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That's incredibly expensive. Bulk mail can't be returned for free.


> Bulk mail can't be returned for free

True. It’s surprisingly effective, though. Another route is to fish around for their return envelope and send them a pretty leaf or whatnot, but that could just spur them into paying more attention to you.


I used to gather up the credit card application forms for Brand A and mail them to Brand B in their prepaid envelope. I did so many times that Citi finally send me an intimidating letter from their fraud department asking me to stop. I didn't, of course, but they eventually phased out the prepaid envelopes altogether.


Oh, I'm doing that. I previously confined myself to leaves, cat treats and bar-napkin drawings.


I write "return to sender" on the envelope and drop it into a post box. It doesn't cost anything.


> I write "return to sender" on the envelope and drop it into a post box. It doesn't cost anything

This technically only works for first-class mail. Bulk mail doesn’t have return services.


Yep, as a last resort I tried doing this with an apparently unstoppable catalog and got about a month before the postal worker scrawled a nastygram back on one threatening delivery embargo.


> threatening delivery embargo

...win-win?




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