Unsolicited mail?

[Mom]

What recourse do you have to a company that puts flyers in your letterbox, when there is a NO JUNK MAIL sign displayed?

We almost never get crap in our letter box since putting the sign up, which pleases me. If we do receive shite I generally ring and let the companies know the kid delivering cant read. They apologise and that is the end of it.

Any regular reader of this forum will know my distaste of the harassment that Sky dishes out via telemarketing. Well the fuckers excelled themselves today and posted a fucking flyer in my letter box.

All I can say is they must be desperate to get business thanks to all you fuckers cancelling <_<

Same pat answer delivered. Oh, and in answer to my question regarding if I register my address with the agency will that guarantee I never hear from them again, resounding silence. It is voluntary to comply. Fuckers!

[bogan]

Do you have any hounds?

[Mom]

Do you have any hounds?

Hmmmmmm....

No, but the neighbours do, they are pansy tho...

[Laava]

Save up their flyers, find out their address and then post it to them in a proper like package with no stamps. They will have to pay the postage to pick it up. Tee fucken hee!
Of course, that is not going to stop them posting their crap in your box but hey, you'll feel better!

[bogan]

Hmmmmmm....

No, but the neighbours do, they are pansy tho...

Like little dog fit in the letterbox pansy? or Labrador pansy? The former might work, but you'd get no chance to say 'release the hounds' so its really just a waste of time anyway.

[Akzle]

never happens if you dont have a letter box.

[Laava]

never happens if you dont have a letter box.

Was wondering why you never cashed that cheque I sent you!

[jim.cox]

Save up their flyers, find out their address and then post it to them in a proper like package with no stamps. They will have to pay the postage to pick it up. Tee fucken hee!
Of course, that is not going to stop them posting their crap in your box but hey, you'll feel better!

Attached the 'reply paid' envelope to a brick - works for me

[jafar]

Just burn it mom. in their carpark is the best place I can think of :D

[Akzle]

Was wondering why you never cashed that cheque I sent you!

oh well. You can give me cash next week.

[Mom]

Just burn it mom. in their carpark is the best place I can think of :D

Very helpful, want to get me arrested? Where TF are you anyway, have not given you shit in person for ages.

[Laava]

oh well. You can give me cash next week.
Sweet as. I'll pop it in your letterbox.

[unstuck]

Pop them in the mailbox with return to sender on them, it is the postal services job to control the mail. They will get onto sky for you, to remind them to remind their delivery staff, that no junk mail means exactly that.:Punk::Punk:

[jafar]

Very helpful, want to get me arrested? Where TF are you anyway, have not given you shit in person for ages.

I've been lurking ;-)

[Maha]

I've been lurking ;-)

Didn't know you speak Japanese :blink:

[jafar]

Didn't know you speak Japanese :blink:


Had to learn so I could read the owners manual of me bike ;)

[cc rider]

Put an advert in the local paper with SKY's address, stating they want everyones junk mail & to send receiver pay....

(of course find out name of person in charge of 'junk mail' @ SKY & use their details for placing ad)


:whistle: :shifty:

[cynna]

Just burn mom in their carpark is the best place I can think of :D

thats a bit drastic

[jafar]

thats a bit drastic

Joan of ark thought so too :shutup:

[granstar]

I hate the junk that comes in the newspaper, open the paper everymorning, catch that shitte and goes into recycle bin unread. Can't they include it in the paper? Beats Me.

We have no junk mail sign, works good, only had a few wankers from real estate and religions that think their mail is more important :nya:


Out posty is killing themself out of a job. Any parcel we get we have to pick up from town. They put a card " dog on property" and leave. Funny how even with our placid poochies locked inside, iv'e seen them just pull up to the box and chuck a card in without trying to deliver.
Another that I don't get is why do they fold A4 mail in half and then jamb it in the box opening to catch the rain. Our box has a bloody big hole that takes A4 flat, goes in -stays dry.
With the internet banking we don't get a lot of mail, a mail box in town could be the go.

I'll let you all know the new address to send your donations :msn-wink:

[unstuck]

They are not supposed to put junk mail in papers, but there is a loophole in which they can class junk as circulars. So the sign on the box should say..No junk mail or circulars.
Then you are covered and have something to fight back with.:cool:

[Smifffy]

We have a sign too, and Sky seem to be the only flyers we ever get, although we've gotten a few of them lately.

The best one I ever had was from a Kip McGrath remedial reading tutor...

[Flip]

Put a rubbish bin under your letter box and write on it in big letters "JUNK MAIL".

[Hitcher]

While junk mail is irritating, most of it isn't delivered in any "official" capacity, so whingeing about it and putting "No junk mail" stickers on one's letterbox is pointless.

Teenage kids get paid a pittance to deliver things like community newspapers (arguably junk mail) and other box stuffers on behalf of national food, hardware and appliance chains, local real estate businesses, and the like. They are doing this in a manner that works best for them and their support crews (usually parents). Their objective is to complete their task as quickly as possible. I'm sure many KBers have been involved in this task.

In the US, it is a criminal offence for anybody other than an employee of the US Postal Service to put material into a delivery box. The same restrictions do not apply here.

Yes, junk mail is annoying, but it's not worth the ulcers worrying about it. Clear your box each day, breathe deeply, and move on.

[imdying]

What recourse do you have to a company that puts flyers in your letterbox, when there is a NO JUNK MAIL sign displayed?I have a dustbuster. Like all Black n Decker dustbusters, it's not worth a knob of goatshit. Till I wired it in reverse. The dust collection bucket is now a shredded spam vessel. Walk to store that sent you crap, turn the switch on, spray shredded spam around, walk home, drink beer.... profit?

