And be as assertive as possible, especially pointing out that your door is clearly labelled 'no crap' (if it is) and that you have already told them you don't want their paper and regard it as unsolicited mail. If they also leave it stuck half out the letter box when you are on holidays (as ours do) then make that point too. I object to the 'freebies' on the grounds that they are a huge waste of resources which mostly go straight into people's bins and the delivery often leaves them hanging out of and blocking the letter box like a big neon sign saying 'its empty' or 'they are away'.
Our local police curse half delivered free newspapers so if you don't get a satisfactory response then your follow up can include that you will be discussing the state of the deliveries with your local crime prevention officer and your insurance company and the local council to find out what steps they and you can take to mitigate future damage and risk to your property...
actually bringing the insurers into the discussion earlier might be worth while.
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Date: 2007-03-20 11:04 pm (UTC)And be as assertive as possible, especially pointing out that your door is clearly labelled 'no crap' (if it is) and that you have already told them you don't want their paper and regard it as unsolicited mail. If they also leave it stuck half out the letter box when you are on holidays (as ours do) then make that point too.
I object to the 'freebies' on the grounds that they are a huge waste of resources which mostly go straight into people's bins and the delivery often leaves them hanging out of and blocking the letter box like a big neon sign saying 'its empty' or 'they are away'.
Our local police curse half delivered free newspapers so if you don't get a satisfactory response then your follow up can include that you will be discussing the state of the deliveries with your local crime prevention officer and your insurance company and the local council to find out what steps they and you can take to mitigate future damage and risk to your property...
actually bringing the insurers into the discussion earlier might be worth while.