[sdiy] [OT] Behavior of advertisers

[Paul Maddox]

Tim,

I agree with you, funniest thing I ever saw, was an email for a spam
blocking package, though the email itself was spam...
You have to wonder about advertisers, the mentality of them must be quite
amazing!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Ressel" <madhun2001 at yahoo.com>
To: "Synth-Diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:40 PM
Subject: [sdiy] [OT] Behavior of advertisers


> Hey all,
>
> After closing the umteenth advert, of the type that
> somehow sneaks past the popup blocker, I have to
> wonder why these people think anyone would buy their
> products. Surely anyone who gets annoyed as I do about
> these intrusions will not patronise the offending
> businesses ... are some people actually happy to see
> billboards on their computer and therefore buy the
> stuff?? Or have advertisers convinced themselves that
> this crap works?? Some mass self-deception caused by a
> combination of new car smell and too much cocaine...
>
> Being the rebellious type, I have a highly negative
> reaction to these intrusions. Sort of like an immune
> system. I try real hard to close the ad without
> actually reading its content. It takes effort, sure,
> but these folks are worth it.
>
> --Tim "Your Ad Here" Ressel
>
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