Trash, DAMNED trash, and )%^&*#&$@$&*%^$! junkmail

[unixronin]

I have decided that I want junkmail to be a crime.  Conservation violation.  $1 per offense.

Each separate item mailed to each separate address to be considered a separate offense.

...Well, OK, no.  I'm not really serious about making it a crime.  But I DO want junk mail to be tariffed at a surcharged rate, not a discounted rate, and I want the US Post Office to be required to set up a means for any postal recipient to file a preference that says "Do not EVER deliver any mail to this address that is not individually addressed by name to a current resident", and then abide by it.  We just came within one semi-chance comment of losing a $450 unemployment check that got accidentally trashed because it was interleaved with a sheaf of ()%*)(@*&$(*&^()#%*&@%_)*@$^%$!! grocery-store circulars and advertising postcards.

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[ithildae.livejournal.com]

I understand your frustration. Unlike electronic spam, marketers actually pay for USPS deliveries. (If you get truly ticked, tape a postage paid return card to a brick.)

If someone paid real money, I figure I can look through it as it gets tossed. It only takes a few minutes. A clear indication is if the name is wrong or misspelled. Another instisort is something addressed to me as 'Ms.', sorry, I prefer Mister, something they would know if they ever met me. I will touch everything, but only once. Sometimes, it pays to go through it all.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

The problem was it ended up in between the sheets of one of the grocery-store circulars.


Look, you want to have a broadsheet listing your current specials? Fine, put a stack by the door, and I can pick one up as I come in if I want to. Put a recycling bin next to the exit so I can toss it when I'm done with it, too. Don't make me choose between taking it home or dropping it on the floor. But if I wasn't planning on coming to your store this week anyway, I'm not going to change my mind because you have iceberg lettuce on special at 79¢/lb.