Opting Out

Junk mail makes up at least 50% of our daily mail. Yesterday the hulking Restoration Hardware catalog wrapped in plastic arrived in my mailbox. Okay, that’s enough. I’m a fan of RH and all – they have inspiring color palettes and lovely towels – but three pounds of paper and a plastic bag every six months when I ordered once four years ago??

In searching, I discovered this great website to help opt out of catalogs. The site just links to the company’s home page, but after the first opt out (Restoration Hardware), I was hooked and determined to opt out of everything unwanted. Some companies make it easy, others make it a hunt, and still others leave no other option than to call.

A call to Victoria’s Secret and the local newspaper as well an email to Indigo Wild (see below: Zum bar soap = so fresh and so clean, clean), J.Crew, and American Stationery were necessary, but it was easy to opt out of Crate & Barrel, West Elm, and CB2 online.

It sounds like it generally takes 90 days to be removed from the mailing lists. That’s okay, I’m secretly all right with receiving the holiday catalogs.