I Knew There Had to Be A Conspiracy

One of my biggest all-time pet peeves is junk mail, and now I know the reason for it: greed. Seems the post office is not content simply sliding into obsolescence, and the result is that sometimes innocent online shoppers like me can't even find their Rosh Hashana cards or Trina Turk sales announcements in their mailboxes amidst the onslaught of dwr/Bloomingdales/Bluefly catalogs and/or coupons. I keep waiting to lose a friend over somehow missing an invitation to a wedding or child's birthday party because 17 Corcoran brokers have my address and aren't afraid to use it. And, I'm not alone! According to that Newsweek article, "89 percent of consumers say in polls that they'd prefer not to receive direct-marketing mail; 44 percent of it is never opened." I mean, in that case, what's the point! I am appalled that the proposed Do Not Mail bills haven't passed (but, ahem, given recent political events, not especially surprised).

I am definitely giving GreenDimes a try, which claims it can stop up to 90% of my junk mail. If that's true, I'll be delighted.