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| From | popesmokes <popesmokes@rogers.com> |
| Subject | FW: Important ThePolice.com account information |
| Date | Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:55:20 -0500 |
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I was just going to trash this email having de-activated my Police.com
account but I knew that the email I sent to them in response would not get a
reply so I thought I would share it with you guys instead.
Millions of people like me joined ThePolice.com at a hundred bucks a pop to
get the ³best seats in the house² for their local Police reunion tour
concerts. (The website was originally titled thepolicetour.com before they
realized they¹d have to change the name to keep raking in the cash after the
band got off the road). I¹m sure a bunch of you guys did just the same as me
so I¹m singing to the choir here. The ³limited edition² poster they sent out
to everyone as gravy was an unremarkable shot of the band circa 1977, which
fairminded folks put straight up on ebay to claw back a few dollars and a
shred of their dignity.
But get this...in the email they sent me, they were informing that they were
about to AUTOMATICALLY RE-CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD the $100 renewal for another
year¹s membership!
So here¹s what I wrote in response:
Dear Thepolice.com,
I just received my membership renewal email. It is blatantly clear to me
that you are attempting to automatically renew peoples' accounts because you
know that no-one in their right mind would fall for this scam twice, and
you're trying to dip your hand in our pockets one last time.
I joined your website to get GOOD seats to my local Police concert. I bought
my tickets THE MINUTE they went on sale and the seats were half-way back in
the arena. Surely, SURELY the fan club ticket allocation should have been,
all things being equal, the best seats in the house. Of course, keep the
front three rows of the arena for competition winners and the band's family,
friends and hangers-on, but beyond that, the people running these shows and
this website should have made sure that the people who were big enough fans
to drop $100 ON TOP OF the $225 tickets should be front and centre.
You have made millions of dollars with the scam of a website and I am
delighted to finally be rid of you. I used to love The Police, but my
memories of them will forever be tainted by this huge money-grabbing fiasco
they have endorsed with their once-good name.
I don't expect a response to this email as I suspect that right about now
your mailbox is being flooded with emails just like this one.
Goodbye, and good riddance.
Luke
Sorry to burden you all, I just felt like ranting a little ;-)
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