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  • needaspirin
    needaspirin Posts: 1,208 Forumite
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    Dustangle wrote: »
    The links seem to work fine if you cut out the bit that begins "ref="

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Paladone-!!!!-Face-Soap/dp/B000FBWI4U/ for example.

    There's no need to include "ref=pd_sim_dbs_k_h_b_cs_3_img". I have no idea if this bit leads to commission for the original poster, but people posting Amazon links could protect their reputations and avoid being portrayed as scamming spammers by taking care about things like this. Not that I am saying that the original poster is a scamming spammer, like. ;)

    I copied the link directly from the amazon page. I know nothing about "refs" and don't get "credit" for anything.
  • Dustangle
    Dustangle Posts: 844 Forumite
    I copied the link directly from the amazon page. I know nothing about "refs" and don't get "credit" for anything.
    Amazon has a "referral scheme", which allows people to promote things on sale on the internet and these people get commission for doing so. I'm sure it's against the rules here. I checked and see that when you go onto an Amazon page from the home page it has the same "ref=...." suffix. I apologise if anything I said above caused any offence.
  • nat2607
    nat2607 Posts: 74 Forumite
    josie wrote: »
    Is this one of these links again, where the OP gets a credit for us all using the link? :mad: :spam:????

    :rolleyes:
    just up for a laugh I expect...
    unlike some.
    :rolleyes:
  • josie
    josie Posts: 3,107 Forumite
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    nat2607 wrote: »
    :rolleyes:
    just up for a laugh I expect...
    unlike some.
    :rolleyes:

    Sorry, but this is against the rules of MSE, trying to get money from referring others through posting links like this. Don't have a problem with the soap, yes it's funny, just with people taking the pee!
  • needaspirin
    needaspirin Posts: 1,208 Forumite
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    Perhaps you would look at my post #12 Josie. It says: "I copied the link directly from the amazon page. I know nothing about "refs" and don't get "credit" for anything."

    If you think I am some kind of Con-Person perhaps you had better report me. :confused:
  • Dustangle
    Dustangle Posts: 844 Forumite
    josie wrote: »
    Sorry, but this is against the rules of MSE, trying to get money from referring others through posting links like this. Don't have a problem with the soap, yes it's funny, just with people taking the pee!
    Go to the amazon home page, search for the item. you will find that the URL is quite long. It fairly clearly doesn't mean that the original poster is getting a commission. Look at my posts 11 and 13 where I have apologised for making this error. I suggest you check it out and then apologise too.
  • porkchap
    porkchap Posts: 49 Forumite
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    Perfect present for a guy a work, he is always talking s*** .

    Thinking about it he may already have one and is using it wrong.
    PC

    I'M A PORK CHAP
  • josie
    josie Posts: 3,107 Forumite
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    Dustangle wrote: »
    Go to the amazon home page, search for the item. you will find that the URL is quite long. It fairly clearly doesn't mean that the original poster is getting a commission. Look at my posts 11 and 13 where I have apologised for making this error. I suggest you check it out and then apologise too.

    Steady on! Natural mistake - for some reason I thought MSE was about saving money and sharing ideas about that & let's face it there's so much spam around on here it gets difficult to tell! Sorry OP & I just didn't get what was the bargain / deal etc.

    If you look at other Amazon links on here loads of them are referrals which aren't allowed and as someone else said half the link is missing so you can't see.
  • my-planet
    my-planet Posts: 202 Forumite
    porkchap wrote: »
    Perfect present for a guy a work, he is always talking s*** .
    Thinking about it he may already have one and is using it wrong.

    Quality!:rotfl:
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