Subject: Great Tweezers!

From: "Database Coder" <[email-masked]>
Date: 31 Mar 1997 16:04:20 GMT

The guy selling tweezers in this group almost had me ready to buy, till I
got his SPAM EMAIL. I refuse to buy anything from anyone who SPAMS!
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[email-masked]
www2.inow.com/~somebody

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From: Dave Fessler <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 12:23:23 -0500

> got his SPAM EMAIL. I refuse to buy anything from anyone who SPAMS!
Your loss, I'm afraid.

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From: [email-masked] (George M. Middius)
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 20:40:17 GMT

>got his SPAM EMAIL. I refuse to buy anything from anyone who SPAMS!

Personally, I would classify every post you've made to this NG as
SPAM. Your "analysis" of competing hardware stores was half-baked, and
your childish inability to distinguish between SPAM and the tweezer
guy's obsequious but genuine pitch cast you you as an intellectual
dwarf, and emotional midget, or both. (Apologies to height-challenged
individuals who read this.)

George M. Middius
[email-masked]

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From: "Database Coder" <[email-masked]>
Date: 31 Mar 1997 20:22:03 GMT

I don't care how good a product is, if you buy from a SPAMMER you encourage
SPAMMING!

Dave Fessler <[email-masked]> wrote in article
<[email-masked]>...

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 23:51:17 -0600

In article <[email-masked]>,
  [email-masked] wrote:

> ...to distinguish between SPAM and the tweezer guy's obsequious
> but genuine pitch...

"Genuine Pitch" ?  It was spam.

> ...cast you you as an intellectual dwarf, and emotional
> midget, or both. (Apologies to height-challenged individuals who read
> this.)

Mercutio, it's too bad your brain is smaller than a sliver.  Then
you could use one of your $7 tweesers to pull your brain out of your rear.

Pat McInerney

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From: [email-masked] (Kevin Miller)
Date: 1 Apr 1997 19:43:20 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] says...
>got his SPAM EMAIL. I refuse to buy anything from anyone who SPAMS!

Normally I don't either, but he did a couple of things that I appreciated.  First,
he didn't just buy a list and send it to a gizillion folks.  He specifically took
the trouble to get addresses from rec.woodworking so as to target his mail to 
folks who might actually have a use for his product.  I don't care for Russian
matchmaking services, alternates to Monixodil, etc. but as a woodworker I do get
splinters every now and again.  He also said where he got my address.  I don't 
know why, but I liked that - again, he's focusing on folks who can use the product
and not buying a massive list from some sleaze ball.

The other thing I liked is that he is obviously a "cottage industry".  All he's 
selling is the tweezers for a few extra tool bucks.

There seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to advertising in email - I hate junk mail
as much as the next guy, but if I get a unsolicited tool catalog in the regular
mail at home I don't piss and moan about the demon-infested vermon who sent it to
me.  I look at it and see how the prices are compared to the other vendors 
offerings.  If I get a bunch of catalogs in the mail that I don't want I call their 
800 number and request to be taken off the list.

Same in email.  If I get spam I don't want, I email them (and their ISP) and tell 
them to remove  me.  I also keep the message in a folder called SPAM to track the 
senders.  I  have yet to get a 2nd hit from the same folks.  Maybe I'm luckier 
than most, I  don't know.  I do know tho that I'm not gonna cut off my nose to 
spite my face.  I used to automatically get heartburn over spam too, but then I 
stopped to think through my position.  In a few rare cases it is actually infomative 
of something that is beneficial to me.  It is easier to get rid of junk email, and 
to request your name be removed than it is w/snail mail - just treat it the same
and add years to your life...

...Kevin