"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 10 Jan 2016 02:33:18 -0600, MaryL
> > wrote:
>
>> On 1/9/2016 11:30 PM, sf wrote:
>> > On Sat, 9 Jan 2016 19:06:30 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> I did manage to cancel a couple of them but it took me many
>> >> hours of phone calls to do so and it's just not worth it.
>> >
>> > Why don't you cross out the name and either say moved or the more
>> > effective: deceased, and send them back?
>> >
>>
>> Yes, that's effective, but you don't even need to return the magazine.
>> Just cut out the label and mail that, along with the message you
>> suggested. I think the Post Office even has post cards to use for
>> forwarding addresses, and that could be used for this purpose. It would
>> be a waste of time to make a trip to the Post Office for every magazine,
>> but it would be easy to pick up several and keep them on hand if this is
>> a frequent occurrence.
>>
> It's just as easy to not put any effort into it at all and keep the
> magazines. She didn't order them and her name isn't on them. They'll
> stop eventually.

Right. Also, the person moved from here over 11 years ago and the post
office won't forward magazines. Sadly, I learned this when I moved.