Useless mailing and junk mail from our club

CaptKipper10
CaptKipper10 Forum Participant Posts: 19
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edited September 2018 in Club Products & Services #1

Just received about the fourth or fifth  mailing containing a club letter and colour  printed sales sheets, some in colour, asking me to join Green Flag Mayday recovery.

But I already have Green flag Mayday and have had for several years !

If every member is automatically sent this mailing whether they are members or not, what a waste of resources and possibly useless spending of  part of members subscription for printed matter that goes straight in the bin ??

Also the additional leaflets and junk mail inserted within the club magazine also go straight into  the recycle waste bin  - why not put all this advertising within the magazine itself ??   

 

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  • huskydog
    huskydog Club Member Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited September 2018 #2

    but if we didn't have things to put in the recycle bin ,what would the dustmen do ????

     

  • CaptKipper10
    CaptKipper10 Forum Participant Posts: 19
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    edited September 2018 #3

    And the Postman/postlady I suppose too . The recycle bin can be positioned underneath the front door letterbox so the mail goes straight in saving a bit of time .Its just a matter of fishing out the 5% or even less that is legitimate household mail that is actually might still be wanted for some reason !

  • trellis
    trellis Forum Participant Posts: 1,102
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    edited September 2018 #4

    Tut tut , Refuse collectors HD , PC and all that .😀😀

  • lornalou1
    lornalou1 Forum Participant Posts: 2,169
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    edited September 2018 #5

    Refuse Technicians if you don't mind. wink

  • trellis
    trellis Forum Participant Posts: 1,102
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    edited September 2018 #6

    I stand corrected.😀😀

  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,135 ✭✭✭
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    edited September 2018 #7

    I don't get either junk mail or emails, CK10, because I opted out.

    Try editing your preferences via your profile. It makes for a more stress free life. smile

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,144 ✭✭✭
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    edited September 2018 #8

    What am I doing wrong, I never receive stuff from the club, is it cos I opted out.🤪✉️📫📯

  • KeithandMargaret
    KeithandMargaret Forum Participant Posts: 660
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    edited September 2018 #9

    I just love the junk mail from the Club.

    When the Political correspondents on the BBC News are rabbiting on the Club mail, I have found, bends very well to make paper planes to throw towards the screen.

    This stops me from using 'bad' language and gets the frustration out of me in a quite harmless way.

    More junk on that nice paper please Club .......

  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited September 2018 #10

     +1cool

  • Mitsi Fendt
    Mitsi Fendt Forum Participant Posts: 484
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    edited September 2018 #11

    I put mine to good use, very useful for lighting the wood burner.

  • redface
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    edited September 2018 #12

    Thanks TW, hopefully I have now managed to kill off the unwanted junk mail.

    I always have difficulty in bending down low enough to pick it up off the floor - the wire box behind the letterbox is overflowing, as usual, with rubbish.

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 2018 #13

    Hopefully that’s saved your back, RF. smile

  • Wildwood
    Wildwood Club Member Posts: 3,581 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited September 2018 #14

    Green Flag advertising is paid for by them so there is no cost to the club. The advertisers who use the inserts must think that it is better for them and the club makes a profit by inserting them so everybody should be happy. I assume the realise that their products are not for everyone and a proportion go in the bin but it still works for them.

    If you do not want the things, throw them in the bin, but accept that these things benefit the club, so you win whatever.

  • valeter
    valeter Forum Participant Posts: 43
    edited October 2018 #15

    The club gets paid to put the leaflets in the magazine all helps the bank accounts 

     

  • redface
    redface Forum Participant Posts: 1,701
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    edited October 2018 #16

    Yes ,but do not these advertisers realise that they have been sold a pup by their advertising agencies?

    If someone irritates me by stuffing their unasked for flyer under my nose I tend to make a positive note to NOT use their services or products ever at all.

    Can they claim a rebate from those who have conned them?

     

     

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