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I've done this, but most of the junk mail I get is from previous residents of my home, even though I've lived at my present address for over 3 years now. I've c
by shipman05 4y ago
I've done this, but most of the junk mail I get is from previous residents of my home, even though I've lived at my present address for over 3 years now. I've called some of the frequent mailers and had some success. Others have impossible to find contact info.
I've talked to my letter carriers, and it will get better for a few weeks and then be back to normal.
I'd say I get 3x the mail for previous resident than I do for myself. It's frustrating. Would be great if USPS just had a form I could fill out that automatically stopped delivery for certain names (and gave that info back to the mailers so they could stop generating the waste).
- camhenlin 4y agoGo do a change of address on the USPS website for the previous residents. Costs a dollar or so per last name
- ceejayoz 4y agoOnly lasts a year, though.
- kshacker 4y agoMaybe setup mail hold for however long they allow, then sort it just once that time period (maybe once per quarter)?
- dwater 4y agoYes but it also adds an entry to a mail list update dataset that USPS sends out. I worked at a company that had a magazine and every month USPS would send a CD with an updater. I never looked into how the technology worked but it allowed a sender to auto update their database to the new address.
- Mindless2112 4y agoPer the form: > The person who prepares this form states that he or she is the person, executor, guardian, authorized officer, or agent of the person for whom mail would be forwarded under this order. Anyone submitting false or inaccurate information on this form is subject to punishment by fine or imprisonment or both under Sections 2, 1001, 1702, and 1708 of Title 18, United States Code.