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Stop junk mail

Sunday, 30 September 2007


Junk mail piles in our mailbox every day even if we do not want. Most of the time, people do not ask for it. But when it arrives, it is needed to do something like shred it, trash it or recycle it. Many of us probably never eliminate all the mail we don't want. But with a little effort, the junk mail can be checked. If our name can be removed from enough mailing lists and databases to cut down some of the clutter, the number of junk mails can be checked.
Tips
Avoid getting your name on mailing lists in the first place. Be wary of sweepstakes and surveys that ask you to provide your contact information.
When you send a letter requesting to opt out of a company's mailing list, don't forget to enclose a mailing label. Those labels contain information and coding that the company will need to update the list.
When you get an opt-out form in the mail from companies with which you do business, do not ignore it. Fill it out and send it in. The more opting out you do, the fewer marketing lists you will land on.
To get the desire result, time is however needed. Why the result would not be seen right away is because a lot of direct mail has already been prepared and addressed in advance. So to get a desire result, people have to wait at least two or three months.