‘Learn Useless Talents’: 40 Useless But Very Cool-Looking Things You Can Learn To Impress Others

You're the best! Totally going to do this and share!! Your legacy will live on!! When this takes off make sure you get the credit!!

I once worked for a company that sent out flyers with return envelopes. The company didn’t care at all about having to pay $2.50 for someone to send them a bunch of paper. To them, it’s worth it because that person opened the envelope in the first place. You’re only messing with the person in the mail room who has to dispose of that paper, who wasn’t even the one to mail it to you in the first place.

I used to work for a direct mail marketing business. We had the most wonderful, lovely people in the mail department. I wouldn't wish this on them. Seriously, people. The company doesn't care or see what you are sending. The staff that stands up 8 -12 hours per day at minimum wage opening mail and return packages do. So, have a care. Your petty fun isn't doing anything, just recycle it

I open junk mail and save whatever is blank to use as scrap paper. The rest gets shredded and composted.

Used to do this. Need to again

Add glitter too, lots of glitter.

Junk mail can be used for scrapbooking. Or could just put bin/trash can under the letter box

I always wanted to wrap a brick and use one of these

Make the effort. Cross out your name on the pre-printed card and write “ Please take my name and addressor your mailing list”. If there is NO pre-paid envelope, look for a 1-800 number. Call and make the same request. As a last resort, use your own stamp. It’s worth it. Save trees, and fuel. STOP the junk mail.

Thank you for doing this. I am convinced it is people like you, that are responsible for the fact that you almost never see those annoying envelopes anymore, at least not i Denmark

in the book 'Steal this Book" by Abbie Hoffman, pub in 1971, he says to wrap a brick in brown paper and attach the envelope to the front to mail. yet, they are still sending these envelopes out today...he also tells you how to use your tape recorder and record the sound of coins dropping into a pay phone, then use the recording when the operator tells you how much to put in.....this actually worked.....then.....

I do this, but I put glitter in them!

My husband once fought one of the unions that tried to represent state employees. He took all their "No postage necessary" postcards, glued them to bricks, and dropped them in the mailbox.

I did this over 40 years ago. Not so new and I doubt I was the first.

Mail carrier. I hate it when you do this. That s**t is heavy and if you're on a walking/park and loop route we have to carry it.

It helps to have an actual address showing through the envelope window. That envelope is going no where.

Or you can sign up for free to be on the no junk mail list

I've done this in the past. Not many solicitors use the postage paid envelopes anymore. The most objectionable senders seem to also want you to pay the postage

If true, this is my favorite thing I’ve ever learned on the internet.

I've been doing this for years.

oh I like this

You magnificent human! I will be sending little pouches of cement and gravel wrapped in cling wrap from now on.

Now, I just have to figure out how to stop receiving other peoples' junk mail.

I've done this many, many times. It gives me a small degree of satisfaction knowing that they company is paying for scraps of paper.

We have been doing this for years. Unfortunately it doesn’t stop getting more from the same sender. Still feels good though.

Yass, will do this!

Some of us do the same in the UK!

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The mother of one of my friends did this all the time.

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I used to gather the stuff these places send (the brochures and other things without my name on it) and put them in each other's envelopes and mail them out, so I was the middleman for them blitzing each other with unwanted junk.

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I do this, but have never added extra weight. Today, I learned a new twist.

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*Slow claps*

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So using a paper shredder and an envelope are "Useless But Very Cool-Looking Things You Can Learn To Impress Others," eh?

First, this is a lovely way to use things that are trash but not harmful to handle, like bubble wrap lined paper mailers, stickers, etc. Second, be sure to write something like "You are formally notified to take my name off this mailing list and all affiliate lists" and scribble a signature because notification in writing IS actually legal even if it's scrawled on something they sent to you. After I started doing this, I rapidly decreased the number of letters I was sent. Also, while not really nice to the post office, if there is a return envelope but it isn't postage paid, you can sometimes use the cancelled stamp. I only do this when I am frustrated in part by the roll that the post plays in physical spam though.

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I once had a book club kept sending me the World of Poetry book over and over and I never ordered it. They finally sent me a postage-paid label so I added several heavy metal canister reel-to-reel radio tapes as well as a brick and sent it back. I think it was close to 45 pounds.

Burn, baby, burn

You can actually fill a box with rocks at tape the envelope as a shipping label... Totally worth it

This man is Legend.

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Fill with ball bearings and wrap with clear packing tape. Follow me for more malicious compliance hacks.

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They used to tell you to attach the envelope to a brick and mail it back but I don't think the post will even pick it up like that.

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This poster needs to learn the "c p" can have a very different meaning.

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I do this all the time. Also, it helps the postal service since they get the money that the company has to pay.

I love that at the end- tie a cute bow and get ready for battle!!!

This is actually useful!

i mean it works

lick your fingers first for an even better effect

I like that!

yo,this aint useless my guy,who put the hideout for me and the gremlins here?(the gremlins is the name we gave me and my friends.

puff the cat and vector from despicable me confirmed,this works!

Oh Garcia, you are so silly