DCist: Examining Your Delivery Problems

jeadly

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:42:54 -0500

I lived in Cleveland Park and actually had pretty good success with leaving a milk crate at the end of my sidewalk. I'd throw the paper in there every day. "Yes, I see you delivered this. No, its not coming into my house." The delivery man started putting them in the bin for me, and eventually stopped even leaving one. So for the price of keeping a box of Examiners on my lawn, I stopped getting any more.

tomaloisi

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:52:48 -0500

Yes I called about getting it delivered, and they said sorry- not a white enough neighborhood.

IMGoph

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:13:36 -0500

pretty ironic that a paper is hated by those in the area it targets, and is wanted by some in the area it shuns.

sophiagrrl

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:43:06 -0500

Ironically, I'm outside the Examiner delivery area as well. The photo is from Georgetown... Have they ever explained clearly their redlining strategy?

dcrussell

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:00:17 -0500

Gee, I'd love to have the Examiner delivered to me. But the Examiner has redlined my predominately Black area. No delivery. The very few street boxes around never have copies. No copies at the nearest Metro station. With so many newspapers whining about losing readers and money, you'd think they would deliver papers to the people who want them, rather than the people who don't want the paper. Not the Examiner, however.

IMGoph

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:34:07 -0500

yeah, i think you have to get in touch with the delivery person, and raise a stink directly with them.

deskjockey

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:58:26 -0500

I called the number and they stopped showing up for a while. Later when they began to reappear I waited for the delivery guy to show up and stopped his car.

heiwahito

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:11:25 -0500

I had success filing a complaint with the DC Better Business Bureau.