How to Stop Annoying Credit Card Offers!

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Dejah — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:44:52 GMT

Dr. Mercola, I have to say this is the first time I've really ever questioned something you've put on your site. We know nothing about this opt out company and you have to register with your SSN? That is a big no no. There are tons of other ways of doing it without the SSN. The businesses have your name/address..they dont need the SSN to look you up. I dunno, I dont trust it. I hate to say it but saving trees next to having someone take over my identity? I dunno.....you be the judge

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Cyd — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:05:03 GMT

The website stated very clearly that entering one's SSN was not required, but would not accept the application to opt out unless you included your SSN. Therefore, I have an issue with the offer since they do not tell you the truth on their website. In other words, they lie. Because they lie directly on the site, I wonder if they are really what they say they are.

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cjh — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:14:48 GMT

Thanks many times over for this article. I have been trying for some time to get rid of all the junk mail and email. What a tremendous waste of valuable resources and the pollution that is put into the envirorment is horrible.

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Magnolia — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:28:11 GMT

I went to this site over a year ago and filled out the form, submitted it and still am receiving a good handful of offers every week. My shredder is very busy. I don't like these offers floating around in my garbage can.

I filled out the form again, we'll see if it works this time. Don't get your hopes up.

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Yod — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:22:40 GMT

So do we use catalogchoice.com, optoutprescreen.com or what? I'm leary about giving out even my email address now, let alone visiting some sites which can place cookies, retrieve you IP address for various purposes and who knows what else.

My P.O. Box was getting so cluttered with this stuff that I called every catalog company and told them I get their stuff at home, I don't want it in my P.O. box. Some were helpful, and some I had to call back numerous times over a year.

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Garfield — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 17:26:22 GMT

Great advice, but only available in U.S.A. . Any address for Canada ?

G. Lewis

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Jen47 — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:59:29 GMT

The mailman who lives on our corner still gets his paycheck from the USPS NOT a privatized company and his retirement will come from them. It's not all privatized YET.

They still give my mail to my neighbors and theirs to me tho so maybe privatization isn't a bad idea. If they had any sense at all they'd offer a website that we could use to "e-mail" our friends and charge to use it like every other server does. Duh?

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evea_203 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:01:34 GMT

I TRIED TO OPT OUT THEY SAY THEY DON'T REQUIRE YOUR SSN BUT THEN THEY DON'T PROCESS IT WITHOUT THE SSN

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ET — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:28:50 GMT

I love to get credit card offers. I have excellent credit, so they usually come with a promotional interest rate. 0% interest for 3 mo,6mo,or12 mo.

This is an excellent way to buy big ticket items using their money. Just recently purchased a laptop with 0% int for 12 mo. The best way to do this so you don't default is to divide the total amount by the number of months, minus 1 mo to insure timely payment. Keep your money in the bank drawing interest, and use theirs. Use an online pay checking account for automatic payment so you don't default.

After you pay it off, some will send you checks for 0% interest for balance transfers. I never have credit card balances, so I use a credit card to buy something, then send the check as payment for the credit card.

If used properly, credit cards are great.

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paulpass13 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:28:44 GMT

You are right It sucks I never get anywhere on it.

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Soapbox Annie — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:47:32 GMT

Whenever I receive an offer in the mail that includes a business-reply envelope (you know, one of those that you don't have to attach a postage stamp to), I stuff everything that came with the "offer" (to include the envelope the "offer" came in) into the reply envelope, as well as as much "junk" as I can get into the envelope, and then mail it back to them. The object is to make the business reply envelope weigh as much a possible because the sending company is charged for postage for each ounce over the one ounce that is covered by the "stamp" already on the envelope. This is how I "stick it to them"!

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smallfarmgirl — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:22:21 GMT

As far as "mailpersons" go, there is actually no U.S. in the US postal service any longer. It is all privately contracted, and so, yes, the mailperson does make money on supplying us with junk mail. Another snookering by our government. What you do not know, can and will hurt you.

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smallfarmgirl — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:18:02 GMT

Any of the sources that I have checked into to try to stem the tide of cards wants my social security number. Makes me think this is just another way to get information that some clever (devious) person thought up. Anyone know of an alternative?

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lordbasil — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:44:11 GMT

I think this should be the responsibility of the Post Master General of the United States. The Post Office should be offering this option to people as identity theft is a real problem in the US. I would feel a lot safer if it was handled through the Post Office.

The site does not give you the option to go forward without the Social Security Number. I find this suspicious...

We do not know these people. They could be anyone including the thieves.

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themikeb — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:48:26 GMT

Banks the real power behind our government.
God Protect Ron Paul ..who wants to abolish this evil & corrupt system

Just watched: http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/index.html
Made me ill..we're just mere pawns.. toys for the elite, cannon fodder for bankers. The last 30 or 40 minutes are the most important if you cannot watch all of it