MetaFilter posts tagged with junkmail

You've got (junk) mail (and craft materials)!

orange swan — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:52:44 -0800

Your household probably gets something like 800 pieces of junk mail per year. Other than sighing and tossing the junk into your recycling bin, what are your options? Of course, I’d urge you to support any one of the numerous current anti-junk mail campaigns (do be aware of any possible conflicts of interest), but until those measures take effect, there is always crafting. You could make pop-up Christmas cards, Easter cards, or reminder cards. You could make envelopes, or simply turn old envelopes inside out for a second useage. You can make gift bags, or recycled handmade paper, decorate your paper clips, or make a homemade filing system. You could make a dress and matching clutch for the upcoming Postman’s Ball, hats for your child’s birthday party, or save the junk mail for your child’s craft supplies box. You could also make a wreath, tree ornaments, a table or two, shag carpeting, or window blinds. Or you could make art out of your junk mail. Patricia Zapata, of the blog A Little Hut, explains how to create junk mail art in this podcast. You could make collages like artist Sandy Schimmel, or junk mail trees like Florida State University art professor George Blakely. If you’re feeling especially militant about the anti-junk mail cause, you could make a tank to let everyone know. And if none of the above ideas work for you, check out these lists.

Spamagram

Mr Bluesky — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:29:09 -0800

Send a Spam-a-Gram to a lucky corporate whore! Tired of receiving mounds of unsolicited letters and offers in the mail? Want to fight back? Want to get rid of that old tire in your garage that the garbage man won't take? Then read on...

Lifehacker

mcstayinskool — Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:56:40 -0800

Lifehacker is a fairly new addition to the Gawker Media family of blogs, publishers of another personal favorite in the Gizmodo gadget blog. Lifehacker posts articles on how to do all sorts of things better/quicker/cooler/cheaper:

In its three short weeks of life, Lifehacker has given me good tips at a shockingly high frequency. Of course, the whole thing comes full circle with their frequent Ask Metafilter Roundup posts.

Mmmmm...shiny

rooftop secrets — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:47:16 -0800

Endless AOL CDs can fill your mailbox, but some people seem to love them. Others have found creative outlets for their AOL junk mail. Still more people simply love to collect the buggers, although some for grander purposes than others.

found missing — Mon, 09 Sep 2002 18:53:47 -0800

Jesus junk mail. (As an update to last year's Texas story) Every household in South Carolina will receive a videocassette of a bad film about Jesus this week. The Special 9-11 Remembrance Edition features an introduction by three members of the NY Fire Dept. Regardless of how you feel about Jesus H., isn't there a better film to send to every household in South Carolina?

MidasMulligan — Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:17:54 -0800

Ever wonder why junk mail comes to your mailbox? Enter your zip code (US only) to see where your neighborhood fits in marketing categories.

Kino — Mon, 18 Jun 2001 17:32:13 -0800

The next time you receive a pesky junkmail cheque promising you untold riches perhaps you should pause for a moment and consider the prospect that it may not be a zillion miles from the truth afterall. On the other hand - this rather tediously longwinded account of someone scamming a scam might itself be nothing more than just a.. erm.. nother scam.