Spamming Emails?

[mpoletti]

Just curious, but why did I get a spamming email from you guys when I've never set up an account?

 

[inactive]

Yeah, I just got one of these as well.... not the first either.

Blacklisted.

 

[GreshamH]

Blacklisted! Never been to the website, never signed up and never will now. The emails will live where the Viagra emails live.

 

[AuctionReef]

Ok lets go over something i also did receive one on an email address that i used to test auctionreef.com on test accounts. also few of my customers on auctionreef.com called me as well retaining to spam emails from BuyTheReef - Welcome to BuyTheReef as you know my user database was compromised early in site launch. Have any of you signed up for my site and if so when? thankyou

 

[BuyTheReef]

just sent he email 2 min ago so Im not sure how anyone could call. Jason give me a call if you want.

 

[GreshamH]

just sent he email 2 min ago so Im not sure how anyone could call. Jason give me a call if you want.

Way to latch onto one post and not answer the true question... why are you spamming us? I never signed up for your newsletter and I have never even visited your website.

 

[inactive]

While we are talking about Spam, who the heck is Sean Stalter? Spamming me wholesale 2 thousand dollar Angelfish. *sigh*

 

[Demonic]

Yeah, not digging the emails either.

 

[WT INC]

we got the email too!oh:

 

[BuyTheReef]

We are very sorry if you got an email and did not want to. We run several contests on here and try to store emails of those who have bought items from us or were interested in getting emails in the past. We also posted a few months back about first dibs on items and several signed up for that. Please keep in mind we do not send you emails everyday, weekly or often at all. We send them about once a month. Anyone who wants to be removed from the list can hit the unsubcribe button at the buttom of the email or send us a message. We will be more than happy to take you off the list. Thanks for your time.

We will be more than happy to remove you. Please PM us your email address. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

Please feel free to PM us with any further concerns.

 

[GreshamH]

email I did not want = SPAM

Sorry but I never entered in any contest you ran, never gave you my email and the burden should not be on me to unsubscribe to SPAM emails. I never hit "unsubscribe" to a SPAM email, that's just Internet 101. No better way to get even more SPAM.

The fact is you spammed me, and a lot of other people.

 

[BuyTheReef]

We will make sure your are removed from this list and you will never get an email from us again. Once again we are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Hitting "Unsubscribe" will remove you from the list safely and you will not get any more emails. Thank You

 

[BuyTheReef]

Just want to say once again we are very sorry if you did not want to get that coral news email. Feel free to PM us and we will make sure you are off the list. Thanks for your time.

 

[Demonic]

I dont care that I got an email, I get hundreds of day in my spam folder, no big deal. I was just wondering where you got my email from. Did you just get it from this forum?

 

[WT INC]

Same, its alright with me, you can leave our email on your email list. Who knows i might buy something from you! We buy from other vendors too for our own collection.

 

[lReef lKeeper]

i got the same emails as everyone else ... HOW did you get our email addresses is the actual question here now.

 

[BuyTheReef]

We have been saving our email addresses for years but we did not send out newsletters in the past. We dont like to email people to bother them. We just changed our website and now thought it would be a good time to update people. We also get several emails from the local frag swap shows we used to do where buyers signed up. If we ever send out an email and someone forwards it to you, you will also be added to the list. We also have a sign up form on our website. We sold on ebay for years. We have done a few national shows including MACNA. We are working to make all new additions to the email list at least double opt in. That means no one else can add your email unless you click a second link that is emailed to you. This stops your friends, competition, or anyone else signing you up without your consent to signing you up. We really try to make it very easy for you to unsubscribe. We have also sponsored in the past several local reef clubs and some of them gave us their members emails if they had opted in. We really hope that you enjoy getting our emails and if you dont we ask that you unsubcribe or contact us to let us know.

We have had several people very happy that we sent them the email. We would like to remind you that if you unsubscribe you will never be emailed again. It literally takes only seconds to unsubscribe. Thanks for your time and understanding.

If there are any further issues please feel free to PM or email us. Thank You.

 

[Demonic]

I wouldnt mind to keep getting the emails, who knows I may see something I just gotta have. I was just curious as to how and really thought it was just spam. Now that I know it was an informational thing, I dont mind.

 

[BuyTheReef]

I wouldnt mind to keep getting the emails, who knows I may see something I just gotta have. I was just curious as to how and really thought it was just spam. Now that I know it was an informational thing, I dont mind.

Thanks. We will also be sending out $20 off order coupons and free shipping deals as well down the road. May not be till until next month.

 

[Demonic]

I will have to start saving some money then...