[imdying]

Teenage kids get paid a pittance to deliver things like community newspapers (arguably junk mail) and other box stuffers on behalf of national food, hardware and appliance chains, local real estate businesses, and the like.Don't bother harrassing them about it... they just burst into tears.

[unstuck]

Don't bother harrassing them about it... they just burst into tears.

Better to tell the contractor, not the deliverers. The contractors have guidelines they are supposed to follow.If that fails, try getting hold of the distribution company, Most of the stuff in NZ is handled by PMP Distribution co.

[pritch]

Their objective is to complete their task as quickly as possible.


My only gripe is when they deliver multiple copies of each so that the deliverer can complete their task in record time.

[F5 Dave]

. . . and putting "No junk mail" stickers on one's letterbox is pointless.. . .

Well no, its 99% effective. Since doing so I've probably saved 400 recycling bins full of crap that I haven't had to sort & store for a week. Only thing I miss is Hardware specials, but that saves money too.

[unstuck]

Well no, its 99% effective. Since doing so I've probably saved 400 recycling bins full of crap that I haven't had to sort & store for a week. Only thing I miss is Hardware specials, but that saves money too.

You can get brand specific signs, such as " No circulars except mitre 10" for example.:niceone:
That way you get to still drool over all the goodies you will never need.:msn-wink:

[imdying]

Better to tell the contractor, not the deliverers. The contractors have guidelines they are supposed to follow.If that fails, try getting hold of the distribution company, Most of the stuff in NZ is handled by PMP Distribution co.Nah, chasing some kid down the road and pushing them off their bike is already more effort than the situation deserves. btw, mr dustbuster will get your barred from The Palms (only 2 years though).

[F5 Dave]

Nah, chasing some kid down the road and pushing them off their bike is more effective. .
fixed it for ya.

[Quasievil]

The Arrogance of it, for you to assume you know what Junk is and what isnt.

[Smifffy]

I agree with F5 Dave in that the signs do reduce the spam significantly. I also agree with Hitcher in that they are in no way binding on the delivery personnel. Going by Mom's OP and my own experiences, I would not be surprised if either Sky or their principal contractor have given instructions to ignore 'no junk mail' signage, as it is in no way binding. There is also the dubious defence once offered to me - "...but it's not junk mr..."


The only thing making the signs work IMO is that firms believe that ill will from potential customers is a bigger risk, than the opportunity of delivering their advertising.

Once a few, as maybe Sky tv, decide that it makes no odds either way, and if they make just one sale in a town then it is worth it, then the mailbox junk flow will start again.

After all what you can you expect from a company that rings at dinner time week after week, after week, even after being told to stop?

[bogan]

The Arrogance of it, for you to assume you know what Junk is and what isnt.

It's like that saying isn't it, 'One man's junk can stay the fuck out of my letter box'

btw, 1/10 trol attempt, next time try and be a bit more subtle and perhaps even sense-making...

[Swoop]

TOP TIP: Simply unscrew your letterbox and relocate it inside the house! No more junk mail!
ADDED BONUS: No more bills arrive either!

:woohoo:

[Big Dave]

Bunnings catalogue - Yay!

[caspernz]

I love junk mail...saves on kindling to light the fire...:rolleyes:

Mind you, the lady from Homecare that wants her catalogue back wasn't impressed...:nono:

[Smifffy]

I love junk mail...saves on kindling to light the fire...:rolleyes:

Mind you, the lady from Homecare that wants her catalogue back wasn't impressed...:nono:

4 times I've left the homecare catalog where they asked me to, for them to pick up. Once it was picked up. Now it goes directly to the rubbish bin.

[cowpoos]

The Arrogance of it, for you to assume you know what Junk is and what isnt.

are you here for fun now? surely its not to spread your vast wisdom? unless you call your belly you wisdom? because thats vast!!! :apint:

[Owl]

Bunnings catalogue - Yay!

That comes under a different category. It's called "Junk junk mail"! :msn-wink:

[Hobbyhorse]

Bayleys Real Estate have now begun to post their junk flyers in a stamped and addressed envelope which does bug me. I emailed them to tell them that they are wasting their time and money 'cos it all goes in the bin and they replied saying a polite "do not send to me" would suffice.

[Smifffy]

Bayleys Real Estate have now begun to post their junk flyers in a stamped and addressed envelope which does bug me. I emailed them to tell them that they are wasting their time and money 'cos it all goes in the bin and they replied saying a polite "do not send to me" would suffice.

Bayleys are awesome! I instantly know that if it is listed with them, then I can't afford it.

[Road kill]

Our posty drops the junk mail off because we live to far out for kids on push bikes,and even though I've asked him not to several times it just keeps mounting up.

An then it stopped all of a sudden,,,after his own dumb teenager ignored the signs and crossed inside the electronic dog fence an got his arse bit.

The cock rang me the next day and made a few stupid threats about ringing the police until I asked what his kid was doing delivering the mail, and was he a NZ post ? employie.

Couple of day's later he fronted up and tried to get in my face until I said I'd ring his boss and ask the same question about his fucking kid being on my property when he wasn't a postie anyway .

Then I picked up a couple of months worth of junk mail from the table on our front alcove and said,,here you can have this shit back as well.

So the junk mail stopped but he doesn't wave anymore,,,I wonder why ?:laugh: