Greener Mail Initiative? - Page 2

nikimcbee · 10-21-09, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Kratos

I shred the junk,but always send the EMPTY pre-paid envelopes back, that way the sender has to pay for the crap they send me.

That's a good one.

Sent them some tuna helper coupons or something

August · 10-22-09, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

every e mail you receive from a non USPS.com e mail domain will cost you $0.05

So we should pay a nickle every time some telemarketer sends us a spam email? I don't think that idea will fly...

SteamWake · 10-22-09, 09:24 AM

Ive never understood why or how mass mailing merchandising is actually profitable.

I mean that crap never even makes it inside my house let alone get 'sorted' or opened, it goes straight into the trash from the mailbox.

Yet it must be sucessful to some degree because they keep on sending it.

On the other hand there is an entire industry based on the practice which keeps some folks in jobs so...

August · 10-22-09, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Ive never understood why or how mass mailing merchandising is actually profitable.

Aren't advertising expenses deductible? That might be why...

Oberon · 10-22-09, 11:52 AM

The United Kingdom is currently operating a greener Postal Service...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8320971.stm

clive bradbury · 10-23-09, 09:28 AM

In the UK we do have a free system to help reduce junk mail. It is the MPS - Mail Preference Service. You register your address on-line, and those details are placed on a list of companies which use junk mail - they then stop sending it. Works very well, doesn't stop the lot, but probably about 80%.

SS107.9MHz · 10-23-09, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomen

(Going from memory here)
As far as I remember there was an initiative awhile back to prevent the postal service from delivering the junk or at least make it possible to opt out of the junk mail stuff. The postal service argued that the loss of revenue would be substantial, and therefore it kept on doing it and wont stop it any time soon.

In Portugal it's forbiden to put publicity in the mail as long as you have a disclaimer preventing it, on your postbox... The National Post Services (CTT, it's kind of a private corporation, but it's main stock older is the state, so in practice it's a public enterprise, weird portuguese thing (Oh wait, GM!!!! ehehehehe) ), but they actually give those disclaimers, so they're not bitching about loss of income about that

10-22-09, 09:24 AM	#18
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ive never understood why or how mass mailing merchandising is actually profitable. I mean that crap never even makes it inside my house let alone get 'sorted' or opened, it goes straight into the trash from the mailbox. Yet it must be sucessful to some degree because they keep on sending it. On the other hand there is an entire industry based on the practice which keeps some folks in jobs so... __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-22-09, 11:52 AM	#20
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	The United Kingdom is currently operating a greener Postal Service... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8320971.stm

10-23-09, 09:28 AM	#21
clive bradbury Captain Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: stoke-on-trent, UK Posts: 492 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	In the UK we do have a free system to help reduce junk mail. It is the MPS - Mail Preference Service. You register your address on-line, and those details are placed on a list of companies which use junk mail - they then stop sending it. Works very well, doesn't stop the lot, but probably about 80%.