johnc Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 From http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/nyregion/15annoyances.html Wesley A. Williams spent more than a year exacting his revenge against junk mailers. When signing up for a no-junk-mail list failed to stem the flow, he resorted to writing at the top of each unwanted item: "Not at this address. Return to sender." But the mail kept coming because the envelopes had "or current resident" on them, obligating mail carriers to deliver it, he said. Next, he began stuffing the mail back into the "business reply" envelope and sending it back so that the mailer would have to pay the postage. "That wasn't exacting a heavy enough cost from them for bothering me," said Mr. Williams, 35, a middle school science teacher who lives in Melrose, N.Y., near Albany. After checking with a postal clerk about the legality of stepping up his efforts, he began cutting up magazines, heavy bond paper, and small strips of sheet metal and stuffing them into the business reply envelopes that came with the junk packages. "You wouldn't believe how heavy I got some of these envelopes to weigh," said Mr. Williams, who added that he saw an immediate drop in the amount of arriving junk mail. A spokesman for the United States Postal Service, Gerald McKiernan, said that Mr. Williams's actions sounded legal, as long as the envelope was properly sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonsZ Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I am tempted to send lead flashing (like lead sheet used as a flashing for roofing) it would be like a couple pounds for a small envelope, but probably get arrested for assault with a deadly weapon (lead poisening) . Or the FBI would probably go knocking on my door. Quietly overpaying my taxes , Mr. X. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Abbey Hoffman advocated taping army recruiting post cards to bricks. That was back in the Hippy days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 or you can always do what I do: pull up a porno site, open up a return envelope, take care of "business" and send it back. Guaranteed not to receive junkmail from that company! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatRaveR Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Now to find a good way to stop porn/meds/etc. spam email! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 or you can always do what I do: pull up a porno site, open up a return envelope, take care of "business" and send it back. Guaranteed not to receive junkmail from that company! That has to be one of the most creative, if not sickest, ideas I have ever heard. But hey atleast its a super quick solution for you Aux! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Dreamer Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Real quick from what I hear! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Real quick from what I hear! Mark hahahaha, payback for that soccer mom quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Real quick from what I hear! Mark Oh man, I have such a good comeback, but it'd be way over the line, you'd cry and try to slap me like the soccer mom you are next time you saw me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 or you can always do what I do: pull up a porno site, open up a return envelope, take care of "business" and send it back. Guaranteed not to receive junkmail from that company! Anyone seen Van Wilder? "They're sooo juicy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moridin Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I am tempted to send lead flashing (like lead sheet used as a flashing for roofing) it would be like a couple pounds for a small envelope' date=' but probably get arrested for assault with a deadly weapon (lead poisening) . Or the FBI would probably go knocking on my door. Quietly overpaying my taxes , Mr. X.[/quote'] I don't think Antimony is poisoness and its quite heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredtam Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Lol, for some reason this reminded me of this guy: http://www.man1bank0.com/home.cfm?page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I just sealed one up yesterday! Not like aux's or w/ lead but none the less it's fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdsk8r Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 About five years ago I was being harrased by AT&T, getting three or four mailings each week. I tried everything, including tearing up the mailing and sending back in the return envelope. I finally wrapped a brick in shipping paper and sealed the envelope to the wrapped brick with packing tape and mailed it. I don't know if it was ever delivered, but the mailings stopped abruptly, a few days after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I had an AT&T guy call me offerring me service for AT&T long distance. I already have AT&T long distance. guy: hello sir, may I interest you in the AT&T long distance plan? blah blah me: what are you wearing? guy: excuse me? me: what are you wearing? *click* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony78_280z Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 The other side of that. I had a friend who had a job doing that telemarketing thing. She called a prospective customer who was a man. She: Hello sir, can I ask how much you spend on your long distance bill each month. He: Can I ask your your weight. She: (without missing a beat) About 155 pounds. He: Uh.. Ok, I spend about... (Conversation continues and she makes the sale earning a commission.) It was allways entertaining to hear her side of the same stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synlubes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Lol' date=' for some reason this reminded me of this guy:http://www.man1bank0.com/home.cfm?page=2[/quote'] I read the article and it just makes the say. . . Big Business SUCKS!!! Rage Against The Machine . . . on and on and on Anyway, here is a web address where you can get off some of the "junk" mailing lists. http://www.dmaconsumers.org And of course, the do not call list https://www.donotcall.gov/default.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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