Saturday, January 29, 2011

Amazon has odd ideas about me.

My Amazon recommendations of late have made me out to be a really, really dull/crazy person. They are made up, exclusively, of the following categories of item:

Veterinary textbooks
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This makes up roughly 60% of my recommendations, minimum. Yes, I am dedicated to my studies. No, my studies are not the complete sum of my life and personality.

Wool, knitting equipment, craft kits
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I'm actually a fairly keen crocheter and enjoy the odd bit of crafting. However, I don't need 25 shades of the same brand of DK wool all showing up in my recommendations on different days. Also, stop showing me tacky craft kits for 8-year-olds. If I ever want rhinestoned Barbie fake nails I'll go to Essex.

Chinese language textbooks
- I'm trying. Stop nagging.

Problem skin treatments, weight loss pills, health & beauty gadgets with scary names
- Jeebus. I bought a single skincare gadget from your Health & Beauty section for a few quid. Stop telling me I'm fat and spotty and need to microabrase my skin away.

Survivalist knick-knacks and books
- I bought a utility knife for someone else. Apparently, buying one means I live in the woods and eat weasel casseroles.
[EDIT: I now remember that I didn't even buy that knife from Amazon. What did I actually buy from them that prompted the deluge of survival gear? Answer: ... a pocket torch.]


In summary:
The Amazon recommendations dude thinks I am a vet student (correct) who is fat, spotty, and apparently preparing for the inevitable Chinese takeover of the world by surviving in the backwoods of Russia and making my own clothes from recycled craft paper.

3 comments:

Richard Manns said...

There should be a "like" button for this sort of stuff... :P

Richard Manns said...

Updates? :P

Richard Manns said...

UPDATE!

I know you're revising, but type with one hand, tea with the other? Multi-task!