off the list

Let me start by saying I love The New York Times — still the best paper and news organization on the planet.

Now their marketing department on the other hand…

For as long as I can remember, The Times has been a part of my life.

My Mother and Father used to buy 2 copies on Sunday so both could have a fresh copy of the Crossword — which each would then do in ink.

Later — when I switched Coasts — The Times provided a welcome link to my past as I adjusted to my new home.

Some 25 years later, I still get The Times on Sunday — plus a steady of stream of unsolicited marketing kagata.

Dating back to July 01, 2007, I have contacted The Times Subscription Department — 800-698-4637 — on 5 separate occasions asking to be removed from all their marketing lists.

But it was not until today — after receiving an offer in the mail to upgrade my subscription — that a Supervisor hit me with the bad news.

While I had been removed from the phone/email list, I was still on the regular mailing list.

Anyone know an 12-letter word for “a group of smarmy marketers”?