Step-by-step guides for stopping junk mail by sender, by service, and by category.
To stop junk mail, opt out at the mailer and category level using a handful of services. OptOutPrescreen blocks prescreened credit and insurance offers. DMAchoice covers participating national direct marketers (~1,100 mailers). PaperKarma is…
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To protect an elderly parent from mail scams, treat the mailbox as two separate problems: opt out of legal-but-predatory companies and charities, and report…
Read articleTo stop catalogs in the mail, ask each sender to remove your exact name and address. You have three routes, from most to least…
Read articlePRSRT STD stands for Presorted Standard, the bulk advertising postage class that USPS now also calls USPS Marketing Mail. The sender pre-sorted the mailing…
Read articleEvery code on a junk mail label belongs to one of three groups. Distribution codes (the asterisk line ending in ECRLOT, the carrier route)…
Read articleHow to stop mail for a deceased person: First, notify USPS to forward or stop delivery; as the executor you will need legal authority…
Read articleECRLOT stands for Enhanced Carrier Route, Line of Travel. It is a USPS postage-discount marking on bulk Marketing Mail, printed by the sender. It…
Read articleThe mailer you remember as Advo, RedPlum, or RetailMeNot Everyday is now called Save.com. To opt out, submit your address at save.com/delivery-options or call…
Read articleJCPenney Will launch a new catalog. They haven't sent one in six years. Is this a catalog choice for you? CBS Online video chats…
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