UPDATE: After about 6 weeks of not getting the Food Express spammed on my driveway, as of Feb 1, 2012, somebody at the OWH thought I needed to receive this waste of paper again. I’ve called to complain, and I’m told that I’m still on the “Never Deliver” list, so they don’t have any explanations for it. One time, the OWH explained to me that a neighbor was probably delivering the paper to my driveway, but every time I’ve seen one in my driveway, all the neighbors around me get it also. When I talk to them, they’d rather not see the paper either, but don’t know how to stop it.
UPDATE: As of December 15th, I’m still getting weekly driveway spam, although I’ve been “guaranteed” that they won’t be delivered. “You’ve been marked as ‘Never Deliver’ sir, I don’t know what to tell you”. I’ve found out that the “Never Deliver” really means “Don’t deliver for 6 months”. They automatically put you back on the circulation list “in case you move, and a new resident is at your address”. Sounds to me like a ploy to keep ciculation numbers artificially high for advertisers.
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Maybe this problem is inherent to all dying newspapers.
I haven’t subscribed to the Omaha World Herald for probably 20 years, yet for the last 8 years, they seem to think that I would enjoy their free advertising crapola (“Food Express”?) dropped off in my driveway. Today will be the 10th time I call to have them stop this practice. Not only is this practice not very “green” by wasting paper I have no interest in, it could theoretically give notice to potential burglars that I’m away from the house for an extended period of time.
Like I said, it shouldn’t take 10 calls (and probably more) to to the World Herald circulation department to stop this practice. I believe they actually think that dropping their advertising off in my driveway will entice me to get a daily subscription, or at least a Sunday paper subscription. I even tried to figure out how much a Sunday paper is, because I heard rumors that it was upwards of $2.00, but the “Subcribe Now!” page on Omaha.com only says the Sunday subscription is $8.89. That price could be daily, monthly, bi-weekly, who knows!?
I’m starting to collect all of them, and then plan to return them to the “park” that was once “World Herald Square”. If you haven’t seen it, it’s the block where they tore down the original World Herald headquarters to buy the Northwestern Bell building, but they left the corner of the building intact in the park for no apparent reason.
Anyway, I’m not alone in my problem with getting this newspaper problem stopped. I’ve heard from 2 other non-subscribers to the Omaha World Herald that are frustrated by this newspaper spam. To get it resolved put the circulation department’s phone number on your speed dial, 402-346-3363. You’ll be calling it every 6 months or so.
If you want to get there attention, upon the first snow fall, tell them they littered in your yard and you hit the paper with your snowblower and it cause $120 damage. Then ask how they are going to pay for it. Then ask to the claims department.
It was bad enough when they mailed it. Now they toss in om my sidewalk. I’m also planining on returning the junk to the OWH. I’m thinking about emailing the Publisher, Terry Kroeger.
Guess what I dug up with my snowblower over the weekend? 2 bags with that worthless litter in them.
Sneaky Dave, perhaps you might consider bringing your copy you don’t want over to my house. It’s been two weeks and I haven’t received the Food Express. I guess some of us poor people actually look forward to the Food Express for coupons and special deals on food so we stretch our family’s budget.
Nancy, contact me here with your address, and I’ll drop off a load of groceries, enough for you to miss 6 months worth of the OWH drive way spam.
Dave, thank you for the phone number. I just called it. Tried before but gave up. Just experienced 3 1/2 months of Food-express-free bliss because of the sewer project. And even though it’s been hell living in a construction zone with our 7:45am alarm being the back up beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep beepbeepbeepbeepbeepbeep of construction vehicles and house-shaking komatsu excavator slams until us swing shifters got to escape to work, I would have almost … almost traded that for the hell of having that damned Food express slapped on my sidewalk and littering the neighborhood again. I, too, have begun collecting the world Herald litter and will deposit it in their circulation office when bulging like Santa’s bag of toys. Would like to. Not gutsy enough though. Oh well, hopefully 6 months of no Food express in front of my own abode. Unfortunately, I once again get to see it litter the neighborhood. And since the deliverers of the litter have lousy aim, and may once again ignore their “never deliver” directives, I will still get to fill my bag of Food expresses. As for Hungry Nancy…really? You really think those are good deals in there? Hmm. Occasionally, when I did look through it I would see grapes on sale for. 99¢ somewhere, but the prices of everything else on my grocery list was so much higher than good ole Walmart that it was more cost-wise, even without price-matching, to just shop Walmart. Hey, merry christmas all!
Remember, even if you do convince the OWH that you don’t want their trash, they’ll put you back on the list to get it. Their rationale is that you may have moved in that amount of time, and the new house owners may desperately want those ads!
ive called at least 10 times to stop the driveway liter, which should be illegal anyways!!! im calling again today and asking if i can file a complaint. everytime i get one now i drive to 108th and a couple blocks south of harrison to the owh distributor and throw it on thier door or grass.
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