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I'm confused. Do people just assume they can think of an email address and Google somehow knows and assigns it to them automatically? Like they're signing up f
by mrcu5 6y ago
I'm confused. Do people just assume they can think of an email address and Google somehow knows and assigns it to them automatically?
Like they're signing up for something and put in "santosh83@gmail.com" and think "My name is Santosh and I was born in '83. Google obviously knows this and will send me this email!" ????????
- pbhjpbhj 6y agoI can't see that being the case (except exceedingly rarely) but perhaps if they had "santosh83@live.com" on an MS device and then got a device with Google mail they think their address is now "santosh83@gmail.com"? Or they're just nuts ...
- emberfiend 6y agoIf you ever figure out why people do this or what their thinking is, let me know, but yeah this actually happens. I have a common name but a long and uncommon surname, and I have name.surname@gmail.com. This GP from New Zealand signs up for EVERYTHING under my gmail account. A handful of it spam, but mostly important stuff - notifications for financial transactions make up most of the mails I receive. I have called his offices repeatedly to try to discuss it with him, and even have a reasonable rapport with his secretary, but he never wants to take my calls. I really cannot figure out why he does it.
- NiggaBytes 6y agoIs he in Auckland? If it's my GP I'll take it up with him for ya :P
- rhino369 6y agoCould be something like this: Had first.last@comcast.net, but migrated to gmail and had to use something else. Then they misremember and hand out first.last@gmail.com.