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Sir, – A complimentary copy of The Irish Times was delivered to my home yesterday morning.

I am reminded of a similar marketing ploy conducted in a midlands town. After a week of free deliveries of your newspaper, my father, who subscribed to a rival newspaper, was asked to complete a survey. In the section of the form headed “Any other observations”, he wrote: “Not enough death notices.” – Yours, etc,

DAVID LOUGHLIN,

Rathmines,

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Dublin 6.