I'm almost certain this will get locked, but I can assure you worse things have happened to me. oh well.
since the gold box is like the major discussion at the water cooler around here I thought I'd share some knowledge on the topic. hopefully some light will be shed on to why you're getting what you're getting in your goldbox.
first off, here's what amazon says: read the last item in the "terms and conditions" area
secondly, an acquaintance of mine has a friend that works in the amazon recommendations department out in seattle. when asked about how to choose what you get in the gold box he has the following to say:
> don't even get me started on that piece of (expletive). if it had anything to do
> with personalization, there'd be a distinct lack of irrelevant crap in
> there. what do i get? mostly items for the kitchen. and backpacks and
> toys for my children. why? precisely because i've never shown any
> interest in these items. so the MBA types have decided to boost my
> Awareness and turn me into the cooking parent they know i can be.
>
> unfortunately the only way customers can get better stuff is to not buy
> any of the junk and to spam the our customer service department commenting
> on the irrelevancy of the items, until finally the beamer drivers get the
> hint and let us target the merch. but as it's there specifically to
> convert media buyers into non-media buyers, it'll never be truly relevant.
> it's hard to know what kind of lawn ornaments you prefer based on your
> taste in music. and so on.
I can't follow up with him on this matter so take whatever you see here for what it's worth. it's a little vague but hey....
yes, this is off topic and it should be posted in that forum. but I thought you kids might want to know.
since the gold box is like the major discussion at the water cooler around here I thought I'd share some knowledge on the topic. hopefully some light will be shed on to why you're getting what you're getting in your goldbox.
first off, here's what amazon says: read the last item in the "terms and conditions" area
secondly, an acquaintance of mine has a friend that works in the amazon recommendations department out in seattle. when asked about how to choose what you get in the gold box he has the following to say:
> don't even get me started on that piece of (expletive). if it had anything to do
> with personalization, there'd be a distinct lack of irrelevant crap in
> there. what do i get? mostly items for the kitchen. and backpacks and
> toys for my children. why? precisely because i've never shown any
> interest in these items. so the MBA types have decided to boost my
> Awareness and turn me into the cooking parent they know i can be.
>
> unfortunately the only way customers can get better stuff is to not buy
> any of the junk and to spam the our customer service department commenting
> on the irrelevancy of the items, until finally the beamer drivers get the
> hint and let us target the merch. but as it's there specifically to
> convert media buyers into non-media buyers, it'll never be truly relevant.
> it's hard to know what kind of lawn ornaments you prefer based on your
> taste in music. and so on.
I can't follow up with him on this matter so take whatever you see here for what it's worth. it's a little vague but hey....
yes, this is off topic and it should be posted in that forum. but I thought you kids might want to know.
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