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For those who work in companies that subscribe users to emails, when users unsubscribe, what portion of them say they "never signed up for this"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by snek@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Obviously not looking for hyperaccurate answers, just in general, how many people tend to unsubscribe from promotional emails and how many tick the option "I never signed up for this"?

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[–] Drusas@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was on Gmail back in the invite-only days, so I got a good address. By now, I have had about a dozen different people do this to me. Some are very persistent in believing that my address is theirs.

[–] Good_Chemistry@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had one couple who used my address for everything. They ordered a laptop with my email. ITunes, Netflix, disney+. They'd signed up for USPS's informed delivery with my account. I could have stolen so much shit from them over the years. But I always tried to correct the issue.

It finally stopped when they used my email for their wedding registry. Instead of trying once again to do the right thing, I logged into the registry, removed all of their tasteful items, added a faux tigerskin rug (the kind with the whole head at one end), a bunch of this jewel-tone stuffed curvy furniture that would be perfect for a 70s fuckroom, clown-themed carnival games, a popcorn cart, and a shitload of baby items.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

God that sounds wonderful! Quality malicious prank

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Same here. Still blows my mind though. Like do these people think if they just write down an address, then it's magically theirs?

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The amount of people who think that their email is only accessible on one computer (as if it were a literal mailbox) actually leads me to believe that yes, many people probably are this dumb.

[–] ZeroEcks@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Does not help that before webmail and IMAP or whatever it basically did work this way lol

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I wonder this often.