Has anyone else received these freaky hand written letters with “newspaper” clippings inside from your friend J, or P, or insert letter here, alerting you to some great new offer for used cars or home loans? The envelopes are seriously addressed by hand with a stamp. The post-it-note is also hand written. Gives me the creeps. The writing is ransom note-esque, too. I guess this form of advertising works because based on an informal poll many folks have been receiving these for years.
On the other hand, I wonder how much money folks are being paid to sit at home and address these evelopes all day? This is the sort of business that advertises at stop lights.
Work at home! Professional salaries, call now.
At any rate, it’s a slim shady marketing tactic and I certainly won’t be buying a used car for $29 this weekend.
The Sac Rag 
Work at home! What a scam!
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I get those too — it’s very freaky when you get one for the first time, until you read it more closely and figure out that it’s an advertisement. An outfit out of Elk Grove also uses the hand-addressed & real stamp method to market HVAC units. The return address is from “Kenny Bell” on a street in Elk Grove. Now that I know what it is, it goes right into the recycle bin with the PennySaver.
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