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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 18:11:37 GMT
 My ddh received an amazing offer from Mutual of Omaha for life insurance. You CANNOT be turned down regardless of poor health. No medical exams. No health questions. Isn't that awesome? None of us ever like receiving junk mail but this one really bugged me. I had every intention of calling and telling them how great their offer was before lowering the boom. But I couldn't. I did call and spell out what I said in the above paragraph, and that my dh had died a year ago already. I said it more kindly than I wanted. Which ticks me off a little bit. But hopefully we won't be getting any more mail from them. They almost removed fil's name instead. |
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 5, 2016 18:13:12 GMT
a month after my dad died
Sloan Kettering - where he died- sent him a customer satisfaction survey
i laughed til i cried
gina
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Post by welshjenni on Jul 5, 2016 18:16:43 GMT
So sorry that you had such upsetting junk mail, I don't think that I would have been very polite to them when I rung back. In fact I know that I would not have. {{{hugs}}}
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 5, 2016 18:32:34 GMT
We still get junk mail and life/health insurance offers for my fil who has been gone for 12 years.
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Post by Woobster on Jul 5, 2016 18:33:47 GMT
a month after my dad died Sloan Kettering - where he died- sent him a customer satisfaction survey i laughed til i cried gina  ... That is baaaad. I am really sorry for both of you. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 18:35:39 GMT
a month after my dad died Sloan Kettering - where he died- sent him a customer satisfaction survey i laughed til i cried gina Ouch!! I remember getting one of those after Fred's first or second hospital stay. The conversation we had completing that survey!!! Me: yes you can complain about THIS but not about THAT. Him: then why don't you fill out the survey! Me: thanks I think I will. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 18:36:47 GMT
We still get junk mail and life/health insurance offers for my fil who has been gone for 12 years. It's the gift that keeps on giving. |
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 5, 2016 18:36:56 GMT
ugh...what a kick in the gut. I'm sorry you had to handle that.  About a year or two after my father died, my mother & sister send me flowers for my birthday but 1-800-Flowers put "love mom and dad" on the card. I know there's no way my mother or sister made that mistake. |
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 5, 2016 18:37:51 GMT
a month after my dad died Sloan Kettering - where he died- sent him a customer satisfaction survey i laughed til i cried gina That's really bad. I am sorry you had to deal with that. |
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Post by kimpossible on Jul 5, 2016 18:40:01 GMT
Yes, my DH called last week on my recently deceased FIL's newspaper subscription to cancel it. He explains Dad is deceased, the guy actually asks DH if he just wants to change subscription to the weekend only? DH - says, your subscriber is dead - no! Representative then says to DH, "how about you, when can I start your service". UGH!
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 18:40:43 GMT
So sorry that you had such upsetting junk mail, I don't think that I would have been very polite to them when I rung back. In fact I know that I would not have. {{{hugs}}} It probably would have been an entirely different conversation if I called in the moment. Sadly I left a stack of mail undealt with the past few weeks and discovered a few bills requiring "immediate If not sooner " attention. By the time I dealt with those the fire went out. |
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Post by bluepoprocks on Jul 5, 2016 18:44:43 GMT
ugh...what a kick in the gut. I'm sorry you had to handle that. About a year or two after my father died, my mother & sister send me flowers for my birthday but 1-800-Flowers put "love mom and dad" on the card. I know there's no way my mother or sister made that mistake. Maybe your dad was whispering in the ear of the person who filled out the card and told them to add his name so you would know he was still with you. |
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 5, 2016 18:47:41 GMT
ugh...what a kick in the gut. I'm sorry you had to handle that. About a year or two after my father died, my mother & sister send me flowers for my birthday but 1-800-Flowers put "love mom and dad" on the card. I know there's no way my mother or sister made that mistake. Maybe your dad was whispering in the ear of the person who filled out the card and told them to add his name so you would know he was still with you. I'm sorry but I don't believe in things like that. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 18:48:17 GMT
ugh...what a kick in the gut. I'm sorry you had to handle that. About a year or two after my father died, my mother & sister send me flowers for my birthday but 1-800-Flowers put "love mom and dad" on the card. I know there's no way my mother or sister made that mistake. Wow yeah. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 18:50:05 GMT
