Ford Websites drive me crzy

[got3fords]

I am at the point I almost hate going to any Ford dealership website. That constant "do you want to chat?" pop up window drives me nuts. Every time you click to view a different vehicle pop up, go back, pop up, view a different vehicle, pop up. Is there a way to stop it?

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[Kino]

Why would you? I like to know some pretty woman is vying for my attention! Bonus for multiple ones! Just don't like it when some guy's face shows up....

 

[JDowns]

For Chrome and I use this for a few sites for some popup elements that are annoying has hell. You can use a plugin called StyleBot. Right click the element and use StyleBot to permanently hide things like these annoying popups.

 

[got3fords]

For Chrome and I use this for a few sites for some popup elements that are annoying has hell. You can use a plugin called StyleBot. Right click the element and use StyleBot to permanently hide things like these annoying popups.

I'll look into that.

 

[got3fords]

Why would you? I like to know some pretty woman is vying for my attention! Bonus for multiple ones! Just don't like it when some guy's face shows up....

I seriously doubt those icons are the real person, but you are right, it's nice to think so.

 

[got3fords]

its not just Ford websites.
there are many out there.

Its the new way to interact.
And yes, its annoying as f*ck.

I have no doubt it's an effective approach on some people, but it really tends to drive me away.

 

[RedDakooter05]

I seriously doubt those icons are the real person, but you are right, it's nice to think so.

Once, I was proven wrong on this.

The lady just looked at me confused while I was having a mild stroke/questioning my reality upon seeing her in person.





But generally, they're randoms.

 

[dkirby]

Hi! I'm dkirby. Would you like to chat about pop-up windows?

 

[erty176]

All they want to do is reach out to you about your vehicles extended warranty.

 

[halligan1201]

Turn off pop-ups in your browser. In Chrome it's in settings, Privacy and Security, Pop-ups and Redirects.

 

[halligan1201]

For Chrome and I use this for a few sites for some popup elements that are annoying has hell. You can use a plugin called StyleBot. Right click the element and use StyleBot to permanently hide things like these annoying popups.

You can turn them off in Chrome without using an extension.

 

[got3fords]

I use Brave browser. I just installed the Hello Goodbye extension. It works! No more annoying chat or helpdesk popups!

 

[VTRanger]

Most dealership websites are the same in functionality and are built by the same couple car dealer website companies. I am certain they have user tested and determined that the chat has enough value to warrant the annoyance.

As annoying as the chat is, ultimately when I was ready to buy I ended up using the chat to get the process started.

I do web development and on all our websites we limit the chat modal to once per session with a cookie to avoid annoying people, we also analyzed how soon it should pop, etc. But I think for car dealerships, getting you in contact with a person and getting you in the dealership takes priority over your ability to browse the website.

 

[got3fords]

I do web development and on all our websites we limit the chat modal to once per session with a cookie to avoid annoying people, we also analyzed how soon it should pop, etc. But I think for car dealerships, getting you in contact with a person and getting you in the dealership takes priority over your ability to browse the website.

I could tolerate once per session and then just make the chat easily accessible when I am ready to make contact. But when it pops up and covers half the window with every click, I get annoyed.

 

[VTRanger]

I could tolerate once per session and then just make the chat easily accessible when I am ready to make contact. But when it pops up and covers half the window with every click, I get annoyed.

Totally, especially on mobile!

Perhaps they are trying to annoy people in to just driving to the dealership

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