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Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

But they make such compelling TV commercials ..... My 92YO FIL took up opening junk mail as an apparent hobby several years ago. Save the Whales, Save the Planet, Save the Gerbils, Feed the Children - he gives to them all

Many years ago, my great grandmother got on the donation lists. Her thing was churches. My grandfather started snagging her mail and going through it before she could see it because she was sending tons of money to them, especially a bunch of the shady televangelists.