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Some say that rules are meant to be broken, and so broken they will be, be it traffic regulations or the dos and don'ts of playing Uno.

These are just a couple of examples of rules that some people break regularly. And while the reasons for doing that might differ with each person, some do it simply because they fundamentally disagree with them.

Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently shared what rules they refuse to follow, because of said reason, after redditor ‘RGDJR’ started a thread about it. Covering everything from orders and regulations to expectations and social norms, netizens assembled quite an extensive list of rules that, in their opinion, should be broken, so scroll down to find them, and see if you agree with any of them.

Below you will also find Bored Panda’s interview with the person who started the thread, user RGDJR, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) “Breakfast foods.” Ive had coworkers walk in on me eating steak and mashed potatoes with asparagus at 7 AM for breakfast. When questioned I always respond “I don’t subscribe to societal norms of proper meal time foods”

Edit: I woke up to a ton of people agreeing with me so it’s clear ive been chosen as the leader of the rebellion. We march on Kellog’s headquarters at dawn

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Automatic respect because someone is elderly.
They get common courtesy, but everyone has to earn respect/authority before they can start bossing people around.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) My state says I'm not allowed to provide alcohol to my own children until they are 21.

I will not let them be carted off to a bar on their 21st birthday unless they are already very familiar with alcohol and how different ABV% affects their bodies. I do not care what the law says, their first drink will come from me in the safety of their own home.

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In a recent interview with Bored Panda, u/RGDJR shared that the thing that encouraged him to ask this particular question was a rule that he himself breaks on the regular. “I had just returned from some travel with a colleague and found that she and I differ on the need to put your phone into airplane mode before takeoff,” he said.

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“She obeys this rule religiously. I, on the other hand, have never put my phone into airplane mode. My position is: if it's actually important, the airline wouldn't just ask people to do it, you'd need to show the flight attendant proof… or your phone would automatically switch to airplane mode when it sensed that you were moving at a certain speed. In any case, I don't buy that it's actually necessary. And it was this debate with my colleague that inspired the question. I was curious what other rules people break willingly.”
#4

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Tipping everywhere. Not exactly a rule but I ain't gonna tip where I haven't received an actual service where someone has to go out of their way to do something for me. I don't care if I get mean looks for it.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Account sharing. I bought the game, service, movie, etc, I get to decide who uses it

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The OP admitted that the volume of answers from the redditors caught him off guard; what surprised him even more was how many of them he agreed with.

“In fact, the top response is one that I'm aligned on wholeheartedly,” he said. “The idea that people shouldn't discuss their salary with each other is bulls**t. Talking salary helps to ensure pay equity. I have a team of people who work for me and I would never dissuade them from talking about what they make.”
#6

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) YouTube TOS says I can't block ads. The day they can stop me is the day I stop watching Youtube.

Edit: 8000 upvotes and yet there's a lot of copium in this thread over me still blocking ads.

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#7

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I *actually* use my turn signal/blinker.

I eat cookie dough and I eat Nutella with a spoon

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#8

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Jaywalking. If the street is obviously clear, I'm not going to wait for nothing.

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“Pirating content is also an answer that struck a chord with me,” the redditor continued. “I make every effort to buy media. But if the world won't sell it to me, I'll take to the seas. I also thought there was some great advice on getting scientific papers from the authors as opposed to paying for them.”
#9

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Rules about pirating content that I am geographically restricted from streaming legally.

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#10

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) If i find cash on the ground i'm not going to give it to the authorities

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#11

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Not expressing emotions to appear “strong/tough”. I had a hard year last year and I couldn’t hold it in and opened up with 3 coworkers I trusted. We have since then developed a very strong friendship and even since we all left out last company, we became really close friends.
If more people normalized mental illness the world would be a much better place.

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Despite agreeing with fellow netizens that some rules are meant to be broken—in some cases, regularly—the OP told Bored Panda that he absolutely believes that rules are necessary for people.

“Rules often exist for a very good reason. They help ensure a (generally) peaceful society. They deter criminal behavior that might endanger us. They guarantee that my football team is going to move 15 yards up the field if the opposing team is rough on our quarterback. That said, I don't believe that all rules are entirely necessary. And as this post proved, a sizable population of redditors would agree.”
#12

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Making the bed. Why would I make my bed all neat if I'm just going to mess it up again at the soonest opportunity? As long as nothing is sliding off the bed then it's fine.

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#13

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) My employees dont pay for food on my shifts. we dont pay them a living wage, i’m not about to make them pay for a meal for themselves after theyve given me 8-9 hours of their day.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Separating laundry by colors, I just throw everything in together

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#15

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) "Do not discuss salary with colleagues or people outside this company." - F**k that.

Edit: Phew!

To be clear, I am not part of the US and not really part of the EU. The act of discussing pay is not legally protected here. It may be in the future though...

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#16

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I refuse to use Starbucks sizes and say small, medium, or large.

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#17

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I'm so tired of the "subscription" world we live in now. I basically just pirate everything. I used to still buy the discs. But many movies don't get released in UHD, so what's the point of even looking.

