To object to the Sun being delivered with my post?

I'm SO disappointed. I haven't received one! Maybe our posties here have rebelled.

Mine has just arrived. I thought I had better have a read before condemning it, but got bored very quickly. I shall have another go later - but I see they are going for Page 3 more-or-less covered-up girl rather than their usual topless - presumably so as not to provoke outrage throughout the land. Even so, I don't really want a photo of a girl in her underwear at 11am.

Have now looked at it properly - it's a Lad's Mag/comic, or this edition is at least, with a nod to ladies who may be desperate to know what Her Majesty likes to have for lunch.

Absolutely grumppa but like Murdoch they have no moral compass - just about the bottom line.

Shouldn't some of the anger be directed against Royal Mail for not taking into account the likely reaction of a significant slice of its customer base before agreeing to the deal with Murdoch?

Harrii - of course there is such a thing as bad publicity. A lot of people have been reminded of the Suns dreadful behaviour re Hillsborough and talking about is hardly likely to translate into increased sales. Thatbags - what an unkind, supercilious comment . Caring about Hillsborough and the Suns behaviour does not equate with ' thriving on being outraged'. What is true though is that some on GN seem to positively enjoy putting down and rubbishing any one who cares about something and expresses their feelings

I would think the Sun "newspaper" gets a lot of mail - it wouldn't just be a handful handed to the receptionist, most likely a sackful so until they open the sack they won't know what has been posted back to them.

We are talking about it aren't we so they have probably achieved their aim.

Linda, our postie, told me that ours is coming on Thursday and they are up in arms about the extra weight involved in delivering it. Our road alone is 1.5 miles long with lots of houses having really long drives and she also does a huge new estate on the edge of the village.

I would have though it was against elf and safety really.

I suspect that they are well aware that they are going to annoy a lot of people. Conversely, many people are going to think it's a bit of a treat to have a free copy. I wonder if the editor will tone down the paper's usual approach for this special edition.

I gather this edition will not show a topless woman. Shows they are well aware of the opinions out there.

I think it's very generous of the Sun to give us the opportunity of confirming our prejudices in the comfort of our homes without having to go to the trouble of sneaking a look at the newsagents.

Spot on, harri! Sometimes I get the feeling that those who publish papers like The Sun are fully aware that there exist many people who appear to enjoy thrive on being outraged. And then they take full advantage

There is no such thing as bad publicity, if people are talking about it they have achieved their aim.

Why does that not surprise me...?

Yes, I do. And fortunately I save all large envelopes that come through the door, so it will not cost me.

Whatever!

Do you really think they haven't considered the fact that this publicity campaign might prove unpopular in some quarters? Still, if you really feel the need to express your annoyance...

I agree, Elegran. If we just recycle it, they will not know the extent of our annoyance. The Post Office will still have to take the bags to the Sun offices in order for them to refuse them.

If they get a lot of unstamped returned papers to refuse, it might bring it home to them that it was not a popular move.

But as I've pointed out before, no one has to accept unstamped mail.

Surely the Sun staff will have been alerted to this sort of backlash and certainly won't be authorised to pay not only the postage, but the £1 'admin fee' charged by the Royal Mail...?

But if you really feel your protest gesture will make a difference, do go ahead

I like the idea of posting it back stamp-less. I think I'll do that if I get one, which seems that I might!

just recycle it - it has already cost them to send it out
I do that with unwanted Labour party diatribes having first ripped them to pieces.
It is annoying but so is a lot of the stuff sent through the post.
ninny I admire your forthrightness

I don't like it or Murdoch and everyone is 100% entitled to their opinions. I am however surprised at the depth of feeling shown by some.

To have this rag in my house would defile it.
Uggggg!!

AnnoD - that thought hadn't even entered my simple mind, but now that you mention it..

papaoscar - did you have in mind somewhere 'where the Sun don't shine'?

Destination for the free Sun - consigned to the blackest, darkest corner of the universe, there to languish for ever and ever more.