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For the past couple of months I have been getting an absurd amount of junk mail in my mailbox, despite the fact that I have posted a “No flyers please” sign. This doesn’t seem to have any effect on the mail carrier because he has ignored it every single day. I am also getting mail intended for a different address put into my mailbox. Everyday I have to deliver this to it’s rightful owner ie. I have been doing the mailmans job for him, for which I am NOT getting paid to do.
I have called into Canada Post to complain about this issue 3 times in the past month. Each time, they told me they were creating a ticket for no junk mail and to put mail only addressed to me into my mailbox. It got to the point on my third call that I had to be escalated to a supervisor who assured me that the matter would be taken care of. I would not be receiving any more junk mail or any mail NOT address to me. She even went so far as to tell me that they would be sending a supervisor with the mailman to ensure that he does his job properly, not giving me junk mail when I have requested in CLEAR ENGLISH that I do not wish to receive it.
Today, I opened up my mailbox and low and behold. Two flyers were placed into my mailbox. This was after 3 phone calls, 3 ticket requests, many signs BEGGING for no junk mail, the assumption that a supervisor would be making certain that he does his job properly. I have tried many different ways to convey the message that I do not wish to have any of this stuff delivered to me. It is a waste of paper that is being dumped into my mailbox against my wishes. A sign stating clear as day that I don’t want any of this stuff should be enough. I feel disrespected for having my wishes COMPLETELY ignored.
I do not get paid to finish the mailmans job for him. Do you have any idea how quickly I would get fired if I ignored my customers wishes? If I indirectly made them finish parts of my job for me? I am dumbfounded as to why this particular carrier has not lost his job or at the very least had a serious warning. All of my requests have gone completely ignored.
I do not understand why I need to call in 3 times and then have to wait 30 days to stop receiving garbage that I don’t want. I do not understand why a handwritten request placed directly on the lid of my mailbox is not enough to stop this. I do not understand why this carrier is allowed to get away with this every day.
Please Canada Post. Please STOP delivering this stuff to me. I have begged with you to stop and it doesn’t stop. I don’t know what else I can do except for simply accept the fact that my wishes are falling on deaf ears. Please Canada Post, listen to the people for whom you provide a service. Please Canada Post, PLEASE listen to the people who are paying your salary.
—Holy Dammit I’m Angry At You Guys
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This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2015.
Throw it away like the millions of us? Fuck! Kids are dying from starvation and as child soldiers and your biggest concern is junk mail?
Yeah, that’s annoying but look on the bright side.. in a few months, the poor postal workers will be out of a job and you will get to pick up your junk mail at a location a few blocks from your place.
Throw the misdelivered mail into a mailbox.
If this is your greatest preoccupation and biggest problem in life then you are truly blessed.
Just put the junk mail in your recycling bin like everyone else and get on with your life.
First: learn to write in point form. Second: if you can go on such a rant about something as stupid as flyers, you got bigger problems.
We just started using our new supermailbox and, bonus, I no longer have to deal with junk mail. Just drop that crap into the outgoing slot.
Wasn’t there a Seinfeld episode about this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p27aAZuSTr…
You guys realize that the point of the bitch section is to complain about something you don’t like… so pointing out things like “children are dying in some other place in the world – therefore your complaint is null and void” just makes you an internet know-it-all jerk.
Dear OB
I feel your pain ?!
Here is a thought , go to your mailbox, remove any mail that is addressed to you , leave the flyers . When you next pick up your mail , do the same thing.
Make sure your ‘do not deliver unaddressed mail ‘ is clearly visible
It shouldn’t take long & they will be unable to deliver your addressed mail, without removing the junk mail.
Pass your frustration on to them ~; )
Have a nice day
I like to slip all my junkmail into the box below mine. They say its weather tight but I can slide a lot of crap through that gap.
Write ‘return to sender’ on it. Don’t they have an obligation to take that back?