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[addtothis]

Granddi,  I was getting those emails also.  They stopped bugging me after a couple years.  

[Lucky Charm]

My email is a *Verizon.net* email, but I go through Yahoo Mail to get my email.

So I guess I'm a Yahoo (e-) Mail person?

I hope *it* never goes away because I LOVE my email address.  And when I give it, people are so surprised that it's just one *word* and not followed by a 1 or 2 or 3 or whatever.

Doesn't mean I'm ugly, or old, or poor, or stupid, just because I'm with Yahoo.  Nope.

[Sooner]

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@Tori3569 wrote:

I've had yahoo as my email address since it started.  I pay $5 / month and it works well.  

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@Tori3569 And I agree plus why would I want to change my e-mail address?  I have g--mail (hate Google) and another one that I don't use much.

[shoekitty]

I did.  My free yahoo quit beginning of June. Had to purchase  it now. But for some reason I lost all my folders in the old mail, and they never came back 

[CrazyDaisy]

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@Lucky Charm wrote:

My email is a *Verizon.net* email, but I go through Yahoo Mail to get my email.

So I guess I'm a Yahoo (e-) Mail person?

I hope *it* never goes away because I LOVE my email address.  And when I give it, people are so surprised that it's just one *word* and not followed by a 1 or 2 or 3 or whatever.

Doesn't mean I'm ugly, or old, or poor, or stupid, just because I'm with Yahoo.  Nope.

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Amazing what people assume from another's comment.  Simple fact is that  younger people are  not opening Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL etc email accounts.  By using one  will indicate that you are older.  No one ever said anything about ugly, poor or stupid .  Hate it when people twist others words so they can be offended and play the victim.

[VanSleepy]

I have a couple Google accounts, but still use my original AOL account from 25-30 years ago.  It depends on who I'm giving it to. I was giving that old one to someone not too long ago, and I said I was embarrassed by the silly name I used. He said, "I'd be more embarrassed that you're still using AOL." 😂 

[Lucky Charm]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

In the business world yahoo and AOL email addresses "show your age".  It is recommended that you do not use these accounts when applying for jobs.  Other free email accounts such as Gmail would be better suited in those situations.  

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@CrazyDaisy 

WTH do you mean these email addresses 'show your age'?

Ohhhh, if you're still in the working world? 

Sounds a little discriminatory, are you in HR?

Luckily, I was hired for every job/position I ever applied for. 

This was long before *outdated* email addresses came into play....

I went by experience, work history and references/ recommendations.

[proudlyfromNJ]

Email is Email. What's the big deal what you use. I met the founder of AOL, nice guy and used it until I got ride of Email altogether. No need for it anymore.

[Venezia]

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@VanSleepy wrote:

I have a couple Google accounts, but still use my original AOL account from 25-30 years ago.  It depends on who I'm giving it to. I was giving that old one to someone not too long ago, and I said I was embarrassed by the silly name I used. He said, "I'd be more embarrassed that you're still using AOL." 😂 

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My motto is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."

AOL was the forerunner of all these newer email options.  The fact that it's still around means it's still working and dependable.  Some newer things come and go; have constant glitches or make you pay for them.  (I've never paid a cent to use AOL.)

Frankly, I don't care what anyone else thinks about my choices.

[Allthingsgirly67]

I agree it shows your age.