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Hey Eggxperts,

We are going to be launching a new feature called "MyNewegg" and we want you to be the first to test it out. Please visit the link provided below to see what MyNewegg is all about, and be sure to test it out. We would like to get your honest feedback, therefore we are requesting the help from you, our Eggxpert community members. When you are finished testing the feature out, please make sure that you take the survey located at the bottom right hand side of the page: "Tell us what you think".

http://www.newegg.com/MyNewegg/Index.aspx

Give it a try and let us know what you think

-Your Eggxpert Team

Since I exceeded the 500 character limit...I'll just comment here instead of having it go to waste....

The main thing of value that I did notice was "Your Essentials"

The printer I bought, what ink does it use?....There it is in my essentials.
What about a replacement battery for my camera?...There it is.

It's a very nice feature.

Other than that, I doubt I'd be looking at what Newegg Recommends or Recommendations Based on my wish list.

When the times comes to me needing something, I already know what I need, so I browse for it. Majority of people don't buy things when they don't 'need' or really want them.

Sorry sj1 but I have to go with Sergei on this 1, I prefer to do my own research and don't like following the crowd. It does look like it would be good for the newbies but us old pro's no way.

i thinks its sweet, it shows everything you need for your recent purchases and other cool things

Reminds me of another site that is named after a river in South America. To me, and this is just me, it seems a bit too intrusive and presumptuous, but I am sure some people will love it. When I shop for tech, I know what I am looking for, what I need and would like to have.

Is great, I know it will be very useful to mei in future spending!! 

Hey, look at that, when it recommends the Zalman 9700 as an accessory to my processor I don't have to put it in my cart to see the real price. 

I do like the premise but so far it isn't really recommending anything of value.  Most of the items it reccomends are things I either have already bought (my processor), or things I have no need for becuase of something else I bought (3 other processors I looked at).  It makes me laugh a little that Arctic Silver 5 is listed as a recommendation in "Accessories For Your Recent Purchases" for every single item in there,  case, processor, ram.... Vista.

Question 1

how do [edit "would"] i get to "mynewegg" when I log into newegg? I don't see a link anywhere. maybe I am just blind. A link in "my account" would be handy.

 

Question 2

 

How does it get recommendations? I see I was recommended under "top sellers for you" Xbox games even before I logged into newegg.com.

I did have an xbox in my cart to email to someone so is that based on my IP address or are Xbox games just top sellers? I wonder because there is also above that after I logged in - a "recommend based on your wish list." Just wondering if top sellers is based on IP address/cart - wish list or if they are just actual top sellers. 

 

Question 3

 

will i have the option to have combo deals and specials recommend? That would make it worth while.

Answer 1: It's in the testing stages. So not everyone knows about it.

Answer 2: Possibly cookies, because newegg remembers recently viewed. Check bottom right portion of the page for Recently Viewed.

Like I said in the comments on the survey: Awesome idea... this would be great for the first page that I visit when going to newegg, however, I would much rather see Daily Deals in the space taken by the 'recommended stuff'. Although this helps a lot for stimulating shopping--I would never have thought about buying a LCD screen protector for my camera unless it was listed in my 'accessories for your recent purchases' box--I just don't see myself using it that much. What I love about it though is that the wish list etc. is a lot more easily accessible on the right hand side, rather than down at the bottom of the page.

it's ok,,,not something i'ld depend on,,,but, i wouldn't vote against it,,,,i have a ??...what happened to the 48 daily dealsmmmnow only 24??

Nice idea but needs a lot of improvements. Like showing you accessories that you didn't buy on the same order or soon after. As well as applicable accessories for the product (didn't know a CPU cooler, thermal grease, and a power supply were accessories for a monitor).

Good idea but needs to expand a lot more.

Since I also exceeded the 500 characted limit:

 

I thought that while the idea was good overall it definitely needs some refining.  I really like the categories that you have, especially the accessories for things you have already purchased.  The problem here is that when you look at this category all the recommendations are very similar.  Also it does not take into account things already purchased.  For example for every single item it was recommended that I purchase Arctic Silver 5.  I already purchased this so I think it would be much better if it could eliminate suggestions that you had already purchased. 

