Bad move

Scott Ames · 06-27-2009, 10:07 PM

I had to laugh... I unsubbed from a newsletter and the guy was arrogant enough to have a message of "You are unsubscribed... bad move "

slvrsrfr · 06-27-2009, 10:19 PM

that's hilarious. man, does he think folks will come sniveling back?

unlikely, we'll probably remember that name well, and be sure never to get sucked in again.

thanks for the chuckle.

jason

kevinmarshall80 · 06-27-2009, 10:20 PM

That is hilarious!

TMG Enterprises · 06-27-2009, 10:21 PM

I had one that told me that I obviously wasn't serious about my business one time. Totally teed me off at the time. Some people's arrogance is amazing.

Tina G

peter gibson · 06-27-2009, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

I had to laugh... I unsubbed from a newsletter and the guy was arrogant enough to have a message of "You are unsubscribed... bad move "

I've actually had an unsubscribe notice come back saying "you have unsubscribed ... and you suck". I'm serious.

Kay King · 06-27-2009, 10:23 PM

Reminds me of someone who would tell his boss off on his way out the door - having to have your say burns bridges that you might need to cross later.

kay

CDarklock · 06-27-2009, 10:27 PM

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

TMG Enterprises · 06-27-2009, 10:28 PM

Peter, that has to be the worst one I've heard. Can you imagine what their customer service would be like?

Tina G

TheFounding · 06-27-2009, 10:28 PM

I got one once several months back reading "Prepare to die, Unsubscriber." Makes me sad to think that people do things like that to those who do not continue their subscription. Yeah, that'll make us come back. Death threats. Hollow ones at that!

peter gibson · 06-27-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Peter, that has to be the worst one I've heard. Can you imagine what their customer service would be like?

Tina G

Yep I was thinking the same thing.

peter gibson · 06-27-2009, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

lol now this has potential!

traces2757 · 06-27-2009, 10:42 PM

I scrolled to the bottom of an upsell page one time so I could click on to where I wanted to go, and the "no thanks" button said "No thanks, I like being a failure."

I didn't even bother going any further; I just signed out of there and unsubscribed from the person the next time they sent me an email.

Keith Kogane · 06-27-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

Not an original idea, but no need to test it. It works. Especially if you give incentive. Like another freebie. Just make your unsub page into another squeeze.

It's magical.

Rich Struck · 06-27-2009, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

I saw this very thing today when I unsubbed from a bunch of crap except they offered a whole freakin' page of stuff to subscribe to.

Zeus66 · 06-27-2009, 11:23 PM

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I unsubbed from a newsletter and the guy was arrogant enough to have a message of "You are unsubscribed... bad move "

OK OK, sheesh. I'll take the 'bad move' part out. Quick kicking my a** over it.

jhongren · 06-28-2009, 01:14 AM

Hi Scott, strange...he could have said something more positive...like all the best or something....

He did a bad move. hehe

John

Vince Runza Online · 06-28-2009, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kay King

Reminds me of someone who would tell his boss off on his way out the door - having to have your say burns bridges that you might need to cross later.

There's one exception to that rule: if you like to watch the flames (and would rather die than come sniveling back).

ExRat · 06-28-2009, 05:23 AM

Hi Rich,

Quote:

I saw this very thing today when I unsubbed from a bunch of crap except they offered a whole freakin' page of stuff to subscribe to.

That sounds like the getresponse unsubscribe page. Expect to see it again

Hi Vince,

Quote:

There's one exception to that rule: if you like to watch the flames (and would rather die than come sniveling back).

Or sometimes you want to MAKE SURE that those bridges are burnt so that no matter how desperate you get, and how much you pretend to yourself 'it wasn't that bad really', you can never go back.

shermancox · 06-28-2009, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

It might be interesting if you had some interesting issues or content coming up in the newsletter to let them know....

We are sorry you are leaving, We are having a lot of cool stuff coming up like xxx, xxxx, xxxx, and xxxx.

