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Ohh Wow - preapproved for a credit card!!!!!

Next time cut the signature line off of the application BEFORE you return it. I also include in the envelope all of the advertising and the original envelope that it came in. Less trash for me to deal with. If you really want to mess with them smear a little mustard inside before sealing it.

Hmmm. I like that idea. Make it cost them even more to pester me. Maybe they'll stop.

I'll have to see if my "pre-approved" credit offers include return postage. I thought they didn't...

My mom stuffs them with offers from other companies and sends them back. My parents own a small business so they get quite a few offers. She likes having one to throw in the mailbox with the flag up so she can look out and see when the mail is in....

Put scrap metal in there. More postage for them to pay.

Hmm.... There's an idea.... Most of our scrap is aluminum though... We sell that scrap...

Taken from a chat log many years ago:

Quote:

<wolf> 1. Save every Free Credit Card Offer you get, Put it in pile A
<wolf> 2. Save every Free Coupon You get, put that in pile B
<wolf> 3. Now open the credit card mail from pile A and find the Business
Reply Mail Envelope.
<wolf> 4. Take the coupons from pile B and stuff them in the envelope you hold
in your hand.
<wolf> 5. Drop the stuffed to the brim envelopes in your mail and walk away
whistling.
<wolf> I have now received two phone calls from the credit card companies
telling me that they received a stuffed envelope with coupons rather
then my application. They informed me that it they are not pleased that
they footed the bill for the crap I sent them. I reply with "It says
Business Reply Mail" I'm suggesting coupons to you to ensure that your
business is more successful. They promptly hang up on me.
<wolf> Now, I did this for about a month before it got boring, so I got an
added idea! I added exactly 33 cents worth of pennies to the envelope
so they paid EXTRA due to the weight. I got a call informing me about
the money, I said it was a mistake and I demanded my change back. After
yelling at the clerk and then to the supervisor they agreed to my
demands and cut me a check for the money. I hold in my hand at this
very moment a check from GTE Visa for exactly 33 cents.

You could also put some flour in the envelope, to spice their day a bit.

That will likely get you a visit from the FBI. It is like saying the word "bomb" at the airport, it is not funny.