I don't want to stream compressed 4k. And I certainly don't want to worry about whether or not the company pulls the movie from their service or just stops it altogether.

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#18

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) There is an outlet mall near us that has designated spaces painted with pink ribbons that are for breast cancer survivors. The spaces are always empty. I am a 2x ovarian cancer survivor. I use the spaces as needed.

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#19

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Do socks really need to match, or is this just a bill of goods sold to us by Big Laundry?

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Dress codes. Dress codes tend to be more restrictive for females than males (don’t tempt him with your exposed clavicles, ladies). Many of them are also racist. And they have absolutely nothing to do with someone’s standards or ability to perform duties, whether it be a job, a school, or even a restaurant.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) The rule against ending a sentence with a preposition. That is one rule, up with which I will not put.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) There is no difference between being at work at 8am and 8:10am. Especially when it’s not shift work and there’s no one waiting for you to arrive so they can leave. In every job I’ve had they always gripe about being right on time at 8am and then you have hovering managers looking at the door to see who’s late at 8:02am. I am always at work but I will not be there at 8am on the dot for the next 25+ years of my life. It makes no difference

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Ages on car seats. I think a kid’s age has zero relation and all car seat requirements should be based on weight alone.

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#24

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I wear socks and sandals. The people complaining are annoyingly ridiculous. I’m not gonna show my hairy feet if I don’t want to and I can’t stand the feeling/sound of sweaty feet on sandals.

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#25

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Lying on your resume. I’m not talking about completely lying that you worked at Google for 2 years when you didn’t. That’s a little much.

But in reality i have gaps between many jobs, due to either unemployment or just needing a damn break between jobs. but on my resume i have consecutively been employed with no gaps my entire career. I feel like recruiters see gaps as a red flag, and sometimes your resume doesn’t make it far enough to even explain the gaps, even if they’re completely harmless gaps.

In regard to background checks for new jobs I’ve personally still passed all of mine with no issues. To my knowledge the agency conducting the background checks can only verify information you give them yourself (not the employer). So I simply don’t provide exact dates, just the year I worked at whatever place. Of course this could backfire, but so far so good over here

Edit: I fundamentally disagree with it because employers lie about the job description all the time. What you actually end up doing rarely matches what they pitch you.

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#26

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) No putting your elbows on the table. It's a silly rule that was based on the idea of "if you have room to put your elbows on the table, it implies your host didn't provide enough food." We make bigger tables now. And most of the time I'm the one who is buying the food in question.

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#27

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I'm conscious of the speed limit, but typically follow the speed of traffic first. So if traffic is going faster than the speed limit, I'm going to go faster to keep pace with everyone else.

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#28

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) The rule that you cannot place a +2 on a +2 in UNO I am always going to break that rule no matter what anyone says

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I refuse to spell out YMCA with my arms when that song comes on.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Not a rule but i refuse to fill out opinion surveys for service or something i bought. If you want me to provide you with optimization information for your business, i need something in return.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Speeding on the interstate. Get out of the left lane!

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#32

I tip the minimum amount at restaurants.

Places nowadays want a minimum 25% tip and I will do 15% every time. You don’t get to tell me how generous I have to be. And in case everyone forgot, tips are OPTIONAL.

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#33

“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Don’t date where you work.

You spend nearly a third of your waking hours at work. You learn about the people you work with over weeks, months, years, and have a much better idea of compatibility than with a random club or dating app meetup.

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#34

Taking slightly longer breaks at work. Two 10min breaks and a 20min lunch on a 10hr shift. Nah

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I ignore margins in notebooks and write over them. Why waste space? I use the whole page.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) In 1950s New Zealand they used to have six o’clock closing for all the bars by law. My dad was barely of drinking age but he used to line up with everyone else and hand over his cash while the publican sold flagons of beer over the back fence.

He told me this story to teach me this axiom:

“You don’t obey the *stupid* laws.”

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Maybe not totally on point but if I have a device that breaks just out of warranty I will often buy a new one and just return the old one. I know two wrongs don’t make a right and it’s fraud but as far as I’m concerned selling me something that breaks within 1 year for the price of something that should last at least 5 years is legalized fraud so I’m just cheating them like they cheat me. 

I do try and give the company a chance to honor their device regardless of the stated warranty but if not returned it goes.  

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City animal limits. YES if you can't take care of them they need to be removed, but in my city the limit is 4 cats/dogs total. Down the road in the next city it's 10 cats/dogs. 


I have 8. It's b******t. It's my space and I'm taking good care of them, they dont roam. The only interaction with neighbors is if they see them in my window. 


It really doesn't affect me much as most people around here ignore the rule too

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) 5 second rule. If it falls on the floor I just throw it out. That’s gross.

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Sharing meds. My oldest and I had several of the same prescriptions and would use them interchangeably as needed between refills. It’s the same prescription. But I imagine some medical professionals would lose their minds.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) Adding garlic and onion to the pan at the same time to soften. Do you want burnt garlic? Because that's how you get burnt garlic.

