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Oh, Junk Mail...
Yet another reason to hate that awful junk mail!
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Help put an end to junk mail
Sign the petition to form a national Do Not Mail Registry in the United States. www.donotmail.org/
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DiCaprio criticised over global warming crusade
Green campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio has come under fire for his attempts to raise funds to save polar bears - because he's using reams of paper to highlight the cause.
The actor, who wrote and narrated 2007 documentary 'The 11th Hour' to draw attention to global warming, recently sent out packages to members of the public in an effort to garner support for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)'s Polar Bear S.O.S. campaign.
The package contains a one-page letter from DiCaprio; two pages from Frances Beinecke, president of the NRDC; a flyer for a free Save the Polar Bear! bag; a donation form and petition to have the animals listed as an endangered species; and a return envelope.
The star has been criticised for the waste of paper and the hypocrisy of the situation - because he helped to spearhead the national Do Not Mail Registry campaign to ban junk mail earlier this year.
According to his representative Ken Sunshine, who also works for the NRDC, DiCaprio has no regrets about the way he has gone about publicising the plight of the polar bears.
When queried about the NRDC campaign, Sunshine tells the New York Post's gossip column PageSix: "Guilty as charged!", adding that DiCaprio's "environmental commitment is unending". Green campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio has come under fire for his attempts to raise funds to save polar bears - because he's using r... more -
Dirty mail lady
Be careful. Junk mail is contagious. (Video at the link)
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Get rid of “pre-approved” junk mail
I can’t even begin to describe how much I hate the annoying pre-approval offers. It’s one of the most ridiculous things a company can do. Some people like them, those people swap credit cards every couple of months to keep 0% APR. Personally, I don’t like credit cards I prefer debit cards. The thing is, I don’t carry a whole lot of cash on me at all times. It is a liability. If your wallet gets stolen you can’t retrieve cash, but one phone call will cancel your cards. Plus, right now my debit card gets same exact benefits as my credit card, plus cash advance feature. This is my personal thing, use debit card anywhere I go instead of cash. Well, this post is not about financial side of life; it is about the junk mail side of life.
The most annoying thing in the world: Open my mail box with 2-5 credit card/insurance offers. Come on people, I never asked for this. You’re just wasting trees, because once I see any signs of junk mail I rip it to pieces. One of the biggest problems with junk mail is identity theft. They steal your mail from trash or mail box and get a credit card or two to enjoy life, while you suffer the consequences. It’s very common way to acquire personal information. Identity theft is one of the most annoying barriers on your way to success. It is hard to succeed when you have a bad rap and financially are not stable, even though it is not your fault.
Well, I say enough to junk mail. There are two ways you can get yourself removed from the the mailing lists.
1. Calling the creditors. This is easy way to get yourself removed from their mailing list. You just need to call customer service and ask them about getting your information removed from their files. There is, however, a small problem. Some creditors get their mailing lists updated from the credit agency’s mailing lists database. So if you’re on that list you might be added back to the the creditor’s mailing list.
2. Credit Reporting Agency. This is a good and easy way to remove yourself from both lists. http://www.OptOutPrescreen.com was created by the Consumer Credit Reporting Industry to help you eliminate the hassle of pre-approved junk mail. The only thing is that if a creditor does not get their mailing lists from credit reporting agencies they won’t be able to stop that mail; however, step 1 should fix that problem.
These two steps will help you stop creditors from raping your mailbox. Financial side of life is very important to success, as well as one’s reputation among his financial institutions. Take a good care of your finances, and invest into your financial education. It will yield an enormous ROI (return on investment). I can’t even begin to describe how much I hate the annoying pre-approval offers. It’s one of the most ridiculous things a company can ... more -
Stop junk mail and help the environment
GreenDimes was created to give you a choice about what gets into your home's mail box, and what doesn't. As the trusted leader in stopping unwanted junk mail, we've worked hard to develop effective, long-lasting processes and procedures that really can cut junk mail by up to 90%. Results can be seen in as little as 3 months. All you have to do is sign up at their website and pay a one time only fee of $20. The money you pay them will be used to plant trees across the country. GreenDimes was created to give you a choice about what gets into your home's mail box, and what doesn't. As the trusted lea... more
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Get rid of unwanted yellow books and Examiner
Nice post from a seattle blog. Not sure what companies deliver in SF.
Now if you must also get rid of "The Examiner" being delivered to your doorstep (doesn't happen in all neighborhoods) in addition to being the first thing you see when you set foot out the door, it also often times comes in an annoying plastic bag; here is the email to contact them (which, thereafter, they forward to their circulation dpt.) We got our whole block skipped for months now.
• YELLOW BOOKS (from the above link)
Verizon: 1-800-888-8448
• EXAMINER
contactus@examiner.com Nice post from a seattle blog. Not sure what companies deliver in SF. ... more -
DiCaprio joins anti-junk mail campaign
Washington, Mar 15 : American actor Leonardo Dicaprio has signed up for a new campaign to get rid of junk mail.
The eco-friendly actor has signed a petition demanding the US Government acts to grant citizens the right to opt out of receiving unwanted post.
International environmental group ForestEthics came up with the campaign, which has been dubbed as ‘Do Not Mail’.
Besides Dicaprio, fellow stars Adam Grenier, Darryl Hannah and Alicia Silverstone have added their signatures to the petition. Washington, Mar 15 : American actor Leonardo Dicaprio has signed up for a new campaign to get rid of junk mail. ... more -
Save paper, and your sanity while you're at it
Register at 41pounds and they will stop your lousy junk mail. Not only will you no longer be annoyed with stupid ads you could care less about, you're reducing paper waste, and shrinking your eco-footprint. Plus, they do all the work. Where's the down side? Register at 41pounds and they will stop your lousy junk mail. Not only will you no longer be annoyed with stupid ads you could care le... more
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Save a tree! CatalogChoice.org
This was passed around by a coworker. I'm not sure I buy into it, and I'm not sure that its very usable. Anyone tried it?
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