Tesco are leading the other supermarkets in spamming customers according to a report today. Which comes as no surprise to those of us who have been trying to get off their mailing lists for two fucking years. But, no, you can’t do that without giving them your full address, which would mean another addition to their database, and they get snotty when you e-mail wondering why anyone would not want to be on their lists.
I’ve tried changing the preferences under my account to stop the e-mail, but, oddly, it doesn’t seem to save. And, yes, junk filters deal with the ensuing mail, but they really should be black-holed for such spamming.
Report them to the Data Protection Registrar if they won’t remove your information. Your entitled to see all information they have on you, and your physical address should not be required to remove you fromt he lists
Comment by Cynical boy — November 15, 2005 @ 10:09 pm
Tried that. It doesn’t cover just e-mail addresses when I originally opted in. I still don’t know why they wanted my address to confirm when I didn’t give it to join.
Comment by Bertie — November 16, 2005 @ 6:46 am
“We know that customers hate junk mail so we try to target them as much as possible”
Engage brain before opening mouth, Mr Tesco Spokesman.
Comment by King Cogidubnus — November 16, 2005 @ 11:40 am