Run from the Border(s)

One of the items in my inbox this morning was email from Borders, with the catchy subject "Your July Music Picks Are Here".

Hey swell, but I didn't ask for any such emails. And in examining the content, nothing they included would actually be something I'd pick. Not in July or any other month. And to answer the author's included questions "Who isn't a [Harry Potter] fan?" Me. Also, who buys CDs at Borders' inflated prices anyway?

I did indeed give Borders my email address, but that supposedly was so I could get notifications of sales and coupons. Not to get some poorly written "newsletter" that in no way matches my interests. Clicking the unsubscribe link took me to a page that said I'd be completely unsubscribed from all mailings. Not really what I wanted, so I went down the "Contact Us" rabbit hole.

After filling out the form, saying basically, please don't opt me in to newsletters that I don't want, I hit submit and was met with a screen telling me "this function is not currently available, try again later."

Guess I won't be needing this "Borders Rewards" card after all.