Bags of bags

SIR – Like Mary Fraser Burns (Letters, September 11), I have been plagued with charity bags wedged half into the letterbox almost daily.

I put a polite notice on the front door saying: “No more charity bags, please.” It has worked. Linda Bos Midhurst, West Sussex SIR – The charity bags I receive are not unwanted.

Since supermarkets started charging for their bags, I have suffered a severe shortage – and am therefore very grateful for any donations of bags that pop through my letterbox. Allan Hook Brighton, East Sussex SIR – Clothing collection sacks are rarely left directly by the named charity. They arrive from profitmaking companies that pledge to donate a proportion of their profits, or an annual lump sum, to the named charity.

The small print on the wrapper gives details of the collecting company, and a (free) visit to the Companies House website will disclose the company details as well as the names and addresses of directors.

I suggest Miss Fraser Burns directs her displeasure to them, and insists that the nuisance is immediately terminated. However, it might take more than one letter to produce the desired result. Alan E Quaife Loughton, Essex