• Synapse@lemmy.world
    1·
    27 days ago

    I recently bought a washing machine, and not even 2 days later the same website sens me an ad email with 5 other washing machine models that may interest me…

    • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      26 days ago

      it’s like they use Youtube’s algorithm. Sure, the last 15 minute planetary astronomy video was cool, I’ll watch another.

      Doesn’t work as well with material goods.

  • fibojoly@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    27 days ago

    Every time I see those ridiculous “have another one!” ads, I’m happily reminded that, well, if that’s the best they can do with all the technology and the money they have, there is still hope.

    More likely they have hard numbers saying that for most of their products this approach work, and why bother having a button letting people tell the algorithm they have something already? All that would do is expose them to fewer ads. And you never know, maybe one will eventually give in and buy another toilet seat just in case!

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
      1·
      27 days ago

      Remember when they had a button you could push and it would just order individual items for you? Presumably with no further authentication?

      Well, I just learned that while they are discontinued, you can apparently buy an instructional audiobook on them. Possibly I’m being obtuse, but from that listing it seems like it also includes a set of the buttons as well.