In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Janice Blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Yesterday when Dh was opening the junk mail, I did as suggested and took out >anything from the usual Chase credit card application (that seems to come at >least twice a week) that had any reference to me on it and put the remainder >in >the prepaid envelope to send back to them.
Removing your details entirely doesn't really solve the problem, though - OK, it is costing them to get the junk back, but what I have found reduces the junk mail is a) remembering to tick or not tick (according to the wording - not always the same!) the box on anything that might result in junk mail and b) when those who are daft enough to send me anything with a pre-paid envelope do, I cross through in red felt any of my details (so that they are still readable) and write across a request that my details are removed from all mailing lists/databases, and also block out any signature spaces. It seems to work (amazingly, I would have expected it to be binned and never looked at again) in that the junk is getting less, and the latest to get the message were the water company, who seem to think they should waste thousands of trees because we didn't take out their insurance the first time they asked us. Occasionally the Post Office send out questionnaires which are supposed to be Mail Preference based, "to ensure you get the mail you want" - but these just lead to more junk, not less - there is no option on it for "none at all"! Trouble is, delivering the junk brings them money, even if it is a hassle for the postmen who then have to go to every house, instead of just the ones with real post. -- Jane Partridge To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
