My Easy Idea to Support OWS

[otohara]

for those of us who can't attend the various protests.

We probably get 3-4 CREDIT CARD applications every week.

Yesterday I sent the "application form" back ShittyCiti-Bank in their paid postage envelope with big Sharpie words that read - I SUPPORT THE OWS PROTESTERS!!!

I plan to send each and every one back in solidarity with the protesters.

Millions of credit card apps are sent out daily - let's send them all back with a big FU message

[democrat_patriot]

1. Cool. "Shove your credit card. We are the 99%"

Place in mailbox.

[texastoast]

2. I can do that several times a month

With pleasure!

[arcane1]

3. I LOVE the idea, but is the post office getting business from it?

It seems like they would be sending these letters back for free :shrug:

[otohara]

5. Postage Paid by Banks

the envelopes say, postage not necessary.

[Renew Deal]

4. Doesn't that cost the post office money?

You are sending something without a stamp. I have no issue with what you did, but they are not getting any extra "business" out of this. Just extra work.

[otohara]

6. No, On the Return Bank Envelope

it says where the stamp goes, no postage necessary

[arcane1]

7. Ah, so you're not just sending it back as it came in the mail?

But rather sending it in their return envelope, where you would place the application?

Kinda cool :)

Are you writing on the application, or on the envelope itself?

[otohara]

11. On The Application

in big angry letters.

[Renew Deal]

10. I get it now.

Thanks! :dunce:

[Lemonwurst]

8. I think Postage Paid does help USPS

My understanding is, the sender (credit card corporation) has an agreement with the Post Office something like this - for every one of their Postage Paid enveloped that gets processed, the negotiated per-piece postage rate is accumulated, then charged back to them in bulk.

It's kind of the postage equivalent of a collect call. And yes, if you stuff it full of heavy paper to get it to weigh 2-3 ounces or more, it should cost the corporation more than their standard 1st class negotiated rate.

And whaddya know, Google brought up an old DU thread from 2005 regarding this ==>
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4073432

[femrap]

9. Please make sure to stuff the

envelope with lots of cardboard and other paper....that costs the banks extra postage...and it's good for the postal workers.

[otohara]

12. Even Better

I'll do that.

[femrap]

13. I get on the mailing list

of certain repugnants just so they send me requests for money....then I fill the envelope with tons of paper.

[otohara]

14. LOL

good one.
A collage of tea-bagger pics would be fun to send.

[jwirr]

15. Great idea - we started doing that with all pre-paid envelopes that

we did not want way back in the 60s in an effort to stop junk mail. I think it probably helps the post office also since they have to pay the postage for everyone sent back.

[canoeist52]

16. My mom, in the early stages of Dementia

was funding both Democratic and right-wing organizations. I had all her mail forwarded to me. I stuff Democratic literature in the Republican pre-paid envelopes. I also do this with the credit card applications too. It does help the Post Office, (per my Post Mistress).