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I recently received one of these letters (a 'happy holidays' postcard) from Chewy.com with postage stamps on the envelope, written and signed with what looked

I recently received one of these letters (a 'happy holidays' postcard) from Chewy.com with postage stamps on the envelope, written and signed with what looked like real color marker pens, and my respect for the company immediately dropped. I can see how it probably works with many people, but it doesn't change the fact that it is at best deceitful, at worse a lie.

paulddraper 10y ago
Advertising is always "deceitful". That guy didn't get ripped using stretchy band, no one is that happy when drinking Pepsi, and a new phone won't change your worldview.
- ygtthyhgf 10y ago
  I for one can attest that there are times when I'm feeling down and some large drinks from a pepsi does make me happy. I get a high from it. I believe it is the gas bubbles that give you that rush.
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  - inimino 10y ago
    Not the sugar and caffeine? You can switch to seltzer then.
- techsupporter 10y ago
  > Advertising is always "deceitful". I think that the difference, at least to me, is that none of those examples are trying to be a personalized message. Imitating a hand-signed card that imitates "caring" says "we wanted you to have the same emotional reaction as if we did put in the effort but without us having to actually put in the effort." It's automating feelings and that rubs me the wrong way. Ah well, just another step along the path of automating everything to the point where robots read the mail, respond to the mail, send the mass-mail, decide what to deal with and what to discard, then dealing with the discarded remnants.
- SerLava 10y ago
  Not really though. Plenty of ads just tell you a thing exists.
SixSigma 10y ago
Maybe they signed it using one of these ? http://axidraw.com/ http://axidraw.com/
- btown 10y ago
  No need when you can pay cents a letter for someone to sign all day... https://www.google.com/search?q=handwritten+letters+online&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari https://www.google.com/search?q=handwritten+letters+online&i...

paulddraper 10y ago

Advertising is always "deceitful". That guy didn't get ripped using stretchy band, no one is that happy when drinking Pepsi, and a new phone won't change your worldview.

ygtthyhgf 10y ago
I for one can attest that there are times when I'm feeling down and some large drinks from a pepsi does make me happy. I get a high from it. I believe it is the gas bubbles that give you that rush.
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- inimino 10y ago
  Not the sugar and caffeine? You can switch to seltzer then.
techsupporter 10y ago
> Advertising is always "deceitful". I think that the difference, at least to me, is that none of those examples are trying to be a personalized message. Imitating a hand-signed card that imitates "caring" says "we wanted you to have the same emotional reaction as if we did put in the effort but without us having to actually put in the effort." It's automating feelings and that rubs me the wrong way. Ah well, just another step along the path of automating everything to the point where robots read the mail, respond to the mail, send the mass-mail, decide what to deal with and what to discard, then dealing with the discarded remnants.
SerLava 10y ago
Not really though. Plenty of ads just tell you a thing exists.

SixSigma 10y ago

Maybe they signed it using one of these ? http://axidraw.com/ http://axidraw.com/

btown 10y ago
No need when you can pay cents a letter for someone to sign all day... https://www.google.com/search?q=handwritten+letters+online&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari https://www.google.com/search?q=handwritten+letters+online&i...