Comments on: Entire City Buried by Avalanche of Catalogs http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/ Reduce the number of catalogs you receive in the mail and go paperless. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ANIKA http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-8436 ANIKA Sat, 24 May 2008 19:23:37 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-8436 ABACUS EMAIL IS ABACUSOPTOUT@EPSILON.COM SORRY! ANOTHER MASS-MARKETER EMAIL IS OPTOUTUS@ACXIOM.COM BE SURE TO PUT EVERY VARIATION OF YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AS IT APPEARS ON THE CATALOGS AND STATE THAT YOU WANT YOUR INFORMATION REMOVED AND THEY DO NOT HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO KEEP TRADING/SELLING IT. YOU CAN "SIGN" YOUR EMAILS BY DOING: /S/ JANE DOE ABACUS EMAIL IS ABACUSOPTOUT@EPSILON.COM

SORRY!

ANOTHER MASS-MARKETER EMAIL IS
OPTOUTUS@ACXIOM.COM

BE SURE TO PUT EVERY VARIATION OF YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AS IT APPEARS ON THE CATALOGS AND STATE THAT YOU WANT YOUR INFORMATION REMOVED AND THEY DO NOT HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO KEEP TRADING/SELLING IT. YOU CAN “SIGN” YOUR EMAILS BY DOING:

/S/ JANE DOE

]]> By: Justin http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-8431 Justin Sat, 24 May 2008 18:08:11 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-8431 A tip I figurd out for filling out those supermarket cards and other offers where you can get benefits without having to give your actual information is to fudge it. Most supermarkets give you the card the minute you fill the thing out anyways so you can make up a driver license number and address, they dont check it. At least it doesnt give them the means to send a bunch of unwanted crap to your house or pass along your address without your permission. A tip I figurd out for filling out those supermarket cards and other offers where you can get benefits without having to give your actual information is to fudge it. Most supermarkets give you the card the minute you fill the thing out anyways so you can make up a driver license number and address, they dont check it. At least it doesnt give them the means to send a bunch of unwanted crap to your house or pass along your address without your permission.

]]> By: Anika http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-8430 Anika Sat, 24 May 2008 18:03:09 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-8430 You can also email ABACUS, a direct-marketer company at optoutabacus@epsilon.com as well as doing optoutprescreen.com's permanent removal option. If you email Abacus be sure to include EVERY variation of your name and address as it appears on the catalogs and state that you need to be removed from their lists immediately and that they no longer have your permission to trade your personal information. Also write to DMA (direct marketing association) and state the same thing. Removing your address listing from the phone book (the phone company usually has no problem complying with this) will make it harder for people to compile a list. You can also email ABACUS, a direct-marketer company at optoutabacus@epsilon.com as well as doing optoutprescreen.com’s permanent removal option. If you email Abacus be sure to include EVERY variation of your name and address as it appears on the catalogs and state that you need to be removed from their lists immediately and that they no longer have your permission to trade your personal information. Also write to DMA (direct marketing association) and state the same thing. Removing your address listing from the phone book (the phone company usually has no problem complying with this) will make it harder for people to compile a list.

]]> By: Darren Barr-Engstrom http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-498 Darren Barr-Engstrom Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:06:42 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-498 Hey Rick, You can call 888-5-Opt-Out, or visit the website: OptOutPreScreen.com That will help you to Opt Out of credit card offers for 5 years. You can also request to opt-out forever. Hey Rick,

You can call 888-5-Opt-Out, or visit the website: OptOutPreScreen.com

That will help you to Opt Out of credit card offers for 5 years. You can also request to opt-out forever.

]]> By: RICK VIERHUS http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-493 RICK VIERHUS Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:35:48 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-493 I NOW LOOK FORWARD TO THE MAIL EACH DAY SO I CAN DECLINE ANOTHER CATALOG OR TWO OR FIVE! SINCE JOINING YOUR GREAT SERVICE I HAVE DECLINED 60 CATALOGS. CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE AVALANCHE DIMINISHES. DO YOU HAVE ANY CURE FOR THE UNSOLICITED CREDIT CARD OFFERS? WE GET AT LEAST FIVE EACH WEEK. I NOW LOOK FORWARD TO THE MAIL EACH DAY SO I CAN DECLINE ANOTHER CATALOG OR TWO OR FIVE! SINCE JOINING YOUR GREAT SERVICE I HAVE DECLINED 60 CATALOGS. CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE AVALANCHE DIMINISHES. DO YOU HAVE ANY CURE FOR THE UNSOLICITED CREDIT CARD OFFERS? WE GET AT LEAST FIVE EACH WEEK.

]]> By: Susan Dorien http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-374 Susan Dorien Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:52:51 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-374 Am I opting out sufficiently with just my name and address but no customer number? I hope so, because it's a lengthy process to add each catalog but well worth it. Thanks for the great idea! Am I opting out sufficiently with just my name and address but no customer number? I hope so, because it’s a lengthy process to add each catalog but well worth it. Thanks for the great idea!

]]> By: Crickett http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-371 Crickett Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:43:29 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-371 Catalog Choice is not only about forests, it's about fuel. Fuel prices are going through the roof. Our economy is starting to feel it. Merchants are wringing their hands and crying over loss of revenue to high fuel costs on the customer. Meanwhile I'm getting 20 pounds a week in junk mail. If the merchants were educated to the fact that their catalogs are part of the high demand for fuel that drives the prices, maybe they would cut back? Stop? No, that's a perfect world. Catalog Choice is not only about forests, it’s about fuel. Fuel prices are going through the roof. Our economy is starting to feel it. Merchants are wringing their hands and crying over loss of revenue to high fuel costs on the customer. Meanwhile I’m getting 20 pounds a week in junk mail. If the merchants were educated to the fact that their catalogs are part of the high demand for fuel that drives the prices, maybe they would cut back? Stop? No, that’s a perfect world.

]]> By: Chuck http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-365 Chuck Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:50:56 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-365 JBU: Your opt-out requests have been delivered to the merchants and our Merchant Services team is busy contacting merchants on a daily basis to help them fulfill your requests. As you can imagine, this is a busy time for retailers as the fulfill the holiday rush. Look for the flow of catalogs to ebb in early 2008. JBU: Your opt-out requests have been delivered to the merchants and our Merchant Services team is busy contacting merchants on a daily basis to help them fulfill your requests. As you can imagine, this is a busy time for retailers as the fulfill the holiday rush. Look for the flow of catalogs to ebb in early 2008.

]]> By: JBU in Boston http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-364 JBU in Boston Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:28:20 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-364 I created a Catalog Choice account about a month ago. About once a week I go through the stack of catalogs that has come in the mail and opt out. Up to about 50 so far - they keep coming but I'm hoping the flow will diminish over the next 3 - 6 weeks. It's like a plague of locusts - but I'm hoping Catalog Choice will be be the pesticide (in environmentally friendly form of cours3). I created a Catalog Choice account about a month ago. About once a week I go through the stack of catalogs that has come in the mail and opt out. Up to about 50 so far - they keep coming but I’m hoping the flow will diminish over the next 3 - 6 weeks. It’s like a plague of locusts - but I’m hoping Catalog Choice will be be the pesticide (in environmentally friendly form of cours3).

]]> By: Chuck http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-363 Chuck Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:27:28 +0000 http://blog.catalogchoice.org/2007/11/17/entire-city-buried-by-avalanche-of-catalogs/#comment-363 LCK: The member and opt-out count is coming back. It caused the site to run slowly today so we removed it temporarily. Chuck LCK: The member and opt-out count is coming back. It caused the site to run slowly today so we removed it temporarily.
Chuck

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