How do I stop junk mail from being delivered to my deceased parents?
Question by rickygarvin: How do I stop junk mail from being delivered to my deceased parents?
I lost both my parents in the past couple of years but almost every day I get junk mail addressed to them here at the house. I’m talking “snail” mail not email.
Do I have to write to each sender and tell them to stop of is there a free alternative? My Post Office had no answer but to write to each sender.
Best answer:
Answer by forbiddenfruit
If there is an email on the junk mail sent to you, you could email them telling them or a phone number might be found to call
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that is odd i work at post office there is a 1 800 # to stop all bulk mail being sent to you call them back and as for it i know we have one like the no call list there is also one for this
First, sorry for your loss
Second, call the PO and talk to your Letter Carrier. Have him/her fill out a form 3575z “Employee generated change of address” for each of your individual parents. The effect will be that there will be a sort of a forwarding order for your parents. Then your Letter Carrier can filter any and all first class mail into the forwarding system and each sender, and all their cronies, will receive an official yellow postal tag saying your parents are gone and to cease and desist.
Third, http://www.catalogchoice.org/
But be aware of this also:
The Mail Preference Service division of the Direct Marketing Association (known as DMA) compiles a list of people who do not want junk mail. This list is provided to any company who requests it, usually magazines.
Write Mail Preference Service and request your name, address, and phone number be deleted from all mailing and marketing lists. Provide them with three spellings or variations of your name, as well as with any other names at your address (including previous occupants). They will retain your information for five years. At that time you should write again. Be sure to write when you move. Send your name and address. Be sure to sign and date your letter.
Mail Preference Service
c/o Direct Marketing Association
PO BOX 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
212.768-7277
The Farmingdale office processes your request. They will attempt to enter your correct full name at your specified address, but not all permutations, and they have been known to arbitrarily leave off an important variation of your name. On a quarterly basis, they send an updated database to their DC office and make the database available for general distribution. To see if your name was correctly entered into their database, contact: Mail Preference Service, Washington, DC, and ask for Ms. Tyree, Consumer Affairs Dept. 202.955.5030 x2413.
DMA also offers a telephone opt-out service. Write them with a list of all telephone numbers you want placed on “do not call” lists. Send your name, address, phone number with area code, and signature. They will retain your information for five years.
Telephone Preference Service
c/o Direct Mail Marketing Association
PO BOX 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
212.768.7277