to put this unsolicited Avon catalogue in the recycling bin?

[Rae36]

Came home to an Avon catalogue on the doormat. I didn't ask for it.

It has a note telling me to leave it our for collection on Sunday afternoon. The actual wording is "Leave this catalogue out on your doorstep for collection on Sunday afternoon EVEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO PLACE AN ORDER".
We're going away this weekend so I don't want to put it out tomorrow morning and have it lying there advertising the fact that we're not at home until Sunday afternoon.
The note says that if I can't put it out on Sunday afternoon I can call the person and arrange another time to collect it.

AIBU to just chuck it? I didn't ask for it, I don't want to phone a stranger up and arrange for her to collect it at a different time. Or will she come knocking on my door at some other random time looking for it? How long do I have to keep it lying around my house in case she comes back for it?

And who does she actually think she is to drop this off at my house then tell me in capital letters what to do with it?

And finally, why has this pissed me off out of all proportion

Chuck it in the bin. Its cheeky.

Someone posted a Kleenez catalogue through our door whilst we were on holiday for 2 weeks. They also left a load of notes that became exceedingly rude as we hadn’t left it outside to be picked up, including one saying they were going to charge us for the catalogue.

I did leave it outside when we returned with a note that any other unsolicited catalogues would go straight in the bin. Cheeky bugger.

You are being heartless. This is someone who maybe starting out, trying to build up a round, they have to pay for the booklets, hence wanting them back

Be kind, either phone her, or leave it so she can collect

Treat others as you would wish either yourself or your children to be treated

One day you, or they, maybe in the same situation

Slightly overthinking here!! Do what you want with it and what suits you.

The rep will have had to pay for those catalogues and so would like it back if possible but no expectations that everyone will be so compliant. It’s very difficult to get word out that you are a rep without a catalogue but they cost money and so it’s helpful if people could return them if they don’t want to purchase.

For the first offence time I'd send a text to the number saying "Hello, I'm from [address]. Received your catalogue but Sunday isn't convenient, please could you collect [insert suitable time, even if it's after you come back]. It's not something I'm interested in so I'd appreciate not receiving any further catalogues"

Or could you tuck the catalogue somewhere out of sight but let her know where it is?

Any arsiness/further catalogues and they go in the recycling!

I just put them back outside as soon as they arrive. I don’t it advertises that you aren’t home.

I’d just put it back outside. Yeah it’s unsolicited and a bit annoying but it’s just someone trying to get by.

If she is taking them back to give to another household, I’m not sure I want some manky brochure that could have been sat in several other houses.

Ask a neighbour if they'll put it out with theirs?

@Chloemol

You are being heartless. This is someone who maybe starting out, trying to build up a round, they have to pay for the booklets, hence wanting them back

Be kind, either phone her, or leave it so she can collect

Treat others as you would wish either yourself or your children to be treated

One day you, or they, maybe in the same situation

Phone her?! Oh my goodness, I have enough on my plate than to worry about someone who has left what is no different than other junk mail on my property. And I would never do something like that or allow my children to. Not the crime of the century obviously, but certainly not my problem.

This sort of unsolicited crap has to stop. Think about it, these days you can opt out of receiving phone calls. You can unsubscribe from email lists. You can even block the MLM bots and groups. But you can't do a damn thing about people putting rubbish through your door to sell you tat you don't want or need.

Bin it I say!

I'd bin it. The shouty note would piss me off too. I have enough demands made of me already thanks. It's not my responsibility to provide a rude stranger with an income and anything posted through my door belongs to me.

A nice politely worded request with a 'pop a thanks but no thanks note on and I won't post anymore through your door' would make me much more likely to leave it out.

But really if this person is trying to establish a new client base she should be making an effort to talk to people before leaving a catalogue.

We get them occasionally and I always leave them on the doorstep (and provide a waterproof bag) but they're never collected. I just chuck them in the recycling after a couple of days.

@BusterGonad

Would it really kill you just to pop it in a bag outside your door? It's annoyed you so much because I expect you're quite a grumpy person.

This. You really do sound excessively angry about this.

I recycle them.

There is a clear notice on my door that I don't want this sort of MLM junk left so if it costs them money then that really is their own fault

I just leave it outside, it doesn’t have to be an issue.

Ask a neighbour if they'll put it out with theirs?

@PolkadotsAndMoonbeams you are much nicer than me. It's raining, I'm packing for our weekend away, I'm finishing up work, I'm not going round doors to find someone to put an Avon catalogue for me. My neighbours are a young guy in his early 20s and an elderly man. I'm not sure what they're going to be doing with their catalogues either!

I'll leave it on the doorstep before we leave with a note saying I don't want another one.

Put it on the doorstep, these are local people trying to make a living. Avon catalogues have been around for generations, why be mean about it. Put a note saying please don't deliver again if you feel that strongly.

Chuck it.

Yes, it costs them money but they take the risk of not getting it back when they post it through somebody's letter box.

@IARTNS

I did Avon years ago, you had to pay for the catalogues so probably will be passed on to another customer once collected from you.

It takes a few seconds to leave it on doorstep. Avon are already exploiting these people, I'm not going to knowingly add to his much money the person loses by winning the catalogue.

The message is in capitals because people don't pay attention and the person is probably a bit desperate about how much money they're losing based on what I've seen in the past.

If she hasn't delivered it in a Ziploc so it can survive being left on a doorstep in the rain then she will have to learn that for herself, as calling up to arrange collection is clearly unreasonable.

Deliberately binning it is unreasonable and unnecessary. There's no need to help Avon exploit this person by doing that. Just leave it on the doorstep. It will take you a matter of seconds.

@Chloemol

You are being heartless. This is someone who maybe starting out, trying to build up a round, they have to pay for the booklets, hence wanting them back

Be kind, either phone her, or leave it so she can collect

Treat others as you would wish either yourself or your children to be treated

One day you, or they, maybe in the same situation

Bollock to that with the #bekind shite.

This person (and I bet it's a woman, these companies target women) has been sucked into a MLM. A multi level marketing, pyramid selling scheme. Despite all the Avon huns rushing to defend it and saying that Avon is different, Avon is special, supportive, not based on recruiting AT ALL their business model is pure MLM.

To be frank, she's going to lose much more than the cost of a few catalogues, because 99% plus of people who sign up to a MLM don't make money.

Being kind would be be not engaging, not encouraging her to get sucked deeper into this murky swamp.

“It’s very difficult to get word out that you are a rep without a catalogue”

But what is the point of a “rep”? This isn’t the 1950s. Even if I couldn’t buy near identical stuff from Boots or Tesco I could buy Avon products online. I have little sympathy with people whose idea to make money is to join an MLM type scheme, which involves annoying the general public and not actually offering anything I can’t get elsewhere.

A bit of kindness goes a long way

Just pop it outside with a note (in capitals if it pleases you) to not leave any more brochures.

I'll leave it on the doorstep before we leave with a note saying I don't want another one.

You got there in the end. 😬

@CadburyCake

You don't pay postage with a rep, I like their makeup but might only want a £2 eyeliner. Remember they predate the website by eons.

It's personal preference, but I find their products are of the same quality as branded ones but more reasonable.