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Is anyone else's inbox getting slammed with "A note about Coronavirus" e-mails?

MinusTydus

MinusTydus

The Fallen
Jul 28, 2018
8,198
I mean, Good Lord, people. I get that it's good to be prepared and all, but every single place I have ever shopped in is now sending me... well, spam basically about how they have/are preparing. For fuck's sake, I just got an e-mail about Coronavirus from LensCrafters of all places. Well, I can sleep soundly tonight knowing that there are currently no known cases among the employees of LensCrafters. It's just a bit over the top when I'm getting Coronavirus updates from *checks inbox* ...fucking Big Lots stores. Anybody else drowning in "Please come in, we swear we're just fine!" retailer e-mails?
 
Haribo

Haribo

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
979
Then you come on Resetera and there's a thread for anyone who's ever used a microphone in public
 
mbpm

mbpm

Member
Oct 25, 2017
23,553
You think it's bad for emails, I get messages from dating apps asking questions about how it might improve my chances somehow.
 
WedgeX

WedgeX

Member
Oct 27, 2017
13,172
Yes, and google had presumptively marked them as spam.

I'm not sure how to process google's decision.
 
MegaRockEXE

MegaRockEXE

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 29, 2017
3,947
PetSmart and DSW is what did it for me. I understand they have to send these basically as "we're still open, don't be afraid" informational emails. But it seems like when that European privacy law passed. A lot of similar messages.
 
Okabe

Okabe

Is Sometimes A Good Bean
Member
Aug 24, 2018
19,896
Yeup

All these restaurants telling me they wont be allowing Sit in for a month
 
Mariolee

Mariolee

Avenger
Oct 25, 2017
10,307
Yeah, the weirdest was a local nightclub sending me one and I was like "how did you get my email"
 
badboy78660

badboy78660

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,737
Yep. The companies that spam me about "deals" and "sales" on their merchandise are now spamming me about corona.
 

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Banned
Oct 24, 2017
9,271
It might be somewhat excessive, but for example LensCrafters probably sent out notes because people who were scheduled for examinations we asking if those were still on.

And if the spam helps to convince the populace that this is a serious issue, it's not the worst thing in the world.
 
Zulith

Zulith

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,742
West Coast, USA
I've gotten one from just about every store or company I've used in the last several years, even some that I didn't know had my e-mail address.

"We want you to know we are doing everything possible to keep our stores free of covid19. please, we need your business"
 
Mik2121

Mik2121

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,941
Japan
I got a bunch, but it's way crazier in this forum. Etcetera should be renamed to Corona Forum, because every other thread is about it.
I'd love for the admins to create a Corona sub forum where everything goes there, at least for the gaming side because I go there to read about games, not about people going crazy and asking wether this or that game will get delayed all the time.
 
Video Games Are Dumb

Video Games Are Dumb

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
6,033
Milwaukee, WI
hydruxo said:
Yeah, mostly just restaurant emails.
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Yeah they were all pretty standard except for Quiznos
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Fanto

Fanto

Is this tag ok?
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Oct 25, 2017
11,863
The very nice corporations just want you to know that they care about you and that you can continue to trust them, as always, to look out for you and the rest of the world in these very troubling times.
 
platocplx

platocplx

2020 Member Elect
Member
Oct 30, 2017
36,072
Didn't you watch trumps press conference. We are being run by corporations during this crisis.
 
Matsukaze

Matsukaze

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,232
Yeah, I've gotten a few from my banks, as well as from a few restaurants and cinemas that are on lockdown per the governor's orders.
 

Deleted member 437

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
11,039
Yep, pretty much a "please fucking come back to our place of business. For the love of God please come back"

Got one for a few restaurants, a movie theatre.
 
mnk

mnk

Member
Nov 11, 2017
6,307
A small hotel in Palm Springs that I stayed at a few years ago made sure to let me know that they've had no confirmed cases of the virus at their resort. The place has like 40 rooms tops, lol.
 
Doggg

Doggg

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Nov 17, 2017
14,442
I got a million at work, each saying pretty much the same thing.
 
SchrodingerC

SchrodingerC

Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,857
Best Buy has to assure all their customers that they're taking extra precautions with sanitation and that everyone should continue going to the store.

Oy vey Best Buy..
 
BDS

BDS

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
13,845
Dear valued customer,

We know that you've been watching the news and, if you're like us, are wondering how the COVID-19 pandemic might affect you and your loved ones. That's why we here at Pornhub are happy to
 
ryseing

ryseing

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Oct 25, 2017
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I wasn't aware of half the email lists I am apparently on. How the fuck did Chuck-E-Cheese get my email?
 
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MinusTydus

MinusTydus

The Fallen
Jul 28, 2018
8,198
I got one from my bank, that said "We're wiping down the pens regularly."

Oh, you mean those pens that are chained to the desk like they're 24k gold and haven't had ink inside them since the 1980s? Those pens? Thank God.
 
MikeOfAllTrades

MikeOfAllTrades

Member
Oct 27, 2017
375
Avis is "enhancing their already robust car cleaning techniques".

The tree trimming company I used once has informed me they will practice good social distancing.
 
Dr. Monkey

Dr. Monkey

Member
Oct 25, 2017
15,029
I just got one from the site my URL is registered with. Not the hosting service. Not anything else. The registration site.

My URL is safe, y'all.
 
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