This nickel could mean a lot to a veteran.

I keep telling Maggiepie to keep the nickle (or other stuff), then they'll stop sending her stuff.

I have often wondered the same uath13 on how I keep getting the personalized mailing labels. It has often crossed my mine how they perhaps were spending so much and perhaps not a lot of donations. But then I suppose some can and do so, so I suppose they do make up for it in the end.

We also receive the "nickel" and labels. We also receive "lap blankets"; calendars; wrapping paper; birthday, christmas, and all occassion cards; pens; book bags; etc. The list goes on and on. If we can use them ourselves, we keep them; and, we rarely send anything to the charity in return. We have a few charities we donate to and they seem to sell our name to other companies that we do not send money; but, they send us things anyway. If the item is something we do not need (or want) and it can be used by someone else we give it away - I gave away 7 different calendars last year and we kept 2 for ourselves. Some items we give to local thrift shops. If it is something we cannot use and that can not be used by someone else (how many labels can a single family use in their lifetime - we toss it in the trash.

Hi, uath.....I will never be able to use up all of the address labels that have been accumulating here on my desk. Then I have note pads, calendars. seasonal stickers and an array of other junk. Years ago I did send a donation to a charity, Paralyzed Vets I think, and since then I've received the labels etc. from charities I've never even heard of even though I've not made any further donations. If there is a way to be taken off of their mailing lists, I've not found it.