Stupid, Stupid, Stupid People! (long)

Duke of URL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Duke of URL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got [snip]
unless I get another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act
on

And there is some good reason to keep on trusting your beloved pets
to this place which has demonstrated both stupidity and ignorance?

Oh, I don't take my pets there. I haven't been there since that day
in November, 1999. That's why I don't understand why, after all
this time, I suddenly got this letter from them.


*1999*??? Now THAT is not only strange, it's weird!
Perhaps they use an index-cards system and yours was caught in the
box... or something...

I know they had a computer for billing purposes so I can't imagine a manual
mailing list, but you never know. I too thought it was extremely odd that 5
years passed before I suddenly got correspondence from them again.

Jill

Duke of URL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Duke of URL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got [snip]
unless I get another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act
on

And there is some good reason to keep on trusting your beloved pets
to this place which has demonstrated both stupidity and ignorance?

Oh, I don't take my pets there. I haven't been there since that day
in November, 1999. That's why I don't understand why, after all
this time, I suddenly got this letter from them.


*1999*??? Now THAT is not only strange, it's weird!
Perhaps they use an index-cards system and yours was caught in the
box... or something...

I know they had a computer for billing purposes so I can't imagine a manual
mailing list, but you never know. I too thought it was extremely odd that 5
years passed before I suddenly got correspondence from them again.

Jill

Duke of URL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
. ..
Duke of URL wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...

It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got [snip]
unless I get another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act
on

And there is some good reason to keep on trusting your beloved pets
to this place which has demonstrated both stupidity and ignorance?

Oh, I don't take my pets there. I haven't been there since that day
in November, 1999. That's why I don't understand why, after all
this time, I suddenly got this letter from them.


*1999*??? Now THAT is not only strange, it's weird!
Perhaps they use an index-cards system and yours was caught in the
box... or something...

I know they had a computer for billing purposes so I can't imagine a manual
mailing list, but you never know. I too thought it was extremely odd that 5
years passed before I suddenly got correspondence from them again.

Jill

"Yowie" wrote in message
u...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got
something in
the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me
off
again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like
our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal
hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years
old.
They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive
heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the
last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about
$25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as
well,
I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for
"doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a
month.
I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On
November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that
mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug
for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was
about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return
address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I
was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear,
concise
and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in
scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did
just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her
know
in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive
drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I
demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to
his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from
the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the
clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on
other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated
they
had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his
chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme
age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a
Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning.
I got
a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my
dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a
mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I
get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If,
however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding
about
caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

I feel your frustration!

Thankfully I don't tend to get personally addressed junk mail
(Reader's
Digest stuff notwithstanding, but they're *obviously* Reader's Digest
stuff)
and the rest of the stuff that comes through the mail box goes in the
recycling *at my leisure* but telemarketing drives me nuts,
*expecially* the
"begging money for charity" ones. I know the people on the other end
of the
phone are just poorly paid, poorly treated call centre drudges, and
its not
their fault they're trying to earn a living, but it still drives me
nuts
*especailly* when they seem to all call in the mad two hours between
5:30pm
and 7:30pm when we're in the middle of cooking, eating dinner, feeding
Cary,
bathing Cary, and Trying to Get Cary To Sleep. Argh!

Hisspit to all companies that use impersonal, irresponsible and
heartless
marketing techniques.

Yowie

Amen to that! We now have a law here in the United States that allows
you to call and put yourself on a list not to be called. There are lots
of loopholes. If you've done business with a company, or if you've
contacted them, they can still call you. Charities are exempt. Still,
I get a lot fewer of those annoying calls than I used to.

As for junk mail, I still get advertisements addressed to my husband,
who died over 18 years ago. Recently I got a letter from the Republican
party, addressed to him, and asking for a donation. He was a registered
Republican, but I am not. Somehow, their not keeping up with details
about whether their constituents are still alive, doesn't make me want
to change my registration.

I used to just throw away stuff addressed to Jim. Now I write
"deceased" on the envelope and send it back. I think they have to pay
for return postage, so maybe that will make them update their lists.

Joy

"Yowie" wrote in message
u...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got
something in
the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me
off
again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like
our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal
hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years
old.
They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive
heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the
last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about
$25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as
well,
I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for
"doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a
month.
I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On
November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that
mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug
for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was
about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return
address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I
was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear,
concise
and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in
scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did
just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her
know
in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive
drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I
demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to
his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from
the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the
clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on
other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated
they
had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his
chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme
age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a
Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning.
I got
a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my
dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a
mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I
get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If,
however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding
about
caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

I feel your frustration!

