Got a handwritten letter from a JW supposed neighbor

[Sand Dancer]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

 

[idea]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

Is there a return address? Can you invite them to a website?

 

[Spirit of Light]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

It has not happen to me that way, but if it did i would go to their website and have a look

 

[ChristineM]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

No hand written letters which would have been preferable to my last experience of JWs
Just before we left the UK we had a knock on the door. 2 people, man and woman with the question 'do you want to look after your health.'
'Yes' was my reply.
They handed me a magazine, NHS* emblazoned on the top, in NHS white on blue background and a couple of article starters, one for heart problems, the other for stress. Both ended "continued inside"

I thanked them, they left. I opened the magazine. It was not a magazine but a cover, blank inside. Neatly placed inside was another magazine, copy of the watchtower.


*The NHS is the British National Health Service.

 

[InChrist]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

I have gotten a couple of those. I believe that since Covid the JW’s send letters instead of going door to door.

 

[John53]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

I've been getting them for a few years but what's new is phone calls, had 2 recently from JW's wanting to read me a bible verse.

 

[JustGeorge]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

Yup, I've gotten a few, too. I was also the impression this is their new method since Covid came along.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

Sorry, but it strikes me as an underwhelming problem.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Sorry, but it strikes me as an underwhelming problem.

Not a problem, just kind of weird to me. I just wanted to know if it was a common thing.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Is there a return address? Can you invite them to a website?

It's a P O box.

 

[Sand Dancer]

No hand written letters which would have been preferable to my last experience of JWs
Just before we left the UK we had a knock on the door. 2 people, man and woman with the question 'do you want to look after your health.'
'Yes' was my reply.
They handed me a magazine, NHS* emblazoned on the top, in NHS white on blue background and a couple of article starters, one for heart problems, the other for stress. Both ended "continued inside"

I thanked them, they left. I opened the magazine. It was not a magazine but a cover, blank inside. Neatly placed inside was another magazine, copy of the watchtower.


*The NHS is the British National Health Service.

Wow, that seems kind of deceitful. I just generally didn't answer the door if I didn't know the people. We live in a gated community now so we don't get any solicitors of any kind. I guess that is why it was done through a letter.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Yup, I've gotten a few, too. I was also the impression this is their new method since Covid came along.

Ah, okay. Makes sense I guess.

 

[Orbit]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

It has happened to me 3 times. I think they get the names and addresses from the registered voter lists. I find it absolutely annoying.

 

[fantome profane]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

Question. Are you sure it was a handwritten letter? Could it possibly have been one of those fonts that look like handwriting? Or could it have been a copy?

Just curious.

 

[JustGeorge]

Question. Are you sure it was a handwritten letter? Could it possibly have been one of those fonts that look like handwriting? Or could it have been a copy?

Just curious.

Mine were certainly handwritten.

 

[idea]

It's a P O box.

So... they intrude on your home, but do not want anyone intruding on their home? hmmm.... sounds a bit hypocritical.

 

[idea]

No hand written letters which would have been preferable to my last experience of JWs
Just before we left the UK we had a knock on the door. 2 people, man and woman with the question 'do you want to look after your health.'
'Yes' was my reply.
They handed me a magazine, NHS* emblazoned on the top, in NHS white on blue background and a couple of article starters, one for heart problems, the other for stress. Both ended "continued inside"

I thanked them, they left. I opened the magazine. It was not a magazine but a cover, blank inside. Neatly placed inside was another magazine, copy of the watchtower.


*The NHS is the British National Health Service.

Perhaps the NHS should be alerted of what their magazines are being used for.

Do they think dishonesty will work?

A better technique:
Deep canvassing - Wikipedia

Of course, deep canvassing requires a 2-way conversation, not just 1-way preaching, and is apt to change the position of the canvasser as well as canvasee...

Letters and magazines are a way to avoid 2-way conversations, they get to talk, you don't.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

Yep. I responded with a thank you and an invitation. I've to receive a response.

 

[The Hammer]

Is this a new tactic? I got a handwritten letter from a woman I don't know who says she lives in my community, telling me to get on jw.org and make my life better. I look forward to my mail usually, but this is almost worse than campaign fliers and things of that nature. Has this happened to anyone on here?

They started doing this during the pandemic. I received an almost identical sounding letter.

 

[Sand Dancer]

They started doing this during the pandemic. I received an almost identical sounding letter.

Okay. I had never gotten one before.