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carpetshark3
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join:2004-02-12
Idledale, CO

carpetshark3

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B&N - is this legit?

From NOOK by Barnes & Noble Sun Aug 18 01:26:30 2013
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Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 04:26:30 -0400
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Asking since I did have the account at one time - didn't like the TOS and unregistered the Nook. Couldn't delete the account, so I buggered the password and entered it. Haven't seen any crap from B&N for almost 2 years, the account no longer exists, and all of a sudden I get this? Is it just blanket spam or did they resurrect the password from a server somewhere?
I am disgusted since you cannot delete an account on your own. You have to call customer service.
b_p_smith
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join:2002-02-13
Merrickville, ON

b_p_smith

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Buggering your password will have zero effect on their ability to send you e-mail. What I normally do when dealing with a company that won't let me delete an account, is to set my account's e-mail address to "abuse@.com" or if I'm particularly annoyed, the e-mail address of random executives. *They* can get the spam.
*Then* I bugger the password and all other personal info, but that's mostly to make it less likely a database hack on their end will glean any useful info.

The apparent IP address does seem to be from B&N.

gwalk
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join:2005-07-27
West Mich.

gwalk to carpetshark3

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to carpetshark3
Looks legit, Weekly Ad promoting the Simple Touch. I received the same one this AM.
Strange they'd send you junk after all this time though.

I do have to say B&N is starting to pull some strange crap.