I always put my return address on the snail mail that I send out. And I never need to handwrite the address, thanks to the address labels that I get from charities that I have never donated to.
I guess these charities have purchased my name, hired a marketing firm to print the labels with my address, and then paid mailing costs to send me the labels. The labels are accompanied by a financial appeal letter with a pre-printed response form on which I am to check off the amount of my gift and mail back in the envelope that is also enclosed. Sometimes I even receive a certificate in honor of my support.
I rip up everything but the address labels. It would be a waste to throw them out.
(Postscript: My husband and I tithe to our church and we give regularly to some charitable organizations that we have carefully selected. We do not consider gifts of address labels in our selection process.)
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