Re: Shopping, etc.

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Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> I have a google address for such occasions. 
> 
> What struck me, however, was the carnivorous-like collecting of them. 
> Blood in the water almost. 
> 
> On Jun 16, 2005, at 5:25 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote: 
> 
> > And no one asked for your e-address, Jim? 
> > 
> > Just a warning, but, you should each have some sort of extra address 
> > for 
> > such mailing lists - maybe you already do, but just in case, I thought 
> > I 
> > should mention it. Most ISPs let you have several addresses on your 
> > account. Use one of the others or set up a hotmail or yahoo adrs for 
> > such offers. 
> > 
> > 
> > I just received the latest Info USA (Mailing Lists) catalog. One of the 
> > selections offered which can be cross-referenced with other data is 
> > email addresses. Giving out your e-adrs just sets you up on lists that 
> > get sold and then your box gets clogged with spam. You may have spam 
> > filters, but there's plenty of ways to get around them. 
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Kitty 
> > neIN, Zone5 
> > 
> > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > 
> >> This is probably off-topic, even for this list. But we went shopping 
> >> today. 
> >> 
> >> First stop was Borders. I bought a John Prine anthology and used an 
> >> internet discount coupon. Ms. Fatma, who bought an Ottmar Liebert CD, 
> >> was way behind me and in a different line, told the clerk she had 
> >> forgotten to print out an internet coupon. The clerk asked her if 
> >> Borders had sent the coupon to her, and she said "no." The clerk said, 
> >> "Would you like me to put you email address in our database and send 
> >> you coupons directly?" Ms. Fatma said "Yes. I'm a teacher and I buy 
> >> lots of books and such over the course of a year." The clerk said, 
> >> "Would you like me to add your email address to our teachers database? 
> >> There are additional discount coupons sent to that list." So Ms Fatma 
> >> said yes. 
> >> 
> >> Then We went to Williams-Sonoma to purchase two oyster knives. Ms 
> >> Fatma 
> >> does not like my Baltimore harbor, working-class knives. She wanted 
> >> something nicer. We found two French-made knives; beautiful polished 
> >> wood handles. We also picked up a yellow and red tablecloth from 
> >> India; 
> >> our kitchen is yellow and red. At checkout, the clerk asked Ms Fatma 
> >> if 
> >> she would like her email address added to their database so she would 
> >> receive notice of sales; she said yes. 
> >> 
> >> Next was Pottery Barn. Ms. Fatma had the remainder of a gift 
> >> certificate, which she cashed in on a bright red roasting pan. At 
> >> checkout, the clerk asked her if she would like her email address 
> >> entered in some sort of sweepstakes. Of course she said yes. 
> >> 
> >> Three stops; four address submissions. Lord love a duck. 
> >> 
> >> Island Jim 
> >> Southwest Florida 
> >> 27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> >> Hardiness Zone 10 
> >> Heat Zone 10 
> >> Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
> >> Maximum 100 F [38 C] 
> >> 
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> Island Jim 
> Southwest Florida 
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W 
> Hardiness Zone 10 
> Heat Zone 10 
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C] 
> Maximum 100 F [38 C] 
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