For the last four years I have watched my delivery service of the morning newspaper turn into a lottery wherein I usually lose. I pay; no paper. The morning walk of 1500 feet while good for the body, gets old on the fifth or sixth trip to see if there will be a newspaper that day. You would think that given the stories of newspapers economic woes, that the service would be getting better, bot worse. I however can count on at least three no paper or noon delivery of said paper per month. Of course a late morning newspaper for most of us becomes an evening paper full of yesterday's news. So with nothing left but frustration, I am ending my 35 year love affair with a morning news paper. Sadly I will now get my news from the internet and television in small factoids trimmed to fit a busy mind with no comfort level for detail.
TO: Washington Post Circulation (original written in haste on one of those irritating web site memo fields was loaded with typos)
I ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT FOR A MORNING PAPER. NOT A MID DAY OR AFTERNOON PAPER, BUT A MORNING PAPER. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE WATCHED MY DELIVERY BECOME SPORADIC, UNPREDICTABLE AND ABSENT. MY PAYMENT WAS ON TIME AND DIRECT, YOUR SERVICE IS ABYSMAL. I HAVE CALLED FAXED AND PLEADED TO NO AVAIL. EARLIER THIS MONTH I SAID IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN (WHICH IT DID - CHECK YOUR LOGS) I WOULD NOT BE RENEWING MY SUBSCRIPTION. SINCE THE POST CAN NOT HOLD UP ITS END OF THE CONTRACT, I SHALL NOT BE RENEWING THIS SUBSCRIPTION AS THERE IS LITTLE SENSE IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES OF PAYING FOR SOMETHING I DO NOT RECEIVE...SERVICE
CMN
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