"... Free bad publicity: Priceless!"

[unixronin]

So, I got spammed by this UK consumer-electronics vendor.  They had an unsubscribe reply address, and there was also this marvellous little gem in the midst of their boilerplate:

*ANY QUESTIONS?* _*/IMPORTANT/!*_ Feel free to use email to contact us sales@edisonwatt.co.uk <mailto:sales@edisonwatt.co.uk> . The only person authorized to read and send email is one of the managers and will be dealt with promptly and efficiently.

(And severely, too, I hope?  Oh, I so wish they meant that.  But I'm sure it's just bad grammar.)

So anyway, I did, as a cc: to my unsubscribe message.  Here's what I got back in response:

Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:29:38 +0100
Subject: Re: Vision Electronika IPOD specials for April
From: Sales Department <sales@visionelectronika.co.uk>
To: [elided]
Message-ID: <c433a6d2.12972%sales@visionelectronika.co.uk>
Thread-Topic: Vision Electronika IPOD specials for April
Thread-Index: AcikfOl5KCRI/BBwEd29CQAX8thZXg==
In-Reply-To: <480DD289.6000401@metrocast.net>

NO, I JUST DON'T CARE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT YOU.
HIT THE DELETE BUTTON IT IS A LOT LESS TIME AND EFFORT.

"... Free bad publicity:  PRICELESS!"  Yup, you heard it here first, folks.  Not only are these wankers asshats and spammers, they are RUDE asshat spammers.  Remember that domain and company name, now — that's visionelectronika.co.uk, aka edisonwatt.co.uk.  Be sure and pass it around.  Hey, here's their mailing address too:  Vision Electronika, Ltd., 85 Seaward Street, Glasgow G41 1HJ, Scotland, UK.  You could stop by and jeer at them if you happen to find yourself passing nearby.

Comments

[mrmeval.livejournal.com]

Why can't they be in reasonable molotov range?

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

This:

NO, I JUST DON'T CARE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT YOU.

Makes me think the perpetrator is American. I've never heard a Brit use the phrase "rat's ass", and if they did, they'd spell it "rat's arse".

No real point here, just a bit of language geeking.

Get a grip

[mcollins73.livejournal.com]

Look, it is a sales promotion.
It comes into an email account.
It can be deleted by hitting a delete button.
Get a grip.
You have too much time on your hands.

Get over it.
Delete it and move on...

Re: Get a grip

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

You're bothering to dredge this up two and a half months later, and I have too much time on my hands?


Pot. Kettle. Black.

Re: Get a grip

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Language geeking is my thing. It's fine if it's not your thing. No need to be so snotty about it.

(And seriously, if you're going to snipe about "too much time on my hands", I'm not the one trolling through months-old journals for things to get in a snit about.)