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Junk Mail: Fight Back!!!
Introduction.
Junk mail – unsolicited advertising matter sent by post. Or c*ap you didn’t ask for, to me and you.
Sift through the post you got today. There’ll be a few bills, a postcard from auntie bloggs in Spain, maybe even the SR Club Magazine but the bulk of the mail will be junk mail. Everyday the Postman brings us more and more junk mail. You know what I’m talking about; you’ve won ten billion pounds, just give us your credit card details. Most of it hasn’t been asked for and most of it goes unopened. Last year in America there were 52 billion pieces of junk mail sent out to people. When you start to think about numbers like that, you can get a sense of how many trees are being cut down for little or no reason.
So, even though recycling is a good idea, it is better to get people to use less paper than to recycle it. That’s why I thought I would target the junk mail companies to stop sending us lot stuff we don’t want.
Prevention being better than cure, and all that.
After all, if companies can send you their junk, why can’t you send them yours?
How it works.
Most companies will give you a FREEPOST return address when they send you some mail. Just attach this to whatever junk you have (may I suggest some empty bean cans, or even an old tyre), and send it back to them at their expense. The heavier it is the more they’ll have to pay. The Royal Mail will have to deliver the item (*) – it’s their duty, and the company will have to pay the charges.
And they won’t know who sent it back as they send millions of them out. Well, not unless you do something as stupid as leaving your name and address on the mail. But no one here’s dumb enough to do that… right?
So what are you waiting for? Check today’s mail, then start scavenging for something suitable to send.
* Note: Don’t try and get rid of that burned-out car just up the road, I doubt that would work (‘cause the postie can’t carry it). Nor the next door neighbours dog (‘cause that’s probably illegal… probably).
Locky ;)
Introduction.
Junk mail – unsolicited advertising matter sent by post. Or c*ap you didn’t ask for, to me and you.
Sift through the post you got today. There’ll be a few bills, a postcard from auntie bloggs in Spain, maybe even the SR Club Magazine but the bulk of the mail will be junk mail. Everyday the Postman brings us more and more junk mail. You know what I’m talking about; you’ve won ten billion pounds, just give us your credit card details. Most of it hasn’t been asked for and most of it goes unopened. Last year in America there were 52 billion pieces of junk mail sent out to people. When you start to think about numbers like that, you can get a sense of how many trees are being cut down for little or no reason.
So, even though recycling is a good idea, it is better to get people to use less paper than to recycle it. That’s why I thought I would target the junk mail companies to stop sending us lot stuff we don’t want.
Prevention being better than cure, and all that.
After all, if companies can send you their junk, why can’t you send them yours?
How it works.
Most companies will give you a FREEPOST return address when they send you some mail. Just attach this to whatever junk you have (may I suggest some empty bean cans, or even an old tyre), and send it back to them at their expense. The heavier it is the more they’ll have to pay. The Royal Mail will have to deliver the item (*) – it’s their duty, and the company will have to pay the charges.
And they won’t know who sent it back as they send millions of them out. Well, not unless you do something as stupid as leaving your name and address on the mail. But no one here’s dumb enough to do that… right?
So what are you waiting for? Check today’s mail, then start scavenging for something suitable to send.
* Note: Don’t try and get rid of that burned-out car just up the road, I doubt that would work (‘cause the postie can’t carry it). Nor the next door neighbours dog (‘cause that’s probably illegal… probably).
Locky ;)
What if they just don't bother to collect it?
Junk Mail: Fight Back!!!
Introduction.
Junk mail – unsolicited advertising matter sent by post. Or c*ap you didn’t ask for, to me and you.
Sift through the post you got today. There’ll be a few bills, a postcard from auntie bloggs in Spain, maybe even the SR Club Magazine but the bulk of the mail will be junk mail. Everyday the Postman brings us more and more junk mail. You know what I’m talking about; you’ve won ten billion pounds, just give us your credit card details. Most of it hasn’t been asked for and most of it goes unopened. Last year in America there were 52 billion pieces of junk mail sent out to people. When you start to think about numbers like that, you can get a sense of how many trees are being cut down for little or no reason.
So, even though recycling is a good idea, it is better to get people to use less paper than to recycle it. That’s why I thought I would target the junk mail companies to stop sending us lot stuff we don’t want.
Prevention being better than cure, and all that.
After all, if companies can send you their junk, why can’t you send them yours?
How it works.
Most companies will give you a FREEPOST return address when they send you some mail. Just attach this to whatever junk you have (may I suggest some empty bean cans, or even an old tyre), and send it back to them at their expense. The heavier it is the more they’ll have to pay. The Royal Mail will have to deliver the item (*) – it’s their duty, and the company will have to pay the charges.
And they won’t know who sent it back as they send millions of them out. Well, not unless you do something as stupid as leaving your name and address on the mail. But no one here’s dumb enough to do that… right?
So what are you waiting for? Check today’s mail, then start scavenging for something suitable to send.
* Note: Don’t try and get rid of that burned-out car just up the road, I doubt that would work (‘cause the postie can’t carry it). Nor the next door neighbours dog (‘cause that’s probably illegal… probably).
Locky ;)
Introduction.
Junk mail – unsolicited advertising matter sent by post. Or c*ap you didn’t ask for, to me and you.
Sift through the post you got today. There’ll be a few bills, a postcard from auntie bloggs in Spain, maybe even the SR Club Magazine but the bulk of the mail will be junk mail. Everyday the Postman brings us more and more junk mail. You know what I’m talking about; you’ve won ten billion pounds, just give us your credit card details. Most of it hasn’t been asked for and most of it goes unopened. Last year in America there were 52 billion pieces of junk mail sent out to people. When you start to think about numbers like that, you can get a sense of how many trees are being cut down for little or no reason.
So, even though recycling is a good idea, it is better to get people to use less paper than to recycle it. That’s why I thought I would target the junk mail companies to stop sending us lot stuff we don’t want.
Prevention being better than cure, and all that.
After all, if companies can send you their junk, why can’t you send them yours?
How it works.
Most companies will give you a FREEPOST return address when they send you some mail. Just attach this to whatever junk you have (may I suggest some empty bean cans, or even an old tyre), and send it back to them at their expense. The heavier it is the more they’ll have to pay. The Royal Mail will have to deliver the item (*) – it’s their duty, and the company will have to pay the charges.
And they won’t know who sent it back as they send millions of them out. Well, not unless you do something as stupid as leaving your name and address on the mail. But no one here’s dumb enough to do that… right?
So what are you waiting for? Check today’s mail, then start scavenging for something suitable to send.
* Note: Don’t try and get rid of that burned-out car just up the road, I doubt that would work (‘cause the postie can’t carry it). Nor the next door neighbours dog (‘cause that’s probably illegal… probably).
Locky ;)