Trash, DAMNED trash, and )%^&*#&$@$&*%^$! junkmail

[alaric]

I have decided that I want junkmail to be a crime.  Conservation violation.  $1 per offense.

Each separate item mailed to each separate address to be considered a separate offense.

...Well, OK, no.  I'm not really serious about making it a crime.  But I DO want junk mail to be tariffed at a surcharged rate, not a discounted rate, and I want the US Post Office to be required to set up a means for any postal recipient to file a preference that says "Do not EVER deliver any mail to this address that is not individually addressed by name to a current resident", and then abide by it.  We just came within one semi-chance comment of losing a $450 unemployment check that got accidentally trashed because it was interleaved with a sheaf of ()%*)(@*&$(*&^()#%*&@%_)*@$^%$!! grocery-store circulars and advertising postcards.

Comments

[merlinpendragon]

Try this site - we use it and it's cut down on our junk-mail load a LOT:

http://www.catalogchoice.org/

Some offenders won't participate in the Catalog Choice program, but most do when the learn of it, because they'd rather not spend money trying to reach someone who doesn't want their products.

[alaric]

I already use it. It's eliminated all the mail-order catalogs (and most of the bills etc) addressed to previous occupants back to the dawn of civilization. It doesn't do a thing about bulk-rate mail addressed to OCCUPANT or RESIDENT, though.