We Hate Spelling Errors

90% watch their spelling and punctuation when typing emails. Almost two-thirds (64%) despise misspellings but 75% excuse them when they come from a mobile device, like a BlackBerry®.

I Have Way Too Much Email

Nearly 27% of email users have either declared “email bankruptcy,” deleting all of their email messages to start anew, or are seriously considering doing so.

One in three (32%) have gotten a new email address to start fresh with a new inbox or are thinking about it. It’s no surprise then that the average Sacramento user has 2.3 email accounts. It’s easy to get a new email address these days too, just visit My eAddress for a new one of your own.

I’ll Have the Merlot, Just Let Me Finish this Last Email

Almost half (49%) of Sacramento email users said they’ve checked their email from the bathroom. Other popular email spots include in bed in their pajamas (67%), in a restaurant (61%), while driving (43%), while on a date (24%), at happy hour (24%) and from church (13%).

It’s So Over, Now Lose My Email Address

8% have asked someone out on a date over email and 7% have broken up over email. Meanwhile, 18% have used email to share bad news and 3% have quit their job by email.

Mixing Business & Pleasure

The average email user in Sacramento checks personal email over 3 times per day. Meanwhile, they also check work email 3 times in a given weekend.

One in seven (14%) plan vacations to destinations where they know they can access email, and 23% say they feel obligated to check work email while on a break from the office.

Checking Email: All Day & All Night

One in five (18%) residents of Sacramento check their email as soon as they wake up and 14% check email right when they get home from work. 37% even check their email in the middle of the night and 30% of mobile email users keep their mobile device or BlackBerry® on the nightstand so they can hear the chime of a new email arriving in their inbox.

I Heart Mobile Email

One in six (17%) email users check their email from a mobile device or cell phone. In fact, 46% of these users say they upgraded to a new cell phone in the last year because they wanted to get email while on-the-go. Want to get mobile email on your phone? Just click here to get started.