The San Francisco Examiner

Advertisers beware. I would not trust the circulation numbers of this publication: No matter how many times I've asked to have them not deliver to my house - this waste of trees keeps coming. I support local journalism, but I don't need paper repeatedly thrown away. Apparently their circulation requests form does nothing - as verified by my neighbors.

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SF Ex: Thank you for being FREE and available at news stands around the city. We like the new format and it's good to stay current with local news & sports. Not everyone desires their news sources to be online and untrustworthy.

I did not subscribe to this newspaper. I keep getting a paper copy every week. It is a nuisance and a waste of paper.

This review is for their circulation department. We did not ask to have it delivered, but every Sunday the SF Examiner shows up on the sidewalk in front of our house or on our front porch. I don't even bring it in - it goes straight to recycle. We've been trying for months to get them to stop, but no one ever answers the phone # they list on pg. two: "For circulation questions or to suspend delivery (notice it says SUSPEND and not STOP) of your paper, call 866.733.7323." They also give you an email address to request suspension, but there's no way I'm giving them access to my email address. The paper is mostly cheesy ads, and of course that's why they won't stop delivering, because all those advertisers have to pay more to advertise when the paper's circulation numbers are up. Apparently, no thought or regard is given to the environment in this numbers scam. At a time when everyone (except the SF Examiner) is doing her or his best to conserve, reduce and be responsible eco-citizens, these people are littering and throwing unwanted newspapers all over the city and WON'T STOP. I hope other people will see this and bring some publicity to the SF Examiner's wastefulness and shoddy practices.

I would like to echo and reinforce the review from the first poster describing their negative experience with the San Francisco Examiner's Circulation Department. I've been trying for close to 4 months now to stop this newspaper from being dropped off at the foot of my driveway on a weekly basis. I treat the paper just like the other poster does, garbage! It goes directly into the recycling bin every time. Apparently I'm not alone in my desire to suppress delivery of this newspaper which I never requested in the first place, and do not want. I cannot understand how a company which appears to have been in business since 1865 does not have an efficient way of opting out of their circulation route. I suppose they still operate as they did in the 1800's. Today, I managed to get a hold of the Director of Circulation for the San Francisco Examiner after a third attempt to opt out was unsuccessful. I received a call back within 10 minutes, but this was only because I took a very aggressive tone with the operator. I explained to the Director of Circulation that dropping off a newspaper to what is very likely a large percentage of San Francisco residents without their consent is clearly not the most environmental way to conduct your business. I can only imagine how many other people there are like myself that move the paper from their driveway or front door step directly into the trash or recycle bin. For their sake I hope they get it right this time. As I plan on taking drastic measures if they don't. When I asked the Director of Circulation why it is they don't have an efficient system in place for people to easily opt out of receiving a paper they never requested in the first place, he had absolutely no answer for me. His response sounded like a scripted answer of "we're getting this done for you now". This was only after I called in a fourth time, and had to raise my voice in order to get some real action here. Instead he stated that a third party which he was unwilling to disclose handles circulation, and that he would make sure this is taken care of. We shall see!