Alright, who hates junk mail? (You should all be raising your hands right now.) Does anyone actually respond to those multiple credit card offers that come almost daily? I mean, really, the last thing I need is another credit card. And that online store from which I ordered Joel some quick-dry boxers for sink washing during our trip to Italy ? That was over 3 years ago and they are still sending catalogs. How do they find me? I mean, we've move 4 times since that trip! (The fact that we've moved 4 times in 3 years should be a subject for another time.) And really, I've never ordered anything from the Costume Outlet or Oriental Trading Company or Crate and Barrel or Pottery Barn (though I won't deny I would like to) so why the hell am I getting all these catalogs? It drives me batty. Such waste. Did you know that the average person receives 560 pieces of junk mail a year? And that each year 100 million trees are used to produce junk mail? That's right, MILLION. Oh - and and it costs $320 million (there's that word again) of taxes to dispose of all that junk mail. Really, it's right here. And here. And here.
Enough ranting. Here's the best part. Did you know you can fill out 2 simple online forms to get off mailing lists? Genius! I did it tonight and it took less than 5 minutes. Go here to stop credit card offers and here to get off mailing lists (it costs $1 per name). It's so easy! I mean, how many of us signed up for the Do Not Call Registry? Why not this, too?
And those catalogs? I'm going to start calling customer service when they come and ask to be taken off the mailing list. I got 6 catalogs yesterday. Where's my phone?
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