Ahem. Dear Asshole who

[reignophelia]

I had NO crap mail. None. Until this Christmas card run.

Well, I don't know who was on your list, but my brain is just having such a difficult time imagining that anyone on here would be so immature as to purposefully do that to anyone. That doesn't mean that I don't believe it happened, it's just kind of astounding. *grimace*

How many companies do you have to unsubscribe from?

 

[LittleJade]

Well, I don't know who was on your list, but my brain is just having such a difficult time imagining that anyone on here would be so immature as to purposefully do that to anyone. That doesn't mean that I don't believe it happened, it's just kind of astounding. *grimace*

How many companies do you have to unsubscribe from?

So far, six.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

I haven't shared my address with anyone new, and I still get a flood of "begging letters." It may be that a company sold your name and address. It's entirely possible. I always get a chuckle when a new begging letter arrives with my middle initial incorrect because I know who started that little typo.

It still sucks, but it may not have been one of your "friends" who is responsble.

LMAO - I've been doing that for years... certain sites/companies get one variation of my first name, others get another version, others get various middle initials or "inadvertent" misspellings of my last name (which is easy to do - it has 10 letters and almost any of them except the first can be substituted for a different one and still be close enough for it to be a "legitimate error/misread"), and online companies get similar variations *and* e-mail addies (I have 5 that I use on a fairly regular basis) and I keep pretty good track of who gets which variation. Then when I start getting junk mail/e-mail addressed to one of those variations, I not only cancel *them* but also the source site/company that sold my name, and tell them why.

 

[reignophelia]

LMAO - I've been doing that for years... certain sites/companies get one variation of my first name, others get another version, others get various middle initials or "inadvertent" misspellings of my last name (which is easy to do - it has 10 letters and almost any of them except the first can be substituted for a different one and still be close enough for it to be a "legitimate error/misread"), and online companies get similar variations *and* e-mail addies (I have 5 that I use on a fairly regular basis) and I keep pretty good track of who gets which variation. Then when I start getting junk mail/e-mail addressed to one of those variations, I not only cancel *them* but also the source site/company that sold my name, and tell them why.

Yup.

 

[Rosie_Riveter]

Just a thought....

If you can get a mail program that allows you to designate stuff as junk, you don't have to unsubscribe to anything. You never see it.

You can also train it to recognize what you consider to be junk.

 

[LittleJade]

This is SNAIL MAIL, folks. NOT EMAIL.

 

[Daddyslilpet]

I hate to hear that this kind of thing has happened, it has happened to me in the past just because I signed up for some give-away at the mall and failed to read the damned fine print.

I usually just toss the junk mail after I tear it up. Or if you have a fireplace, it makes really good fire starter.

 

[Sir_Winston54]

I hate to hear that this kind of thing has happened, it has happened to me in the past just because I signed up for some give-away at the mall and failed to read the damned fine print.

I usually just toss the junk mail after I tear it up. Or if you have a fireplace, it makes really good fire starter.

A fun thing to do, if they include a postage-paid mailer for you to return your "order" or "request:" Fill the mailer with all kinds of the *other* junk (snail) mail you've gotten and send it to them. *They* have to pay the postage (so make sure it's well over an ounce!), and if you include one of their forms that has your name on it, they quickly remove you from their mailing list.

 

[Rosie_Riveter]

This is SNAIL MAIL, folks. NOT EMAIL.

Oh! Sorry! If only one could train the mailperson.

 

[SweetGigi]

Dearest sweet Jade,

I am so very sorry this has happened to you. See, this (and what Fi has dealt with over her son) is just utter and complete CRAP! I am a Christian and I would NEVER NEVER EVER force feed my faith down someone else's throat or condemn ANYONE who doesn't share my faith. See, that is where most (all) Christians get it wrong. God does not call us to condemn any one not of our faith- but to condemn those OF our faith who live double lives. When these 'bible beaters' and hypocrites pass judgment on those not 'like' them they lose a very important and key opportunity to not only show what true Christianity is, but to offer love and compassion to a fellow human being. Please don't lose your hope in humanity just because some wack-o out there chose to be a bigot rather than humanitarian.


