I haven't used PayPal in years, but they keep sending me e-mail newsletters, e-mail ads, etc. I finally decided to unsubscribe—and was reminded why I haven't managed to do it before.
Unlike all real, ethical businesses have been doing for years now, PayPal doesn't offer a one-click unsubscribe option. Or even a "reply to this e-mail to unsubscribe" option. When you click on the unsubscribe link in their e-mails, you're taken to a screen with the text shown here.
I don't know my login name, password or anything else. Sure I could spend 20 minutes chasing it down, but the point is that it's clear PayPal is doing this very specifically to block people from opting out of it's spam mailings.
The solution: Don't give PayPal your e-mail address in the first place! In the mean time, I've just added them to my spam list.
I receive those same exact emails - and I've tried in the past to get off their mailing list. I don't like PayPal and hate it when online merchants use that as the only option for payment.
Posted by: stumptown girl | February 25, 2008 at 10:22 PM