Comments on: Things to do on a lazy Sunday: Stop Junk Mail!

By: Maxym

Maxym — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:48:49 +0000

Thanks for the post.

You can also sign do not mail petition ( like Do Not Call National Petition)

I did some search online and this is the best resource so far available online ( correct me if I am wrong). I have done this 5 months ago and my mailbox is literally empty ( I have paperless billing and also opted out from various mail lists) I check my mail twice a month now. It is beautiful. ( What a freedom).

I even took the letter from samples provided and wrote it to a local Chinese restaurant that keeps putting fliers in my door. They stopped too in the whole subdivision.

Save the time for yourself.

http://awakening.weebly.com/stop-junk-mail.html

I even opted out from the yellow book. What do I need it for, since the internet is right here.

By: Tim Henry

Tim Henry — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:13:52 +0000

My company Myjunktree will also stop all the junk mail coming to your home. We help you stop all the credit card offers, weekly coupons, unwanted catalogs, misc junk mail and even the phone books. We provide quick and easy access to sign up on the do not call list and order your annual credit report to protect your identity.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:57:22 +0000

I wrote an article like this a while back. Yours goes into much more detail and gives direct examples of where to go for each particular thing though. Kudos and congrats on a very useful article…

By: Dane Jasper

Dane Jasper — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:30:36 +0000

Boy, that’s too bad! I guess CatalogChoice is working too well. I’m using it as well as http://proquo.com/ and I’ve also registered directly with DMA. I don’t know which works best, but the combination results in virtually no catalogs.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:00:41 +0000

Dane, noticed this article at the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/18/AR2008031802893.html

which says that the Direct Marketing Association has instructed its members to ignore opt-out requests from Catalog Choice. Since many direct mailers are members of the DMA, that may dramatically reduce the effectiveness of Catalog Choice and similar services.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:47:34 +0000

There’s another service that will take care of all of it for you for $20. GreenDimes.com takes care of getting you off of junk mail lists, catalogs, credit card offers, the whole thing. We also plant 5 trees for you when you sign up and have a petition for a Do Not Mail Registry. The impact on the environment and your time is amazing.

Melissa

By: Carly

Carly — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:14:04 +0000

Great post on Catalog Choice/DMA.

I wanted to give you a heads-up on another great Web site that I thought your readers would find interesting and help them de-clutter their mailboxes and simplify their lives.

Its called ProQuo.com, a free, easy-to-use site that gives you the ability to remove yourself from the most commonly used marketing lists in a matter of minutes!

Who knew that Americans receive nearly four million tons of junk mail each year and the average consumer can be on thousands of marketing mailing lists at any time? We are flooded with unwanted advertisements, credit card offers and political propaganda, which can bury the mail we are looking for…not to mention create a drain on the environment.

Take care,
Carly VanDyke
PainePR