The national postal service has been sending out letters across the country to those with the audacity to post “no flyer” signs on their mailbox, telling the reader they are missing out on “being connected with your local community.”
Canada Post has mailed more than 900,000 of the letters in hopes the recipients might change their mind.
“Your address is part of Canada Posts’ Consumers’ Choice database as a result of having a ‘no flyer’ notice on your mailbox,” read the letter. “You are currently not receiving unaddressed mail delivered by Canada Post that your neighbours are receiving. This includes mail that can save you money and keep you connected with your local community.”
To receive unaddressed mail (i.e. junk mail), Canada Post asks recipients to sign up by sending an enclosed paid postage card and remove their no flyer notices from their mailboxes.
Canada Post spokesperson Anick Losier says the letters were intended to update its Consumer’s Choice program, saying the program has not kept pace with Canadians who have changed their addresses.