On a side note, you might consider the possibility that one of your neighbors could have done this. I remember stories from my former flatmate of a time when she flooded a local church and their anti-semitic organization with adverts from 'toy' shops, sex catalouges, free fag mags for leaving a flyer on her car once. She used their addresses and an anagram of Jesus Christ as the sign up info. They fought the subscriptions for months and never knew who did it. So just because the timing of all this corresponds with your giving out your address 'here' doesn't mean someone who lives near you couldn't have done the same thing just by knowing where you live.

Good luck, hun.

 

[graceanne]

*hugs* That sucks.

 

[FurryFury]

That is some evil shit there.

I'm so sorry.

*HUG*

 

[ms.read]

Im very sorry to hear that. SOunds like a serious trouble maker.

 

[doveofserenity]

Ok, am i reading this ms.read wrong, or did that quote just put Jade down, even though she is the one to get hit with all the trash in her mail?

 

[littleone77]

Ok, am i reading this ms.read wrong, or did that quote just put Jade down, even though she is the one to get hit with all the trash in her mail?

I think I understand what you are seeing, lol. Could be that or it could be the trouble maker is the person responsible. Or it could be the card thread which doesn't make sense.

Maybe there are advantages at getting up at the crack of dawn

 

[Sir_Winston54]

Ok, am i reading this ms.read wrong, or did that quote just put Jade down, even though she is the one to get hit with all the trash in her mail?

Dove, that quote is part of ms.read's signature, not part of her message...

 

[DVS]

I know it's too late now, but for something like this I'd create an email account that I could delete after the season is over. I know you didn't think anything would go wrong, but like you said, this is the Internet.

I get joke messages all the time that everybody just forewards to their friends. If I wanted to, I could have access to lots of email addresses just from those joke messages alone.

People wonder where their spam comes from. They are so trusting. You should never forward messages with all of those email addresses visible. Sometimes, I've seen messages come that have been forewarded for a long time that include hundreds of addresses.

And you know all of those addresses are active and valid. A spammer's heaven for sure.

Still, you were just being nice and bringing Christmas cheer to others. Obviously, someone was a ratfink.

 

[DVS]

Just another thought...if you have access to filters in your email program, you could filter the religious messages out. I get rid of a lot of spam that way. I just set the filters to look in my addressbook for addresses. If the sender isn't in my addressbook, it's sent to the trash.

Of course, there are other options, too, by filtering messages by words and phrases. I also filter out messages that include the word viagra. Obviously, I don't need it.

 

[SweetGigi]

*psssst*

DVS, this is for hard mail. Actual post- not email.

 

[DVS]

*psssst*

DVS, this is for hard mail. Actual post- not email.

You're kidding? Seriously? She gave out her actual home address to people?


Oh, I'm sorry. Where are my manners? Seriously, though. I really like a lot of people here, but I don't think I'd give out my home address to very many of them.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

You're kidding? Seriously? She gave out her actual home address to people?


Oh, I'm sorry. Where are my manners? Seriously, though. I really like a lot of people here, but I don't think I'd give out my home address to very many of them.

What if they were willing to give you a full-body, hot oil massage in the nude? And give you a complimentary pedicure with no complaints, even if you had corns so hard you could sandpaper a fallen log with them?

 

[DVS]

What if they were willing to give you a full-body, hot oil massage in the nude? And give you a complimentary pedicure with no complaints, even if you had corns so hard you could sandpaper a fallen log with them?

Not really into any of that, but I would enjoy some kinky sex. For that, I'd meet them somewhere, blindfold them and drive the long way to my house, so they would never know how we got there.

I'm not just devious...I'm sneaky, too. It's a nice combination.

 

[northwoods_sub]

Just a thought Jade, have you signed up for any new magazines or anything online for the wedding? Or maybe information to be sent to you? This is how I generally end up with the junk mail I end up with at home (yes real physical mail). I guess I am just hoping that nobody here would actually do that to a person.

 

[LittleJade]

Just a thought Jade, have you signed up for any new magazines or anything online for the wedding? Or maybe information to be sent to you? This is how I generally end up with the junk mail I end up with at home (yes real physical mail). I guess I am just hoping that nobody here would actually do that to a person.

Haven't signed up for anything. I know people who know people, so I've got connections to everything I need for my wedding.

I know it's from Lit, because it's the name I use on Lit (an English variation of my real name).

 

[northwoods_sub]

Haven't signed up for anything. I know people who know people, so I've got connections to everything I need for my wedding.

I know it's from Lit, because it's the name I use on Lit (an English variation of my real name).

ah, I see. That just truly sucks.