HI Mama's.
I was curious to find out if there was a central place (e.g. like the no call list) where you can register and request to be taken off the mailing list for catalogues. Daily I received many brochures/catalogues from VS, J CREW, CRATE & BARRELL, POTT BARN, ETC ETC ETC. These haven't worried me before but soon we are leaving to rent/live aboard. We will still be "managing/receiving" mail for our current house (on the market) and would like to ensure it's only essential documents we receive. I wondered if there was an easier way than calling each # on the back of the catalogues ?
Thank you to everyone that replied. I'm going to register at a couple of websites suggested by you. It's good to know I can stop these magazines. I'm also using the other helpful tips sent. Thanks again Mamas !
It is www.catalogchoice.org. You sometimes have to enter the ones you get more than once before they remove you from their mailing list. It really does work.
Hi L.-
I have never tried this service but you could go to catalogchoice.org. You enter the name of the catalog to cancel and provide your info and they take care of cancelling it for you. It's free, but you do have to enter each catalog name individually.
Good luck,
K.
It will take you some time but inside the magazine, in the first few pages where they list all the editor info, personnel, etc. You will see options for "mailing preferences" or "unsubscribe" or something similar.
You can email them and request to be taken off their mailing list. Sometimes they will ask for a code number that is near your name on your address printed on the cover or back.
If you can't find all that info, just go to the magazine's websites, contact customer service and request to stop receive mailings.
I'm a big re-cycler and I hate to see all the wasted mail.
I also send all junk mail and misdirected mail "RETURN TO SENDER". The sender, company, has to pay all that postage which costs them money so they take you off their lists.
Good luck, with the holidays coming, the mailboxes will be busting with catalogs.
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1. Get off the lists. Go to dmachoice.org and click on "Remove my name from those lists." That lets you register with the Mail Preference Service of the Direct Marketing Association to get off mailing lists. Online registration is free (or $1 through the mail) and is good for three years, says DMA's Patricia Kachura. This move alone should stop 80% of unsolicited mail within four months.
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2. Don't register products. Your proof of purchase of a new product serves as a guarantee of warranty for that item, so you don't need to fill out questionnaire-style product registration forms (unless you're concerned about recall alerts), says Tom Watson of the National Waste Prevention Coalition. "They're used for mailing lists," he says. And never sign up for contests and sweepstakes, Watson adds.
3. Squash the offers. To stop preapproved credit offers, have your name removed from lists supplied by the major consumer credit reporting companies. Visit optoutprescreen.com or call the toll-free number 888-567-8688; with both methods, you're covered for five years. You also can opt out permanently by phone or by mail using a form found on the website. "Not only will you nix the offers, but you'll be reducing your chances of identity theft," says Beth Givens of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
4. Remain anonymous. Supermarket loyalty cards enable marketers to track buying habits and can generate unsolicited mail. Givens recommends paying cash, avoiding supermarkets that use these cards or signing up for cards using a pseudonym like Jane or Joe Shopper, with no address, to preserve your anonymity.
5. Stay vigilant. Buying online is the main culprit for catalog overload, says Tim Sanchez of the non-profit consumer group New American Dream. When you make a purchase, immediately send an e-mail to the company or call its toll-free number and ask that your name be removed from the mailing list. And the new catalogchoice.org lets you choose which catalogs to refuse.
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Go to Greendimes.com when I signed up w/them it cost about $10 & I no longer receive any junk mail or catalogues. It takes about 4 weeks after you sign up but it's been 3 years now & still no junk mail!
Good luck!
I believe it would be fruitless to request no more
catalogues if you continue to order through them.
That might be the best place to start. It worked for me.
Good luck
When you put your change of address in you can request only 1st class mail be sent on--anything other than 1st class mail you may have to pay to have forwarded to you. I would discuss this with the post office when filling out your change of address cards.
A friend of mine told me about Catalog Choice. I have not personally used it but here is their website. http://www.catalogchoice.org/
https://www.catalogchoice.org You have to set up an account and register each catalog separately. I have used it for myself, my mother and my aunt! It's free and it's great! The only downside is that some catalogs do not participate, so you have to call them individually.
At the bottom of the e-mail it should have an unsubscribe link. Sometimes the adds are all connected and will disappear with one or you may have to unsubscribe to all. Good luck.
I believe there IS a number you can call or do it on the internet & I'm sorry I can't remember it but I've done that before. You can also just call the catalogue company or whomever is sending you the 'junk mail' & just ask them to remove you from their mailing list & a lot of times you can goto the company's website & there's usually an option to do that on the website itself. Good luck!
