[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Toymeister

I've been going to the free chicken dinners. Once you go, without buying, they don't send you any more invitations.

For credit card offers I mail back the pre-approval to them in their own prepaid envelope and they spread the word

My approach has cut down my mail.

The free dinner when it is at a good restaurant makes the junk mail less junky.

They do seem to keep inviting us though.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

The free dinner when it is at a good restaurant makes the junk mail less junky.

They do seem to keep inviting us though.

I've been considering going to one or two of these. Is the food any good?

Most of them are reverse mortgage scams and cremation services. I won't be needing a reverse mortgage - probably ever, and I'm Jewish - my people don't get cremated

So none of that stuff would apply to me. But hey - a couple hours listening to a salesman try and push something on me that I won't be getting, in exchange for a gourmet meal? I'm into that.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I've been considering going to one or two of these. Is the food any good?

Most of them are reverse mortgage scams and cremation services. I won't be needing a reverse mortgage - probably ever, and I'm Jewish - my people don't get cremated

So none of that stuff would apply to me. But hey - a couple hours listening to a salesman try and push something on me that I won't be getting, in exchange for a gourmet meal? I'm into that.

Not at all interested in reverse mortgages or getting burned up. We just go to the financial seminars when they are inviting us to a good restaurant.

Got to go to the Brazilian Steakhouse in Ocala, Arnold Palmer CC and several others. In a couple of weeks going to Marks Prime Steakhouse.

Some day might be interested in doing something with one of these firms. Who knows.

[Velvet]

The headache you get with the sales pitch just doesn’t make the meal worth while. I went to a timeshare dinner once. At the time I was considering buying timeshare as a possibility, but the more they pushed … anyways, I won’t do that again.

[mepoole]

Why push it off on snowbirds or snowflakes? We don’t want it!! We get away from it by having our mail forwarded back and forth from our northern address. Junk mail doesn’t follow us either way UNTIL our names and addresses are picked up here. Then - here it comes!

[Luggage]

Maybe it's those darn snowbirds sending you all this junk mail

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Have you been getting daily junk mail in your mail box lately?
It's getting so bad, it isn't worth the trip to walk down the driveway.

No I don't need earing aids
No I have enough credit cards
No I don't want/need a new car
No I don't want to sell my house

Save this crap for the snow-birds

Sometimes I think retirees forget that they used to work for a living.
Did you never advertise with your business(or the owner of the business) when you were working?
These companies are just trying to make a living and keep the doors open.
Remember……..” One mans Junk is an Others man Treasure.”

Try to keep in mind this companies have employees and families to take care of and they are just trying to keep the doors open.

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I've been considering going to one or two of these. Is the food any good?

Most of them are reverse mortgage scams and cremation services. I won't be needing a reverse mortgage - probably ever, and I'm Jewish - my people don't get cremated

So none of that stuff would apply to me. But hey - a couple hours listening to a salesman try and push something on me that I won't be getting, in exchange for a gourmet meal? I'm into that.

Smh………

[Girlcopper]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Have you been getting daily junk mail in your mail box lately?
It's getting so bad, it isn't worth the trip to walk down the driveway.

No I don't need earing aids
No I have enough credit cards
No I don't want/need a new car
No I don't want to sell my house


Save this crap for the snow-birds

So? Throw it away. Its not that difficult

[Cassieb]

That junk mail provides jobs for mail carriers, advertisers, the producers of ink and paper, type setters, printers, salesmen, garbage men etc. and it does bring in some needed income to the business that are doing the advertising. Please don't let it upset you, just toss it out if you do not want it.

[Lynnesail]

And why do I, as a seasonal resident, deserve more junk mail?

[chenault55]

Originally Posted by Velvet

And I am getting the mail for the lady who owned our home previously who had passed away 7 years ago.

Just mark it not at this address or deceased and put it in the mail slot. Sometimes it takes a few times because so many companies buy lists. I did this for about a year. They will finally get it and waste their postage money on someone else. I get very little junk mail now. The only exception I can think of is when a name is on it but it also says or current resident, then you just have to recycle it.

[tallmanf]

I’m getting mail for 3 dead people. I tried to return to sender with deceased on it , but they keep coming,

[GOLFER54]

Junk mail is what keeps the USPS in business.

[LaneyBeckler]

And all the charities endlessly seeking more donations! You make a donation to a charity and they tell all the other charities about you by selling your name and address. "No good deed goes unpunished."