i recently bought some books from amazon.com. Does this explain why all of a sudden i am getting lots of bulk mail from insurance companies and such. Thanks in advance.
2006-12-14 10:51:01 · 15 answers · asked by Nora G 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It could, but that's never happened to me once of the two dozen or so times I've ordered Amazon.com books.
Chances are some other website you used has sold your name and address.
2006-12-14 10:52:41 · answer #1 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It ought not to (and I don't have any connection with Amazon and so no interest in answering one way or another). I believe that they go to a lot of trouble *not* to release their mailing lists - think of the huge outcry there would already have been if that had happened.
It's much more likely that you accidentally crossed the paths of one of those less ethical bulk mailers; one thought that crosses my mind is whether you applied for a credit card before you started to shop at Amazon? 'cos that could have got you onto a list. Otherwise it is plain and very annoying bad luck. Two suggestions: in many countries you can sign up for a 'no junk mail' preference and this can have the force of law. The less ethical but more satisfying response is to find the heaviest object that will fit into their pre-paid envelopes and return it, at which point you earn them a huge cost in accepting an overweight letter. Roof tiles and house bricks are very useful in this context.
2006-12-14 19:04:36 · answer #2 · answered by mrsgavanrossem 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. I've been using amazon for years and don't get any spam.
The best thing is to set yourself up a free email account with hotmail or yahoo, and give that one out to places like amazon. If it starts getting spam, heck, it's free. Delete the account and make another.
2006-12-14 18:53:08 · answer #3 · answered by The Psycho 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazon is one of the worst offenders. If you have aYahoo email account they have this great feature where you can create a "disposable" address. You give the email address that you want that starts "youridemail-amazon@yahoo.com." (you would put your id where "yourid" is. When you get the spam you can see what address it is going to and delete that disposable address and they can't send you anymore.
Hope that helps.
Ask me if you need more information. Just go to yahoo email then "options" then "address guard."
2006-12-14 18:57:45 · answer #4 · answered by phy333 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I buy stuff from amazon, but haven't noticed any irregular bulk mail or anything.....are you sure you didn't sign up for anything else?
2006-12-14 18:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by poppster01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I order from them all the time and I don't get more than the usual junk mail.
2006-12-14 18:52:46 · answer #6 · answered by a heart so big 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably.
Do another experiment.
Order from some other website using an email address you hardly ever use and watch what happens.
Most sites sell your name/addresses to marketers.
It's scummy but that's what they do.
2006-12-14 18:52:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be, as Amazon.com has a page for you to "set" your partners (ads) choices. Login to Amazon.com, click on "My Account", go to the "Account Settings" category, click on "Update your communication preferences", from there you can allow or not, SHOPPING (AD) PARTNERS.
2006-12-14 18:52:55 · answer #8 · answered by Life after 45 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unlikely....
I buy from Amazon all the time, and I have no junk mails that I wasn't getting before.
2006-12-14 18:58:32 · answer #9 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most likely because Amazon has many sponsors.
2006-12-14 18:53:19 · answer #10 · answered by lindaa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