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One item purchased, ten emails

https://joshghent.com/online-shopping/

One item purchased, Ten emails

Show threaddinkleberg

In contrast I’m a fan of the overeager messages for actual updates like these presented.

It is just when after said delivery that I then end up on a mailing list where I get sent something seemingly daily from a single vendor that I’m less pleased.

Apr 8 at 6:34pmWeb
Show threadflorenApr 8
I strongly suspect that "Do not send me marketing emails" at checkout time ACTUALLY means "Wait 6 months before sending me marketing emails, when I might plausibly forget that I checked this box", because I always do my best to opt out of mailing lists and I always seem to start getting stuff anyway 6-12 months after making a purchase. The Silicon Valley model of consent strikes again.
Show threadbombcarApr 8
They classify it as "transactional" emails (like what is supposed to be order receipts, shipping updates, etc) and so "decide" they can send you an "order update" to an "existing customer with a business relationship" 6 months later, instead of adding you to the spam list immediately.
Show threadscorpionfeetApr 8
Same here. Back in 1999 buying something of a yahoo market website was a crapshoot and you didn’t know what was going on till you got it. I have no issue with overzealous updates. But after that; go away! I know you exist.
Show threadbanannaiseApr 8
It's honestly one of his worst videos, but Jon Bois has quite thoroughly documented how many mattresses they tried to sell him as a result of him buying a mattress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n36R8xlhe1U
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A MATTRESS? | PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 19

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