iwannagonow

I've just heard the postman, & I've skipped to the door hoping it's gonna be something 'exciting'!!

No such bloody luck!!

5 letters:
1. an invitation from a clairvoyant...why?
2. I've won £23000..but need to send off £25 for admin!!
3. A loan company.....do I need money? Hell yeah..but I don't want to pay it back!!
4. Quote for house insurance...again!
5. I've been awarded a holiday, but we have to attend a 2 hr meeting about timeshare before we receive it!! Sounds interesting!

I am absoultely sick to the back teeth of the crap that throws itself onto my porch floor!! :curse: :curse:

Does this still happen in NZ?

Anyway...rant over...sorry everyone

Stoof

register with the mail preference service.... we only get junk once or twice a month now, if that... good to stop it landing after you've departed too!

google mail preference service - it's free!

Margaret Parkinson

You can also stop cold calling on telephone preference.

June

iwannagonow

I have actually done both these things, but they always seem to creep back in when your backs turned!

O well, I shall try again...hopefully this will be the last time!!

Just wondered if we should expect the same when we arrive in NZ?

Margaret Parkinson

My daughter left the UK 2 years ago and junk mail still arrives at her old house. (we kept in touch with the people who bought it). This is what you should do if there is a prepaid envelope inside send everything back to them saying not required or write return to sender they will have to pay for the postage. Regarding the telephone calls ask them to hold on a minute with an excuse like someone at the door and forget to go back they will be paying for the call.

My daughter does not have a problem in NZ.

June

cappuccino

The junk mail here in NZ that fills my mailbox on a daily basis isn't those kind of letters, it's loads of advertising flyers from the supermarkets, electrical stores, etc etc. I have to be careful and check through all the cr@p to see if any 'real' post has got caught up with it all before I throw it in the recycle box!

iwannagonow

good idea about sending it back in their own pre paid envelope

when they ring I used to try & be polite, but I'm afraid I just put the phone down on them now! I know they're only doing their job, but surely they don't have to be so annoying!!

Glad they don't have the same problem in NZ....my husband will be chuffed too...he's a postman (reformed electrician!!) & has to carry all the junk mail around...they've started with catalogues now....guess how thrilled he is!! :curse: Bless him...I just keep telling him to think about his muscles!!

Cheers, Cheryl x

Margaret Parkinson

I seem to remember on my daughters mailbox it says no flyers and its not permitted. I could be wrong though.

June

NakiMan

Ive lived in NZ for 2 years now, and I'm pleased to say ive not had a single piece of junk mail. Unlike the 4 or 5 a day I used to get in the UK

Lot of flyers from Supermarkets, electrical stores etc and two free newspapers a week but no junk mail. And I can stop those if I wish by putting a " No Circulars" label on the mailbox.

cappuccino

Thanks June - I will try putting a sticker on and see what happens. In the UK they used to ignore stickers like that but maybe here they will take note.

P2L

My daughter used to deliver the flyers, and yes they do take notice of the 'no circulars' signs ( or at least here in Marlborough they do)

Am Loolah

You are funny Cheryl!!

We have "No Junk Mail" on our mail box and they seem to adhere to it (clearly I've told my daughter to ignore the signs if she's delivering my mail drops!!!!)

(I have some photos and details to email to you tomorrow.)

iwannagonow

cheers Caroline

looking forward to seeing the future 'Rice Mansion'

Kiwiprincess

Obviously a real estate thing! My father (formerly in real estate when I was a young nipper) used to instruct my brother and I to do the same thing!!

iwannagonow

LOL!! They are obviously the same the world over!!