On Mon, 13 Oct 2014 17:56:58 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 10/13/2014 3:48 AM, Jeßus wrote:
>> On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:44:00 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Sunday, October 12, 2014 9:07:59 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I really wish I could cut down on the junk snail mail. Ads for stores
>>>> where I would never shop and catalogs that will never be opened.
>>>>
>>> If those catalogs have a 1-800 number on them you can call and ask for your
>>> name A N D address to be removed from their mailing list.
>>>
>(snip)
>
>>> You seriously do not know how many I receive! I am not about to spend many
>>> hours and many days searching for a phone number on there and then calling.
>>> Plus any time I order from one of those places it just generates new
>>> catalogs. You seem not to know how these things work.
>
>No, Julie, *you* seem to not understand how these things work. You
>order something, of course they'll send you another catalog. Then
>they'll sell their mailing list so you also get *those* catalogs. DUH!
>
>> Another rejection of a perfectly good solution (which I also used to
>> do when junk mail was a problem). Has Bove EVER accepted a suggestion
>> and thanked them for it?
>>
>Doubtful. And as someone else mentioned, you don't have to make it a
>marathon telephone session. The phone number is always on the catalog.
> (Another DUH moment since, believe it or not, not everyone has a
>computer - some people phone in their orders.) Fact is, they don't
>*have* to take you off their list if you've ever done business with
>them. Most will, though. But the next time you order something from
>them (even online) they'll just put you right back on it.

We have something here called a 'do not call' list.
Basically you get your name and number on that list so that 'legit'
spammers can't annoy you on the phone. Unfortunately, so-called
charities are exempt...

.... and it doesnt stop the nice people from Micro$haft helping me with
my computer full of viruses. I generally don't mind those calls
because they're great fun to string along while you do other things in
the kitchen, shed or whilst on the computer.