Business reply postage revenge does NOT work!

For many years there's been an urban legend floating around suggesting that business reply labels and envelopes could be attached to heavy objects to increase the postage fees for a particular business or nonprofit a person might be at "war" with. WRONG! As this video demonstrates the Postal Service quickly removes obvious junk from the mailstream so the unsuspecting/hated business or nonprofit will never know somebody tried to increase their postage fees!

I suggest that if a company or nonprofit is doing something you don't like you simply send 'em a letter. Of course, they don't always write back but here's a page of mine where I try to track such "exchanges:"

Here's my personal webpage about the Postal Service:
http://www.rogerwendell.com/postal.html

04-10-2009

Category:

Education

Tags:

• business
• reply
• postage
• revenge
• united
• states
• postal
• service
• nonprofit
• USPS
• mail

[epohnopulse]

So the post office commits a crime by opening the package/ envelope that was attanded for the addresse's eyes only? Hmmmm.

[zeekzilch]

@epohnopulse

No, the Postal Service can be commended for how seriously it takes security issues and the mail. It does have authority to open certain kinds of "junk" and undeliverable mail - or anything that's an obvious hazard to its personnel, customers, or equipment. In this case when a cement brick or thick piece of metal comes through with inadequate business postage attached they can disgard it in accordance with current law (they don't have to waste time and resources mailing junk back.

[Kennedale01]

Thanks for showing the other side of the USPS. I have seen many websites that proclaim that it works, but according to Domestic Mail Manual 8.4.6 it clearly states that "...in cases where a BRM card or letter is used improperly as a label, the USPS treats the item as waste."

[zeekzilch]

@Kennedale01

Thanks for the reference - Postal employees

treat all mail with respect and privacy and only

remove pieces when authorized by the

regulations.

[ChaseTerrier]

The best way is just get a sheet of paper, fold it up and put that in the envelope.

[wampaAWESOMEsauce]

@ChaseTerrier i put used toilet paper in sometimes

[Dasmaster1]

@ChaseTerrier i would get scrap led pieces and fill it up.... though i dont get any junk mail *cries*

[anonymouspleaseee]

Haha - that is why I love this channel.