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    Phones For Food - Freepost question

    The address is:

    World Vision Phones for Food
    ShP Solutions
    Freepost NEA14439
    Lancaster
    LA1 1ZZ

    Does that mean I just find any old padded envelope and write that address and i dont have to pay anything to send it?

    I was intrigued by this phone recycling thing:

    http://www.worldvision.org.uk/getinv...nesforfood.asp

    Since I have a couple of unused, low value phones

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    It says:
    Simply put your old mobile phone in a padded envelope or jiffy bag with its battery and charger if possible, and send it to: (address)
    So I guess so, yeah.

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    YOU don't pay shipping, THEY do.

    mail a brick, screw a charity

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    YOU don't pay shipping, THEY do.

    mail a brick, screw a charity
    lmao!
    tempted to sig it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    YOU don't pay shipping, THEY do.

    mail a brick, screw a charity
    Incidentally, this is a good way of ensuring junk mail firms with freepost reply addresses stop sending things to you. Not only the money that gets them - they simply don't have enough room for all the broken fridges you can send them...

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    YOU don't pay shipping, THEY do.
    Thats what i thought was strange, if for some reason i had to pay postage.

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    mail a brick, screw a charity
    Thats not nice

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    yup just write that down, they will see the "freepost" part, and will charge them, not you.

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    If you pay the postage then they have more money to spend on charitable things, but you can send it for free easily enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by directhex
    mail a brick, screw a charity
    harsh. not funny either.
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