On Fri, 17 Jun 2016 12:17:46 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 17/06/2016 7:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2016-06-16 10:21 PM, graham wrote:
>
>>
>> A number of them use that gimmick of sending you something and expecting
>> you to pay for it. My wife used to do that with some of the things and
>> threw out the rest. After discussing it with her she no longer pays, and
>> she feels free to use things they send without paying. As I explained it
>> to her, those things are unsolicited, so they are yours to keep. Refrain
>> from paying for a long time and they stop sending them.
>
>Coincidentally, I've just received a Red Cross package of greetings
>cards in Friday's mail. I agree with you!
>
>>
>>
>> Another thing I am really fed up with is cashiers asking if you want to
>> donate X amount of dollars to some charity, which seems to vary weekly.
>> No. I don't want to and I am sick of them asking and putting me in a
>> spot. I don't blame them but they are required to ask.
>
>Yes it's a bloody nuisance!
>Graham

Ditto, do not want to encourage them, too invasive. Last one was
Sobeys looking for money for Fort McMoney.