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Posted By: Sandi Moses In Response To: Just because I don't like it doesn't mean there's anything dishonest about what they're doing..... (MaaMaw)
Friday, 13 January 2006, at 5:55 p.m.
> and it isn't
> They're asking for your first and last name and email address. When
> you click SUBMIT, it takes you to a page where everything is laid out for
> you, including every detail about the price of the product, shipping,
> payment methods, return policy, and cancelling the trial before 30 days.
> I don't have the guts to do this -- ask for an email address in exchange
> for details -- but it is done all the time, and it isn't unethical or
> dishonest. It's just annoying as hell.
> To me, it's worth filling out the form using an email address I can cancel
> tomorrow if I want (in fact, I just did that to see where it led).
> That way, I get the information and I lose nothing.
> You're wrong about that.
> You *do* lose.
> A ton of good products are sold that way. In this case, it's a
> *GREAT* product, and if you're serious about eBaying and want to turn it
> into something big and you don't really know how to do that, you're
> passing up the best course on the planet.
> It bugs me too -- no question about it -- but it doesn't bug me enough to
> keep me from getting to the bottom of it. It just isn't that hard to
> keep a throw-away email address for such things.
> Luv,
> MaaMaw
You can browse every day for a month if you want to. You can ask the people who work there a million questions. You can read the info on the back of the package over and over. You can find out everything there is to know about the product and think about it as long as you want to. And you never even once have to tell anyone your name or address! There's a lot to be said about a system like that! :)
Sandi
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