Thankfully I don't tend to get personally addressed junk mail
(Reader's
Digest stuff notwithstanding, but they're *obviously* Reader's Digest
stuff)
and the rest of the stuff that comes through the mail box goes in the
recycling *at my leisure* but telemarketing drives me nuts,
*expecially* the
"begging money for charity" ones. I know the people on the other end
of the
phone are just poorly paid, poorly treated call centre drudges, and
its not
their fault they're trying to earn a living, but it still drives me
nuts
*especailly* when they seem to all call in the mad two hours between
5:30pm
and 7:30pm when we're in the middle of cooking, eating dinner, feeding
Cary,
bathing Cary, and Trying to Get Cary To Sleep. Argh!

Hisspit to all companies that use impersonal, irresponsible and
heartless
marketing techniques.

Yowie

Amen to that! We now have a law here in the United States that allows
you to call and put yourself on a list not to be called. There are lots
of loopholes. If you've done business with a company, or if you've
contacted them, they can still call you. Charities are exempt. Still,
I get a lot fewer of those annoying calls than I used to.

As for junk mail, I still get advertisements addressed to my husband,
who died over 18 years ago. Recently I got a letter from the Republican
party, addressed to him, and asking for a donation. He was a registered
Republican, but I am not. Somehow, their not keeping up with details
about whether their constituents are still alive, doesn't make me want
to change my registration.

I used to just throw away stuff addressed to Jim. Now I write
"deceased" on the envelope and send it back. I think they have to pay
for return postage, so maybe that will make them update their lists.

Joy

"Yowie" wrote in message
u...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got
something in
the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me
off
again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like
our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal
hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years
old.
They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive
heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the
last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about
$25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as
well,
I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for
"doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a
month.
I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On
November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that
mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug
for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was
about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return
address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I
was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear,
concise
and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in
scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did
just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her
know
in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive
drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I
demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to
his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from
the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the
clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on
other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated
they
had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his
chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme
age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a
Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning.
I got
a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my
dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a
mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I
get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If,
however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding
about
caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

I feel your frustration!

Thankfully I don't tend to get personally addressed junk mail
(Reader's
Digest stuff notwithstanding, but they're *obviously* Reader's Digest
stuff)
and the rest of the stuff that comes through the mail box goes in the
recycling *at my leisure* but telemarketing drives me nuts,
*expecially* the
"begging money for charity" ones. I know the people on the other end
of the
phone are just poorly paid, poorly treated call centre drudges, and
its not
their fault they're trying to earn a living, but it still drives me
nuts
*especailly* when they seem to all call in the mad two hours between
5:30pm
and 7:30pm when we're in the middle of cooking, eating dinner, feeding
Cary,
bathing Cary, and Trying to Get Cary To Sleep. Argh!

Hisspit to all companies that use impersonal, irresponsible and
heartless
marketing techniques.

Yowie

Amen to that! We now have a law here in the United States that allows
you to call and put yourself on a list not to be called. There are lots
of loopholes. If you've done business with a company, or if you've
contacted them, they can still call you. Charities are exempt. Still,
I get a lot fewer of those annoying calls than I used to.

As for junk mail, I still get advertisements addressed to my husband,
who died over 18 years ago. Recently I got a letter from the Republican
party, addressed to him, and asking for a donation. He was a registered
Republican, but I am not. Somehow, their not keeping up with details
about whether their constituents are still alive, doesn't make me want
to change my registration.

I used to just throw away stuff addressed to Jim. Now I write
"deceased" on the envelope and send it back. I think they have to pay
for return postage, so maybe that will make them update their lists.

Joy

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:09:18 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote:

"Yowie" wrote in message
. au...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got
something in
the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me
off
again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like
our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal
hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years
old.
They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive
heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the
last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about
$25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as
well,
I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for
"doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a
month.
I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On
November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that
mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug
for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was
about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return
address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I
was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear,
concise
and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in
scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did
just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her
know
in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive
drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I
demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to
his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from
the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the
clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on
other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated
they
had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his
chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme
age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a
Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning.
I got
a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my
dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a
mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I
get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If,
however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding
about
caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

I feel your frustration!

