To obliterate your address on packaging

Thanks for this! I get a lot of stuff on Amazon (guilt) and spend time pulling off the labels and shredding them. I will try this straight away!

I usually just use a thick black marker pen, but will def. try this - thank you.

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Used to shred but changed to black indelible marker (NOT wipe board) some months back.

I cut off the addresses and shred them as instructed to do so by a security expert.

I am sure Amazon uses superglue because I have great difficulty scraping off the labels. That seems an easy method, thanks.

I too cut all addresses off and shred.

Thank you for the tip.

I've found that Wob (previously World of Books) labels can have the address washed off with a damp cloth. Very useful if you want to reuse the packaging.

Thanks for the hand gel tip, Shinamae - not all address labels are as easily cleaned off as the Wob ones!

I cut mine off and put them in the compost bin - worms haven't scammed me yet!

Good tip about the hand gel - thanks.

Why would you need to do that?

What annoy me are all the communications from charities which I don’t support - not only are your name and address printed on the front of the letter but also tucked away on the donation slip they enclose so I have to go hunting for that. We burn or shred all the name and address labels.

Can’t say I have ever bothered

You would be if you were the victim of identity theft. Don’t make it easy for fraudsters!

I always cut off and shred, have a fantastic shredder cuts into very tiny pieces.

When I have to take newspapers to a big recycling bin at supermarket, there is one you have to lift the lid and it never fails to amaze me how people throw away bank statements with name, address, bank account no. and balance all intact for “anyone” to use and commit fraud if they had a mind to 🤬

I dont bother removing, there are easier ways of finding a name and address rather than rummaging through someone's recycling.

You realise that people pay for names and addresses? I wouldn’t trust the recycling centre employees not to look out for such information - therefore it never goes in the bin unless shredded.

Companies sell lists of peoples info, just a name and address from a recycling centre employee would not be worth anything.

I got a couple of black ink roller things from QVC. One swipe over and the labels are totally illegible.

The sort of people interested in buying your name and address are not companies buying lists for marketing. My address - easily found but not my name - was used for insurance fraud. If the fraudsters had had my name as well they would be well on their way to taking out loans in my name. It happens. Legitimate companies abide by data protection laws - fraudsters don’t.

You can also request your name and address are not widely visible on the electoral register.

Yes. We have done that.

I just use a black sharpie.