Is it illegal to put flyer type business cards in people's mailboxes? - Page 2

Originally Posted by cummins

Were in the country we pop post card size flyers in mail boxes every day

Just because you do it doesn't make it NOT a federal offense.

Originally Posted by BurlyGuys

Just because you do it doesn't make it NOT a federal offense.

Maybe it's not across the border, our laws do not apply to Canada,,,

Ever built a house? The post office tells you where you can put the mailbox. Basically it is theirs.
If you put anything in the box it must have the appropriate amount of postage or it is against the law. Federal not state or local.
It is considered to be a form of defrauding the public domain. (ie. no postage).
It is punishable by fine. If I remember it is around 10k.

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

Just be careful with areas that do not tolerate door to door soliciting. Our townhouse community doesn't tolerate it, but then again, there is no way to enforce it either lol.

yes there is, its called a warning shot

Originally Posted by jghilino

yes there is, its called a warning shot

Or this,,,

Okay, so it seems you Americans have a slightly militant post office. But around where I live there are group mailboxes that each resident has a key to and so few people actually have a physical mailbox on their house anymore. I have been thinking about sticking some in door handles or porch enclosures, there are flyers for all kinds of things delivered this way all the time. I am liking the doorhanger idea though, it looks more professional IMO.

You can put anything ON your truck that you want to as long as you aren't impersonating a public servant (police, fire dept. etc.). Check with Metalbestos, ask him how his magnet has been doing for him. (im sure other people have them as well, but i KNOW he has one. I know exactly where he got it from )

There is a reason they have those newspaper boxes. Because it is illegal for the newspaper to put their unposted product in your mailbox. I delivered papers as a kid. One of the things they always warned me was to never put the paper IN the mailbox. Well, I never listened... I did it anyway. I never got in trouble. BUT... technically... I could have. But that was also 25 years ago. This day and age, everything you do is punishable by law and if someone sees you... you'll get the horns. Our Gov't is more money hungry than it has EVER been.

Magnets on my trucks have worked pretty well. I've seen a couple of people pull out their phones and snap a pic of the number and a few calls have said "hey I saw the sign on your truck..."

I don't have commercial plates, though and I really can't get a straight answer as to whether or not it's legal to have them. I DO know I see cars and trucks with the magnets and no commercial plates all over the place so...well, I tend to ask for forgiveness, not permission

I actually have a magnet on the side of the van already. As far as I know, at least here in ontario, you can put your info on a magnet or bus card or whatever as long as you don't use anything but your name and contact info.

Originally Posted by AdmiralAluminum

I actually have a magnet on the side of the van already. As far as I know, at least here in ontario, you can put your info on a magnet or bus card or whatever as long as you don't use anything but your name and contact info.

well my man... I just did a giant batman decal for the back window of a buddy's truck, and I can assure you... he is not batman. Doubt there will be any legal ramifications.

I know he isn't, I'M BATMAN!

Well I printed off a stack of black and white flyers with a recycle logo background and lists of what I take for e-waste, appliances and metal with my contact info at the bottom. I'm just going to hand them out with my card at pick ups for now and to anyone else who will take them. I'm thinking next time I will go to Staples and get the recycle logo in colour in the background and then print my flyer over top on my own to save on cost.

How important is colour do you think? I realize it makes it more professional looking but I don't have the funds right now to make too many of them.

Why not have staples just print the entire thing for you?

they are going to charge you the same to just do the logo in color. It would be the 1 page full color price. I'd just let them do the whole job instead of paying to print the same page twice.

I haven't actually looked into it, I just figured it would cost more. Thanks, I will have to ask them. I'm just going to make do with the black and whites for now and I'm more thinking ahead to next year when things pick up in the spring.