Virgin Media destroying the planet? - Page 3

carlwaring · 20-11-2012, 23:26

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Originally Posted by Gary L

How has it worked when it's going to the same house that said they didn't want it?

Seriously? Did you not read my previous post?

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in simple terms they get told what addresses that don't want their junk.

Okay.

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simply changing the persons name is intentional...

But they don't do that. One is "direct mail" (that you can opt out of by contacting the company (as you have done); the other is one a completely separate blanket mail-bombing where Royal Mail is told to "deliver one of these to every address in this/these postcode area(s).

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Originally Posted by Sirius

You really don't get it do you, you honestly think that its ok for them to do this.

No. I'm not a big fan of junk mail from any company. But they wouldn't do it if they didn't get some return on it. So that's that. I just add it to the recycling and get on with my life.

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Here we go again even more of if CARL likes it then WE must like it as well.

So I just proved you wrong there then. The right thing to do would be to apologise but I won't be holding my breath.

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Originally Posted by Sirius

However as long as they send it to me i will send it back to them in BULK with destination to pay

Or you could just do the more sensible, less time-consuming thing (not to mention cost-saving, on their part not yours) and stick it in with your other recycling.

**Maggy** · 20-11-2012, 23:26

Can we just stick to the topic without making personal remarks..I shouldn't have to keep asking as you all know the rules by now.

If you cannot just ignore the person irritating you either by using the ignore tab or mentally vowing to ignore them then I suggest you leave the thread.

carlwaring · 20-11-2012, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Gary L

why do you think you don't get to the Occupier/Householder from Virgin Media at the same time as To Carl from Virgin Media?

To be honest, I have better, more pressing, things to think about. But I get much more of the former than I do of the latter. I can't remember the last time I got a personally-addressed one. Perhaps because I asked them not to send me any more

Gary L · 20-11-2012, 23:35

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Originally Posted by carlwaring

To be honest, I have better, more pressing, things to think about.

I can tell you why if you ever get interested.

goes to show that paper free bills to save the environment was really just to save paper for them and their constant mass mailing

**Paul** · 21-11-2012, 01:25

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Originally Posted by Gary L

stop it Virgin. we're annoyed with the junk mail. and the amount of trees you have had cut down to make the paper!

We ? Try not to speak on behalf of all of us

I assure you Im not annoyed, in fact I really dont give a toss.
If Im not interested, i simply chuck it away - I have far more important things in life to worry about than a few bits of paper.

MalteseFalcon · 21-11-2012, 05:58

So do you get annoyed in the same way with Virgin when they take out one or two page spreads in newspapers to advertise, which you receive as well? Or what about when they put their leaflets in with TV magazines on a Saturday or Sunday?

papa smurf · 21-11-2012, 07:17

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Originally Posted by Gary L

I can tell you why if you ever get interested.

goes to show that paper free bills to save the environment was really just to save paper for them and their constant mass mailing

it saves the cost of posting etc -its never about the environment just the wallet

dilli-theclaw · 21-11-2012, 07:58

I just wonder why they send offers to non cabled areas like mine. It all goes in the bin here, just seems a bit pointless sending me offers for cable TV or broadband.

carlwaring · 21-11-2012, 09:12

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I just wonder why they send offers to non cabled areas like mine. It all goes in the bin here, just seems a bit pointless sending me offers for cable TV or broadband.

Now that I can agree with.

However, if a given postcode area/town/whatever has some cabled and some not it is probably not possible to say "only deliver to these specific addresses". It's basically a carpet-bomb approach.

**Maggy** · 21-11-2012, 10:08

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

I just wonder why they send offers to non cabled areas like mine. It all goes in the bin here, just seems a bit pointless sending me offers for cable TV or broadband.

Don't forget a lot of the leafleting is done by the Post Office and they may not realise or care which are cabled areas.

qasdfdsaq · 26-11-2012, 02:15

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Originally Posted by carlwaring

The two are entirely different things though you seem to be connecting them somehow. That is the only "problem" here.

I guess the benefits system isn't connected to my wages then, since I use one to get around not being able to use the other...

Not far off companies piping their profits to offshore companies via legal loopholes to avoid taxation. Sure it's technically legal but it's still douchey and immoral.

26-11-2012, 04:32

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

What's worse they continue sending the crap even to existing customers who are already with VM, or those who've just left because of pathetically poor service.

whats worse is they continue sending the crap to customers who can't get virgin but actually want it

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Originally Posted by MarkC1984

So SKY don't do those kind of leaflets, BT don't do it, other companies in other sectors don't do it? Total and utter BS, Virgin aren't the only ones to do it. I may also be the only one to never have had the junk mail from Virgin. Now if it was SKY or BT, then I get at least one of each every week.

very little from Sky and bugger all from BT ,in fact the only time BT acknowledge i even exist is when it's time to pay the bill

Qtx · 26-11-2012, 17:19

Being a virgin customer and getting so many leaflets form them inviting me to join...is indeed annoying. VM send me more leaflets than anyone else by far. Talk talk would be in second place but they still only send 1/6th of what VM do. Just the occasional leaflet form other providers.

Oh and I get more VM junk mail than any other type of junk mail, not just ISP related.

carlwaring · 26-11-2012, 19:30

Well I just got another one. So do I..

1. Worry about it, have a rant on a forum, save it somewhere then send them all back to VM wasting both mine and their time.

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2. Re-cycle it and get on with my life.

Not really a hard decision

Sirius · 26-11-2012, 19:50

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Originally Posted by carlwaring

Well I just got another one. So do I..

1. Worry about it, have a rant on a forum, save it somewhere then send them all back to VM wasting both mine and their time.

or

2. Re-cycle it and get on with my life.

Not really a hard decision

So your going to save it up and send it back, well done

I nearly have enough to send my next lot back to a sender and i have decided to send it to British gas this time as they have posted 4 items through my door in a month addressed to the occupier. I am not a customer and NEVER will be so why pester me, they have been requested not to spam me and they ignore that by using the "to the occupier" trick.

1 x A4 envelope with as much of the spam mail from the last month from all the spammers is what British gas will be paying for