General Chat

Over the last few weeks I have had hundreds of leaflet, take-away menu's, Christmas shopping ideas, electioneering waffle, gardning, double glazing, window-cleaning and sky leaflets delivered through my door. My recycling bin is full of them every week?

However much is this costing companies? It must be a fortune, especially as I would imagine the majority of people are like me, pick them up from the mat and shove them straight into the bin.

I was thinking of making papier mache with them all and plastering one of the deliverer's cars with them LOL

We had four menus in ONE afternoon, last week!

It must be worth their while or they wouldn't pay the people to deliver them.

How many take aways are there in this town, I wonder?

A lot of them are from delivery firms only, no address, only a phone number.

I wouldn't trust them; I wonder what the kitchens are like?

Birdi

i think its a total waste of money
its like them charity bags i get at least 2 a week, and use them as bin bags lol

i dnt see the point of all the waste, even take out menus, surely if you like a place u will have a menu anyways, why do i need a menu everyweek of a take away shop i dont even order from lolol



EDITED haha as i posted this i got a nspcc bag put thro lmao xxx

Oooo don't start me on charity bags. I don't get that many, probably about three in a year, but they never ever come back for them. I've left them full on the doorstep on the given day, they've still been there a week later, same with the empty ones, they ask you to leave them out too....but again they are still there a week later.

The postman delivers enough junk mail, but nowhere near as much as local companies.

why dont we post them all back to the originator
in envelopes with no stamp

it would cost then £1.18 for everyone returned

Morning Teresa.....was talking about this recently to OH and we're thinking of putting a waste paper basket inside of the front door, easy access to recycle bin on the Monday....job done :O)
Really annoying getting 'rubbish' constantly through the letter box,wonder if it does bring business to these firms! it actually puts me off!!

Mau x

I get lots too,and yes it goes straight in the bin
I have the menu for our take away............................................they are the only ones round here that DONT put them through the door

I used to work in advertising, and I do realise how important it actually is, but to me, this kind of advertising, millions of leaflets through our door, or people knocking on it, feels like an invasion of my privacy.

Isn't there enough advertising? It's on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines, great big boards down the street, shop windows and here on the internet. That's enough of it that I have to look at in my personal time, without all this lot invading my personal space too. It's MY home, MY time...

ya no the one i use doesnt put leaflets through the door either haha

Come to think of it, neither does mine, and they give me a free bamboo calender every year....

the worst are the ones who bring the free papers - they shove 'em in the letter box but leave 'em sticking out - cold draught howls thru the house and every passer-by knows you're out grrrrrrrrrrrr
xxxxxxx

Same here TW
Always get a new calender,and some nice little sweeties to nibble at

I do agree that it is a waste ......


BUT leaflet dropping is well known for being good advertising it keeps the name in mind. Many local firms just pay a small amount for each their leaflet/menu/ what to be dropped through the door with the post. Cheaper than taking out an advert in the local newspaper.
If you are struggling to make a living which would you choose ? Advertise or not, cheap or not so cheap.

Charity sacks , once again they buy in bulk get cheap and use volunteers to deliver (or local people) without them they may recieve nothing because many can't be bothered to sort out old clothes and take them. By receiving a sack which is going to be collected some do put things in and therefore the homeless and bereft do get warm clothes in winter.

Edit to say I would rather see paper wasted (which I used to write shopping lists on) than a life because they needed that charity.

Now that is my pet hate of the year, junk mail menus and charity bags.

What gets me is that the same menus get delivered every week, or two. Surely the menu doesn't change so quickly in one to two weeks, and do we really need several so quickly to make us buy the food ??


Lets not forget the security aspect of all those deliveries. Anyone can take this thankless task on for a bit of cash. Its the ideal opportunity to see into peoples houses and to assess vulnerable entry points into homes.
In our area there has been an over the average of burglaries since the summer.
No one would suspect a thing regarding a person going door to door, pausing at some houses to take more leaflets out of their bag..

i use the charity bags too as bin bags, we have to put our rubbish in black bags but I use a bag in the kitchen bin that is then put into the Rubbish bag,saves buying two lots,lol
We used to have black Rubbish sacks delivered BUT the Local Council decided to cut costs and not provide rubbish sacks BUT would only collect rubbish in Black bags so everyone has to buy them now!! if you have limited funds then I think its not on .
At least the charity bags save a bit!! I do support our local Age concern Charity shop but take any good clothes no longer wanted to the shop

Mildred I think your thoughts are to the extreme, most people who leaflet drop use regular people ie. local papers, post , or the such like. It is very rare these days that independant people offer to do the job. So are posties now to be vetted incase they want to "case a joint" . I don't think you are alone with these thoughts so maybe everybody should just have a mail box and collect their own mail.

From the other side, my son took on some leaflet drops for the local chippy, the pay was lousy for the amount of hours he put in....but, it did give hiim some needed cash and
( though he already has it in spades ) the 'work ethic' that so many complain teenagers just don't have these days .

I take your point Mildred, but doubt many take on the job to 'case the joint'...there are much easier ways than walking round in the pouring rain carrying a heavy bag of leaflets :)

All that advertising must pay off ( particularly all those leaflets in papers ) or the companies wouldn't bother.... my son would be pleased if they stopped, it adds a heck of a lot of weight to his paper bag.

Rose at least we are on the same side but I had to laugh at the picture of you sending son out to "case the joint"
Sorry Mildred No offence meant at all just an amusing thought of Rose !

It can be irritating but if that's the worst thing we have to moan about, it ain't a bad life is it? Try and think about the poor buggers who are trying to run businesses, especially in the current climate.

Anyone who has the time and inclination to save them up and post them back to one of the terrible firms trying to drum up business, needs to slap themselves. Just put them in the paper recycling and then everyone wins:))

That's all I do with it Uggers, and it's not the worst thing I have to moan about, but I do like a little gripe now and then LOL.