Classmates.com is stupid
What a rip! I just joined Classmates.com because I see their darn ads everywhere and I finally figured, what the hey, maybe I’ll sign up and see if anyone I knew in high school is on there that isn’t on Facebook. Turns out a girl I was friends with in elementary school but with whom I’ve since lost touch was listed, so I sent her a hi-how-are-ya message. Classmates.com tells me the message was sent successfully, then asks that I become a “Gold” member so that she can read my message. What, you mean the site is so cheap it won’t even exchange member email without charging someone?? How ridiculous is that. Here Gmail is giving away multiple gigabytes of space free, and Classmates.com is sooo self-important and awesome that it both puts a limit on the number of characters I was allowed to type, as well as informing me that either the recipient or myself will have to pay for her to read the message I sent. I was also inundated with requests to register for premium membership with them throughout my brief stint there. Maybe that’s why I see their ads everywhere: they’re a complete scam.
Yeah, that sucks. My mom missed her 30 years high school reunion kind of because of that website. She didn’t have a paid membership, so they told her she had a message, but wouldn’t let her read it unless she paid :S