Jonathan is one such non-subscriber. He writes that he continues to do battle with the Sun’s circulation department…all for nothing.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure how it works in other cities or with other newspapers, but the Baltimore Sun has a nasty habit of delivering what they call “Sun Plus” to anyone who doesn’t subscribe to the newspaper. Sun Plus comes in a standard newspaper bag and is essentially a single sheet of newsprint wrapped around a stack of ads and flyers. They deliver it on a seemingly random basis and not on any set schedule.<\/p>\n
The sheet of newsprint does contain instructions for unsubscribing. We’ve lived in our house for six years and I’ve probably unsubscribed 15-20 times. I’ve tried both options listed – phone and email – to no avail. Last time I emailed, I got a very nice note back from Sun employee B. saying, “Thank you for your email. We apologize for the delay. I will add you address to our do not deliver list. The carrier will be notified of your request.” <\/p>\n
One week later, it was delivered again. I can’t seem to get The Sun to stop throwing their trash on my yard. If I drove up and threw a bunch of papers onto my neighbor’s yard it would be called littering. What makes this any different and how do I get it to stop? While it is annoying, I fear that when we go out of town they will pile up and make it obvious that we’re not home. It’s not like I can just call and suspend my service like a normal subscriber. Any thoughts?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Since a newspaper is, at its core, just a device to deliver ads to readers’ eyeballs, it makes sense to cut out the actual content and just throw ads at people’s doors in newspaper bags. <\/p>\n
My thought is that a lazy paper carrier may be to blame–instead of looking at the list, they may simply be giving a Sun Plus to every house that doesn’t get a paper. <\/p>\n
Any ideas? Have you successfully made your local fishwrap stop delivering unwanted ads? Share your secrets in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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