schirallicpa Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Should I charge extra for all the damn envelopes in my garbage this year, or should I just stuff them in the folder with the tax return - "here, take your damn envelopes back." 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAXMAN Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I throw them in with my other shredables. Kids due the shredding then it becomes mulch for my tomato plants. Something about the acid in the paper so I am told. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfizer Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I hate envelopes. It's like they think they are doing us some giant favor by leaving their stuff in the envelopes. Ugh! I say charge extra, shred them, and give them the pile of shredded envelopes with their tax info! Oh, and if they were unopened and you got the pleasure of opening them all, then I think that is worthy of still another added fee. And extra on top of that if you suffered a paper cut while doing the opening! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max W Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 It is a cost of doing business. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I have a sentence at the end of my January letter, "Please remove all documents from envelopes to prolong the life of my shredder." This way I could tell who reads the letter or who I am wasting paper on. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 31 minutes ago, gfizer said: And extra on top of that if you suffered a paper cut while doing the opening! I got a paper cut from a manila folder Tuesday. Has nothing to do with this thread, but I'm lonely and need sympathy from my interweb friends. It hurt so bad... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, RitaB said: I got a paper cut from a manila folder Tuesday. Has nothing to do with this thread, but I'm lonely and need sympathy from my interweb friends. It hurt so bad... A kiss for your finger, always makes you feel better. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahn1040 Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I love it when they take the stuff out of the envelopes (that they had opened with the yard shears) and then staple the one piece of paper that we need to the envelope along with all of the other contents of the envelope.... and then they make notes on the paper and the envelopes.... so you don't dare toss the stuff! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 52 minutes ago, FDNY said: A kiss for your finger, always makes you feel better. A kiss is fine, but better still is wine! That is the specific remedy for paper cuts, I believe. Unless it is the cause.... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHoffman Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 It's like a rodent chewed open their SSA forms.... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hahn1040 Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Those were my exact sentiments for this client I am working on! The SSA and the OPM 1099Rs.... at least with the 1099s, there are several copies ... so when they have ripped off half of the figures , at least there are other copies that may have the figures intact 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 3 hours ago, RitaB said: It hurt so bad... Manila folder cuts are the absolute WORST!! You have my sympathy, and a non-back-40-needing hug, and a virtual band-aid because those cuts always bleed. (Ask me how I know...) Poor @RitaB! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 14 hours ago, Gail in Virginia said: A kiss is fine, but better still is wine! That is the specific remedy for paper cuts, I believe. Unless it is the cause.... The real remedy for paper cuts is super glue. Works like a charm. Pull the cut wide and put a drop in, the squeeze the cut shut, being careful not to glue your fingers together. Paper cuts hurt because of the air getting to the raw skin. Super glue seals all that up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gail in Virginia Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Abby Normal said: The real remedy for paper cuts is super glue. Works like a charm. Pull the cut wide and put a drop in, the squeeze the cut shut, being careful not to glue your fingers together. Paper cuts hurt because of the air getting to the raw skin. Super glue seals all that up. And super glue does not sting like that liquid bandage stuff does. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, Abby Normal said: Pull the cut wide and put a drop in, the squeeze the cut shut... Um. No. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHoffman Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Drastic times call for drastic measures. I'm still recovering from using my desk scissors to cut my bangs. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 14 hours ago, BHoffman said: It's like a rodent chewed open their SSA forms.... Is it just me, or is the glue ball situation getting better on those? I hate that glue so much. And when the wheels on your chair hit a glue ball that missed the trash can as you're sliding between desks it's a *#$%@. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHoffman Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I love that glue. I collect it and roll all of it together. I have the biggest ball of glue in the entire southwest. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I call it "Stickempuckey" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 In the engineering world (a bit crude) they call them "snot strips" and that's what my family uses. Too many engineers, I guess. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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