Fake Feedback Emails. Nice try!!

[poshlittle]

I find these emails amusing because their so transparent. I got an email from a "grandma" shopping for a particular item that is always the most popular product at baby showers. The email subject was, in all caps I might add, YOUR WEBSITE IS CONFUSING.

She goes on to say about how much she loves my site but couldn't find this product she was looking for and wasn't going to continue shopping at my site until I sell it.. again in all caps.

So the funniest thing about this is that if you google the product, the first search result is the makers of it where you can buy it. The second funniest thing is that it I don't even sell anything on my site. It's a blog and baby tool website. I get mass emails like this from distributors asking me to carry an item confusing my site for an e-commerce site so that's nothing new. But to disguise the pitch as an angry grandma? Really people?

Here is the email (if you get it or a similar type, don't feel bad, it's just the company trying to be creative with their marketing):

"HI I ENJOYED LOOKING THROUGH YOUR WEBSITE. I AM JUST A GRANDMA THAT LOVES SHOPPING HOWEVER I WAS NOT ABLE
TO FIND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AND THAT PRODUCT IS CALLED XXXX XXXX.

THE LAST FEW BABY SHOWERS WE ATTENDED THAT WAS THE NUMBER ONE WISH LIST REQUEST AND YOU DO NOT CARRY IT ANYWHERE.

I LEFT YOUR WEBSITE AND WENT TO ANOTHER ONE AND SPENT WAY MORE THEN I HAD WANTED. I AM JUST A GRANDMA AND I HOPE YOU WILL CARRY IT SOON AS THIS ONE GIFT I WILL CONTINUE TO BUY.
BLESSINGS, KARMEN"
 

[Audrey]

I"m confused. Why would they want you to carry this product? I'm not getting what the scam is..

Wait....are they hoping you'll buy the product from them???

[poshlittle]

Possibly to get a new wholesaler? Or maybe just recognition for a product review? I had to read it a few times but she says, "I hope you carry it soon.... so I will continue to buy!" Like she wont shop at my site untill I carry it.

Good thing I don't sell anything!

[Candid Carrie]

I frequently get comments very similar but as an opportunity to promote their product. Awhile back I did a post about the tenth anniversary of Viagara. Yes, it was a funny post if I must say so myself. Here's where the spam comes in ... I still get comments from those that do an internet search for "viagara" and then they leave a comment that says something like "viagara has been an incredible asset for erectile dysfunction, but have you tried XXXX? and then you can link to their product by clicking on the XXXX.

I love comments, but I delete these.  I guess if I deleted the post this type of spam would go away but the post is just too darn good to take down!

[poshlittle]

I was just reading a post about alarm.com and there were hundreds of comments and many were spam. The blog owner would follow up with comments like, "Thanks for the spam! I was really hungry." I usually delete hijacked or spam comments too but that was a funny approach!