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'Re-cycling' Junk Mail - send it to MacKenzie Hall
rog2
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I have decided that it is not very ecological to keep 'binning' all the junk mail that I receive, so I've decided to fill in ALL requests for information, salesman visits, high interest loans and credit cards and return them to the companies that send them.
Not only does this provide work for the Post Office, but it also costs the issuing companies for postage.
The ONLY thing is - I will NOT be using my name and address. Instead I will be filling them in as:
Not only does this provide work for the Post Office, but it also costs the issuing companies for postage.
The ONLY thing is - I will NOT be using my name and address. Instead I will be filling them in as:
Mr Gary JONES, Operations Director
MacKENZIE HALL LIMITED
30, The Foregate
KILMARNOCK
Ayrshire
KA1 1LU
MacKENZIE HALL LIMITED
30, The Foregate
KILMARNOCK
Ayrshire
KA1 1LU
Let THEM see what it's like to receive unsolicited Krap for a change.
Please feel free to do the same.
I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.
HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7
DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.
HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7
DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
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:mad: :mad: :mad: but thats my name and address cant you apply in someone else :mad:
only joking wonder how many would reply :rotfl: :rotfl:If you want the rainbow you have to go through the rain.
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Weight to loose 49lbs done of 91lbs finally sat in a pair of size 14 jeans and top for the first time in 14 years :j0 -
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GOD BLESS DURAN DURAN
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LOL nice one
I usually filter out any paper that is only printed out on one side for use as a scratch pad.
Then I put the junk mail from one company into the envelope of another and send it off.
As for those postcards that need filling in...
Either:-Miss Lucy LikesOr:-
The Cockwell Inn
Tillet
Herts.
PI55 0FFMr. R HoodBut really, signing up for the mail preference service really helps to reduce the junk. Honest
Oak Tree Cottage
Sherwood Forest
Nottingham
PI55 0FF Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Excellent idea!!Successful women can still have their feet on the ground. They just wear better shoes. (Maud Van de Venne)Life begins at the end of your comfort zone (Neale Donald Walsch)0
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A friend of my OH sends them all back to the sender in their pre-paid envelope.
I'm liking the fake address idea.. <wondering how much mail Hellifax would like...>
Newgirl
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Years ago one of the major political parties was rumoured to have stopped their freepost address as they were sent so many bricks. Remember - they usually pay the postage based on weight!:exclamati WARNING
I am a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, but you have probably not provided all the information you would give me if we talked in private. Please therefore do not rely on this posting as being my BEST advice. It is only my initial thoughts based on what you have put in your post.0 -
lmao brilliant.....Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
Que sera, sera.
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unless they are on the mail preference service 0
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We're supposedly on the mail preference service but we still get tonnes of crap usually junk 'hand delivered by royal mail for your personal attention'
What a pile of the proverbial...Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
Que sera, sera.
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There's an article on the main site that can help you...
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/no-more-junk#mailHi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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