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Emily Williams needs:

Stop unwanted mail

Question for the US-based users: how can I stop all the crap mail that I get on a daily basis? I don't even live in the US anymore anyway!

I would love to know if there's a one-step way to get rid of catalogs, junk mail, coupons, credit card offers, etc. Any ideas? Thanks!

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United States Location · San Francisco Bay Area

Posted on 7/24/2008


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Sydney Larson
Beau Lebens

Emily Williams's information
  • Providencia Providencia, 23 years old
  • Works for Needish
  • Biography:
    Community manager at Needish. From the Bay Area, now living in Santiago with my boyfriend and our dog.

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  • Phil Levin

    Phil Levin (Phil)

    Don't know how to stop it, but my friend has a good idea for the second best thing: Exacting revenge on the junkmailers.

    http://www.blogadilla.com/2008/05/09/how-to-exact-revenge-on-junk-mailers/

    Remember, it's a dish best served cold.

    Posted on 7/24/2008

  • Heather Hawkinson

    Heather Hawkinson (heatherhawkinson)

    Oh my God, that's hilarious!

    Posted on 7/25/2008

  • Kim  Woodbridge

    Kim Woodbridge (kwbridge)

    It takes a little bit of work to stop receiving most junk mail. This About article lists two places to register with and other helpful tips. Scroll down to the section that says 'Register Your Name'. For most catalogs, you will need to call and ask them to stop sending.

    Posted on 7/25/2008

  • Kim  Woodbridge

    Kim Woodbridge (kwbridge) image

    And umm...the link would probably be helpful - ok my first need will be a new memory

    http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/junkmail.htm

    Posted on 7/25/2008

  • Sydney Larson

    Sydney Larson (Sydney) image

    two things:
    1. go directly to the Direct Marketing Association (link here: http://www.thedailygreen.com/going-green/tips/966) they're the ones who have the power to stop the junk.
    2. another thing you can do is stop mail that says "you've been pre-approved" etc. etc. (e.g. credit cards)...if you look on one of those pieces of mail, they are required to have an "opt out" notice - just follow their directions

    Posted on 7/28/2008

  • Beau Lebens

    Beau Lebens (beau) image

    I also use http://www.catalogchoice.org/ which seems to work. But defintely the first step is to get off the credit card offers list - that gets rid of a bunch on its own.

    Posted on 8/20/2008

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