Capital send me a blank, unusable, credit card to try an entice me into the fold. My reaction is, "Fecking wasteful bar stewards. I can only do one thing with that and chuck it in the bin sending more plastic to landfill!", but I should be reacting differently. I should get down on my knees to thank Capital for sending me a piece of plastic and thank them for considering me as a customer. Marketing is wasted on me...
I just write ‘unsolicited marketing, return to sender’ on this type of shit and stick it in the post so they have to pay the return postage. Currently Direct Line, Prudential and Saga haven’t got the message but I live in hope. Andy
Good idea, but until I open it, then I dunno what it is. True, I could make an educated guess, but the trend seems to be to not put their name on the envelope to give the game away. Weird, how anybody thinks that this will entice the customer when the already have it heir mind that they are sending you crap!
Hey, I was an engineer all my adult working life and renowned for putting things together without instructions. I had to take English Language at O level, 3 or 4 times before eventually getting a pass so don’t expect high academic standards because you’ll be disappointed Andy
@PerryL you might want to consider the persec issues of putting your unredacted name and address on t'interweb like that, particularly with the financial angle in that image
This thread got me thinking similarly but I haven't managed to find the right consumer legislation notes*(maybe someone else can). It's still a thin line here, a business can suggest a product or service without direct involvement with a consumer, I think if the card had had Perry's name and details on it, then they would have "crossed the line" as it implies more than a mere suggestion. It needs a legal bod or access to* to explain the current situation. As Andy has found, they still try it on if they think there is an opening. The law has changed as regard to "Raffle involvement" now, you could receive a notification that you had won a prize and all you had to do was contact someone and fill a form in, which (possibly) unwittingly engaged you in a contract that was nothing to do with the raffle. Damart were such a company that did this, and I had to get quite loud on the phone on a few occasions around 8 years ago before this was banned as my Mum kept getting sucked in by the "scheme".
Save up a load of other junk mail, and put it in the envelope. Put in a note that says you thought they would appreciate some junk mail. As they are so keen on sending it out. Post without a stamp.
I remember when I was younger credit cards practically being given out on the back of cereal boxes it’s mad looking back on that these days
Might be worth 5 minutes of your time to register with the Mailing Preference Service:MPS Online I don't know how effective they are though.
