It's too early for the year to be getting this weird

[misterx]

At work, I have been tasked with evaluating webmail clients, to find one that works well and supports HTML signatures.

I came upon one called socket mail, and it seemed decent, so I wanted to the kick the tires. I sent the following email:

Hello-

Is there a live demo site where I can try the software? I am interested in seeing the usability, and in testing HTML signature support for the signature product we sell.

Thank you-

Vaughn

I got the following response back.

http://www.sissykissmail.com

I clicked it. Wow, what a lot of pinky girly stuff. And I can choose from different email address domains, such as:

@SissyKissMail.com
@BabyDollsMail.com
@ILuvDiapies.com ??!
...I am now continuing somewhat more reluctantly.
@LilMissPretty.com
@MommiesBabyGirl.com
@DaddiesBabyGirl.com
@SissyEmail.com
@SweetHuggles.com
@ImASissyBaby.com
@LivingMyFairyTale.com

Yeah... this is starting to feel... not right.

Then I got to the adverts at the bottom, and yes folks, it's an email site catering specifically to sissy and diaper fetishists.

Ok. *Totally* not my scene, but if it floats someone elses boat, more power to them. I'm fine with that. But who in flaming hell would send this as a demo site to a prospective corporate client????? So I wrote them back, and simply inquired:

Are you serious?

He writes me back.

It is a client site. At the moment we don't have a demo - so I'm referring you to a client site. The content may not be the most amazing thing (or ironically tasteful) but it is one of the client sites that has over 40,000 members and would be a perfect demo site (anyhow).

Ya'know dude, it's great they have so many members and everything, but sending a prospective buyer to a website for diaper fetishists?... well, it just isn't professional. Or sane. In fact, if any marketing ploy ever sang "They're coming to take me away, ha ha!", it would be this one. Maybe you should send me to the website of your second biggest customer instead huh? Unless... maybe that's even worse.

*baffled*

Comments

Yikes!

[dampscribbler.livejournal.com]

Maybe he's only looked at the top of the page, and thinks of it as a kid's site? Either he's clueless about the content of that site, or clueless about professionalism.

[tlc71076.livejournal.com]

I have no witty comment to make. I just wanted to tell you that this made me literally 'lol'. Oh, and Hi. :)

[avedic.livejournal.com]

what surprises me is the fact that they've actually aquired 40,000 members.
i think next time a prospective client asks to see examples of our past webdesign work we should send them a link to NAMBLA and tell them, quite proudly, that we designed the header.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

Did we?