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Had to laugh about the junk mail I just got......

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Old 04-19-2018, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by IceLeopard View Post
I used to work in the library in a small US base in the UK. Let's say its name was "Johnson Lake." We used to get PCH sweepstakes entries addressed to "Mr. Johnson Lake Library." Things like "Won't your neighbors in APO New York be excited when YOU, Mr. Library, roll up in your new Cadillac!" (Shouting theirs, not mine!)
Some nuns got such a letter addressed to "Dear Mr. Sister" Ha Ha
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Old 04-19-2018, 09:35 AM
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Wait! Hasn’t anyone gotten a call from Tiffany or Jeather saying we had recently stayed at one of their resorts and.....
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Old 04-19-2018, 09:56 AM
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spooky one= years ago i went looking for car stereos for my van. never told the salesman my name or anything. sometime later i got email ads on car stereos like crazy. made me feel watched!!
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Old 04-19-2018, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by marymay View Post
I found out by going to a Tractor store the have the best horse shampoo that removes spots from everything. so don't knock a farm store. Not only tractors. :-)
I know it's not only for tractors. I used to buy my Orvis soap at the farm supply here. And stuff for my dogs. I just haven't been to one in ages and haven't order anything from one online ever so I have no idea how I got on their list.
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Old 04-19-2018, 12:44 PM
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First, I want to say I am a hetero female. I get ads all the time telling me that “sexy exotic women have seen my profile picture, and want to meet up with me!” Really? My computer has never been used to find “hookups” but eveidently my dog picture on Facebook or here appeals to “exotic women”. Scary! Lol.
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Old 04-19-2018, 01:33 PM
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I received a dollar in the mail as a 'gift' from Nielson. Now I get constant phone calls telling me I am one of their radio test marketers. Not for $1, I'm not.
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Old 04-19-2018, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Terry in the ADK View Post
Wait! Hasn’t anyone gotten a call from Tiffany or Jeather saying we had recently stayed at one of their resorts and.....
We do all the time, but Elizabeth is the one stalking us.
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Old 04-19-2018, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by madamekelly View Post
First, I want to say I am a hetero female. I get ads all the time telling me that “sexy exotic women have seen my profile picture, and want to meet up with me!” Really? My computer has never been used to find “hookups” but eveidently my dog picture on Facebook or here appeals to “exotic women”. Scary! Lol.
LOL. Me too, a hetero female and get some really dozers, from "Meet sexy Asian girl" to how to grow "it" bigger. Sometimes I am rolling over laughing at the junk in my spam folder.
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Old 04-20-2018, 05:18 AM
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Yes, it's weird how conversations in one's LR (with no so called smart appliances or items) bring on ads and such for the very item we'd just been talking about...usually within 24 hours. Yes, it's like being watched without knowing it and feels weird. Sort of like my mother asking what is in my husband's home office window? WHAT? We are on the same property, but 500 or more feet away. I went home and it was a 12" statue. Creepy! So we now keep the blinds closed on her side of the house...the feeling of being watched is not new to me.
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Old 04-20-2018, 05:32 AM
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Here in Florida where scams are a way of life anymore, they tell us not to put our address from mail in the trash or recycle bin.I cut off the names and put the rest in the bins. a little time consuming, but also is stolen identity. the junk mail we get is outrageous. Our drivers licenses bureau sells out names and addresses to companies, so that's how they get a lot of ours.
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