Stopping the 'Junk Mail' dilemma

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 12: Cartons of mail ready to be sorted sit on a shelf at the U.S. Post Office sort center on August 12, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The U.S. Postal Service is proposing to lay off 120,000 workers in order to deal with an $8.5 billion loss this year that has the agency close to insolvency. The layoffs, if approved by Congress, would take place over the next three years. In addition to layoffs, the Postal Service also wants to eliminate 100,000 jobs through attrition. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Stopping the ‘Junk Mail’ dilemma

Clark Howard has provided four ways to stop unsolicited mail from coming to your home or business.

#1 OptOutPreScreen.com (or call toll-free 888-5-OPT-OUT (888-567-8688).

The OptOutPreScreen website is a joint venture of the major credit bureaus that lets you tell them you don’t want their junk mail. It’s free, and signing up one time covers all three.

#2 CatalogChoice helps you opt out of receiving catalogs…for free.

If you sign up with CatalogChoice (only your name and email address are required), the company will help you cancel catalogs you no longer want to receive.

#3 DMAChoice is a ‘fee based’ nonprofit organization that charges $5 for online and $6 for mail-in registration. It says it will stop mail marketing solicitations for 10 years.

#4 What about Spam email?

https://clark.com/consumer-issues-id-theft/stop-junk-mail/?fbclid