Stop the Junk Mail!
November 3rd, 2007
Earlier in the week, I came across ProQuo, a new site that promises to allow you to unsubscribe from all those annoying fliers, preapproved credit card offers, and other crap that piles up in your mailbox. I decided to try the site out and registered (it’s free). Overall, it was pretty cool. Once you register, they show you a list of…well, lists…that you can unsubscribe from. For some, all you have to do is click a button and ProQuo will send your request to whoever maintains the database. For others, they send you directly to the source (like the DMA) and you handle unsubscribing on the source’s site. Note that not all the sources allow you to unsubscribe online; for some, you have to mail them a request to be removed. All in all, removing my name from about 10 lists was pretty easy. Now I’ll have to just wait and see if I notice a decrease in the amount of junk mail I receive.
There’s also a site called GreenDimes which promises to do a similar thing but costs $15 for their removal kit.
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January 16th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Hey, GreenDimes/ TONIC here- thanks for the post and for bringing attention to the huge junk mail problem. We are happy to provide a very comprehensive junk mail reduction service for $20, check it out: http://www.greendimes.com.
I also wanted to introduce you to our latest project, TONIC. We are selling great tees- soft and durable- with 40% of the revenue from each tee going to support amazing causes. If you like GreenDimes, I think you’ll also be into TONIC. Check it out: http://www.tonicgen.com.
Again, thanks a bunch for the mention- we appreciate it.
Best,
Kendra
Marketing
TONIC/ GreenDimes