Would you steal someone else’s post? Poll Results/Discussion

PeteW

I notice that Martin considers 'put it straight into the recycling' to be 'the green option'; well I disagree - that is a massive waste of resources.

Even if you are recycling, you've still wasted masses of energy in the manufacturing and distribution of the magazine. If you at least read the magazine, then this waste can be partially written off as having served a purpose.

As such, I would take the truly green option and read the magazine before recycling it.

Cameron

Frootov wrote: »

I'll tell you where they go.
In recycle bins all over the country. After being read, probably.

Having read the above you are spot on - only hope all the above dont mind their miss directed mail ending in the same place!

essexgal

PeteW wrote: »

I notice that Martin considers 'put it straight into the recycling' to be 'the green option'; well I disagree - that is a massive waste of resources.

As such, I would take the truly green option and read the magazine before recycling it.

Surely the 'truly green option' would be to read it, and then donate it on to the local doctor/dentist etc for the waiting room...:D Assuming of course it's not a 'specialist' mag:o



essexgal

savedmoney

RedLetter wrote: »

Stick it back in the post. With gone away on it!
The Posties just love "killing them off" and getting it returned to sender

zipman23 wrote: »

....I'm now a postie, I know exactly what to do with it...and your right whoever said it....us posties love killy offs!!!

What does killing it off mean?

I've spent years in Buy to Let and dealing with other peoples post is all part of the job description, appreciate all the info on this thread.

custardy

not a term i use.
we condemn mail for variuos reasons,
if you ever had an item returned to you,it would have had a red label with not called for,not known etc ticked as the reason.
on an average day i will condemn easily 100+ letters.
these will be people i know are gone away(though technically i should deliver them),incomplete/wrong addresses,refused(people returning junk mail but still live there)so they are stickered up.
then another dept will mark them and sort them into
letters with return address
letters without being sent to belfast for official opening and finding a return address
letters without a return address being sent for destruction eg mailsort

although regarding returning mail evenwhen people live at that address.
i recommend you don t do it.
i recently had a load of mail returned so assumed the person had moved away and i condemned all mail after that.(for obver 6 weeks)
turned out he just decided to return letters form certain companys

lucyclare

neiljmac wrote: »

Junk mail should always be returned to sender. Just put "Return to Sender" on it and pop it in the letterbox.

That way, the sender will have to pay for it twice, thus supporting our wonderful Royal Mail :j

Actually the sender does not pay for the return of the mail. Royal mail does that for free. But if you want to return to sender correctly, you should cross out your address as it shows on the envelope and leave the name visible. It is more helpful to the sender if you give a reason for return. Like gone away or not known.

This will speed up their process of removing your address from their database and cut down on the junk that you get for other people.

lucyclare

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

Opening someone elses mail is a criminal offence and you can be prosecuted. Having said that I am still getting junk mail for a couple who lived in this house 5 years ago. I put it through the shredder

So is shredding their post.

lucyclare

hollydays wrote: »

What are killy-offs?

The postmen dont even deliver it. It is put to one side in the sorting office and labels put on them for immediate return to sender.

raclarke4567

I had magazines for the son of the previous owner, pornographic!!
Advised sender but kept getting them so informed local bobby, stopped then!
About missing post-my post kept going missing then 1 morning I caught the paper boy stuffing letters and a parcel (left in the porch) under his coat!!
Informed newsagent but wouldn`t do anything as the papers would not get delivered! Charming. So..........mystery solved. Lost customer.
Post DOES go missing still.

zipman23

hollydays wrote: »

What are killy-offs?

Killy offs are letters that are returned to the delivery office with things like return to sender or addressee gone away etc. We obviously don't have an address for everyone so it gets killed off and returned to the original sender who can/should then update their records so nothing more is sent.

One guy I delivered too even claimed to be dead so that he didn't get certain stuff sent to him! It made me laugh anyway!