Posted on April 7, 2021 at 3:21 pm by Carol Tannenhauser
On March 10th, this batch almost put Tina over the edge.
Editor’s note: Several things bothered Tina Pelikan about the piles of coupon circulars in plastic bags that were deposited weekly in the entryway of her building — and all along her brownstone-lined block. Not only were they unsightly, but a terrible waste, and bad for the environment, she thought. Then, one day, on the edge of a plastic bag, she saw a phone number.
As far as the eye can see.
By Tina Pelikan
Each week, my block — 95th Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West — is inundated with piles of packages of coupon circulars packed in plastic bags, most of which, according to evidence on the street and discussion with building superintendents, end up in the trash.
On March 17th, this one did it.
Thanks to being very much at home this past year, I noticed the enormous weekly pile of plastic bags in my own entryway, and recently decided to take action. On March 17th, I called the contact number printed on the bags and spoke with a very efficient person, who looked up my address and was able to tell me that 35 circulars were being delivered to our building of fewer than 30 households. I told her that our super had said that, at most, five people in the building take and use those circulars. And she agreed to diminish our delivery quantity to five packages per week.
I am thrilled to say she was true to her word, and, for the last three weeks, only five packages were left for our building.
I am writing this to give people the phone number to call — (800) 376-6222 — in order to make a similar request, if they are so inclined.
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