#106 Finally unsubscribing from that annoying email you’ve been getting forever

Let freedom ring from the felt-covered walls of cubicle farms. Let freedom ring from the dimly lit university dorms. Let freedom ring from cell phones at the back of the train. Let freedom ring from laptops at the back of the plane. But not only that — let freedom ring from daily coupon deals! Let freedom ring fromĀ weekly donation appeals! Let freedom ring from alumni sponsorship requests! And let freedom ring from random marketing contests!

And when this happens, when we let freedom ring, let’s all join hands and sing “Free at last! Free at last! Look at this empty inbox, we are free at last!”

AWESOME!

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33 Responses to #106 Finally unsubscribing from that annoying email you’ve been getting forever

  1. wendy

    If you’re preparing us for the inevitable I’ve just one thing to say…
    ble, ble, ble, ble, blech to that!

    and how thoughtful you are…thank you:)

    • wendy

      while back-pedalling: this is presently still one of the farthest things from annoying on earth, so of course Sincerely*****SUBSCRIBE=D*****

  2. Every single time I do this, the same thought crosses my mind:

    “Why the heck didn’t I do this earlier?!”

  3. Hahha, yes! Happy Thanksgiving!

  4. YES! Every time I check my email on my phone I always kick myself for not going on my computer to sweep and block…and then wonder why the heck I signed up to begin with.

    HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!

    • I’m the same – half the time I can never remember what drove me to subscribe in the first place!

      Usually I put it down to a competition of some sorts, where subscribing for three months is part of the entry… and then, three months later, I’ve forgotten all about it and just let the emails keep rolling in…

  5. Caroline

    GOD YES! They make it a bit of a hassle sometimes but when you finally succeed… AWESOME

  6. looool!
    And the beauty of it is that I’m too lazy to press unsubscribe button for months !
    And when done, it feels good !!!

  7. Fat

    Free at last :DDDDD
    I love this post ! kudos !

  8. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not, but just before visiting this post, I just unsubscribed from a mailing list (donation thing)

  9. Laura

    After weeks, months – sometimes YEARS – of repeatedly and tirelessly hitting delete without having read anything more than the sender’s name, only one question comes to mind when I finally open the email, scroll to the bottom, and click “unsubscribe”:

    Why didn’t I do this sooner??

    DEFINITELY AWESOME!

  10. Magda

    This is front page stuff Neil, brilliant.

  11. Jenn

    My residence application for university got waitlisted almost as soon as I applied in June and every week since then I’ve been getting “weekly waitlist updates” that basically just say “Log in to see how far down on the waitlist you are now!” I accepted long ago that I wouldn’t get in and have been waiting for them to give up and refund my depsoit, so I just delete their emails without even opening them. Thismorning I was quickly checking my email and saw yet another email from student housing. When I clicked on it, though, it was a residence offer! No more super early mornings or long, unproductive train and bus rides or worrying about the transit strike or having nowhere to go during breaks or thinking “If I was in res I could have finished this ages ago!” So every once in a blue moon, sticking out those annoying emails can actually lead to something even more awesome than the satisfaction of unsubscribing.

  12. Very original source of inspration, good sir.
    AWESOME!!!!!

  13. I NEVER regret that moment

  14. ana

    After reading this, I finally unsubsribed from about 10 e-mails and it felt awesome!

  15. GG

    Its a real relief unsubscribing and also a prize to eye seeing “No unread messages”

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