August 29, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Writer reaches for green ink, mainly, to report from the blogosphere.
NCH
What did i tell ya? After the unnecessary thank-you letter 10 days back, with no envelope, now they write again to send me the freepost envelope i would have welcomed in the first place. Such a good cause i probably will give again – but [...]
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August 18, 2007 at 4:49 pm
This weeks trawl…
RNIB
This particular mailshot was an appeal for cash towards the production of more talking books. As someone who reads on escalators & in supermarket queues, it gives me the horrors to think of being unable to read, and i will be happy to donate to this cause in the near future. But ‘why [...]
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August 11, 2007 at 4:31 pm
NCH (National Childrens Home)
Sent the NCH charity a tenner last week & now they use a whole sheet of A4 in an envelope to say thank-you. Do wish charities wouldn’t do that. I know you need the dosh to do your work so i could have guessed you would be thankful, so i honestly don’t [...]
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August 8, 2007 at 9:35 pm
World Villages for Children
Usual mailshot tho’ this is from a charity i give to maybe 3 times a year. Have a lot of charities i give to on a rota basis, approx, and i do not/will not/cannot give more just because i get sent a lot of envelopes. And as this charity does not send [...]
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August 6, 2007 at 9:53 pm
PDSA
Just another standard Mailshot & full marks for using a plain, cellophane-window free envelope. But i will not be donating i’m afraid, based on my decision not to support charities working with pets anymore. As i mentioned last week re the Cats Protection League, it seems to me that such pets are literally eating up [...]
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