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“What’s A Common Rule That You Break Regularly Because You Fundamentally Disagree With It?” (45 Answers) I throw away the mail of the people who lived in my apartment before me rather than taking it to the post office every. Single. Day. If they wanted their mail, they would have filled out a change of address form.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will write No Longer At This Address for the first month or so. After that, it's trash. I've done the forwarding thing with the post office and had it take weeks to take effect, so I don't mind doing it for a little while

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've lived at our current address for almost 12 years,, and we STILL get mail for people that lived here before us. I've done the "No longer at This Address " thing for a year, then decided that the mail must not be very important to them, so it goes in File 13.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Put “not at this address”, and put it back in the postbox. You don’t have to take it to the post office. Don’t destroy it.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can get a felony doing that which is stupid because taking it out and throwing it away is harder than just leaving it in the box for the mail carrier

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have to take it to the PO. Just write "Not at this address" on the envelope and stick it back in the mailbox. Very little effort and can help people when they do change their addresses, but businesses and/or laziness at the PO screw them over (which I've experienced personally).

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've lived in my house for 9 years and still get post for the last occupant. Returning to sender doesn't seem to help much.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same with my parents, still getting the mail for the previous tenant from 2019. I have assured my mother that she's not a bad person for binning it now

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We send the previous owners of our house their mail. But we live there 4 years now. Any mail of theirs goes into the trash. They had enough time to redirect their mail.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the reason the former occupant is no longer there. If it's because they died or moved to some care-facility, I would be more patient, since it may be the relatives who suddenly have to figure out which company/contact did not get the notice yet.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can tell your local post office all day and they just ignore you. I usually check my mail, then throw out anything straight in my trash bin that comes for the lady who passed away 5 years ago.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've returned mail for years, belonging to a former tenant that occupied my place for 3 months(all previous tenants are noted and logged in the tenancy agreement. Idk why, probably for this matter). I still receive mail for them and it's been 10 fkn years. I just recycle that mess, now.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been in my house for 6 years, and I still get mail from the previous owners. I just throw it out. If they haven't contacted you in 6 years, forget it.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's illegal to throw away mail (that doesn't belong to you) here in Canada.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You don't have an outgoing mail drop at your apartment complex? All you need to do is write RETURN TO SENDER, ADDRESSEE UNKNOWN on the envelope and put it in there. The Post Office will take care of the rest.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We get mail for my wife's father and brother, neither of whom ever lived at our address or anywhere near. And her father has been dead for fifty years.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We bought our house in 2010. For years, and years we would get holiday cards and personal letters. It's like they never told anyone they know that they moved. We still get mail from one of their insurance carriers. It's been 14 flippin years.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the mail and if I can get into contact with the previous tenant

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on how long it's been and how much other people's mail you receive as well :) i still occasionally receive mail for people who moved away over 3 years ago. Used to get in touch with them in the beginning then i figured if they didn't bother to contact these people/businesses about their change of address, then they don't want their letters. So now they go straight in the trash

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I make a little more effort since they changed the rules here. I live in a city of a million people, yet the "main" post office is over a hundred miles away and all returned or rejected mail has to go allllll the way up to the "main" office to be re-sorted and sent back down for another try. If my first-name-basis carrier accidently puts an envelope in my box for someone else on the street, I will either walk down and deliver it, or watch for her the next day and hand it to her.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We're still getting my grandfather's mail, even though the guy got a new fixed address years ago and also he's dead now.

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3 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just write MOVED across the envelope and leave it in the return to sender box for the mail carrier. Sometimes the change of address hasn't taken affect yet.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yeah because thats always how it works - not. I just write return to sender and off they go.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember the previous residents of my place... they just.. NEVER changed their address. About a month after we moved in (a full 30 days at least) the previous resident called, saying he'd be there in 2 weeks to pick up his mail. Sooo... he then doesn't show up for about 4 months. And then is offended and angry with us when we told him we'd 'Return to Sender'd it all (meaning, we sent it back. We didn't have it). What a self-righteous jacka$$.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We've lived in our current apartment for 16 years. And we still get Christmas cards for the previous tenants

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn't do that, because you can easily forget to change your address at one company, and the post office don't forward mail after a certain period.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What kind of a monster is this person?!!!!!!!!!!! Does their building not have a recycle bin? So they can throw it out AND be environmentally friendly?

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Posted names on box of who gets mail. I only get mail with names on that list.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fortunately we hardly get any paper post in the mail anymore in SA, everything is email. If stuff still comes on paper I tear it up and chuck it. Same attitude.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just write "not at this address" on it and leave it in your box as outgoing mail. Easy. Why would you make a trip to the post office?

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just put it back in the big blue mailbox. I've lived here for 9 years and still get the same person"s junk mail.

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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can be risky... at my home, a previous owner had used the legal address as some kind of club. If mail comes in addressed to that club, I certainly open it. Don't want bailiffs forcing themselves in and taking my posessions.

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