Junk Mail: None for Me, Thanks!
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Perhaps hoping to upgrade its image as the nation’s leading source of shredder fodder, the Direct Marketing Association has graciously devised all manner of means by which you can just say no. Try one of these:
To stop receiving mailings, go to www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglist and complete the online opt-out form. Then click the “Register Online” button. This is the fastest way of adding your name and address to the DMA’s Mail Preference Service (essentially a “do-not-mail” list), but it costs $5, payable by credit card.
Alternatively—and at no charge other than the cost of a postage stamp—you can complete the online form, then click the “Register by Mail” button instead. A tracking number will be generated for the Mail Preference Service (MPS). You’ll have to print out the completed form, then mail it to the address listed on the form.
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
This option is also free of charge, but it is the slowest; a minimum of two months will be required before your name and address have been added to the MPS opt-out list.
To stop telephone solicitations from DMA members with whom you do not have a current or past business relationship, visit www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offtelephone and complete the opt-out form you will find there. Here again there is a $5 charge to register online, or you can print out the form and mail it in at no charge. You can also send a letter or postcard with your name, address, telephone number (with area code), and signature to:
Telephone Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
To reduce e-mail solicitations from DMA members at up to three e-mail addresses, visit www.dmaconsumers.org/consumers/optoutform_emps.shtml. To confirm your submission, the Direct Marketing Association will send an acknowledgment to each address you submit; you must reply to each one within 30 days in order for your registration to take effect.
To remove the names of deceased loved ones from commercial marketing lists, visit https://preference.the-dma.org/cgi/ddnc.php and complete the form you find there. There is a $1 charge to verify your credit-card information.
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