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Private Citizen
Citizen
Username: Privatecitizen
Post Number: 74
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 5:59 pm: |     |
A friend of mine who hates getting junk mail sent me this link: http://www.operationmailback.com/.
So if you really want to stick it mass marketers, or just have a little extra time on your hands and want to do something that makes you feel good, give it a try. |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 1522
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 6:48 pm: | |
a better way is to tape the mail back card to a brick and mail that. |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1071
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 7:55 pm: | |
But does that really work? I always send back my junk mail, with the envelope stuffed with whatever paper I have lying around at the time.
If I thought I could send packages with those mailers, I'd surely do so. |
The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 1524
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 8:07 pm: | |
it does work. my mailman told me about it. |
Heather
Citizen
Username: Heater33
Post Number: 13
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 8:47 pm: | |
Like Libertarian said...If postage is prepaid on one of those annoying return cards, you can attach it to a brick. A friend of mine did that and handed it to his mail man - the mail man took it without question as if it happens all the time. He did it on a survey for a job he had just left to "screw" company out of the postage |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3865
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 11:42 pm: | |
Do you have to wrap the brick in paper first? |
Heather
Citizen
Username: Heater33
Post Number: 14
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 - 9:59 am: | |
My friend just used packing tape and taped the card around the brick - didn't wrap it up so you could clearly see it was a brick. |
aquaman
Supporter
Username: Aquaman
Post Number: 700
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 - 5:39 pm: | |
I would never waste a brick.
Aquaman's Foolproof Junk Mail Stopper:
1.Ignore cat box for a week. 2 weeks in multiple cat households.
2.Empty contents into a (clean) ziplock freezer bag.
3. Wrap bag with brown packing tape and attach return postage.
4. Drop in nearest mailbox and pat yourself on the back.
Just think! Now you have more time to pull wings off butterflies and step on puppydog tails.
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cmontyburns
Citizen
Username: Cmontyburns
Post Number: 1730
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 9:48 am: | |
Of course, without junk mail, it would probably cost the rest of us $2 to mail a letter. And given the uproar every time the post office raises the rate by two cents, I'm guessing that wouldn't be acceptable to most folks.
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Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 152
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 9:50 am: | |
Actually, the post office is flush with money. The recent increase was due to some law congress passed that said the post office had to have billions of dollars in reserve. |
Crazy_quilter
Citizen
Username: Crazy_quilter
Post Number: 153
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 9:51 am: | |
i always feel sorry for the mailman when he struggles through ice and snow carrying a big heap of mail for me, and it's all junk mail! |
Spare_o
Supporter
Username: Spare_o
Post Number: 351
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, February 6, 2006 - 12:49 pm: | |
Crazy_q--I feel the same way! Hopefully my letter carrier sees it as job security.
I must be the queen of junk mail. I recycle all of it and every year or so I call to get off mailing lists which stops the flow for a while but it just keeps coming.
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Smarty Jones
Citizen
Username: Birdstone
Post Number: 329
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 - 9:19 am: | |
Cmonty, I hadn't thought of that....very good point. Kind of like commercials with TV. |
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