Amazon recommendations

[Mulder]

My Amazon recommendations make me cringe! It's because I like to see what the latest books about the paranormal.

There are also items that puzzle me - why do they think I like Sad Cafe or the TV series Benidorm or Dollhouse or AC/DC?

You could do a psychological study by seeing what people buy. I don't like what this stuff says about me.

Anyone been recommended any really weird things through online stores?

[newatheist]

My Amazon recommendations make me cringe! It's because I like to see what the latest books about the paranormal.

There are also items that puzzle me - why do they think I like Sad Cafe or the TV series Benidorm or Dollhouse or AC/DC?

You could do a psychological study by seeing what people buy. I don't like what this stuff says about me.

Anyone been recommended any really weird things through online stores?
A know someone who was recommenced a penis extender. He mostly buys video games from Amazon.

[Mulder]

A know someone who was recommenced a penis extender. He mostly buys video games from Amazon.

Are you sure they don't sell red sports cars?

[Trinoc]

They seem to have me fairly well figured out. I just checked and my recommendations include Bad Science, Quirkology, Ian Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, Carl Sagan's Cosmos and Portable Atheist. Also some Folk CDs and 60s/70s psychedelia. Looks like I'm boringly predictable.

[NorthernSoul]

New for Me

The Greatest Show on Earth: The... Hardcover by Richard Dawkins

Spore: Galactic Adventures... for Windows

59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot Paperback by Richard Wiseman

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? Hardcover by Louise Rennison (Ugh :undecided:)

Recommended for Me

Repel 100 Deet Insect Repellent - 120ml

Bulgarian (Lonely Planet Phrasebook) Paperback by Ronelle Alexander

Romania and Moldova Paperback by Robert Reid

Chambers Bulgarian Phrasebook Paperback by Chambers (ed.)

[polomint38]

New for Me

The Greatest Show on Earth: The... Hardcover by Richard Dawkins

Spore: Galactic Adventures... for Windows

59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot Paperback by Richard Wiseman

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? Hardcover by Louise Rennison (Ugh :undecided:)

Recommended for Me

Repel 100 Deet Insect Repellent - 120ml

Bulgarian (Lonely Planet Phrasebook) Paperback by Ronelle Alexander

Romania and Moldova Paperback by Robert Reid

Chambers Bulgarian Phrasebook Paperback by Chambers (ed.)

I like Basoomas ::)

Does anyone have any pictures of their basoomas i can see (sorry was that inappropriate?)

BTW: Mr Bob Croydon, this question is not for you to answer.

[chaggle]

A know someone who was recommenced a penis extender. He mostly buys video games from Amazon.

When you say "I know someone.........." is that like going to the doctor and saying "my friend...."

[davidrodway]

over half of the books they recommended for me i already have - perhaps they know that because i bought them from them , so it could be a cunning plan to make me think i have not yet bought the book and will buy it again. it might work. but i do not think i have your inner fish - not you are in a fish - so i will get that i think.

[newatheist]

When you say "I know someone.........." is that like going to the doctor and saying "my friend...."
Definitely not. I'm actually quite impressed with what I have.

[Croydon Bob]

BTW: Mr Bob Croydon, this question is not for you to answer.

Your loss. I'll save it for someone special.

[CriticalSock]

The Last Watch (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Watch-Sergei-Lukyanenko/dp/0099510154/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_1)
by Sergei Lukyanenko

Irrationality (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Irrationality-Stuart-Sutherland/dp/1905177070/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_3)
by Stuart Sutherland

Professor Layton and Pandora's Box (Nintendo DS) (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professor-Layton-Pandoras-Box-Nintendo/dp/B002AU0HZQ/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_2)

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time [DVD] (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Girl-Who-Leapt-Through-Time/dp/B001DXPWO2/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_6)

Bad Science (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bad-Science-Ben-Goldacre/dp/000728487X/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_7)
by Ben Goldacre

The Graveyard Book (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Graveyard-Book-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0747569010/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_12)
by Neil Gaiman

Programming Microsoft Dynamics® CRM 4.0 (PRO-Developer) (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Programming-Microsoft-Dynamics-CRM-PRO-Developer/dp/0735625948/ref=pd_ys_ir_all_15)
by Jim Steger; Mike Snyder; Brad Bosak; Corey O'Brien; Philip Richardson (Sonoma Partners


I'm very excited about Professor Layton. That's on Pre-order already. :smiley:

[Mulder]

Amazon has now started recommending female clothing to me! Does it know something that I don't?

[Trinoc]

I don't like organisations that keep a record of my shopping habits and try to second guess what I will want to buy next. I used to use a Tesco clubcard, and I suppose it wasn't too bad to get discount vouchers for cheese, yogurt, coffee, etc. ... then one day the woman with an overloaded trolley in front of me in the queue said she didn't have a clubcard and let me put through mine instead. Fine ... maybe I made a quid out of it ... but my next set of discount vouchers included baby food and cosmetics!

I've stopped using the card.