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Feedback and General Suggestions for dooyoo |
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01/06/01 (22 review reads) |
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When I received the recent Dooyoo newsletter promising free miles for subscription to websites I knew there had to be a catch. You rarely get something for nothing!
But to encourage all of the users to subscribe to a number of betting websites was beyond the pale as far as I am concerned.
Personally I do not have a problem with betting, many of my family have, and therefore I have chosen to stay completely away from it. Even going so far as to never take part in the lottery. I must admit I do play the Show me the Money game from channel 4, but that’s completely free and I tried it to attempt to gain insight into stocks and shares (as I’ve never understood them) and always thoroughly enjoyed it.
To offer an incentive for people to submit their credit card details was appalling. Aside from security issues, which I believe are generally under control on the Internet, these sites clearly encourage you to spend money by betting, clearly not for your own benefit. 4 of the 5 sites wanted an initial account deposit of between £5 and £10 and Ladbrooks offered a free bet after your initial bet. Now no one thinks that they are doing this out of the kindness of their own hearts! and everyone knows the only people who win from betting websites are the bookmakers themselves.
Many members enjoy reading the newsletter, finding out about changes on site and offers available. The newsletter directed you to a separate page, where I will admit the subscription details to these websites was clear, but the incentive to receive free miles was still there.
I was nearly tempted myself and I'm as skint as they come!
I just wonder whether Dooyoo has considered that some members may have a problem with gambling and to wave offers like this under their noses seems a little insensitive.
Also the increase in women who have taken up gambling. The bookies has always seemed like the place that scary men hang out, I
t used intimidate me when granddad took me in when I was younger. The increase in betting on the web has made the entire process easy and accessible.
I’ve read some of the reviews for the websites that Dooyoo put forward in the newsletter and they have had a generally good response. But these are from people who have chosen to find and visit these sites with only the added incentives offered by the websites themselves.
Dooyoo provides a great service and I feel that they have let themselves down in this case. I just wondered whether anyone else had the same view?
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- 10/08/01 Must admit I felt that same way a little bit as well. To encourage people to sign up for all those betting sites was a bit off. I try and avoid them as much as poss. |
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- 27/06/01 Great op and nice to read one from someone else that lives in Nottingham. I sometimes have had a little flutter on gambing, but never took it seriously enough to keep taking part in. If you know what you are doing, you can make a profit! However, I am still waiting for my first Dooyoo newsletter, so I shall watch out for this, as I am not going to sign up for any gambling site. |
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- 09/06/01 You make a good point, but I guess if people are so inclined they'll get hooked one way or another. It's not for me personally but 'we' can't protect everyone, people have to take their own responsibility for what they do - Kay |
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