I remember some internet guy in the mid 2000's claimed he did this to a company that wouldn't stop mailing him these things even after asking numerous times. So he went to the junk yard and picked up a handful of old refrigerators and slapped the mailers on the side. He said they shipped, costing the company a small fortune. The company tried to sue IIRC, and I want to say the judge was like basically "nah, this guy asked you to stop".
I believe they changed the rules in the US so that you wouldn't be able to do that anymore. But like you said, the trick is to find the max weight they'll ship.
Add weight. It costs more.
And it'll help the poor USPS in earning $$.
This. Tape it to a brick.
I wonder what the limitation is on this? Like what is the heaviest cheapest thing they will take?
I remember some internet guy in the mid 2000's claimed he did this to a company that wouldn't stop mailing him these things even after asking numerous times. So he went to the junk yard and picked up a handful of old refrigerators and slapped the mailers on the side. He said they shipped, costing the company a small fortune. The company tried to sue IIRC, and I want to say the judge was like basically "nah, this guy asked you to stop".
I believe they changed the rules in the US so that you wouldn't be able to do that anymore. But like you said, the trick is to find the max weight they'll ship.
You mean this guy?
https://pe.usps.com/businessmail101?ViewName=MinMax
70lbs ? Challenge accepted.
So used car batteries are a go then?
Hunter’s mom.
It will get thrown away per the USPS, and now you've trashed a perfectly good brick.
If and only if USPS can readily identify it as a prank package.
Otherwise they are legally obligated to ship everything they receive that is properly addressed and posted.