I'm actually curious to know since spam is obviously a marketing strategy...Does anyone actually buy the products advertised? I've checked out a few porn sights sent though my e-mail, but I never typically buy anything from what what send to me via e-mail.
2006-09-23 06:35:29 · 14 answers · asked by D 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
I hope that NOBODY buys a product or service from SPAM. You see, that would justify them using SPAM as a form of advertising.
In fact, as soon as you see that it is SPAM, you should use the SPAM button. Yahoo takes SPAM very seriously, so when Yahoo e-mail users use the SPAM button, they BLOCK this crap.
I hope that SPAMMERS get the message, or GO BROKE.
In general, I like to see the company Name, Address, Phone numbner and other things before buying from their website. So when someone tells me to try.. blah blah.... I check them out. I will often use http://www.bbb.org and see if anyone has filed a compaint against them. If a company is not willing to tell me WHO they are and WHERE they are from, they are a NOBODY. I'll spend my money elsewhere. Even a million positive feedbacks at eBay does not make me particularly comfortable.
2006-09-23 06:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never, its the same with junk mail, puts me off the company even more. In fact its almost like a put off. If anything is guarenteed to make me not buy from a company, then send me spam or junk mail or phone me!!!!!
2006-09-23 13:38:59 · answer #2 · answered by sarkyastic31 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh yeah - most spam sells porn or illegal stuff - now imagine this: You send Spam to one million people and 100 buy this ****. Then it's definitely worth it. It's just a different kind of advertising for a different kind of market!
2006-09-23 13:44:47 · answer #3 · answered by clevver17 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know, but since there are people we hear about in the news who fall for scams that they get e-mailed, it's safe to assume that those types of people might actually read their SPAM.
I personally don't open anything I don't recognize. I'm so sick of being asked if I would like to increase the size of my penis. I don't even have one!
2006-09-23 13:37:52 · answer #4 · answered by CE S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone must buy the stuff and it must be worthwhile or there wouldn't be any benefits to it. I can't see any adults spamming about products to do it just "for fun".
It's probably all those desperate blokes wanting bigger penises though jacking up the sales figures. =/
2006-09-23 13:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by stuntdouble_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naive users still go for it.. but google and yahoo almost eliminated spam to your inbox... unless and otherwise you goto spam folder... one thing i do is, ctrl-A and Del
2006-09-23 13:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by dharksh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would never buy anything from a spam email
2006-09-23 14:11:16 · answer #7 · answered by seals546 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
haha, I've never ever ever ever fallen for that
2006-09-23 13:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i hope not. cause if they do, then they deserve to lose their money for being stupid.
2006-09-23 13:43:39 · answer #9 · answered by lady sixx 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think anyone does...if they are do, they are stupid cause it's not true!!!
2006-09-23 13:36:51 · answer #10 · answered by artisiaw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