what do you think I should do about receiving this item in the mail?

[khkco4bls]

just send it regular mail.

[jimq]

If you think it's worth investing a few dollars to maybe get some business from that company in the future, use online postage, send it back in a bubble mailer with delivery or signature confirmation and give it to your mail carrier when they deliver your mail.

USPS carriers scan anything with prepaid postage now as accepted so it's into the electronic scan system. You don't have to take it to the office if you have a carrier.

If you don't think it's worth investing a few dollars, use prepaid postage and put $.44 of postage on it. It will go back to them postage due and they'll have to pay to pick it up. Again your carrier can pick it up.

I wouldn't spend the money - chances are they already have an outlet for the good stuff and they were just fishing.

[travrosty]

you dont have to pay for or return anything back you didnt ask for.

https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/i...itedFraud.aspx

[John V]

Would this work?
Collect On Delivery (COD)

[tachyonbb]

Signing for the package only indicates that you received it.

You have no obligation to pay for any product you did not order. IMHO you received an unsolicited product and you have no responsibility to return it. I would contact the company and ask them how/when they will pick it up. If they persist I would turn them over to the US Postal Inspector. This is a well known scam. Companies send things to people with an invoice hoping that a certain percentage will just pay instead of putting up a fight.

[novakjr]

I think at this point, since you asked them to send $5 so you can send it back, that the ball is in their court. Just leave it be. If they send the $5, then send it back. If not, then don't waste your time or money. If they call you, just tell them that they can just pick it up at your office, or send you the $5 for delivery.. Don't go out of pocket, or out of your way for these clowns.

[brob28]

Bruce & Travrosty are right on this one. I own a business and we have had companies we've never done business with send us toner on several occasions. It has not happened in a while, but as I recall our attorneys told us to keep the toner or throw it away and not pay. I think this is a pretty common scam. I guess I should put out the disclaimer that I'm not an attorney or USPS expert -

[Tsaiko]

Originally Posted by novakjr

I think at this point, since you asked them to send $5 so you can send it back, that the ball is in their court. Just leave it be. If they send the $5, then send it back. If not, then don't waste your time or money. If they call you, just tell them that they can just pick it up at your office, or send you the $5 for delivery.. Don't go out of pocket, or out of your way for these clowns.

+1 - I was about to post the same exact statement. Actually I wouldn't even send it back. They could accuse you of sending them a fake after sending you an original or some such horse hockey Carolina cow pie pigeon pellets.