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Junk Mail
By Daphne | November 19, 2007
Do you want to get rid of junk mail? There are several options ranging from free to $41 to rid yourself of junk mail. None of which are as easy as adding yourself to the do not call list.
Instead there are options that cost you money… 41 pounds.org tells you that you can reclaim your mailbox and be socially and environmentally aware.
Don’t pay $41 to do this. You can do this by going to sites like catalogend.com which charges $15.95 or you can do this yourself.
An even better solution can be found for free.
Stopping catalogs can be done for free… go to Proquo.com and sign up. Proquo allows you to select which catalogs you would like to stop. The DirectMail.com do not mail list is now FREE. Yes, the same company that sends you coupons for neighborhood merchants.
If there are only certain companies that you do not want to receive catalogs from contact those companies directly. If you order things online from companies that also have paper catalogs. Make sure that you indicate that you do not want to receive mailings.
Some catalogs I do not mind because they give me a chance to see what prices are and do some comparison shopping.
Other options are to black out or remove your name from the catalogs and leave them for your neighbors or swap them with your relatives or friends.
No more junk mail. Although all of these services say that you will be able to stop most junk mail most do not say all junk mail will stop.
Some mail that would be considered junk mail the post office doesn’t deliver to me. Some coupons that I would like or at least I would like to use or give to people I know would use them. Less junk mail does mean that you have less to recycle or get rid of. The amount of junk mail that you have to manage may not seem to be a nuisance to you. There are only one or two catalogs that I receive that are annoying but I ordered items from them. If you do not want to stop all catalogs you can also call the customer service number on the catalog and ask to be removed from the list.
Remember to read the boxes or buttons that are automatically checked when you are ordering gifts online this holiday season. Before you click that final submit button make sure that you haven’t signed yourself up for information from the merchant and some of its “partners”… that’s how you get on the lists.
Getting rid of junk mail allows you to declutter your mailbox and save yourself time.
Topics: November 2007 |
November 26th, 2007 at 11:16 pm
UnlistAssist (dot) com is another way to rid yourself of junk mail and protect your personal privacy. There is a fee, but they are currently running a special of $10 off the registration fee. UnlistAssist will remove your name from 40 different database directories for 3 years. They will do all the work for you to save you time and protect your privacy. If you are interested here is the promo code to receive your $10 discount Code: UAPROMO07
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I think you wanted to say catalogchoice to stop catalogs instead of proquo. proquo mainly does misc junk mail and just a few catalogs. I personally use MyJunkTree a paid service to do my stuff. I know you can go to several sites and do it for free it was just easier to use this one site to Stop Junk Mail and teh weekly coupons, credit card offers, phone books and yes the catalogs. It was quick and easy.
June 28th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Yes I have used the site myjunktree.com also and found it easy to use and the important thing is that it take no time at all. Its has all the info you need in one place! Well worth the annual 20 dollar fee.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I happen to be one of the owners of MyJunkTree and as a new company I search the web to see if we are getting any visibility out there and it seems the word is getting out. Thanks for the support.
We launched the company because we were tired of all the junk mail we were receiving and we personally did not want to bounce all over the web to contact all the different companies to stop it all. First and foremost we wanted to let people choose what they wanted to let come to their home knowing that some people really do like some of the coupons and catalogs. So our clients choose what they want stopped.
We also had to provide a service that is different than the other services out there, so here is what we offer:
1. We have a database of over 1300 catalogs that you can choose to stop.
2. We have over a 2000 charities/Non-Profits that you can stop solicitations from.
3. Stop the delivery of the national phone directories.
4. Stop the delivery of the weekly coupons.
5. Stop the general credit card offers as well as the ones from your own major bank.
6. Stop the miscellaneous junk mail from the data brokers.
7. You can register on the National Do Not Call Registry from the website.
8. You can order your no strings attached free annual credit report right from the website.
9. We plant trees with every new membership.
And, yes we are a paid service and yes you can do everything that we do for free, if you want to do all the research and spend the time contacting the companies yourself it can easily be done. We have just done all of the legwork for our clients and feel there is value in the service we provide.