off the list

Name. Address. Phone number.

Data miners scour public records in order to sniff out these info truffles, which are then sliced, diced, and repackaged as mailing lists to serve you fresh junk mail daily.

Time to separate your pearls from those swine with this sample letter:

Dear <Name of Blood Sucker>:

I am instructing you NOT to LEND, SELL or TRADE my personal information to any organization for its mailing lists. I want to reduce the amount of paper and resources being spent to generate unwanted mail.

Thank you.

Be sure include all the variations of your first, middle and last name — just like in your Junior High note book.

Then send a letter to each of the following:

Database America, Compilation Department, 470 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff, NJ 07677

Dunn & Bradstreet, Customer Service, 899 Eaton Ave, Bethlehem, PA 18025

Metromail Corporation, List Maintenance, 901 W. Bond, Lincoln, NE 68521

R. L. Polk & Co. - Name Deletion File, List Compiliation Dept., 26955 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48034-4716

The Direct Mail digestive system is slow — think constipated T-Rex.

But in about 6 months, your name should have worked it’s way past the lower intestine and come out the other side.

And we all know how good that feels.