to object to so much junk mail arriving over the space of 2 days that I can't open my own door?

[ThymeHealsAllStews]

Where I live we get loads and loads of junk mail, flyers for pizza takeaways, 'charity' bags, free advertising newspapers, 'Dear Homeowner' letters, etc etc etc. I live at the end of the cul-de-sac, and presumably the end of the flyer route as I tend to get lots of multiples!

I'm seething because I have just returned from my parents after spending the night there, and had to enter my house by forcing my back gate and letting me and DD in through the patio doors.

Why?

Because there was so much junk mail in my tiny hallway (only just big enough for the door swing) that it had jammed the front door. WE'D BEEN AWAY ONE NIGHT! Left early yesterday morning and back about half an hour ago.

Ok, I have an old front door, that only has about half an inch clearance off the carpet, so a floorfull of paper often sticks underneath it and a build up wedges it, especially with my non-slip doormat. After a few shoves of the door the paper mountain wouldn't just 'slide aside' and the door only opened about 2 inches.

I gave up and came in through the back (in the rain, with a toddler, and a garden gate which sticks and practically has to be shoulder charged open) to find the following in my hallway:

7 (7!) 'local newspapers' - aka the free ones with adverts, 4 of them were the same....

12 'charity bags' - including 6 from 'Cloth Aid'

About an inch deep stack of 'Dear Homeowner' type letters from Virgin, Sky, BT, etc etc etc.

A carrier bag full of flyers from take aways, building contractors, window cleaners, weight loss schemes etc etc.

A Betterware catalogue and an Avon catalogue, which I need to give back.

On top of this was a load of 'addressed' junkmail, my Moonpig card and my mobile bill.

The free papers had wedged right under the door when I'd tried to open it, and were literally shredded by the time I'd got them out.

To top it all I now can't get my recycling box lid shut.

I seriously have had half a small tree stuck through my door in the space of two mornings, WHO CAN I YELL AT?????

I'm so irate I've barely been able to stop eating chocolate ice cream!

Put a note on your door-'all leaflets in here please' and put a box by your door.

The delivery people don't care if you read the leaflets or not, they've just been told to get rid of them

Well firstly you could sign up for the mail preference service. Then you could put up a sign NO JUNK MAIL.

The most worrying element is that when you do go away - a pile of junk mail on the doorstep is a clear signal to burglars that you are not in. My neighbours and I have one another's keys and sort out the mail when one is away.

It is one of life's annoyances......

I have a no junk mail, menus, clothing bags etc sign up. It also says no canvassers. I still get junk coming through, i still get canvassers. The last double glazing salesperson who knocked my door was sent away with a flea in his ear after i asked him if he could read.

Oh and i also chased after a man delivering leaflets and handed it back to him, he must have thought i was a right nutter. But its the principle!!

I told off a cold-calling salesman who came round and banged very loudly (in some kind of tune) on the door then rang the bell repeatedly (again in some sort of tune!) at about 8pm at night and woke my toddler up

Felt a bit bad afterwards, I used to do business to business clipboard sales when I left uni (for about a week!) and its not the sort of job that leaves you feeling fulfilled and rewarded - poor guy, i doubt it was the only time he got yelled at that day!

Funny thing was he insisted on still carrying out his sales spool, I cut him off with the line "do you actually think you're going to be able to sell me anything other than earplugs?"