Opt to Act – Simple Action #3: Junk mail

[REI-FelipeG]

Opt to Act – Simple Action #3

Join REI in making the fight for life outdoors part of your life with The Opt to Act Plan – 52 weeks of simple actions to reduce your impact, get active, and leave the world better than you found it. Full details can be found here.

Action #3 Opt out of junk mail. There are a number of ways you can limit unwanted mail from coming to your mailbox, consider the following:

• Call 1-888-567-8688 or visit OptOutPrescreen.com to stop receiving prescreened credit card and insurance offers. 
• The Data and Marketing Association sends out a lot of mail, but for $2 you can block unwanted mail from the DMA for 10 years and it only takes a few minutes.
• You can also opt-out of coupon packs here.
• The Federal Trade Commission also provides a detailed guide for stopping a whole host of unsolicited mail.

We’d love to see and hear your ideas, your pictures, your successes and your challenges as you add this habit to your day-to-day life. Share below!

[Joe]

Thanks for these links.  I really like the prescreened one, since it can help to prevent identify theft.   

[lauflauf]

Opted out of coupon packs and prescreen.  I didn't know you could opt out of coupon packs.  Now to see how it works.

[mboepple]

How do I opt out of REI credit card offers?

[REI-JohnJ]

@mboepple Thanks for reaching out!

Please take a look at this post, How do I stop the monthly mailing of REI Credit Card offers?, for the information you need.

Thanks!

[Efunke11]

I have done all these things, and yet hypocritically REI sends me an unwanted catalog. Apparently if you’ve purchased anything from a company you have implied consent to receive mailings. There is no easy opt out online for REI like there is for other companies. 

[TedS]

Seriously! The irony of telling people how to be better by stopping mail when they still send mail people haven’t asked to get. Good article but let’s do better REI