Time Wasted on Australia Post Marketing

eatwell365 on 12/06/2016 - 06:28
Last edited 12/06/2016 - 06:29

Hi again, another heads up for OZBers.

This time re marketing emails from Australia Post.

I wasted my time and hope to save yours.

Two emails in the past week from or related to Australia Post.

  1. An email from Austrlia Post was sent to my email address. Genuine web address. It says a digital mail was sent to my address via Australia Posf, Thought it might be tracking email from AP on parcels sent to me, In order to read, I need to set up the digital postal address. After spending over 5 minutes to set the AP email account, I read the so called digital mail came to my address. One one - it was generated by Australia Post itself to market their digital mail.
    what a con! waste of time and It was totally deceitful marketing imo.

  2. Got an email from a third party company I dealt with (can't recall). it says Australia Post has a Lifestyle Survey for participation which you complete survey to get rewards on eg woollies gift card…..a bit like Google survey or pureprofile…
    All look legit. Set up an account and fill in thisLifeStyle Survey. It took Me over 20 min to fill in the Household/Personal Information. Information collected is like age DOB, income, shopping habits….Glad that I BS most of them knowing that it is not safe.
    Once set up and logged into the account, it says there is currently no survey available (to earn points)

We all need Australia Post to deliver us mails so it has a pretty complete database of Australian addresses,

Do you think these marketing behaviours sound right? Right/Wrong/Unsure,

PS. on a seperate note, a staff had his laptop locked by ransom virus this week after opening an email attachment acted as from Australia Post. stay away.

Gee…now spent even more time which I hope not wasted In saving some of yours.

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Comments

  • tomsco on 12/06/2016 - 07:52
    +1

    So your only issue with AusPost is with the digital post? No 2 and the laptop are completely irrelevant as they have nothing to do with Aus Post.

    • eatwell365 on 12/06/2016 - 21:08

      The Life Style Survey is from Australia Post.

  • SnoozeAndLose on 12/06/2016 - 08:12

    All look legit.

    This is the most not legit email IMO.

    I never spend time on survey that rewards point as you wont know when those points will be given and what it can reward you with.

    Expect the survey about the service that I have used, then never waste time on another thing else especially on internet.

  • RockyRaccoon on 12/06/2016 - 08:50
    +1

    Agree with the OP its useless to get an email to tell you to read your austpost mail, that promotes the austpost mail. Why do we need 2 steps. Now if it was something that needs to be secure, so be it but promo material doesnt need to be secure. Personally I am considering deleteing this useless account.

    Agree with others your second concern isnt really relevant to the key issue here.

  • Diji1 on 12/06/2016 - 12:06

    The only thing business care about is their own money, if they have to waste your time in order to have a chance at more of yours by duping you they will quite happily do so.

    Vote with your wallet: do not pay them more money for anything.

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