Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Gmail sucks.
I used to love Gmail.
Now I kinda hate them.
It all started Sept 15 when I got an email confirming my hotel reservation for Oct 11-14 at the Sheraton Hotel Anchorage. Problem: I'm due with baby C on Oct 16, clearly I will not be traipsing to AK. So I freak out, call, and cancel the reservation. call USAA, make sure there's no suspicious activity on my accounts, etc.
Then, today, I get two emails. One thanking me for joining eHarmony and the other for joining McDonald's Monopoly game online. Two things i didn't sign up for. I then realized that all the emails were sent to myfirstnamemylastname and not my address, which is myfirstname.mylastname. That pesky dot. Gmail says this should have no bearing on whether or not I get my emails and that dots "don't matter." But they let this other person create an email address that is exactly mine without dots and now I'm getting her mail. I can only presume that she is getting mine on occasion!
Mind you, I realized this after I requested a new password for eHarmony and deleted the account that I thought was fraudulently made and cancelled this poor girl's completely legitimate hotel reservations. I feel like a life ruiner. Ugh.
Moral of the story: maybe Google Mail isn't as great as everyone once thought. Exercise caution.
Re: Gmail sucks.
Is it possible this girl thinks her email address is firstname dot lastname when in fact her email is firstnamelastname no dot?
I'd email her and let her know what is going on and remind her of her correct email address.
I'm trying not to laugh, but I can just imagine this girl freaking out because her stuff keeps getting canceled and she can't figure out why.
I hope you aren't missing any important e-mails because of a dot error.
Nope, and in fact when I look at the address it was sent to it says firstnamelastname, no dot. Yet when I try to sign into things (such as her eHarmony account) they have no record of firstname.lastname, only firstnamelastname. Google claims that "dots" are of no significance whatsoever. And when I tried emailing her, I emailed myself. It's a hot mess. But I discovered through her eHarmony profile where she lives and then through Good (ironically!) where she works. So I'm waiting for business hours in AK to really come out of the creeper closet. But I'm pissed at Gmail.
And Lace, I have laughed so hard at the idea that both of us have probably thought that people were effing with us for the past 3 weeks!