1. Last chance is never a
last chance.
This one time I searched my Gmail
folder where I kept all the marketing emails I got for “Last chance” or “You
must upgrade by midnight”, I was surprised to see repeating emails. So never
take those emails seriously, in fact this attitude shows that they are missing
their monthly or quarterly sale target. So you could call their customer
support and get a good bargain.
2. N% off is most likely
N% more the price you can get elsewhere.
Whenever you see the price for
something that says that it is after some percentage off, they are not basing
their information on the right List price of that product. They are making up a “List
price”. Always search for the same product through either the part-number or short-description on other websites and search engines.
3. Unsubscribe sometimes results into more emails from different
vendors.
I have always wondered why I am
getting emails from a company who want to sell me the prescription medicines
for cheap, who gave them my email address. Until I read in a PCMag article that many small businesses; when they
learn that you are cutting them loose, they still keep a list of people like you including your email address, name and other information and sell them out. The article suggested
to “block” future emails from that business than unsubscribe. Unsubscribing
actually lets them know that your email is a legit email which is checked
frequently.
4. Offer that is only for you is sometimes not true.
Sometimes those small business
owners who are desperately trying to reach their sales goals without having to
invest money on billboards and TV ads. They not only lower the price, but to
make it sound even better, they tell you that this offer is only for you and
everybody else is having to pay the actual price.
5. Never fall for Message from CEO
Do you think a legitimate
business’ CEO would have nothing better to do than emailing you to sell a thirty-dollar
membership ? To have some fun, call that business and tell them you are
replying CEO’s email through phone and you need to speak with him about
membership. Tell them you cannot speak with anybody else.
I would love to hear your
comments in the comment box below.
