off the list

My mother sent us a gift from LL Bean and — you guessed it — her kind gesture put us back on their mailing list.

Thanks, Mom.

Emotional spyware is one of the more insidious crimes committed by the catalog industry.

This parasitic form of marketing ensures that long after you’ve forgotten the original gift, you’ll be snacking on their shit sandwich.  Forever.

So what can you do about it?

Short of cutting all ties to your friends, family, and co-workers, there is no way out.

Only by creating awareness among those you love — and those you despise, read catalog companies — can we hope to stop this annoying, unacceptable practice.

Meanwhile, hold your nose and pass the mustard.