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Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offers...

Obviously from my username that I'm a mailman in California. All last week and yesterday I have been delivering higher than usual CapOne cards (I can feel the envelopes to know what's inside after 20 years of delivering LOL).

 

I noticed I have been delivering alot of AmEx's Blue, Barlcay 2X Rewards and some Chase pre-offers on my route.

 

If you guys or gals have any questions about how often I deliver what (in regards to credit cards) I can answer...what I will NOT answer my customer's info, specific location such as street names, etc. LOL!

 

Oh yeah...come January I'll be delivering 16 to 24 oz credit card statements Smiley LOL

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Dalmus
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe

 I worked at a print & mail company for many years... I know exactly what you mean by getting to know what was inside an envelope without seeing it!  I used to be able to tell whether an envelope was under 1, 2 or 3 oz  with about a 95% accuracy, too.  lol

 

 I couldn't imagine making so many purchases in one month on one card that I had more than two statement pages!

 

 I'd be tempted to go for another Cap1 card since they seem to be sending a bunch out, except I promised myself I would garden.  That, and I had to force a manual review for my last CLI.  Not worth the hassle when I have enough to keep track of as it is!

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Anonymous
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe

I thought cards typically came in an unmarked envelope (meaning while one could probably feel a card in the envelope, the exact issuer is a mystery without opening it)? At least my CSP replacement did, anyway.

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Anonymous
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe

Can you deliver in other parts of the country? We need a responsible mailman like you. Smiley Happy

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designated_knitter
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe


@Anonymous wrote:

Obviously from my username that I'm a mailman in California. All last week and yesterday I have been delivering higher than usual CapOne cards (I can feel the envelopes to know what's inside after 20 years of delivering LOL).

 

I noticed I have been delivering alot of AmEx's Blue, Barlcay 2X Rewards and some Chase pre-offers on my route.

 

If you guys or gals have any questions about how often I deliver what (in regards to credit cards) I can answer...what I will NOT answer my customer's info, specific location such as street names, etc. LOL!

 

Oh yeah...come January I'll be delivering 16 to 24 oz credit card statements Smiley LOL


I'm thinking the increase in Cap1 cards is because of the new chip cards being sent out -- I got 2 this week.  So it may not reflect an increase in new credit accounts... just new cards.

 

Cap 1 doesn't make any attempt to hide their credit card mailers.  I think they figure the process you have to use to activate the card makes it secure enough.  

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UncleB
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe


@Dalmus wrote:
I couldn't imagine making so many purchases in one month on one card that I had more than two statement pages!

 


Back in the day (90s) when Amex still did 'country-club billing' for their charge cards (with the squares on each page, some with actual receipt copies) I can remember having bills so lengthy they would come in a letter-size envelope (8.5 x 11).  It was too many pages to even fold.

 

Talk about killing some trees!  Smiley Surprised

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Anonymous
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe

That's awesome.   Very funny post.

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Anonymous
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@Anonymous wrote:

Can you deliver in other parts of the country? We need a responsible mailman like you. Smiley Happy


LOL Thanks for the thought! :-)

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Anonymous
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe

I kinda figured


@designated_knitter wrote:

@Anonymous wrote:

Obviously from my username that I'm a mailman in California. All last week and yesterday I have been delivering higher than usual CapOne cards (I can feel the envelopes to know what's inside after 20 years of delivering LOL).

 

I noticed I have been delivering alot of AmEx's Blue, Barlcay 2X Rewards and some Chase pre-offers on my route.

 

If you guys or gals have any questions about how often I deliver what (in regards to credit cards) I can answer...what I will NOT answer my customer's info, specific location such as street names, etc. LOL!

 

Oh yeah...come January I'll be delivering 16 to 24 oz credit card statements Smiley LOL


I'm thinking the increase in Cap1 cards is because of the new chip cards being sent out -- I got 2 this week.  So it may not reflect an increase in new credit accounts... just new cards.

 

Cap 1 doesn't make any attempt to hide their credit card mailers.  I think they figure the process you have to use to activate the card makes it secure enough.  


I kinda figured.

 

Chase sends out plain envelopes without ANY names/logos just PO Box in Coppel, Texas ;-)

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Anonymous
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Re: Delivering mail all week....alot of Capital One cards arriving, many Barclay & AmEx BCE offe


@UncleB wrote:

@Dalmus wrote:
I couldn't imagine making so many purchases in one month on one card that I had more than two statement pages!

 


Back in the day (90s) when Amex still did 'country-club billing' for their charge cards (with the squares on each page, some with actual receipt copies) I can remember having bills so lengthy they would come in a letter-size envelope (8.5 x 11).  It was too many pages to even fold.

 

Talk about killing some trees!  Smiley Surprised


Gosh! I remember that when I first started delivering mail! LOL

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