Canceling FOODday – An Experiment in Eliminating Real World Spam
UPDATE: To cancel FOODday or This Week, email kateleeper@news.oregonian.com, or call Chet Jamison 503-294-4187. Also, this wasn’t the ordeal I thought it would be, but hopefully this will help someone.
The Oregonian’s FOODday is a weekly waste of paper and plastic for most people who receive it.
From what I know, it’s automatically sent to every household in Portland, and from everyone I talk to, it goes straight into the recycle bin.
My dad was outside one day when they delivered his copy of FOODday, he threw it back at the guy and said, “WHY ARE YOU THROWING GARBAGE ON MY PROPERTY?”
I’m writing about this as I think it will be an ordeal, and I’m writing directly to the editor of FOODday.
Dear Ms. Holmberg,
Please cancel my FOODday delivery ASAP.
My address is:
xxxxxxx
xxxxxxxThank you for your attention to this problem.
–jake olsen
Let’s see how this goes,
–jake
UPDATE: Another response from the Oregonian
The correct person to contact is Chet Jamison 503-294-4187.
I will forward this message to him.
Thanks, Kate
FOODday
UPDATE: A response from The Oregonian:
Thanks for your prompt reply,
Yes, we would like to cancel This Week and FOODday. We subscribe to the
Sunday Oregonian only, and that’s the only paper we’d like to receive.I appreciate you forwarding my request to customer service.
For future reference, how may I email the customer service department?
Best,
–jake
Martha Holmberg wrote:
Hi, Jake. I’ll forward your request to the customer service department — I can’t do anything on my end, I’m afraid. We’re the editorial department.And just to clarify, I think you want to cancel This Week? We’re not sending the actual FoodDay to anyone but subscribers to the paper, but we’re including food stories in This Week.







