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Get Rich Slowly reader Eric H. forwarded a link to optoutprescreen.com. He writes:
This website lets you opt-out for either five years or forever from annoying credit card solicitations by adding your name to the do-not-call/mail lists at the three major Credit Bureaus. This will reduce your junk mail and keep your credit report and social security number from the companies you don’t want to have it.
Visit https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ or call 1-888-5-OPTOUT.
As an added benefit, this removes trash from the waste stream — people literally throw away tons of mail from credit-card companies every day. This doesn’t just save paper; it also cuts down on the weight of the mail carried each day, helping the postal service burn less gas while reducing green-house gasses and other harmful tailpipe emissions.
I was worried that optoutprescreen.com was a phishing scam, but it’s legitimate. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission endorses its use, and Ed Foster’s Gripelog checked into it. It’s for real.
This is an excellent find.
Thanks, Eric!
This article is about Credit Cards, DIY, Tools Tuesday, 6th June 2006 (by J.D. Roth)
June 6th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
You can also opt out of other junk postal mail through the DMA (Direct Marketing Association):
http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist
Neither are a complete solution to getting rid of junk mail, but both will help a bit.
June 6th, 2006 at 1:05 pm
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June 6th, 2006 at 8:04 pm
Hi, I just found your website from a Digg post a few days ago, and I love it! You’re now one of my daily reads. Anyway, regarding junk mail, I actually did a study on this throughout 2005. Here’s the index page.
http://tinyurl.com/4vpys
This past January I signed up on optoutprescreen as well as the DMA list mentioned in the comment above. I am continuing to count and weigh the pieces I receive (though I’m not posting about it each week now), and I’m comparing to see if I actually receive measurably less junk mail.
June 7th, 2006 at 8:27 am
These tips work like a charm. I opted out about eight months ago, and after about a month, I stopped receiving offers. I was impressed.
June 7th, 2006 at 8:31 am
Opt out of credit card offers…
Register to stop getting credit card and insurance offers in the mail at OptOutPrescreen.com. We mentioned this site in a passing update over a year and a half ago, but it’s worth pointing out again for those of you drowning……
June 7th, 2006 at 9:59 am
Thanks for the tip! I passed it on to others and posted it in my blog as well.
June 7th, 2006 at 10:49 am
Opt Out of Credit Card Offers… Forever!…
If you’re like me, you’re sick of receiving credit card offers in the mail. Well now you can opt out, thanks to https://www.optoutprescreen.com. Apparently this is endorsed by the FTC, so it’s legit. Just go and tell them you wa…
June 7th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
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June 8th, 2006 at 5:02 am
[...] We mentioned this site in a passing update over a year and a half ago, but it’s worth pointing out again for those of you drowning in junk snail mail. The site’s legit, folks, endorsed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Using OptOutPrescreen’s secure submission form (or their 888-567-8688 number), opt out (or in, ha!) to snail mail credit card offers stuffing your mailbox by entering your name, address, social security number and date of birth. Not only will this save you from the temptation of a new credit card, it’ll save more trees from being chopped down and transported to your mailbox only to go into the trash or recycling bin. Mr. Gore would be proud. — Gina Trapani OptOutPreScreen [via Get Rich Slowly] [...]
July 3rd, 2006 at 8:42 am
i dislike the credit card offers so much that i always rip them up and mail them back in the pre-paid envelope - the credit card companies then have to pay for the stamp. my partner will go through phases where he sees how much crap he can stuff into the pre-paid envelopes.
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June 12th, 2007 at 6:14 am
Thank you so much for the option. My husband and I will both sign up!!!
June 23rd, 2007 at 5:00 am
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June 23rd, 2007 at 1:08 pm
FYI: For some reason optoutprescreen asks for an SSN and Phone number, but neither are required.
June 23rd, 2007 at 11:15 pm
I opted out through this website about a year ago, but I still receive offers through my frequent flyer program (United) and my university Alumni Association. Does anyone know what I can do to opt out of all this junk mail, too?
October 11th, 2007 at 2:50 am
I tried those opt-out services, paid money, but to my surprise, I started to receive the nasty letters again! Happily, no prescreened offers coming at work.
May 26th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
If enough people would join me, we could stop this and other “offers” we don’t want almost instantly. I just send back those costly “paid by addressee” envelopes empty. I believe a few thousand of us could make a difference. Works for other unwanted solicitations, too. Lick it and send it back empty.
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