Our post is always delivered these days in piles elasticated ? They never used too deliver mail this way, but every day we have an elastic band to deal with.
They normally start by being taken off the envelopes and popped onto the door knob of one of the utility doors ?? don't know why, but it is nearest the recycling bin for papers. When the pile gets too thick for the said knob ! they move into a drawer in OH's desk, which is becoming increasingly stuffed with the springy little blighters ! that have a mind of their own. A bit like Arkwright's till in Open All Hours
How much mail do you receive SD? We get so little nowadays! I put lacky bands in a vase when I do get them. Like the ball idea that Jax suggested. Let the postie take them back to the sorting office!