I know I'm not supposed to throw it away, but what do I do with it? Do I write "return to sender" on it, or "moved away" or something like that, and put it back in my mailbox for the mailman? Or do I put it in the big blue mailbox on the corner of my street?
2007-11-01 16:45:32 · 22 answers · asked by RL 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
The easiest and most correct thing to do is write 'No longer at address - Return to Sender' (you can write 'RTS' instead of return to sender) across the front of the envelope and then post them in the mailbox on the corner of your street.
If the letters have a 'bar code' on them it is also helpful to cross through that, as machines reading the mail will keep sending them back to you otherwise!
Best wishes :-)
2007-11-01 17:48:34 · answer #1 · answered by thing55000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't write "deceased" on them, you could really mess up things for them. You shouldn't keep them either. All you have to do is write, "return to sender" and put them back in the box. The mailman will take them, and they'll eventually quit coming as the companies sending them will get a clue, and search them out at their new address.
2007-11-01 17:15:55 · answer #2 · answered by Ista 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Return to sender is a way but you may want to go to the post office and tell them. They can give you a form to fill out that you put in your mail box letting your carrier know who recieves mail at your address.
2007-11-01 17:12:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
bundle them up with a band - write on them, no longer at this address, return to sender. yes, throw them in the big blue mailbox - then the postage is nothing to do with you
2007-11-01 17:19:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get lovely mail from the previous residents. My favorite is the Cosmopolitan Magazines. I enjoy reading/browsing and then I donate it.
If you receive mail from previous tenants, write: "Return to Sender- Moved".
2007-11-01 17:10:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
don't open it, and write on the envelope that the person doesn't live there any longer. make sure to put up the little red flag, otherwise the mail person won't take it. If you happen to have the person's forwarding address that would be a great help to the person as well as the post office.
2007-11-01 17:01:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the first month or so, I write "not at this address" and drop it back into the mail. This is a short term courtesy.
After that, I throw it away.
If the person doesn't care enough to fill out a change of address card when he moves, I don't care if the mail gets tossed or not.
2007-11-01 17:13:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
write on it return to sender or no longer at this address and give it back to the post office or leave it in your mailbox...
2007-11-01 16:49:44 · answer #8 · answered by THE UK WILDCAT FAMILY 10 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sort out the junk mails and junk them. On the important mails write "return to send" on the envelope and put it back into a postbox.
2007-11-01 20:59:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they did not submit a change of address, it's their loss. They might also want to be divorced from a past life.
Put back in box with, "Not at this address" or, "Return to sender, no such person at this address".
2007-11-01 16:50:15 · answer #10 · answered by Skeff 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