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: 2004-03-14 09:14 am (UTC)Bastards. *grins*
I've gotten over it, I was annoyed yesterday at work, and this just pushed me over. Mommy just wants a free Ipod *laughs*