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Junk Mail

Am I being unreasonable? I would be interested to see how people feel about Junk Mail and if they hate it how do they cope with it? I have a notice on my letterbox, bought for pence on Amazon, that says ‘No Junk Mail’ unsightly but, in the main, it works. To my shame I found some who put Indian etc take-away menus through did not understand English on confronting. (Yes, I know leads to all sorts of thoughts like explotation of new or illegal immigrants, but that aside for the moment). Any the PO insist on delivering I put back in the nearest post box! I raise this as they are threatening more it seems.


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opelaccent
1st Jan 2013 11:34:20
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Sally Ann said

I would be interested to see how people feel about this and if they hate it how do they cope with it? I have a notice on my letterbox, bought for pence on Amazon, that says 'No Junk Mail' unsightly but, in the main, it works. To my shame I found some who put Indian etc take-away menus through did not understand English on confronting. (Yes, I know leads to all sorts of thoughts like explotation of new or illegal immigrants, but that aside for the moment). Any the PO insist on delivering I put back in the nearest post box! I raise this as they are threatening more it seems.


Dear Sally,
In answer to your question. “Junk Mail”
I went paperless 4 years ago in a bid to curb junk mail. The odd letter that is junk mail I put a label on it “Return to sender return post NOT paid” and pop it in the nearest mail box it may surprise you that this does work.
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opelaccent
19th Jan 2013 15:11:14
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Thank you Sally,
I agree with you, I travel the length and breadth of this beautiful country and have a mail box company that sends post onto me where ever I am. It is a great service but has it draw backs ie junk mail. I pay for my mail to be sent from my mail box to me which incurs a postal charge which varies with the weight of my post. Hence it is important for me to cut down on junk mail.
I get very little junk mail. But occasionally I will get a cotton traders or a seed catalogue in my post these I return to the sender as not requested and also asking to be removed from their mailing list. This more often than not works.
Hope you have a junk mail free year Sally.
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Sally Ann Original Poster
12th Jan 2013 14:46:45
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Hi Opelaccent - Sorry, I should have said I do exactly as you do with the odd letter (returned postage not paid etc) and, yes, it does work. But the PO are obliged to deliver stuff that they have accepted on contract regardless of notices or returns. As business is flagging with more of us emailing (and who can blame us with first class stamps as an outrageous 60p each) they are turning, apparently, to businesses to deliver their bumpf to raise revenue and this is likely to rise - hence my first post.

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