24 November 2009

Geen Reklame


Means "no advertising". And it appears that if you have one of these stickers on your mailbox . .


. . .your mailbox won't look like this.


While we were still in Jefferson, we had a small mailbox that was perfect for letters, but wouldn't hold anything taller than a regular envelope. Plus, it was attached to the picket fence so if anything taller than an envelope was placed in the box, the lid stood open and naturally, if it rained, everything in the box got wet.

Every week on Wednesday we would get a flyer from the local Brookshire's grocery store with inserts from places like Direct TV, etc. This stupid flyer was too tall for our mailbox and well, ..... (see above).

Soooooo, I went to the local Jefferson P.O. and asked to stop delivery of this stupid Brookshire's flyer. Guess what? It can't be done. That's right. If a business or individual pays to have something sent to "Current Resident", the P.O. must deliver it. AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!!!!

I suggest the U.S. adopt the "Geen Reklame" policy so your mail won't get wet either. Plus, think of all the crap you won't have to throw away.


1 comment:

  1. What I don't get is why those two mailboxes are so full...I mean, if you COULD have one of those geen reklame stickers...why WOULDN'T you? I kind of like the circulars, but you can pick them up at the grocery store.

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