I started using a separate email for every online store and it's weirdly freeing

I got tired of my main inbox getting flooded with ads after buying a pair of shoes from Zappos. So I set up a simple rule in Gmail where I add a plus sign and the store name to my address, like myname+zappos@gmail.com. Now I can see exactly who sold my info when I get spam, and I can block that whole alias with one filter. Has anyone else tried this and found it actually cuts down on junk mail?

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elizabeth_bailey2623h ago

My spam folder already has 3000 emails, so one extra filter seems like overkill lol.

gray_roberts20h ago

My 4000 unread spam emails made me set up that filter.