Comments on: Catalog Choice 2008 Retrospective

By: Kathy Utz

Kathy Utz — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:50:36 +0000

I had been receiving about 100 catalogs and I finally decided to devote about a day entering my desire to have them cease into your program..now I find that some simply continue to send them and while using my name they add “or current resident”..Pottery Barn, J.Jill, Neiman Marcus, Sundance, Urban Outfitters..to name some recent ones.
In trying to stop what I considered to be an endless stream of solitication mail, I called Charter Communications and was told by them that when they use “or current resident” there is no way I can stop them from sending this mail. Is it time to contact our Congressional Representatives and seek legislation providing some protection from this waste? Would like to know if you have given this some thought.
One very positive experience for me was with LL Bean. They wrote me a very nice letter wherein they acknowledged their intention to comply with my wishes and simply suggested that I use their web site. I have very happily taken their suggestion.

By: mh

mh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:04:53 +0000

Sorry, this is the DMA website. You can simply opt out of all catalogs.

http://www.dmachoice.org/

By: mh

mh — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:01:36 +0000

Im with those who questions whether CC is worth it at all. I joined in the fall of 2007 and was diligent for almost a year, with little noticeable difference. Then I started calling the catalogs and going to their sites to unsubscribe, as using the Direct Mail Association site (www.dmaconsumers.org). These activities have been much more effective.

I had to laugh the other day when Land’s End, a company I have never shopped with, and who I listed on Catalog Choice in December 2007, and continued to update, as well as call and write letters, FINALLY sent me a letter yesterday saying they had received my CC opt out and were honoring my request. THey are still listed on CC as not participating! Get it together!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:39:09 +0000

The only problem I have is that some merchants who I might like to occasionally patronize refuse to NOT re-start sending catalogs after a purchase. Not honoring a simple request (which does save them money) equals no future business.

By: Yvonne Camesi

Yvonne Camesi — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:22:02 +0000

Joan, I’m not in attack mode at you, Who’s continuing to mail you stuff? A year ago, I thought it would never quit but some still hang on and whenever I have blogged the culprits, CC.org has done some talkin’. Yeah, some companies do change our names to protect their innocence. Here’s some of my scores: out of 520 entries, 215 confirmed, 266 unconfirmed, 39 non participating(and they may have their own suppressing methods). In January 2009, my 12″x2″ mail box is really looking good, just bills, and a few local locos, and Blair. Not bad, not bad. It’s Happy New Year for hubby and me with unwanted catalogs!

By: Joan Peterson

Joan Peterson — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:55:28 +0000

I so wanted Catalog Choice to work, but after more than a year I’m seeing no lessening of catalogs. Some just change my name in some way and keep sending, but others are apparently just ignoring my requests. Your site is so slow and cumbersome and takes so much time to navigate, that I am losing interest considering the poor results. Wish it weren’s so – you have a great idea.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:51:54 +0000

What a difference you have made for me and my son (whose job it is to get the mail). I was getting up to 3 duplicates of several catalogs and it has almost completeley stopped. Although we recycle, it is far better to reduce consumption and CC has really helped with that!!

By: Mrs. H. C.

Mrs. H. C. — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:48:30 +0000

You can be credited with reducing my incoming catalogs by at least 60%.

What a relief. Thank you for your good work.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:36:25 +0000

Thanks to CC and also, in particular, to LL Bean, from whom I received a letter promising to honor my wishes. I will visit their website regularly!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:02:55 +0000

I have only called 3 companies, all of whom were non-participants in CC. Although a few of the “Confirmed” companies continue to send me catalogs, they are sending fewer than before. I report them each time. Often they stopped for a while, then restarted. I just keep reporting them. I would say my catalog junk has been reduced by at least 80-85%. If it’s not working for you, we must just be receiving a totally different set of catalogs. For me, it’s been great.