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Originally Posted by jalandar
Why should you decide how someone who brought you to a retailer gets paid by that retailer? You have nothing to do with that relationship or their arrangement.
What they should get is between the two parties.
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Right, but I don't want them piggybacking on other things I buy, either.
MY relationship with the retailer is none of their business. Even if they don't know what I buy they shouldn't be any part of that process. They had nothing to do with me going back to that site most of the time.
If I click through a site to buy something, fine, they can profit. If, however, it is to a retailer I already use and later go directly to that site and purchase something then WHY should the affiliate get a portion of that purchase? They had NOTHING to do with my subsequent behavior.
NOTHING
Do I detest those who are affiliates? No, I don't. They provide a service to us. But I don't think their profitability should be based on my behavior after visiting them. I also don't think it should hurt them if I go on a freebie spree just after buying some cool gadget they alerted me was available at a great price.
I mostly shop at the same sites over and over, so the affiliate didn't 'bring me' to the retailer in the first place. Amazon? I purchased close to $2000 in textbooks alone this year between two college students. Why should an affiliate get ANY money from them?