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Snail Mail As E-Mail

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-remove dept.

techcon writes "An Australian startup Planetwide has launched an interesting product called Scan Me. The idea is simple, you redirect your snail mail to them and they scan your physical mail and email it all to you as a text searchable PDF. Targeted at the world wide traveller, it also looks like a good way to help prevent identity theft and getting nasty white powder in the mail."

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  1. Top 5 Mail you'll never receive this way by rjamestaylor · · Score: 5, Funny

    5) Columbia House CD of the Month Club selection
    4) Beer of the Month Club selection
    3) Oh...look - shiny!
    2) Cookies? What cookies?
    1) Congratulations! You're the Publisher's Clearinghouse winner!

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    -- @rjamestaylor on Ello
  2. Re:Stop identity theft? by DuSTman31 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or even just buy a hamster.

    Really, I'm always amazed how fast hamsters and the like can chew through a stack of papers. Not to mention, they're also cheaper than an actual shredder. Cute too.