What do you think of my letter to GAP? Did I spell everything right?

Question

Subject: Marketing and Advertising GAPTIDINGS AD / Yahoo! Answers
To: [e-mail]

To whom it may concern,

I just wanted to drop a line concerning your "Gaptidings" ad that is running incessantly on Yahoo! Answers. Now, I have been a customer of your company for years, but this ad, in all of it's overbearlingly irritating glory, has driven me completely mad and insured that I will never again set foot in a Gap store again.
Please be assured that the sentiment is shared by many other Yahoo users as well, so you can chalk this ad campaign up as a complete sucess!

Thank you for your time,
A Disloyal FORMER customer,
FooFoo DaBunniest V

here's Gap's response:

Dear Gap Customer,

Thank you for your e-mail regarding our current advertising campaign on

yahoo. We always want to know how our advertising is being received,
and your comments are appreciated.

We have several different campaigns a year, and each one is designed to

target various segments of our consumer base. We regularly evaluate
our
ads for effectiveness and reach because we want to make sure our
advertising is appropriate for our customers and our brands. Feedback
like yours is an important part of this process, and we have forwarded
your concerns to the marketing managers who are responsible for these
decisions. We are sure they will be interested to hear your thoughts
on
this matter as well.

Again, thanks for bringing your concerns to our attention. We hope you

will continue to let us know how we are doing.

Sincerely,

Betsy
Customer Service Consultant

Answer 1

good for you. Tell them I agree.
You do have some spelling mistakes..

overbearlingly should be overbearingly

insured, in this context, should be ensured (in British English at least - maybe it's different if you're in the US)

sucess should be success

Answer 2

To be honest, as annoying as the ads are, your letter isn't going to change anything. They are a big name company that makes a lot of money and they aren't going to care if they lose 1 customer over their ad. Those ads work and they are going to continue to use them.

I do agree that they are annoying (thought that I would add that). I am sure that you feel better after writing and I guess that is what is really important.

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Answer 3

Am i just oblivious? I've never seen a gap ad here!

Then again, i use firefox with ad/script blocker...

But even at work with none of that protection and Internet explorer i dont recall seeing these ads.

I would suggest making it a little more professional by writing your REAL name in the letter, not your YA handle.

**EDIT**
I just saw the ad! I didnt know it "talked" because i dont have sound at work, and my home computer blocks it! man that WOULD be annoying!!

Answer 4

success has two c's and while I love the usage of the word overbearingly I think I agree with the other answer that said it isn't really a word, but it gets the point across, so your choice.
I hate when that ad pops up, I can't turn my volume down fast enough.

Answer 5

Ms. Foo Foo.. you know, as well as I know.. that this has gone WAY TOO far a simple letter.. all I have to say is that, give Styles Gagan the word, and we can roll down to GAP HQ and settle this.. bunny and Indian to damned clothing store corporation..

Umm.. word... to their mothers??

Answer 6

Perhaps something should be said about how it has scared Shrunken Fro a few times causing undue stress.

Answer 7

I can't stand that danged talky ad!! Some of the ads here are irritating but that one is the worst because it is harder to ignore!!

Answer 8

It would be a good Idea to send them a link to this post so they can see all the agreement you get from us.

Answer 9

Looks great. If one phones in one is likely to get a HUMAN representative within ONE MINUTE! TRUTH!
1-800 GAPSTYLE.

Answer 10

"insured that I will never again set foot in a Gap store again."
-You used again twice.
"complete sucess"
-There should be another c in success.