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I worked for a company that sent a lot of junk mail. They had stories of people putting the "prepaid response" on a brick or old shoes. Let's get creative, fol

I worked for a company that sent a lot of junk mail. They had stories of people putting the "prepaid response" on a brick or old shoes. Let's get creative, folks.

chii 4y ago
won't that also waste energy shipping a brick? I'd say don't do that, just return an empty envelope which is light and won't increase fuel/energy consumption.
Syonyk 4y ago
Unfortunately, the USPS now no longer is required to deliver that stuff. It's in their postal codes now. https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/505.htm https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/505.htm > 1.3.8 Improper Use of Labels and Misuse of BRM Cards and Envelopes > Improper use of BRM labels or misuse of BRM cards or envelopes should be handled as follows: > When a BRM label is improperly used or a BRM card or envelope is misused as a label to return an unsealed item such as a brick, two-by-four, or similar item, the Postal Service may treat the item as waste to be disposed of at the discretion of the Post Office. > When a BRM card or envelope is misused and affixed to a sealed item, the permit holder will be responsible for payment of the applicable Retail postage and per piece fee. I think this is saying, "Attach it to a box with a brick in it." But neither do I think your local postal worker would be terribly amused. Just send them their crap back with a "Please remove me from your list!" scrawled across the response. It does actually work, eventually...
- macksd 4y ago
  I fold up the outer envelope and mail and stuff it into the inner one and send that. They can dispose of their own junk for me.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
  I don't understand why they allow affixing an envelope to another item, as that's clearly abuse... but since they spell it out so explicitly, I have a hard time reading it as anything else than "attach it to a box with a brick in it".
- fallinghawks 4y ago
  > Just send them their crap back After my mom passed I had all her mail forwarded to my house. She donated to a couple of charities, but they all sell their mailing lists to each other so there was so.much.charity.beg.crap with the little trinkets. And a lot of political donation stuff. The charities were pretty all right, honestly. I told them she was deceased and some even offered condolences and took her off. The political stuff, if there was a prepaid envelope inside I would return it with "deceased, pls remove" written on whatever silly survey they enclosed. So they would have to pay a small amount each time I had to tell them to remove her. That took about 2.5 years, but I no longer get anything.
anon776 4y ago
I used to be all about this, but now its just a waste of gas for the USPS.

I worked for a company that sent a lot of junk mail. They had stories of people putting the "prepaid response" on a brick or old shoes. Let's get creative, folks.

chii 4y ago

won't that also waste energy shipping a brick? I'd say don't do that, just return an empty envelope which is light and won't increase fuel/energy consumption.

Syonyk 4y ago

Unfortunately, the USPS now no longer is required to deliver that stuff. It's in their postal codes now. https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/505.htm https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/505.htm > 1.3.8 Improper Use of Labels and Misuse of BRM Cards and Envelopes > Improper use of BRM labels or misuse of BRM cards or envelopes should be handled as follows: > When a BRM label is improperly used or a BRM card or envelope is misused as a label to return an unsealed item such as a brick, two-by-four, or similar item, the Postal Service may treat the item as waste to be disposed of at the discretion of the Post Office. > When a BRM card or envelope is misused and affixed to a sealed item, the permit holder will be responsible for payment of the applicable Retail postage and per piece fee. I think this is saying, "Attach it to a box with a brick in it." But neither do I think your local postal worker would be terribly amused. Just send them their crap back with a "Please remove me from your list!" scrawled across the response. It does actually work, eventually...

macksd 4y ago
I fold up the outer envelope and mail and stuff it into the inner one and send that. They can dispose of their own junk for me.
tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
I don't understand why they allow affixing an envelope to another item, as that's clearly abuse... but since they spell it out so explicitly, I have a hard time reading it as anything else than "attach it to a box with a brick in it".
fallinghawks 4y ago
> Just send them their crap back After my mom passed I had all her mail forwarded to my house. She donated to a couple of charities, but they all sell their mailing lists to each other so there was so.much.charity.beg.crap with the little trinkets. And a lot of political donation stuff. The charities were pretty all right, honestly. I told them she was deceased and some even offered condolences and took her off. The political stuff, if there was a prepaid envelope inside I would return it with "deceased, pls remove" written on whatever silly survey they enclosed. So they would have to pay a small amount each time I had to tell them to remove her. That took about 2.5 years, but I no longer get anything.

anon776 4y ago

I used to be all about this, but now its just a waste of gas for the USPS.