Who would/does buy products advertised in spam???

Roger Wright

That's a hard question to answer. I've received emails that I would swear are spam, yet contained product info that impressed me enough that I investigated it further. But in those cases, it may be that I did, in fact, give permission to send me emails by signing up at some vendor site for more information. The opt-out checkboxes aren't always clearly visible, and they are usually not checked by default. Even so, I can't recall ever making a purchase from such an ad. Blatant spam - from companies I've never heard of in industries that don't interest me - I never respond to, except to reply once in a great while with an obscene message and death threats. My purchases are limited to those items I deliberately search out and research myself. "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot."

peterchen

No. By principle.

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Brad Fackrell

I generally don't even open email if I don't recognize the sender or subject. There is just too much junk in my inbox now days. It seems that spammers will eventually kill off themselves by overwhelming people….we hope.:sigh:

Nnamdi Onyeyiri

no, but i have accidently obtained it from kazaa :suss:

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Vikram A Punathambekar

shaunAustin wrote: Who would/does buy products advertised in spam??? Suckers. There's one born every minute. Just think about it- if it's not worthwhile, why would they do it? Vikram.

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Michael Dunn

Never, since the "products" advertised in spam are either pr0n, drugs, obvious scams, or just shady in general. The same goes for things sold by telemarketers. --Mike-- Ericahist [updated Oct 26] | CP SearchBar v2.0.2 | Homepage | RightClick-Encrypt | 1ClickPicGrabber "That probably would've sounded more commanding if I wasn't wearing my yummy sushi pajamas." -- Buffy

ColinDavies

It amazes me when I get those legit type products as spam. No, I'd never purchase from Spam. Some of the opt-ins that I have signed up for in the past are now just sent to the spam box. and i can't bother even opting out. Regardz Colin J Davies

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Lost User

I would never trust anything sold by spam. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D

Rohit Sinha

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David Wulff

Would you buy something from a man who jumped you in the street and shoved his product in your face while indecently exposing himself and shouting at you? I wouldn't either.

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Kenneth Childs

There was this one time this Nigerian guy needed me to hang on to some money for him. That worked out pretty well. Oh, and I've been able to "grow" 3' in the last month thanks to breakthroughs in modern medicine I never would have known about except for my e-mail! <---signature---> Your kid gets into Duke. You pay the tuition. That tuition goes into my checking account. My money in my checking account goes into beer, porn, and other such fun. Thank you :)

David Wulff

What? :rolleyes:

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Roger Wright

Kenneth Childs wrote: I've been able to "grow" 3' in the last month Isn't that a bit inconvenient? Not to mention, lonely... "Your village called -
They're missing their idiot."

Kenneth Childs

It's actually VERY convenient...remote control on the coffee table? No more having to reach :) Roger Wright wrote: Isn't that a bit inconvenient? Not to mention, lonely <---signature---> Your kid gets into Duke. You pay the tuition. That tuition goes into my checking account. My money in my checking account goes into beer, porn, and other such fun. Thank you :)

Jon Sagara

You mean you don't give in to superliminal advertising? :omg:

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David Wulff

No, I am too strong for all that. Now please excuse me while I go grab an ice cold refreshing Coca Cola from the fridge... :-O

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Jorgen Sigvardsson

Exactly the attitude which we need to promote! I once considered McAfee a viable anti virus solution. But ever since they started to spam me, I've decided that I will not buy anything from them. Heck, if someone throws a pirated McAfee CD my way, I will take it to the shooting range and turn it into silvery, plastic dust. :mad: -- Das ist die Grenze! So weit, nicht weiter! Sie müssen zahlen für das, was sie getan haben! -- Raumschiffkapitän Jean-Luc Picard

Jorgen Sigvardsson

Not always. Have you not received McAfee Anti Virus spam? They even promote a product which will help you fight spam! Argh! :mad: -- Das ist die Grenze! So weit, nicht weiter! Sie müssen zahlen für das, was sie getan haben! -- Raumschiffkapitän Jean-Luc Picard

Jorgen Sigvardsson

I saw it. Live. Dave is a very disturbed young man! You might want to stay away... :~ -- Das ist die Grenze! So weit, nicht weiter! Sie müssen zahlen für das, was sie getan haben! -- Raumschiffkapitän Jean-Luc Picard