Letterbox menace solved!

[Printsofwhales]

Delivering leaflets can present occasional hazards. The stiff bristles in letterboxes can scrape the skin off your knuckles, your fingers could become prey to dogs or the leaflet just crumbles on insertion, to name a few. I have tried the scissor tongs shown here LINK EDITED OUT BY MNHQ and it seems ideal. It is thin enough and long enough to go through every letterbox I have tried, and, as the photo shows, is an ideal size for leaflets. Usually you can simply slot in the leaflet, insert in the letterbox, open slightly and withdraw. The letterbox brushes tend to stop the leaflet being pulled back out. Alternatively once fully inserted rotate 90 degrees, open slightly so the leaflet falls out, close, rotate back and withdraw.
If you try this make sure it is a thin scissor tongs so it cannot get stuck
in or damage a letterbox.
As a bonus it also speeds up delivery.

If you put stuff though my letterbox you wouldn't get it out easily, in fact you would be very lucky to get anything through it at all without it being snapped. I have the most unfriendly flap you will ever find.

Designed to prevent fishing rods being pushed in to steal keys and hooks to undo locks. Not only that it is right at the bottom of the door which deters all but the most enthusiastic of leafleters (and thieves). One day I hope to see someone lying on the steps trying to look in the letterbox or poke a thieving device in so I can open the door and bash them on the head.

Unless it is pet related or allotment related or Police burglary notices it will go straight in the bin.

I wish my postman had some of those, he might put less crap through my letterbox (when I've specifically registered to avoid it!).

A hazard during a thunderstorm though, surely...

What the hell

Anyone else upset that this post is the opposite to what you expected?

I was hoping that "Letterbox menace solved" was going to be some trick to stopping this junk being pushed through my letterbox not tricks to make it easier for the junk deliverers!

Not very bright, OP, if this is an ad.

Crumble, crumble, crumble.

I make a very nice rhubarb crumble.

I guess it's not the ideal time of year to have BBQs in the UK, so companies have to come up with alternative uses for tongs to ensure an even sales record.

I don't want sales crap through my door though, try another angle.

I don't like leaflets , crumbly or otherwise.

DontCallMeShitely sounds like you have the letterbox equivalent of Arkwright's till, must say I like the sound of it!

Is it some sort of cheeky coded link, so that the OP gets a kickback when we next order from Amazon? (But I thought Mumsnet had that sussed with their own links...)

I would much like a letterbox which eats junk mail. At present, I am toying with the idea of putting it back in the postbox instead of it going into my recycling.

I might click on the link, delivering Christmas cards to the neighbours is a risky business.

I doubt it's an advertising ploy. I mean how many people on MN can regularly need to deliver leaflets. I'm probably the only one.

I wish people would deliver our leaflets directly into the paper recycling bin.

Yes! Me too...

Ooh, we cannot abide stiff bristles or letterbox menaces!

That said, we're afraid this particular menace is a spam poster.

Sorry to disappoint but the OP won't be darkening our door (or our letterbox, for that matter) again.

We'll be zapping this v shortly.

Niche! If it is an ad it has a very small market OP..(and I'm not sure how many mumsnetters are also leaflet delivery persons - that venn diagram would be a joy to see - but worth a shot eh!)

@dontcallmeshitely

I have unfriendly flaps too. Of a different sort 🤣🤣

with bristles?

My flaps are rattling today. But then it is very windy here. 🤭

Oh, @LouMumsnet, please leave the post! It’s made me laugh such a lot.

Anyone got bristly flaps?

Asking for a friend.

My flaps have an actual curtain. Keeps the draft out.

One of those little sausage dog shaped draught excluders too, @killpop?

My flaps need wiped down regularly. They're often dripping with condensation.