[kaycee]

I signed up to be one, but never heard back......can anyone recommend some companies to sign up with?

[JumbleJoe]

What is a mail decoy?

[mandiedq]

Originally Posted by JumbleJoe

What is a mail decoy?

[kaycee]

You sign up and get mail. It's business fliers and some magazine subscriptions. You enter each piece daily and are paid by the piece. This is not an opportunity you could do full time and live off of, but it could be extra money or spending money. The longer you are with a company and enter in mail correctly, the more pieces you will recieve which in turn gives you more money.

Mail decoys or Mail monitors are used by companies to test the mail marketing in certain areas. They check to see what the postal service is like in different areas... such as will they deliver a promotional ad on time, what condition will the mail arrive in. They test it because they spend lots of money on their campaigns.

[NJMom]

Sounds interesting! Wonder if anyone has a link to share with us?

[kaycee]

US Monitor and Hauser were the companies recommended to me. I googled and found their websites, but as I said, I never heard back, even to be told "no thanks"

[carriemb2]

Sounds interesting....

[Goldi43192]

I did a little research and found some links I havent read anything yet but thought I'd post the links
Opportunity
US Monitor New Agent Form
Good Luck

[CarolynC]

Boy, I sure couldn't do that!! It would interfere with my AFC addiction!!

[mjloves2shop]

Originally Posted by Goldi43192

I did a little research and found some links I havent read anything yet but thought I'd post the links
Opportunity
US Monitor New Agent Form
Good Luck

I did the first link and it told me they had a place for me and took me to a contract.

It is $.25 per piece you rcv and enter on-line. You have to keep every piece for 6 months and they will occasionally ask for a specific piece to be sent to them (you get $.50 and postage expense when this happens)

[jl531]

Has anyone received calls for this? Or anyone currently doing this?

Apparently, way back in April, I submitted an application. They just called me today, and are going to "test" me. (Send me some mail pieces, and have me report on them).

I'm just wondering your opinions, if you do it.

Thanks!

[Brandi0329]

I did it...it was not worth my time. You have to enter the name of the item/magazine plus two more lines with numbers and letters combined then you have to enter your name and password on each of them. It took a few minutes for each then I never got a paycheck until I requested it. After an email asking why I didn't enter a piece of mail. It was only like 20.00 after six months. I just got an email from them today saying I haven't logged in, in the past 4 months and they wanted to see if I had moved or just decided to stop entering mail.

Brandi

[kandikid82]

My mail lady would hate me! I have to keep her in my good graces since she brings my freebies...not to mention the secret.santa running around here. I wouldn't want to tick her off.

[thekains]

hmm sounds interesting!!

[HopeK]

I was a mail decoy for a few years about 4 years ago. It was through Hauser. I think they got too big too fast and customer service fell through. I was making about 20-35 a month being a mail decoy. It does start out slow and gradually increases. Their accounts payable was an old retired man that had no customer service skills. That is why I quit.

[TexasMom]

I work for US Monitor, so if anyone has any questions I may be able to help.

I love my job, I make about $40-$50 a month, not much but it's easy money and I use these for "play money" for me and the kids!!

[Card83]

Originally Posted by kaycee

You sign up and get mail. It's business fliers and some magazine subscriptions. You enter each piece daily and are paid by the piece. This is not an opportunity you could do full time and live off of, but it could be extra money or spending money. The longer you are with a company and enter in mail correctly, the more pieces you will recieve which in turn gives you more money.

Mail decoys or Mail monitors are used by companies to test the mail marketing in certain areas. They check to see what the postal service is like in different areas... such as will they deliver a promotional ad on time, what condition will the mail arrive in. They test it because they spend lots of money on their campaigns.

Thanks I did not know what that was.

[tonyarenee]

Wow! Never knew there was such a thing! This is neat, I may have to check in to it:0)

[2vette2camaro]

I never heard of such a thing either. Thanks for posting and I signed up for three different ones:

US monitor
Hausernet
Quotas

[2vette2camaro]

I got accepted as a decoy for Hausernet!

[Samantha85VA]

I used to do Hauser, but I dont remember now why I dont do it anymore.... weird

[wlcross]

Originally Posted by 2vette2camaro

I never heard of such a thing either. Thanks for posting and I signed up for three different ones:

US monitor
Hausernet
Quotas

Do you have the links to these? I have never heard of this and would love to try! TIA

[jreid0978]

i just signed up . waiting to see what happens

[Debnmarv261]

I am a Hausernet decoy,and I have not gotten a check yet and they do not respond to emails.If I don't get paid soon,I am quitting.

[charmi]

I have been working with US Monitor for about 2 years now. I average about $20-25/month, getting about 2-5 mail pieces a day. It is part of my daily routine. Come home from work, cook and go online and enter mail and read AFC.