• An OfferTHEYCan't Refuse

    From Ed Vance@454:1/105 to All on Thu Nov 21 20:27:00 2019
    * Originally in: Memories

    Howdy!,

    If a First Class Postage Stamp were sold at the price they did in the
    1960's, when I get Junk Mail in my Mailbox sent repeatedly to me as bulk
    Mail at a cost to them much less than I can pay for a Postage Stamp
    (most of them are about things I'm not interest at all in buying) I'd Write back and tell them this:

    *Begin*

    I got an Offer that YOU can't refuse.

    I am not interested in your product and would never consider buying it.

    If You wanted to save some money, STOP Sending Your Junk Mail To Me.

    You wouldn't have to spend those CENTS for sending it to me in a Bulk
    Mail Package.

    Over a Long Time Your Savings In Mailing Costs would Increase to maybe
    One US DOLLAR by not sending advertisements about Your JUNK!

    P.S. Your cost for a Toll Free Telephone Line might drop also.

    *End*

    73 de Ed W9ODR . .

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Ed Vance on Fri Nov 22 08:15:00 2019

    Hi Ed!

    If a First Class Postage Stamp were sold at the price they did in
    the 1960's, when I get Junk Mail in my Mailbox sent repeatedly to
    me as bulk Mail at a cost to them much less than I can pay for a
    Postage Stamp (most of them are about things I'm not interest at
    all in buying) I'd Write back and tell them this:

    Makes sense, though I read a little while back the telephone spammers
    only have to have two takers per hour to be profitable. Different from
    your mailings post, but just as an example of how low the profitable
    number is.

    Do agree on your postage expense citing (plus paper, printing, etc., expenses): there's a national insurance company with numerous agents
    locally. Not only local-local as in in town but also agents in nearby
    towns. I think we've reveived soliciations from each of their agents, sometimes from two different agents on the same day. Sent out by
    Corporate, but the initial thought is "Jeff from Davenport and Paul
    from Silvis".

    Wonder what their insurance rates would be if the company didn't spend
    all this money on postage, paper, printing, stuffing, etc.? The obvious
    answer is a lot less but I'm thinking the real answer is a lot more
    because if doing so was costing them more money than bringing in they'd
    stop.

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