Greetings All. I have recently been inundated with catalogues & phone calls from vendors. After some sleuthing I discovered I had been slimed by one of the magazines we (all) receive. It appears they are attempting to increase there customer response index by sending advertisers false sales leads. In my case, vendors reported that I had responded via a "Reader Response Card" to recent ad's, which I had not. I am concerned enough about this practice to send this note. I believe that it represents the lowest form of deception and must be stopped.
The magazine is free and performs a valuable service in keeping the EMC community informed. Vendors are nice enough to support this magazine through advertising. This symbiotic relationship benefits everyone as long as everyone plays by the rules. When I need information about I a product I expect to receive a prompt reply. With false leads vendors are needlessly burdened and replies take too long. Additionally, I got a "note" from the manager of our mail room about the extraordinary volume of mail I was receiving. The large number of voice mails from vendors overloaded the voice mail system. (I heard about that also). If any other members of the group have received the same treatment I urge you to contact the vendors and tell them you were slimed and inform the magazine you want it stopped. I'll step down from my soap box now and go lock myself in the chamber. Best Regards, Michael Taylor Principal EMC Engineer HACH Company --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to majord...@ieee.org with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to ed.pr...@cubic.com, jim_bac...@monarch.com, ri...@sdd.hp.com, or roger.volgst...@compaq.com (the list administrators).
