I did not make the connection until Chaos pointed it out. Often a person or bot would register to spam.
It is for this reason when others and I, when mentioning the name of a store or a product, end our post with a disclaimer stating we have no affiliation with what we just mentioned.
The following is a recent example of such a disclaimer:
Disclaimer: I have no affiliation with CVS, the surplus store, Nexcare, p.a.w.s. or Curad.
Jeanette Isabelle