So long, farewell and goodnight

I’m bored of having marketing messages yelled at me via my inbox with giant image only emails demanding I click on things to get full details.  So I am going through my inbox unsubscribing from all the sales mail subscriptions that I get.  Some notes on how hard it is to actually unsubscribe…

• STA Travel – link is a single word, about an inch up from the bottom, with no descriptive text.  Takes you to a page which you enter your email address in, but told me (in a big flat JPG image) that “the system was down for maintenance”.  Will try again another day.
• Tescos – required me to log in.  No idea of my details (not sure i’ve ever signed up actually), so have requested password.
• Ebuyer – clicked link (not too bad too find) and was unsubscribed, but warned “may take 5 working days”. Why – batch processing for unsubscription seems unlikely.
• Audible – link required me to log in (no idea of details) and the email address mailto: link was wrong (included a fullstop on the end of the address).  Corrected address and emailed off – suspect it’s a manual process.
• Seetickets – simple link – requests email address and then gives you the friendly “sorry to loose you” message.  Not bad at all.
• LOVEfilm shop – no unsubscribe link in email.  Very bad.
• Virgin Wines – no link so you have to email them to request you removal.
• Play.com – easily clicked link which took me to a page which requested my email address and then informed me that my email address had been removed.
• Amazon.co.uk – no unsubscribe link at all, “contact us” link takes you to the generic help section of the site.  Dreadful.

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