Re: Shopping, etc.

Sounds like it, feeding frenzy and all that jazz. People always ask me if I
have an email address they can send stuff to. I tell them no. My philosophy
is, if I want to know what they're selling or is "on sale" I'll look it up
myself. I bought a Father's Day present online from Sears, now I have Sears
ads every day, as if I PLAN to buy a set of Craftsman tools every
week.............
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


> [Original Message]
> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/16/2005 5:34:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Shopping, etc.
>
> 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
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> Heat Zone 10
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