Thankfully I don't tend to get personally addressed junk mail
(Reader's
Digest stuff notwithstanding, but they're *obviously* Reader's Digest
stuff)
and the rest of the stuff that comes through the mail box goes in the
recycling *at my leisure* but telemarketing drives me nuts,
*expecially* the
"begging money for charity" ones. I know the people on the other end
of the
phone are just poorly paid, poorly treated call centre drudges, and
its not
their fault they're trying to earn a living, but it still drives me
nuts
*especailly* when they seem to all call in the mad two hours between
5:30pm
and 7:30pm when we're in the middle of cooking, eating dinner, feeding
Cary,
bathing Cary, and Trying to Get Cary To Sleep. Argh!

Hisspit to all companies that use impersonal, irresponsible and
heartless
marketing techniques.

Yowie

Amen to that! We now have a law here in the United States that allows
you to call and put yourself on a list not to be called. There are lots
of loopholes. If you've done business with a company, or if you've
contacted them, they can still call you. Charities are exempt. Still,
I get a lot fewer of those annoying calls than I used to.

As for junk mail, I still get advertisements addressed to my husband,
who died over 18 years ago. Recently I got a letter from the Republican
party, addressed to him, and asking for a donation. He was a registered
Republican, but I am not. Somehow, their not keeping up with details
about whether their constituents are still alive, doesn't make me want
to change my registration.

I used to just throw away stuff addressed to Jim. Now I write
"deceased" on the envelope and send it back. I think they have to pay
for return postage, so maybe that will make them update their lists.

Joy

Unless it is first class mail, it is a wasted effort. I believe the
PO just junks it. MLB

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:09:18 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote:

"Yowie" wrote in message
. au...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got
something in
the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me
off
again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like
our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal
hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years
old.
They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive
heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the
last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about
$25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as
well,
I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for
"doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a
month.
I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On
November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that
mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug
for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was
about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return
address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I
was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear,
concise
and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in
scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did
just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her
know
in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive
drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I
demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to
his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from
the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the
clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on
other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated
they
had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his
chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme
age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a
Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning.
I got
a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my
dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a
mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I
get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If,
however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding
about
caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

I feel your frustration!

Thankfully I don't tend to get personally addressed junk mail
(Reader's
Digest stuff notwithstanding, but they're *obviously* Reader's Digest
stuff)
and the rest of the stuff that comes through the mail box goes in the
recycling *at my leisure* but telemarketing drives me nuts,
*expecially* the
"begging money for charity" ones. I know the people on the other end
of the
phone are just poorly paid, poorly treated call centre drudges, and
its not
their fault they're trying to earn a living, but it still drives me
nuts
*especailly* when they seem to all call in the mad two hours between
5:30pm
and 7:30pm when we're in the middle of cooking, eating dinner, feeding
Cary,
bathing Cary, and Trying to Get Cary To Sleep. Argh!

Hisspit to all companies that use impersonal, irresponsible and
heartless
marketing techniques.

Yowie

Amen to that! We now have a law here in the United States that allows
you to call and put yourself on a list not to be called. There are lots
of loopholes. If you've done business with a company, or if you've
contacted them, they can still call you. Charities are exempt. Still,
I get a lot fewer of those annoying calls than I used to.

As for junk mail, I still get advertisements addressed to my husband,
who died over 18 years ago. Recently I got a letter from the Republican
party, addressed to him, and asking for a donation. He was a registered
Republican, but I am not. Somehow, their not keeping up with details
about whether their constituents are still alive, doesn't make me want
to change my registration.

I used to just throw away stuff addressed to Jim. Now I write
"deceased" on the envelope and send it back. I think they have to pay
for return postage, so maybe that will make them update their lists.

Joy

Unless it is first class mail, it is a wasted effort. I believe the
PO just junks it. MLB

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:09:18 GMT, "Yoj"
wrote:

"Yowie" wrote in message
. au...
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got
something in
the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me
off
again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like
our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal
hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years
old.
They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive
heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the
last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about
$25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as
well,
I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for
"doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a
month.
I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On
November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that
mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug
for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was
about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return
address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I
was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear,
concise
and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in
scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did
just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her
know
in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive
drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I
demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to
his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from
the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the
clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on
other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated
they
had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his
chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme
age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a
Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning.
I got
a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my
dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a
mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I
get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If,
however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding
about
caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

I feel your frustration!