If you wish to make sure you don't miss out then fill in the subscription form below...

not sure what would happen but it is an intriguing thought....

Eric Lorence · 06-28-2009, 08:12 AM

Seen this alot in the MLM circles...

"you are now terminated from this program and all your member benefits..."

"when your ready to take action, you may apply again..."

"Have you thought this through?"

And multiple pages of options B4 the unsubscribe link. (all options checked as "yes", requiring you to uncheck each one) my favorite!

Seen it with old affiliate accounts too...

"Your affiliate account has been TERMINATED due to lack of sales..."

OK, let me just get right to work promoting your product ASAP!

LOL!

Scott Ames · 06-28-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

HAHAHAHa This made me laugh so hard. Why not? That's a great idea.

Christa_Regalado · 06-28-2009, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

I've been toying with the idea of having an unsubscription page that says "You have unsubscribed. Would you like to subscribe again?" and then a subscription form.

lol! Totally cracked me up!

Cheryl Hines · 06-28-2009, 02:08 PM

I have seen some high class marketers do this - on the sorry to see you go page. Often times someone unsubscribes because they don't remember subscribing or maybe don't want to receive that particular kind of email. But the marketer tells them they are sorry to see them go but perhaps you would reconsider ... and offer a different freebie and a new opt-in box.

Too bad some Marketers use the FO approach to marketing. They won't last. Can you imagine a coffee shop owner having that attitude. No repeat customers and no word of mouth advertising either. they slit their own throats!!

As for the rest of us - cheerful customer service

right?! This is business and some of the most remembered brick and mortar businesses "romance" their customer base. Why can't we?? Read Seth Godin The Purple Cow or Permission Marketing to learn how this works best.

Just my 2 cents.

braver55b · 06-28-2009, 04:28 PM

That's funny.

As the old cliche goes, You never get a second chance to make a first impression,

I assume that he has had a lot of people unsubscribe, so even if he does have something good to offer, people won't subscribe or get the freebie and quickly unsubscribe. Either way, its a bad move on his part.

JohnMcCabe · 06-28-2009, 04:54 PM

On a related note, a few years back I bought one of those "if you had to start over and make money in 30 days" pitch books from a marketer with the initials JK. Read the ebook and asked for a refund. Seems every contributor's master plan involved the purchase of the product they were currently flogging. Kind of like the digital equivalent of the seminar/pitchfest...

Anyway, JK writes me back accusing me of trying to steal from him because I had no way of un-reading his ebook, and if I wanted to be a low-life crook and refund, I'd have to get it from ClickBank. (I did.)

As a PS, after he'd finished calling me names and questioning the order of my conception and my parents' marriage, he offered to sign me up as an affiliate so I could make back the money selling other people on his POS product instead of stealing it from him by refunding.

In an ironic twist, JK burned his bridges by offering "limited" MRR to his POS, then over-selling that by a factor of ten...

Ron Killian · 06-28-2009, 05:53 PM

Maybe people thinking they can be like the Rich Jerk and get rich as well?

IMChick · 06-28-2009, 07:42 PM

Amazing opt-out story!

I think you should email the guy (It's a guy, right? Girls can't possibly be that arrogant or rude, can they?) and tell him that you unsubbed because he treated you like a piece of meat with a wallet and you resent him shilling you to sign up to the list with a great opt-in report just so he could switch-and-bait off-topic and spam the living guts out of you with affiliate emails in the guise of a legitimate opt-in.

Rant over. Drives me nuts but I'm getting better since I took control of my inbox from the off-topic spammers--they get a chance to send me legitimate info, then if they start with the off-topic garbage, ZAP. Last week I began unsubbing from tons of lists that I felt broke my trust in them for these exact reasons. I also deleted several thousand emails, so I feel all righteous at the moment.

Maybe I'll get an equally news-worthy opt-out message and share it as I continue to clean out my inbox!

