<p><strong>Want to get off as many <em>national</em> mailing lists as possible?</strong> Your first step is to contact the Direct Marketing Associations (DMA) Mail Preference Service (MPS). You must re-register after five years.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist">www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist</a> ($1 charge) OR</li>
<li>Print the online form, mail it with $1 charge to: Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association, PO Box 643, Carmel, NY 10512</li>
<li>You can also register deceased loved ones with their Deceased Do Not contact list (DDNC) at <a href="https://preference.the-dma.org/cgi/ddnc.php">https://preference.the-dma.org/cgi/ddnc.php</a> ($1 charge.)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For “resident” or “occupant” mailers</strong>, you may have to notify them more than once to ensure that you have been removed. Once removed you are likely to have to remind your postal carrier not to deliver the advertising flyers. If you run into any problems, visit <a href="http://www.privacyrights.org/%20inquiryform.htm">http://www.privacyrights.org/ inquiryform.htm</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li>ADVO:
<ul>
<li>Call 888-241-6760</li>
<li><a href="http://www.advo.com/consumersupport.html">www.advo.com/consumersupport.html</a></li>
<li>Mail request: ADVO, Customer Assistance, PO Box 249, Windsor, CT 06095</li>
<li>Penny Savers:
<ul>
<li>Call 800-422-4116</li>
<li>Mail request: Circulation, c/o Pennysaver, 2830 Orbiter St, Brea, CA 92821</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The Flyer:
<ul>
<li>Call 813-626-SELL</li>
<li>Mail request: Circulation, c/o Flyer, 201 Kelsey Ln, Tampa, FL 33619</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Val-Pak Savings Coupons</strong> maintains regional lists, not a central one. Send your request to the address printed on the envelope you receive. If you receive the blue envelope, you can remove your address from <a href="http://www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression%20/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm">www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Catalog & Publishing Companies</strong> share their information about their customers, as well as sell it through Abacus Alliance. You can be removed from their list by providing your name (including middle initial), your current address, and if you’ve recently moved, your previous address.</p>
<ul>
<li>By e-mail: <a href="mailto:optout@abacus-us.com">optout@abacus-us.com</a></li>
<li>Mail request: Abacus, Inc. PO Box 1478, Broomfield, CO 80038</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Even the credit bureaus provide information to marketers</strong>. Though not your specific information, they compile lists based on consumer characteristics. For example, they might create a list of people with annual incomes over $40,000 who use credit cards and pay their bills on time.</p>
<ul>
<li>Call 888-5OP-TOUT (888-567-8688). With this number you can opt out of the four major credit bureaus; Innovix, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Be aware that warranty or “product registration” cards have less to do with warranties than they do with mailing lists.</strong> These cards often ask you about your hobbies, the number of people in your household, your income, and other information the company obviously does not need to guarantee the product. Registration cards are usually <em>not</em> mailed to the company that manufactured the product, but to a PO Box in Denver, CO. This company compiles buyer profiles and sells the information to other companies for marketing purposes. When you buy a product, don’t fill out the product registration card. In most cases, your receipt ensures that you are covered by the warranty.</p>
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In today’s busy world it is easy to find yourself drowning in paperwork. By implementing these few easy steps, you can stop the excessive amount of junk mail you receive before it even hits your mailbox!
Simple Tips to Reduce Junk Mail
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