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BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts) Mon Sep 18, 2023, 01:53 AM Sep 2023

Are McCarthy's funds drying up?

My neighbor, a registered Dem, got a survey and a desire for a donation from him and the return envelope requires a stamp. Every time I get a survey from the Dems they have always provided a paid-for envelope. I would return it with a nasty reply but I don't want to waste my own money. Is this typical for the GQP or are their billionaire donors getting cheap?

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Are McCarthy's funds drying up? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Sep 2023 OP

I haven't received a postage paid SharonClark Sep 2023 #1

Damn, I was hoping they were going broke. BigmanPigman Sep 2023 #2

It's a marketing "test of commitment". Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #3

I didn't know that. BigmanPigman Sep 2023 #4

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)

1. I haven't received a postage paid

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 02:54 AM

Sep 2023

solicitation in years, but then, I don’t know how companies that send solicitations determine whether to include postage or not.

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)

2. Damn, I was hoping they were going broke.

Reply to SharonClark (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 03:27 AM

Sep 2023

Midnight Writer

(21,798 posts)

3. It's a marketing "test of commitment".

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 02:18 PM

Sep 2023

The idea is if you care enough to spring extra for postage then you are a priority mark for further solicitations.

This used to be a thing for non-profit groups. They would send a postage-paid envelope, but it would be marked "Your postage on this envelope will help us keep costs down". The catch is that USPS charges the recipient the postage whether there is a stamp on it or not. Putting a stamp on it doesn't help the non-profit at all.

BigmanPigman

(51,627 posts)

4. I didn't know that.

Reply to Midnight Writer (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 18, 2023, 07:00 PM

Sep 2023

That info will help me when I donate using real stamps in the future.

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