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I'm an email horder.

Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
edited May 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
For some reason, I have trouble deleting email messages, no matter how unimportant they are. And sometimes I'll get newsletters or coupons, things for which I've signed up....and even after they'll be expired or are obsolete information, I STILL keep them.

Am I the only one with this problem? lol
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    you're not alone.....i have every email i've received and sent since 1998.....minus newsletters and advertisements....and of course junk mail....:)
  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    For some reason, I have trouble deleting email messages, no matter how unimportant they are. And sometimes I'll get newsletters or coupons, things for which I've signed up....and even after they'll be expired or are obsolete information, I STILL keep them.

    Am I the only one with this problem? lol

    I'm the same way - I delete e-mails when my inbox is full, and that's it.:p I always convince myself I'll read them again sometime, sorta planning nostalgia in advance or something, but I never do.
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    I'm actually the extreme opposite. I can't stand to have an e-mail hanging around after I've read it. If its a coupon or something I print it, and delete it immediately.
    "It's all happening"
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    cutback wrote:
    you're not alone.....i have every email i've received and sent since 1998.....minus newsletters and advertisements....and of course junk mail....:)

    Wow, that makes me feel a little better! lol :D

    I actually have an absurd amount of newsletters/advertisement/job postings in my inbox that I've never even OPENED. At the time I receive them, I just think "oh, well, I'll get to that later. But once it falls off of the first page, it's gone to me. Yet I still can't go through and just do a mass deletion, because I worry that there'll be something important...lol. The number of unread messages (that I tell myself I will get to some day) is embarrassingly large.
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    For some reason, I have trouble deleting email messages, no matter how unimportant they are. And sometimes I'll get newsletters or coupons, things for which I've signed up....and even after they'll be expired or are obsolete information, I STILL keep them.

    Am I the only one with this problem? lol


    i delete them as quick as they come in

    i like my box clean lololo
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,690
    The oldest email in my inbox is from 1999, and I have around 2200 emails in there...oops!
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i used to be that way, i've gotten better about it. only by a little bit though :o i get into slash and burn modes, but even then i keep the notes that are sweet or make me smile. i'm sentimental.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Wow, that makes me feel a little better! lol :D

    I actually have an absurd amount of newsletters/advertisement/job postings in my inbox that I've never even OPENED. At the time I receive them, I just think "oh, well, I'll get to that later. But once it falls off of the first page, it's gone to me. Yet I still can't go through and just do a mass deletion, because I worry that there'll be something important...lol. The number of unread messages (that I tell myself I will get to some day) is embarrassingly large.

    well let me add i have archived most of this mail.....and i have folders for specific mail - friends, family business etc....i'm pretty anal about keeping my email organized...yet the rest of my life is a mess....:o :D
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    Rygar wrote:
    The oldest email in my inbox is from 1999, and I have around 2200 emails in there...oops!


    thats ridiculous
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    Wow, that makes me feel a little better! lol :D

    I actually have an absurd amount of newsletters/advertisement/job postings in my inbox that I've never even OPENED. At the time I receive them, I just think "oh, well, I'll get to that later. But once it falls off of the first page, it's gone to me. Yet I still can't go through and just do a mass deletion, because I worry that there'll be something important...lol. The number of unread messages (that I tell myself I will get to some day) is embarrassingly large.
    you know what i've done with stuff like that, is make a separate mailbox for them, as soon as they come in i dump them in there, so they aren't cluttering my inbox. and then when i have time i just go thru and read/delete.

    still a sap for the other stuff though haha
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,690
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    thats ridiculous
    Yup.
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    tom when i get back to work

    i will have 100-200 new emails

    and they will be erased within 20 min lol
  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    I have not deleted any non-junk email from my inbox at work since I started 7 years ago. I just checked and I have over 16,000 emails in it. I was told by IT I have the third largest inbox in the company.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • facepollutionfacepollution Posts: 6,834
    I'm terrible for checking and deleting emails, I've usually got a couple of hundred sitting in my in box. I just can't be arsed to go through them all, it always seems like such a chore. There always seems to be more interesting things to do online than going through heaps of junk mail!
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    For some reason, I have trouble deleting email messages, no matter how unimportant they are. And sometimes I'll get newsletters or coupons, things for which I've signed up....and even after they'll be expired or are obsolete information, I STILL keep them.

    Am I the only one with this problem? lol

    not me!

    delete, delete, delete!


    i LOVe emptyiny my email, my PMs, etc. sure...there are some i keep a good long while, but yes...overall, i am all about orderliness for such things. i save my bizarre and freaky beahvior for errr.....other things. :p
    Stay with me...
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  • GreenTeaDiseaseGreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    I used to be like that but now I am better with deleting.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,548
    i just pm'd evryone on this thread just keep me there ok :eek: .....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • CServantCServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    Currently = 975 msgs in my in-box, and I just cleaned it out! I feel your pain.
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." Mark Twain
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,690
    josevolution wrote:
    i just pm'd evryone on this thread just keep me there ok :eek: .....
    Haha, better send again
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,548
    Rygar wrote:
    Haha, better send again

    damm your fast with that delete button me too :)..
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Lukin66Lukin66 Posts: 3,063
    I only keep emails that mean something to me.
    deep, deep blue of the morning
    gets to me every time
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    cutback wrote:
    you're not alone.....i have every email i've received and sent since 1998.....minus newsletters and advertisements....and of course junk mail....:)
    :eek:
    really? Whoa!

    I save some e-mails from friends/family, and the e-mails with the passwords from websites! (and then I still forget them) but no, right now my inbox is empty.
    "...like a word misplaced, nothing said, what a waste.."
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  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,690
    josevolution wrote:
    i just pm'd evryone on this thread just keep me there ok :eek: .....
    I still have my pm!
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,548
    :lol::lol: I can't believe how many people are no longer posting here :(
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • EnkiduEnkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I just looked to see how many I had... 11,556. That's too many, right? I save funny jokes from people, business things, birthday wishes. It's sort of pathetic.

    I just saw one from 2005 from the old Message Pit. Whoa.
  • morgannspicermorgannspicer Posts: 266
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    For some reason, I have trouble deleting email messages, no matter how unimportant they are. And sometimes I'll get newsletters or coupons, things for which I've signed up....and even after they'll be expired or are obsolete information, I STILL keep them.

    Am I the only one with this problem? lol

    Cherish your emails because I have emails from a brother who is now deceased that I'm glad I haven't deleted. There is a purpose and reason for everything we do.
    05/19/06 Grand Rapids, MI
    05/07/10 Noblesville, IN
    09/03/11 Alpine Valley, WI
    09/04/11 Alpine Valley, WI
  • RygarRygar Posts: 8,690
    Hmm, I think in my hotmail account the oldest is from 1999.
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    I do this too, for some reason. Just checked, I have 36 emails in my inbox right now, and most of them I've marked "important" even though I doubt they are :lol: You never know when you're gonna need them! :?
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  • he.who.forgetshe.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    i currently have 76,563 emails in my inbox at work.
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • curlygirly9curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    he.who.forgets wrote:
    i currently have 76,563 emails in my inbox at work.

    Holy Crap! How is that possible? :lol:
    Rose Garden Arena - Nov 02, 2000, Key Arena - Oct 22, 2001, Key Arena - Dec 08, 2002, Key Arena - Dec 09, 2002, Clark County Amphitheater - Sep 26, 2009
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