Why me?

Man o' Tea said:

I just got an unsolicited catalog from Spectrum Aquatics. Fun reading,
but I wonder why they think I'd be in the market for expensive
commercial pool equipment like starting blocks and swim-lifts?

Clear your cookies.

Got to love the power of Marketing, and the stupidity that comes with
it. My wife used my SpeedoUSA account to order a suit for her. Now,
once a month, Speedo sends an e-mail telling me how good I will look in
one of their new bikinis.

Duke Kahanamoku said:

Man o' Tea said:

I just got an unsolicited catalog from Spectrum Aquatics. Fun

reading,

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

but I wonder why they think I'd be in the market for expensive
commercial pool equipment like starting blocks and swim-lifts?

Clear your cookies.

I regularly use two anti-spyware packages.

Man o' Tea said:

I regularly use two anti-spyware packages.

It's not spyware. You've been to a site that uses one of these tracking
packages to monitor your shopping habits.

Then the marketing bods generate an email list from that.

Man o' Tea said:

I just got an unsolicited catalog from Spectrum Aquatics. Fun reading,
but I wonder why they think I'd be in the market for expensive
commercial pool equipment like starting blocks and swim-lifts?

Donal,
Are you absolutely sure you didn't order the catalog? I don't think
spectrum is a big spammer--for one thing, their catalog is really slick
and sophisticated so I doubt that they are mailing them out pell-mell.
I have one, but I requested it. In addition to starting blocks, etc.
they sell reasonably priced suits, work out gear like those stretchy
ropes, etc.
madelaine

In article <[email hidden]>,

Duke Kahanamoku said:

Man o' Tea said:

I just got an unsolicited catalog from Spectrum Aquatics. Fun reading,
but I wonder why they think I'd be in the market for expensive
commercial pool equipment like starting blocks and swim-lifts?

Clear your cookies.

Say, is this related to that prunes thread?

Yes, I'm sure. It is a nice catalog, though.

I do recall that I did go to the SwimAmerica site recently, because
they lease a swimming pool in an old YMCA that we're redesigning. I
looked at some of the CDs they had for sale, but I didn't buy anything.
Maybe that was it.

Steve said:

Man o' Tea said:

I regularly use two anti-spyware packages.

It's not spyware. You've been to a site that uses one of these tracking
packages to monitor your shopping habits.

Then the marketing bods generate an email list from that.

Then he would have had to give them his email address.

Dave Rusin said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Duke Kahanamoku said:

Man o' Tea said:

I just got an unsolicited catalog from Spectrum Aquatics. Fun reading,
but I wonder why they think I'd be in the market for expensive
commercial pool equipment like starting blocks and swim-lifts?

Clear your cookies.

Say, is this related to that prunes thread?

It is, actually.

Well, how did they get my snailmail address? Only The Finals, TI and a
few others that I've ordered swim stuff from should have that. Of
course there's also Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Chapters, some
architectural sites, the florist, various software vendors ...

Man o' Tea said:

Well, how did they get my snailmail address? Only The Finals, TI and a
few others that I've ordered swim stuff from should have that. Of
course there's also Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Chapters, some
architectural sites, the florist, various software vendors ...

I missed that. Thought you meant your email address. In that case, they
probably bought a mail address list from some business you have sent it to.