Yes, my DH called last week on my recently deceased FIL's newspaper subscription to cancel it. He explains Dad is deceased, the guy actually asks DH if he just wants to change subscription to the weekend only? DH - says, your subscriber is dead - no! Representative then says to DH, "how about you, when can I start your service". UGH! Ugh!! |
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Post by christinec68 on Jul 5, 2016 18:53:37 GMT
Yes, my DH called last week on my recently deceased FIL's newspaper subscription to cancel it. He explains Dad is deceased, the guy actually asks DH if he just wants to change subscription to the weekend only? DH - says, your subscriber is dead - no! Representative then says to DH, "how about you, when can I start your service". UGH! Wow, that guy's got nerve! |
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Post by littlemama on Jul 5, 2016 18:54:40 GMT
My ddh received an amazing offer from Mutual of Omaha for life insurance. You CANNOT be turned down regardless of poor health. No medical exams. No health questions. Isn't that awesome? None of us ever like receiving junk mail but this one really bugged me. I had every intention of calling and telling them how great their offer was before lowering the boom. But I couldn't. I did call and spell out what I said in the above paragraph, and that my dh had died a year ago already. I said it more kindly than I wanted. Which ticks me off a little bit. But hopefully we won't be getting any more mail from them. They almost removed fil's name instead. For 2-1/2 years after FIL passed away, we received mail for a Veteran's cremation service, like a prepaid thing, I think. They finally stopped the SECOND time I returned it to them with the note "Cremated in 2013, no further need." |
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 5, 2016 18:54:58 GMT
Oh my gosh, Jen!
When I saw your post title I was all set to come here and complain about my a/c being out. Then when I saw what it was, my a/c really didn't matter all that much.
You are a class act!
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Post by bluepoprocks on Jul 5, 2016 18:56:11 GMT
Maybe your dad was whispering in the ear of the person who filled out the card and told them to add his name so you would know he was still with you. I'm sorry but I don't believe in things like that. No need to be sorry everyone believes different stuff.  |
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Post by basketdiva on Jul 5, 2016 18:58:03 GMT
I was staying at my dad's place after he passed away. Phone rings on the day of his funeral and the caller says "This is Jane from XYZ Life Insurance. May I speak to John Smith. I reply I'm sorry he passed away. She then says, well is Mrs. Smith there-maybe she would be interested in life insurance. I hung up the phone rather loudly (it was an cool 1940's heavy black one)
jejie, sadly it takes time to get the garbage mail to stop coming. I know it opens the wound each time. You might my SIL's tactic. She opened all the junk mailfor my FIL and if it had a prepaid return envelope, she wrote "deceased" on the card and sent it back to them at their cost. Worked like a charm.
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 19:01:17 GMT
I was staying at my dad's place after he passed away. Phone rings on the day of his funeral and the caller says "This is Jane from XYZ Life Insurance. May I speak to John Smith. I reply I'm sorry he passed away. She then says, well is Mrs. Smith there-maybe she would be interested in life insurance. I hung up the phone rather loudly (it was an cool 1940's heavy black one) jejie, sadly it takes time to get the garbage mail to stop coming. I know it opens the wound each time. You might my SIL's tactic. She opened all the junk mailfor my FIL and if it had a prepaid return envelope, she wrote "deceased" on the card and sent it back to them at their cost. Worked like a charm. I am so sorry! That's a good idea. Thank you |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 19:05:02 GMT
My ddh received an amazing offer from Mutual of Omaha for life insurance. You CANNOT be turned down regardless of poor health. No medical exams. No health questions. Isn't that awesome? None of us ever like receiving junk mail but this one really bugged me. I had every intention of calling and telling them how great their offer was before lowering the boom. But I couldn't. I did call and spell out what I said in the above paragraph, and that my dh had died a year ago already. I said it more kindly than I wanted. Which ticks me off a little bit. But hopefully we won't be getting any more mail from them. They almost removed fil's name instead. For 2-1/2 years after FIL passed away, we received mail for a Veteran's cremation service, like a prepaid thing, I think. They finally stopped the SECOND time I returned it to them with the note "Cremated in 2013, no further need." I hate that. I'm sorry. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 19:11:55 GMT
Oh my gosh, Jen!
