A good idea

[kotori]

This was just sent to me by e-mail; works for me.

The Idea is this.....

When you get ads in your phone or utility bill, include them with the payment. Let them throw it away.

When you get those pre approved letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and junk like that, most of them come with postage paid return envelopes, right? Well, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little envelopes!

Send an ad for your local dry cleaner to American Express. Or a pizza coupon to Citibank.

(I especially liked this!) If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their application back!

If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.

You can Send it back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing!

Eventually, the banks and credit card companies will begin getting all their junk back in the mail.

Let's let them know what it's like to get junk mail, and best of All THEY'RE paying for it! Twice!

Let's help keep our postal service busy since they say e-mail is cutting into their business, and that's why they need to increase postage again!

Send this to a friend or two or three...or fifty....

 

[teresafannin]

I have a friend who does this. I don't know if his junk mail has decreased, but he is having fun.

 

[Shockdoctor]

I think that is a great idea. I think I may have to start doing that.

 

[Cherry]

hahaha!

Good one, Kotori!

 

[HoldenMcCrank]

Well I have to disagree

My fathter used to work for a company that processed the mail for Sears. The key is "Used to". The problem with your idea is this the companies that do the processing of the mail have to deal with the extra trash. This increases their overhead. One of two things can happen A) the pay their employees less to stay competative when they have to bid on renewing the contract or B) They raise their bid the next time around and possibly lose the contract. This is what happened in my Dads case.

I would think that a better Idea would be to write you company and tell them to please stop including the advertisements. Include the addition mail here and this goes to the company and not to a subcontractor.

Just my thoughts

Holden

 

[Lady Violet]

Re: Well I have to disagree

My fathter used to work for a company that processed the mail for Sears. The key is "Used to". The problem with your idea is this the companies that do the processing of the mail have to deal with the extra trash. This increases their overhead. One of two things can happen A) the pay their employees less to stay competative when they have to bid on renewing the contract or B) They raise their bid the next time around and possibly lose the contract. This is what happened in my Dads case.

I would think that a better Idea would be to write you company and tell them to please stop including the advertisements. Include the addition mail here and this goes to the company and not to a subcontractor.

Just my thoughts

Holden

Wow!

I was all for this until I read Holden's quote. Damn....

Well... can i put the request to stop advertising in the envelopes they send to me?? ill still be saving a stamp!

 

[Guest]

I still say go for it.