Junk Mail

So, while the husband's out of town, I have had to take over his job of sorting through the mail and sending bills out. I have a new appreciation for this dreadful task, especially the part that includes opening the junk mail and shredding the sensitive material. What a waste of time! And precious electricity to run the poor shredder! Today the shredder jammed, and I stood there for a good five minutes, cursing the credit card companies as I picked wads of shredded paper from between the blades. Ugh.

However, upon the advice of an email forward I received recently (one of the few I actually read. I was bored at work.), I found a way to make this tedious bit of drudgery a bit more fun.

You send them their crap back in their prepaid envelopes. Supposedly, since this costs them money, it will deter them from sending you crap. However, I wanted to keep the gifts anonymous, so I kept all the pieces containing any identifying information, which I'm sure will rob me of the hypothetical benefit of seeing a reduction in my junk mail. But it certainly did not rob me of the joy I experienced as I undertook this little chore-turned-delightful-game.

I was done before it occurred to me to shred the contents of their mailings before putting it back into the prepaid envelope. Imagine the surprise/shock/dismay/mess for whatever poor sap gets to open that particular little prize! Maybe next time. I can't wait for tomorrow's mail!