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Great until you need to give someone an email address in real life and awkwardness ensues. Cashier: "What's your email?" Me: "walmart@somedomain.com"

Great until you need to give someone an email address in real life and awkwardness ensues. Cashier: "What's your email?" Me: "walmart@somedomain.com" Cashier: "No I meant YOUR email address." Me: "Yeah walmart@somedomain.com" Cashier: "Oh do you work for Walmart???" Me: "No see I set up my email so... oh nevermind, 420BLAZEIT@GMAIL.COM"

worstspotgain 2y ago
almartway@somedomain.com
bunabhucan 2y ago
I do this. I just say "this will sound strange but my email is ..." and then spell it. I think if you are at the level of catch-alls and your own domain(s) then you tell the cashier "no thanks!"
shwouchk 2y ago
i have a similar setup for the past 20 years or so. I rarely get a raised eyebrow at giving X.yourcompany@mydomain.com, and if i do i state it upfront “this is for categorization” and never had to explain it again.
xyst 2y ago
Meh, it’s not that bad. I have a short domain and usually use an abbreviated version for user part. If it’s a big corp, just the stock ticker will suffice and nobody bats an eye. Some boomers raise an eye if it’s not @gmail.com or one of the big providers, but otherwise nobody cares. But better than giving them an iCloud “hide my email” generated addy ;)
- yard2010 2y ago
  Just like how some people think GitHub is git.
guiambros 2y ago
Zero problem. I have used this exact setup with my domain for over 23 years. First, it's rare that I had to give my email over the phone or something. And in the couple of times someone raised an eyebrow, it was an opportunity to educate the person that yes, "donotspamYOURCOMPANY@" is indeed a valid address (not exactly what I use, but similar). The advantages are numerous: tracking who leaked my data (many times before the company even noticed it), easier to spot spam (20 years ago spam filters were a lot less sophisticated), minimize credential stuffing (before Pwd Managers became the norm), etc.
- irobeth 2y ago
  I recently started getting "targeted" bitcoin extortion emails that have your home address (or what they scraped from public records) and a picture of Google Street view, but they're all going to the email I used for a now-defunct online grocery
  - guiambros 2y ago
    Ha, same here. Including photos of my house (well, actually my neighbor's house) and everything. I'd be worried if 1) I hadn't seen many versions of similarly creative extortion emails over the years, and 2) if they hadn't use some obvious "donotspamCompanyThatWasHacked@mydomain". Sadly, I can see how this may trick some people into sending money to scammers.
irobeth 2y ago
I have this same setup and this conversation happens often, you get used to it happening and navigating it. ON only one occasion in ~20 years, someone refused to do business with me because they thought I was impersonating them and told me I was being disrespectful by using their brand as my email, and even after explaining how it works they weren't happy.

worstspotgain 2y ago

almartway@somedomain.com

bunabhucan 2y ago

I do this. I just say "this will sound strange but my email is ..." and then spell it. I think if you are at the level of catch-alls and your own domain(s) then you tell the cashier "no thanks!"

shwouchk 2y ago

i have a similar setup for the past 20 years or so. I rarely get a raised eyebrow at giving X.yourcompany@mydomain.com, and if i do i state it upfront “this is for categorization” and never had to explain it again.

xyst 2y ago

Meh, it’s not that bad. I have a short domain and usually use an abbreviated version for user part. If it’s a big corp, just the stock ticker will suffice and nobody bats an eye. Some boomers raise an eye if it’s not @gmail.com or one of the big providers, but otherwise nobody cares. But better than giving them an iCloud “hide my email” generated addy ;)

yard2010 2y ago
Just like how some people think GitHub is git.

guiambros 2y ago

Zero problem. I have used this exact setup with my domain for over 23 years. First, it's rare that I had to give my email over the phone or something. And in the couple of times someone raised an eyebrow, it was an opportunity to educate the person that yes, "donotspamYOURCOMPANY@" is indeed a valid address (not exactly what I use, but similar). The advantages are numerous: tracking who leaked my data (many times before the company even noticed it), easier to spot spam (20 years ago spam filters were a lot less sophisticated), minimize credential stuffing (before Pwd Managers became the norm), etc.

irobeth 2y ago
I recently started getting "targeted" bitcoin extortion emails that have your home address (or what they scraped from public records) and a picture of Google Street view, but they're all going to the email I used for a now-defunct online grocery
- guiambros 2y ago
  Ha, same here. Including photos of my house (well, actually my neighbor's house) and everything. I'd be worried if 1) I hadn't seen many versions of similarly creative extortion emails over the years, and 2) if they hadn't use some obvious "donotspamCompanyThatWasHacked@mydomain". Sadly, I can see how this may trick some people into sending money to scammers.

irobeth 2y ago

I have this same setup and this conversation happens often, you get used to it happening and navigating it. ON only one occasion in ~20 years, someone refused to do business with me because they thought I was impersonating them and told me I was being disrespectful by using their brand as my email, and even after explaining how it works they weren't happy.