Return To Sender

[Alan365]

Hi not sure where to put this but if I write "return to sender" on a letter that was sent to me first class how long will it take to get back to the person who sent it? Ta.

[newmodarmy]

I can't see it being prioritised as first class. They probably all go to a separate department that processes these. I wouldn't worry- it's not your post and your problem, but you've done your bit.

[Alan365]

Thanks but I'm still none the wiser.  I am interested to know how long it takes to get back to the person who sent it.

[newmodarmy]

Sorry I don't know but I think it could easily be several days, maybe a week.

[TheWinner]

Are you returning it because it wasn't addressed to you? OR it WAS addressed to you, but you didn't want to receive it ???

 

[newmodarmy]

I'm pretty sure they won't 'bust a gut' to return it.

We were sent a Christmas card posted in mid-December with underpaid postage  - it was eventually delivered in mid January. I know it's not 'return to sender' but I can see they might want to cause inconvenience when they're required to do extra work  

[newmodarmy]

I don't know whether it's still the case but I remember when some business mail followed a below-second class process and the norm was something like 7 days.  It was low priority and would just get put to one side and actioned only when there was a quiet load for the sorting office/post round. 

[Alan365]

It was addressed to me but I dont want to receive anything from the sender. Thanks for the answers.

[Alan365]

It was addressed to me but I don't want to receive anything from the sender. Thanks for the answers.¹

[TheWinner]

You do not have to accept a delivery.  Tell your postman you want to refuse the delivery.

[newmodarmy]

I'm not sure whether that tactic will work. Did you put a reason on the returned item of post?

[newmodarmy]

Sorry TheWinner; my post was to Alan, not you- I hadn't seen yours when I posted

[Maydup]

We used to receive RTS mail in batches when I was at work. These were either badly addressed by us (or the customer who had input an incomplete address online), moved away or deseased. Generally some 2/3 weeks after we had mailed them out.

My understanding is that all RTS mail goes to a separate dept where it is painstakingly hand sorted and sent back to its originating mail centre. Again a separate dept hand sort it and eventually it is delivered on a day when there is other mail for that address.

There is no specific time scale to the process. It's not high priority and my understanding is it gets allocated to someone at the delivery office to process as and when. 
 

 

[TheWinner]

nma, I know you can refuse parcels, not sure about letters. Our postmen are brilliant and very helpful.

[andres]

For the price of a stamp you could just put it in an envelope and post it back to whoever sent it?

[Maydup]

You could write to the sender and formally request no further mail. If it's a business asked to be removed from their database or go online and change your communication preferences.

 

[TheWinner]

I think ......you may be all missing reading between the lines.

Think more along the lines of an ex-partner, rather than say a charity constantly asking for donations.  

Maybe wrong ???

[Alan365]

Estranged relative.

[TheWinner]

see.......... there you go.

[Maydup]

Provided you haven't opened it you can cross through the address details and write Refused on anything you receive, and pop it back in the post box. 

[TheWinner]

maybe he doesn't want them to know it was refused  ??? what then??? I'd just put all mailings on one side, and completely ignore them.