Are election leaflets exempt from "No Junk Mail" signs?

efb · 24-04-2014 10:30PM #1

Wrecks my head. I'm not giving a preference to anyone who ignores it.

24-04-2014 10:31PM

I actually don't think the "No Junk Mail" signs have much of a statutory backing.

wazky · 24-04-2014 10:32PM

Attach a shredder to the inside of the letter box for the coming weeks.

hoodwinked · 24-04-2014 10:34PM

i have a no junk mail sign to stop the millions of pizza flyers and stupid unsolicited an post/centra/supervalu/dunnes mail i used get most days of the year i wouldn't call election material junk though...

if i am voting id like to know who for and what for,

if you don't want political material just say so on a hand made sign for the next 3 weeks.

efb · 24-04-2014 10:38PM

Addressed letters only. I don't answer the door to stingers. One salesman rapped on my sitting room window. He didn't get the subtle hint. So I spelled it out to him. Don't get started on the Alive! Newspaper, caught them shoving their paper in my letter box and I opening the door and advised never to darken my door again.

dpofloinn · 24-04-2014 10:39PM

Are election leaflets exempt from "No Junk Mail" signs?

In short YES because the wishes of the ''little people'' are of no consequence to these very important people, sure how else would you be able to find out about all the great things they have done?

kneemos · 24-04-2014 10:40PM

Pick them up and put them in the bin...everyone wins.

maxwell smart · 24-04-2014 10:42PM

efb wrote: »

Addressed letters only. I don't answer the door to stingers. One salesman rapped on my sitting room window. He didn't get the subtle hint. So I spelled it out to him. Don't get started on the Alive! Newspaper, caught them shoving their paper in my letter box and I opening the door and advised never to darken my door again.

Ah Alive! is a great non judgemental read for any good God fearin Southern bible basher. What's not to like about it?

efb · 24-04-2014 11:37PM

kneemos wrote: »

Pick them up and put them in the bin...everyone wins.

how bout, don't put them in my letterbox!

sopretty · 24-04-2014 11:38PM

kneemos wrote: »

Pick them up and put them in the bin...everyone wins.

Including the local politician with a stake in the local recycling company. :cool:

sopretty · 24-04-2014 11:40PM

maxwell smart wrote: »

Ah Alive! is a great non judgemental read for any good God fearin Southern bible basher. What's not to like about it?

I made the mistake of bringing it up to the bathroom for a little light reading about a year ago. I'm still constipated.

Mad auld b*stards!!!!

efb · 24-04-2014 11:41PM

sopretty wrote: »

I made the mistake of bringing it up to the bathroom for a little light reading about a year ago. I'm still constipated. Mad auld b*stards!!!!

John Waters should write for them!

sopretty · 24-04-2014 11:43PM

efb wrote: »

John Waters should write for them!

Oh he wouldn't hold a candle to this (I was about to say sh*t until I remembered that they constipate me. I think the Lord himself condemned me to constimipations for swearing while reading a holy paper).

B.A._Baracus · 24-04-2014 11:43PM

Do 'no junk mail' signs actually work?
i would think it would stop some, but not every git.

sopretty · 24-04-2014 11:46PM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Do 'no junk mail' signs actually work?
i would think it would stop some, but not every git.

It works for my postman. I used to get a barrage of Lidl/Aldi/Dunnes/Supervalu leaflets in the door weekly. Along with whatever other sh*te was doing the rounds.

Now the postman only throws the leaflets in if I have actual post. I let him away with that. If I catch him in the act though.......... lol.

sopretty · 24-04-2014 11:48PM

Also on the plus side, I've no takeaway menus being flung in. So my diet is benefiting.

Stavros Murphy · 24-04-2014 11:50PM

I have a Staffordshire-bull terrier. He appears to do the trick. No junk mail at all - even the postman delivers American style -fling..

efb · 24-04-2014 11:51PM

I get 99% less cr@p thanks to my sign

B.A._Baracus · 24-04-2014 11:56PM

sopretty wrote: »

It works for my postman. I used to get a barrage of Lidl/Aldi/Dunnes/Supervalu leaflets in the door weekly. Along with whatever other sh*te was doing the rounds.

Now the postman only throws the leaflets in if I have actual post. I let him away with that. If I catch him in the act though.......... lol.

Lol.
On the subject, I am pretty sure my postman throws in leaflets.
Like you'd see nothing through the door. Then go off and hear the post man. But when you come back you've got your post along with a Pizza Hut menu, local eurospar crap and other guff :pac:

Bit risky. Think you'd get some awl'one ringing the local sorting office.

mlumley · 24-04-2014 11:59PM

I save the junk to light my fire with, thanks for the free firelighters lads, keep em cumin.

Capt'n Midnight · 25-04-2014 12:44AM

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norrie rugger · 25-04-2014 12:54AM

just put a sign saying no political literature. Candidates and their teams avoid these as they don't want to alienate voters.
Those campaign leaflets and council updates are not really junkmail to me. They are the candidate's CV and give a view on where they stand. Great way to see who totally under the party thumb if all that is on the leaflet is party related crap. Also, if a local candidate can not be bothered to get the team to my area then it's obvious that my area is not one of their priorities. If it's not a priority at vote time, it certainly won't be any other time

cerastes · 25-04-2014 12:55AM

Id be tempted by the odd pizza flyer, but manage to hold off.

What is annoying is the git that comes around before 6.30am, sometimes as early as 5.30, if I ever catch that fcuker and am up and dressed I'll give him an earful, the twat.
Ive noticed a few letterboxes are hanging off, I had to replace mine from the constant stream of junk mail.

The_Minister · 25-04-2014 12:57AM

Election literature is not junkmail.

vicwatson · 25-04-2014 01:03AM

Put all election crap back in your local post box

norrie rugger · 25-04-2014 01:05AM

why? Candidates and their team deliver these, not the postman

The Highwayman · 25-04-2014 01:21AM

Take them all and write return to sender(not known at this address). Pop them in a post box, as far as I know here should always be a return address, I do it with junk mail all the time. It has taken me off a few lists as junk mail seems less

SparkySpitfire · 25-04-2014 01:26AM

Many people wouldn't classify it as junkmail. Funnily enough, there's no approved list in the statute book to go by to say what is and what isn't junkmail. :P

Just put up a sign asking for no election literature. People looking for votes certainly don't want to piss off potential voters so clarify it for them and everyone's happy.

The Pheasant2 · 25-04-2014 01:29AM

One of the first paying jobs I ever had was dropping election leaflets through letter boxes - we were told the leaflets were classed as political literature and therefore were exempted from the "no junk mail" sign.

So maybe add a "no political literature" sign to your letter box too?

PS please don't give out to the people dropping the leaflets - they're just doing their job (a crap job at that) and more than likely have no actual connection with the politician whose leaflets they're delivering

efb · 25-04-2014 04:08AM

Who exempts them?
My understanding just mail is anything not posted and addressed to the resident.

efb · 25-04-2014 04:10AM

I am aware of what candidates are doing, as Public Representirxves, a shiny glossy unwanted leaflet full of spin doesn't sway me

Are election leaflets exempt from "No Junk Mail" signs?

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