| I'm sure the answer you have to this question is | | | | while you're gone. You probably already know |
| probably yes. You feel like your home mail box | | | | that the majority of the mail you'll have when |
| has been invaded on a daily basis with lots of | | | | you come back from vacation, is mail from |
| unwanted mail you just can't seem to stop! It just | | | | advertisers that you probably don't want. |
| keeps piling up in your mail box. | | | | What can I do to reduce or eliminate the amount |
| You say to yourself, I've been able to stop lots | | | | of junk mail I am receiving in my home mailbox? |
| of the junk mail coming to my email address | | | | Well, there are a few things you can do to |
| because of the anti-spam policy on the internet, | | | | reduce the amount of junk mail you receive at |
| but, that does not affect the mail coming to my | | | | home. Just keep in mind that you'll probably |
| home. It's almost like the junk mail you were | | | | receive some junk mail, but, not as much as you |
| getting on the internet is now coming to your | | | | have been. You may want to consider doing the |
| home mailbox. And lets not forget that if you've | | | | following: |
| placed your telephone number on the do not call | | | | 1) Send a letter to the following company to |
| list, that this may have upset some of the | | | | request that your name and address listed on all |
| companies that are trying to market to you. So, | | | | mailing lists and databases be removed: Direct |
| it appears that the new tactic of the current day | | | | Marketing, P.O. Box 643, Carmel, NY. 10512-0643. |
| is to pile it on in your home mailbox. | | | | This should stop some of the advertising mailers |
| Do you find yourself going through tons of mail | | | | you receive for at least five years. After that, |
| on a weekly basis and using your shredder like | | | | you'll probably want to send them another letter |
| your life depended on it? What about when you're | | | | requesting the same as you have before. |
| looking to find your important mail and you're | | | | 2) Consider sending letters to the advertisers |
| having to carefully sift through the junk mail so | | | | directly which are sending you the mailings and |
| you don't accidentally trash that check you've | | | | request to have your name and address |
| been waiting for! Doesn't that irritate you that | | | | removed from their mailing lists. The members of |
| your mailbox is being invaded with advertising | | | | your household may want to do this as well if |
| mailers that you haven't asked for? You even try | | | | they are receiving unwanted mail. |
| to call your post office to find out what you can | | | | This information should assist you with reducing |
| do. You find out there's really nothing you can do | | | | the amount of unwanted mail you receive in your |
| but accept all of the junk mail that piles up in your | | | | mailbox. Hopefully, you'll eventually be able to go |
| mailbox until you sort through it! | | | | to your mailbox and actually get to the real mail |
| And by the way, if you plan on going on vacation | | | | that you've been waiting for, without having to |
| or out of town for more than a week, you | | | | sift through tons of mail that you don't want. |
| better make sure you either contact the post | | | | You'll be happier when you can do this. I know I |
| office to hold your mail or have a humongous | | | | am! |
| mailbox to hold all of the mail you'll be receiving | | | | |