The only real mail thats addressed to me and also isnt some sort of ad like my credit card company trying to give me a balance transfer promo is like once every few months.

I dont check my box often unless im expecting something and its often full of junk.

I ain't spending even more effort to deal with a community box far away, so they're gonna be shoving shit in there with no room to keep shoving.

[–] Gruntled@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Put a sign in your mailbox saying "No Neighbourhood Mail Please" or "No Flyers Please" and you'll stop getting most junk. You'll still get some government stuff like bylaw announcements from the municipality or occasional notices from your MP or MLA, but it will cut out most of it.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I don't get regular flyers from Canada Post I already stopped that, but I'm getting things like pamphlets from Rona being sent to previous tenants, so it's got a person addressed on it.

Edit: and there's like 5 or 6 names of people's stuff like this that keeps showing up.

[–] Gruntled@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah, that one's tougher. Most of the time the sender isn't paying for return service. For most advertising like that, anyway.

You can look at the postage on the top right... If it says "Personalized Mail" then it won't be returned unless it says that it will underneath. "Postage Paid" or "Letter Mail," or that extra note under "Personalized Mail" that says it will be returned (I forget the exact wording, but it's obvious when it's there), you can just draw a line through the name and address and leave it for the letter carrier or put it in a red box.

It's still up to the sender to stop wasting their money, though.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ive been trying the cross out / return to sender then putting in the red boxes, but didnt know that about the stamp and if it was even paid for or not. That probably explains why it continues.

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Oh, and most of the mail i get is for past people who lived here even though i keep doing return to sender on their shit.