Way O/T but it concerns junk mail

limeylew · 2005-09-29T17:54:15+00:00

I know this is O/T but I hope you can bear with me.Charter Communications (a cable company) has me on their junk mail listand tells me that they CAN NOT take me off it.I know that there is someplace that I can write to and be removed fromalljunk mail lists but MY point is that Charter put me on their list soTHEYshould take me off, if I ask them.They don't have my name on the junk mail, just 'currentresident'.Have any of you good people taken issue with a company under thesecircumstances?Can I sue them for harassment in small claims court, for instance?Thanks.Lewis.********

Sep 29, 2005 26 Replies

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Larry Jaques 20 years ago

On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:31:22 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Tony" quickly quoth:

That's deemed a Terrorist Act by the DHS and USPS nowadays, Tony. You have just incited a felony. You're goin' up, too!

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rigger 20 years ago

Larry Jaques tells us: On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:31:22 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Tony" quickly quoth:

You have just incited a felony. You're goin' up, too! <

I suppose you could send a "fake" plastic novelty item. Might not have the same impact though.

dennis in nca

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Jeff Dantzler 20 years ago

I'll put a plug in for these guys:

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It's $10 to download a .PDF with pre-printed letters to the DMA, credit reporting agencies, list brokers, etc. I think there are probably 20 letters or so--all of which request that you not receive mail, and that your name/address not be traded, sold, rented, etc.

I did it once right after I bought my house in 2001, and once after refinancing. I get virtually no junk mail. Mostly what I get now are local real estate agents and mortgage loan people. These I follow up on and get them to stop. Usually they are happy to comply.

I even got AOL to stop sending those damn coasters by telling some guy in South Africa that my name was "Current Resident" and that I did not want to receive their free discs.

These days I will not do business with ANY ONE until I have read their privacy policy and am assured that my information will remain private.

There is an unfortunate thread over on rec.guns right now about the SAF selling your info. Beware and find out before giving out info.

All this has taken some of my valuable time, but to me it is worth it not to get crap in the mail.

Jeff Dantzler

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