tampasteve's Profile

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Yesterday I left a post complaining about a couple of things, including the absence of the "Products" lists. If it's okay, I would like to expand on that one.

I discovered AT during a year-long redecoration project in which I replaced virtually every piece of furniture I owned. I purchased all but a couple of pieces over the Internet. AT's Products list was invaluable and, in the course of the project, I became a daily AT visitor.

Now I am accessorizing (dinnerware, etc.), and I've continued to visit the Products list for information and inspiration--until it disappeared in the roll out of the new "improved" site. Before then, the Products list had become my first stop when contemplating a purchase.

Your Shopping Guide is helpful, of course, but except for the shops with web sites, the listings are of limited use to people who don't live in an AT city (people like me, as my screen name suggests). Indexing the shops by product type is helpful, but only marginally. I want to know about products first, sources second. Your Shopping Guide is the other way around and for that reason is far less useful. Please bring back the Products list.

So, AT:

1. I get an error msg when trying to click on the NY Shopping Guide.

2. I was hoping that the Shopping Guide was the equivalent of the old "Products" link, and was disappointed that it seems to be just a collection of plugs for shops rather than advice about products and things I might be interested in.

3. Is the "Main" page comprehensive (I hope)? or is it just a sampler of the other pages (not so good)?

So far, I prefer the old site(s).