Have noticed that it is getting shorter and shorter permitting the flaps to curl at the edges. Imagine this is to make opening easier for the recipient, particularly if it is mechanized. But it also makes it easier for anyone else to open. At this point in time it has gotten so bad that I find that tape is required to seal the envelopes.
The question is not whether this is a liberal or conservative plot but whether others are annoyed by this practice also?

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