I hate credit card offers

Ryan

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got 4 today alone - USAA, Citibank, MBNA, and Amex. What a waste of perfectly good trees :(
 

cjgallen

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My brother got an offer for a Lowe's card. He's never set foot in Lowe's in his life.
 

bsobel

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Then do something about it:

Call this one number to opt out of all three bureaus:
You can protect yourself from identity theft by taking your name off of the credit bureaus mailing lists. The credit bureaus are one of the biggest offender when it comes to selling your name and information to the credit card companies who in turn send you all those pre-approved applications. One call to the Opt Out Request Line (for Equifax, Trans Union, Experian and Consumer Credit Associates) is all it takes to permanently remove your name from all marketing lists that the credit agencies supply to direct marketers. You can also opt for a two-year period, renewing your request at any time in the future.

1-888-567-8688

To get rid of most other junk mail, write a letter giving your complete name, name variations and mailing address to:

Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735

 

Ryan

Lifer
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Originally posted by: bsobel
Then do something about it:

Call this one number to opt out of all three bureaus:
You can protect yourself from identity theft by taking your name off of the credit bureaus mailing lists. The credit bureaus are one of the biggest offender when it comes to selling your name and information to the credit card companies who in turn send you all those pre-approved applications. One call to the Opt Out Request Line (for Equifax, Trans Union, Experian and Consumer Credit Associates) is all it takes to permanently remove your name from all marketing lists that the credit agencies supply to direct marketers. You can also opt for a two-year period, renewing your request at any time in the future.

1-888-567-8688

To get rid of most other junk mail, write a letter giving your complete name, name variations and mailing address to:

Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735

Awesome - proving why you have your title :p Thanks man :)

 

Nitemare

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Originally posted by: chambersc
with me being a college student, i'd kill for a credit card offer right now.

That's odd when I was a college student I had cc offers left and right
 

Maximus96

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i used to stuff other spam letters in their prepaid enevelops and drop it in the mail.
 

jamesbond007

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https://www.optoutprescreen.com/

I removed myself online permanently and I get ZERO offers now...incredible how easy that was!

I too started a thread about this crap a while back (probably 3 months ago now) and also complained about how it wastes trees. Sad world sometimes when you think about it.
 

Mo0o

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Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: chambersc
with me being a college student, i'd kill for a credit card offer right now.

That's odd when I was a college student I had cc offers left and right

Same here
 

OREOSpeedwagon

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think of it this way, if they find out a huge asteroid is going to wipe out the planet in a week you can live better than everyone else :p