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Can we just get a solid "do not call" list for mail. Like 90% of my physical mail is junk and it's bullshit. I'm kind of on the edge of wanting to be rid of all
by accountface 10y ago
Can we just get a solid "do not call" list for mail. Like 90% of my physical mail is junk and it's bullshit. I'm kind of on the edge of wanting to be rid of all letter delivery in its entirety.
- ISL 10y agoJunk mail subsidizes the postal service.
- k_sh 10y agoI have a sneaking suspicion[1] that this won't be happening anytime soon. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/business/seeking-revenue-postal-service-plans-to-deliver-more-junk-mail.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/business/seeking-revenue-p...
- JBReefer 10y agoA very cynical and cruel interpretation of the modern post office is that its real business model is to subsidize political mailers during campaign season (which are phenomenally cheap) with junk mail, while conveniently providing jobs. Politicians, who are the benefactors of the low priced mailers, and who have an interest in preserving the few no college required jobs left, thus are incentivized to support the USPS at all cost, so they do. It's not the only interpretation of the modern USPS, but it's hard not to grumble about that one when using the incredibly poorly run locations that bless NYC. It's also hard to love the USPS when you consider that this interpretation results in thousands of tons of paper printed, moved, delivered, and then put directly in landfills every year for essentially no benefit.
- zwerdlds 10y agohere you go: https://about.usps.com/forms/ps1500.pdf https://about.usps.com/forms/ps1500.pdf
- losteverything 10y agohttps://thedma.org/accountability/dma-choice/ https://thedma.org/accountability/dma-choice/
- xux 10y agoYou can register with the Data & Marketing Association to opt out of most junk mail: https://www.usa.gov/telemarketing#item-35222 https://www.usa.gov/telemarketing#item-35222