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[–] FIbynight@lemm.ee 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

They are the reason I think I severely underestimate that sucess rate of junk mail. They essentially mail me a phone book 5 times a year ro my home and my office and I have ordered exactly zero products from them ever.

It can't be cheap to send all those catalogs, so they must work.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They really have everything to supply an office or a warehouse. Procurement can use a single vendor for almost everything they need.

It's a solid business model.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I get that, but why the 4lb, 800-page books sent to millions of people a multiple times a year just to end up in the trash without ever being opened? 90+ percent of their orders have to be digital where they just search the website.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

so they must work.

hopefully that assumption will remain until it bankrupts them.

[–] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Worked a contract job for them. Would agree.