As you might imagine from the title of this post, I have never to the best of my recollection bought something online because of an e-mail ad, for pretty much the same reason that I don't take candy from strangers or eat food that's been on the floor for more than five seconds: because it's dangerous and unhealthy.
Oh, I buy things on the Internet, yes sir, and I suppose I've been just as suckered in by the upselling on Amazon and the iTunes store as anyone. But I hit the "junk" button the minute I see an ad for a free 10-day trial, 15% off ink toner, or discounted pills of any sort in my inbox because I did not invite these folks into my inbox and I don't want them to return. There are some serious vermin out there on the web, and once you feed them, they keep coming back.
I will give my information to a site I have actively decided to visit for a product I went there to find. That's it. Anything else is just asking for trouble.
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