All these paper saving things don't save paper.

[fuzzybuddy]

I own the Empire State Building. Well, I own one share of stock in the company that owns it. I get my quarterly share of the rent- $0.11 in a check. To save paper, I get it sent to my checking acct. But they send me a paper letter telling me that they sent it to my acct. I paid my doctor's co-payment-$15. The clerk made out a copy for me, a copy for their files, and a copy for their accountant, and one for the insurance co. I thought we were supposed be in the electronic age. Ya know-not wasting paper. Saving little trees.

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

So many times this has happened to me. I even got two copies of a purchase I made in the Salvation Army. Another big one is the Publishers Clearing House. I get quite a size envelope telling me that within the next few days I will be receiving my envelope from the Publishing Clearing House. If I don't send it in I get another letter telling me I'm missing out on a chance to win big in the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. A whole forest is involved with that one.

 

[jujube]

I used to have to produce these huge reports for meetings that nobody would even look at, never less read. I'd feed ream after ream into the copier and sing sadly, under my voice:

(music of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody)

"Mama, just killed a tree.....
Maybe not just one,
Maybe two or three....
Or four....maybe more, maybe more....."

But heaven protect us if there wasn't a report on the conference table for each and every attendee. Heaven help us.