Amazon's Recommended for you

[PAH]

Recommends me books on Clinical Depression. Seriously.

My question is: How do they know I'm a contractor?

They don't. But they do know what your other half has been buying you for Christmas.

They call it predictive advertising. You might not think you need the books now, but you will soon enough. I've got mine on pre-order.

[nomadd]

Just done a load of xmas shopping online and now it thinks I would also like

For Music;
Olly Murs
Bruno Mars

For Film;
Bridesmaids DVD
Cliff Richard - The Soulicious Tour Special Edition with Pocket Diary and Bonus Content [DVD]




They know to bin any data they collect in December, right?

Recommends me books on Clinical Depression. Seriously.

My question is: How do they know I'm a contractor?

[PAH]

I wish they'd stop recommending: A Hand in the Bush: the Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting: Amazon.co.uk: Deborah Addington: Books

The pop-up edition of that book is great at parties for a game of guess which guest will get a fist in the face when they open it.

[Zippy]

I went a bit berserk a couple of weeks ago adding DVDs to my cart, before shifting some to my wish list and leaving only about a dozen in the cart.

Then, upon checking out and reviewing my list, I found that two or three DVDs had been shifted back from my wish list to the cart for the current purchase!

Although possibly some weird issue relating to HTTP POSTs, this seems more likely to be a deliberate stunt to pop a couple of small wish-list extras in with a purchase of lots of equally small items in the hope the customer won't notice.

Is it just me, or are the "I accidentally purchased a Cliff DVD" excuses getting more elaborate?

[OwlHoot]

I went a bit berserk a couple of weeks ago adding DVDs to my cart, before shifting some to my wish list and leaving only about a dozen in the cart.

Then, upon checking out and reviewing my list, I found that two or three DVDs had been shifted back from my wish list to the cart for the current purchase!

Although possibly some weird issue relating to HTTP POSTs, this seems more likely to be a deliberate stunt to pop a couple of small wish-list extras in with a purchase of lots of equally small items in the hope the customer won't notice.

[Old Greg]

Me too.

I suspect it's a sign of old age.

As is manginal dryness.

[Old Greg]

I'd be more ashamed of Cliff Richard than that.

The Amazon recommendation about Cliff Richard's vagina is possibly NSFW.

[beaker]

I keep getting Google Ads on YouTube for "meet and date Chinese ladies".

Must be based on your browsing history...

[Mich the Tester]

I wish they'd stop recommending: A Hand in the Bush: the Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting: Amazon.co.uk: Deborah Addington: Books

I'm more of a historical non-fiction man.

I'd be more ashamed of Cliff Richard than that.

[Notascooby]

I get google ads in gmail promoting spam receipes - I thought it was somekind of joke at first.

[DimPrawn]

I keep getting Google Ads on YouTube for "meet and date Chinese ladies".

[sasguru]

I wish they'd stop recommending: A Hand in the Bush: the Fine Art of Vaginal Fisting: Amazon.co.uk: Deborah Addington: Books

I'm more of a historical non-fiction man.

It really is lucky I have my own office

[Old Greg]

I wish they'd stop recommending: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hand-Bush-Fi.../dp/1890159026

I'm more of a historical non-fiction man.

[Pondlife]

Just done a load of xmas shopping online and now it thinks I would also like

For Music;
Olly Murs
Bruno Mars

For Film;
Bridesmaids DVD
Cliff Richard - The Soulicious Tour Special Edition with Pocket Diary and Bonus Content [DVD]




They know to bin any data they collect in December, right?