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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / December 2006B&H, Why All The SPAM???
Henry, Come on guys, what's the deal here? I love ya and I'm a regular *LOYAL* customer, have been for many years. Why do you feel the need to SPAM me? I know what I want and I'll call you when it's time for me to place an order. Please cease the SPAM immediately!! And, yes, I know about the "opt-out" option. I never "opt-in" so please be considerate to your customers and not send SPAM. Think about it, you really don't need to do this. Thank you. Rita > Henry, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > not > send SPAM. Think about it, you really don't need to do this. Thank you. Hey! How many newsgroups are you going to send this to? >> Henry, >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Hey! How many newsgroups are you going to send this to? Now I'm feeling spammed. :() Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote: > Henry, > Come on guys, what's the deal here? I love ya and I'm a regular *LOYAL* > customer, have been for many years. Why do you feel the need to SPAM > me? B&H sends e-mail to a customer immediately after a web order's been placed to confirm the order. Another is sent with the package tracking info when the order's been shipped. Otherwise, the only e-mail you should receive from B&H is if you specifically opted _in_ to our newsletter mail list. B&H has never spammed anyone and never will. Henry Posner B&H Photo-Video, Inc. >> Come on guys, what's the deal here? I love ya and I'm a regular >> *LOYAL* customer, have been for many years. Why do you feel the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > should receive from B&H is if you specifically opted _in_ to our > newsletter mail list. B&H has never spammed anyone and never will. Thank you for the explanation, Henry. I never did "opt in" to any of these e-mails. I'm very familiar with your e-mail system as I have been very satisfied with the professionalism and courtesy your company shows towards the customers. It seems to be fine now since I "opted out" of your system, though I still got several more a week or two later. I thought this whole issue unusual for B&H and wanted to bring it to your and everyone else's attention in case there were some underlying technical glitch. Thanks again for your great service. Rita Rita ? Berkowitz wrote: > I thought this whole > issue unusual for B&H and wanted to bring it to your and everyone else's > attention in case there were some underlying technical glitch. Thanks. Next time maybe you could bring this to my attention first and then to the newsgroups if and when you don't get a satisfactory reply from me? Just a thought, particularly since we don't spam and since spam is such an online demon. Henry Posner B&H Photo-Video, Inc. Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote: > I thought this whole > issue unusual for B&H and wanted to bring it to your and everyone else's > attention in case there were some underlying technical glitch. >Thanks. Next time maybe you could bring this to my attention first and >then to the newsgroups if and when you don't get a satisfactory reply [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Henry Posner >B&H Photo-Video, Inc. Henry, Pay no attention to Rita Ä Berkowitz, she seems to be nothing more than a pushy, constant whiner on this forum. I have had many trouble-free transactions with B&H. Your store and its services are excellent. Wm. Harris >> Thanks. Next time maybe you could bring this to my attention first >> and then to the newsgroups if and when you don't get a satisfactory [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > excellent. > Wm. Harris Look, a.shole, if you don't like reading my posts you are more than welcome to killfile me. As for Henry and B&H, I have had many trouble free transactions as well, that's not the issue. As I have stated earlier in this thread I posted this message in a public forum since Henry reads this group and to give him a heads-up to see if anyone else was getting spammed. I have *NO* complaints about B&H. I have the greatest respect for this establishment. Rita > Henry, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > option. I never "opt-in" so please be considerate to your customers and not > send SPAM. Think about it, you really don't need to do this. Thank you. Hrmm. I'm opted out and can't recall the last time I got a mail from them not order related. -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/ According to Todd H. <t@toddh.net>: > > Henry, > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Hrmm. I'm opted out and can't recall the last time I got a mail from > them not order related. You shouldn't *have* to opt out, if you never opted in. So, e-mail unrelated to a specific order is indeed spam. If *I* get e-mail which claims that I have to opt out to stop receiving it, I simply block the IP address and/or domain name, and that is the end of the problem. Let *them* figure out another way of communicating with me since they abused the e-mail path. (Granted, since I have never dealt with B&H (so far) I don't expect to have to do this -- but I now *will* warn them if I do deal with them and they need my e-mail address to complete the deal. Enjoy, DoN.  SignatureEmail: <dnichols@d-and-d.com> | Voice (all times): (703) 938-4564 (too) near Washington D.C. | http://www.d-and-d.com/dnichols/DoN.html --- Black Holes are where God is dividing by zero --- > According to Todd H. <t@toddh.net>: >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > they > need my e-mail address to complete the deal. Just another data point or two: I have done lotsa online deals w/ B&H P-V; never had to opt out; received ONE unsolicited, rather inane, "holiday deals" email a few weeks ago. That reminds me: I need to order another QR camera plate or two ... Glorioski! SignatureFrank ess > Henry, > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > send SPAM. Think about it, you really don't need to do this. Thank > you. Rita -- please take TWO of the blue pills. You're starting to foam at the mouth. Rita ? Berkowitz wrote: > Henry, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > option. I never "opt-in" so please be considerate to your customers and not > send SPAM. Think about it, you really don't need to do this. Thank you. I never opt out either, because for many borderline businesses it leads to *more* spam. No more from the place you opted out from, but your now the "confirmed active" email address is sold to many others. I have *never* returned to do more business with a place that spammed me after the sale. Never. Austin Rita Ä Berkowitz wrote: > Henry, > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > not > send SPAM. Think about it, you really don't need to do this. Thank you. I never opt out either, because for many borderline businesses it leads to *more* spam. No more from the place you opted out from, but your now the "confirmed active" email address is sold to many others. That is true. It is not good practice to opt out unless one is SURE about the ethics of the given organization. > I never opt out either, because for many borderline businesses it leads > to *more* spam. No more from the place you opted out from, but your > now the "confirmed active" email address is sold to many others. > > That is true. It is not good practice to opt out unless one is SURE about > the ethics of the given organization. and yet you chose to use a valid e-mail address? Ever hear of a bot harvesting e-mails in these newsgroups? >> I never opt out either, because for many borderline businesses it leads >> to *more* spam. No more from the place you opted out from, but your [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > and yet you chose to use a valid e-mail address? Ever hear of a bot > harvesting e-mails in these newsgroups? Heh, heh ... it's valid, but I never use it or read it. My secret weapon ... oh sh.t, now everyone knows! > Henry, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Rita B&H sends orders via email, and catalogs to my USPS mail box and the occasional advertising email. Hardly a "SPAM" issue. I don't consider the occasional email form a company I do business with to be SPAM. I have far bigger issues with the unsolicited adds for various drugs, rich quik hoaxes etc. However, I find Comcasts bright mail, yahoo anti-spam and my Apple Email client reduce these to a 3 or 4 a week. Delete. SignatureJim <jen....not....home..remvdots...@....yahoo |
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