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Trivial Pursuits => Arts & Entertainment => Topic started by: pmcd9 on April 07, 2006, 05:01:45 am
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I was just on amazon.com and I noticed 'The Page You Made' and it had albums by Kelly Clarkson, Black Eyed Peas, and U2. Are they trying to fool me into thinking I actually like any of this music? I just bought 4 Bonnie "Prince" Billy albums from them, you would think they would know better. The only page I would make of these albums might be albums I will definitely not be purchasing from amazon.com. WTF I say!!!
~Paul
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Sometimes they base it on things you've searched for. It needs a 'I was searching ironically, damnit!' button or something.
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And sometimes they just throw on the 5 most popular books/cds/dvds. That always throws me, too.
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I turned it off because it's so embarrassing. I'll often search for stuff on Amazon to verify a song title (often when I'm updating musicbrainz) or getting the spelling of a crappy author's name. I don't want the Page I supposedly Made to make baby Jebus cry so I just eliminated it entirely.
It also bugs me that when you buy an item your recommendations is instantly overrun with that same type of item. I bought one DVD and now suddenly I have to go two pages in to find any books or CDs. It's especially annoying because they keep recommending the regular edition of the DVD I just bought the SE of and individual discs from a boxset I got for Christmas.
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Sometimes they base it on things you've searched for. It needs a 'I was searching ironically, damnit!' button or something.
Yeah, but I never searched for any of those items.
And sometimes they just throw on the 5 most popular books/cds/dvds. That always throws me, too.
This sounds more like the case, which is reason in itself to despair.
It also bugs me that when you buy an item your recommendations is instantly overrun with that same type of item. I bought one DVD and now suddenly I have to go two pages in to find any books or CDs. It's especially annoying because they keep recommending the regular edition of the DVD I just bought the SE of and individual discs from a boxset I got for Christmas.
Yeah it's not very intuitive is it. You just bought a Bonnie "Prince" Billy album, might we suggest some Bonnie "Prince" Billy. People who purchased this Bonnie "Prince" Billy album also purchased this other Bonnie "Prince" Billy album. If you like Bonnie "Prince" Billy you might also like Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
Here's the page you made, Coldplay and Kelly Clarkson. WTF I say again.
~Paul
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Everyone keep bitching - it's this kind of criticism that will make me powerful. (I don't know if you knew this or not, but in a few months, I will be working for amazon.com, and I discussed these kinds of problems with my interviewers - they're working on it.)
As an aside - are you logged in, Paul? I know sometimes it makes a "Page I Made" page for me after I've deleted cookies or something, and it's just pop bullshit, but when I log in, it knows what I like.
Also, you'll want to uncheck the "Use for Recommendations" box next to all those Kelly Clarkson albums you bought "as a gift."
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Everyone keep bitching - it's this kind of criticism that will make me powerful. (I don't know if you knew this or not, but in a few months, I will be working for amazon.com, and I discussed these kinds of problems with my interviewers - they're working on it.)
Really, well I expect you to pass on your employee discount.
As an aside - are you logged in, Paul?
Yeah I was logged in, I had just bought something.
Also, you'll want to uncheck the "Use for Recommendations" box next to all those Kelly Clarkson albums you bought "as a gift."
I'm in love with Carrie Underwood, but Kelly Clarkson can choke on it.
~Paul
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Everyone keep bitching - it's this kind of criticism that will make me powerful. (I don't know if you knew this or not, but in a few months, I will be working for amazon.com, and I discussed these kinds of problems with my interviewers - they're working on it.)
As an aside - are you logged in, Paul? I know sometimes it makes a "Page I Made" page for me after I've deleted cookies or something, and it's just pop bullshit, but when I log in, it knows what I like.
Also, you'll want to uncheck the "Use for Recommendations" box next to all those Kelly Clarkson albums you bought "as a gift."
While you're at it we need Filter By Seller in every category not just apparel. Because fuck*ng Tiger Direct can suck it since I refuse to by anything from Amazon that doesn't have free shipping. Speaking of which, 12 AA batteries for $2.97 and free shipping? Sign me up, baby.
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Attention: GOLD BOX DEALS
I bought that one Kingston Trio CD for my brother in law. I do not need five fifty cent "deals" on Kingston Trio CDs. Thank you.
Also: I want a button that lets me NOT SHOW results that YOU DO NOT HAVE AND CAN NOT SELL ME. Jesus.
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Amazon will never let me forget I ordered American Idol discs as gifts one past xmas (most the family loves the show.. and hey, I do like that one Kelly Clarkson song kind've... Since U Been Gone.. okay, I hate the 'U' in the title though! arrr. does this ruin my rep? really I only liked it when Ted Leo covered it.. heh).
I still get direct emails letting me know there's a new item by one of them or something similar.
Perhaps back then they didn't have a check box for not putting it in the recommendations.. I don't really remember though.
I try not to let amazon frustrate me.
Nonetheless sometimes I do freak if I click on a link to say, a sex toy on a random site not knowing it's going to amazon that it'll now think I'm a freak and only recommend sex toys. that hasn't happened yet [un]fortunately.
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Everyone keep bitching - it's this kind of criticism that will make me powerful.
You'll never get away with this, acoxcae!
I always thought 'The Page You Made' reflected the purity of one's soul.