[Dx-qsl] Return address on QSL's mailed

[Ron]

Most of the envelopes I get, the sender has the courtesy to fully address 
the envelope adding his or my return address.
73
Ron

At 08:49 AM 1/30/2005 -0500, Steven Wheatley KU9C wrote:
>Alan,
>
>I can give you my view of this.  I don't do it because it is yet another 
>step in the process, and an unnecessary one at the moment (in that the 
>Post Office doesn't mandate it to take the mail...they do on packages, for 
>example).
>
>Think of mailing several hundred pieces of mail, and think of how long it 
>takes to mark these.  Call me lazy, but I'd prefer to do a few more QSL 
>cards with the time.  For QSL managers, unpaid volunteers, we have so much 
>time to devote to the hobby...for me, I prefer to work the pile of cards.
>
>My recommendation, and I've suggested this earlier....is to put the return 
>address on the envelope you mail to me.  Put mine, put yours, but if you 
>want one, put something there before sending it.  I'm not sure what 
>happens if the mail goes astray, but without a 'return address'...it may 
>go to dead letter.
>
>73
>Steve  KU9C
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: Alan Zack <k7acz at cox.net>
>Date:  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 00:12:57 -0800
>
> >I'm wondering if anyone has noticed a trend among some QSL mangers not
> >to use a return address when sending a QSL back to you.
> >
> >We send a QSL manager a SAE or SASE with our address stamped on it to
> >get the QSL back to us.  But I noticed most QSL managers don't stamp
> >their return address on the envelope we provide.  This is fine UNLESS
> >for some reason our address can't be read because of being smudged or
> >if using a label, the label gets torn off.  then what happens?  With
> >no return address the envelope goes to the dead letter file and is
> >lost forever.  The person who sent the SASE/SAE doesn't get his card,
> >and gets mad at the QSL mgr for not sending it, when he actually did
> >send it.
> >
> >If a QSL mgr didn't want to use his address as the return address then
> >I suppose we could put our own address on the back flap of the
> >envelope so it would get returned to us.  This would be OK UNLESS
> >someone moved and the forwarding order expired or for some other
> >reason it could not be delivered (Flood, hurricane, house burned down,
> >etc).
> >Anyway, I wonder what the QSL mgrs in the group have for suggestions
> >on using or not using their return address on SAE/SASE they receive.
> >73
> >--
> >__________________________________________________________________________
> >
> >Alan Zack
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