Community Chat

[Porcelain]

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

When you get junk mail....and they in close a prepaid envelope....seal that envelope  up empty and mail it back.  The post a Office makes a few cents which can add up  to a nice sum if enough people do this.    I have been doing this for a long time...

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I ordered a bunch of catalogs to help out. And it's good to buy more stamps than you need. That's floating the USPS some money as well. Particularly if you wait on using them until we're in better times. And totally legit.

[ahoymate]

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

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@ahoymate wrote:

Really? Where did you hear this? It sounds in the order of "money in the cookie jar".

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It is totally legal. 

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"Legal" is not my concern. Sounds old fashion advise that doesn't really amount to much. 

[SeaMaiden]

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@ahoymate wrote:

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

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@ahoymate wrote:

Really? Where did you hear this? It sounds in the order of "money in the cookie jar".

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It is totally legal. 

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"Legal" is not my concern. Sounds old fashion advise that doesn't really amount to much. 

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If a lot of people did it.....it adds up....

[CelticCrafter]

For the past 5 or 6 weeks we are only getting mail 5 days a week.  

He's not even showing up on the block so it's not just that we had no mail to deliver on that particular day.  

[lynne6was7]

You're right, it's a small way - too small a way to make any financial difference to the Post Office. They can't get important mail delivered as it is. Let's not inundate them with pointless envelopes. Plus the recipient organization has to pay - really not cool right now for struggling businesses or charities.

[Porcelain]

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

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@ahoymate wrote:

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@SeaMaiden wrote:

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@ahoymate wrote:

Really? Where did you hear this? It sounds in the order of "money in the cookie jar".

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It is totally legal. 

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"Legal" is not my concern. Sounds old fashion advise that doesn't really amount to much. 

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If a lot of people did it.....it adds up....

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If people who can afford it buy those big reels of stamps...that's a good chunk of change right there.

[SeaMaiden]

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@lynne6was7 wrote:
You're right, it's a small way - too small a way to make any financial difference to the Post Office. They can't get important mail delivered as it is. Let's not inundate them with pointless envelopes. Plus the recipient organization has to pay - really not cool right now for struggling businesses or charities.

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@lynne6was7   You have your opinion and that is a good thing🙂

[jackthebear]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

I know people do this but sending the envelope back empty will not stop you from receiving mail from that company.

Better to send it back with a request to be removed from their mailing list.

Somebody here posted a way to get rid of unsolicited mail a long time ago-maybe somebody else knows.

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catalogchoice.org  

i used it years ago , it was a project but it's worth it. 

and get very little mail

never sign up for anything with a phone # or fill in forms for free stuff etc.

[Cakers3]

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@jackthebear wrote:

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@Cakers3 wrote:

I know people do this but sending the envelope back empty will not stop you from receiving mail from that company.

Better to send it back with a request to be removed from their mailing list.

Somebody here posted a way to get rid of unsolicited mail a long time ago-maybe somebody else knows.

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catalogchoice.org  

i used it years ago , it was a project but it's worth it. 

and get very little mail

never sign up for anything with a phone # or fill in forms for free stuff etc.

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@jackthebear   Thank you!  I knew somebody would have some info.

I believe you can request that the post office not deliver "junk mail"; all those annoying flyers that you just cannot get rid of.

I think somewhere in time we did if I remember correctly because we never receive that type either anymore.

[jackthebear]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

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@jackthebear wrote:

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@Cakers3 wrote:

I know people do this but sending the envelope back empty will not stop you from receiving mail from that company.

Better to send it back with a request to be removed from their mailing list.

Somebody here posted a way to get rid of unsolicited mail a long time ago-maybe somebody else knows.

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catalogchoice.org  

i used it years ago , it was a project but it's worth it. 

and get very little mail

never sign up for anything with a phone # or fill in forms for free stuff etc.

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@jackthebear   Thank you!  I knew somebody would have some info.

I believe you can request that the post office not deliver "junk mail"; all those annoying flyers that you just cannot get rid of.

I think somewhere in time we did if I remember correctly because we never receive that type either anymore.

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you might be able to stop the delivery, but it's better not have the useless mail generated in the first place

there is also DMA.org that has info on how to stop junk mail as well

also to stop mail for dead people too 

after my Mother died I went on a "warpath" eliminating catalogs, charities etc,