>I do not want to get into the ethics of the decision of donating fomula to
>food banks.  However, it is a misconception that refusing formula will cost
>the manufacturers the return postage.  It ends up as junk in the post office
>and  is given out to those requesting those types of returns.  This also
>includes things like magazines.  So don't base your decision to refuse this
>type of mailing simply on the "fact" that it will cost the formula
>manufacturer extra money - it won't.


Never really thought of that - the idea was just to return the
unwanted goods, to avoid passing them on to other mothers and thereby
doing the manufacturers' work for them....which we wouldn't want to
do!

HWN, UK

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