Misc26 Jan 2007 10:35 am
You know those often-cheesy return address stickers that are always showing up in the mail? Various outfits use them for fundraisers and such, and send them unsolicited.
That’s the key word, unsolicited.
So, do you feel guilty for using them without sending a contribution in return? Some people do. Do I?
Not in the least!
I’m not a big fan of getting spammed, and I consider it physical spam.
I hate addressing envelopes, and I send them as little as possible. So these stickers help cut down on the addressing I have to do on the few I do send.
6 Responses
January 26th, 2007 at 10:38 am
I see it as a gift…their way of appreciating my existence…(perhaps I should write them a thank-you).
January 26th, 2007 at 11:34 am
I agree with both of you.
January 26th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Even better. What do you do with those postage-paid envelopes included in a lot of junk mail? Load them with rocks and pop them in the mail? Or like my dad used to do. Send them an envelope full of gospel tracts.
January 26th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
My grandfather used those address labels to tape up Bible verses on the wall in his shop (and throughout the house, actually) so that he could memorize Scripture while he worked. :-)
-AC
January 26th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
I manage to feel guilty for many many things, but thankfully not for this. How completely silly of them to send me labels I never asked for and expect me to send them money, especially when the labels say “Mr. Paul Smucker” and are adorned with cutesy-poo pink mailboxes and flowers.
January 26th, 2007 at 11:10 pm
Oh, GOOD ! I’ve wondered if I was the only sucker that still got those address stickers. And you notice they each send a good 50 or more … like a lifetime supply from each mailer.
Yet, I bet I have some 50 thousand out in the office stuffed in a folder I’ll never use. In fact, Dorcas, I think I even have some of those cutesy flowered ones like Paul gets.
But it’s the thought that counts I suppose. And the ones I get from the Indian School & Children’s Hospitals always result in a little contribution from this old turkey.