I get dozens of emails like these every day and they drive me nuts. I wish people would get straight to the point rather than waste my time padding out the top of their emails with disingenuous small talk.
This a million times for sales calls. I like to be polite if they get through. They tend to mince about the point with niceties or building up to what they are selling. I'll even say "I can hear this is a sales pitch, please get to the point' They rarely do and then close the call. If they got to the point in 15-20 seconds they have the best chance of me deciding if it's interesting or not.