![]() I also didn’t leave a message, unless there was an option in the phone tree for opting out of their mailing list.įind out who their direct marketing firm is. I found calling to be way more effective than email. That is a phone call and an email on the same day. It is time to escalate your strategy.ĭirectly contact the company who is sending you stuff. Three months have passed, you can see a difference in the junk mail you get, but it is still to much. Junk Mail Revenge: Make them pay for wasting your time. Joseph’s Indian School Their fundraiser will sell you out to anyone with a checkbook. Opt-out of Reader’s Digest Sweepstakes email or call (877) 342-4775.Opt-out of Publishers Clearing House this is a gateway to the next lower level of junk mail, opt-out here.To stop Trader Joe’s Fearless Flyer (scroll to the bottom).To opt out of phone calls, mail, and door knocks from Comcast (Xfinity).I found PaperKarma to be more effective than Catalog Choice. Use coupon code DJM30 to get 30% off a subscription to Paperkarma) You must enter every group individually to opt out. Sign up for Catalog Choice or PaperKarma (Affiliate link. While you are waiting there are somethings you can do: It may take up to 3 months, to see a difference in your mailbox. You have now put up a strong shield around your mailbox. If you want to go to the next level with opting out of data brokers and other data mining sites there is a lot more you can do. It stops them from selling your information to 3rd parties. This won’t stop junk mail for credit card offers. Submit a California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Opt-Out Request with each credit bureau. Newer link, Opt-out of their whole system They have a whole page about opting-out from them, but if you only want to opt-out of snail mail, email them at LexisNexis opt-out of direct marking here. They turn your life into data points that are sold to direct marketers: Tell your bank to stop sharing your personal data If you are receiving mail for a person who has passed away, I have a post about stopping mail for a deceased person.Even if phone calls aren’t a problem contact them anyway. If you get a lot of phone calls from charities, more that likely it is these guys. They also do mailing list management for their clients. Telemarketer InfoCision call them at (330) 668-1400 or email them They are called a telemarketer but they are so much more.It is OK, that is the way the credit bureaus ID you. Stop credit card offers: Opt-Out Pre-Screen or call 1-888-5-OPT-OUT (1-88) They are going to ask you for your Social Security Number. ![]() You can also sign up for ‘s National Do Not Mail List.If you are the legal guardian, or have Power of Attorney for a loved one use the Do Not Contact for Caretaker’s Registration (it has the same effect as the regular DMAChoice page).(Affiliate link) The problems come when you are trying to clean up 50+ years of junk mail mail like I am.) 99% of the people who find this blog will only need to do this and use PaperKarma. This is the number #1 thing you can do to stop junk mail. (Some people have interpreted this as my saying not to do this step. It will take 6 to 8 weeks after the the next update to see a difference in your mailbox. The updated list is sent out 4 times a year: January, April, July, and October. Sign up for DMAChoice this will stop everything that you or your elderly person has never given money to, either bought a product or given a donation.You need to put up a shield of protection over your mailbox: A lot of the cost of stopping the junk mail will be off set by these freebies. Open everything, you will be getting free money, return address labels, stamps, calendars and, note pads. That way you can really see who is sending the most stuff, and focus on them. I recommend tossing all the mail in a big box and sorting through it once a week. When you are getting 20+ pieces of junk mail a day, you just need to make it stop. I had to take a scorched earth strategy when attacking the junk mail. Whenever I had the urge to start screaming at people or start flinging junk mail across the room, out of frustration, I just went back to this list. This very easily could have become a money pit with me yelling at people every day. I will be updating this page as I get better at stopping junk mail.īefore I started, I had to set up some rules for myself. This is the quick easy version if you want to see the fun, and the thought process that went into this list, read the rest of the blog. This is a round-up of my odyssey of trying to save an old woman (and my mailbox) from junk mail.
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