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Oh! Fabulous idea! I soooo hate the ones who don't let you unsubscribe.
Love the idea. Disappointed at the first entry, as I generally love Magic Beans - but I will totally admit that their customer service has gone downhill since they expanded to three stores.
Disagree about the wisdom of a Hall of Shame, because as they say, all publicity is good publicity and you're making folks aware of a store/item/whatever that they weren't previously aware of. Hey, I clicked through the link. And had I bought something (which I didn't, but theoretically, another parent reading your blog might find something appealing on the home page), then they won! Their spam worked!
Just my 2 cents...
Yeah, but you *didn't* buy anything, Jenny. And now I've associated the name of the company with "spam" for you. So, if you pass one of their stores, your brain will first think of greasy, faceless men trying to sell penile enhancers using botnets managed from concrete-block Russian apartments. Heh.
All right. Good point. But I'm also not in the market for Bugaboos.
But you have now and forever associated Magic Beans with penile enhancement. Maybe that's the trick? Make a post that simply reads:
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Now *that* would really drive the message home! 
Oh yikes. *Really* sorry about that - just sent a longer apology by email. I had no idea these emails were going out in this way, and I'll make sure it never happens again. That is really annoying. How embarrassing!!
Aw, Phantom. You continue to be my bloggy hero.
Sometimes, I think, "what would I do if someone actually offered me something that I really wanted?"as a review item. So far, I haven't had to resolve that dilemma.
This seems like a pretty good strategy, though!
Ah, a fairly immediate response! Great job, Phantom - you've got their attention and maybe they'll stop annoying you.
Good job, Phantom! Let's educate 'em one company at a time!
I have a personal policy in which I delete without reading any e-mail that starts "Dear Webmaster." If you have taken the time to find my e-mail account, by god you can at least salute me by name.
Ever since I got all politicky on my blog, I've gotten fewer of the "wouldn't you like to sell our product" queries. But lots more "won't you sell our great cause" queries.
Shana tova! I miss you.
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