Do to the failings of Amazon to make their portal interface more user friendly at least to people have taken it upon themselves to create browser extensions to make using vine less aggravating.
They first is Vinehelper (I use)
The first concern everyone has is will you be kicked out of vine for using vinhelper? The answer is we do not know. Amazon has never formally made a statement one way or the other. Some vine cs responses indicate YES, and others NO.
Vinehelper is NOT a bot. Any arguments to the contrary will be ignored. It does not order things automatically nor does it search for things and show them to you or order them. It only can see what you see, or another viner with the extension sees.
Can Amazon tell if you are using it? at this time? unknown. Amazon knows the extension exists.
What are the main things it can do?
Fix the infinite spinner.
Allows hiding listed items.
Highlights 0 ETV items, and other things that people are interested.
Saves reviews for you.
Shows a stream of drops called "Notification monitor".
Displays an overlay with more details on items listed.
and much more.
Disadvantages to using vinhelper are that if you rely on the notification monitor, you will not get first pick at things. Everything in the notification monitor is there because someone else with vinehelper has already seen it. My testing shows that things that are viewed by other people can show up within 1 second and as long as a minute when there are tons of drops happening quickly. I have tested this in 2 separate browsers where I was the first to see something (VH tells you this) in one browser, and how long it took that item to show up in the NM in the other browser. VH cannot "steal" items from others and it does not show you items in other users RFY. The concept of "stealing" in vine is absurd since an item is not yours until you have successfully ordered it.
The other extension is Ultraviner.
I have not used it, and don't know much about it. click the link above to find out more.
Why doesn't everyone use extensions?
Fear. Amazon enforces its rules by fear, non communication, and superstition. There are many people who think that vine will go away unless everyone strictly follows the rules, and do the proper ceremonies, and rituals. Vine is a cargo cult. They think that just using an extension once will mark you (somehow) forever and when the great purge comes, everyone who were non believers will be cast in to the pit of despair.
Why aren't you afraid?
Because vine is just a hobby for me. I don't need 99.999% of the things offered. If Amazon kicks me out so be it. As to vine going away? It will only go away when it no longer makes money, or Amazon folds.
Why do I use Vinehelper?
Mainly for its ability to hide things in RFY and AFA. Once I decide I do not want an item presented there I no longer want to see it. Also there are some very obscene things that show up in vine, that I don't really want to stare at all day. I also like the notification monitor because it often shows me things I did not know were on vine. I have only ordered 2 or 3 items that showed up in there in my time in vine. I use some of the keyword functions but they aren't super useful so far. That's it. Nothing I use it for is cheating.
Both extensions have subreddits:
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