase on January 26th, and will not have any specific launch times. ALL offers go dark at the end of the day, awaiting their launch times on BerserkerDay, so Subscribers will not be able to see them anymore, around 10pm PST
Jan 27th (BerserkerDay) 7:15 am PST: IT’S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!!! Watch for new offers every 5 minutes or so, and don’t waste any time asking questions with the winemakers/winery owners/retailers, as if you wait, you might get distracted by the NEXT offer, or offers. Auctions will be posted in the afternoon, and run into the early evening. Auctions can be extended if interest level determines it should.
We’ll have more offers than ever before, and likely more traffic than ever before, so there’s plenty of wine to go around - SHARE THE EVENT with your friends via email, Facebook, Twitter, anything, and they’ll love you for it!
Thank you for coming, and please be sure there is more available credit on your plastic than you ever assumed you’d need, because the deals are vast, varied, and fantastic.
#berserkerday