I'm so sick of flyers and flyers and flyers every time I get my mail. I want to scream. I keep getting ads for Charter (cable co.) and stupid catalogs I've NEVER ordered from (and never will). Seriously every single day of my life there are 2-5 flyers and catalogs in my mailbox. I can't afford the trash bags to keep throwing them away.
Is there any legal way to get them to stop, like a do not call list for your phone?
Can you really mail them back, using return-to-sender? Will the post office honor return to sender?
2007-04-05 15:05:16 · 9 answers · asked by pancakes & hyrup 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you mark them "Return to Sender" the post office will return them. That does NOT mean the sender won't keep sending more. The Direct Marketing Association will put you on there "do-not-mail" file for $1. This will only stop mail address to you (not resident or occupant) and only form DMA members. Its better than nothing.
2007-04-05 15:28:50 · answer #1 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's virtually useless . The postal service will give you all sorts of contacts - but what they neglect to tell you ..is how many years it is going to take before they actually stop with the junk mail . Yes , you can "return to sender" . I do that as well - but it gets time consuming..
2007-04-05 15:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by missmayzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is a 800 number on the credit reporting website that will stop all credit card offers, it also increases your credit rating a few points.
also, for a while, i would take their postage paid reply envelope and cut up the offer, and mail it back to them. Gave them a taste of their own medicine.
2007-04-05 15:17:50 · answer #3 · answered by victorenriquez 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so, just recycle them. Or you could probably call the 800# if there is one listed and have yourself removed.
2007-04-05 15:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by Lola76 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not yet, but I was looking around and this idea was floating around the government.
2007-04-05 15:09:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Usually you get things mailed to you when you give your address online because you're buying something, entering something, requesting something, etc. Just don't give out your address often.
2007-04-05 15:09:24 · answer #6 · answered by jjc92787 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
that's a good idea if it already isn't in place. Sign me up!
2007-04-05 15:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by Jim S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is illegal, if it is a soliciation and you can get a couple of thousand per each violation
2007-04-05 15:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think so.
2007-04-05 15:07:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