RLeger · 06-28-2009, 07:56 PM

Hahaha, these people are unbelievable. Ya, I wonder what there customer service records show!

Imagine trying to get support from the likes of these wackjobs :~)

06-27-2009, 10:07 PM	#1
Scott Ames I'm getting fat War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West of Rockies Posts: 4,809 Thanks: 194 Thanked 304 Times in 168 Posts	Bad move I had to laugh... I unsubbed from a newsletter and the guy was arrogant enough to have a message of "You are unsubscribed... bad move "
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06-27-2009, 10:19 PM	#2
slvrsrfr Peaceful Jedi Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 87 Thanks: 71 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Bad move that's hilarious. man, does he think folks will come sniveling back? unlikely, we'll probably remember that name well, and be sure never to get sucked in again. thanks for the chuckle. jason
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kevinmarshall80 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 163 Thanks: 48 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Contact Info	Re: Bad move That is hilarious!

06-27-2009, 10:21 PM	#4
TMG Enterprises Tina Golden War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,995 Thanks: 809 Thanked 452 Times in 333 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Bad move I had one that told me that I obviously wasn't serious about my business one time. Totally teed me off at the time. Some people's arrogance is amazing. Tina G
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Eric Lorence ThoughtSearch.com War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alpharetta,GA, USA. Posts: 1,353 Thanks: 393 Thanked 183 Times in 132 Posts Social Networking	Re: Bad move Seen this alot in the MLM circles... "you are now terminated from this program and all your member benefits..." "when your ready to take action, you may apply again..." "Have you thought this through?" And multiple pages of options B4 the unsubscribe link. (all options checked as "yes", requiring you to uncheck each one) my favorite! Seen it with old affiliate accounts too... "Your affiliate account has been TERMINATED due to lack of sales..." OK, let me just get right to work promoting your product ASAP! LOL!

06-28-2009, 02:08 PM	#23
Cheryl Hines Active Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Location: Washington USA Posts: 34 Thanks: 14 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking	Re: Bad move I have seen some high class marketers do this - on the sorry to see you go page. Often times someone unsubscribes because they don't remember subscribing or maybe don't want to receive that particular kind of email. But the marketer tells them they are sorry to see them go but perhaps you would reconsider ... and offer a different freebie and a new opt-in box. Too bad some Marketers use the FO approach to marketing. They won't last. Can you imagine a coffee shop owner having that attitude. No repeat customers and no word of mouth advertising either. they slit their own throats!! As for the rest of us - cheerful customer service right?! This is business and some of the most remembered brick and mortar businesses "romance" their customer base. Why can't we?? Read Seth Godin The Purple Cow or Permission Marketing to learn how this works best. Just my 2 cents.
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06-28-2009, 07:42 PM	#27
IMChick Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 544 Thanks: 16 Thanked 61 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Bad move Amazing opt-out story! I think you should email the guy (It's a guy, right? Girls can't possibly be that arrogant or rude, can they?) and tell him that you unsubbed because he treated you like a piece of meat with a wallet and you resent him shilling you to sign up to the list with a great opt-in report just so he could switch-and-bait off-topic and spam the living guts out of you with affiliate emails in the guise of a legitimate opt-in. Rant over. Drives me nuts but I'm getting better since I took control of my inbox from the off-topic spammers--they get a chance to send me legitimate info, then if they start with the off-topic garbage, ZAP. Last week I began unsubbing from tons of lists that I felt broke my trust in them for these exact reasons. I also deleted several thousand emails, so I feel all righteous at the moment. Maybe I'll get an equally news-worthy opt-out message and share it as I continue to clean out my inbox!

06-28-2009, 07:56 PM	#28
RLeger 2nd time Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Posts: 23 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Bad move Hahaha, these people are unbelievable. Ya, I wonder what there customer service records show! Imagine trying to get support from the likes of these wackjobs :~)