I worked for a company that sent a lot of junk mail. They had stories of people putting the "prepaid response" on a brick or old shoes.
Let's get creative, folks.
Let's get creative, folks.
https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/505.htm
> 1.3.8 Improper Use of Labels and Misuse of BRM Cards and Envelopes
> Improper use of BRM labels or misuse of BRM cards or envelopes should be handled as follows:
> When a BRM label is improperly used or a BRM card or envelope is misused as a label to return an unsealed item such as a brick, two-by-four, or similar item, the Postal Service may treat the item as waste to be disposed of at the discretion of the Post Office.
> When a BRM card or envelope is misused and affixed to a sealed item, the permit holder will be responsible for payment of the applicable Retail postage and per piece fee.
I think this is saying, "Attach it to a box with a brick in it." But neither do I think your local postal worker would be terribly amused.
Just send them their crap back with a "Please remove me from your list!" scrawled across the response. It does actually work, eventually...
After my mom passed I had all her mail forwarded to my house. She donated to a couple of charities, but they all sell their mailing lists to each other so there was so.much.charity.beg.crap with the little trinkets. And a lot of political donation stuff. The charities were pretty all right, honestly. I told them she was deceased and some even offered condolences and took her off. The political stuff, if there was a prepaid envelope inside I would return it with "deceased, pls remove" written on whatever silly survey they enclosed. So they would have to pay a small amount each time I had to tell them to remove her. That took about 2.5 years, but I no longer get anything.