371 upvotes, 11 direct replies (showing 11)
View submission: Scammers have sunk even lower. How absolutely disgusting.
I send their return envelopes back with random shit in them. It may not do a whole lot but they have to pay for it and if I can make their campaigns slightly less profitable then it’s a win.
Comment by Street-Week-380 at 25/02/2022 at 15:35 UTC*
151 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Thin sheets of metal was what someone suggested years ago. Whatever you can do to make it as heavy as possible, without making the envelope break open. I've sent back pennies, because in Canada, banks won't accept them, and they're useless now.
Edit: I stand corrected! They are still accepted, though businesses can choose not to accept them. I'd thought as of 2015, they weren't accepted, as the former business I'd worked for no longer accepted them across the country.
My thanks to the redditor who corrected me, and my apologies to anyone I mislead!
Comment by Moln0014 at 25/02/2022 at 15:25 UTC
102 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I used to draw penises on paper and put it in the envelopes. I haven't gotten junk mail for years.
Comment by Pure_Reason at 25/02/2022 at 17:11 UTC
26 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Completely unrelated, but those return mail labels can be used to mail anything, and the recipient has to pay for the postage. Just want to make sure nobody takes advantage of these poor companies by taping the envelopes to bricks or large boxes full of rocks or something
Comment by Interesting_Pea_5382 at 25/02/2022 at 16:39 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
A post carrier says that is the best way to get back at them! Next is to connect post manager to complain
Comment by Prestigious-Ebb-1369 at 25/02/2022 at 15:44 UTC
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
DO NOT, send random stuff, send glitter !!!
Comment by Atomicwasteland at 25/02/2022 at 20:15 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I do this all the time. If junk mail offers include a prepaid envelope I open other junk mail and shove it into the envelope I send back. Then they have to pay for my letter, and waste manpower opening it. I figure the worst that can happen is “f this guy!! I’m taking him off our mailing list!”
Comment by coppertech at 25/02/2022 at 20:30 UTC
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Comment by Most-Artichoke5028 at 25/02/2022 at 15:49 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I do that with solicitations from Republicans. Make the envelope as heavy as possible because they have to pay the postage.
Comment by ThomHarris at 25/02/2022 at 17:54 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You can actually return anything using prepaid envelopes and the sender has to cover the cost. They’ll soon stop sending them when you post back tractor tyres or HGV batteries.
Comment by Dalbergia12 at 26/02/2022 at 03:11 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
ship them your recycling COD
Comment by Cronus_Echo at 25/02/2022 at 23:50 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I tried that, wrote ‘return to sender’ and shoved them into the outgoing mail box. Our USPS lady is a bit smart, she wrote on it ‘if you don’t want it, throw it away’ and then put it back in my mailbox.
I don’t know who is wrong, but I don’t want to piss of the mail lady. She is old and it is not an easy job IMO. So I left it alone.