soybean, you have a good point.
Here in this part of the world, California, a common practice in service industries is to be pleasant and even vain to promote repeat business. A clever email name is part of the kind of vanity.
I married into a family that offers services. Anythings that a re cute or clever help pay the rent when customers return just to see a silly face again. I used to be a farmer and land developer. Times change.
You are right. It is a business thing, so we should just buy it
Come to think of it, I already have a free mail account. They offer both free vainity email and noncommercial accounts. Thanks for the reminder.