everything sucks

Uh oh. I’m only in my late thirties and I’m already becoming a grumpy old man. Here’s a copy of the e-mail I just sent off to AOL headquarters. My name has been changed to protect the innocent.

Is there any possible way to remove my street address from your bulk-mailing list? I have no intention of ever using your service again. Isn’t it ironic that the company that claims to be fighting the spam problem is littering our landfills with unsolicited/unopened software CDs every day?

You need to rethink your marketing plan, AOL. What’s wrong with just having the CDs at the checkout counter? If people want to join, they’ll grab a CD. Sure, you might get a lot of new members with your bulk-mailing system, but at what cost? And by “cost,” I don’t mean your ROI. I mean the planet.

So if you could see what you can do about geting me off that list, I’d appreciate it. I’d include my street address in this e-mail, but I’m afraid of what you might do with it. No, you tell me who I need to talk to, and I’ll send it to them.

Thanks for your time.

Smivey