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Posted by Sherry on September 24, 2009, 10:21 am
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> Oft times they can be stopped at your local post office by filling out
> a special card - ask your local. =A0Basically they tell the post office
> to discard any & all junk (3rd class/bulk) mail before it goes to your
> box/house. =A0But it applies to ALL - you can't pick & choose.
> There are also consumer services - some charge a fee - some don't -
> that do essentially the same thing, but from the source.
I may do this out of necessity. I shop mailorder a lot, because we
live rural.
I am on so many mailing lists it is unreal. Right now, up till
Christmas, is
"catalog season." Some of them I like. But I've about decided I'll
just keep
a list of internet websites and forego the catalog. My PO box is
exploding
every day.
I ordered a car seat from BAbysRUs and now mysteriously, I am getting
TONS of baby-related junk mail.
I took advantage of a magazine special via Amazon, and now I am
plagued
with magazine offers. There's just no end to it.
Sherry
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Posted by amy in CNY on September 24, 2009, 10:33 am
unfortunately, once we buy, subscribe or order from a company, get a
magazine delivered or whisper in someone's ear for a newsletter, we
are now on "the mailing list" for any other group who'll pay for a
mailing list.
my shredder is my friend.
TG i don't have any Credit Cards anymore!
amy in CNY
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on September 24, 2009, 3:41 pm
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> I ordered a car seat from BAbysRUs and now mysteriously, I am getting
> TONS of baby-related junk mail.
Hi Sherry,
It's not all that mysterious. Businesses sell your information
(whatever they have or can get) and there's an entire industry based
on that. Mailing lists are big money; ten years ago they were worth $.
75 to $1.00 PER NAME for targeted lists, and that was just the RENTAL
price. I used to promise customers that their info would never be
sold, leased, or divulged except by court order, and I kept that
promise (and never got into any legal trouble anyway, so...) A lot of
small businesses are doing the same thing today.
Doc
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Posted by Belinda Alene on October 1, 2009, 1:00 pm
On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:41:48 -0700 (PDT), "Dr. Zachary Smith"
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>It's not all that mysterious. Businesses sell your information
>(whatever they have or can get) and there's an entire industry based
>on that. Mailing lists are big money; ten years ago they were worth $.
>75 to $1.00 PER NAME for targeted lists, and that was just the RENTAL
>price. I used to promise customers that their info would never be
>sold, leased, or divulged except by court order, and I kept that
>promise (and never got into any legal trouble anyway, so...) A lot of
>small businesses are doing the same thing today.
>Doc
To add to the fun, it is not just businesses that sell addresses. Due to
unemployment reasons, I made use of the local food bank. The food bank
misspelled my last name. I am now getting all kinds of junk mail with that same
misspelling. The churches involved in making money selling these address lists
might be making some money, but the junk mail distributors are not. At least
not from here. If I am so broke I am using a food bank, then I don't have money
for purchase of any extras.
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Posted by Dr. Zachary Smith on October 1, 2009, 1:14 pm
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> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:41:48 -0700 (PDT), "Dr. Zachary Smith"
> >It's not all that mysterious. =A0Businesses sell your information
> >(whatever they have or can get) and there's an entire industry based
> >on that. =A0Mailing lists are big money; ten years ago they were worth $=
.
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> >75 to $1.00 PER NAME for targeted lists, and that was just the RENTAL
> >price. =A0I used to promise customers that their info would never be
> >sold, leased, or divulged except by court order, and I kept that
> >promise (and never got into any legal trouble anyway, so...) =A0A lot of
> >small businesses are doing the same thing today.
> >Doc
> To add to the fun, it is not just businesses that sell addresses. =A0Due =
to
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> unemployment reasons, I made use of the local food bank. =A0The food bank
> misspelled my last name. =A0I am now getting all kinds of junk mail with =
that same
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> misspelling. =A0The churches involved in making money selling these addre=
ss lists
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> might be making some money, but the junk mail distributors are not. =A0At=
least
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> not from here. =A0If I am so broke I am using a food bank, then I don't h=
ave money
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> for purchase of any extras.
You should see the junk mail Boomer got, and still gets.
Can't wait to see what they'll offer/send to Fudgey...
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> a special card - ask your local. =A0Basically they tell the post office
> to discard any & all junk (3rd class/bulk) mail before it goes to your
> box/house. =A0But it applies to ALL - you can't pick & choose.
> There are also consumer services - some charge a fee - some don't -
> that do essentially the same thing, but from the source.