Junk mail

It really doesn't bother me, I just throw it away.

But I do hate the junk mail disguised as bills or some kind of official document because I take the time to open them only to find out it is just someone trying to sell me something else I don't need. These companies should know that I will never do business with them.

I've learned that "account information enclosed" is not the same thing as "statement enclosed".

Congratulations! You have definitely won our $100 million dollar sweepstakes










(if you return a winning number by filling out the enclosed entry; drawing to be held November 12th, 2012 from a crackerbarrel on a freighter bound for Singapore, in a typhoon at midnight, drawn by our blind 105-year old great grandmother, unless prohibited by local ordinance)

no biggie, we just recycle the unwanted paper...

Heres how I deal with junk mail, and yes it is perfectly legal.

http://officeofstrategicinfluence.com/bulkmailer/

Re: Junk mail


The postal rates are going up another 1c for first class stamps on May 12th . It won't hurt them to do a little work considering all the money they are getting from us!

as funny as that is, does it really do anything?
Meaning.. will it stop them?

No it will not!

None of the companies I have done it to have sent me any more junk mail, so it seems to be working.

I liked this one: http://officeofstrategicinfluence.com/spam/.

I don't like all the waste of paper - not sure if all is recyclable depending on the paper used.

Another thing - if you get bank statements, invest in mutual funds, and other types of monthly/quarterly reports - most companies now have an email option. Sign up so you do not waste so much paper. And one bonus, it will be a lower cost for your mutual funds (mailing and printing costs can get high for all the crap that is legally required to send to shareholders - thank you SEC and our good Senators). Those costs lower the funds' earnings giving shareholders less money.