How did they even get my name ?

Isabel

The "thrill wear " people ? I got a pretty innocent looking catalog today. I flipped through it before recycling and there it was...two pages on "thrills". One page dedicated to "thrill underwear". Apparently, there is a small remote control ( looked like the size of an iPhone ) that you can "remotely thrill yourself" with by "activating " your underwear. Clearing throat, and where would one be when one does this ? Please, if you know, don't answer. That was rhetorical.

whhhhhaaaaaaaaaattttttttt ?

What kinda mail lists am I on ? How did someone look at all my meta data and say, " That is the house that needs thrill wear " ? How ?

12 years ago

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Kristin L

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Poor Isabel! I have no idea. I'm not sure how they get addresses for that.

Around this time last year, I got an invoice from a company called Magazineline or something like that. Apparently someone got my name and address (but not credit card) and ordered a whole bunch of magazines like Playboy, Penthouse and Hustler as "gift subscriptions." I called the company and they said it seemed a little weird, so they just sent me the bill and held the orders. They were very nice when I explained that I didn't order those and didn't want to pay for it.

12 years ago

Beth Ann

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Isabel, you are having quite the week! I suggest another kind of adventure. Maybe Paris? A whitewater trip down the Snake River? Skydiving?

12 years ago

Susie

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Hahaha! Laughing at 'that is the house that needs thrill wear!' Gosh I didn't even know that underwear could be activated!

12 years ago

Anonymous

I am laughing hysterically! Could it be the despicable one?

12 years ago

elpgal

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Isabel, I am having quite the laugh at your adventures this week. I think Alicat may be on the right track.

12 years ago

Isabel

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Kristin, how does that even happen ? Do people accidentally pay those bills without looking at them ? It must be successful if people do it.

Beth Ann, oh, now those things are "thrilling", haha !

Susie, ROFL, I have never heard of such a thing either. And with a remote control. I took me a while to figure it out. I will never look at a remote the same way again. UGH !

Ali, I didn't think of that. Personally, I don't think it is DM. He has known me his whole life and his mom is my dear friend. I think that it would really freak him out to think that way and relate it to me. YUCK.

elp, I could do a stand up comedy routine with my life this week. No kidding.

12 years ago

Mochi

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I have heard details about....well, never mind. That's funny, Isabel. Suffice it to say, not all marketing efforts target the right customer niche.

12 years ago

amiable

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Oh. My. Word. LOL. And I feel a little sorry for you too - but thanks for sharing your misadventures so that we can chuckle too.

12 years ago

Echo

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I am not sure Despicable Me would have done it intentionally, but did he sign up or try to sign in (using your name) on any other websites? Advertising can get their lists from the most unbelievable of places.

Otherwise, have you signed up for any credit cards, store cards, or even donated to charity? Unless they expressly say that they will not sell your name to ANYONE, they will. And when they say they only give it to affiliates or something like that, you can depend on them giving it to anyone who will look!

12 years ago

Kristin L

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@Isabel - I have no idea how they got my name and address. I keep all of my info off of the my school's directory. And I have no idea how someone could think that I'd pay over $200 for dirty magazines.

12 years ago