A hostel company I stayed with a while back emailed me with the subject: “Your booking is confirmed!”. This made me frantically check all my accounts since I hadn’t booked any hostels recently. I was super concerned until I opened the email and saw… it was a stupid marketing email…

This kind of marketing should be illegal. Don’t use Clink Hostels.

  • Shepy@feddit.ukEnglish
    30·
    10 months ago

    Would instantly unsubscribe, leave negative reviews and never stay there again.

  • mySFWaccount@lemmy.caEnglish
    23·
    10 months ago

    Send a message to their help desk saying you got an email confirmation and would like to cancel it. Act very confused about the situation. Waste their time and make it their problem.

  • deegeese@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    22·
    10 months ago

    Look up the email for their legal department and demand they cancel all fraudulent bookings under your name. Play dumb a little so they take it up with marketing.

  • ⚡⚡⚡@feddit.deEnglish
    11·
    10 months ago

    Hey, Clink Hostels.

    I want so inform you that a spam mail was sent from your address.

    Oh, that was actually you??? 🙄😑 That’s embarrassing.

    • twei@feddit.deEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      If he has unlimited he could use SimpleLogin aliases in the future

  • Endorkend@kbin.social
    3·
    10 months ago

    This is like how in recent months I’ve been receiving “your account will be shut down” messages from services I’ve been using for literal decades, simply because I only use them 2-3 times a year, when they are actually useful to me, rather than regard them as some sort of social media platform.

    It’s super pathetic attention whoring by companies that lost any sense of what value they bring to their customers.

  • Konala Koala@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    At least it didn’t state “Your booking is confirmed for the presidential suite in (insert very expensive hotel and location here)” and make you feel you need to make a lot of phone calls to many different places while trying to figure out what is going on.

  • WholeEnchilada@lemmy.todayEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    It makes no sense. They’re basically asking you to travel out of your way just to spend money on them. Like, I don’t know, a prostitute would. What kind of hostel is this place? It makes no sense as far as marketing goes. Unless it’s you know, THAT kind of hostel.

  • Sensitivezombie@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    Can such marketing tactics be reporting to any appropriate government agency? Better Business Bureau? I know this is not illegal and it should be.

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I get physical junk mail that makes it seem like I purchased something, subscribed to something, or signed up for something. It’s infuriating to say the least, probably illegal, too.

    • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
      0·
      10 months ago

      Same. Similar to those extended warranty scams, you’ll see the disclaimer in teeny tiny print at the bottom of the page on the backside.

      • Senex@reddthat.comEnglish
        0·
        10 months ago

        I just bought a car and my wife keeps wanting me to look at all the “final notice” crap we keep getting. I told her if it isn’t from our insurance company then toss it.

        • Monument@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          I open them up. If there’s a prepaid return envelope, I tear off everything with my information (including any barcodes), stick it in the envelope, and mail it back. Blank, of course.

          But then they have to pay the postal service to mail it, and someone to open it.
          I’m a job creator!