Does NOT mean that you can flood my fucking email with dozens of emails per day. Knock it off you bastards!

Unsubscribe, and you might see this
"it may take up to 90 days for your change to become effective"

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Originally posted by Gustofer:
Does NOT mean that you can flood my fucking email with dozens of emails per day. Knock it off you bastards!

Well, yes, it does. Or at least it might. If you order online, there's often small print that says by ordering you agree to receive promotional emails. In fact (IANAL), there may be an implied agreement.

You should be able to opt out of these emails if the company is legitimate.

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Originally posted by fpuhan:
You should be able to opt out of these emails if the company is legitimate.

Oh, yeah? How about all the e-mails I get from Midway USA that don't have an opt-out link on them?

(I don't mind those that show products they are selling, but for a couple years now they've been sending me daily e-mails that don't work on my computer and are essentially blank.)

A company like Midway USA that values its customers will have a place in your account to change promotional preferences. In my case, I used to get several dozen emails per week from them but I changed my account preferences and get zero.

I tried that, but it appears I would have to create an account first. No, thanks, I'd rather continue to delete their spam rather than give them more data.

After all, this is about the least aggravating thing that happens to us, right? Not like last week when I tried to sign up for Youtube videos on a car-related subject and started receiving stuff about...umm...very athletic Asian girls.

Oh, wait! That wasn't aggravating, either!

I need to unsubscribe from the PSA emails but can't seem to bring myself to.

I have a gmail email account that is a throw away that I never check. I use it to give to companies that i don't want to hear from.

The only time i go into it is when i first deal with a company and know that they have sent me something important. After that, nope.

Many (most?) email clients have the ability to set "rules." For example, you might set a rule that any incoming email from Acme.com might be forwarded to coyote@roadRunner.com, or it could be sent straight to trash, automatically.

 
Unsubscribe, it usually works. BUT, the next time you order from them, it starts up again.
 

No spam filter?

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Originally posted by Pale Horse:
I need to unsubscribe from the PSA emails but can't seem to bring myself to.

That's a guilty pleasure of mine too.

I'm OK with emails for things like free shipping at Midway, or the Save $10 on $100 and stuff like that. Or notifications when stuff on my wish list comes in or goes down in price. Same with Best Buy on some things like special coupons for Elite members, special financing, etc.

But I am really hating the "you looked at this, don't you want it?", and "you left this in your cart, don't you want to buy it", and the "flash 4 hour sale!" or "one day only sale!" That's a guaranteed way to get me NOT to buy something.

What starts as a couple or useful emails a week turns into a dozen a day for a lot of stuff I have no interest in, and they should know that from my searches and browsing history right?

And when it gets too much, you just turn it off and stop buying at that place. Seems marketing will screw up anything if you let them. I suppose they have data that says all these extra emails generates more business, but annoying your customers will hurt you in the long run.

Then there's the "Save 15% on anything" except a huge list of almost every brand they sell.... what idiot thinks people fall for that?