Please-unsubscribe.com
Productivity
email unsubscribe service
SHOW HN2020
218points
245comments
#242of 3,028 in 2020
Top 8%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
8 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 28 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Idea: 5 for, 11 againstPricing: 2 for, 7 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 7 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Low-touch, minimalist design
From 2 comments
I love how minimalist the site is. On the other hand, you should probably at the very least have a terms & conditions and a privacy policy there.
kevsim on HNi love the low touch design however this is too expensive
hankchinaski on HN
Idea is validated; a similar service exists
From 1 comment
I created a similar service earlier this year which runs on exactly the same idea (forwarding emails to unsubscribe to them). It's nice to see some validation for the idea on HN.…
pyepye on HN
Objections
Pricing is too high for the convenience
From 5 comments
I do not want to sound negative but my honest opinion is that you need to work on your price model. Very few people will be ready to pay $5-10 per month(!) for such small…
vzaliva on HNThe pricing for this is ridiculous. Far easier to just unsubscribe + report to spam + set a filter if that doesn't work. This takes almost no time for me currently because I…
herostratus101 on HNYour pricing is off, unless your target market is millionaires - even though I doubt they have problems with emails
jokethrowaway on HNHaha! That's so expensive. 10 quid a month for the sometimes minor convenience of not hitting the block button when an email has no unsubscribe at the bottom. Is this really the…
theelous3 on HNThis is awfully expensive for a service that Gmail includes for free.
metalliqaz on HN
Gmail and other clients already offer unsubscribe buttons
From 4 comments
I think the way you've set it up is really great, allowing the user to try out/start using the product and just let them when they owe money seems very simple. However,…
jonwinstanley on HNApple Mail parses the unscribe link and offers an unscribe button on the top of the message. That's easier than a forward and not yet another service.
harha on HNIsn’t that feature in many email clients/providers? I know that ProtonMail has one, probably Hey too.
monkin on HNThis is awfully expensive for a service that Gmail includes for free.
metalliqaz on HN
Privacy and security concerns about exposing emails and running unsubscribe links
From 3 comments
"We will manually unsubscribe you" So, you promise to click on any link called "unsubscribe" in any email we forward to you? Somehow this sounds dangerous. I do hope you are…
m4lvin on HNNice idea! The 'privacy' section is a bit too vague. Sure, you aren't selling my data, but what are you doing with it? What happens to the emails you receive - are they archived…
joosters on HNWhile I do see the value of such a service, I wouldn't trust anyone with unsubscribe links I receive. I have seen companies generating an API key for the unsubscribe button,…
AntonyGarand on HN
Marking as spam or filtering is easier
From 3 comments
When I receive unwanted email from the same sender more than once I just mark it as spam. No need for unsubscribe.
tatwootw on HNYou’re giving spammers too much credit. If the email doesn’t contain a clear unsubscribe email I just click Spam, because that’s what it is.
anuila on HNMy solutions: On my google mail account, I automatically forward all emails containing the word "unsubscribe" to a spam folder and mark them as read. Also: I have two email…
Garlef on HN
Requests
Lower pricing, such as per-credit or yearly
From 3 comments
Your pricing model does seem to need some work. Credits would likely be a better match than a monthly service. It would better fit the nature of the problem. But, kudos on…
tyingq on HNThis should really be a $1.99/yr service.
markdown on HNI do not want to sound negative but my honest opinion is that you need to work on your price model. Very few people will be ready to pay $5-10 per month(!) for such small…
vzaliva on HN
Browser extension or Gmail plugin
From 2 comments
Is there some way to add this as some kind of browser extension? I can totally see using this for people’s parents as long as they just get a big fat unsubscribe button in their…
IgorPartola on HNJust a thought: what about focusing on the really annoying emails? So that when someone who is not very techie can't figure out why they keep getting the damn emails, they…
randomsearch on HN
Add terms and privacy policy
From 1 comment
I love how minimalist the site is. On the other hand, you should probably at the very least have a terms & conditions and a privacy policy there.
kevsim on HN
Questions
How does unsubscribing work technically without spoofing the sender
From 1 comment
How does this work from a technical perspective? If I forward mail to this service instead of clicking the 'unsubscribe' link, then how do they 'unsubscribe' me on my behalf? In…
robertelder on HN
How is the processor vetted and what happens to email data
From 2 comments
Nice idea! The 'privacy' section is a bit too vague. Sure, you aren't selling my data, but what are you doing with it? What happens to the emails you receive - are they archived…
joosters on HNThe site says that the processor is the creator's high schooler sister. What's to stop someone from buying credits and sending the processor nsfw content? Personally, I'd be…
saimiam on HN
Alternatives named
Stopthat.email
From 1 comment
I created a similar service earlier this year which runs on exactly the same idea (forwarding emails to unsubscribe to them). It's nice to see some validation for the idea on HN.…
pyepye on HN
Gmail unsubscribe link
From 2 comments
I think the way you've set it up is really great, allowing the user to try out/start using the product and just let them when they owe money seems very simple. However,…
jonwinstanley on HNGmail seems to offer this a link to unsubscribe by the way. A really cool service would be to trawl your inbox and unsubscribe from everything!
quickthrower2 on HN
Apple Mail unsubscribe button
From 1 comment
Apple Mail parses the unscribe link and offers an unscribe button on the top of the message. That's easier than a forward and not yet another service.
harha on HN
Email aliases such as SimpleLogin or 33mail
From 2 comments
Another solution is to create a different email address for each website/newsletter. This can be done quite easily with services like SimpleLogin or 33mail. This solution also…
glokk on HNFor me fast mail alias for every site I use, and a password manager, mean spam is a problem of the past Feels great having separation on every site
nullandvoid on HN