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the opt out pre screen system? I ran across it years ago on lifehacker or something. signed up, jumped through their hoops, and the amount of junk mail I receiv
by jrnichols 9y ago
the opt out pre screen system? I ran across it years ago on lifehacker or something. signed up, jumped through their hoops, and the amount of junk mail I receive has dropped to almost none.
I need to get the fiance to do the same thing, because after buying the house, she's getting 20+ credit card offers/etc per week. it's ridiculous how much of it masquerades itself as legitimate business mail too. mixed in with the medical bills.
- bogomipz 9y agoInteresting yes there is also "National Do Not Mail List" which is maintained but the Direct Marketers Association.[1] However the US post office also sells your address when you fill out a change of address form. This is why all those new home services offers start showing up. And there is no way to opt out of this. See: https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/08/how-the-post-office-sells-your-new-address-with-anyone-who-pays-and-the-little-known-loophole-to-opt-out/#4b6c3ef539f3 https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamtanner/2013/07/08/how-the-p... [1] https://dmachoice.thedma.org/ https://dmachoice.thedma.org/