Thankfully I don't tend to get personally addressed junk mail
(Reader's
Digest stuff notwithstanding, but they're *obviously* Reader's Digest
stuff)
and the rest of the stuff that comes through the mail box goes in the
recycling *at my leisure* but telemarketing drives me nuts,
*expecially* the
"begging money for charity" ones. I know the people on the other end
of the
phone are just poorly paid, poorly treated call centre drudges, and
its not
their fault they're trying to earn a living, but it still drives me
nuts
*especailly* when they seem to all call in the mad two hours between
5:30pm
and 7:30pm when we're in the middle of cooking, eating dinner, feeding
Cary,
bathing Cary, and Trying to Get Cary To Sleep. Argh!

Hisspit to all companies that use impersonal, irresponsible and
heartless
marketing techniques.

Yowie

Amen to that! We now have a law here in the United States that allows
you to call and put yourself on a list not to be called. There are lots
of loopholes. If you've done business with a company, or if you've
contacted them, they can still call you. Charities are exempt. Still,
I get a lot fewer of those annoying calls than I used to.

As for junk mail, I still get advertisements addressed to my husband,
who died over 18 years ago. Recently I got a letter from the Republican
party, addressed to him, and asking for a donation. He was a registered
Republican, but I am not. Somehow, their not keeping up with details
about whether their constituents are still alive, doesn't make me want
to change my registration.

I used to just throw away stuff addressed to Jim. Now I write
"deceased" on the envelope and send it back. I think they have to pay
for return postage, so maybe that will make them update their lists.

Joy

Unless it is first class mail, it is a wasted effort. I believe the
PO just junks it. MLB

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 12:59:14 -0500, "jmcquown"
wrote:

It's a RANT. Pardon me if I've told this before, but I got something in the
mail yesterday which I didn't look at until today and it's set me off again.
(sigh)

For the most part vets and their tech's are really nice people (like our
recently 'outed' tech, Mischief here!). But I swear, the animal hospital
where I used to take my dog Sampson, can they be any more obtuse?

Sampson went to the RB in November, 1999. He was nearly 18 years old. They
had been treating him for years with daily medication for congestive heart
failure. He was on special low sodium prescription canned food the last 5
years of his life. They were small 'half cans' of food at about $25/case
for (IIRC) 10 cans. There was another pill he had to take daily as well, I
can't recall now what it was for. He was also being treated for "doggie
dementia" with a medication called Anipryl which cost about $80 a month. I
couldn't afford any of this but somehow I did it anyway. On November 3,
1999, I took him for his final visit.

Two weeks later I got something in the mail from the company that mfg's
Anipryl. It was a certificate for a Free First Trial of this drug for
"senior" dogs who exhibit symptoms of doggie altzheimers. I was about to
write it off as coincidence until I noticed they had my vet's return address
stamped inside the correspondence, suggesting I redeem it there. I was
FURIOUS! They'd given my name and address to this drug company!

I like to think I'm a fairly competent writer. I can be clear, concise and
to the point. I can also most definitely let the reader know, in scathing
terms, just how angry I am. I wrote to the drug company rep and did just
that. I informed her my dog had died two weeks earlier. I let her know in
no uncertain terms, no one offered a "freebie" of this expensive drug the
entire two years he was on it even though I couldn't afford it. I demanded
to be taken off their list immediately. I cc'd and mailed a copy to his
vet.

A week or so later I got a hand-written note of apology, not from the vet
who had treated Sampson all those years, but from the owner of the clinic.
He said yes, they did make my info available along with info on other
"senior" pets who might benefit from this medication. He indicated they had
no idea Sampson was so ill. Excuse ME? Ever think to pull his chart and
see what you guys were treating him for, not to mention his extreme age?
And that he was already ON this medication, so the certificate for a Free
First Trial wouldn't have done me a damned bit of good anyway?

(deep breath) I went through my mail from yesterday this morning. I got a
letter from this same clinic about a new heartworm injectible for my dog.
Hello. You put him to sleep in 1999. Why the hell am I on a mailing list
for this in 2004?! Stuff like this just chaps my ass. But unless I get
another stupid correspondence from them, I won't act on it. If, however,
for some reason going forward they think I still need reminding about caring
for my dog they'll be hearing from me.

Jill


Jill, I'm so sorry this happened to you. Just a few weeks after Mojo
died, I got a card in the mail reminding me his rabies shot was due
:-( Upset me for days.

Ginger-lyn