Catalogs… that come in the mail (or do they?)

I don’t know if it was my library school, the professional associations I joined, or the conferences I attended, but since making the great leap into librarianship my mailbox has been filled with an incomprehensible number of catalogs. No more! “Catalog Choice is a sponsored project of the Ecology Center. It is endorsed by the National Wildlife Federation and the Natural Resources Defense Council, and funded by the Overbrook Foundation, the Merck Family Fund, and the Kendeda Fund.” Their mission “is to reduce the number of repeat and unsolicited catalog mailings… Consumers can indicate which catalogs they no longer wish to receive, and businesses can receive a list of consumers no longer wanting to receive their catalogs.”

October 11, 2007 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. mdoneil says:
    October 11, 2007 at 4:59 am

    Do read the T&C
    It sounds good, but do read the Terms and Privacy Policy. It was rather benign but I am concerned that you have to check the web site periodically rather than having them mail you to look for changes to either.

    The Direct Mail Association Mail Preference Service also offers a similar service.

    It is kind of a tossup because bulk business mail does subsidize other postal operations, but then I hate just tossing catalogs and other junk mail away. I’m not tree hugger, but I don’t like to waste resources either. I’d rather pay a few cents more for a stamp.

    For some reason Capital One thinks I will respond to the 2 solicitations they sent today when I have not responded to the 1000+ they sent in the last few years. If I don’t get one a week I may call to see if they are sick.

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