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Posts from September, 2007

What does my address have to do with this shirt I’m buying?

Posted September 24th, 2007 at 4:47 pm by hanaa

Have you noticed that different stores ask for your address, phone number, email address, and/or zip code when you are checking out?   Don’t give it to that store unless you want mail from them …

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Julia Roberts’ home goes solar

Posted September 20th, 2007 at 4:19 pm by hanaa

In today’s Ecorazzi there’s a little blurb about Julia Roberts installing solar panels on her big house. Apparently, in fixing up this house, Julia is using eco-friendly supplies such as wood from sustainably managed …

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Another way to opt out of credit and insurance offers

Posted September 20th, 2007 at 2:43 pm by hanaa

In my search to figure out why the Consumer Credit Reporting Companies are requesting your Social Security Number, I found optoutprescreen.com. This website allows you to remove your name permanently from the lists Equifax, …

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Good idea for CFLs

Posted September 19th, 2007 at 4:36 pm by hanaa

As we all know, while CFLs are great for the environment in terms of the energy they save, they’re not great for the environment if disposed of improperly. The EPA recommends taking burned out …

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A corporate Do Not Mail Registry?

Posted September 19th, 2007 at 3:55 pm by hanaa

So today I came upon something I’d like to share with a big disclaimer of I’m not sure how well it’s going to work: a corporate Do Not Mail Registry.
DirectMail.com, one of those big direct …

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Do I have to register that new product I purchased?

Posted September 18th, 2007 at 4:32 pm by hanaa

Product registration cards and consumer surveys
Be aware that warranty or “product registration” cards have less to do with warranties than they do with mailing lists. These cards often ask you about your hobbies, the number …

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As if you didn’t hate junk mail enough…

Posted September 18th, 2007 at 10:39 am by kurt

A man without junk mail is like a fish without a bicycle… or so the old saying goes. I imagine just about everyone who reads this loves to get holiday cards, birthday salutations, and friendly …

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Green Emmy Awards

Posted September 17th, 2007 at 3:43 pm by hanaa

Did anyone catch the Emmy Awards last night? If you did, you would have heard about what the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences did to make the Emmy Awards the greenest award show ever. …

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Let’s get rid of that junk mail!

Posted September 17th, 2007 at 3:36 pm by hanaa

So you took the pledge to Junk Your Junk Mail at c3.newdream.org but now you’re trying to figure out how to actually get rid of all that mail?
There are two ways you can go about …

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