Crap came back, the very next day....

The free paper was delivered again this week. Same spot on the bottom of the path of all the houses on our street. I phoned the distribution line and left a polite message asking them to phone me back. Later in the morning, Minnie called from JimmyBlog paper and apologized for delivering it our house. Apparently the delivery driver had forgotten to bring his list of homes to ignore. Which explains why the paper is at the bottom of the path. They just throw it from the delivery van.

I launched into ways they could improve the litter situation. First, don't deliver the paper to anyone at all, ever. Strangely enough, Minnie didn't seem taken with that option. Second, put the paper through the mailslot rather than on the ground. As in, don't be lazy. Third, if there is already a paper on the ground, don't add another to the pile. Unfortunately that would require some common sense. Fourth, go round the neighbourhood and pick up stray papers on the road and sidewalk and be a good corporate citizen. Minnie, who has obviously been through customer service training, sympathized saying she'd feel the same if she lived on the street and said she would discuss all this with her manager. I suspect nothing much is going to change.

I asked what their distribution plans were, and somewhat surprisingly, she told me. JimmyBlogPaper is using our area as a six week trial, then they are going to move on and deliver to another area in the city. Ah so we are guinea pigs. Oink oink. We are in week two. Four weeks of bad litter to go. Unless, of course, I can think of a way to combat this. Biting the hand that feeds them might work. I am thinking of photographing the street with papers on it and sending them to the main advertiser. Suggestions on a postcard please....