Highland Park clan even received mailings to their children, 11 and 8

Somebody had to do it. Who, after all, hasn’t wondered how many credit card applications arrive in their mailbox in a year?

Gary Silbar of Highland Park decided to find out and has saved 445 applications to show for it, including a hefty 35 addressed to his kids, Max, 8, and Jake, 11.

Silbar collected and sorted every application sent to his family of four between November 2007 and October 2008. He filled two filing boxes with them and likely extended the life of his shredder.

“I had no idea it would be this amount,” Silbar said, ripping open a few of his most recent mailings to demonstrate their variety.

The stack of “pre-approved” promises and “apply now” pitches weigh in at 23 pounds and include offers of zero balance transfers, air miles and local store discounts.

It all began when Silbar received seven applications in a day and tried to imagine how many he could harvest in a year. (Read more at: Chicago Tribune)

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{Photography by Oran Viriyincy }