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Junk Mail Sucks! Shaun Richardson | Copy Editor 
Oh, I can see the mailman out my window. He's opening my box. He just put
some stuff in. I got mail! I can't wait to see what I got.it's.it's an
Ames ad and a "special offer" from Columbia House, which looks strikingly
similar to the "special offer" they sent me yesterday. Junk mail sucks!!!
What you've just read is a dramatization of an event that occurs each day to thousands of people around the globe as they open their mailboxes to discover a barrage of useless postcards, envelopes and sales papers. How do we get on these mailing lists, and more importantly, how do we get off those same lists? Most of this junk mail isn't even addressed to me, just to that guy named Current Resident. Some might say that there is no harm in junk mail, but I beg to differ. All that wasted paper has to come from somewhere, and the fact that those valuable resources are being wasted in my name is outrageous. Junk mail is not an effective means of advertising. Think about it: how many cards and leaflets do you toss each week without even checking to see where they are from? The senders of junk mail need to behave more responsibly. They need to periodically check to see if box holders wish to continue receiving their ads and offers. Respect for customers and for the environment demands that such measures be taken. Further, they just might find a better use for all the money they spend on advertising that is discarded as quickly as it is received. Responses: Refresh frame to view latest entries.
Comments: I have a Hotmail account that I use as my primary email. I like it and I never get spammed. If you're getting spam from the same people all the time then you can filter out those email addresses just like you can have a prank caller's number blocked. Name: PeeR Comments: Comments:
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