Annoying Amazon advertising

HarryT · 11-01-2008, 10:15 AM

For the 2nd time in a few months, Amazon have sent me an e-mail message telling me all about how wonderful the Kindle is.... to my e-mail address in the UK.

You'd think that they'd be a little smarter about who they did their mailshots to, wouldn't you? It is a little irksome being told about products that I can't actually buy

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yvanleterrible · 11-01-2008, 10:19 AM

Aaaaah! But they are clever enough to know that if one wants something, one gets... by whatever means!

Would you be inclined to think they are prepared for a UK release?

HarryT · 11-01-2008, 10:23 AM

No, I don't think so. I think it's just a mail-shot sent to customers of the Amazon-US site, where I occasionally buy things that Amazon-UK don't sell, and they're not very smart about filtering out non-US email addresses.

yvanleterrible · 11-01-2008, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

No, I don't think so. I think it's just a mail-shot sent to customers of the Amazon-US site, where I occasionally buy things that Amazon-UK don't sell, and they're not very smart about filtering out non-US email addresses.

Could a Kindle function with all its functions in the UK? Or was it devised only for several communication entities in the US?

HarryT · 11-01-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Could a Kindle function with all its functions in the UK? Or was it devised only for several communication entities in the US?

The CDMA "Whispernet" wireless comms system wouldn't work in the UK - we have exclusively GSM cellphone networks here.

pshrynk · 11-01-2008, 11:07 AM

Could be product placement with anticipation of a Euro-launch. Ya never know..

Nah. Run of the mill incompetence is a much better answer.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-01-2008, 11:09 AM

i got one of those a few months ago and after much speculation tried to order just to see if it would work. it didn't : i got an error message telling me the kindle was not available in my area. they're just a bit incompetent.

tcv · 11-01-2008, 11:18 AM

Aaaah, it's likely not even "incompetence" so much as it's computers doing what they're told to do: grab a bunch of a email addresses from a database and mail out a set advertisement. If there happens to be a .uk address in it, well, it's not like they paid any more for it. Yeah, it's annoying, I agree. Yeah, they probably should clean up (or add) culling, but all that probably cost more to them (even time) than just letting them go.

And one could argue that if they do get enough demand in uncovered areas, they'd seriously look at another version of it. Who knows.

Click. Delete.

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KlondikeGeoff · 11-01-2008, 12:13 PM

Gee, Harry, I am amazed that you would not consider moving permanently to the U.S. so you could have a Kindle.

bwaldron · 11-02-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tcv

Aaaah, it's likely not even "incompetence" so much as it's computers doing what they're told to do: grab a bunch of a email addresses from a database and mail out a set advertisement. If there happens to be a .uk address in it, well, it's not like they paid any more for it.

Amazon is usually better than that.

11-01-2008, 10:15 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Annoying Amazon advertising For the 2nd time in a few months, Amazon have sent me an e-mail message telling me all about how wonderful the Kindle is.... to my e-mail address in the UK. You'd think that they'd be a little smarter about who they did their mailshots to, wouldn't you? It is a little irksome being told about products that I can't actually buy .

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yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Aaaaah! But they are clever enough to know that if one wants something, one gets... by whatever means! Would you be inclined to think they are prepared for a UK release?

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	No, I don't think so. I think it's just a mail-shot sent to customers of the Amazon-US site, where I occasionally buy things that Amazon-UK don't sell, and they're not very smart about filtering out non-US email addresses.

11-01-2008, 11:07 AM	#6
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Could be product placement with anticipation of a Euro-launch. Ya never know.. Nah. Run of the mill incompetence is a much better answer.

11-01-2008, 11:09 AM	#7
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i got one of those a few months ago and after much speculation tried to order just to see if it would work. it didn't : i got an error message telling me the kindle was not available in my area. they're just a bit incompetent.

11-01-2008, 11:18 AM	#8
tcv Addict Posts: 330 Karma: 596 Join Date: Oct 2006	Aaaah, it's likely not even "incompetence" so much as it's computers doing what they're told to do: grab a bunch of a email addresses from a database and mail out a set advertisement. If there happens to be a .uk address in it, well, it's not like they paid any more for it. Yeah, it's annoying, I agree. Yeah, they probably should clean up (or add) culling, but all that probably cost more to them (even time) than just letting them go. And one could argue that if they do get enough demand in uncovered areas, they'd seriously look at another version of it. Who knows. Click. Delete. m

11-01-2008, 12:13 PM	#9
KlondikeGeoff Wombat Aficionado Posts: 481 Karma: 733 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook	Gee, Harry, I am amazed that you would not consider moving permanently to the U.S. so you could have a Kindle.

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