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From: liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham)
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Subject: Re: OT: Search tricks?
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:28:54 +0100
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Jeroen Belleman <jeroen@nospam.please> wrote:

> On 8/21/24 21:57, Don Y wrote:
> > Is there some secret handshake to coerce *etail* sites to pay closer
> > attention
> > to your search criteria?  It seems like they produce results that match ANY
> > of your terms instead of ALL.  [...]
> 
> I tried that. They'll take the intended logical operator as yet
> another search term and show you *more* undesired results.
> 
> Idiots.

They aren't there to help you find what you want, they are there to sell
you what they get paid for.

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