Why do some websites act like they are Fort Knox wehn it comes to logging in

[Anonymous]

I just got an email from P&G coupons. I signed up to get coupons emailed to me awhile ago. I have been deleting these emails because I can't remember the password I signed up with.

So today, I actually attempt to log in with some passwords I typically use. On my 3rd try - I get a note saying my account has been locked and I need to contact a rep to have it unlocked. For coupons. Unreal.

What I did instead was opt out of getting any of their emails. I also remember opting out of Lowes Gardeing enewsletter because i needed my login credentials to access it. I didn't have time to look through my stuff to find it.

I could probably have gone thru the process of requesting a new password, but to me, that seems like a waste of time to get info that should be easily accessible.

We get so many emails that any deterrent to accessing the content means I just delete and evetually opt out. These days, I would think that any company would want my email address for marekting. Crazy!