@countessalmirena wrote:
There are going to be buyers like me who will be put off, not enticed, by the seller making an offer when one hasn't indicated an interest in the item. ("Watching" is passive. It's not supposed to signal to a seller that one would buy that item if the seller contacted one with some sort of blandishments.)
Sometimes I receive abandoned cart emails from websites where I was interested enough in buying to add things to my cart and see how much the total would be with postage ( a lot of sites force you to not only go to checkout, but enter an email and delivery address before postage quotes are provided, which I hate, but sometimes postage is the deciding factor, moreso when it comes to purchasing overseas).
Such emails ensure I never go back to the seller - I hate them. I also hate websites that have popups that intrude upon actually viewing their site, or that stop you from performing what should be simple functions because they're chasing you around with what amounts to pressure to buy. I was on one site recently where they had a pop-up as soon as you arrived, then all through the time I was browsing the site there were others that kept trying to entice me to buy or subscribe to their newsletter, and finally as I went to close the tab, another "before you go....!" pop up. The desperation was palpable, lol. And I will never revisit the site.
Plus, I really wouldn't feel right providing an exclusive offer to people who were interested but not enough to purchase. I'm sure many of my regulars have items on their watchlist for easy access as well, but if I'm offering a discount, I want it to be available to all as it seems unfair otherwise (I once had someone buy an item I was about to put on sale, I felt so bad I refunded them the amount they would have saved if they had bought the item half an hour later, lol 
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