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$6.78 well spent, I think

September 9th, 2006 at 03:10 pm

I stumbled across an interesting online book on simplifying, here:

Text is www.december.com/simple/live/ and Link is
www.december.com/simple/live/ which listed those opt-out services for cutting down on junk mail and credit card offers. Since it fits right in with my simplification kick, I decided to take care of all this stuff this morning. Strike while the iron is hot, and all that.

FYI, the fees seem to have changed from what some folks here posted earlier in the year. The Direct Marketing Assn. people are now charging $1 per name for getting off mailing lists whether you do it online or by mail. Also, there is a $1 charge to register a Deceased-Do Not Contact name. I'm doing DH and myself, my mother (at two addresses), my dad (who died in 1986) and my uncle (who died in 1989).

The page for the deceased name registration is secure, so I had no qualms about entering my cc number to pay. But FYI, the page for the regular one wants you to enter the cc on an unencrypted page. I just won't do it; I'd rather pay for the stamps and live with the delay in processing.

I also did that phone number for opting out of pre-approved cc offers, for DH and myself. (Free, and it's supposed to stay in effect for five years.)


Posted in Simplicity | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “$6.78 well spent, I think”

  1. LuxLiving Says:
    September 9th, 2006 at 04:12 pm 1157818339
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    Thanks for the link! Neat book.

  2. mschluckbier Says:
    September 9th, 2006 at 06:50 pm 1157827813
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    I think it's ridiculous for charging you to get off those lists! I know its a buck, but still..think of how much money these people are throwing down the drains to people who don't care about their doohikcy!

  3. baselle Says:
    September 10th, 2006 at 06:25 am 1157869539
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    Hurmmph. I would have thought that they would think that sending mail to a dead guy is a waste of money, and telling them so would save them some $$$$s - more than charging you $1.

  4. StressLess Says:
    September 10th, 2006 at 01:31 pm 1157895105
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    I know, it's kind of annoying to have to pay $1 for each name removal. But it's worth it to me, especially for the stuff that my mom's being inundated with. She just can't handle the volume of mail anymore--and I sure don't want to deal with it either, on top of my own.

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