[Scspamcop] Re: Affiliate link spammers

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Kenneth Brody wrote:
> Okay, here's a quick (but not simple) question...
>
> Most (if not all) of us here agree never to buy anything from a
> spammer.  However, I occasionally get spam with affiliate links
> to "legitimate" companies, some of which have products that
> sound like I might be interested in.  (At least enough to look
> into them further.)  The spam gets reported through the usual
> channels, and if I have time, I will search for the proper
> place to report the affiliate abuse.
>
> However, what do you do about the original company?  If they
> are legitimate, and have a product that you might buy had you
> run across them through other means, would you do business
> with them?
>
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Probably leaving myself wide open here, but ... if they're the ONLY source 
for something, then yeah, I would buy from them.  But that hasn't happened 
to me yet, and I'm in a very, very rural area.  But, it it did happen ... 
and it was something I needed, not just wanted ... I'd do it.

Similar to that:  I haven't set foot in a Mail Boxes Etc. store for about 5 
years now; they lost a LOT of business from me for some pretty stupid 
reasons; mainly lying and then not admitting it when confronted with it. 
Took 5 months but I not only got my shipping charges back, but twice what 
I'd insured it for.  Small claims courts are  WONDERFUL things!
   I'm a do it yourselfer anyway; no loss, really.

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