Are you sure...You want to leave this page?
By fwidman
@fwidman (11514)
United States
July 28, 2009 12:59am CST
As monotonous as clicking those PTC ads can be, even more monotonous, and silly, are these windows that pop up (even with pop up blocker turned on)that ask you if you really want to leave their page. I guess they think that if it's good enough for Microsoft, it's good enough for them.
Of course, I want to leave the page. That's why I clicked the little box to close the window 
I mean, if I accidentally close a browser window how hard is it to get it back? I either have that page bookmarked or I can just type control H and look at the history and get it from there. Why do these people amke it so silly to leave their pages?
I'm waiting for the day a new box comes up and asks me why I want to leave so I can type in silly things like "Because the voices in my head tell me this site is evil" 
Do these pop up gizmos bother you? Aren't you thrilled to death that some engineer type person thought them up?
I mean, if I accidentally close a browser window how hard is it to get it back? I either have that page bookmarked or I can just type control H and look at the history and get it from there. Why do these people amke it so silly to leave their pages?
I'm waiting for the day a new box comes up and asks me why I want to leave so I can type in silly things like "Because the voices in my head tell me this site is evil"
Do these pop up gizmos bother you? Aren't you thrilled to death that some engineer type person thought them up?4 people like this
8 responses
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
28 Jul 09
These type of pop-ups can be very irritating, especially when you have go through the procedure numerous times before it finally does go away.
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@srganesh (6340)
• India
28 Jul 09
Yes!I too feel fed up when seeing such pop up boxes.I think they have some timer set so that the pop up will emerge automatically.Else that can be a trick to attract your attention more.Either way,I hate it too.Even though there are more possible ways to get the page again,I think they are still following some old programs.Cheers!
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@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
11 Sep 09
Hello,
Yea I hate it when that appears. Like 'of course I want to leave the page, hurry up, stop wasting my time'. That is probably what I say, it just really annoys me. Well...at least they are persistent. Make sure you have a good day, Happy Lotting!!
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@flutterbykisses (593)
• United States
28 Jul 09
Hi fwidman...I know what you mean. I hate to get the ones that say a live associate is waiting to speak to you..like what is he going to do put his voice threw my computer without the sake of a microphone..lol..I mean come on..how can they be live and in a computer at the same time. And how do I know that it is a live person and not some tinhead pretending to be a human...
I wish the pop up would judt do it's job and block all of them and the ones that do get threw I wish we had a way to annoy them like they do us.
flutter
@flutterbykisses (593)
• United States
28 Jul 09
Oh fwidman that would be so much fun if we could do that...I bet it would cease some of this clutter that just pops up out od nowhere...LOL...I was just congratulated for winning a nintendo wii...I guess that is about 10 of those I have won so far this week and have yet to receive one..Guess they can't afford the postage to send them out to the winners...LOL
flutterby
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@Rose2798 (359)
• United States
31 Jul 09
Sometimes with that agent thing, I say I'll buy the product if they say a color, but they just go on and on about this is "NOTHING LIKE YOU'VE EVER SEEN" and "This WILL get you money. You won't be able to sleep if you don't try this amazing offer RISK-FREE NOW".
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@patofgold23 (5069)
• Philippines
31 Jul 09
of course I want to leave their page, their so annoying lolz!
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
29 Jul 09
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest that engineer's armpits!
Does that answer your question?
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
30 Jul 09
Do I want to leave this page, yes, I'm not sure how I got on to it in the first place. Do you want me to leave this page, are you lonely? I guess they think you are missing out on some free junk or something.
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