Charities - SECOND NOTICE rant

[Country Geek]

It doesn't take much google homework to learn that the "mail heavy stuff back in the postage paid envelope to make them pay more" gambit is a myth and doesn't work.

Can You Mail a Brick to a Bank? | Mother Jones

Quoting:

According to rule 917.243(b) in the Domestic Mail Manual, when a business reply card is "improperly used as a label"—e.g., when it's affixed to a brick—the item so labeled may be treated as "waste." That means the post office can toss it in the trash without further ado.

Sure enough, current postal regulations state that business-reply mail "may not be used for any purpose other than that intended by the permit holder, even when postage is affixed." In other words, if you mail a boxload of bricks to Citibank, it may not reach its intended destination.

Also, a relation who's worked in the mail-processing business informs me that banks would be unlikely to notice any junk being sent to them, since their incoming credit-card applications are likely handled by contractors. Likewise, mass mailers may pay flat fees for their return postage, which means that a brick is unlikely to weigh on the conscience of a banking executive.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Yeah, that Red Cross is Something. I hear they will even take your blood!

 

[GPintheMitten]

I let them have my blood several times a year.

 

[Bird]

I think I've only given blood to the Red Cross once and to Parkland Hospital once, but Carter Bloodcare says I've gone over 8 gallons to them.:laughing: I gave them a little more about 4 days ago.

 

[ultrarunner]

We seem to get a lot of solicitations for fallen Police Officers...

Thing is we are a family with a fallen Police Officer whose name is on the Memorial and nothing has EVER come our way and I let them know it.

 

[PILOON]

We seem to get a lot of solicitations for fallen Police Officers...

Thing is we are a family with a fallen Police Officer whose name is on the Memorial and nothing has EVER come our way and I let them know it.

Guess that after administration costs there was not enough funds to pay postage.

 

[RSKY]

Years ago one of my wife's uncles got a second notice about his car's warranty and sent them money. Very intelligent man in his eighties. I explained to him that it was a scam and he didn't believe me. I had to explain to his son what was going on and they got tons of mail every day for years about it when they didn't renew.

Bunch of crooks.

 

[RSKY]

Years ago one of my wife's uncles got a second notice about his car's warranty and sent them money. Very intelligent man in his eighties. I explained to him that it was a scam and he didn't believe me. I had to explain to his son what was going on and they got tons of mail every day for years about it when they didn't renew.

Bunch of crooks.

 

[ohmyback]

When a charity calls I just ask how much of every dollar they raise actually goes to the group they are calling for. The caller usually puts the phone down and a manager picks up. They are required by law to tell you the breakdown. Most are 5, 10 or 15 % at the most. I decline and they do not hassle me. After doing this for a while the robo calls stop because I drop off the list.

 

[Mousefield]

Guess that after administration costs there was not enough funds to pay postage.

Sad thing is so many of the charities don't have any money to pass on after expenses.