Do You Read Your Spam Emails?

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spam luncheon meat Trust me. When I heard a friend of mine said he reads his spam (junk) emails, it was only half the shock I got from him. When he told he reads them, I just kept thinking which ‘cuckoo’ user reads their junk email. For me, once it’s in there I’m done with it. Normally, I won’t bother going into the junk folder unless necessary.

But here’s the killer when I was discussing this with my friend. He said junk emails is one of the wonders of technology. Gosh! When he told me that, I only had a blank expression on my face while in my mind repeated; WTF! What the f…! WHAT THE FCK!

I was simply lost for words albeit telling me more people should appreciate spam because it updates them (him) of the latest news and technology. As far as I know, the only latest thing about spam is its unrelated and unrequested email content in my inbox.

Therefore, I defended my principles saying business people don’t have the time to read junk mail. If you have 20-50 legit emails mixed up with 80-100 junk emails, you end up wasting time deleting the unwanted emails.

Plus, I told him purchasing third party emails from others isn’t a good practice – I‘d report them to MCMC if they gave a damn. And as long as I can remember, what you didn’t know about spam isn’t a good thing.

Nonetheless, do you read your junk emails?

Posted by dannyfoo on February 27, 2008 | Filed Under Business & Marketing | View Comments |

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Response #1 by GeminiGeek on February 27th, 2008

No, but I do scan through mails in the junk folder. There are times when legit email caught into junk folder.
Response #2 by Lim Chee Aun on February 28th, 2008

I read ‘em when I need a good laugh.
Response #3 by Wan Kong Yew on February 28th, 2008

No. But I get far less spam mail than spam comments on my blog. I do read those sometimes.
Response #4 by Hin Ching on February 28th, 2008

I do not except the occasional peek right before I clear my spam folder. But apparently some people doÃ¢â‚¬â€œthey create art from it.
Response #5 by Chong on February 28th, 2008

I don’t read them thoroughly but I scan them thru via their title of the e-mail because at times, legit e-mails might accidentally end up in Junk Mail folder.
Response #6 by Danny Foo on February 28th, 2008

geminigeek:
Yup, that’s the only time (or reason) I look into it.

chee aun:
Urm, got jokes in the junk mail mer? o.0

kong yew:
With SK2 and Akismet, there’s not really any spam to worry about. Unlike the 1-2 that somehow gets through.

hin ching:
Now, that’s some good use of paper. Except if it degrades later someone will be left only their bras and panties. LOL!

chong:
Well, that’s what I do as well. However, my friend actually opens up to read them. -___-
Response #7 by Lim Chee Aun on February 28th, 2008

Uh, spam emails do sound funny if you haven’t read them for like, few months? Their grammar and vocabulary are amazing
Response #8 by Kitkat on February 28th, 2008

No, I delete spams straight away.
Response #9 by yung . on February 28th, 2008

LOL! My junk mail are full of “penis enlargement” thingy and there’s no point for me to read it…
Response #10 by Danny Foo on February 28th, 2008

chee aun:
You’ve a weird sense of humour, dude. LOL!

kitkat:
Attaway, man. Say no to spam.

yung:
Well, most guys are happy with their penises….right?