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I often get stuff in the mail with this ominous "URGENT! PLEASE READ ASAP!" in blood, sometimes from my bank or insurance corp, other times even with no return address.
My blood pressure rises, thinking it's either:
a.) A letter informing me that I've either overdrawn my account, had my identity stolen, or they are exercising a lein on my house because of some payment I somehow completely forgot about.
b.) A letter from the IRS informing me that my tax return I submitted 7 years ago is under investigation and I should go to the dump and collect every receipt from 2005 I threw away and put them in a pile.
c.) A summons for jury duty or some other court appearance.
Instead it turns out to be an informative letter about how I could die tomorrow and leave my children, parents, spouse, and/or pets in millions of dollars of debt unless I sign up for their life insurance. Or maybe it's some new promotion from my bank about a new credit card that they're trying to convince me is made of unobtainium which gives it a colorful glow that will no doubt impress every clerk that is fortunate enough to touch it as I make my payments using it.
It pisses me off and is such a stupid ploy. It's very dishonest, and when something does come in the mail that seriously requires my immediate attention, I might mistake it for more junk mail. In fact, I almost did throw out something important from my bank because the urgent notice came wrapped in a fucking promotional flyer.
It's one of those advertising tactics which, for me, does the exact opposite of their intention: They were trying to get my attention and sell me something I just might want. Instead I added them to my list of companies to never deal with. I just might even leave my bank over this.
My blood pressure rises, thinking it's either:
a.) A letter informing me that I've either overdrawn my account, had my identity stolen, or they are exercising a lein on my house because of some payment I somehow completely forgot about.
b.) A letter from the IRS informing me that my tax return I submitted 7 years ago is under investigation and I should go to the dump and collect every receipt from 2005 I threw away and put them in a pile.
c.) A summons for jury duty or some other court appearance.
Instead it turns out to be an informative letter about how I could die tomorrow and leave my children, parents, spouse, and/or pets in millions of dollars of debt unless I sign up for their life insurance. Or maybe it's some new promotion from my bank about a new credit card that they're trying to convince me is made of unobtainium which gives it a colorful glow that will no doubt impress every clerk that is fortunate enough to touch it as I make my payments using it.
It pisses me off and is such a stupid ploy. It's very dishonest, and when something does come in the mail that seriously requires my immediate attention, I might mistake it for more junk mail. In fact, I almost did throw out something important from my bank because the urgent notice came wrapped in a fucking promotional flyer.
It's one of those advertising tactics which, for me, does the exact opposite of their intention: They were trying to get my attention and sell me something I just might want. Instead I added them to my list of companies to never deal with. I just might even leave my bank over this.
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