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Re:Ask HN: What's the most absurd A/B test result you've seen? by glandium on Friday August 04, 2017 @03:31AM (#14927018)
Relatedly, it would be good for their spam system to be aware of purchases. Case in point: I recently purchased (in pre-order) a movie Bluray on Amazon. Only a few days later, I received spam telling me that very same movie was now available for rent on Amazon video (after the release date and after I actually received the disk).
Re:Ask HN: What's the most absurd A/B test result you've seen? by Jemaclus on Friday August 04, 2017 @10:45AM (#14929018)
This happens to me all the time, as well. I read a lot, and I buy a book on my Kindle and two days later get a promo email with the same book in it. I imagine their emails are just less sophisticated and target tens of thousands of customers per batch, rather than sending individuals perfectly tailored emails... Still, you're right. It's annoying.