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The agony of trying to unsubscribe

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James Veitch |

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• June 2016

It happens to all of us: you unsubscribe from an unwanted marketing email, and a few days later another message from the same company pops up in your inbox. Comedian James Veitch turned this frustration into whimsy when a local supermarket refused to take no for an answer. Hijinks ensued.

It happens to all of us: you unsubscribe from an unwanted marketing email, and a few days later another message from the same company pops up in your inbox. Comedian James Veitch turned this frustration into whimsy when a local supermarket refused to take no for an answer. Hijinks ensued.

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About the speaker

James Veitch

Comedian, writer

For James Veitch, spam emails proved the perfect opening to have some fun, playing the scammers at their own game.

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