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What do you do with the junk mail that you receive via the post office?

Everything from coupons and ads to unsolicited credit card offers, etc.



VotesAnswer
14I sort through and set aside anything that interests me and dispose of the rest
12It goes in file 13 (the garbage) unread or looked at
12I recycle it
6Other
4I don't get junk mail
2I stick it in a pile somewhere (coffee table, bookcase, bag, etc.)

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ultamate
posted 4-Sep-2006 11:24pm  
Straight in the garbage. If I wanted your junk mail I'd ask for it!
Amanda
posted 4-Sep-2006 11:37pm  
I sort through it. I keep the coupons that interest me and throw out everything else. I don't know why I bother to keep the coupons because I never think to use them. They end up getting tossed eventually.
RGirl
posted 5-Sep-2006 12:25am  
Throw it away unless it can be recycled.
cabinfever
posted 5-Sep-2006 12:28am  
I sort through it and set aside one piece in about 100 that looks remotely interesting.... and then it ends up in a pile somewhere.  * rolls eyes *

Enheduanna Survey Central Subscriber
posted 5-Sep-2006 2:10am  
I recycle it; some of it I look at first and some I don't.
Venetian2416
posted 5-Sep-2006 2:30am  
I don't get junk mail.
bill Survey Central Gold Subscriber Double Gold Star Survey Creator
posted 5-Sep-2006 6:36am  
Some of it, specifically grocery store circulars, I recycle right at the post office and never read. But, that's only for mail I get at the PO box. At home, I just throw that stuff in the trash (we don't recycle paper, old cardboard, at home). Some junk mail I do read, though the definition of junk mail is somewhat gray. Most of what I read is somewhat targeted to me (related to subscriptions I have or hobbies, etc.)
romkey Survey Central Gold Subscriber
posted 5-Sep-2006 8:36am  
I recycle the catalogs and shred the letters.
they Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 5-Sep-2006 9:27am  
Mostly garbage... I'll hold on to interesting ads or offers for refinancing my mortgage... because I'm looking to do that soon.
Melf Gold Qualifier
posted 5-Sep-2006 11:37am  
I don't get it.
Zang
posted 5-Sep-2006 4:53pm  
I check carefully to make sure that there aren't any bills hidden amongst it. Then I drop it into the recycling box. The only thing that I ever actually read is the reports from my MLA. I'm not sure if that is considered "junk mail" or not. It isn't addressed specifically to me, but it isn't commercial in nature...
hypersky
posted 5-Sep-2006 5:33pm  
I give it back to Canada Post. I get my mail through a Canada Post super mailbox like this one:

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When I get junk mail, I just stick it in the mail slot in the left section. I didn't ask for the junk mail, and Canada Post is being generously compensated for carrying it, so they can dispose of it.
Biggles Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 5-Sep-2006 6:19pm  
I stick it in a pile somewhere in case my housemate wants any of it (as it is her house), then it gets recycled.
Matty
posted 5-Sep-2006 10:00pm  
It becomes real junk.
SillyDrea Happy Birthday to Me
posted 5-Sep-2006 10:21pm  
I have a box at the post office and then my home address. So I get double the junk! I flip through the first set and keep whatever interests me. Everything else is used for campfires.
clare
(reply to SillyDrea) posted 5-Sep-2006 11:33pm  
Do you toast marshmallows over your junk mail campfire and make Smores?
gazelda1
posted 6-Sep-2006 10:00am  
Some of it goes in the garbage. Some of it I use for the kids art projects or to teach them things. Right now I am trying to teach them about money and how a budget works because the green eyed monster has moved in. So I use the adds to pretend shop with them. And teach them the value of a dollar.
CGTREE
posted 6-Sep-2006 5:38pm  
It goes straight from the mail box to the garbage bins out side.
SillyDrea Happy Birthday to Me
(reply to clare) posted 6-Sep-2006 8:33pm  
Heck ya! Any reason I can find to have chocolate..lol
clare
(reply to SillyDrea) posted 7-Sep-2006 12:36am  
I don't think you ever need a reason to have chocolate. Any time is a good time to me.
SillyDrea Happy Birthday to Me
(reply to clare) posted 7-Sep-2006 1:28am  
lol...There are two types of people in the world. Chocolate lovers and fools.
clare
(reply to SillyDrea) posted 7-Sep-2006 3:14am  
A fool I'm not.
ausfox
posted 7-Sep-2006 8:50am  
I recycle it.
Iseult Quadruple Gold Star Survey Creator Gold Qualifier
posted 8-Sep-2006 6:03pm  
I leave it in the mailbox. My dad eventually yells at me, so then I move it to the recycling bin.
mve17
posted 8-Sep-2006 7:29pm  
Shred it and use it as bedding for my rat.
kirst
posted 8-Sep-2006 11:58pm  
Throw most of it away unless it's a credit card offer. Those get shredded (however don't receive many anymore after opting out). I might keep something if it interests me but that doesn't happen often.
ROCKMAN
posted 9-Sep-2006 11:09am  
I look at it and if something intrests me I will look at it, but most of it goes straight into the trash when I get home.
LindaH Survey Central Gold Subscriber Bronze Star Survey Creator Survey Qualifier
posted 9-Sep-2006 4:40pm  
I light it on fire and throw it in the middle of the road.

Just kidding. It goes in the garbage.
southernyankee Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 9-Sep-2006 10:15pm  
I've heard somewheres that you can make fake IDs out of anything shaped like credit cards, not that I have use for them. I think I keep the cards somewheres. I even had one of those credit cards that you can put on a key chain. And the stickers on capital one are pretty cool. Outside of that I shred credit card offers and just throw everything else way. Sometimes when I am bored I read the fine print on the credit card offers to see if I can understand it. The math part I can deal with, since I am pretty good in math, but the lawyery stuff makes my head hurt.
cloudhugger Bronze Star Survey Creator
posted 11-Sep-2006 7:23am  
I recycle, first I glance through the pile to make sure something important isn't lodged in the middle than toss.
fangoriafan
posted 4-Nov-2006 5:31pm  
I usually sort through it, but lately, with all the political ads, it goes straight in the garbage. I wish there was a garbage can by the mailboxes so I didn't have to take it back to my apartment & fill up my garbage pail.
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