Why Are You Still Bugging Me?
I’m in the process of going through my myriad of newsletters I subscribe to.
I have to admit, it’s gotten out of hand and I can’t keep up with them all.
So, I decided to whittle them down a bit.
Now, to unsubscribe, there is usually a nice little link and you just have to click on it, get redirected to a Web page, and confirm. Usually, then you get a confirmation page that you have been unsubscribed.
Well, one I just unsubscribed to made me jump through the following hoops:I clicked on the link and went to a Web page.
- I had to TELL them my email address (so I had to go look because I have so many and don’t always remember which one I use for what reason)
- I had to click on submit
- I got a message saying I would get an email asking me to confirm that I wanted to unsubscribe (I thought I just did that)
- I went to my email and again, visited their link and said *YES* I really DO want to unsubscribe
- THEN - I got another email saying OK, now you have been unsubscribed.
Geez, leave me alone already. I had 2 emails to delete just due to unsubscribing!
I took at look at what auto-responder system they use and I had never heard of them, but will remember the name now.
So, some advice, before you sign up with an auto-responder, check into what their process is for unsubscribing.
Believe me, if I ever come across their newsletter sign up again and start to reconsider, I’ll remember this and stop myself.