Junk Mail reduction

[Scraggles]

Article in the daily mail

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1254157/Yellow-Pa...

mentions www.junkbuster.org.uk

widget to get out of junk mail, most of which for me falls in the bin next to the door

had to think when last used a paper phone book....

[Orb the Impaler]

I've had myself with TPS and MPS for years now, which seems to help, but not for everything.

Some people still occassionally call - when I ask where they got my number they never say but say that I opted in - which is bks - I NEVER fail to check or uncheck the "receive promotional" box. bds!

[Rusty Arches]

I live in an area that gets flooded with takeaway leaflets amongst other things.

I've got a sign on the door asking for it not to be delivered, it still does though. We get around 3 - 8 pieces of advertising a day.

I collect it in the draw and pick one at random each month. Send them a package with all the junk in it, without paying for postage. I include a note on it telling them to not post leaflets to houses with signs on the door and if it's contracted work, I suggest choosing a company that tells their staff not to ignore the signs.

If anyone collects it, it costs them time & money.

[Hairy Cornflake]

Orb the Impaler said:

I've had myself with TPS and MPS for years now, which seems to help, but not for everything

This works for me

[TheCarpetCleaner]

Rusty Arches said:

I live in an area that gets flooded with takeaway leaflets amongst other things.

I've got a sign on the door asking for it not to be delivered, it still does though. We get around 3 - 8 pieces of advertising a day.

I collect it in the draw and pick one at random each month. Send them a package with all the junk in it, without paying for postage. I include a note on it telling them to not post leaflets to houses with signs on the door and if it's contracted work, I suggest choosing a company that tells their staff not to ignore the signs.

If anyone collects it, it costs them time & money.

That is a good idea.

We never deliver to houses that request no leaflets or junk mail, sometimes I see other leaflet droppers that do... makes me wonder what they hope to achieve.

[purplepolarbear]

I'm not sure if this will work but if they have a freepost address, could you print it out lots of times on a large piece of paper (with a message to remove you from the mailing list), cut it up so you have lots of little addresses and put all of these in the postbox. For the cost of 1 A4 sheet of paper you could get about 50.

If this works the postal service (nationally owned) will presumably make a profit on delivering each of these (reducing everyone's tax).

[Furyous]

Hairy Cornflake said:

Orb the Impaler said:

I've had myself with TPS and MPS for years now, which seems to help, but not for everything

This works for me

Same here, but IIRC, you also have to contact royal mail and sign some forms to prevent delivery of non addressed junk mail - ie, the unadressed shyte posty drops through the letter box.

I also have a note on the front door.

Have managed to reduce incoming shyte by around 90% I reckon.

[Shaw Tarse]

Rusty Arches said:

I live in an area that gets flooded with takeaway leaflets amongst other things.

I've got a sign on the door asking for it not to be delivered, it still does though. We get around 3 - 8 pieces of advertising a day.

I collect it in the draw and pick one at random each month. Send them a package with all the junk in it, without paying for postage. I include a note on it telling them to not post leaflets to houses with signs on the door and if it's contracted work, I suggest choosing a company that tells their staff not to ignore the signs.

If anyone collects it, it costs them time & money.

I tend to shred junk mail, drop it in the freepost envelope & when I get chance post it back.
Would it cost them more if I wrapped a brick up & included it in the return?

[Scraggles]

Shaw Tarse said:

Would it cost them more if I wrapped a brick up & included it in the return?

Can you fit said brick into the post box ? suspect the answer is no, PO tend to like the postage prepaid

[hornet]

TPS and MPS seems to have killed most of it for me. TPS has certainly reduced cold calls a LOT. Still get the automated stuff, but little else. As for mail, don't get a lot other than door drops, mostly from estate agents and take-aways. Thought about putting a little note on the door, but not entirely convinced it'll help. No great effort to just lob it in the recycling. To be honest, I imagine that's where the bulk of it would end up anyway, based on what happens when it's raining and the paper boy/girl can't be arsed to walk round getting wet delivering the local free-sheet. I can't really be bothered to get overly agitated by it in all honesty.