topic Re: Labels in Suggestion Box

Labels

Laughable — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:02:12 GMT

Why does QVC or their vendors have to put so many mailing lables on the boxes. Just had to remove 5 small lables off one box. And some,lables can not be marked off with a Sharpie permanent marker or any other device that rolls out black ink. Lables are all shiny with a coating. No need to plaster the boxes with all kinds of mailing lables. One main one is enough. I mail packages and use UPS also, and I only use one lable, never once told I,need to,plaster lables all over box with the the address of the recipient. If going to use so many lables then do not any that are coated, so we can mark off name and address.

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FranandZoe — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:11:22 GMT

They probably only use one mailing label but depending on the shipper or shippers more labels are added by them. Sometimes there are non-shipping labels too with the item number.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:12:33 GMT

@Laughable. Why do you have to remove the labels?

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kaydee50 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:22:46 GMT

@Kachina624 I always remove the labels from boxes before recycling. Don't want anyone to see my name and address.

@Laughable I agree, there are too many lablels but that's not any vendors fault. I believe they are put there by the shippers as they route the item through the system.

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Jk9 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:34:17 GMT

I agree that it's related to the shippers and not the vendors. I don't usually get that many on my boxes.

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Mindy D — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:39:30 GMT

I don't care who puts the labels on. It just takes too much time blacking out my information.

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Tori3569 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:47:33 GMT

It has never occurred to me to take my name and address off of boxes or mail. Sensitive info like a prescription or credit card statement goes through the shredder. With the amount of junk mail I get, a million people already have my name and address, plus it's easily available on many websites.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:58:26 GMT

@Tori3569 wrote:
It has never occurred to me to take my name and address off of boxes or mail. Sensitive info like a prescription or credit card statement goes through the shredder. With the amount of junk mail I get, a million people already have my name and address, plus it's easily available on many websites.

@Tori3569. It never occurred to me either. I probably get a dozen boxes a week since everything I use comes in a box. Removing all the labels would be a full-time job. People become paranoid and are overly cautious IMO.

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geezerette — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:35:38 GMT

I always remove the address labels on my boxes, but at most each only has two. One from the sender and possibly another small one from either UPS or FedEx if the package comes from them. Only one with my info if it comes USPS.

I've never had five mailing labels on one box. Some labels that have content descriptions, but not my personal info on them.

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LizzieInSRQ — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:11:49 GMT

Your name and addrees is not super double agent secret info.i wouldnt wate my time. Anyone can find it on the internet amd frankly just opening your mailbox if its not a locked one. What could someone use your name and address for?

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Tori3569 — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:42:19 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ wrote:
Your name and adrees is not super double agent secret info.i wouldnt wate my time. Amyone can find it on the internet amd frankly just opening your maolbox if its mot a locked one. What could someone use ypur name amd adress for?

Not to mention property and / or property tax records in any municipality that has an online presence. And how about all the junk mail? Name and address lists are sold from one company / charity to another every day. That's why most of us end up with a ton of free address labels.

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Qvcmeow — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 03:29:56 GMT

You can get one of those "Guard Your ID" thingies and roll it over your address. I do that on prescription bottles.

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LizzieInSRQ — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 22:14:08 GMT

Remember phone books? Anyone who had a listed phone number in three towns around me got a free book with my name and address in it.