Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Clearing out the (e-mail) clutter

Since I'll only be shopping in New Westminster for the next year, it seems like a good time to unsubscribe to a bunch of e-newsletters that are no longer relevant to me. I was surprised to find I was subscribed to over 25 retail and travel e-newsletters. It felt good to clear the clutter out of my inbox. I have wasted a lot of time on some of these Web sites; it feels good to know I won't be doing that this year. (I have nothing against these stores and their products and services. It's just that for me the Internet is a black hole and I'm always getting sucked into it.)

I have never bought anything from:
Country Village
Rejuvenation
Stonz Wear
Travelocity
Away Network
Maine Cottage

Travelzoo
TravelAlerts.ca

I rarely bought anything from:
Restoration Hardware
Garnet Hill
Thrifty Car Rental
ClearPoint direct
eBay I used to have an eBay jewellery habit, but I haven't bought anything from them for at least two years.
Amazon.com 
Red Envelope
VIFF
Harbour Dance Centre
Showbox Seattle
Living Social
Fruits and Passion

Canon eStore
Bloomex

I sometimes bought from:
RONA
Expedia
Priceline
Allegiant Air
Costco
Toys R Us
Choices Markets I love Choices and since it's right on the border with New West I thought about making an exception for it. But I had to draw the line somewhere, so Choices is out.
Buycostumes.com
Sears
The Shoe Company

Victoria's Secret I like their bras, though they're so pushed up and padded, I told my husband wearing them feels like false advertising. Which led him to make a concerned face and ask, "Um, who are you advertising to?"
Chapters/Indigo
Cineplex Entertainment

Unsubscribed from these because they cover mostly non-New West stores and events:
Yoyomama
SavvyMom.ca


(List updated Oct. 6, 2010)