Somehow I’ve recently gotten on a mailing list for the Republican Party, even though I’ve never been a registered Republican and rarely vote for their candidates. The first two mailings had surveys and requests for money, while the third one has an invitation to join some sort of “president’s club” for the low, low price of $750. With each mailing, I’m sending back a vulgar response in the postage-paid envelope. My aim is to get more and more vulgar each time I get a new mailing. My Level 1 Vulgarity response was “get bent,” and my Level 3 Vulgarity response was “F#@& you and stop sucking Jesus’s d@#*” (with the actual swear words written in). What are some recommendations for Level 4 in case I get a fourth mailing?
Sounds suspiciously like phishing to me, especially if all of the letters are asking for money. I wouldn’t send back a damn thing. At best, you’re wasting your time and at worst you’re confirming that you are reading their material and opening yourself up for more hassle.
I wouldn’t be vulgar, but I do on occasion enjoy sending back heavy post-paid envelopes knowing the initiator has to pay to get their junk (and perhaps someone else’s) back. Oh yeah, I also find that I get removed from their list.
When I was much younger I had a temp job with St. Jude, opening envelopes (by the thousand) and sorting replies. Nobody of importance ever saw the foul words and pornographic images or the cut up donation requests or the odd smelly trash I discovered inside the envelopes I opened. They simply got tossed in the trash. The only time someone’s name was removed from the list is if they called. I was making three dollars an hour and I didn’t care if people were sick to death of our donation requests. I just needed a paycheck.
Just throw the junk mail away. Chances are the opener won’t care which vulgar response you use.
Oh yeah, I also find that I get removed from their list.