Returned letter. How did they know?

[10ClarionSt]

I received a letter from the PO which had been returned by someone because the recipient no longer lived at the address. The thing is, I didn't send it and my address wasn't on the back of the envelope, and it was unopened. The recipient used to be a member of our naval association but why did it come back to me and how did they know my address? What? Ask the Post Office? I did. They don't know either. And if they don't know, who did?

[Smowball]

Am confused, are you querying why it has been sent to you because your name isnt on either the envelope or the letter?

[Old_Geezer]

They film you in the street, posting the letter. Big brother is watching you.

[chelle7272]

rather odd that....so you knew the person, but otherwise the letter was nothing to do with you?

[Hopkirk]

I bet it was opened and resealed.

There is a department in Belfast full of sleuths, that help mail to find it's destination.

[mike11111]

"How Did They Know?"
This reminds me of something that happened to me nearly 50 years ago. One day, when I was a 14 year old grammar school pupil, I cashed in my savings stamps, those with the head of Princess Anne on, 6d each, in order to buy two new ball point pens for school. Having bought the pens I had the munificent sum of 3s left over. Outside the large department store where I purchased the pens a blind man used to stand playing the accordion, soliciting donations. Chuffed to bits with my new pens and feeling in a most magnanimous mood I put 6d in his collecting box. He turned to me and said, "Thanks, bonny lad." I was half way further up the street before it hit me.

[Nibble]

If your local postman knows that you've something to do with the orgisation, then they'll try to return the post to an individual who is known to have "something" to do with the original recipient. This is because the PO notices the type of mail which you receive, and your interests.


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