When I saw your post title I was all set to come here and complain about my a/c being out. Then when I saw what it was, my a/c really didn't matter all that much.
You are a class act!
You a/c being out is absolutely something to complain about! And I hate that I have a sore back from digging up a 5 foot weed. I can't help myself. It's like a sickness I want to see how big they can get. Not all of them. And then I need a shovel and it turns into a big production when I should have pulled the weed 59 inches ago. |
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Post by mikklynn on Jul 5, 2016 20:19:22 GMT
My late FIL's own doctor's office called a year later to make schedule him for an appointment! My MIL was far nicer than I would have been.
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Post by Merge on Jul 5, 2016 20:24:26 GMT
I'll never forget the hassle we had to turn off dad's cell phone service while he was in a coma with TBI before he died. The guy at the cell company said, "Well, he might wake up and want to make a call. And then what?"
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Jul 5, 2016 20:26:36 GMT
For 2 years after my Mom died we got a letter for her to help at the State Fair. We called both years and explained that she died and to take her name off the list. When we got the letter the third year I was a little more direct and not as nice, not completley rude, but not nice. We have not received another letter since then.
As long as my father lived on the farm after her death, every once in a while he would receive some piece of mail for most, always junk mail of some kind. Once he moved it was cut back a lot because her name was not on the forwarding list.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 5, 2016 20:38:49 GMT
I'm glad you were not rude to the clerk who answered at Mutual of Omaha. That person had nothing to do with the offer in the mail. It is unfortunate that the mailing lists are not kept up to date.
For over 20 years after my father's death, we still received mail offers in his name. The worst was someone who wanted to speak to my father and I told him he'd have to go over to the cemetery and see if he could get a response. Then the man proceeded to argue with me about whether my father was dead or not. This was obviously a face to face situation. Eventually the man decided he had my father and uncle mixed up.
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Post by ginacivey on Jul 5, 2016 20:44:13 GMT
i do have a good story that relates
my dad was a total car aficionado
after my dad died all his mail was forwarded us -
somehow a major car parts company had our address listed under his name
my dad died in 2001 and last summer my husband ordered a part from this company and they asked if he was related to John Clayton - the look on my husband's face was priceless
it was nice to hear his name - and a little weird
kinda like a God Wink
and this new tarzan movie - tarzan's real name is John Clayton - my dad's name.
i like it when the commercial comes on just to hear his name
gina
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 21:17:17 GMT
My late FIL's own doctor's office called a year later to make schedule him for an appointment! My MIL was far nicer than I would have been. Ouch. If that happened at our family doctor's office the doctor himself would not be happy because he is a personal friend. The urologist office did call and left several messages even though I sent a very nice letter thanking them and letting them know he died. I called a few times and left a message. If I had received another letter I would have had to go to the office. |
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Post by jenjie on Jul 5, 2016 21:18:14 GMT
i do have a good story that relates my dad was a total car aficionado after my dad died all his mail was forwarded us - somehow a major car parts company had our address listed under his name my dad died in 2001 and last summer my husband ordered a part from this company and they asked if he was related to John Clayton - the look on my husband's face was priceless it was nice to hear his name - and a little weird kinda like a God Wink and this new tarzan movie - tarzan's real name is John Clayton - my dad's name. i like it when the commercial comes on just to hear his name gina This is great! |
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... That is baaaad.
