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Local Hero Finally Gets Inbox Down to Zero
“I’m just a regular guy”
Pittsburgh resident Kevin Jones, a 36-year-old pharmaceutical sales representative and Attleboro, Mass. native, made national headlines this week when he got his Gmail inbox down to zero.
Jones’ inbox had sat at approximately 5,302 emails for close to three years, with roughly 77% unread. Jones reported that his girlfriend of six months, 37-year-old Samantha Stuart, left him, citing PTSD from watching him repeatedly receive Meetup invites for San Francisco Seniors’ Topiary Club and let them sit in his inbox for three months.
Stuart was unavailable for comment.
Jones revealed that he carved out an entire Saturday afternoon to accomplish the feat.
“I started by deleting all the Hello Fresh meal offers,” he explained. “I almost always cook my own meals, but the discount seemed like a good deal. But then I had the most insane thought: I wouldn’t actually be saving money by spending money.”
Then, Jones added, he began searching for promotional emails from organizations that didn’t interest him and deleting messages in bulk.
“I unsubscribed from the dispensary in Massachusetts that I only visit when I go home for the holidays,” he added. “They did…
