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This reminds me of a related point: Almost always when I find of the "We will buy your car" cards on my car's windshield I wonder what to do with the card. I do

by baxtr 7y ago

This reminds me of a related point: Almost always when I find of the "We will buy your car" cards on my car's windshield I wonder what to do with the card. I don't want to litter the streets, at the same time I never asked for the stupid card. To this day, I am still not clear what is -from a morale standpoint- the right thing to do.

9dev 7y ago
You just put it in the nearest trash can.
therealx 7y ago
I think the answer is obvious: a trash can or recycle bin. It's clear this could turn into a DDoS by them, but thankfully they havent thought like that. I'd prob backfire advertising wise anyway.
- narag 7y ago
  Less obvious since I found out that my city's council taxes those cards. When the rain turns the usual dozen of flyers into a plaster that harden later with the sun, it takes a few minutes to clean at best.
  - velosol 7y ago
    File a police report for vandalism by the company?
    - narag 7y ago
      Vandalism? So illegal activities are now taxed instead of fined? Not that I find more logical that the council rents my car to those companies as an advertisement medium. But there's zero chance that report would be taken seriously.
      - velosol 7y ago
        I understood your previous comment that you're already in a situation where it's taxed; I was thinking of someway to have it cost the advertising company money even if it only serves to have them put out the flyers on sunny days. I was thinking more as tool for insurance and/or attempting to force the company to pay for the cost of an exterior detailing of your car since they plastered something to it (with the help of the weather). In many US areas there are online police reports for minor incidents and the purpose of the report is almost solely so that you have a record for insurance. It may also help if you call up the company (or publicly shame them with a tweet) to ask for reimbursement for the cost of a car detailer to remove their litter from your car without damage. Having a police report means you could put it all in the hands of your insurance company who have lawyers on staff or use it as part of the negotiation with the company. Maybe enough police reports about a given company and you could petition the council to revoke that company's ability to flyer any longer? I know I'm probably dreaming that it would make a difference. The only time I've had an experience with this a friend used twitter and got a public apology from the company along with some monetary compensation around the removal of the ink residue from the windshield.
        narag 7y ago
        It seems there's a huge culture difference here. Not trying to criticize the US way, I guess it works for you, congrats! Here I would be laughed at, unfortunately. People that put the flyers on the windshields are just a step from insolvency, so no use to go against them. The "company" behind them, just a little step up the food chain.
bluesign 7y ago
Main point is to do something to increase the cost of this kind of advertisement or decrease the effectiveness. Decreasing effectiveness is kinda hard, so for short term putting on a trash can I guess, for the long run littering the street can be better option (can maybe push city to increase fines etc for this kind of advertisement)
- andrewflnr 7y ago
  It won't work. Not even a little bit. Just throw it away. Some things you can't fight on your own.
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matheusmoreira 7y ago
Whatever you choose to do with the card, know that they are the ones at fault. Advertisers just swoop in, leave their garbage on people's cars and then make them clean up the mess. Why should people have to go out of their way to clean up after an advertiser? It is moral to clean up after yourself. Cleaning up after others is a job that demands payment. Cities must tax advertisers so they can employ people to clean up after them.
- SamBam 7y ago
  Unfortunately, being an adult means sometimes doing the right thing, whether or not it's "fair." Throw the card in the trash, like a decent human being.
  - matheusmoreira 7y ago
    Advertisers think it's okay to leave unwanted stuff on other people's property and force them sort out the mess. Roommates who did that would be told to knock it off by the people they live with. Why should people accept the same behavior from advertisers who are total strangers? They are counting on people being decent human beings who do what they're supposed to do without complaint. That's exactly what enables them and lets them get away with their unacceptable behavior. If nobody did that, maybe the situation would become unmanageable and the city would be forced to deal with it. The right thing to do is to put an end to all advertising. That's the true solution. Nobody's gonna do it because the money speaks much louder than right and wrong.

by baxtr 7y ago

9dev 7y ago

You just put it in the nearest trash can.

therealx 7y ago

I think the answer is obvious: a trash can or recycle bin. It's clear this could turn into a DDoS by them, but thankfully they havent thought like that. I'd prob backfire advertising wise anyway.

narag 7y ago
Less obvious since I found out that my city's council taxes those cards. When the rain turns the usual dozen of flyers into a plaster that harden later with the sun, it takes a few minutes to clean at best.
- velosol 7y ago
  File a police report for vandalism by the company?
  - narag 7y ago
    Vandalism? So illegal activities are now taxed instead of fined? Not that I find more logical that the council rents my car to those companies as an advertisement medium. But there's zero chance that report would be taken seriously.
    - velosol 7y ago
      I understood your previous comment that you're already in a situation where it's taxed; I was thinking of someway to have it cost the advertising company money even if it only serves to have them put out the flyers on sunny days. I was thinking more as tool for insurance and/or attempting to force the company to pay for the cost of an exterior detailing of your car since they plastered something to it (with the help of the weather). In many US areas there are online police reports for minor incidents and the purpose of the report is almost solely so that you have a record for insurance. It may also help if you call up the company (or publicly shame them with a tweet) to ask for reimbursement for the cost of a car detailer to remove their litter from your car without damage. Having a police report means you could put it all in the hands of your insurance company who have lawyers on staff or use it as part of the negotiation with the company. Maybe enough police reports about a given company and you could petition the council to revoke that company's ability to flyer any longer? I know I'm probably dreaming that it would make a difference. The only time I've had an experience with this a friend used twitter and got a public apology from the company along with some monetary compensation around the removal of the ink residue from the windshield.
      - narag 7y ago
        It seems there's a huge culture difference here. Not trying to criticize the US way, I guess it works for you, congrats! Here I would be laughed at, unfortunately. People that put the flyers on the windshields are just a step from insolvency, so no use to go against them. The "company" behind them, just a little step up the food chain.

bluesign 7y ago

Main point is to do something to increase the cost of this kind of advertisement or decrease the effectiveness. Decreasing effectiveness is kinda hard, so for short term putting on a trash can I guess, for the long run littering the street can be better option (can maybe push city to increase fines etc for this kind of advertisement)

andrewflnr 7y ago
It won't work. Not even a little bit. Just throw it away. Some things you can't fight on your own.

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matheusmoreira 7y ago

Whatever you choose to do with the card, know that they are the ones at fault. Advertisers just swoop in, leave their garbage on people's cars and then make them clean up the mess. Why should people have to go out of their way to clean up after an advertiser? It is moral to clean up after yourself. Cleaning up after others is a job that demands payment. Cities must tax advertisers so they can employ people to clean up after them.

SamBam 7y ago
Unfortunately, being an adult means sometimes doing the right thing, whether or not it's "fair." Throw the card in the trash, like a decent human being.
- matheusmoreira 7y ago
  Advertisers think it's okay to leave unwanted stuff on other people's property and force them sort out the mess. Roommates who did that would be told to knock it off by the people they live with. Why should people accept the same behavior from advertisers who are total strangers? They are counting on people being decent human beings who do what they're supposed to do without complaint. That's exactly what enables them and lets them get away with their unacceptable behavior. If nobody did that, maybe the situation would become unmanageable and the city would be forced to deal with it. The right thing to do is to put an end to all advertising. That's the true solution. Nobody's gonna do it because the money speaks much louder than right and wrong.