Archives for August 18, 2023

Shutterfly Update: Temporarily Pausing Deletion of Accounts Inactive for Less Than 5 Years

We have an update on the Shutterfly front for inactive Shutterfly accounts! A new email from the new Shutterfly CEO says that they are temporarily pausing the deletion of accounts that have been inactive for less than five years.

“This means we are temporarily stopping the deletion of photos for accounts like yours. However, for very old accounts that have been inactive for more than five years, we will still proceed with deleting photos. Rest assured, your photos will remain in your Shutterfly account until we give you further updates about our photo deletion policy.”

This gives people the more opportunities to download photos from their Shutterfly accounts if they don’t plan on continuing with the service.

Accounts that have been inactive for more than five years will proceed with deletion.

Their definition of an active account, per the email:

“… currently defined as anyone who has made a purchase in the previous 18 months…”

Cynic’s View
Because I’m a professional cynic, but my heart’s not in it [TM Blur], I may be tempted to say that they crunched the numbers and they saw that if they deleted all those accounts, their user base would shrink to the point where it would become an existential risk to their bonuses or even the company itself 😉

GVM Slider, Benro Plate, Oben Tripod Thing, Manfrotto Scrim, Etc

Fri-YAY iz here and as usual the B&H Photo daily deals run until Saturday at 11:59pm ET or earlier if sold out:

+ Ruggard EPP-CCM Cable Case Mini (4 x 8) for $10
+ yes, the cables need their own BAGS too!

+ 2-pack of 32GB Kingston Exodia USB 3.2 Type A Flash Drive for $6
+ that’s $3 per 32GB flash drive!
+ back in our time we paid $300 for 32MB 😉

+ GVM Wireless Carbon Fiber Motorized Camera Slider (47″) for $289

+ Benro 70mm Arca-Swiss Plate with Smartphone Adapter for $30

+ O’Ben Skysill ALF-6194L 4-Section Aluminum Tripod with 90° Lateral Center Column and BE-117 Dual-Action Ball Head for $160

+ Manfrotto Medium Pro Scrim All-in-One Kit (3.6 x 6.5′) for $298

MEANwhile the Adorama dailies continue to run their “Top Deals” loop!

ON THE EDUCATIONAL FREE-to-watch front at the Creative LIVE website, the headliner free-to-watch class is “Mastering the Art of Photography” by Chris Weston. Total runtime 2 hours and 25 minutes. It will keep repeating during the 24 hour free-to-watch window which begins at 9am pacific time.

ON THE SCIENCE front, the headliner of the Friday Kindle daily deals is Brian Cox’s “Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe” going for $3.

What is science in 2023 you ask? Well here’s my take 🙂

“science is opinion with equations”

RECALL ALERT at Trader Joe, potential “bonus” metal material in their “Multigrain Crackers with Sunflower and Flax Seeds”. Check their email, stores or website for specifics.