Dealing With Junk Mail

[Professor Blighty]

When rubbish junk mail comes through my letterbox now, I save it all up for about three months, then when I have a nice pile collected, I send it all back to the next one that comes, using their own envelope. I just mark return to sender on the package so I don't even pay for the postage. I've just sent about 200 assorted leaflets to Readers Digest. :lol:

 

[Swivel]

Now that is a good idea

 

[Smell The Glove]

Or sellotape (other brands of sticky tape are available) the pre-paid return envelope onto a brick, then post it.

 

[JohnnyO]

I write "Since you send out unwanted mail I thought I'd share this with you" & pop one set of junk stuff in to another ones envelope. Then just post them irrespective of whether they are reply paid or not.

JohnnyO. :lol:

 

[hunnymonster]

I just use a cross-cut shredder on it three times so it's smaller than confetti... shoehorn as much as possible into any envelope of theirs present and post it back to them.

 

[antdad]

Alot of "junk" mail is delivered by Royal Mail so contact your local office and tell them you want to opt out.

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You should see a natural decline.

 

[Sunburyboy93]

Alot of "junk" mail is delivered by Royal Mail so contact your local office and tell them you want to opt out.

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You should see a natural decline, I did.

Good advice from Tony, i joined both the mail and telephone preference service, does not stop it all but it really does help stop the junk mail and sales calls.

Steve

 

[Arrowhead]

Yep, mail preference service really does seem to reduce the volume dramatically. Not nearly as much fun as the other suggestions so far, though.

 

[lagaffe]

Old telephone books are ideal for bulking up the weight when you return lots of junk mail to one lucky junk mailing company.

I've taken great satisfaction in doing that a few times now - I imagine they're none to pleased at the return 'freepost' postage they end up paying for it :lol:

 

[hunnymonster]

Yep, mail preference service really does seem to reduce the volume dramatically. Not nearly as much fun as the other suggestions so far, though.

Oh I do the MPS thing too, this is for the "cream of the crap" that still do it in spite of the MPS and not having a business relationship with them that allows them to dodge around the MPS... yes BT I do mean you.

 

[Dermot O'Logical]

Thanks for the links, Antdad. I had already registered with the TPS, and have now registered with the MPS as well.