I'm Rich!!!

[astcell]

Well they can always have us use our own stamp and then credit our accounts $1., in the meantime I have not thrown away a business reply envelope in over 15 years!

[Gadsden]

I don't figure the post office would put a stop to it, they get paid for it. I could see the credit companies (since they tend to have the most SASE's out there) renting a senator and getting a law passed making it unlawful to use a SASE for any other packaging than what the person picking up the tab intended it for..

[astcell]

Right now I pay $23 a month to have the garbageman empty my trash cans. I can calce that service and just let the mailman take them away with the postage paid envelopes!

[mfreeck]

Originally posted by astcell
When you return an envelope be sure to cram their junk mail back in it. Too bad AOL disks to not have SASEs.

That's ok. Collect as many discs as you can and send them to the other folks to bulk up their returned junk mail. Also, be kind enough to offer them your own deal. Got a bridge you don't need? How about consulting services? A special offer to receive deeply discounted valuable items people ordinarily just throw away? A favor should always be returned in kind.

[astcell]

I used a brick once, the mailman just smiled. I bet if everyone knew about this they'd put a stop to it though.

I found a new use for the ones limited to one or two ounces. I take a piece of plastic sheeting, the kind that covers flourescent lights, or a big piece or cardboard, anything that can be considered overside. Mind you now it does not have to be large, just weird dimensions, like two enveloped glued at the edges will make it longer than normal, hence oversize. These are like 40 cents more.

When you return an envelope be sure to cram their junk mail back in it. Too bad AOL disks to not have SASEs.

[Gadsden]

Originally posted by astcell
A lot of scammers and junk mail folks provide a postage paid envelope. Be sure to glue one to a 55 gallon drum and put it out for the mailman, it is a good way to get rid of oil drums, forklift pallets, cinderblocks, cats, and other stuff that has no use to you. Well I don't know about the cats. Anyway stuff all the junk they send you into their own reply envelope and let them pay first class rates to get their own junk back. I mailed a few large pieves of wood, now I see the postage reply envelopes say "Good for up to one oz." in some cases. Blimey, now I gotta limit myself. But save the addresses because when you get junk from other folks you can sign them up for each others' product.

I have often wondered what the limits were on that... I somehow got on a religous scammer's mailing list ("Let God be your business partner.. send us a donation to find out how!" grr.... ) All of the mailings are on a postage-paid envelope. I was going to tape it to a brick and mail it back, but my g/f argues that the post office will not take it. Anyone have any experence on this? I would think they would not care.. they get paid; more money for them. I would hate to be the poor postman to have to lug a brick around in his mailbag all day.. might cause them to go.... postal! :p

BTW.. I do love the postage paid credit card apps. that are put all over college campuses.. I dump those in the mail by the truckload! :D

[KeLviN]

accept 4 dollar ship charge and then report card stolen.... alot of work but no one said evil is easy to defeat...

[astcell]

No...they wanted my credit card number for a $4 shipping charge, me thinks they may, just may, charge more than that!

[KeLviN]

or you could just keep the free toner and not pay the bill....
if it's a scam than they are not going to be itching to call the authorities...

[astcell]

A lot of scammers and junk mail folks provide a postage paid envelope. Be sure to glue one to a 55 gallon drum and put it out for the mailman, it is a good way to get rid of oil drums, forklift pallets, cinderblocks, cats, and other stuff that has no use to you. Well I don't know about the cats. Anyway stuff all the junk they send you into their own reply envelope and let them pay first class rates to get their own junk back. I mailed a few large pieves of wood, now I see the postage reply envelopes say "Good for up to one oz." in some cases. Blimey, now I gotta limit myself. But save the addresses because when you get junk from other folks you can sign them up for each others' product.

[octalpus]

Originally posted by che
We just had the woman who ended up with the toner to send it back; we were out the shipping tho.

Why? Open box. See fraudulent product. Close box. Reseal. Write "Return to Sender" in large letters with a Sharpie. No postage required.

[ashman]

As far as telemarketers go, I've taken a liking to picking up the phone and slamming the mic against my desk a good ten times. It's amazing how many calls I get that hang up on the first ring now.

[Gadsden]

Originally posted by astcell
The current scam? Remember Paper Moon, with the Bible salesman? Well a kid comes to your door with the Christmas wrapping paper you ordered from his school as a fundraiser. You cannot remember ordering it but you figure someone in the household did, it was only one roll of paper (99 cents at Walmart) and then the kid demands $9 for it!!!

When I lived in my old neighborhood (A.K.A. "The hood") the popular scam was kids selling fake coupon books. A whole herd of them would hide around the side of the apartment, then take turns knocking on the door until you finally bought the damn things to get rid of them. I finally just answered the door by sticking an air horn out and blasting it at them.. ran them away! (also works well with telemarketers.. just be sure to talk softly so they have to turn the headset up first.. ;) )

[Gadsden]

We just had the woman who ended up with the toner to send it back; we were out the shipping tho. I wanted to take a dump in the box first (or maybe add a roadkill skunk), but I figured that would fall under some biological terrorist act, so I decided not to. Besides, that would be anti-social, and I am trying to get past tormenting my fellow man..

[astcell]

I got a call once where a guy asked me what prionters I had, I told him, and he happened to have toner for 3 of the 4 of them. Then again they are HP so they are rather common. He said he would send a tomer cartridge that will outlast all the others, for free, no shipping, and even toss in 5 lbs of M&Ms. I said sure, send it. I gave him all my info and then he said he'd transfer me to shipping where they make the labels. This person wanted a purchase order number. Funny enough, if they were legit I would have bought because I hate the prices I pay already for the stuff!

On another not e my sister used to be one of the gals who calls you and gets you to buy 500 flourescent lights, and when you agree she "spills" coffee on herself and has to go, handing the phone over to a real hard pressure salesman.

The current scam? Remember Paper Moon, with the Bible salesman? Well a kid comes to your door with the Christmas wrapping paper you ordered from his school as a fundraiser. You cannot remember ordering it but you figure someone in the household did, it was only one roll of paper (99 cents at Walmart) and then the kid demands $9 for it!!!