Another section that I would add would be a section that shows recommendations based on my recently viewed products.  For example I am looking at 9800GX2 video cards right now.  If the recommendations could know that based on my 3 recently viewed items and show me some 9800GX2 options it would be more beneficial to me.  This would by no means be the end all decision for me as I too like to research products before I buy them but I would be eyecatching and a nice place to start.  Also if somehow it could alert me as to new deals on products I have recently viewed that would be a very helpful addition

Overall I applaud neweggs effort on this but it definately needs some finishing.  Keep up the good work though

coolbob222:

For example for every single item it was recommended that I purchase Arctic Silver 5.

I get the same thing, on every item (including my keyboard, mouse, and headset...), and I just bought some AS5 in my last order. (ok, it isn't every item, it doesn't recommend it with the AS5 itself)

I like the concept, but your suggestion algorithms could use some work 

I really like the Newegg Recommends. It's a quick way to see Deals that are relevent to me and faster than going through the layers of Newegg to see any new deals for items. Also the accessories thing is cool, it allows you to see products that can help your product experience. It's cool!

Let me make a suggestion.

The personalization is "OK" .....but what if you could get recommendations as you are researching ...or buying.

So when you are looking at a MB....have a "View compatible CPUs "  or "View recommended CPUs" button or "View similar products (MBs)".

When you are looking at a CPU...or adding it to your cart...why not offer a "View compatible heat sink fans" or "View recommended heat sink fans".

I spent a lot of time sorting through HSFs (prior to joining eggxpert).

Hope that makes sense....or at least gets me an XL T shirt

Don't stop trying...that's how you succeed.

Peace 

Homer

it is very nice. but, i probably would not use it. it doesn't really give anything "special". just some accessories or upgrades to a recent purchase, etc. it is hard to explain, but there isn't really anything "special" about it. i can find the same info searching myself.

 

keep going, it would be cool to see some heuristics on different buyer profiles based on needs you could input (i.e. gaming, media, server, etc).  Something like that might take a while to see useful results until the data builds up.

work on filtering the proper items though, like others I noticed a CPU cooler recommended for a graphics card.  Some people might buy it and get mad then it doesn't fit.

 The same for the AS5 grease.  I can see someone putting it on their keyboard or Windows DVD because you recommended it.  I have a feeling if I bought a microwave from newegg it would recommend the grease too, lol.

PapaHomer:

Let me make a suggestion.

The personalization is "OK" .....but what if you could get recommendations as you are researching ...or buying.

So when you are looking at a MB....have a "View compatible CPUs "  or "View recommended CPUs" button or "View similar products (MBs)".

When you are looking at a CPU...or adding it to your cart...why not offer a "View compatible heat sink fans" or "View recommended heat sink fans".

I spent a lot of time sorting through HSFs (prior to joining eggxpert).

Hope that makes sense....or at least gets me an XL T shirt

Don't stop trying...that's how you succeed.

Peace 

Homer

I like the suggestions in here, especially about the recommendations while browsing. Also, what about a section for your active price alerts for example? I would like to see the price they are at, along with the discounts and such, and what they could be had for. Just more thoughts. And also lol about the AS5 for a PSU .

Just needs some tweaking!

It sure does like to recommend AS5 for everything even a pci wireless card I purchased.  I think its kind of neat but probably will not log into it very much, since when I need something I pretty much know what I need and go directly too it.  and since when do I need an arctic freezer 64 for my memory.

Greetings Eggxperts!

We are happy to announce that the "My Newegg" feature is now live and can be accessed through the "My Newegg" tab at the top of the newegg.com home page:

Many thanks to those of you who took the time to test out this new feature and provide feedback!  All comments have been forwarded to our design team, and will be used to refine the tools that have been created.  As "My Newegg" is a work-in-progress, you can be expecting additional updates and enhancements as we analyze feedback and improve usability.

Once again, thanks to everyone who tested the site and took the survey!

Regards,

- Paul