diff --git a/StardewArchipelago/Integrations/GenericModConfigMenu/ConfigMenu.cs b/StardewArchipelago/Integrations/GenericModConfigMenu/ConfigMenu.cs
index e89d76433..0856c2d7f 100644
--- a/StardewArchipelago/Integrations/GenericModConfigMenu/ConfigMenu.cs
+++ b/StardewArchipelago/Integrations/GenericModConfigMenu/ConfigMenu.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void RegisterConfig()
             configMenu.AddBoolOption(
                 mod: ModManifest,
                 name: () => "Enable Seed Shop Overhaul",
-                tooltip: () => "",
+                tooltip: () => "Seed shops are rebalanced to be more in line with the lore and intended gameplay design of Archipelago",
                 getValue: () => Config.EnableSeedShopOverhaul,
                 setValue: (value) => Config.EnableSeedShopOverhaul = value
             );
@@ -116,15 +116,23 @@ public void RegisterConfig()
             configMenu.AddBoolOption(
                 mod: ModManifest,
                 name: () => "Hide Empty Archipelago Letters",
-                tooltip: () => "",
+                tooltip: () => "Letters that contain neither an item nor an unlock will be skipped, reducing clutter",
                 getValue: () => Config.HideEmptyArchipelagoLetters,
                 setValue: (value) => Config.HideEmptyArchipelagoLetters = value
             );
 
+            configMenu.AddBoolOption(
+                mod: ModManifest,
+                name: () => "Disable Letter Templates",
+                tooltip: () => "All Archipelago letters will not use a very short and concise format instead of the funny ones full of fluff",
+                getValue: () => Config.DisableLetterTemplates,
+                setValue: (value) => Config.DisableLetterTemplates = value
+            );
+
             configMenu.AddBoolOption(
                 mod: ModManifest,
                 name: () => "Use Custom Archipelago Icons",
-                tooltip: () => "",
+                tooltip: () => "Alternate art style for the Archipelago icons used in various places in the mod",
                 getValue: () => Config.UseCustomArchipelagoIcons,
                 setValue: (value) => Config.UseCustomArchipelagoIcons = value
             );
@@ -132,7 +140,7 @@ public void RegisterConfig()
             configMenu.AddBoolOption(
                 mod: ModManifest,
                 name: () => "Skip Hold Up Animations",
-                tooltip: () => "",
+                tooltip: () => "Skip all the 'Hold an item above your head' animations",
                 getValue: () => Config.SkipHoldUpAnimations,
                 setValue: (value) => Config.SkipHoldUpAnimations = value
             );
@@ -140,7 +148,7 @@ public void RegisterConfig()
             configMenu.AddBoolOption(
                 mod: ModManifest,
                 name: () => "Disable Friendship Decay",
-                tooltip: () => "",
+                tooltip: () => "Friendship points no longer go down when you don't talk to NPCs",
                 getValue: () => Config.DisableFriendshipDecay,
                 setValue: (value) => Config.DisableFriendshipDecay = value
             );
diff --git a/StardewArchipelago/Items/Mail/Mailman.cs b/StardewArchipelago/Items/Mail/Mailman.cs
index 4dd9aee8d..1b42ecde8 100644
--- a/StardewArchipelago/Items/Mail/Mailman.cs
+++ b/StardewArchipelago/Items/Mail/Mailman.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ private string GetRandomApMailGiftString()
 
         private string GetRandomApMailString()
         {
-            var chosenString = ApMailStrings[_random.Next(0, ApMailStrings.Length)];
+            var chosenString = ModEntry.Instance.Config.DisableLetterTemplates ?
+                ApConciseMailString:
+                ApMailStrings[_random.Next(0, ApMailStrings.Length)];
             chosenString += "{3}[#]Archipelago Item"; // Argument {3} is the embed
             return chosenString;
         }
@@ -173,6 +175,8 @@ public void SendMail(string mailTitle)
             "I know you've been trying hard to win over a partner for the Flower Dance. This {0} is sure to win over your crush. I just know they'll love it.^^    -{1} from {2}",
         };
 
+        private const string ApConciseMailString = "{0} from [1] at {2}.";
+
         // 0: Item
         // 1: Sender
         // 2: Location
diff --git a/StardewArchipelago/ModConfig.cs b/StardewArchipelago/ModConfig.cs
index 20d7f7f78..d358b1ae3 100644
--- a/StardewArchipelago/ModConfig.cs
+++ b/StardewArchipelago/ModConfig.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ public class ModConfig
         /// </summary>
         public bool HideEmptyArchipelagoLetters { get; set; } = false;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All Archipelago letters will not use a very short and concise format
+        /// instead of the funny ones full of fluff
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool DisableLetterTemplates { get; set; } = false;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// When the archipelago icon shows up in-game, two version of the icons are available.
         /// The default are the "flat" icons, that come from Archipelago itself and are used in many games