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The creator doesn’t mention that one of his marketing strategies is email spam (his mailchimp account was suspended following abuse reports).

antsar 8y ago
Source? I don't doubt your claim; just curious how you know this.
- guildenstern 8y ago
  I received their spam, reported it to mailchimp (their provider) and was told that they were suspended.
  - weaksauce 8y ago
    was it out of the blue or did you sign up for something at some point?
    - guildenstern 8y ago
      Out of the blue. I am very careful about what I sign up for, I don’t have a car nor can I find any previous emails from the person involved (going back ten years). There’s no chance I signed up to a mailing list for a car accessory — and just in case I had somehow subscribed (maybe through another product they offer) I asked how they got my email address and they didn’t respond which is a tell tale sign of a spammer. My email address was included in a database leak from Kickstarter in 2014, so I am almost certain they have been spamming everybody from the Kickstarter database leak.
      - weaksauce 8y ago
        the kickstarter leak makes sense. that's very unethical behavior that should not be rewarded.
- sandofsky 8y ago
  I received the same spam.
singularity2001 8y ago
You know what else looks fishy: €1,060 pledged of €1,708 goal on Kickstarter. $15k/month?? My bet is he tries to fake it till … he fades.
- patwalls 8y ago
  That is the new Kickstarter for the updated version. Original Kickstarter ($17k raised): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1437516755/carbage-cantm-topple-proof-slim-trash-can https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1437516755/carbage-cant...
- flatfilefan 8y ago
  OK, that thing with the Kickstarter is cleared out in another reply, but I feel like fake it till ... has some truth to it. Some cheap rhetorics to my taste: "Ordering from China, I’d see my product in 90 days. Now that it’s made in the USA, lead time is only 3 weeks!" Err, 3 weeks = 24 days. "If you don't treat the flu with our drug you are seek for 14 days, if you do - only 2 weeks." Haha. "They are producing them at the same price as the Chinese were quoting me! You can imagine the amount that I am saving on shipping car trash cans with producing them here." - Not sure why Chinese quote an experienced procurer same as in US, he should be able to get a discount at least for the shipping costs, shouldn't he? - And anyway, no, I can not imagine shipping costs, must be low, shouldn't they?

antsar 8y ago

Source? I don't doubt your claim; just curious how you know this.

guildenstern 8y ago
I received their spam, reported it to mailchimp (their provider) and was told that they were suspended.
- weaksauce 8y ago
  was it out of the blue or did you sign up for something at some point?
  - guildenstern 8y ago
    Out of the blue. I am very careful about what I sign up for, I don’t have a car nor can I find any previous emails from the person involved (going back ten years). There’s no chance I signed up to a mailing list for a car accessory — and just in case I had somehow subscribed (maybe through another product they offer) I asked how they got my email address and they didn’t respond which is a tell tale sign of a spammer. My email address was included in a database leak from Kickstarter in 2014, so I am almost certain they have been spamming everybody from the Kickstarter database leak.
    - weaksauce 8y ago
      the kickstarter leak makes sense. that's very unethical behavior that should not be rewarded.
sandofsky 8y ago
I received the same spam.

singularity2001 8y ago

You know what else looks fishy: €1,060 pledged of €1,708 goal on Kickstarter. $15k/month?? My bet is he tries to fake it till … he fades.

patwalls 8y ago
That is the new Kickstarter for the updated version. Original Kickstarter ($17k raised): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1437516755/carbage-cantm-topple-proof-slim-trash-can https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1437516755/carbage-cant...
flatfilefan 8y ago
OK, that thing with the Kickstarter is cleared out in another reply, but I feel like fake it till ... has some truth to it. Some cheap rhetorics to my taste: "Ordering from China, I’d see my product in 90 days. Now that it’s made in the USA, lead time is only 3 weeks!" Err, 3 weeks = 24 days. "If you don't treat the flu with our drug you are seek for 14 days, if you do - only 2 weeks." Haha. "They are producing them at the same price as the Chinese were quoting me! You can imagine the amount that I am saving on shipping car trash cans with producing them here." - Not sure why Chinese quote an experienced procurer same as in US, he should be able to get a discount at least for the shipping costs, shouldn't he? - And anyway, no, I can not imagine shipping costs, must be low, shouldn't they?