Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
"Get Dad's present early! You'll earn bonus points with us...and with him!"
He's been dead nearly thirty years!!
He's been dead nearly thirty years!!
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Just Had a Thoughtful Email From Ebay!
- Thread starter Jack Straw
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pasty
A different kind of pasty
Same. Except 18, not 30 years
pearl
Well-known member
similar
32 years
32 years
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Disgusting bit of marketing there
pasty
A different kind of pasty
I guess (hope) that if their database includes your date of birth, they would have a threshold on the age of the person they send it to? Being 52 myself, I guess it is not entirely unreasonable to think my father may still be alive?
Colonel Angus
New member
How are they to know he died before they even existed as a company if you don't tell them?
They're damned if they do and they're.. no I'll stop there.
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
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They're not supposed to know, so therefore they should just advertise Fathers' Day in a way not likely to upset anyone if they have just suffered the passing of their Dad. To receive a personal email to the one I received was heartless, unthoughtful and most companies would be lambasted for weeks for doing so. I really hope that no one receives this email at a bad time.
I was thinking of other people rather than myself.
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
I dislike Fleabay, but agree with the fact they didn't mean to upset anyone.
A caveat of - *if he's still alive" - at the end would look a bit daft.
These days there are ways to offend pretty much anyone as long as you're looking for something to be offended by
A caveat of - *if he's still alive" - at the end would look a bit daft.
These days there are ways to offend pretty much anyone as long as you're looking for something to be offended by
Arthur
Well-known member
Mr Bridger
Sound of the suburbs
Really! are people really upset by this??
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Would you say the same if his father died just last week?
Knocky's Nose
Mon nez est en Valenciennes..
I'd say the same if my own Father had died yesterday, so - yes.
What about all the people who have parents who died on Christmas Day, Easter - or New Years Eve? Stop advertising those too?
What about all the people who have parents who died on Christmas Day, Easter - or New Years Eve? Stop advertising those too?
Megazone
On his last warning
My Dad hates receiving presents.
Disgusting bit of marketing!
Disgusting bit of marketing!
studio150
Well-known member
I don't use E Bay, problem solved.
......and if your father has passed what about your grandfather?
Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
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- #17
There's absolutely nothing wrong with "It's Fathers' Day/Christmas/Easter etc, soon. We have lots of great gifts", etc etc. What I felt is wrong is receiving a personal email assuming that my father is alive.
JetsetJimbo
Well-known member
- Jun 13, 2011
- 943
I'm flying back to the UK to cremate my father next week. Emails such as this (I've received a few too) cause me to reflect on the death of my father, an event that causes me emotional pain, at times when I would rather not do so (such as when I'm at work). One also caused a moment where I thought "oh, Dad will like that" before instantly realising that he can't like anything anymore. That wasn't a fun experience.
So yes, people are really upset about this. I'm pretty surprised I need to spell this out, tbh.
Worried Man Blues
Well-known member
Had to look, and yes you can get coffins on E Bay! They could have covered all angles. Oh yes about 6 years ago.