Annoyances at Yahoo
Mar. 13th, 2004 01:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiamatladyor, Doya wanna Free IPod Mini?
See, I see this thing on my Yahoo Mail when I login via the web, to check at work. It says "Win an IPod Mini" OK, says I, I click. They want me to upgrade to Yahoo Plus, to the tune of $29.99 a year, ON TOP of what I've already paid them (OK $10 but it's principles here)to have the ability to download to OE via POP. (so I keep my mail on my home machine) Well, I'd like to NOT upgrade, thanks, but I've read your ad, now can I sign up for a chance at an IPod?
No.
So, I go to the rules. To enter, WITHOUT signing up and coughing up, you must send a postcard in. One entry per person MAX, either postcard OR web. They have to have a way for peeps to enter without buying but they don't have to make it easy.
Here is the offical rule:
To enter by mail without purchase or obligation, send a postcard on which you have hand-printed your first and last name, address (no post office boxes), telephone number, and email address (if available) to: Yahoo! Mail Plus iPod mini Giveaway, Mail-In Entries, PO Box 3383 Dept W, St Cloud, MN 56397-3383.
If you're comfortable with giving out this info, I HIGHLY suggest we ALL enter and try to win. I HATE companies who make it hard to NOT enter something they advertise as free.
The only warning - Yahoo tends to ask AFTER they sell your address. I've had my account for years so Im on all their "Don't sell me or ELSE" lists. If you already have a yahoo account of some kind, they already have your info, it won't do much harm giving it to them again. Otherwise Caveat Emptor.
Hey, for a free Ipod, and they already have my info, why not?
Back to work.
See, I see this thing on my Yahoo Mail when I login via the web, to check at work. It says "Win an IPod Mini" OK, says I, I click. They want me to upgrade to Yahoo Plus, to the tune of $29.99 a year, ON TOP of what I've already paid them (OK $10 but it's principles here)to have the ability to download to OE via POP. (so I keep my mail on my home machine) Well, I'd like to NOT upgrade, thanks, but I've read your ad, now can I sign up for a chance at an IPod?
No.
So, I go to the rules. To enter, WITHOUT signing up and coughing up, you must send a postcard in. One entry per person MAX, either postcard OR web. They have to have a way for peeps to enter without buying but they don't have to make it easy.
Here is the offical rule:
To enter by mail without purchase or obligation, send a postcard on which you have hand-printed your first and last name, address (no post office boxes), telephone number, and email address (if available) to: Yahoo! Mail Plus iPod mini Giveaway, Mail-In Entries, PO Box 3383 Dept W, St Cloud, MN 56397-3383.
If you're comfortable with giving out this info, I HIGHLY suggest we ALL enter and try to win. I HATE companies who make it hard to NOT enter something they advertise as free.
The only warning - Yahoo tends to ask AFTER they sell your address. I've had my account for years so Im on all their "Don't sell me or ELSE" lists. If you already have a yahoo account of some kind, they already have your info, it won't do much harm giving it to them again. Otherwise Caveat Emptor.
Hey, for a free Ipod, and they already have my info, why not?
Back to work.
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Date: 2004-03-13 01:49 pm (UTC)But it is a bit misleading for them to have an advert that implies you can enter a competition just by clicking on the link.. at least with things like products where you might win something inside, it's obvious up front that you'd have to buy it to be able to look inside.
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Date: 2004-03-14 09:12 am (UTC)But, I've always kinda "believed" in Yahoo, and this just pissed me off. Of course, everything does these days. *grins*
And when you click the link it says "Hey you need to upgrade" and if you say no, it points you to the rules, which tells you about the postcard.
I was just feeling annoyed yesterday *grins*
ps - I'm not happy I'm never around to AIM you anymore *pouts* I'll make some time to be online soon, promise.
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Date: 2004-03-14 05:23 pm (UTC)i miss you, but i understand
*kiss*