Feb 24
It’s probably not cynical that HP has taken its own mistake and turned it into a marketing opportunity. It’s also worth pointing out that the company’s solution to the problem has only compounded said problem in a sense–which is to say, the company is apologizing for sending too many e-mails via e-mail.
This isn’t just any e-mail, however. This e-mail has a coupon on it. A coupon for HP products. Spend $50 or more dollars and you get $10 off. It’s all HP’s way of saying “thanks for not adding us to your spam list, friend.
The e-mail carried the subject line “An apology…and a gift for you.” Inside, the word “Oops,” in giant green letters. Let’s hope the company never has to apologizing for poisoning anybody…
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