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besatta7 Apr 9, 2024

Market Disruptor

https://sh.itjust.works/post/17578436

Market Disruptor - sh.itjust.works

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quicksand Apr 9, 2024

I ran into my mail lady when I was getting my mail the other day. Turns out she had just tossed everything a few days before and started lecturing me on not letting my mailbox fill up.

I went there to get a new card that Id been informed was sent a few days ago and asked her how it got so full.

Then I saw all the junk mail she was shoving in and , not thinking, asked her if I could unsubscribe from all the obvious crap because mail is almost useless these days. She got a sad look on her face and I almost felt bad

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet Apr 10, 2024

You can actually! You have to pay like $3 to unsubscribe from junk mail (ridiculous, right?), but you can! You have to unsubscribe from pre-screened credit cards separately. I did both a couple years ago and reclaimed my mailbox.

For junk mail:

dmachoice.org

For CC bullshit:

consumer.ftc.gov/now-leaving?external_url=http%3A…

An article from the government about both:

consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-stop-junk-mail

DMAchoice is a mail preference service offered by the ANA.

DMAChoice is the only reasonable way to get rid of Junk Mail. The US post office (USPS) is no help when it comes to stopping unwanted mail. Register now to stop junk mail and emails, as well as registering the deceased and caretakers.

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graymess

Just checked DMA Choice to confirm that I already paid to unsubscribe from junk mail like 3 years ago. Still get piles of unavoidable mailers every week. I asked my post office about it and they told me any mail that is addressed “Current Resident” or the like instead of my name legally has to get delivered. So yeah, it’s fucking useless.