Reader's Digest

[KA5PIU]

What does this have to do with a subscription to Readers Digest?

Hello.

Readers Digest ran the service.
Between them and Muzak it covers 90% of this type of thing.

[W3WN]

Hello.

Readers Digest ran the service.
Between them and Muzak it covers 90% of this type of thing.

Which still has nothing to do with them trying to rip you off with a hard-to-cancel subscription to the magazine.

Focus, bovine goniff, focus!

[KA5PIU]

Which still has nothing to do with them trying to rip you off with a hard-to-cancel subscription to the magazine.

Focus, bovine goniff, focus!

Hello.

I do focus.
To me, readers digest is like any other company, out to make money.
If I can somehow benefit from what they are doing I will go for it.
Now, with that said, what if you simply "move"?
Mark on the magazine 'No longer at this address'.
Drop this in the blue mailbox and not in your mailbox so the postman does not see it.
Most domestic addresses are one number but can be a range of numbers.
Lets say your house is in the 100 block and is the first corner house.
Even will be one side and odd will be the other.
Your next door neighbor has the address of 111 and your address is 105 A street.
Your cross street is B street and the next house on B street is 810.
You could use 101, 103, 105, 107 and 109 A street as an address.
You could also use 801, 803, 805, 807 and 809 B street.
But, just to be easy, 105 A street and 805 B street would be the same house.
Use 105 A street for the important stuff, but for the other mail, "move" to 805 B street.
Again, differing addresses for the same physical location.
For the people who do not live on a corner the other solution would need to work.

[N2NH]

What does this have to do with a subscription to Readers Digest?

Rhetorical right?

[W3WN]

Rhetorical right?

If you have to ask, you already know the answer.

[W3WN]

I'm looking into a Kindle (a co-worker has one) and similar devices. But that's not the point.

[W3MIV]

You have to open his eyes first.

[W3WN]

Oh, ku goniff, that would never work. For one thing, you forgot to eliminate the bar code which the Postal Service uses to encode your state, city, postal carrier route, and which side of the street you're on.

Actually, I went on RD's site earlier today, lodged a complaint, and told them I wanted to cancel. 2 hours later, an email informs me that my subscription is cancelled, and if I get any further issues (since the labels are printed in advance), keep them with their compliments. Oh, and just ignore future bills.

I get any more bills, they get returned with a copy of the email and a note to leave me alone or my attorney will deal with them.

Don't get mad. Get even.

[KA5PIU]

Hello.

I have forgotten nothing. ;)
http://ribbs.usps.gov/onecodesolutio...e_Decoder.Aspx
Not only can I decode the barcode, I know how to generate an address that the USPS will consider valid.
This is normally provided by the city or county taxing authority but can be provided by anyone.
It is actually the census that validates addresses.
There is nothing wrong with having more than one address per location.
http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/

[W3WN]

So your solution to a billing issue is to redirect your mail out to a non-existant address. A lot of good that will do you when they sue you in small claims court, and you lose by default because you never got the mail.

Tell me, ku goniff, do you also chase mosquitos with sledgehammers?