You’ve probably noticed by now, that usually at the end of most of my posts are two small lines of advertising for the Spikey Bits Online store (see that- just did it again, lol).
Occasionally (mostly when I post on BoLS) some people make negative remarks about those two little lines of text…. all alone at the bottom of my posts.
It’s funny to me, because as far as internet marketing goes, this is about as tame as it gets. If it offends you still, well I’m truly sorry. If people would stop clicking hyperlinks, I’d stop posting them, lol.
Recently though I was marketed so ridiculously that even I was taken aback by it. I was on New Egg’s website, and it got real.
All I went there for was a fricking video card.
Just ONE item, heck I even had the specific sku. I just typed it in the search box, and added to my cart. After hitting checkout I got this;
Then this….
and this….
seriously?
um……
Holy crap, five pages?
FIVE PAGES of advertisements just to get through their shopping cart? WOW, just wow. Two lines of small font text would have sufficed guys jeeesh!
That’s all I got- just wanted to share. I hope (for most of you) my ads don’t make you feel the way New Egg just did with me. -MBG
and just cause it makes me giggle….
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of LostSouls.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.