"give me some advice"

Mr. Jeremy Peters,

This may be your first official fan mail. It may not be; however, I am hoping for the former. I truly admire your desire to keep traditional mail alive. However, I have concern to believe that not everyone does.

The scenario so far….

UVIC , as wonderful and amazing as they are, sent my certificate of eligibility to enter Japan in the general mail. Oops! Not only was it mailed general mail (no tracking available) it was not addressed to my apartment (I am partly to blame; however, not the main point). This delicate and beautiful piece of paper is now officially gone. Lost! Done! I have no way of finding it! Now Jeremy, I am unable to get into Japan without this piece of paper. Oh how convenient! I am supposed to leave Sept. 9th!

This is where I need you. I mailed Moya Greene (CEO of Canada Post) a request to help me find my mail. I even sent it priority courier (to set a good example). She has made no attempt to contact me to date. Isn’t she supposed to be the CEO of Canada Post - shouldn’t she enjoy writing mail!?

I was hoping with your broad knowledge of the mail services you would be able to give me some advice as what to do next!

Sincerely,

Amy Bowen

Dear Amy,

I agree with you wholeheartedly. Moya Greene is personally responsible for the loss of your letter. How dare she not instill policies that ensure mail is delivered to the correct person, even if it is addressed incorrectly.

You may feel it is necessary to declare war on Canada Post. Please do not do anything violent. I’ve heard of people going to a wholesaler, buying several thousand envelopes, and addressing them all to a random address.

In the top left corner, people have written the address of the actual “addressee” of the letter. Then, deposited the letters in mailboxes around the city, without postage.

Without postage, the letters are returned to the “return to sender” address with “INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE” stamped across them.

I wonder what someone would do with 1000 letters. I’d hope he or she would recycle them.

Thank you for your letter,

Jeremy David