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patphil

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20. I'm getting 5-6 solicitations a day from politicians, to health issues, to native american organizations, and beyond.

Reply to BeneteauBum (Original post)

Thu Mar 26, 2026, 09:14 PM

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I'm retired on a fixed income and can't help these people. I contribute to a few causes on a regular basis. I give to my regional food bank, planned parenthood, red cross, national organization for women, and a couple others.
The rest I give to my local landfill.
I bet I get several hundred pounds of junk solicitations each year. What a waste!

This just the actual physical mail, I also get about a dozen e-mail solicitations a day. They go in the electronic trash; I don't even open them.

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I'm being overwhelmed [View all] BeneteauBum Thursday OP

As they say, no good deed goes unpunished. cloudbase Thursday #1

Ive began to unsubscribe..one after another.. replying End2End to texts BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #2

Same! Beyond annoying... Wuddles440 Thursday #10

I'm doing the same! City Lights Friday #41

I hear you buzzycrumbhunger Thursday #3

Welcome to the United States of Capitalism! OldBaldy1701E Friday #37

I think the overwhelming, chronic begging backfires Skittles Thursday #4

It never stops. mr715 Thursday #5

"Sand Hook Promise" was emailing me a few times a day!! so much that I suspected it was a scam BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #17

I was a Harris supporter FHRRK1 Thursday #6

Here's what I think... 2naSalit Thursday #7

When we have a candidate to run against the orange creature BeneteauBum Thursday #9

I donated once before, never again. All it took was one time, and it then took me years to finally get rid of all of SWBTATTReg Thursday #8

Same same for both dems and reps. Even worse is automatic repeat donations unless you decline. Norrrm Thursday #11

I've taken to marking all of them as spam. hedda_foil Thursday #12

I gave Rebl2 Thursday #13

Same here... debsy Thursday #14

Have you tried unsubscribing? It works! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Thursday #15

Yes BeneteauBum Thursday #28

Well, it does take persistence, but I finally worked on it until... littlemissmartypants Friday #33

Oh, I'm fine BeneteauBum Friday #34

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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is running for governor here.. Escape Thursday #18

You wrote: "I wonder if the candidates even know that their campaign staffs are hounding supporters for money. FSogol Friday #36

Thanks for the info... Escape Friday #38

I set up a routine that automatically responds with STOP ecstatic Thursday #19

I'm getting 5-6 solicitations a day from politicians, to health issues, to native american organizations, and beyond. patphil Thursday #20

Fundraising is a necessity. I never begrudge them asking for support. AnotherMother4Peace Thursday #21

It is necessary BeneteauBum Thursday #31

Yeah, I sent money to the ACLU three weeks ago, Ilsa Thursday #22

We don't have publicly funded campaigns, so campaigns are forced to do this. SunSeeker Thursday #23

I've learned to hit 'Unsubscribe' without guilt and just pick my spots... johnnyplankton Thursday #24

OVERWHELMED...... drumpfsucks Thursday #25

Ignore them or block them for now fujiyamasan Thursday #26

When I start getting daily emails they get blocked and permanently junked. Martin68 Thursday #27

New email. New phone and register the Tetrachloride Thursday #29

Same I got a bunch of mail today and the emails ugh!!!! kimbutgar Thursday #30

A good way to donate is through Qutzupalotl Friday #32

But if PACs spend money on their campaigns they're accused of being corrupt, "taking" money from billionaires betsuni Friday #35

I donate to food banks and direct homeless. MerryBlooms Friday #39

Yes this is a no problem D_Master81 Friday #40

Exactly BeneteauBum Friday #42