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The map bloomed on his screen. He clicked on his neighborhood, then the affluent hills nearby, and finally the historic district. Each click highlighted a "route"—a literal path a mail carrier walked or drove every day. The system didn't give him names like John Doe or Jane Smith ; it gave him . It told him exactly how many families lived behind those doors and what their average income was. "Select all," Arthur whispered.
"You need a list," his neighbor, Mrs. Gable, shouted while watering her petunias. "The Post Office. They know where everyone lives, Arthur. Even the ones who don't want to be found."
He designed a postcard featuring his best cedar-roofed feeder. For the price of a few fancy lattes, he paid the USPS to drop his flyer into 2,500 specific mailboxes. No stamps, no envelopes, no handwriting 'Current Resident' until his fingers cramped.
The map bloomed on his screen. He clicked on his neighborhood, then the affluent hills nearby, and finally the historic district. Each click highlighted a "route"—a literal path a mail carrier walked or drove every day. The system didn't give him names like John Doe or Jane Smith ; it gave him . It told him exactly how many families lived behind those doors and what their average income was. "Select all," Arthur whispered.
"You need a list," his neighbor, Mrs. Gable, shouted while watering her petunias. "The Post Office. They know where everyone lives, Arthur. Even the ones who don't want to be found." buy mailing list from usps
He designed a postcard featuring his best cedar-roofed feeder. For the price of a few fancy lattes, he paid the USPS to drop his flyer into 2,500 specific mailboxes. No stamps, no envelopes, no handwriting 'Current Resident' until his fingers cramped. The map bloomed on his screen
