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A 20x20 Pecha Kucha presentation taking a closer look at catalog snail-mail spam. Presented at Pecha Kucha Night Scranton on 1/26/13 at the Vintage Theater in Scranton.TRANSCRIPT
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WTFsJuly 11 Issue No. 99Harriet Carter’s Junk Collection
Michelle’s Commentary CornerUnsubscription Techniques
GOING TO WAR WITH SNAIL-MAIL CATALOG SPAM
Jan 2013 Issue No. 99
CATALOG
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ENOUGH! ENOUGH ALREADY!
Catalogs I’ve Recently Received: •Allergic Living•Finger Hut (the equivalent of layaway, but in catalog form)•Lands End•Collections Etc.•One Step Ahead (I don’t plan on having any more babies, thankyouverymuch!)•Cabella•The Pyramid Collection•Oriental Trading•Quadratec•Crutchfield
•Harriet Carter2
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A CLOSER LOOK AT…
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SHE LIKES BIG BUTTS AND CANNOT LIE….
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SINNERS REPENT!
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GET YOUR READ ON?
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Hint: Don’t read on the toilet.
Hint: Don’t read on the toilet.
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FOR THE NON-TECHIES!
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WHO NEEDS WALMART?
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URINE? NO. MAYAN!
Other Product Lines:
-Blood Stain Gone! (Murderers Edition)-Vomit Gone! (Anorexic Edition)
Michelle’s Pending Patent List:
-Stupid Person Gone!-Extended Family Holiday Dinner Earplugs!-Nickelback Music Video Eyebleach!
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UPGRADE YOUR PAD (1)!
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What They Really Meant To Say:
NOW WALK AROUND NAKED FROM THE WASTE DOWN WITHOUT BEING PUT ON THAT PESKY MEGAN’S LAW VIOLATER LIST!
What They Really Meant To Say:
NOW WALK AROUND NAKED FROM THE WASTE DOWN WITHOUT BEING PUT ON THAT PESKY MEGAN’S LAW VIOLATER LIST!
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UPGRADE YOUR PAD (2)!
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UPGRADE YOUR PAD (3)!
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VANITY? SCHMANITY. CRAZY INSANITY!
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AN A-V BLAST FROM THE PAST…
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2 OR TREE OF DEM DERE HA DAWGS
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PET HOARDING GOT YOU DOWN?
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LUCK BE A LADY!
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I’LL PUT IT IN THE VAULT
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OPTING OUT• Phone BooksVisit yellowpagesoptout.com (however it is up to the
carrier’s discretion)
• Junk Mail/ CatalogsVisit catalogchoice.org to opt out of catalogs, credit card
offers, coupons circulars and more!
• Phone CallsVisit donotcall.gov to get on the National Do Not Call List
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ENDJuly 11 Issue No. 99Blog Address: blog.mhryvnak.net
Twitter: @mhryvnakSomething Something, Dark Side
GOING TO WAR WITH SNAIL-MAIL CATALOG SPAM
Jan 2013 Issue No. 99
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