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Royal Mail: Stop posting crisp packets without envelopes

Royal Mail has stepped into a row between campaigners and crisp makers Walkers - by urging people posting empty packets to put them in envelopes.

Campaigners asked people to post the non-recyclable plastic bags and "flood Walkers social media with pictures of us popping them in the post".

Royal Mail is obliged by law to deliver the bags to Walkers' freepost address.But without envelopes they cannot go through machines and must be sorted by hand, causing delays.

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Hilarious prank? Great advertising? Or thoughtless act?

What do you think?

Reply 1
The better way of protesting would be not to buy their crisps...
Reply 2
"Royal Mail said it had handled about 30 crisp packets so far."

So that campaign's working really well then :rolleyes:
It's a marketing strategy wasn't it? Like they did when they said they'd get rid of a couple of flavours if it was voted the most unpopular. But imo I'd rather not receive my post with a mark on it. :/

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