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Becca EmaNymton Becca EmaNymton is offline
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Default How much garbage do you generate?

On 10/13/2014 9:06 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> "itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:


>> 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. Junk mail that has a postage paid return envelope can be use
>> to make the same request. The company sending out the original
>> mail has to pay for that postage paid envelope, not you. I've
>> used both methods numerous times and it's amazing doing these two
>> things can really cut down on that garbage.

>
> That's exactly what I do... got rid of all those fercocktah Cruise
> catalogs... they spend a fortune on those slick mags, and they send
> a bunch every week. If they didn't send so many a cruise would cost
> half as much.


The cruise lines stopped publishing cruise brochures many years ago,
since you can see the deck plans, online. We sell over a million dollars
worth of cruises every year, and we do not have one
brochure in the office. I like your idea of stopping junk mail, since it
benefits neither party.

Becca