Shoo, Flyers, Don't Bother Me
What’s more annoying than coming home to find your doorstep littered with plastic-encased circulars that are of absolutely no value to you and more or less only create a crapload of waste? Not much. It also gets Planet PLG’s goat: With a sign on every block announcing that the entire neighborhood is zoned for one…
What’s more annoying than coming home to find your doorstep littered with plastic-encased circulars that are of absolutely no value to you and more or less only create a crapload of waste? Not much. It also gets Planet PLG’s goat: With a sign on every block announcing that the entire neighborhood is zoned for one family houses only you’d think someone would have figured out that there’s no need for three or four dropoffs per residence.” (This what they mean by circular logic? It’s not just a PLG problem, either.) The blog notes that a bill passed last month allows you to stop the circular onslaught by posting a sign on your residence saying the advertisements aren’t welcome. If distributors violate your wishes, they’re looking at a $250 to $1,000 fine. You can also call up the individual companies behind the circulars to get ‘em to stop the madness.
Ugly Circulars, Be Gone! The Magic of Micro-Activism [Planet PLG]
These flyers have become even more annoying since the distributers started putting them in sealed plastic bags. You have to rip the bags open before dumping the contents in your paper re-cycling bin and the plastic bags tend to stick to your regular garbage can if you put them in without an outer wrapping.
i think the people who put these in your yards get paid by getting rid of them, that may be why they give 2-3 of them to every house. if they don’t have any houses to throw these at then they will be out of jobs.
i absolutely hate these things though, and every time we get them i look up the block and all i can think about is the amount of unnecessary waste the US generates. advertising is out of control. oh well, i guess it’s all about the benjamins. but will it be funny when our benjamins are worthless soon?
“I like to save them up until I see them come by and then I give them back.” -do you really like to do that?, does anyone else do that?, seems like your trying to make a point to someone that really doesnt give a shit, and will have no results.
Now only if we could eliminate the useless postings on the site.
I guess you folk don’t need some coupons. Just pick it up and throw it in the garbage..
Soon you’ll have a sign “No Poor People allowed”
Thank you for the update. I have been pleading for years to have these adverts stopped – especially after my tenant slipped and fell on one that was under the snow. I also would like to know if anyone knows if and where to get a NO-FLIERS SIGN. I love the English univeral “No Fowling” Sign for dogs. I’m all for adapting a similar sign for no fliers.
I like to save them up until I see them come by and then I give them back. They are usually actually pretty polite and take them back without any hassel.
The are plenty of laws on the books, but who will actually enforce this law?
10:07 – yes, I was successful in blocking the Newsday adverts. I called the Newsday phone# on the circular and they directed me to another department. That department took the info, stopped the delivery and called to check up and make sure that the delivery had in fact been stopped!