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Letter: Junk wars

Published 19 December 1998

From Richard Hooker

I think I have found an even more satisfying way of dealing with junk mail
than your other correspondents
(Letters, 14 November, p 60).
Admittedly, it doesn’t stem the flow, but it does give you a nice warm feeling.

Simply open the mail and check for a prepaid envelope. If you find one, stuff
it with the contents of some other (preferably unrelated) junk mail and send it
back.

Do not underestimate the therapeutic value of sending a Pavarotti CD offer to
an unsuspecting double glazing company.

richardh@email.cwcom.net

Issue no. 2165 published 19 December 1998

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