tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post1987243826137727558..comments2024-03-28T18:54:13.800-04:00Comments on alien romances: How the Mouse Moves/ How the Toilet RollsRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-61004726271959687482022-03-20T10:01:42.756-04:002022-03-20T10:01:42.756-04:00Margaret, thank you for the comment, and anecdotes...Margaret, thank you for the comment, and anecdotes. Calling it a puzzlement is very polite of you!RowenaBCherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14826977922522817547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-31150887976767396562022-03-15T16:15:45.669-04:002022-03-15T16:15:45.669-04:00I must admit it felt rather eerie this afternoon w...I must admit it felt rather eerie this afternoon when we shopped for a new microwave oven (the old one having started doing spooky things that we thought might signify either an impending breakdown or a safety hazard), and mere minutes after I placed the order for our product of choice (free delivery tomorrow!), ads for microwaves popped up in the sidebar of my AOL e-mail in-box. OTOH, I really appreciate Amazon's "you purchased this item on --" feature, which has often saved me from buying duplicate books. On the third hand, since they know all about my buying activities, why do they send me ads for books I've already bought from them? It's a puzzlement.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com