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But the other day on the Today Show I saw an awesome website that will help rid me of all of these catalogs that go straight into my recycling bin. It's called CatalogChoice.org. And it is so easy to do! All you have to do is go to their website and click on "Get Started". Then you just set up a free account and your ready to clean up your mailbox. It's so easy, and it sure beats trying to call the merchant and get your name off of their list that way. According to their site, The Catalog Choice community is presently 493,221 persons strong, having already opted out of 5,883,249 catalogs. That is fantastic! Think of all of the trees that have been spared. And it's actually really good for the merchants, too. They get to save tons of money in print and postage. Now only the customers that want their catalog and are looking to buy something from them will be the ones receiving their mailings. It's really a win-win all the way around. And although it may take up to 60 days to finally get your name out of their system, it will be quite refreshing to not get all of those unwanted and useless catalogs any longer.
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Edina Realty - Elk River, MN
Bringing you home...
That's a crazy cool way to opt out of mags. I don't get quite that many although it seems to be getting more and more. Maybe one day I'll need to use it!
Jan 26, 2008 10:25 AM
Sevierville, TN
Wonderful info. I daily walk straight from the mailbox to the garbage can. I only open a very few of the catalogs, but chunk tons of them. A real waste of resources for certain.
Jan 26, 2008 10:30 AM
BHGRE - Metro Brokers - Blue Ridge, GA
Blue Ridge Mountains
Marie: I get magazines and so much junk mail that it is running me out of my office and my home. I've gotten covered up lately with brochures, etc. from of all people, Realtors, sending me everything their Chamber of Commerce must have to offer. It's overwhelming and even if I wanted all of that material, I certainly do not have the time to read it. This is good information and I will check out the site. Thank you.
Jan 26, 2008 12:14 PM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Lindsey: We seem to get a new catalog every week. Hope this site comes in handy when you get overwhelmed.
Jan 27, 2008 05:40 AM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Connie: We don't read or even look at a majority of the catalogs we receive. This site is going to save a lot of those wasted resources.
Jan 27, 2008 05:42 AM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Donna: I hope this site helps you find your way back into your home and office :)
Jan 27, 2008 05:43 AM
Keller Williams Realty Maui - Kihei, HI
This is a great tip! Magazines and catalogs cannot be recycled here on Maui and I hate throwing them out. I will have to check out the website!
Jan 28, 2008 01:38 AM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Lisa: I hate hearing that you have no way to recycle all of those catalogs and magazines, but I hope this site helps clean up your mailbox!
Jan 28, 2008 12:08 PM
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK
I did that one time but I couldn't tell that it made any difference. Good luck with it, hope it helps.
Jan 28, 2008 02:41 PM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Judi: I hope it did but that you were just getting new ones. I'm optimistically thinking that this will work.
Jan 29, 2008 10:42 AM
Your Virtual Assistant - Concord, CA
That's fantastic, I'm doing it right now. It is so wasteful... I don't even look at them. They go straight from the mailbox to the recycle bin, never even make it into the house.
Jan 30, 2008 04:12 AM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Chris: I know exactly what you mean. This is going to save tons of things -- resources, paper, money, time, etc.
Jan 30, 2008 07:53 AM
Skinner & Associates Realty - Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach Real Estate
Thank you for the link. What a good way to contribute to save the environment! Let's do everything possible to prevent receiving those unsolicited catalogs.
Jan 31, 2008 10:54 AM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon
As a person who worked for a catalog company one Christmas if you buy one thing from ANY catalog company they sell your name to every other one out there. They make more from selling your name than they do the actual sale.
Feb 01, 2008 05:33 PM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Todd: Thanks for that info. That explains alot. I kinda guessed that it worked like that, but hopefully this will help stop a large amount of that waste. Of course they will still continue to sell our information, but this gives the consumer a fighting chance to stop them.
Feb 02, 2008 12:09 AM
Above the Line Signing - Knob Noster, MO
Missouri Certified Notary Signing Agent
Thank you for sharing! I am glad to have found a way to opt out of receiving all the unwanted catalogs.
Feb 06, 2008 11:48 AM
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate
Rainmaker
672,660
672,660
Jim & Maria Hart
Charleston, SC Real Estate
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